Friday 6 June 2014

Events from June 2014

Philharmonia Orchestra
(A Close Encounter)
Free Live Outdoor Afternoon Concert
Torre Abbey Meadows
Sunday 8 June








Ruth Molins
The Eloquent Guitar
Lympstone Parish Church
Sunday 1 June 4pm
BACH, GIULIANIBARTOK & VILLA-LOBOS
Guitar: David Cottam
Flute: Ruth Molins
Tickets: £7 (U16 £1)

All Four Concerts: £20
( 6 April / 4 May / 1 June / 29 June )
Demelza Henderson: 2 Brook Cottages
01395 272243  07516 322853
John Welton: 01395 271915
johnwelton68@gmail.com







'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 1 June 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE










The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 3 June 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE














RAWEmerging Arts Platform
The Alpha Effect
Harry Kingscott
Ben GilbertSam Ward
(Photo: Victoria Fullick)
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Saturday 7 June 7pm
"She Ain't HeavyShe's My Mother"
A young man's experience of
his mother's anorexia
"Blink"
An exploration in dance, of the
isolation of the mind from the body
"The Alpha Effect"
Eight men share the experience of
life in a men's prison
Tickets: £7
(2x £13, 3x £18, 4x £22, 5x £25)
Box Office: 01392 493493
Book Online
"The Alpha Effect" Facebook Page
(see "Classical Journey" review)















Roger Hendy
Isca Ensemble
Isca Ensemble
Sidmouth Parish Church
Saturday 7 June 7-for-8pm
ANNUAL ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOP
& EVENING CHARITY CONCERT
Musical Director: Roger Hendy
Admission to concert FREE
Collection & workshop fees
towards "Save the Children"
Contact: 01404 823150

rogerhendy@btinternet.com

SAD NEWS FROM MELANIE LESTER:
THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

(BUT SEE AXE VALE ORCHESTRA CONCERT AT COLYTON ON SUNDAY)






St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton





700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Sunday 8 June 3pm
PIANO RECITAL
Piano: Joyce Clarke
Wolfgang Mozart: Sonata
Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes
Edvard Grieg: Piano Pieces
Sergei Rachmaninov: Etudes
Felix Mendelssohn: Andante & Rondo Capriccioso
Followed by afternoon tea and cakes
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower







Christian Kluxen
Philharmonia Orchestra
Torre Abbey Meadow TQ2 6RG
Sunday 8 June 5pm

A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE


(Culmination of RE-RITE)
Presenter: Tim Steiner

Conductor: Christian Kluxen
Eric Coates: "Dambusters March"
Malcolm Arnold: "The Padstow Lifeboat"
Aram Khachaturian: "Sparticus"
Hans Zimmer/Klaus Badelt:
                  "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Ástor Piazzolla: "Libertango"
Eric Coates: "By a Sleepy Lagoon"
Arthur Wood: "By My Native Heath"
Sir Edward Elgar: "Enigma Variations - Nimrod"
Sergei Prokofiev: "Romeo & Juliet"
Igor Stravinsky: "Firebird"
Johann Strauss II: "The Blue Danube"
Tim Steiner: "A Traveller's Guide"
An hour of entertainment in the open air

Admission FREE


Laura Forster
iOrchestra Project Coordinator, Torbay
laura.forster@philharmonia.co.uk
07943 376 893
(See below for "Orchestra Unwrapped"
  educational concert for schools

     on Monday morning 9 June)










ExTunes (University of Exeter Music Office)
Exeter University Great Hall
Sunday 8 June 6pm

WAR SONG


Act 1 Scene 1 - Soldiers:

University War Song Ensemble
EUCS President
Maria Yiting Liu
Eric Bogle (arr. Alex Hawker): "No Man's Land"
Exeter University Choral Society
Karl Jenkins: "The Armed Man"
(excerpt - "The Armed Man")
Local Schools Choir
Songs of the Great War

Exeter University Clarinet & Flute Choirs
Adolphe Adam (arr Alex Hawker): "O Holy Night"
University War Song Ensemble
Georgina Lewis: "Freedom"

Act 1 Scene 2 - Civilians

Exeter University Symphony Orchestra
George Butterworth: "Banks of Green Willow"
University War Song Ensemble
Isabelle Balantyne-Dykes: "What are we Fighting For?"
A Capella Society - The 'Bluebelles'
Ross Parker/Hugh Charles (arr ?): "We'll Meet Again"
Exeter University Big Band & Jazz Orchestra
Glen Miller (arr Alex Hawker): "V is for Victory"/"In the Mood"

