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For music lovers in and around Plymouth, Devon |
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Concert Programme for December 2018
Concerts in the Exeter area have their own page
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7:30 pm at St Peter's Church, Wyndham Square, Plymouth
Plymouth Phoenix Chorale, Musical Director: Marcus Alleyne A concert of carols and music for Christmas including Rutter's Magnificat and works by Arnesen, Forrest and Whitacre Tickets will be available online www.wegottickets.com. For more information see www.plymouthphoenixchorale.org or contact info@plymouthphoenixchorale.org |
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| Saturday December 1 at 7 pm at Mary Tavy School Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir with Mary Tavy School Choir |
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| Saturday December 1 at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew's Minster, Plymouth London Concertante Chamber Ensemble "Vivaldi by Candlelight" Vivaldi: Autumn and Winter from The Four Seasons Handel: Concerto Grosso op. 6 no.7 Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor Pachelbel: Canon in D Corelli: Christmas Concerto Tickets £19, £24, 28 from 0333 666 3366 or online at ticketsource.co.uk (booking fee £2) |
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| Saturday December 1 at 7.30 pm at Buckfast Abbey Exeter Chamber Choir, director Andrew Daldorph Tickets £10 from www.buckfast.org.uk/boxoffice or the Abbey Bookshop |
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| Saturday December 1 at 8 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock Jean Toussaint Quintet: Jean Toussaint – tenor sax, Ashley Henry – piano, Daniel Casimir – bass, Mark Kavuma – trumpet, Ben Brown – drums A Tribute to Art Blakey Tickets: £16 at the door, £15 advance, £1 reduction for Friends of Calstock Arts, under 25s free, from 01726 879500 or from Lime Kiln Gallery in Calstock. |
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| Sunday December 2 at 3.15 pm at The Great Hall, Dartington Devon Baroque with the Welsh Camerata Choir – musical director Andrew Wilson-Dickson 'A Baroque Christmas' Torelli: Pastorale per il S.S. Natale Bach: Cantata 61 'Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland' Esterhazy: Dormi Jesu Dulcissime & Puer Natus Buxtehude: Das neugeborne Kinderlein & In Dulci Jubilo Gifford: Rejoice ye Tenants of the Earth Corelli: Christmas Concert Charpentier: In Navitatem Tickets: £18/£5 students & under 18’s from Dartington Box Office, 01808 847070 or www.dartington.org/whats-on |
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| Sunday December 2 at 7.30 pm at The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH Plymouth Jazz Club The Drat Pack Fine saxophonist Neil Maya leads this lively swing, jive, jazz & Latin band fronted by charismatic singer Adam Moran. Tickets £9 for visitors – all welcome– (Members £7, Full-Time Students £5). Full info via 01752 721179 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
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| Sunday December 2 at 7.30 pm at The Wharf, Tavistock Dave Hankin Big Band Tickets £13 from 01822 611166 |
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| Tuesday December 4 at 7.30 pm at Ridgeway Methodist Church, Plympton Plymouth Area Police Choir Contact: Mrs. Pat Stead 01752 348178 In aid of their ladies group charity |
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| Wednesday December 5 at 7.30 pm at St. German's Priory Church, St. German's, Cornwall
East Cornwall Bach Choir Nine Lessons and Carols Retiring collection for charity Any access concerns contact Ruth Atkinson 01579 362072 |
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| Wednesday December 5 at 6.30 pm at Ford Park Cemetery Victorian Chapel Plymouth Clarion Choir Christmas Carol Service Tickets £6 - contact 01752 665442 |
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| Wednesday December 5 at 8.30pm at Churston Golf Club, Brixham Fougou Jazz Julien Marga Quartet French guitarist influenced by Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett.. Tickets £12 on the door; £10 in advance from fougoumusic.com |
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| Thursday December 6 at 8 pm at Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth Plymouth University Orchestra Christmas Concert Music for full orchestra as well as the brass, woodwind and string sections. Admission free - Parting donations in aid of concert costs; booking advised from 01752 585050 theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk |
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Friday December 7 at 7 pm at Callington Town Hall |
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| Friday December 7 at 8 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock O’Hooley & Tidow present WinterFolk Tickets: £13 at the door, £12 advance, £1 reduction for Friends of Calstock Arts, under 25s free, from 01726 879500 or from Lime Kiln Gallery in Calstock. |
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| Saturday December 8 at 7.30 pm at Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth University of Plymouth Choral Society accompanied by organ and orchestra under the direction of Musical Director Alice Dennis BEM Christmas Concert Congregational carols, Elgar's 'Lux Aeterna,' 'The Snow,' and 'Ave Verum Corpus' and, in the second half, a performance of the famous Vivaldi 'Gloria.' Tickets £16 (u26 £6) from 01752 585050 theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk |
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| Saturday December 8 at 7.30 pm in Plymouth RC Cathedral West Devon Chorale, director: Michael Johnson, with Richard Line - organ ‘Music for Advent’ Carter, Todd, Chilcott, Vaughan Williams, Rutter, Britten and many others. Tickets: £12 (£10 in advance), children and students £3, form the choir administrator on 01752 776479, or online at www.wegottickets.com/westdevonchorale |
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| Saturday December 8 at 7.30 pm at Plymouth Central Methodist Hall Music of the Night Choral Foundation, MD Scott Angell Christmas Concert Tickets from 01752 365580 or on the door |
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| Saturday December 8 at 7.30 pm at St.Petroc’s Church, South Brent Brent Singers directed by Matthew Searles Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols plus English music for the Festive Season by Holst, Warlock & John Rutter. Free Entry with retiring collection |
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| Saturday December 8 at 7.30 pm at Buckfast Abbey VOCES, director Martyn Warren Renaissance choral music for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.| Tickets £10 from www.buckfast.org.uk/boxoffice or the Abbey Bookshop Restaurant open from 6pm |
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| Sunday December 9 at 2 pm and 3 pm in The Great Hall, Cotehele South West Chamber Choir, director Stephen Trahair Carols for Advent and Christmas, sung unaccompanied |
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Sunday December 9 at 7 pm at St. Martin's Church, Liskeard |
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| Sunday December 9 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Dartington Dartington Community Choir, conductor Simon Capet Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass Hande: Dixit Dominus Tickets £19; students and U16s £7.50 from Dartington Box Office 01803 847070 or online at www.dartington.org/whats-on |
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| Monday December 10 at 7.30 pm at the Flavel Centre, Flavel Place, Dartmouth, TQ6 9ND Dartmouth Orchestra, conductor: Tim Pithers, lLeader: Brenda Willoughby, with Krzysztof Moskalewicz - piano Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor Liadov: Eight Russian Folk Songs, Op.58 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.2, Op.18 Tickets £12 (children & students £5) from the Flavel: www.theflavel.org.uk, 01803 839530 |
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| Monday December 10 at 7.45 pm at Salvation Army Congress Hall,
Armada Way,Plymouth PL1 1LD Plymouth Community Choir Charity and Love Featuring Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo Tickets £4 minimum donation, including refreshments after the concert Contact Sarah Pennington 01392 437792 plymouthcommunitychoir@gmail.com Proceeds to St Lukes Hospice Plymouth |
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| Tuesday December 11 at 7.30 pm at Mutley Baptist Church, Plymouth University of Plymouth Carol Service Admission free - Parting donations in aid of Shekinah Mission; booking advised from 01752 585050 theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk |
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| Wednesday December 12 at 7.30 pm at Crownhill Methodist Church, Plymouth. Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir, director Jenny George Christmas Concert |
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| Thursday December 13 at 7.30 pm at the James Wyatt Music Room, Powderham Castle, Kenton EX6 8JQ
Powderham Consort with Divertimento, conductor Brian Northcott Handel: Messiah Tickets: £16 (students £8) from 01626 890243 or online from www.musicinthecastle.co.uk |
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| Friday December 14 at 7.30 pm at the James Wyatt Music Room, Powderham Castle, Kenton EX6 8JQ Powderham Consort with Divertimento, conductor Brian Northcott Handel: Messiah Tickets: £16 (students £8) from 01626 890243 or online from www.musicinthecastle.co.uk |
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| Friday December 14 at 2 pm at St. Budeaux Merhodist Church Plymouth Clarion Choir For Senior Citizens |
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| Friday December 14 at 7.30 pm at Methodist Central Hall, Plymouth The Plymouth Area Police Choir, together with Montpelier Primary School and The Legacy Choir present a combined Grand Christmas Concert. Contact: Bob Sheldrake 01752 406995 |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at Harewood House, Plympton, Plymouth Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir, director Jenny George Annual sell-out Christmas Concert Tickets £8.00 to include Seasonal Refreshments. Advance booking essential - from Edward Gigg, tel: 01752 405429 |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at St. Petroc's Church Bodmin 7.30pm East Cornwall Bach Choir "A Russian Christmas" Mussorgsky: St. Nicholas Mass plus Russian and congregational carols Tickets £10 Students £5 children 12 years and under free, from www.ecbc.co.uk and from Liskeard Tourist Information 01579 349148 Any access concerns contact Ruth Atkinson 01579 362072 |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at Kingsbridge Methodist Church Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at Pilgrim Church, St. Levan Road, Plymouth Tamar Concert Choir, Musical Director Jonathan Lewsey Christmas Concert (not just carols) Tickets £5 on the door |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at Buckfast Abbey Stanborough Chorus, director Christopher Fletcher A Celebration of Christmas Tickets £10 from www.buckfast.org.uk/boxoffice or the Abbey Bookshop |
