Chapel Early Morning Performance

A spontaneous morning gathering with three festival artists playing string trio music in St Catherine's Chapel.

Sun 5 Jul 2026

, 10:00 am

About

A spontaneous gathering with three festival artists playing string trio music in the glorious hilltop setting of St Catherine’s Chapel. Surprise works and amazing views await!

Programme

Music for string trio featuring Mozart and Dohnanyi

Access Info

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Event Information

Venue

St Catherine’s Chapel, Abbotsbury, Dorset, DT3 4JH

Date

Sun 5 Jul 2026

Time

10:00 am

- 10:45 am

Free, with donations welcome. This event is ticketed, with very limited capacity inside the chapel, which does not have seating, and requires a walk up a hill.

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