Music@Malling
Outstanding music in the heart of the community – concerts and outreach in historic venues in and around West Malling, Kent.
Welcome to our 2026 Festival
Welcome to the sixteenth Music@Malling Festival, bringing outstanding musicians to historic venues in and around West Malling, Kent.
Running from 18th – 26th September, the programme explores the natural world through music. The juxtaposition of old and new that runs through the programme makes for a fascinating journey. Works by contemporary composers are illuminated by classical music from across the centuries and jazz.
Recent Acclaim
“An uplifting and rewarding hit.” The Guardian*****
“…metaphysical brilliance…a colossal achievement made up of seemingly effortless and joyous playing meeting with an equally joyous response.” The Artsdesk*****
“Hildegard’s visionary chant was interspersed with works of today….striking premieres of contrasting intensity, that deserve many more hearings.” The Observer
“A wonderful festival…” Classic FM
“You have given me so much understanding with the wonderful work that you do. You have opened up this whole world of joy for me and I am very happy for you to quote me on that!” Audience Member
Music@Malling 2025 Highlights
In 2025, Music@Malling hosted 10 World premieres; 2 European premieres; inspired hundreds of people with concerts held in historic venues; our outreach engaged children and young people from local schools and we ran a series of workshops and concerts at Spadework: a local charity that serves adults with learning disabilities, people experiencing problems with their mental health and those living with dementia.
Social Purpose
Our year-round Outreach programme includes workshops and concerts in local primary and secondary schools with professional musicians and animateurs; lunchtime concerts during our September Festival including meet-the-musicians and Q&A; Side-by-Side projects when student performers play on stage with our professional musicians; and our FREE monthly Scratch Orchestra.
Scratch Orchestra
Our year-round Scratch Orchestra is FREE and meets monthly at the St Benedict’s Centre at Malling Abbey. From complete beginner to virtuoso, there is no experience needed to create amazing music. Bring yourself, an instrument (we have a limited supply of percussion for those who don’t) and spend time making some brilliant music.
Children age 5+ and well-behaved parents and carers welcome!
Support Us!
As a registered charity which receives no core funding,
Music@Malling always needs support from individual donors.
In return we offer a range of benefits.
Become a Friend (£30+), Benefactor (£100+) or Patron (£250+)
to support our professional concerts and year-round Outreach work.
Music@Malling 2025 Highlights
Hildegard of Bingen
Performers in The Telling’s Vision – The Imagined Testimony of Hildegard of Bingen, exploring the life of an 12th century benedictine nun, meet the benedictine nuns of Malling Abbey
Music to Picture
The Tippett String Quartet performed iconic film scores in St Mary’s Church, West Malling. GCSE Music students and Year 3 children from Pilgrim School came to the concert.
Chamber Domaine perform the complete Brandenburg Concertos alongside six new works in the iconic setting of Malling Abbey.
Each concert programme will include two of Bach’s iconic Brandenburg Concertos and two World Premieres, the Abbey is home to a closed community of Benedictine Nuns.
Tom Bowles
Chamber Domaine
Music@Malling continued its highly acclaimed Brandenburgs project (April 2022) with new works by Zoë Martlew, Stevie Wishart and Deborah Pritchard in September 2025
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