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Choral Music Old and New

Event Date: 
15/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St David's Church, Queen's Terrace, Exeter

EXODUS is one of Exeter’s newest and most vibrant choirs. Set up in the autumn of 2012 by Michael Graham, the choir offers dynamic concert programmes performed by the finest singers in the area.

The Artistic Director and Conductor, Michael Graham, is a Choral Scholar at Exeter Cathedral, Director of Chapel Music at the University of Exeter and conducts various local choirs. Matt Cann was Director of Antiphon and is a Lay Clerk at Exeter Cathedral. This year he will continue to sing bass with Exodus as well as sharing the role of Conductor.

‘Choral Music Old and New’ offers...

Christmas with the Cathedral Choir

Event Date: 
18/12/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral's professional choir returns for its popular seasonal concert, supported by Rathbones Investment Management.

Well-known carols and new works will be joined on the programme by some lighter Christmas items.

As usual there will be plenty of opportunities for the audience to join in with the 'old favourites'

Ticket prices:

Front Nave (reserved): Adult £15, Student £12, Under 18 £5 Rear Nave (reserved): Adult £12, Student £10, Under 18 £5 Side Aisle (unreserved): Adult £8, Student £6, Under 18 £5 Discounts (for groups of 8 or more) are available...

Christmas with the Cathedral Choir

Event Date: 
14/12/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral's professional choir returns for its popular seasonal concert, supported by Rathbones Investment Management.

Well-known carols and new works will be joined on the programme by some lighter Christmas items. As usual there will be plenty of opportunities for the audience to join in with the 'old favourites'

Ticket prices:

Front Nave (reserved): Adult £15, Student £12, Under 18 £5 Rear Nave (reserved): Adult £12, Student £10, Under 18 £5 Side Aisle (unreserved): Adult £8, Student £6, Under 18 £5 Discounts (for groups of 8 or more) are...

Young Singers invited to join Wren Music in Exeter

Children and young people in Exeter can join a new term of fun singing and song-writing as part of Wren Music’s Roots Music School.

Wren Music is Devon’s leading community music education charity and is running two groups in Exeter, offering young people the chance to learn from professional singing leaders. Based at St Sidwell’s Centre, Exeter Singing Roots meets weekly on Thursdays from 5-6.30pm, where 8-16 year olds learn a rich range of songs and harmonies from all over the world, as well as discovering how to write their own.

Teenagers (13-18 year olds) who love to...

Big Noise Chorus - Summer Concert

The Big Noise Chorus invites the people of Exeter to watch them perform this Friday at The Great Hall in Exeter University to raise money for the WESC Foundation and Exeter Leukaemia Fund. The Big Noise Chorus is a choir like none other, as they believe it’s not your singing ability that makes you a perfect candidate for their choir, but a passion for music.

Colin Rea, the Musical Director of the choir, said: ‘’ What's most appealing for me (when talking about a candidate) is passion for music and a desire to sing.’’

The Big Noise Chorus has choir groups across Devon, in...

Grand Baroque

Event Date: 
30/08/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

The eight-part ripeno choir will comprise hand-picked singers from Devon's own Blackdowns Early Music Project, drawn together from all over the UK and Holland. Tickets cost from £10-£25.

Call 01392 285983 or visit http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk

Singers from Gloucestershire support Ryan Edwards appeal

Authored by syahamba
Posted: Fri, 06/21/2013 - 3:12pm

The Stuart Singers from Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire (former home of Rachel Lyons, the new Lord Mayor of Exeter) are coming to Exeter on Friday 28 June to perform a concert in aid of the Ryan Edwards Cancer Treatment appeal.

The concert will be at St Mark's Church, Pinhoe Road at 7.30pm and will consist of a very mixed programme of music, which will include Panis Angelica by Cesar Frank, Rainy Days and Mondays originally performed by the Carpenters, On Holy Ground originally performed by Barbara Streisand, a Sinatra Medley, three songs by Cole Porter, a fun take on Old...

Leading female a cappella quintet to perform in Exeter

Black Voices, a Birmingham-based performance ensemble renowned for its rich, powerful harmonies and stunning arrangements, are coming to Exeter on Saturday 8 June to do a concert and public workshop supported by St Thomas Gospel Choir.

Black Voices was founded and is led by its musical director Carol Pemberton. Since 1987, she has steered Black Voices in becoming a unique performance ensemble, focused on promoting singing the black oral tradition (SBOT). The group, inspired by Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Take Six, has forged its own dynamic way of distilling and re-presenting...

Be a chorister for the day at Exeter Cathedral

Do you know a boy or girl who loves music and would like to see what it is like to be a chorister for a day?

Following previous successful Chorister Open Days, Exeter Cathedral is hosting a similar opportunity for children on Saturday 17th November 2012. This is open to boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 9 who enjoy singing. It is a great chance for young people to be encouraged and coached by professional musicians in an inspirational setting.

The children will have a great time with the current choristers, rehearsing and then singing with them in...

CLIC for Christmas 2016

Authored by badredruby
Posted: Thu, 08/11/2016 - 2:15pm

Following the phenomenal success of the concert last Christmas which raised nearly £10,000 for CLIC Sargent, on Friday 9th December, La La Choirs will again perform ‘CLIC for Christmas’ at Exeter Cathedral.

For the second year, the event includes running a Devon-wide secondary school choir competition with the winning school choir claiming a featured spot in the concert on the night. Entries were invited from secondary schools all over Devon. The standard of entries was excellent and the panel had a tough job whittling them down to the three finalists.

La La Choirs are now...

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