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TK Maxx presents Live at Powderham: More highlights

New travel plans and fan upgrades will help live music fans make the most of their experience at Devon’s biggest music event this summer.

As spring temperatures rise and summer plans start to form, TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham has revealed even more measures to help create an enhanced audience experience at the historic Devon estate.

Live At Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette and global superstar Lewis Capaldi.

And now...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir members step up for Solomon solos

Three members of Exeter Philharmonic's one-hundred-strong choir are stepping out of their ‘comfort zone’ and into the spotlight as soloists at the Choir’s forthcoming concert in March, Handel’s Solomon.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir always performs with professional soloists and musicians, and its Lord Mayor’s concert on Saturday, 14 March at Exeter Cathedral will be no different. However, in addition to four stellar professional soloists and the musicians of the Endelienta Orchestra, this performance of Handel’s majestic oratorio will feature special guest appearances by choir...

Handel’s rarely performed masterpiece Solomon comes to Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s Lord Mayor’s concert this spring is a not-to-be-missed musical event, and a first for EPC. On Saturday 14 March 2026 the choir and four soloists will sing Handel's majestic oratorio Solomon , a work not known to have been performed in Exeter Cathedral since its composition in 1748.

High drama, rich orchestration and some of Handel’s most exquisite choral writing combine in this rarely performed masterpiece, including the sparkling ‘Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is delighted to welcome Martha McLorinan as the wise...

Alanis Morissette revealed as final headline star for TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/05/2025 - 1:04pm

Seven-time GRAMMY Award winning artist Alanis Morissette has today announced she will play one of just five UK headline shows for 2026 in the Devon countryside.

The show comes on the heels of Morissette’s most acclaimed UK shows ever this past summer, with a sold out night at the O2 Arena and a career-defining set at her first ever Glastonbury appearance.

The Canadian/American musician will head to TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham on Friday June 26 and she will be joined on the night by musical powerhouse Skunk Anansie. The announcement completes the headline line-up...

Carols in the Cathedral with Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Event Date: 
16/12/2025 - 7:30pm to 17/12/2025 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, EX1 1HS

A wonderful way to get into the festive spirit in the atmospheric setting of Exeter Cathedral.

Join Exeter Philharmonic Choir and professional musicians for an uplifting evening of Christmas music on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 December 2025. The Choir will be joined by trumpeters Cameron Todd and Ross Brown, solo soprano Katie Trethewey, and organist Stephen Tanner.

Audience members also have the opportunity to join in by singing familiar carols while Exeter Philharmonic Choir sprinkles its customary star dust with festive melodies.

This year's carol concerts...

An orchestra playing in candlelight

Candlelight concerts return to Exeter

Authored by MollyBond
Posted: Fri, 08/08/2025 - 10:23pm

The enchanting Candlelight® concert series returns to St David's Church, Exeter from October 2025, bringing a fresh lineup of intimate, candlelit performances. Known for reimagining classical music in immersive settings, Candlelight has already captivated millions in over 150 cities worldwide — and now Exeter audiences can enjoy the magic once again.

Each performance transforms the historic church into a glowing, multisensory space, where audiences are invited to experience music in a new light — surrounded by thousands of candles. The concerts feature both classical masterpieces...

Orchestra playing separate instruments at concert

Candlelit concert brings classical magic to Exeter

Authored by MollyBond
Posted: Fri, 08/01/2025 - 1:49pm

Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra London Concertante will perform in Exeter Cathedral on Friday 5th September at 7.30pm, offering an atmospheric candlelit concert of classical favourites.

The evening’s programme includes Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro overture, Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons — three of the most enduring and beloved works in the repertoire.

Renowned violinist Simon Hewitt Jones will lead the ensemble as soloist. His career spans UK and international festivals, orchestral collaborations in the Middle East, and...

The Mediaeval Baebes dressed in red, sat in a forest

Torchlit harmonies enchant Exeter

Authored by MollyBond
Posted: Wed, 07/30/2025 - 11:13am

A torchlit procession, ethereal harmonies, and festive magic await as the Mediaeval Baebes bring their enchanting Twelfth Moon concert to Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 6th December. Renowned for their spellbinding blend of early music, poetry, and theatre, the Baebes promise an unforgettable evening of song, storytelling, and seasonal celebration.

The night begins with a procession through Exeter’s streets, setting the tone for the atmospheric concert inside the cathedral’s historic walls. With soaring vocal harmonies, evocative costumes, and an array of exotic historical...

Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s Lord Mayor’s concert raises over £800 for Force Cancer Charity

Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s recent Mozart concert at Exeter Cathedral has raised a considerable sum for a cancer charity in the city. The event on 15 March, which featured the renowned London Mozart Players and an impressive line-up of soloists including Devon-born violin virtuoso Joel Munday, received a retiring collection totalling £839 for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s chosen charity, Force.

FORCE Cancer Charity Chief Executive Kate Few-Singh said: “We are extremely grateful to Exeter Philharmonic Choir for putting on this concert as part of the Lord Mayor’s charity fundraising...

Exeter Festival Chorus: Of Light and Shadow

Duruflé Requiem, Poulenc Gloria, Russell Hepplewhite/Wendy Cope ‘I Wake’ Gweneth Ann Rand – Soprano; Timothy Dickinson – Baritone; Isabella Farleigh – Cello

First published in 1948, Maurice Duruflé ’s well-loved setting of the Requiem is set for a solo baritone, mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, and organ. Deeply meditative with thematic material mostly taken from the Mass for the Dead in Gregorian chant , it is an extremely atmospheric piece which will sound wonderful at St Peter’s Church.

Written a decade later Francis Poulenc’s Gloria is a vibrant piece for organ or...

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