        « « « INTERVAL « « «



EUSO Conductor
Richard Gonski
Act 2 Scene 1 - Battles
University War Song Ensemble & Brass Ensemble
Elmer Bernstein: "The Great Escape"
Exeter University Symphony Orchestra
Gustav Holst: "Planets Suite" - "Mars, The Bringer of War"
Exeter University Concert Band
Eric Coates: "The Dam Busters"
Exeter University Choral Society
Karl Jenkins: "The Armed Man" (excerpt - "Torches")
Trumpet Voluntary
General Daniel Butterfield: "The Last Post"

Act 2 Scene 2 - Remembrance

Exeter University Concert Band
John Williams (arr Paul Lavender): "Hymn to the Fallen" ("Saving Private Ryan")
Exeter University Singers
Isaiah Chapter 2: "They Shall Not Learn War"
Exeter University Brass Ensemble
Sir Edward Elgar: "Enigma Variations" - "Nimrod"
Exeter University Singers
Lawrence Binyon (arr Douglas Guest): "For the Fallen"

Tickets: £7

Buy Online












St Andrew's Church Colyton
Axe Vale Orchestra
St Andrew's Church Colyton
Sunday 8 June 7pm
Conductor: Adrian Carpenter
Leader: Alexandra Ennis
Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
(Piano: Nick Brown, Jesse Wilson)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Double Violin Concerto
(Violin: Alexandra Ennis, Rachel Burrough)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2
(Piano: Nick Brown)
Tickets: £9 (includes interval wine)
Accompanied children FREE







Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Torquay Princess TheatreTQ2 5EZ
Monday 9 June 11am

ORCHESTRA UNWRAPPED


(Educational event supported by iOrchestra)
Presenter: Tim Steiner

Conductor: Christian Kluxen
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:
"The Tsar Saltan": "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Arthur Honneger: "Pacific 231"
Hans Zimmer/Klaus Badelt:
                  "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Ástor Piazzolla: "Libertango"
Aaron Copland: "Fanfare for the Comman Man"
Sir Edward Elgar: "Enigma Variations - Nimrod"
Igor Stravinsky: "Firebird"
Tim Steiner: "A Traveller's Guide"
An hour of orchestral education
Bookings for school groups welcome

Admission FREE


Laura Forster
iOrchestra Project Coordinator, Torbay
laura.forster@philharmonia.co.uk
07943 376 893







Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein
Bicton Classics Night
Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 12 June 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley











Torbay Singers
Torbay Singers
St Matthias Church Torquay
Saturday 14 June
MODERN CHORAL CLASSICS
Director: Tina Guthrie
Morten Lauridsen
John Tavener
Robert Chilcott

Details to follow . . .







Exeter Contemporary Sounds
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Sunday 15 June 2pm
EARWORMS
Suitable for family with children
from babies to 11 years.
SOLARFERENCE
(Sarah Owen  Nick Janaway)
Host: Mervyn Bedford
Tickets: £4.50 (child £3 U2 FREE)
01392 493493 or book online
Northcott website / Earworms website






ExeVox Choir

Peter Adcock (left, front)

and ExeVox Choir




St David's Church Exeter
Sunday 15 June 4 for 5pm
IN CONCERT AT ST DAVID'S
Musical Director: Peter Adcock
J S Bach: "Jesu Meine Freunde"
Thomas Morley: Madrigals
Richard Allain, Henry J Washburn: Folk Songs
Michael Flanders/Donald Swann
& George Gershwin: Comic Songs
plus ExeVox Barbershop Quartet
Tickets£10 (student/U18 £8)
     (price includes cream tea at 4pm)
Box Office: 01647 252298
info@exevox.org.uk
or pay at the door









TWO 
FREE CONCERTS

(Note: Wednesday's Concert starts 1pm)


Cello: Anup Biswas
Mathieson Music Trust Concert
1. St Thomas Church Cowick Street
Tuesday 17 June 7.30pm
2. Exeter Cathedral Chapter House
Wednesday 18 June 1.00pm
Cello: Anup Kumar Biswas
Baritone: Donald Boothman
Piano: David King
Henry Purcell/William Shakespeare:
The Tempest "Arise, ye Subterranean Winds"
George Frideric Handel:
Baritone:
Donald Boothman


