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| Jef Le Penven Choir from Quimper in Brittany |
St David's Church, Exeter
(Changed from St Michael's Church)
Thursday 9 May 7.30pm
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Charles-François Gounod
Javier Busto
- plus other contemporary composers
Conductor: Jean-Philippe Brun
Tickets: £8
(see 'Counterpoint' below for booking details)
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| Counterpoint Choir from Exeter in Devon |
Jef Le Penven Choir (Quimper, Brittany)
Buckfast Abbey
Friday 10 May 7.30pm
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
Maurice Duruflé/Francis Poulenc: Motets
Conductor (CP): David Acres
Conductor (JLP): Jean-Philippe Brun
Tickets: £12 (advance £10)
CounterpointVox@aol.com
David Acres: 01392 490398
Abbey Shop: 01364 645532
Counterpoint website
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| East Devon Choral Society (photo: Mike Brett) |
East Devon Choral SocietyTiverton High School Sports Hall
Saturday 11 May 7.30pm
40th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Giuseppe Verdi:
La Forza del Destino (overture)
MESSA DA REQUIEM
La Traviata (Brindisi Chorus)
with full orchestra
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph
Soprano: Claire Surman
Alto: Alison Kettlewell
Tenor: Iain Milne
Bass: Samuel Evans
Tickets: reserved £15
unreserved £10 (U16 £4)
Tiverton Tourist Information Centre
01884 253494
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| Mellow 'Cellos Jane Pyrie and Hilary Boxer |
Lympstone Church
Sunday 12 May 4pm
MELLOW 'CELLOS
Luigi Boccherini
Thomas 'Fats' Waller
'Cello: Hilary Boxer
'Cello: Jane Pyrie
A one hour recital
Tickets: £7
Booking: Lympstone Post Office
01395 268180
(Whole series - 4 concerts
14 Apr, 12 May, 16 Jun, 7 Jul
£21 - from the Post Office)
Lympstone Entertainments
('Classical Journey' feature)
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| Ruth Molins & Rebecca Willson return to the Bikeshed for 'Nonclassical' |
Exeter Bikeshed Theatre
Sunday 12 May 7.30pm
GUITAR DUOS:
Paul Mc Guire & Barry O'Haplin
'SPESHAL BIRDS' (Michael Colquhoun)
for flute and tape - Ruth Molins
'BALI MOODS' (Anne Boyd)
& compositions by Michael Brailey
Ruth Molins, Rebecca Willson, Emma Welton
Tickets: £5
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| A rare glimpse of the elusive 'Roverti' (Trevor Germon) with Lucina Swain at Exeter Uni Great Hall (Uni Choral Soc Mahler VIII) |
Roverti Gallery of Modern Art
Kay House, Duryard, Exeter Uni
Wednesday 15 May 7.30pm
POEMS AT AN EXHIBITION
Poetry: Trevor Germon ('Roverti')
Plus Jazz Piano
Admission FREE
Come and join the virtual tour!
NO BOOKING NECESSARY!
(Donations to 'MIND' welcomed)
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| Directions to Kay House (Click to enlarge) |
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| Brent Singers (from South Brent!) |
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 18 May 7.30pm
Karl Jenkins: Stabat Mater
J S Bach: Cantata 1 BWV 1
'Wie schön lauchtet der Morgenstern'
Conductor: Trefor Farrow
Contralto: Cheryl Stead
Organ: David Crocker
Piano: Irina Kosogova
Percussion: Rex King
Tickets: £10
Info: Ian Wiseman 01752 691780
Brent Singers' Buckfast page
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| Bass: Mike Thorne Piano: Andrew Daldorph Clarinet: Chris Gradwell Guitar: Andrew Barrett |
Blue Ball Sidford
Saturday 19 May 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Reservations:
Info: Chris Gradwell 01297 22228
glyn.holford@sky.com
chrisgradwellinbeer@gmail.com
"Chris Gradwell Musician" website
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| 'Cellist Matthew Barley |
Exeter Cathedral Quire
Wednesday 22 May 7.30pm
AROUND BRITTEN
Sir Benjamin Britten: 3rd 'Cello Suite
AND music by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavin Bryars
James MacMillan (commissioned)
Dai Fujikura (with electronics)
Jan Bang (with electronics)
all with stunning video projections by
Yeast Culture Film Company
Director Nick Hillel
Animator: Adam Smith
Tickets: £15/£12
Link from Cathedral website
(becoming active soon)
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| guitar: Jesse Molins |
Exmouth Library
Wednesday 29 May 12.30am
SILVER SUMMERTIME
(a heady mix of hot Latin & French cool)
Flutes: Ruth Molins
Guitar: Jesse Molins
Bass: Al Swainger
Tickets: TBC
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Pianist Bethan Scolding |
Cygnet New Theatre
Tuesday 4 June 7pm
Wednesday 5 June 8.30pm
PIANO MOVES
Choreography inspired by the music of
Ed Scolding
Ashley James Turner
William Bower
Claude Debussy
Robert Schumann
Peter Sculthorpe
Yann Tiersen
Directors: Gudrun Derrick
& Polly Crockett Robertson
Piano: Bethan Scolding
Tickets: £6
Book online with the Bikeshed Theatre
( Tuesday / Wednesday )
Press release from Bethan Scolding
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| clarinet: Kevin Hurst |
Kevin Hurst
Uplyme Parish Church
Saturday 8 June
FRENCH MUSIC EVENING
clarinet: Kevin Hurst
piano: Andrew Daldorph
featuring duets and solos by
Claude Debussy
Tickets: £10
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| Bass: Mike Thorne Piano: Andrew Daldorph Clarinet: Chris Gradwell Guitar: Andrew Barrett |
Blue Ball Sidford
Saturday 9 June 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Reservations:
Info: Chris Gradwell 01297 22228
glyn.holford@sky.com
chrisgradwellinbeer@gmail.com
"Chris Gradwell Musician" website
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| Hilary Boxer & David Cottam play Nocturnes by Friedrich Burgmüller |
Tasty Music
Lympstone Church
Sunday 16 June 4pm
SOUNDS OF (not Spain but . . .)
