Monthly Music at Buckfast Abbey
Magnificat
Saturday 25th March, 19:30 | £15.00
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Abbey Choir performs a concert in honour of our Blessed Lady. The plainchant hymn Ave maris stella opens the programme which takes in polyphony by Robert Parsons and Francisco...
Mass in B minor
Saturday 1st April, 19:30 | £15.00
Widely held as one of the greatest choral works in the Western canon, J. S. Bach’s powerful Mass in B minor began as a much smaller composition for the sovereign Augustus III in 1736 and was completed in its full form in 1748. This Mass is on...
By Road Buckfast Abbey is 0.5 miles from the A38 Devon Expressway, midway between Exeter and Plymouth.
By Rail The nearest stations are Newton Abbot and Totnes, both only 20 minutes drive from the Abbey.
By Bus The local bus service, Stagecoach number 88, operates from Newton Abbot and Totnes to Buckfast. There is also a coach service between Exeter and Plymouth which stops in Buckfastleigh. The Abbey is a half-mile walk.
Entrance and parking is FREE and there is easy access to all facilities.
We use the word 'vocation' to describe a call from God to follow His Son Jesus Christ in the way of life he shows us in the gospels. For some people, this call is to devote their life to serving God in a radical and all-encompassing way as a member of a Religious Order.
On the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Abbey Choir performs a concert in honour of our Blessed Lady. The plainchant hymn Ave maris stella opens the programme which takes in polyphony by Robert Parsons and Francisco Guerrero. In the second half, devotional music by Anton Bruckner, Francis Poulenc and Herbert Howells culminates in C. V. Stanford’s 8-part Latin setting of the Magnificat. The Choir of Buckfast Abbey Matthew Searles director Robert Pecksmith organ Our Concerts & Organ Recitals 2023 brochure is available to download here: Concerts & Organ Recitals 2023
Widely held as one of the greatest choral works in the Western canon, J. S. Bach’s powerful Mass in B minor began as a much smaller composition for the sovereign Augustus III in 1736 and was completed in its full form in 1748. This Mass is one of majesty and grace, perfect for the beauty and splendour of Buckfast Abbey. University of Exeter Chapel Choir & Orchestra Michael Graham director A two-course pre-concert meal is available in the Conference Centre dining room at 17:45 for £23.95. See website for details. view menu
The home apiary is a beautiful garden being developed as a wildlife habitat for all pollinators (not just honeybees) which is currently home to four hives. The community beekeeping afternoons will involve the care and maintenance of these colonies for those who want to, but also the care, development, and maintenance of the garden. Pruning, weeding, mowing, and planting will all be on the agenda as well as the creation of habitats for solitary bees and other wildlife.
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