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November 2021
The Hidden Music of a Medieval Chapter House – NEW DATE
Dr Henry Parkes, Associate Professor, Department of Music, University of Nottingham researches the music and musical cultures of Western Christianity, with a particular emphasis on Gregorian chant. In this afternoon workshop he will explain how the Chapter House helped to sustain practices of worship and music in medieval Southwell. This fascinating interactive workshop will take place in the Chapter House and will include a mini-enactment of chapter liturgy according to medieval customs, a discussion of the musical graffiti and their…
Find out more »Friday Lunchtime Concert: Jeremy Pemberton and Guy Turner – A Transport of Delight
The two basses from the Cathedral Choir combine for a recital of piano duets, songs and cello music. Featured composers will include Schubert, Dvorak, Faure, Roger Quilter and Peter Warlock. Regrettably, at the moment, refreshments will not be served. Admission to these lunchtime concerts is free, although contributions to a retiring collection will be invited, proceeds of which go towards the Minster’s organ .scholarship
Find out more »Fire Walk in aid of Beaumond House
Do something amazing for Beaumond House whilst ticking something off your bucket list! The Fire Walk will take place at Southwell Rugby Club on Bonfire Night as part of their Bonfire Party. All participants receive free entry to the Bonfire Night for themselves and one guest. The training starts at 5.00pm and the Fire Walk starts approx. 7.15pm and finishes approx. 7.45pm. How does it work? Prior to the Fire Walk, a trained Firewalk Instructor will lead a seminar, training…
Find out more »Winter Craft Fair
A mixture of returning favourites and new stallholders are all lined up for this year’s Winter Craft Fair at Southwell Minster. There will be around 60 stalls selling a wide range of goods in the Minster, as well as an additional 15 in the stunning State Chamber of The Archbishop’s Palace next door. This is one of the region’s most loved events and is the perfect place to pick up a gift for a loved one whilst helping support independent…
Find out more »Tour of Southwell Minster
Take a 45-minute tour of Southwell Minster with one of the Minster's friendly and knowledgeable guides. The tour will also take in the newly reopened Chapter House which has been closed for over a year whilst undergoing significant conservation work (thanks to a £2.2m National Lottery Heritage Funded project). Booking is essential and tours are limited to a maximum of 10 people, so please book early to avoid disappointment. We would encourage visitors to wear a face mask where possible.…
Find out more »Town Environment meeting
Town Environment meeting
Find out more »The Matt Anderson Quartet
An evening of jazz with Matt Anderson – saxophonist and Dankworth Prize-winning composer – brings his quartet to Inspire libraries, featuring original tunes influenced by his Yorkshire roots, Scandinavian jazz, and the blues/country strains of Bill Frisell. This set sees Anderson’s warm tenor sax fronting the quartet with music from their critically acclaimed CD ‘Rambling’. Line-up: Matt Anderson – Tenor and Soprano Saxophones; Alberto Palau Garcera – Piano; Will Harris – Double-Bass; and Jay Davis – Drums
Find out more »Pals and Poets 1914-1918
‘1914-1918 Pals and Poets’ is a multi-media commemoration of the First World War in film, live music and poetry. The lives of three ‘ordinary’ soldiers are celebrated through the poetry of their descendants, interspersed with poems and brief biographies of four more famous writers, Philip Larkin and three contemporary soldier-poets; Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas and David Jones. Film elements provide a narrative thread, and folk music links the narrative and provides a third point of emotional contact for the audience.…
Find out more »Architects, Priests, and Masons in the Middle Ages
The Leaves of Southwell Project presents an ONLINE talk by Professor Philip Dixon; Architects, Priests, and Masons in the Middle Ages. The meeting will take place on Microsoft Teams. Bookings can be made via the Southwell Minster website. Most studies of medieval churches and cathedrals concentrate on the dates and sources of inspiration for the buildings. In this talk we will explore the links between patrons and builders, to try to identify the aims of the people who paid for…
Find out more »The Minster School Christmas Fair
Christmas gifts galore and much more Refreshments, crafts, raffle Free admission
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