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Mon 10 August 8:45PM - 9:15PM

Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Vespers

Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Vespers

Tue 11 August 8:00AM - 8:30AM

Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Mattins

Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Mattins

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert

Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert

Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Festival of Choirs: Singing Teachers in Concert

Helen Groves & James Oldfield, the two singing teachers for the Festival of Choirs, perform a recital of song. With Alex Trigg, piano

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Festival of Choirs: Owain Park Choral Workshop

Renowned choral director Owain Park works with the Festival of Choirs Chorus in a public masterclass

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Festival of Choirs: The Gesualdo Six: The Vaults of Time

Renowned vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six return to the Chapel where they were founded, presenting a programme entitled "The Vaults of Time"

Wed 12 August 8:00AM - 8:30AM

Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Lauds

Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Lauds

11:30AM - 12:30PM

Festival of Choirs: The Festival Choirs in Concert

The participant choirs from this year's Festival of Choirs come together for performances at St Botolph's Church.

1:15PM - 2:15PM

Festival of Choirs: JS Bach Music of Hope and Consolation

Violinist Harriet Mackenzie and cellist Graham Walker perform music for solo strings by JS Bach

9:00PM - 9:45PM

Festival of Choirs: Music for Flute and Piano

Danielle Walker presents an eclectic programme of flute and piano music.

Thu 13 August 8:00AM - 8:30AM

Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Prime

Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Prime

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Festival of Choirs: Vocal Masterclass with Alex Ashworth

Alex Ashworth, Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music, works with three Festival participants

2:00PM - 2:45PM

Festival of Choirs: The Music of Jane Austen

Professor Sarah Houghton-Walker explores Austen's musical world, and explains what the music in her novels reveals about her characters.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Highlight Festival of Choirs: The King's Men in Concert

Festival of Choirs proudly presents The King's Men, the world-famous Choral Scholars and Lay Clerks of King's College, Cambridge.

8:00PM - 9:00PM

Festival of Choirs: Vox Cantab sing Whyte Lamentations

Vox Cantab, led by Louisa Denby, performs Robert Whyte's Lamentations of Jeremiah

Fri 14 August 9:00AM - 9:30AM

Festival of Choirs: The Monastic Hours: Terce

Singers from Cambridge University Schola Cantorum sing the ancient office of Terce

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Festival of Choirs: Faure Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Festival of Choirs & Brandenburg Sinfonia in Faure's Requiem, Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, Mozart’s Ave Verum & Bach’s Jesu Joy