Xerxes "Ombra Mai Fu"
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven:
'Cello Sonata in A Major Opus 69
Johannes Brahms:
'Cello Sonata in E minor Opus 38
Charles Gounod/Onésime Pradère:
Faust "Cavatina"
Pyotr Tchaikovsky   Sir Edward Elgar
Rabindranath Tagore: "Anondo Loke"
Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II:
"South Pacific" Some Enchanted Evening
Cole Porter: Jubilee "Begin the Beguine"
Noël Coward
Admission FREE
Donations welcomed to support Anup'sMathieson Music Trust in Kolkata
(Mathieson Music School Facebook Page)








Powderham Castle





Josie Walledge
Powderham Castle
Friday 20 June 7.30pm
CHORAL WORKS FOR TEN VOICES
Giacomo;Carissimi: "Jephte"
Domenico Scarlatti: "Stabat Mater"
Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Preludes
Josie Walledge
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Singt dem Herrn"
Musical Director: Josie Walledge
'Cello Continuo: Clare Garton-Sprenger
Organist: George Pratt
Tickets: £15 (student £7)
Emma Indge: 01626 890243















Classical Café - The Music of Love
Cullompton Community Centre
Friday 20 June 7 for 7.30pm
VIVACE String Ensemble
Leader: Anna Cockroft
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony
BEL CANTO Vocal ensemble
Musical Director: Alan Boxer
Madrigals, Popular Songs,
Works by Eric Whitacre
Rebecca Willson
REBECCA WILLSON Piano 
Morton Feldman: Intermission 6 
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E minor
Graham Fitkin: The Cone Gatherers
Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle in Cm 
Tickets: £12 (U17 £6)
(Admission includes wine and refreshments)
Box Office: 01884 33265
Kentisbeare Performning Arts Website











Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore Festival
Dartington Hall Estate
Friday-Sunday 20-22 June
FRIDAY
Principles of Hinduism
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
Artist in residence: Ansuman Biswas
Rangoli and Henna Art workshops
Transition Town Totnes Reconomy Project
Baithak & Sangeeta Dance
New Film Biography of Raindranath Tagore
Biography of Marie Marving
Talk on Tagore by Sukunta Chaudhuri
Dartington Band Matthew & Me
Band Party at Soundart Radio
Indian Dancing
Dartington Great Hall

SATURDAY
Stories under the Trees Susmita Bhattacharya
Dalala Bike Ride - Pimp your ride
Bollywood Dance Workshop Anand Bhatt
Lecture by Tagore Centre Director Kalyan Kundu
Squash-growing workshop/Plant Swap
Kathak Dance Workshop: Aakash Odedra
Furniture Recycling Workshop
Peace Direct Lecture Scilla Elworthy
Schumacher College Poster Workshop
Garba & Dandiya Dance Workshop
Tagore's Female Heroes Prarthana Purkayastha
Community Action Inez Aponte
Bhavan Peace Movement Dr Nandakumara
Dance Offerings from Devon
Sarod Music Amjad Ali Khan
Satish Kumar
8,000 mile
pilgrimage
for peace
Midsummer Fire Party
SUNDAY
A Monk's Peace Pilgrimage: Satish Kumar
Playing for Peace: Amjad Ali Khan
Stone Carving Workshop Maria Moorhouse
Poetry and Drama Peter Oswald
Five Ways to Wellbeing
Walking the Healing Labyrinth Helen Raphael Sands
Explore Dartington and the Lives of Dorothy &
Leonard Elmhirst with Plymouth Uni's 'Letters' App
Legacy of Tagore: His Eminence Mohamed Quayes
Anarchist Baking!
Poetry and Music Collective One Taste
Seminar on Community Radio Soundart Radio
Who wrote the Bhagavad Gita Lord Desai
Earth Dance Workshop Denise Rowe
Film/Talk: Journey of the Universe Mary Evelyn Tucker
Dance for Dyslexia Aakash Odedra
Chartwell Dutiro
Mbira Dzavadzimu
Tagore's Song Cycles Param Vir
ALL WEEKEND
Wake up Yoga! Morning & Noon
Morning Prayers to Ganesha Shiva & Parvati
Four-Screen Film Installation Seasons
Earfilms A 3D Aural Experience
Alternative Intervention Tasters
Stories to Wear Caitlin Shepherd
Free Radicals Experimenters Collective
Social Fabric Freedom Quilt Workshop
Ex-Combatants - A Space for Peace
Family Drop-In Sessions Soundart Radio
World of Sacred Music Chartwell Dutiro
Tickets to Individual Events: £7.50-£15
Senior/Student/U16 reduced price
Child: All Events Admission FREE
Many events: No Charge for Admission
Details of all Events
Who is Rabindranath Tagore?
Tagore Festival Website











Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra

Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra
Exeter Barnfield Theatre
Sunday 22 June 7.30pm
DYJO DREAM BIG BAND
Musical Directors:
Brian Moore  Graham Hutton
Tickets: £10 (student/child £6)
Box Office: 01392 271808

Book Online









Billy Bottle
(seen here at 'The Other Compass')
presents
'Billy Bottle & The Multiple'
A Message From . . .
Exeter Barnfield Theatre
Friday 27 June 8pm
BILLY BOTTLE & THE MULTIPLE
Composition/Keyboard/Song: Billy Bottle
Violin/Vocals: Martine Waltier
Saxophone: Roz Harding
Flute: Viv Goodwin-Darke
Trombone: Angus Menter
Bass: Jim Rintoul
Tickets: £10 (musician/student £5)
Box Office: 01392 271808
(10am-4pm Monday-Friday)
Book Online







Taunton Sinfonietta
Taunton Sinfonietta
St James' Church Taunton
Saturday 28 June 7.30pm
SUMMERTIME
George Gershwin: "Summertime"
Antonio Vivaldi: "Summer"
Josef  Haydn: "Bird Quartet"
Felix Mendelssohn: "String Symphonie No 9"
Gerald Finzi: "Romance"
J S Bach: "Violin & Oboe Concerto"
Ennio Morricone: "Gabriel's Oboe"
Dmitri Schostakovich: Gadfly "Romance"
Director: Mary Eade
Details: TBA
01935 862339
Sinfonietta Website







St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 28 June 2pm
ASHBURTON CARNIVAL WEEK
opens with
ASHBURTON FÊTE










St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton

700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 28 June 7.30pm
THE INCON SINGERS
Director: Ralph Wickenden
25th Anniversary Celebration
Interval Bar
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower






St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 28 June - Saturday 5 July
ASHBURTON CARNIVAL
Grand Fête: Saturday 28 June
Carnival Procession: Saturday 5 June










John Tavener

Exeter Festival Chorus

Church of the Holy Cross
(and the mother of him who hung thereon)
Church Lane Crediton
Saturday 28 June 7-for-7.30pm
SUMMER VESPERS
Conductor: Nigel Perrin
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Vespers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aaron Copland
John Tavener
Tickets: £6-12
0845 6005441
book online
choir website





David Cottam
with
String Trio
The Eloquent Guitar
Lympstone Parish Church
Sunday 29 June 4pm
VIVALDIGARCIA & BOCCHERINI
Guitar: David Cottam
with String Trio
Gerald Garcia: Concerto "Le Grazie"
Tickets: £8 (U16 £1)

All Four Concerts: £20
( 6 April / 4 May / 1 June / 29 June )
Demelza Henderson: 2 Brook Cottages
01395 272243  07516 322853
John Welton: 01395 271915
johnwelton68@gmail.com







Jonathan Watts
conducts
Dartington Community Choir
Dartington Community Choir
Dartington Great Hall
Sunday 29 June 7.30pm
SUMMER CONCERT
Director: Jonathan Watts
English Part Songs
Dartington Box Office: 01803 847070











The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 1 July 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE











Marion Wood
Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra
St Peter's School Exeter
Saturday 5 July 7.30pm
"CONCERTO FOR TWO MANDOLINS"
Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor: Marion Wood
Leader: Clare Smith
Details: TBC












Counterpoint Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 5 July 7.30pm
11 BRUCHNER MOTETS
with 4 trombones of the
Counterpoint Brass Ensemble

Details to be confirmed . . .







'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 6 July 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE
















Simon Belshaw
Exeter Contemporary Sounds
Exeter Phoenix
Sunday 6 July
MUSIC MACHINES
Composer: Simon Belshaw
(Music Machine Radio Show)
(Music Machines Website)
EXETER CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS
Violin: Emma WeltonJulie Hill
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Jane Pyrie
Simon Belshaw: "Music Machine 4"
                           "Music Machine 26"
Exeter Contemporary Sounds
John White: "Humming & Ah-ing Machine"
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for String Quartet
Ralf Hütter & Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk):
      "Das Modell" for String Quartet
Annie Gosfield: "Long Waves & Random Pulses"
(Annie brought her trio - with Roger Kleier
& Chris Cutler - to Dartington Great Hall on
Wednesday 23 November 2011 for the première
of "Floating Messages & Fading Frequencies"
with the Athelas Sinfonietta: Pierre-André Valade)
Ticket Details: To be confirmed
Information: Exeter Phoenix 01392 667080









