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Vaughan Williams, Tavener & MacMillan: Choral works
From established works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Sir John Tavener to premiere recordings of recent commissions by Sir James MacMillan, this new release brings together iconic pieces with strong musical and historical ties to the Abbey.
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Education Centre celebrates fifth birthday
Thursday, 21st May 2015
Westminster Abbey's Education Centre is marking five years since it was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen.
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Conservation viewing area opens
Friday, 26th February 2016
Westminster Abbey has opened a new conservation studio in the cloisters, offering visitors the opportunity to watch as objects are prepared for display in The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
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Abbey brings Christian leaders together to celebrate Pentecost
Sunday, 31st May 2020
Westminster Abbey has brought together leaders of three major Christian denominations in the UK to celebrate Pentecost.
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Speaker’s Chaplain installed as Canon of Westminster
Monday, 10th May 2021
The Reverend Tricia Hillas, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 9th May 2021.
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Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023
Thursday, 20th July 2023
Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023: God is with us in our trials and tribulations and will ultimately uphold the righteous. A few weeks ago the Chaldean.
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Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII
Queen Alexandra was born in 1844, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. With her husband Edward VII, she was crowned in 1902.
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John Clarke Haden
Priest/Minister
On the wall of the north cloister is a plain stone memorial tablet to the Reverend John Clarke Haden, Minor Canon of Westminster from 1846-1869.
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Recent developments
As we make changes forced upon us we have had to think deeply about our resources and our priorities. Our resources are very much reduced.
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The St Margaret's Choristers make history
Thursday, 9th May 2024
The St Margaret’s Choristers made history on Wednesday 8th May when they sang Evensong in Westminster Abbey for the first time.
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Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit
Thursday, 26th January 2017
As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.
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Creation Lates: Summer sessions
Wednesday, 17th July 2024
Explore the Abbey after hours and enjoy live music in the Cloisters.
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In conversation: The Spirit of Our Politics
Tuesday, 16th April 2024
Join Michael Wear and Marvin Rees in conversation as they discuss a distinctly Christian approach to politics.
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Concert for Holy Week: Bach - St Matthew Passion
Tuesday, 26th March 2024
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading period-instrument orchestra St. James' Baroque for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s powerful Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion), sung in German.
Choir of Westminster Abbey event Music Holy Week and Easter Easter
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Haydn: The Creation
Wednesday, 19th June 2024
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia for this performance of Haydn’s great masterpiece The Creation.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2017
Sunday, 1st January 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Chaplain.
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Sermon given at Midnight Mass at Christmas 2018
Monday, 24th December 2018
‘When the angels had left them, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”’
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Samuel Arnold
Composer and Musician
Samuel Arnold, composer, is buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, with a white mural tablet nearby.
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Michael William Balfe
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a memorial to composer Michael William Balfe. This consists of an oval medallion with a profile bust.
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Alexander Pope
Writer and Poet
A memorial to poet and critic Alexander Pope was inserted in the stained glass window in Poets' Corner and was unveiled on 7th June 1994.