Music at Blenheim Palace
The Music Series at Blenheim Palace provides delightful live music on weekend afternoons to enjoy during your visit. The informal performances take place in a number of rooms throughout the year, from the Long Library which houses the 1891 Willis organ, to the grand acoustics of the Saloon, Great Hall and the Chapel. Music will be played on set dates by a variety of guest musicians, including the Blenheim Singers, and will focus on the music of English composers.
The Palace is home to two magnificent organs. In the Long Library the Willis organ, at the north end, was installed by the 8th Duke in 1891 and is the largest privately owned organ in Europe. In the Palace Chapel, which is dominated by a fine Rysbrack marble tomb, there is a beautiful Victorian Chapel organ, built by Robert Postill which has 17 stops, 2 manuals and pedals.
10th February
Andrew Patterson
St Giles Oxford / Blenheim Palace
17th February
Dr Charles Mould
Blenheim Palace
24th February
Andrew Patterson
St Giles Oxford / Blenheim Palace
3rd March
Richard Cook
All Saints Church, Bromsgrove
10th March
Andrew Patterson
St Giles Oxford / Blenheim Palace
17th March
Laurence Caldecote
St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton
24th March
Dr Charles Mould
Blenheim Palace
31st March
Andrew Patterson
St Giles Oxford / Blenheim Palace
7th April
Paul Hayward
Assistant Organist at Brecon Cathedral
14th April
Andrew Patterson
St Giles Oxford / Blenheim Palace
21st April
David Phillips F.R.C.O. Dip. R.A.M
28th April
Richard Cook
All Saints Church, Bromsgrove
"A really wonderful palace, especially the organ recital."
Visitor, 2009
