St Michael and All Angels Church, Tenbury Wells

06/08/2025

The Wine Tasting with Food Pairing on Sunday 31 August, listed in our Events Guide for the year, has regrettably been cancelled.

06/08/2025

...and if you need more Ouseley in your life, Hereford Cathedral Choir's performance of his Jerusalem On High, part of a Choral Evensong from the cathedral during the recent Three Choirs Festival, can be heard, for now, on Radio 3:

Live from Hereford Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival.

04/08/2025

This week-end at St Michael's Church, Tenbury WR15 8PH. The 200th anniversary of Sir Frederick's birth falls two day later, on August 12th.

29/06/2025

A reminder that this is at 4:30pm in the church today (not in Hereford Cathedral, pictured!)

A special pilgrimage is planned to honour St Michael's College founder.

26/06/2025

2025 is a significant year in the life of St Michael’s Church, Tenbury. In early August they will celebrate, and remember, the Founder of St Michael’s College, Sir Frederick Ouseley, on the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1825. As part of that celebration, and marking the importance of Ouseley to the cathedral, the whole Cathedral Foundation will make a pilgrimage to St Michael’s to sing Choral Evensong on Sunday, June 29th at 4.30pm. The Foundation will be led by the Dean, Sarah Brown, who will preach the sermon. Canon Andrew Piper the Precentor, will sing the service, and the Cathedral choir will be directed by Geraint Bowen, and the organ will be played by Peter D**e. The choir will sing the evening canticles by Thomas Walmisley in D minor, and the anthem for St Peter's Day will be Tu es Petrus by Giovanni Palestrina (on the 500th anniversary of his birth in 1525). A visit by the Cathedral Foundation is always an important moment in the life of a parish, and this visit to St Michael’s Tenbury in this special year is especially significant. We hope for a packed church to welcome the Mother church of the diocese.

11/06/2025

This is very late notice, for which I apologise, but should anyone be passing by this Saturday, come into the church and try your hand at playing our wonderful 1873 'Father' Willis organ. The console will be open between 11 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.

07/06/2025

Today and tomorrow the church is full of stunning flower displays representing local groups, as part of St Michael's Open Gardens Weekend. Entry is free!

05/06/2025

Flagging up a reminder for this attractive recital on Saturday, June 7th, at mid-day. Great way to spend an hour with lovely music in the glorious surroundings of St Michael's Church, Tenbury.

22/04/2025

We have a full programme of musical events this year - which you can download here:
https://www.saintmichaelstenbury.org.uk/events/
In particular we are marking the 200th anniversary in 2025 of the birth of St Michael's founder, Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley.

A unique ‘mini-cathedral’ and place of Anglican worship in the west of England countryside, with a rich musical tradition

08/04/2025

ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, TENBURY WELLS
WR15 8PH

SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 4.00PM
A CONCERT OF SACRED AND SECULAR CHORAL MUSIC
FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY

including music by Tallis, Byrd, Bruckner, Balfour Gardiner,
Vaughan Williams, Hubert Parry, Welsh Folk Songs,
and some lighter arrangements.
QUINDICI
is a chamber choir from Mid-Wales,
and a regular visitor to St Michael’s.
SUZANNE WARDELL director
TIM MILLS organist

ENTRANCE DONATION £10

QUINDICI are a mixed voice chamber choir, based in Mid Wales. The name, the number 15 in Italian, is derived from the first line up of the choir in September 2001, when 15 friends and family of the directors Suzanne Wardell and Tim Mills came together to raise money for the Parish Church of St. Cynon, Tregynon. What was intended as a ‘one off’ project has evolved into a permanent group of singers who share a love of fine choral music. Drawing singers from Mid Wales, the Welsh Marches as well as further afield, the choir perform a variety of repertoire ranging from Tudor anthems to contemporary compositions. But the main focus is on 20th century British choral music, which both directors share a great love of.

Quindici enjoy performing in concert, competing, and travelling to lead church and Cathedral services around the country, and they have established a reputation for innovative programming. During the past 24 years together, the choir have enjoyed performing at many venues, but St. Michael’s is a firm favourite, and we are looking forward to performing in concert this spring. The programme will feature not only sacred music accompanied by the wonderful “Father” Willis organ, but also Welsh folksongs, unaccompanied British and European pieces and to end, the ‘lighter side’ of Quindici.

06/11/2024

Some photos of a super Hogwarts evening in the church on Saturday!
Well done Andrew Cook and all who made it happen.

16/10/2024

Well done Janet and Tony!

A popular Ludlow couple have been rewarded for their years of hard work.