Monday 10th - Saturday 15th August 2026
Cambridge is a place of pilgrimage for all those who love choral music.
Since the foundation of the University in 1209, Cambridge has attracted the world’s greatest thinkers and artists to its halls of education. With its rich history of choral music, it’s the perfect city for our first Festival.
As a Festival participant, you will have the chance to:
- Sing Evensong in Peterborough Cathedral,
- Enjoy candlelit dinner in formal hall,
- Go on tours of the city, either on foot or in an iconic punt,
- and much more!
At the end of the Festival, all our choirs will join together with a professional orchestra for a performance of Fauré’s Requiem in St Mary’s, Saffron Walden.
Featuring
Guest of Honour: Sir John Rutter
We are delighted that our good friend Sir John Rutter will be appearing as Guest of Honour at our Cambridge 2026 Festival. Sir John will be joining us during for a dinner on Wednesday 12 August, to be held in the Fellows’ Dining Room at Gonville & Caius College.
Sir John is widely regarded as one of the most successful and eminent composers of choral music of the last century. He is Patron of Cambridge Schola, the University’s elite choir, who will be helping to host visiting choirs during the Festival.
The Gesualdo Six and The King’s Men and more!
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About our Festivals
The two founders of Festival of Choirs were steeped in Cambridge's extraordinary tradition of choral excellence from their youngest days. Both Alex Trigg and Graham Walker were boy choristers and then choral & organ scholars in Cambridge, in the choirs of King's and St John's respectively. Their love for both the place and the music led them to found the Festival. Read more
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