GERMANY & ARGENTINA
Friedrich Burgmüller
Astor Piazzolla
'Cello: Hilary Boxer
Guitar: David Cottam
A one hour recital
Tickets: £7
Booking: Lympstone Post Office
01395 268180
(Whole series - 4 concerts
14 Apr, 12 May, 16 Jun, 7 Jul
£21 - from the Post Office)
Lympstone Entertainments
('Classical Journey' feature)
Antiphon Choir?Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 22 June
(details to follow)
Dartington Hall
Thursday - Sunday 27-30 June
Four days of talks, workshops and music
inspired by Rabindranath Tagore
Speaker: Satish Kumar
Sarod music: Soumik Datta
Multimedia Sextet: Flux
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| Ola Gjeilo |
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 6 July 7.30pm
MYSTERIUM (Bursary Concert)
Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass
"O Magnum Mysterium"
"Ubi Caritas"
Eric Whitacre/Morten Lauridsen
Conductor: David Acres
details to be confirmed
Counterpoint website
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| Nigel Perrin |
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 6 July 7.30pm
Felix Mendelssohn
'ELIJAH'
with choirs from Rennes & Hanau
Conductor: Nigel Perrin
Tickets: £22/£17/£12
(online booking form)
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| Beare Trio Hilary Boxer Andrew Daldorph Chris Gradwell |
Beare Trio
Lympstone Church
Sunday 7 July 4pm
CLASSICAL/BROADWAY
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cole Porter
'Cello: Hilary Boxer
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Clarinet/Sax: Chris Gradwell
A one hour recital
Tickets: £7
Booking: Lympstone Post Office
01395 268180
(Whole series - 4 concerts
14 Apr, 12 May, 16 Jun, 7 Jul
£21 - from the Post Office)
Lympstone Entertainments
('Classical Journey' feature)
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| Bass: Mike Thorne Piano: Andrew Daldorph Clarinet: Chris Gradwell Guitar: Andrew Barrett |
Blue Ball Sidford
Saturday 21 July 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Reservations:
Info: Chris Gradwell 01297 22228
glyn.holford@sky.com
chrisgradwellinbeer@gmail.com
"Chris Gradwell Musician" website
Dartington Hall
Week 1: Sat-Sat 27 July - 3 August
Vocal Ensemble: 'Exaudi'
Sight-Singing: Rhiannon Evans
Bach on Harpsichord: Colin Booth
Early Woodwind: William Lyons
Cornett/Sackbut: Gawain Glenton/Emily White
Viol Consorts: 'Fretwork'
Balinese Gamelan: Saj Landay
African Drumming: Trevor Wiggins
Zimbabwean Mbira: Chartwell Dutiro
Song Composition: Dominic Muldowney
Jazz and improvisation: Lewis Riley
Two week course:
Baroque Orchestra Nicolette Moonen
Booking: Sophia Sheridan
sophia.sheridan@dartington.org
01803 847077 or book online
Dartington Hall
Week 2: Sat-Sat 3 - 10 August
Orchestral Music: Leigh O'Hara
Chamber Music: 'Barbirolli Quartet'
Vocal Ensemble: 'Stile Antico'
Sight-Singing: Rhiannon Evans
Bach on Harpsichord: Colin Booth
Mediaeval & Renaissance: 'Dufay Collective'
Folk Music: Alexis Bennett/Emily&Hazel Askew
Dirty Electronics: John Richards
Write an Opera: 'Royal Opera House'
Trumpet Trombone: David Staff/Adrian France
Two week course (continued):
Baroque Orchestra Lucy Russell
Booking: Sophia Sheridan
sophia.sheridan@dartington.org
01803 847077 or book online
Dartington Hall
Week 3: Sat-Sat 10 - 17 August
Mendelssohn 'Elijah': Brian Kay
Staring Orchestra: Alexander Janiczek
(and Sir Neville Marriner)
Chamber Music: 'Benhounes Quartet'
Chamber Choir: John Hancorn
Finding Your Voice: Jessica Cash
Improvisation: Daniel Pioro
Tango: Calos Morera
Tango: Laura Hansen
Aural Awareness: Shelagh Sutherland
English Strings 1651-2012: Pete Cooper
('Cello & Guitar: Richard Bolton)
Recording Techniques: Moritz Bergfeld
Two Week Course:
Advanced Composition: Johannes Maria Staud
