Thousands of people have gathered to celebrate May Morning in the heart of Oxford. The unique tradition dates back more than 500 years and welcomes the coming of summer. Crowds surrounded Magdalen ...

A NEW director of music hopes to live up to centuries of tradition as he leads the choir from Magdalen Tower on May Morning. Mark Williams took the role at Magdalen College earlier this year and ...

Crowds gathered in the early hours below the Great Tower, Magdalen College Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Oxford for the city's traditional May morning celebration. The annual event ...

It's an Oxford tradition dating back half a millennium that people will gather on May Morning at dawn outside the Magdalen College Tower to listen to the choir perform a sacred hymn. But while the ...

According to Mark Williams, Informator Choristarum & Organist at Magdalen College: ‘For hundreds of years ... including a rather intermittent internet signal at the top of the tower, we were keen to ...

A new and rather updated choice this year - Over the Rainbow. Sung at the top of Magdalen College Tower by its choristers. Road closures will remain in place until 09:00 BST for May Morning.

A new and rather updated choice this year - Over the Rainbow. Sung at the top of Magdalen College Tower by its choristers. Bootiful! Allow Twitter content? This article contains content provided ...

The Magdalen College Choir has been singing from the college's iconic tower on May Day morning for centuries. Thousands of people gather below to hear the service. Monday 1 May 2023 09:45, UK ...

Magdalen College Choir treated early risers to a rendition of "Hymnus Eucharisticus" before singing more hymns from the top of Magdalen Tower. A road closure is in place from The Plain junction to ...