Opus Anglicanum presents The Seeds of Love, a much-loved programme exploring the wonder and excitement of the early 20th century collectors of English folk music as they toured the land with bicycle, notebook and phonograph.  This evocative and quintessentially British sequence celebrates the traditional songs of our native land.

Memorable words and wonderful music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Butterworth, Cecil Sharp and Percy Grainger tell poignant and hilarious tales of Morris tunes and sea shanties, of ploughmen and washerwomen, and of the race to preserve their inspirational music before war and progress swept it away.

Assured and polished — Classic FM

Expect true class — The Guardian

Opus Anglicanum presents The Tree – a poignant, thought-provoking and intriguing sequence of music and texts based on the tree in its physical, metaphorical, symbolic and religious forms.

The programme features music from ancient plainchant and mediaeval & renaissance polyphony through to folksongs and carols celebrating trees, alongside Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Vexilla Regis, commissioned by Opus Anglicanum.  Readings and poems vary from the religious and poetic through to the symbolic and horticultural.

Assured and polished — Classic FM

Expect true class — The Guardian

Opus Anglicanum presents The Tree – a poignant, thought-provoking and intriguing sequence of music and texts based on the tree in its physical, metaphorical, symbolic and religious forms.

The programme features music from ancient plainchant and mediaeval & renaissance polyphony through to folksongs and carols celebrating trees, alongside Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Vexilla Regis, commissioned by Opus Anglicanum.  Readings and poems vary from the religious and poetic through to the symbolic and horticultural.

Assured and polished — Classic FM

Expect true class — The Guardian

Opus Anglicanum presents an immersive evening of ethereal plainchant for the Christian feast of Candlemas.  Hear ancient antiphons, psalms and hymns and follow the singers as they process around the beautiful interior of Wells Cathedral, which will be stripped of chairs and pews.  Experience the world of elaborate Sarum rite plainchant that filled our great cathedrals for centuries before the Reformation.

Early booking advised.

Assured and polished — Classic FM

Expect true class — The Guardian

Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas. Opus Anglicanum return to Wells Cathedral with their annual sell-out Christmas concert.  From simple Gregorian chant and devotional polyphony to joyous & raucous Christmas songs (some of which are over 800 years old), listen to beautiful mediaeval readings interspersed within the music creating peaceful moments of quiet reflection.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas. Opus Anglicanum come to Goring-on-Thames with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert.  From simple Gregorian chant and devotional polyphony to joyous & raucous Christmas songs (some of which are over 800 years old), hear beautiful mediaeval readings interspersed within the music creating peaceful moments of quiet reflection.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas. Opus Anglicanum come to Newbury with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert.  From simple Gregorian chant and devotional polyphony to joyous & raucous Christmas songs (some of which are over 800 years old), hear beautiful mediaeval readings interspersed within the music creating peaceful moments of quiet reflection.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

A welcome return of Opus Anglicanum, the unique musical story-telling group, with five singers and a narrator. Their enduring favourite programme of Christmas jollity with fun festive readings mixed with carols, music-hall and folk songs makes the fire crackle and warms the heart of every Scrooge!

Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas. Opus Anglicanum come to Wivenhoe with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert.  From simple Gregorian chant and devotional polyphony to joyous & raucous Christmas songs (some of which are over 800 years old), hear beautiful mediaeval readings interspersed within the music creating peaceful moments of quiet reflection.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

In recent years Opus Anglicanum have explored the rich potential of Gregorian chant to inspire contemporary expression, notably with pianist Jason Rebello. Now, experience once more the original inspiration: Opus Anglicanum's immersive, mesmerising recreation, for unaccompanied voices alone - no piano - no harmony - just the ancient chant Vespers and Procession for Candlemas.

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of atmospheric medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of atmospheric medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

Pairing English folksong (Sweet Lavender) with Renaissance polyphony (Palestrina Dilectus meus, from the Song of Songs), framing words about gardens by this likes of Francis Bacon, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell read by our narrator Zeb Soanes (presenter of Smooth Classics on Classic FM). We have given this programme on several memorably lovely summer evenings in beautiful English churches.

Presented in association with Grape Britannia, providing a glass of English wine on entry.

'Adorna': ethereal Gregorian plainchant for the feast of Candlemas meets with unique, spontaneous piano improvisations in this striking collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and jazz pianist Jason Rebello.

'Adorna': ethereal Gregorian plainchant for the feast of Candlemas meets with unique, spontaneous piano improvisations in this striking collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and jazz pianist Jason Rebello.

'Adorna': ethereal Gregorian plainchant for the feast of Candlemas meets with unique, spontaneous piano improvisations in this striking collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and jazz pianist Jason Rebello.

A joyous programme of Christmas jollity with fun festive readings mixed with carols, music-hall and folk songs to make the fire crackle and warms the heart of every Scrooge!

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of wonderful medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

'Every item is a distinctive delight, beautifully sung, interspersed with perfectly judged readings.' — Dame Emma Kirkby

In one of Opus Anglicanum’s best-loved programmes, we explore the wonder and excitement of the early 20th century collectors of English folk music as they toured the land with bicycle, notebook and phonograph. Memorable words and wonderful music of Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Cecil Sharp and Percy Grainger tell poignant and hilarious tales of Morris tunes and sea shanties, of ploughmen and washerwomen, and of the race to preserve their inspirational music before war and progress swept it away.

'Adorna': ethereal Gregorian plainchant for the feast of Candlemas meets with unique, spontaneous piano improvisations in this striking collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and jazz pianist Jason Rebello.

'Adorna': ethereal Gregorian plainchant for the feast of Candlemas meets with unique, spontaneous piano improvisations in this striking collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and jazz pianist Jason Rebello.

A joyous programme of Christmas jollity with fun festive readings mixed with carols, music-hall and folk songs to make the fire crackle and warms the heart of every Scrooge!

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of wonderful medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

Opus Anglicanum return to Dorchester with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of wonderful medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts — The Guardian

The immersive sounds of ancient Gregorian chant are the centrepiece of this remarkable new collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and pianist extraordinaire Jason Rebello. A seamless interweaving of meditative plainchant, solo piano, and the combination of the two, this special event blurs the boundaries between classical music and improvisation, creating an atmosphere which is both calming and spiritual.

Early Booking Advised

The immersive sounds of ancient Gregorian chant are the centrepiece of this remarkable new collaboration between Opus Anglicanum and pianist extraordinaire Jason Rebello. A seamless interweaving of meditative plainchant, solo piano, and the combination of the two, this special event blurs the boundaries between classical music and improvisation, creating an atmosphere which is both calming and spiritual. You are free to wander the nave during the performance.

Early Booking Advised

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. A programme of wonderful medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

Early booking advised.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts - (The Guardian, 2017) 

Opus Anglicanum will bring their hugely popular Christmas programme to Prior Park College, an event that sells out each year at Wells Cathedral.  Thoughtful texts interweaved with mediaeval carols and plainchant in the magical candlelit setting of the impressive college chapel.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts - (The Guardian, 2017) 

Opus Anglicanum present their atmospheric Christmas programme of wonderful medieval music and readings, Gregorian chant and polyphony. Experience a candlelit journey into the spiritual heart of a medieval Christmas.

One of the UK's Top 10 Carol Concerts - (The Guardian, 2017)

Come and join us to commemorate the 1150th anniversary of the martyrdom of St Edmund. Concert of readings and mediaeval music in honour of St Edmund with Opus Anglicanum and Zeb Soanes.

It is thought that this will be the first performance of this vigil since the Reformation and space is limited so do book early to avoid disappointment.

HOXNE ST EDMUND FESTIVAL