“Sherborne Summer school moves you out of the real world and immerses you in the sheer pleasure of making music and socialising with like-minded people.”

Every summer, Sherborne Summer School of Music runs week long residential music courses for adult singers, orchestral musicians, conductors, pianists, jazz players and composers.

Sherborne Summer School of Music was founded in the UK in 1952 as the Canford Summer School of Music, a name it retained for 52 years before relocating to Sherborne School in the pretty market town of Sherborne in Dorset, in 2005. Sherborne School is full of musical potential with its state-of-the-art music school, a theatre, recital and concert halls and a wealth of rehearsal spaces and is the ideal venue for adult musicians to meet in a friendly, supportive atmosphere to enhance their skills through the help of dedicated, internationally celebrated teachers and performers. Singers, instrumentalists, conductors, composers and pianists all meet to participate in the luxury of one or two weeks’ dedicated musical indulgence!

During the two weeks, Concertfest, the summer school’s concert series, will promote circa 30 concerts and recitals, all free to summer school students. So why not join us – soak up the atmosphere, forge new friendships, play and sing beautiful music and hear wonderful, inspiring concerts, all in the most perfect musical setting.