Three Week Course:
Advanced Conducting: John Carew
(final week Piere-André Valade)
Booking: Sophia Sheridan
sophia.sheridan@dartington.org
01803 847077 or book online
Dartington Hall
Week 4: Sat-Sat 17 - 24 August
Choir: Brad Cohen/Jonathan Watts
Orchestral Workshop: Richard Heason
Chamber Music: Bennewitz Quartet
Chamber Choir: Leigh O'Hara
Chamber Piano Trios: Stephen Kovacevich
Piano Duets: Juliet Edwards/John Flinders
Tea Dance: Stephen Dummer
Children's Choir: Christopher Wray
Gospel Choir: Carol Pemberton
Creative Composition: Philip Cashian
Improve your Conducting: Stephen Dummer
Junk Music: Michael Freeman
Samba: João Bosco de Oliveira
Alexander Technique:
for Instrumentalists: Peter Buckoke
for Singers: Judith Kleinman
Two Week Course (continued):
Advanced Composition: Johannes Maria Staud
Three Week Course (continued):
Advanced Conducting: John Carew
(final week Piere-André Valade)
Booking: Sophia Sheridan
sophia.sheridan@dartington.org
01803 847077 or book online
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| Bass: Mike Thorne Piano: Andrew Daldorph Clarinet: Chris Gradwell Guitar: Andrew Barrett |
Blue Ball Sidford
Saturday 18 August 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Reservations:
Info: Chris Gradwell 01297 22228
glyn.holford@sky.com
chrisgradwellinbeer@gmail.com
"Chris Gradwell Musician" website
Dartington International Summer School
Dartington Hall
Week 5: Sat-Sat 24 - 31 August
Beethoven Mass in C: Garry Walker
Chamber Music: Heath Quartet
Chamber Wind Music: Gallimaufry Ensemble
Chamber Choir: Jeremy Walker
Brass Ensemble: Paul Archibald/Graham Lee
Wind Band: Stephen Dummer
Songs from Musicals: ?Robert Purvis
Salsa Band: João Bosco de Oliveira
Salsa Dance: Etian Antuche
Three Week Course (continued):
Advanced Conducting: Piere-André Valade
Booking: Sophia Sheridan
sophia.sheridan@dartington.org
01803 847077 or book online
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| The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers |
Exeter Cathedral
Friday 6 September 7.30pm
(pre-concert talk 7pm)
THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN
Gregorio Allegri: Miserere Mei Deus
Giovanni Palestrina: Stabat Mater
James MacMillan: Miserere
(full programme on choir website)
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Tickets: £30/£20/£10
from the Ntaional Centre for Early Music
01904 651485 NCEM website
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| Bass: Mike Thorne Piano: Andrew Daldorph Clarinet: Chris Gradwell Guitar: Andrew Barrett |
Blue Ball Sidford
Saturday 15 September 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Reservations:
Info: Chris Gradwell 01297 22228
glyn.holford@sky.com
chrisgradwellinbeer@gmail.com
"Chris Gradwell Musician" website
Antiphon Choir?Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 28 September
(details to follow)
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| James Bowman countertenor |
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 26 October 7.30pm
MASTERS OF BAROQUE
George Frederick Handel
Johann Sebstian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Caldara
Countertenor: James Bowan
Dirertimento String Ensemble
Conductor: David Acres
details to be confirmed
Counterpoint website
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| English Touring Opera at Buckfast Abbey |
English Touring Opera
Exeter Cathedral Choir
ISCA Voices
Exeter Cathedral
Sunday 24 November 7.30pm
George Frederick Handel:
CARMELITE VESPERS
(including "Dixit Dominus")
Conductor: David Acres
details to be confirmed
Counterpoint website
Counterpoint ChoirExeter Cathedral
Sunurday 21 December 7.30pm
ABBEY CAROL SERVICE
Admission: FREE
(Arrive in time for a good seat!)
Counterpoint website
