Come and Sing Elgar’s The Dream of GerontiusBurford Singers invite singers from across the region to join a one-day workshop on Saturday 12 September 2026, exploring Elgar’s magnificent The Dream of Gerontius. Led by Will Dawes and open to all voices and abilities and with no advance preparation required, the day culminates in an informal performance with...
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Oxford 2021
With two failed attempts to sing in Porto casting a long shadow, our MD proposed a 'singing staycation' in Oxford
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Jerez 2019
The 2019 Summertown Singers trip took us back to Spain, to another wine region but this time, instead of the slightly cooler northern Spanish area of La Rioja we were in the deep south west, in the sherry capital, Jerez de la Frontera.
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Haro 2017
In August 2017, the Summertown Singers gathered to rehearse and sing in Haro, in the Rioja region of Spain. This was the second visit to Haro, after a successful visit in 2011.
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St Antonin 2016
In 2016 Summer Singers assembled in the beautiful French town of St-Antonin-Noble-Val.
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Alan and Aurignac 2015
In 2015 Summertown Singers visited Alan and Aurignac, Haute Garonne, France - part of the ancient region known as the Comminges.
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Barcelona 2013
In 2013 Summertown singers sang at the church of Sant Miquel del Port in Barcelona.
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Santo Domingo 2012
2012 saw the Summertown Singers in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a small mediæval town on the one of pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela.
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Haro 2011
2011 was our first visit to Haro where we performed in the bodega of a renowned Haro winemaker.
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Saint-Gengoux-le-National 2010
In 2010 Summertown Singers were in France in Saint-Gengoux-le-National in Saône-et-Loire.
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Jimena de la Frontera 2001-2006
The first six summer trips by the Summertown singers were to the hilltop town of Jimena de la Frontera in Andalucia.