Past Events for Lectures
Timothy Noon | Lecture: From Monks to Magnificats – A Journey Through the History of Cathedral Music
Community, Lectures, Music
Timothy Noon is Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral and also the President of the Cathedral Organists Association.
We are thrilled to be able to welcome him to St. Michael’s Mount Dinham, in the run up to the national Cathedral Organists Association Conference in February 2026.
From the Plainchant of monks…
St Michael’s Lecture with Piano Recital: Samantha Knights KC & Will Lambert
Lectures, Music
We have the real privilege of welcoming Samantha Knights KC and Will Lambert to St. Michael’s Mount Dinham, for a stirring evening of words and music.
Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.
Samantha Knights brings a wealth of experience and insight to her talk entitled “Modern Slavery in England in 2025: how,…
Evensong & Notes from the Choir ~ Timothy E. Popple with the University of Exeter Chapel Choir
Community, Lectures, Music, Services
Starting at 7:00pm, as the sun sets on Mount Dinham, join us for Choral Evensong followed by a wonderfully engaging talk by Timothy E. Popple, from his new book “Evensong – Notes from the Choir”.
REGISTER HERE NOW for this free event!
Fr Nigel and the community of St. Michael’s are delighted…
Heritage Open Days ~ peregrine lecture, parlour songs & cream tea
Community, Lectures, Music
Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture.
| 4pm: Cream Tea & Parlour Songs
| 5pm: Nick Dixon’s Illustrated Peregrine Talk with Q&A
St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of these events – we look forward to welcoming you!
For Saturday 13th September,…
Heritage Open Days ~ exhibition, architecture talk & vocal recital
Community, Lectures, Music
Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture.
Sunday 14th September
| 4pm: Architecture Exhibition and Heritage Trail
| 5pm: Richard Parker’s History Talk and Tour
| St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of these events.
We look forward to welcoming you!
On Saturday 13th, Sunday…
Heritage Open Days ~ exhibition, architecture talk & music recital
Community, Lectures, Music
Our Heritage Open Days events are FREE and inspired by this year’s national theme of architecture.
Saturday 13th September
| 4pm: Architecture Exhibition and Heritage Trail
| 5pm: Richard Parker’s Architecture Talk and Tour
| 6pm: Music Recital with Adrian Janssen (violin) and Will Lambert (piano)
St. Michael’s Cafe will be open as part of…
Guided Tour of Mount Dinham ~ Dr Richard Parker
Community, Lectures
Hosted by the Devonshire Association: 2:00pm
A guided tour of Mount Dinham and St Michael & All Angels Church.
Dr Richard Parker is the guide for the tour, which will be looking at the philanthropic housing on Mount Dinham and other points of interest followed by a tour of the church.
The church…
David Cook Lecture and Matthew Write Piano Recital | Faith in Stained Glass
Community, Lectures
At 7:30pm, David Cook presents “Faith in Stained Glass: the Poor Man’s Bible and Other Stories”.
Matthew Wright performs piano works by Philip Glass and others.
We are delighted to introduce David Cook to the Lectures Series; an antiquarian author based in Devon and great friend of St. Michael’s Mount Dinham. This evening, he shares discoveries…
Bijan Omrani | Lecture: The Beauty of Holiness, Book Launch, Recital & Party
Community, Lectures, Music
Bijan Omrani presents his talk at 7:30pm; The Beauty of Holiness: where did it come from and do we still need it? The evening will feature a vocal recital from international tenor soloist and former resident of Mount Dinham, Matthew Jeffrey.
Bijan Omrani is a British historian, journalist, teacher, barrister and author of Persian descent.…
The Ven. David Gunn Johnson | Lecture: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism
Lectures
We are delighted to welcome the Ven. David Gunn-Johnson to the S. Michael’s Lectures Series for his talk at 7:30pm: The Cost of Anglican Catholicism.
Drawing from his recently published book, Mamerto Gueritz: A Country Catholic 1823-1912, this lecture is informed by the fascinating tale of a country priest in the second…