Music at All Saints Botley

07/04/2026

Just some of the feedback we received from
our audience at our Sublime Music for Good Friday - Karl Jenkins Stabat Mater with Emily Blackledge:

Last night's performance was stupendous. The choir, the orchestra, the soloist (where do you find such talent!) all were amazing - a musical feast. I shed tears!

I just wanted to thank you all for this evening’s concert - it was amazing! I enjoyed it very much, thank you.

I am absolutely blown away by that performance. It was awesome. Love KJ's music.

What a wonderful concert last night. Had never heard the Jenkins Stabat Mater before. By turns intense, sad and joyful.

It was a very special moment in time, and I felt as though everyone had the same feeling.

A big thank you for such a wonderful concert on Good Friday. I think it is one of the very best concerts I have ever heard at Botley!

31/03/2026

Our next event is on Friday and we have a very special offering for Good Friday with All Saints Chamber choir singing the poignant Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins with the highly talented Emily Blackledge as soloist. This will be unlike anything heard in All Saints Church before. Don’t miss out! There will be a retiring collection to cover the cost of the superb chamber orchestra at the end rather than tickets.

16/03/2026

We are thrilled by our next Music at Botley event happening on Saturday. Botley Choral Society is performing A season to Sing, a choral reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by Joanna Forbes L’Estange . BCS is one of 55 co-commissioning choirs from around the world of this new and exciting interpretation complete with sound effects to represent the weather and birdsong! Tickets available from

Botley Choral Society is delighted to have been one of 55 choirs worldwide to co-commission Joanna Forbes L’Estrange to compose a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi’s possibly most famous work ‘The Four Seasons’. Do come along to experience this new interpretation which not only includes the wel...

12/03/2026

We were delighted to have a packed church for Canon Peter Gould’s organ recital yesterday. His varied programme included a number of variations around hymn tunes such as Hyfrydol, Aberystwyth, St Anne and I’m sure many of our audience were quietly humming along!

09/03/2026

Our 3rd organ recital in our 2026 series is this Wednesday. Peter Gould former organist at Derby Cathedral will be playing at 12.30pm. Rolls and hot drinks available from 12.00. Retiring collection. We look forward to seeing you.

12/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to Mark Dancer’s organ recital yesterday. Buxtehude, Mendelssohn and Delibes were all part of the programme and Mark’s playing versatility showed off the full range of notes, stops and pedals. Don’t miss our next recital on March 11th with Peter Gould!

07/02/2026

It’s nearly time for our next organ recital! Mark Dancer, Director of music and organist at St Peter’s Petersfield, is well known to Botley audiences as an accompanist for many of our musical events. Do come along on Wednesday (11th) for what promises to be an enjoyable lunchtime. A roll and a hot drink will be available for £3.

01/02/2026

What a wonderful Come & Sing Evensong we had this evening with 40 singers from the local area! Every star shall sing a carol (T&B); Sanders Preces and Responses; Psalm 24; Stanford Magnificat in C; Burgon Nunc Dimittis (S&A) sung in the round accompanied by organ and trumpet; Eccard When Mary to the temple went. Thank you to everyone who joined our church choir today and John for playing the organ and Catherine on trumpet.

24/01/2026

Our Come and Sing Evensong is happening next Sunday (February 1st). All singers welcome! If you’d like to know more about Choral Evensong but not sure about singing why not come and listen at 6.30pm?

14/01/2026

What a wonderful sound our newly refurbished organ made for our first organ recital by David J C Stevenson-Price this lunchtime!

09/01/2026

Our second musical event of 2026 is the return of our successful Come & Sing Evensong on February 1st this time for Candlemas. In addition to organ we are delighted to have trumpet accompaniment for the atmospheric Nunc Dimittis by Burgon, the theme tune to ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’. Please register via email at [email protected] or via TicketSource using the qr code below.

07/01/2026

This time next week we will be having our first event of Music @ Botley 2026 when David Price,Master of Choristers at Portsmouth Cathedral, will be giving a Christmas themed organ recital on our newly refurbished Walker Organ. Bring your lunch or rolls and hot drinks will be available to purchase and there will be a retiring collection in aid of future music events.