Sherborne Abbey in southwest England
In the region celebrated for Jane Austen and tales of legendary King Arthur sits the beautiful town of Sherborne, site of the 2008 Somerset International Youth Choral Festival.
Participating Youth Choruses will be housed in the prestigious Sherborne School and Sherborne School for Girls. It is here where most meals will be had and where the Festival rehearsals will take place. On campus is the wonderful Sherborne Abbey, where the choirs will perform individually and together for a very appreciative audience of the citizens of Sherborne before moving on to Wells for the Festival concert in historic Wells Cathedral.
In his book England’s Thousand Best Churches, Simon Jenkins lists Sherborne Abbey in the top 18 of England’s churches and credits it with some of the finest vaulting in the country. He writes, “I would pit Sherborne’s roof against any contemporary work of the Italian Renaissance”.
We are very excited about the upcoming festival and know that the Sherborne experience will certainly be a highlight for many of the singers.
