Badminton Benefice
Festival of Music 2025
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BADMINTON BENEFICE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2025
Welcome to the official webpage for the Badminton Festival of Music 2025
We’re delighted to welcome you — whether as an audience member, performer, or curious visitor — to explore everything this unique festival has to offer. Taking place between May and October 2025, the festival brings together the rich musical traditions of our local communities, set against the beautiful backdrop of our historic parish churches. Here, you’ll find all the information you need about concert dates, venues, participating artists, and how to get involved. We warmly invite you to join us on this musical journey through the heart of the Cotswolds.
Next Event
Young Musicians - 22nd June 2025 at St Mary's Church Sopworth
We warmly invite you to a recital by students of Westonbirt School at St Mary's Sopworth. Concert begins at 2.45pm and refreshments will be served! Admission free with a collection taken for the church and Youth Music.
Calendar of Events
Past Events
"Come & Sing" - 18th May 2025 at St Mary's Church Hawkesbury
The Badminton Benefice Festival of Music 2025 is off to a wonderful start!
On Sunday 18th May, voices young and old filled St Mary’s, Hawkesbury for our joyous Come and Sing event — the first in a summer of music-making across the Benefice.
With her trademark warmth and musical wizardry, Amy Garry, founder of Voices Together, brought the whole gathering to life — guiding children and adults alike through an afternoon of uplifting song.
A huge thank you to Amy, and to everyone who came along and sang their hearts out. This is what the festival is all about: community, creativity, and connection.
Next stop on the journey… stay tuned!
Who We Are
Benjamin HW Humphries - Organist and Choirmaster, Badminton Benefice
Ben enjoys a busy time playing the organ across various churches in the benefice, in addition to guest appearances at churches in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and beyond. This role also extends to preparing the choir at St Mary's Hawkesbury for regular choral services and special feast days.
When not at the organ console, Ben also accompanies the Cirencester Singers and runs an independent production company, BHWH Productions, specialising in audio-visual production for live events including concerts, weddings, funerals and other ceremonial occasions.
Amy Garry - Voices Together & Cirencester Singers
Amy teaches singing in Gloucestershire and leads community choirs Cirencester Singers, Cirencester Singers Juniors and Churn Valley Singers. She also runs projects and workshops in schools and other settings through her organisation ‘Voices Together’.
Amy has also been a soprano in Hawkesbury Choir since 2023 and enjoys the opportunities this brings to sing in the beautiful churches within the Benefice.
Our Churches
Parishioner Gilian Davison has lovingly created a series of detailed sketches capturing the unique charm and character of the churches within the Badminton Benefice. Each drawing reflects not only the architectural beauty of these historic buildings but also the deep sense of place and community they represent. With a careful hand and a thoughtful eye, Gilian’s work offers a visual pilgrimage through the Benefice, celebrating the spiritual and cultural heritage woven into the fabric of our rural parishes.
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