THE FESTIVAL PLAYERS
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre
Tiverton High School Playing Field
(Bolhanm Road EX16 6SQ)
Tuesday 8 July 6.30 for 7.30pm
"THE COMEDY OF ERRORS"
Director: Michael Dyer
Stage Manager: Giles Stoakley
Voice Coach: Trish Knight-Webb
Music & Songs: Johnny Coppin
Antipholus of Ephesus/Syracuse: Giles Stoakley
Dromio of Ephesus/Syracuse: Christopher Finn
Emilia, Angelo, Dr Pinch: Matthew Springett
Duke Solinus: Michael Dyer
Egeon: Paul Mills
Adriana: Robbie Merchant
Luciana: Joel Daffurn
Tickets: £14
Group of Four: £52
Box Office: JT's Partyhouse 01884 233741
TCAT Website  Festival Players Website
Outdoor performance - no seating
Bring chairs/rugs and a picnic!








Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein


Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 10 July 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley










Powderham Castle
Divertimento Ensemble
Powderham Castle
Friday 11 July 7.30pm
DIVERTIMENTO PLAY BACH
Cantatas for Bass, Oboe & Strings
Violin: Mary EadeBrenda Willoughby
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Double Bass: Michael Allnatt
Oboe: Lynn Collins
The Divertimento Ensemble
Baritone: Paul Sheehan
1769 Bryce-Seede organ:
Professor George Pratt
Tickets: £15 (Student £7)
Powderham Castle: 01626 890243
Divertimento Entertainments Website

(repeated at Sharpham House

     Sunday 13 July 3pm - see below)





Budleigh Music Festival



St Peter's Church & Temple Methodist Church
Friday 11 July - Saturday 19 July

PLEYEL ENSEMBLE / PIANIST YUANFAN YANG
TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN / BUDLEIGH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
SOPRANO SUSANA GASPAR / 'CELLIST LAURA VAN DER HEIJDEN
HENSCHEL QUARTETT / RED PRIEST QUARTET







The Pleyel Ensemble
(at Royal Northern College of Music)
'Cello: Heather Bills
Flute: Jonathan Rimmer
Piano: Harvey Davies
Clarinet: Hanet Hilton
Double Bass: Michael Escreet

(Photo: Tony Howard)
The Pleyel Ensemble
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Friday 11 July 7.30pm
TWO CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE WORKS
Franz Schubert: "Octet in F" D803
Wolfgang Mozart: "Quintet in A" K581
Piano: Harvey Davies
Flute: Jonathan Rimmer
Oboe: Melinda Maxell
Clarinet: Janet Hilton
Bassoon: Laurence Perkins
French Horn: Laurence Davies
Violin: Marcus Barcham-Stevens
Sarah EwinsBenedict Holland
Steven WilkieCatherine Yates
Viola: Louise Lansdown
Cello: Heather BillsChris Hoyle
Double bass: Michael Escreet



Yuanfan Yang

Piano: Yuanfan Yang
Temple Methodist Church Budleigh
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
A PIANO RECITAL
J S Bach: "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue"
Yuanfan Yang: "Waves"
Robert Schumann: "Carnaval"
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Waldstein Sonata"
Sergei Rachmaninov: "Sonata in Bь minor"








Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Violin: Soo-Jin Hong
'Cello: Soo-Kyung Hong
Piano: Jens Elvekjaer
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Temple Methodist Church Budleigh
Monday 14 July 7.30pm
THREE CLASSICAL TRIOS
Bent Sørensen: "Phantasmagoria"
Felix Mendelssohn: "Trio in C minor"
Franz Schubert: "Trio in Bь"
Piano: Jens Elvekjaer
Andrea Guarneri Violin: Soo-Jin Hong
Amati 'Cello: Soo-Kyung Hong









Violin: Sara Trickey
Budleigh Festival Orchestra
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Tuesday 15 July 7.30pm
RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
Giovanni Pergolesi: "Concertino"
W A Mozart: "Violin Concerto in G" K216
Igor Stravinsky: "Pulcinella Suite"
J S Bach: "Violin Concerto in E" BWV1042
W A Mozart: "Linz Symphony" K425
Conductor: Nicholas Marshall
Leader: Malcolm Latchem
Violin: Sara Trickey





Soprano: Susana Gaspar
Susana Gaspar & Gary Matthewman
Temple Methodist Church Budleigh
Wednesday 16 July 7.30pm
LIEDER & ARIAS
Robert Schumann: "Liederkreis"
Richard Strauss: "Vier Lieder"
Manuel de Falla: "Siete Canciones"
VerdiDvořákPucciniGounod: Arias
Piano: Gary Matthewman
Soprano: Susana Gaspar




