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Concerts in Exeter
The list below makes no claim to be comprehensive. More details are available via the links or from the respective organisations
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| Saturday November 23 at the United Reformed Church, Southernhay, Exeter Exeter Bach Society, conductor David Davies, with Jonathan Watts - organ and four soloists Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia Handel: two Coronation Anthems - ‘My Heart is Inditing’ and ‘Zadok the Priest’; Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb Peter Philips: Cantantibus Organis Tickets £10 in advance from Exeter Phoenix Ticket Agency, Gandy Street (01392 667080) or through www.exeterbachsociety.wordpress.com or £12 at the door. |
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| Saturday November 23 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall EMG Symphony Orchestra, David Bedford: Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves (EMG Wind Orchestra) Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 and 2 (selection) Brahms Symphony No 4. Tickets £15, £12, £10 and £8 (£5 for students and under-16s) from: Exeter Tourist Information Office, Dix’s Field, Exeter. Tel: 01392 665885 (open 9.30 - 4.30 Monday to Saturday or from Devon Strings Workshop, 1 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter. EX4 3AJ (open 10 – 6 Wednesday to Saturday - cash or cheque only) and online from www.wegottickets.com. In aid of the Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity. |
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| Thursday November 28 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Carlo Rizzi, with Alexander Gavrylyuk - piano) Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Dvorak: Symphony No.9 "From the New World" Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Saturday November 30 at 7.30 pm at Sidmouth Parish Church Isca Ensemble, conductor Roger Hendry, with Richard Jenkinson - cello Gala Anniversary Concert Borodin: On the Steppes of Central Asia Dvořák: Cello Concerto Brahms: Symphony no. 2 Tickets £12 centre aisle, £10 side aisles or back of nave, from Paragon Books, Sidmouth tel. 01395 514516 |
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| Saturday December 7 at 7.30pm at Exeter Cathedral Jacqui Dankworth, The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Lympstone; Exeter Festival Chorus, Conductors Nigel Perrin and Huw Williams Winter Gala. Songs from Stage & Silver Screen (arranged by Charles Wood) excerpts from Bernstein: West Side Story Verdi: Aida Jenkins: The Armed Man Grand Finale A Christmas Medley Tickets: Front Nave £22, Rear Nave £17 (reserved) Side Aisles £12 (unreserved) By phone EFC Tickets 0845 6005441, Exeter Tickets 01392 665885, online www.exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk , from Exeter Tickets (Tourist Information Centre) Dix's Field, Exeter EX1 1GF, or on the door on the night. In Aid of Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund |
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| Thursday December 12 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kirill Karabits, with Renaud Capucon - violin R Strauss: Metamorphosen Schumann: Violin Concerto Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 "Italian" Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Saturday December 14 and Wednesday December 18 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral Exeter Cathedral's professional choir returns for its traditional seasonal concert. Well-known carols and new works will be joined on the programme by some lighter Christmas items. As usual there will be 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 (groups of 8 or more) are available. To book, please telephone 01392 285983 or book online at www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/boxoffice |
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| Thursday December 19 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christian Curnyn, with Rebecca Bottone, Williams Towers, Samuel Boden, Christopher Purves, and the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Handel: Messiah Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Thursday December 19 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor : Christian Curnyn, with Rebecca Bottone, Williams Towers, Samuel Boden, Christopher Purves, and the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Handel: Messiah Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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2014 |
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| Thursday January 2 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gunther Bauer-Schenk, with Fiona Murphy - soprano Johann Strauss Gala. Programme to include: J Strauss II : Waldmeister (Overture), Tik-Tak Polka, Pleasure Train Polka, At the Hunt Polka, Emperor Waltz, Treasure Waltz, The Blue Danube Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Thursday January 31 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kees Bakels, with Ronald Brautigam - piano Mozart: The Impresario Overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22 K482 Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica" Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Thursday February 13 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Pete Harrison Heroes & Superheroes Scores include the classics of Robin Hood and The Magnificent Seven as well as from films depicting real-life heroics in Saving Private Ryan and Apollo 13. Superheroes are represented by Superman, Batman, Spiderman, X-Men and The Incredibles, and you can also expect appearances by Harry Potter and James Bond. Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Thursday February 27 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rui Pinheiro, with Jennifer Pike - violin Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No.5 Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Saturday March 8 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon Exeter Symphony Orchestra, Exeter Philharmonic Choir, with Alison Burnett, Julian Rippon, Thomas Hobbs and Juliet Curnow Wagner:Overture to 'Die Meistersinger' Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor (The Choral) Tickets £25, £18 and £12 from Exeter Cathedral box office by phone 01392 285983, in person, or on line http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/Whats-on/events.ashx#list |
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| Thursday March 13 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jac van Steen, with Simon Trpceski - Piano Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Saturday March 22 at 7.30 pm at Sidmouth Parish Church Isca Ensemble, MD Roger Hendry, with Kate Walker - soprano Respighi : Suite ‘The Birds’ Grieg : Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt Mahler: Symphony no. 4 Tickets £12 centre aisle, £10 side aisles or back of nave, from Paragon Books, Sidmouth tel. 01395 514516 or from www.iscaensemble.org.uk/ |
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| Wednesday April 2 at 7.30 pm at Deer Park Country Hotel, Honiton
Chamber Ensemble of London, director Peter Fisher Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen Suite Giles Farnaby: Seven Pieces for String Orchestra arr. Bantock Richard Mudge: Concerto No.5 in Bb major John Ireland: Minuet from A Downland Suite Clive Jenkins: Pastorale and Allegro Andrew M Wilson: Cornish Overture Harold Darke: Fantasy in E major John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale Peter Fisher: Variations on Widecombe Fair in the style of Paganini Concert supported by John Ireland Trust. |
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| Thursday April 10 at 7.30 pm at The Great Hall, Exeter University Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stefan Solyom, with John Lill - Piano Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 Sibelius: Symphony No.1 Tickets £12.50 - £36.50 (under 18s £1; 18-25 scheme members £5) from 01392 667080 on online at www.bsolive.com |
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| Saturday June 7 at 8 pm at Sidmouth Parish Church Isca Ensemble, conductor Roger Hendry Special Summer Concert Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" Admission free; retiring collection for Save the Children |
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| Saturday Ocober 4 in Honiton Isca Ensemble, conductor Roger Hendry, with Emmanuel Bach - violin Brahms: Violin Concerto (tbc) Details tba from www.iscaensemble.org.uk/ |
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| Saturday November 29 in Sidmouth (venue tba) Isca Ensemble, conductor Roger Hendry, with Mark Bebbington - piano Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" Details tba from www.iscaensemble.org.uk/ |
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Exeter Music Organisations Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Exeter Festival Chorus holds concerts at venues in Exeter and elsewhere. Tickets available from 01626 336619 or via the EFC Ticket booking form on their website. Exmouth Concert Society holds concerts at Holy Trinity Church, Rolle Road, Exmouth. Concerts start at 7.30 pm and tickets cost £8 (students £2.50) at the door |
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