What’s on in Malvern Priory

Welcome
to the Priory’s Events listing


For more info please follow the links or take a look on our Calendar

You’ll find info about regular services and Messy Church by clicking the links.

All events listed below take place in the
Priory Church,
Church Street,
Great Malvern,
WR14 2AY
unless otherwise stated

Haydn’s Creation

Saturday 12th April 2025
7:30pm
Haydn's joyous oratorio tells the Biblical story of the creation with soprano Sophie Edwards, tenor James Atherton, bass Paul Mocroft, organist Piers Maxim, and the combined forces of Bromyard Choral Society, Cradley Singers and a chamber orchestra. It contains such well-loved musical highlights as 'A new created world' and 'The heavens are telling'.
Tickets £16.00 (Under 16's free) available online or from patsymarson@gmail.com or 07812743485

Shakespeare and Spring

Thursday 24th April 2025
1pm
A selection of poems and songs for late spring to herald the summer.
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 3rd May 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Puccini Messa Di Gloria and Faure Requiem

Saturday 10th May 2025
7pm
Messa di Gloria (Giacomo Puccini); Requiem (Gabriel Fauré). Malvern Festival Chorus conducted by Jonathan Brown with organist Hilary Norris and soloists James Atherton (Tenor) and Alexander Jones (Bass).
Tickets £18 / £12 for 17-21s / 16 and under Free with paying adult https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EOZN and on the door

Elgar Festival Relaxed Concert

Friday 30th May 2025
11am
An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment.
Free entry but tickets must be booked: Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427 

Elgar’s Strings in Malvern

Friday 30th May 2025
7pm
Perhaps no other orchestra has done so much to champion the incredible tradition of British music for strings as the legendary English String Orchestra, whose recordings carry the music of England from Elgar to today to listeners worldwide. The programme opens with a set of short pieces which showcase Elgar's genius for the miniature and continues with works showcasing two of today's most engaging and exciting composers, Peter Fribbins and Ian Venables.
Tickets £20; Under 18s free; Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427

Elgar Festival Organ Recital and Q&A with David Briggs

Saturday 31st May 2025
2pm Q&A 3pm Recital
David Briggs talks about his life in music and how he’s brought the symphonies of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and even Gustav Mahler into the organ repertoire through his toweringly virtuosic transcriptions. Briggs performs his stunning transcription of Elgar’s First Symphony alongside the master’s Organ Sonata and the evocative and beautiful Rhapsody by featured festival composer Ian Venables
Tickets £15; Under 18s free; Available from the Elgar Festival Website or call Worcester Theatres on 01905 611427

Organ Recital: Andrew Lumsden

Saturday 26th July 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 2nd August 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Organ Recital: Carolyn Craig

Monday 25th August 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Tales in Oak: The Medieval Misericords of Malvern Priory

Saturday 27th September 2025
6.30p,
The 2025 Friends’ Heritage and Faith lecture is a talk by Katherine Little on the medieval misericords of Malvern Priory
Ticket details to follow

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 4th October 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Organ Recital: Piers Maxim

Saturday 11th October 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Priory Super Saturday

Saturday 1st November 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments (10am-12pm), children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

Priory Christmas Super Saturday

Saturday 22nd November 2025
10am - 4pm
Everyone welcome for refreshments, children’s craft activities, music, tour guides available.
Tower Tours hourly 11am - 3pm weather permitting.
Arts and Crafts Market in the churchyard.
Free entry except Tower Tours - £5 for adults, £2.50 for children 8-16. Sorry, not suitable for children under 8.

La Nativité Du Seigneur

Tuesday 9th December 2025
6:30pm
Michael Bacon (Great Malvern Priory) plays Messiaen’s meditations on the birth of the Saviour. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series.
Free entry with retiring collection