You are warmly invited to our service of Nine Lessons & Carols on Saturday 20th December at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. You can expect gorgeous choral settings, traditional readings and carols, descants and all the trimmings! All are very welcome. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org
Welcome to St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. This beautiful building largely dates from the mid fifteenth century, but was significantly restored in 1856-7 by J Hicks, and his pupil Thomas Hardy, the novelist.
St Peter’s has a long musical history, witnessing the change from what is now known as ‘west gallery music’ to the continuing tradition of robed choir accompanied by organ. Music still thrives here today, and Music at St Peter’s proudly champions the Anglican Choral Tradition through community music-making within the liturgy. We offer a Choral Eucharist (typically on the second Sunday of every month) and Choral Evensong on the fourth Saturday of every month. We maintain a high standard of music-making, and the format of services and breadth of musical repertoire reflects what you might expect to encounter in a typical UK cathedral setting. Additional choral services and events take place on significant feast days throughout the church year.
This service of Choral Evensong includes music by Judith Bingham, Charles Wood, Felix Mendelssohn and John Reading. All are welcome to this free event and invited to join us for a glass of wine afterwards.