Laura van der Heijden
Laura van der Heijden & Mana Oguchi
Temple Methodist Church Budleigh
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
'CELLO SUITES & SONATAS
Robert Schumann: "Fantasiestücke" Op 73
Johannes Brahms: "Cello Sonata in F" Op 99
J S Bach: "Cello Suite Number 2" BWV1008
Dmitri Shostakovich: "Cello Sonata in D" Op 40
Piano: Mana Oguchi
'Cello: Laura van der Heijden







Henschel Quartett
(fotograf: Georg Thum)
Henschel Quartett
Temple Methodist Church Budleigh
Friday 18 July 7.30pm
CLASSICAL QUARTETS
Wolfgang Mozart: "Quartet in A " K464
Erwin Shulhoff: "5 Pieces for String Quartet"
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Quartet in C# minor"
Violin: Christoph Henschel & Markus Henschel
Viola: Monika Henschel
'Cello: Mathias Beyer-Karlshøj




Red Priest
Red Priest Baroque Quartet
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
CARNIVAL OF THE SEASONS
Antonio Vivaldi: "Quattro Stagione"
(Concerto Interludes Arr. Red Priest)
Heinrich Biber: "The Crucifixion"
Jacob van Eyck "What shall we do this Evening?"
Henry Purcell: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
J S Bach: "Prelude in D minor for solo 'Cello"
Robert Johnson: "The witches' Dance"
Arcangelo Corelli: "Per la Notte de Natale"
(Concerto Grosso in G minor Arr. Red Priest)
Recorders: Piers Adams
Violin: Julia Bishop
'Cello: Angela East
Harpsichord: David Wright





Budleigh Festival Lunchtime Music Concerts

Friday 11 July - Saturday 19 July
Temple Church (except organ recital - at St Peter's)

Kirsty Chaplin (Piano)
Kevin Hurst & Joyce Clarke (Clarinet & Piano)
Maynard School Musicians
Emma Graham & Liz Grier (Harps)
Anna Lapwood (Organ - at St Peter's) / Benedetta Dini (Piano)
Julian Rippon & Edward Woodhouse (Baritone & Tenor)
Tina KimStella Kim & Sally Kim (Piano, Violin & 'Cello)




Kirsty Chaplin
Temple Church Budleigh
Friday 11 July 12 noon
PIANO RECITAL
Baroque to Romantic
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection
(Bath Young Musician 2013)








Kevin Hurst & Joyce Clarke
Temple Church Budleigh
Saturday 12 July 12 noon
CLARINET PIANO RECITAL
Concours Debussy
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection

(seen here at Glenorchy 7 Dec 2011)








Maynard School Musicians
Temple Church Budleigh
Monday 14 July 12 noon
A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC
Chamber Recital
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection







Harpe Noire
Temple Church Budleigh
Tuesday 15 July 12 noon
FROM FOLK TO FLAMENCO
Harps: Liz Grier & Emma Graham
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection

(seen here at St Michael's 15 Jan 2014)







Anna Lapwood
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Wednesday 16 July 12 noon
ORGAN RECITAL
(Magdalen's first woman organ scholar)
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection









Benedetta Dini
Temple Church Budleigh
Thursday 17 July 12 noon
PIANO RECITAL
SchubertSchumann & Liszt
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection

(Graduate of the Verdi Conservatoire)



Julian Rippon & Edward Woodhouse
Temple Church Budleigh
Friday 18 July 12 noon
TENOR BARITONE RECITAL
Piano: David Davies
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection

(seen here at St Stephen's Church 13 Nov 2013)








Stella & Sally Kim, & Tina Kim
Temple Church Budleigh
Saturday 19 July 12 noon
TRINITY PIANO TRIO
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection

(Pettman/ROSL scholarship winners)











East Devon Choral Society
East Devon Choral Society
Venue: to be confirmed
Saturday 12 July
SUMMER CONCERT
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph

Details to be confirmed






















Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Brian Northcott
Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Southernhay Church Exeter
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
Orchestra Conductor: Brian Northcott
Johannes Brahms: "Academic Festival Overture"
Joseph Canteloube: "Songs of the Auvergne"
Gerald Finzi: "Dies Natalis"
Ernest John Moeran: "G minor Symphony"
Tickets: details TBC














