Abingdon & District Musical Society is an amateur mixed voice choir and full symphony orchestra, and has been making music in Abingdon, Oxfordshire since 1946.
The choir has about 70 singers, and the orchestra has 40 regular members with strong string and wind sections.
Each year, we give a mixture of orchestral and choral concerts, and a light hearted charity Christmas concert.
Our Musical Director is internationally-renowned conductor Alexander Walker, and our Choral Conductor is Robert Legg.
Our Honorary President is Professor Donald Burrows of the Open University.
We are a very friendly society and always welcome new members.
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Next concert
Saturday 8 November 2025 at 19.30
St Helen’s Church, Abingdon OX14 5BS
Choral and orchestral concert:
Mozart – Requiem
Rachmaninov – Symphony no 1 in D minor
Conductor: Alexander Walker
Tickets £15 at the door / £13 buy early / £1 children, or from Wegottickets (booking fee applies), or from Peter Smith 01235 521392.
Future concerts
Saturday 13 December 2025 at 16.00
St Helen’s Church, Abingdon OX14 5BS
A family-friendly afternoon Christmas concert, including
Howard Blake – The Snowman
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite
Themes from Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
plus choral pieces and a selection of carols
Saturday 7 March 2026 at 19.30
St Helen’s Church, Abingdon OX14 5BS
Orchestral concert
Wagner – Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1
Suk – Prague, symphonic poem
Saint Saens – Symphony no 3 “Organ”
Saturday 21 March 2026 at 19.30
St Helen’s Church, Abingdon OX14 5BS
Choral concert, featuring
Handel – Coronation Anthems
Organ interludes
Bach – Choruses
Saturday 13 June 2026 at 19.30
Choral and orchestral concert
Haydn – The Creation
Saturday 7 November 2026
Choral and orchestral concert
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
Elgar – The Music Makers
Sunday ?13 December 2026
Family-oriented Christmas concert
Saturday 6 March 2027
Orchestral concert
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Concerto with Abingdon Music Festival soloist
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday 20 March 2027
Choral concert
Programme to be announced
Saturday 12 June 2027
Choral and orchestral concert
Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius
Saturday ?6 November 2027
Choral and orchestral concert
Sunday ?12 December 2027
Family-oriented Christmas concert
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