Join Exeter Choral Society on 9 May 2018 for the first concert of our 75th year.
The choir started as Whipton Choral Society in 1943, when Exeter was a garrison city, to provide entertainment and community involvement for locals and visting troops. The choir now has over 100 singers and continues to grow, regularly performing to packed audiences.
In May we'll be singing Handel's Coronation Anthems , including 'Zadok the Priest,' Mozart's Coronation Mass and Haydn's Missa brevis Sancti Johannis de Deo .
Our conductor Laurence Blyth is now in his 10th year as our Musical...
Come to our Spring performance of Handel's Messiah for an uplifting evening of choral music.
We are conducted by Laurence Blyth and the orchestra is led by Julie Hill.
We welcome our soloists Julia Featherstone (soprano), Olivia Jane Gomez (mezzo-soprano), Michael Graham (tenor) and Matthew Cann (bass).
Tickets are £12 (or £6 for NUS students) from Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets, Dix's Field, Exeter 01392 665885. Ticket price includes interval refreshments and a programme.
The concert will support a local children's diabetes group Snackpack, part...
On Wednesday 7 May 2014 Exeter Choral Society will be performing the three-part oratorio "Samson" by George Frideric Handel. We look forward to an enjoyable evening of music, shared with our audience.
Our Musical Director is Laurence Blyth; the choir will be joined by an 11 piece orchestra led by Julie Hill, with soloists: Elizabeth Drury, James Armitage, Andrew Henley, Matthew Cann and Julian Rippon.
Tickets are £10 (or £5 for NUS students, free for accompanied under 16's). Tickets can be purchased through Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets, Dix's...
The much loved English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer.
Performers :
Conductor : Christian Curnyn Soloist: Rebecca Bottone Soloist: Williams Towers Soloist: Samuel Boden, Christopher Purves Soloist: Exeter Festival Chorus
Tickets: Available by phone or in person only from the Exeter Phoenix 01392 667080
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