Sharpham House
Divertimento Emsemble
Sharpham House, Ashprington, Totnes
Sunday 13 July 7.30pm
DIVERTIMENTO PLAY BACH
Cantatas for Bass, Oboe & Strings
Violin: Mary EadeBrenda Willoughby
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Double Bass: Michael Allnatt
Oboe: Lynn Collins
The Divertimento Ensemble
Baritone: Paul Sheehan
Tickets: £15 (Student £7)
Sharpham House: 01803 731801
Divertimento Entertainments Website

(repeat of concert at Powderham Castle

     Friday 11 July 7.30pm - see above)









St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton

700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 19 July
MEDIAEVAL FAYRE
with traditional Ale Tasting
& Bread Weighing ceremonies
(Members of the Court LeetBaron Jury,
  and Town Council, in medieaval dress,
   continue the traditional role of the Portreeve
    established by the Ale Conners of London in 1276
      fulfilling the requirements of the Magna Carta)








Counterpoint Choir
Normandie & Bretagne
Wed 23 - Sun 27 July 2014
SUMMER TOUR TO FRANCE
Concerts: Fri 25 & Sat 26 July

Details to be confirmed . . .















Bratislava Hot Serenaders
Bratislava Hot Serenaders
Exeter Barnfield Theatre
Thursday 24 July 7.30pm
12 PIECE BAND - PLUS . . .
THE SERENADERS SISTERS TRIO
(Žilíkova BarboraGregová Juliana
Babjaková Andrea)
Leader/Trumpet: Juraj Bartos
The music of:
Paul Whiteman
Duke Ellington
The Serenaders Sisters
The Goldkette Orchestra
Count Basie
Jack Hylton Band
Carroll Gibbons Band
Tickets: £17.50 (student/child £15)
Box Office: 01392 271808
(10am-4pm Monday-Friday)
Book Online  (see Berlin Video)














Mike Westbrook Big Band
(Chris Caldwell centre)
Mike Westbrook Big Band
Exeter Barnfield Theatre
Friday 25 July 8pm
ROSSINI RELOADED
Jazz & Rock Variations
Musical Director: Mike Westbrook
Vocals: Kate Westbrook
Saxophones: Stan WillisRoz Harding
Gary BayleyLou GareSarah Dean
Ian Wellens
Kate Westbrook
Trumpets: Mike BrewerSam Massey
Dave HoldsworthBrian Moore
Trombones: Andy DoreSam Smith
Stewart StunnellKen Cassidy
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
'Cello: Janna Bulmer
Bass: Marcus Vergette
Drums: Coach York
Tickets: £12 (student £10)
Box Office: 01392 271808
(10am-4pm Monday-Friday)
Book Online






'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 3 August 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE









The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 5 August 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE






St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton




700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 9 August 7.30pm
SOPRANO RECITAL
Piano: Peter Hurst
Soprano: Tracey Pearce
Sheila Harman (Director of Incon Singers)
Popular Classics & Songs from Musicals
Interval Bar
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower





St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Sunday 10 August 3pm
ST LAWRENCE DAY
CELEBRATION SERVICE
President: Rev David Sherwood
(Moorland Team Rectory)
Followed by afternoon tea and cakes








Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein

Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 14 August 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley











St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton








700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Sunday 17 August 3pm
BEACON PIANO TRIO
Piano: Joyce Clarke
Violin: Anna Cockroft
'Cello: Ruth Lass
George Frederick Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reinhold Glière
Bedřich Smetana
Followed by afternoon cakes and tea
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower











The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 2 September 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE












Jonathan Watts
Devon Baroque
Church of St Peter, St Paul
& St Thomas of Canterbury
Bovey Tracey  TW13 9EP
Friday 5 September 7.30pm
NOURISH FESTIVAL OF FOOD
CRAFT & CLASSICAL MUSIC
Director of Music: Jonathan Watts










Divertimento Piano Trio
The Divertimento Piano Trio
1. St Mary's Church Totnes
       Friday 5 September 7.30pm
2. St Disen's Church Bradninch
       Saturday 6 September 7.30pm
3. Church of St Candida & The Holy Cross
      Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset
        Sunday 7 September 3pm
AUSTRIA, SPAIN & RUSSIA
Piano: Margaret Lynn
Violin: Mary Eade
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Tomás BretónAlexander Grechaninov
Tickets: £12/£10
Divertimento: 01803 863677

enquiries@divertimento.uk.com












St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton

700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 6 September 7.30pm
AN EVENING OF POETRY READING
The Moor Poets
Inspiration: Dartmoor
Interval bar
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower











'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 7 September 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE









Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein

Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 11 September 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley