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| Saturday December 15 at 2.30 pm at Dultingcote, 10 Earls Wood Drive, Plymouth, PL6 8SF Earls Wood Drive Music Circle - a piano group for interested piano players Special pre-Christmas meeting to introduce our bi-monthly events For details please contact James Webb 07939 343809 or james.webb61@outlook.com |
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| Saturday December 15 at 7.30 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock Calstock Singers presents Worldwide Christmas Tickets, to include mince pie and mulled wine or fruit juice £6.50 from Limekiln Gallery from mid-November. |
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Sunday December 16 at 1 pm and at 2 pm at Cotehele |
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| Sunday December 16 at 7.30 pm at The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH Plymouth Jazz Club Christmas Party Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants, featuring ace reeds player Zoltan Sagi The Jazz Giants are a talented group of musicians delivering traditional jazz with a big element of fun. An ideal Christmas Party band! Tickets £9 for visitors – all welcome– (Members £7, Full-Time Students £5). Full info via 01752 721179 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
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Sunday December 16 at 3.30 pm at Livermead House Hotel, Torquay |
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| Sunday December 16 at 4 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock Sunday Sessions Christmas Special with Just Friends Free entry, donations please for Crisis at Christmas. |
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| Tuesday December 18 at 5pm and 6.30 pm at St. Andrew's Minster Church, Plymouth Tamar Concert Choir, Musical Director Jonathan Lewsey Christmas services in aid of St. Luke's Hospice |
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| Tuesday December 18 at 7.30 pm at St. Paul's RC Church, Pemros Rd., St. Budeaux, Plymouth PL5 1NE Plymouth Clarion Choir, with the Burraton MVC For the Holy Trinity Parish & Plymouth Catenians Collection for charities |
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| Wednesday December 19 at 2.30 pm at The Bethany Home, Woodside Lane, Greenbank, Plymouth Plymouth Clarion Choir |
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| Wednesday December 19 at 7:30pm at Ivybridge Methodist Church Claudia Alvarez Calderon - soprano, Alex Wilson - piano Dr Theodore Marier : "A Child is Born" sung unaccompanied Max Reger: "Maria Wiegenlied" Franz Schubert: "Ave Maria" Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod: "Ave Maria" Saverio Mercadante: "Salve Maria" Anthony Petti / Michael Pretorius: "Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen" (A Noble Flower of Judah) Traditional 'Vilancico' (Spanish Carol): "Los Peces en el Rio" (The Fish in the River) St Alphonsus Liguori: "Tu Scendi dalle Stelle" (You Descended from the Stars) Rt Rev James Chadwick: "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes" (Angels we have heard on High) Franz Xaver Gruber: "Stille Nacht" (Noche de Paz - Silent Night) Adolphe Adam: "Cantique de No l" (O Holy Night) Tickets £10 ( free for under 16s) on the door and online from: Ticketsource |
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| Thursday December 20 at 7:30pm at St Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton Claudia Alvarez Calderon - soprano, Alex Wilson - piano Dr Theodore Marier : "A Child is Born" sung unaccompanied Max Reger: "Maria Wiegenlied" Franz Schubert: "Ave Maria" Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod: "Ave Maria" Saverio Mercadante: "Salve Maria" Anthony Petti / Michael Pretorius: "Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen" (A Noble Flower of Judah) Traditional 'Vilancico' (Spanish Carol): "Los Peces en el Rio" (The Fish in the River) St Alphonsus Liguori: "Tu Scendi dalle Stelle" (You Descended from the Stars) Rt Rev James Chadwick: "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes" (Angels we have heard on High) Franz Xaver Gruber: "Stille Nacht" (Noche de Paz - Silent Night) Adolphe Adam: "Cantique de No l" (O Holy Night) Tickets £10 ( free for under 16s) on the door and online from: Ticketsource |
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| Saturday December 22 at Plymouth Guildhall South West Philharmonia & Chorus, conductor Marcus Alleyne Christmas in the City Festive favourites, sing alongs, mulled wine and special guests Tickets from £10 from info@swpac.co.uk, 07891001969 |
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| Sunday December 23 at 3 pm at Buckfast Abbey Festive Carol Service A sequence of seasonal music and readings for Christmas. Sung by the Abbey Choir Free with retiring collection |
