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

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

Lunchbox: Quilting History - the story of the Underground Railroad
a talk given by Sally Kidd

Thursday 21 November 2024
12.30 pm for 1pm start
Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk
Free entry with retiring collection

The Film Orchestra: music from sci-fi and fantasy films

Saturday 23rd November 2024
7pm
Fantastical: music from sci-fi and fantasy films performed by The Film Orchestra, conducted by David Curtis.
Tickets £22 (£20 for under 16s) available from janewhittle.tfo@gmail.com

Priory Christmas Welcome Day

Saturday 30th November 2024
Time 10am-5:30pm
Free refreshments and family craft activities 10am-4pm. Tour Guides will be available throughout the day. Music programme. Tower tours on the hour, each hour, from 11am to 2pm. Christmas Arts and Crafts Market on the drive 10am-6pm.
All Welcome!

Lunchbox: a seasonal concert given by the children of Malvern Parish School

Thursday 5 December 2024
12.30 pm for 1pm start
Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk
Free entry with retiring collection

Handel’s Messiah (part 1) and Other Festive Baroque Music

Friday 6th December 2024
7pm
A candlelit performance of festive baroque music by Bach, Corelli and Vivaldi. Featuring Handel’s Messiah (part 1) performed on period instruments.
Tickets £22.50 (students £10.50). Please call 07827207150 or book online: www.eboracumbaroque.co.uk

An Amarylli Christmas

Tuesday 10th December 2024
1pm
Revel in the spirit of Christmas past with Amarylli’s feast of carols and festive delights from 12th-18th Century performed by Hannah Grove and Elizabeth Pallett. Please join us for tea and mince pies after the concert!
Free entry with retiring collection

La Nativité Du Seigneur

Tuesday 17th December 2024
6:30pm
Piers Maxim (Director of Music, Great Malvern Priory) plays Messiaen’s meditations on the birth of the Saviour. Part of the 2024 Organ Recital series.
Free entry with retiring collection

Carols for All with Malvern Festival Chorus

Saturday 28th December 2024
3pm
A charity Carol Concert with Malvern Festival Chorus, conducted by Jonathan Brown. Everybody is welcome for this joyous occasion when the audience is invited to sing along with selected carols. Collection in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice.
Entrance £3 on the door

Lunch Box: 40 things you may not know about Malvern!

Thursday 9th January 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
A talk by Carl Flint. Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: Malvern’s Ancient History - volcanoes, tropical seas, deserts and ice ages

Thursday 23rd January 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
A talk by Moira Jenkins. Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: Concert by students from Malvern College

Thursday 6th February 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the concert. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Organ Recital: Jonathan Hope

Saturday 15th February 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: The Home Front in Malvern 1914

Thursday 20th February 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
A talk by Faith Renger. Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: Concert by students from Malvern St James

Thursday 6th March 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the concert. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: An insight into Asperger’s/autism

Thursday 20th March 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
A talk by Julia Micklewright. Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Organ Recital: Andrew Caskie

Saturday 22nd March 2025
12 noon
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Organ Recital series
Free entry with retiring collection

Lunch Box: Laura Knight (1877-1970) the famous artist and her time in Malvern

Thursday 3rd April 2025
12.30 pm for 1pm start
A talk by Heather Whatley. Bring your own lunch to enjoy before the talk. Lunch Box is organised by The Friends, working together with the Priory.
Free entry with retiring collection

Organ Recital: David Briggs

Saturday 31st May 2025
2pm Q&A 3pm Recital
Programme to follow. Part of the 2025 Elgar Festival
Ticket details to follow

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

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

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

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