St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 September
HERITAGE OPEN WEEKEND
& ASHBURTON FOOD FAIR
(Admission to the Chapel is FREE)













Divertimento Piano Trio
The Divertimento Piano Trio
St Mary's Church Kingskerswell
Sunday 21 September 3pm
HARVEST CONCERT
Piano: Margaret Lynn
Violin: Mary Eade
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Tickets: price tbc
01803 863677

Divertimento Entertainments Website








Taunton Sinfonietta
Taunton Sinfonietta
St James' Church Taunton
Saturday 27 September 7.30pm
SEPTEMBER SERENADES
Sir Edward Elgar: "Serenade for Strings"
Camille Saint-Saëns: "Rondo Capricioso"
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Serenade for Strings"
William Lloyd Webber:
Serenade for Strings - "Romance"
Paul Lewis: "Rosa Mundi"
John Williams: "Schindler's List"
(solo violin & strings)
Director: Mary Eade
Details: TBA
01935 862339
Sinfonietta Website





'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 5 October 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE









The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 7 October 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE






Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein

Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 9 October 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley











St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton







700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 11 October 7.30pm
MEDIAEVAL BANQUET
WITH PERIOD MUSIC
Music: Compagnie Giulia
Voice & Pipes: Julia Thomas
Mandolin: Howard Frey
Bouzouki: Nick Millington
Violin: Marc Walpot
Court Jester: Charlie Dennis
Comedians: Pat CrookMartin Woollacott
Tickets: £15
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower







Counterpoint Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 18 October 7.30pm
COUNTERPOINT
COUNTERTENOR CONCERT
with surprise guest soloists

Details to be confirmed . . .










Powderham Castle
Powderham Concerts
Powderham Castle
Friday 24 October 7.30pm
MASTERS OF THE KING'S MUSIC
Organist: Professor George Pratt
Soprano: Alison Burnett
from Nicholas Lanier to
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Details to be confirmed . . .







East Devon Choral Society
East Devon Choral Society
Tiverton High School
Saturday 1 November
KARL JENKINS
THE ARMED MAN:
A MASS FOR PEACE
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph

Details to be confirmed







'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 2 November 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE









The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 4 November 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE





Divertimento String Quartet
(seen here at the Chapter House
Wednesday 4 February 2012)
(Photo: Cecil Hatfield/Dorota Turowska)
The Divertimento String Quartet
St Mary's Church Kingskerswell
Sunday 9 November 3pm
Violin: Mary EadeLinsay Braga
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Tickets: price tbc
01803 863677

Divertimento Entertainments Website











Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein

Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 13 November 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley










St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Sunday 16 November 3pm
PIANO RECITAL 'IN THE OLD STYLE'
Piano: Duncan Honeybourne
followed by afternoon tea and cakes
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower











Taunton Sinfonietta
Taunton Sinfonietta
St James' Church Taunton
Sunday 16 November 3pm
IN CELEBRATION
Archangelo Corelli: "Christmas Concerto"
Antonio Vivaldi: "Violin & 'Cello Concerto"
Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Variations on "Dives & Lazarus"
Ottorino Respighi:
"Ancient Earth Dances Suite No 3"
Director: Mary Eade
Details: TBA
01935 862339
Sinfonietta Website





The Other Compass
The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 2 December 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Mike Outram, Jesse Molins
Clarinet/Saxophone: Charlie Henshaw
Keyboard: Billy Bottle
Drums: Coach York
Admission: FREE





'Cello ricochet: Elie Fruchter
Flugelhorn sampling: Tim Sayer

(October Jazzlab 2013)
Jazzlab
The Bay Horse Totnes
Sunday 7 December 8.30-11pm
Piano: Sam Richards
Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser
Flugelhorn/Electronics: Tim Sayer
Double Bass: David George
Admission FREE









Flute: Alison Brockbank
Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein

Bicton Classics Night

Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 11 December 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley











Powderham Castle
Powderham Concerts
Powderham Castle
Friday 12 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
Exeter Cathedral Choir

Details to be confirmed . . .






St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton






700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to  Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 13 December 7.30pm
ANNIVERSARY FINALE
MUSICAL JAMBOREE
Piano: Emily Riley
The Harmony Singers
Director: Jan Sawyer
Soprano: Linda Grieveson
The Viva Singers
Soprano: Jo Woolcott
Comedians: Pat CrookMartin Woollacott
Bar available
Tickets: £7
01364 653414 11am-4pm Mon-Fri
Proceeds towards restoration of the
St Lawrence Chapel Tower