VOCES8 International Summer School and Festival 2026
Milton Abbey, Dorset, U.K.
Mon 27th July – Sat 1st August 2026
Summer School Announcement
Applications for the Adult Summer School are now fully booked. If you were a Summer 2025 Participant or are a Friend of The VOCES8 Foundation, you can sign up to the waiting list here.
VOCES8 is delighted to present its annual Summer School and Festival at Milton Abbey School.
Throughout the week, participants work closely with VOCES8 to rehearse and perform in the Festival’s closing concert. The Summer School focuses on major works with orchestra, as well as opportunities to perform in smaller chamber ensembles directed by members of VOCES8.
The Summer School package also includes entry to the evening concerts held in the Abbey, featuring renowned international artists.
New adult participants (aged 18 and over) must be Friends of The VOCES8 Foundation to apply. Click here to learn how to become a Friend.
2026 Participant Information
We are delighted to share the programme for the Summer School’s Gala Concert on Saturday. Participants will perform the world premiere of Rose Ever Blooming by Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach, alongside Schubert’s radiant Mass in G.
Scores for both works will be available soon, and we will notify you as soon as they are ready.
Further information about chamber groups, timetables, schedules, and travel arrangements will be emailed to you in early May.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please email summerschool@voces8.foundation.
Participants are encouraged to join the Summer School Facebook group and to use it to communicate before and during the week, and post your pictures and videos afterwards (don’t forget to tag @voces8foundation !).
