Tuesday 1 July 2014

Events from July 2014

Exeter Contemporary Sounds
"Machine Music"
Exeter Phoenix
Sunday 6 July















Totnes Nonclassical
The Barrelhouse Totnes
Thursday July 3rd 8pm
A PROGRAMME OF
AMERICAN MUSIC
Philip Glass: "Two Pages"
(Bethany Lowe, Elie Fruchter,
Andy Visser, Andy Williamson
Ruth Molins, Lona Kozik)Morton Feldman: "Durations 1"
(Sam Richards, Jenny Wigram,
Rachel Miller, Chris Eastman)
John Cage: "In a Landscape"
(Andy Visser & Sam Richards)
Thelonious Monk: "Ugly Beauty"/
Cello: Jenny Wigram
"Ruby My Dear"/"Well You Needn't"
(Andy Visser & Sam Richards)
Terry Riley: "In C"
(Conductor: Richard Gonski):
Sam Richards: toy keyboard pulse

Lona Kozik: keyboard
Bethany Lowe: keyboard
Elie Fruchter: keyboard
Andy Visser, Andy Williamson:
          soprano saxophones
Chris Eastman: violin
Jenny Wigram, Lesley Stuckey'celli
Luch Càise-Dearg: classical guitar
Ben King: TubaDJ sets from Chris Booth
Tickets: £8 C.O.D.











David & Christine Sawyer
The Plough Great Torrington
Friday 4 - Saturday 26 July
JOINING FORCES
A Combined Exhibition of Art
David Sawyer: Sculpture, Drawing
Unorthodox Musical Instruments
Woven Tapestry










Marion Wood
conducts
Exeter Music Group
Symphony Orchestra
Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra
St Peter's School Exeter
Saturday 5 July 7.30pm
"CONCERTO FOR TWO MANDOLINS"

Conductor: Marion Wood
Leader: Clare Smith
Antonio Vivaldi: Double Mandolin Concerto

(Matt Norman & Jonathan Springall)
Giovanni Gabrielli: Canzoni
Stephen Perks: Nocturne
Franz Schubert: Unfinished Symphony
Tickets: £8













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














Spokes Amaze (every month)
Exeter Bikeshed Theatre
Sunday 6 July 7.30pm

Spoken Word: APPLES & SNAKES
National headline acts, emerging talent
Spoken word in the realm of the moving image.
Steady Slam! 2 quick fire, fun slam rounds
James Turner
with the whole audience voting.
Winner gets a paid slot at the next Spokes Amaze.
This month we have:
Award-winning 25 year-old poet, presenter,
performer and all-round creative Dean Atta.
comic satire, word play and song from Rob Barratt
and Spokes Amaze slam winner,
Exeter poet James Turner
Films TBA














Simon Belshaw
Exeter Contemporary Sounds
Exeter Phoenix
Sunday 6 July 8pm
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!













The Other Compass
The Globe Newtown
Tuesday 8 July
(as before, when the first Tuesday is the 1st day of the month
'The Other Compass" moves to the 8th)


The Other Compass

The Other Compass
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 8 July 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Jesse Molins
Keyboard: Paul Evans
Admission: FREE















Chris Gradwell & Andrew Daldorph
Andrew Daldorph
& Chris Gradwell
"Soarin' High"

St Stephen's Church Exeter
Thursday 10 July 1pm
LIGHT MUSIC & JAZZ
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Saxophone: Chris Gradwell

















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)












The Starling Octet
Starling Octet
St Michael and All Angels Church Pinhoe
Friday 11 July 8pm
A MODERN MASS
Featuring:
Samuel Barber: "Adagio for Strings"
as "Agnus Dei"
and music by:
Frank Martin
Francis Poulenc
Richard Rodney Bennett
Edmund Rubbra
Leonard Bernstein
James MacMillan
Soprano: Zoe Fitzsimmons & Mary O'Shea
Alto: Marion Wood & Sarah Pennington
Tenor: Ben Pennington & Tim Hampshire
Bass: Malcolm Field & Neville Gibbings
Tickets: £8/£5 includes interval refreshments
Email Enquiriesthestarlingoctet@gmail.com








See below for Exeter Symphony Orchestra at Southernhay
& East Devon Choral Society in Tiverton (both 12th July)
& Divertimento Ensemble at Sharpham House (13th July)




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
Tiverton Baptist Church
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
SUMMER CONCERT

"DAZZLING WORLD OF DISNEY"
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph
Tickets: £8 (1-4 children FREE per adult)
Proceeds in aid of Hospiscare

Ticket Details: 01884 253494
Enquiries: 01392 668020













Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Southernhay Church Exeter
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
Orchestra Conductor: Brian Northcott
Leader: Gill Crew
Johannes Brahms:
"Academic Festival Overture"
Joseph Canteloube:

"Songs of the Auvergne"
(Soprano: Alison Burnett)
Gerald 
Finzi: "Dies Natalis"

(Tenor: Thomas Hobbs)
Ernest John 
Moeran: "G minor Symphony"
Tickets: £12 (advance £10 U18 FREE)

Box Office: Exeter Tourist Information01392 665700 9-5 Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
     (9-4.30 Thursday & Saturday)
Book Online











Sharpham House
Divertimento Ensemble
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)














Young Organists' Competition
Facebook Page
Music at St Michael's
St Michael's Church Mount Dinham
Monday 14 July 7.30pm
YOUNG ORGANISTS' COMPETITION
(Conclusion of 150th Anniversary
                    Festival for John Dinham)
Judges: Andrew Daldorph

               Jonathan Watts
                    Neil Page (Florida)
Full details of judges and competitors
Details of entry conditions & prizes
Admission FREE











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Exeter Community Arts Project
South West Music School
Northcott Theatre
Wednesday 16 - Sunday 27 July 7.30pm
(No performance Monday 21 July)
Matinée Performances:
Saturday 19 July 2.30pm
Sunday 20 July 2.30pm
Saturday 26 July 2.30pm
Gala Performance:
Saturday 2 August 5.30pm
Football in the Theatre
THE DAY WE PLAYED BRAZIL
A NEW MUSICAL
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of the football match between
Exeter City & BrazilLibretto: Nick Stimson
Music: Chris Williams
Director: David Lockwood
Musical Director: Elfyn Jones
Choreography: Clair Beckett
The Cast
120 Exeter actors and singers
plus SWMS students in the band
Tickets: £14
School Groups 10+: £8 per head
Gala Performance: £45
(includes reception & supper)
Box Office: 01392 493493













Ralph Allwood conducts
The Rodolfus Choir
(Mealor: "The Crimson Petal")
The Rodolfus Choir
Exeter Cathedral
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
BAROQUE & MODERN
Director of Music: Ralph Allwood
A Choir of Eton
Choral Course Alumni
Orlando Gibbons,
George Frideric Handel
Hubert Parry,
Herbert HowellsPaul Mealor
Front Nave: £15 (student £10 U18 £8)
Rear Nave: £12 (student £8 U18 £5)
Side Aisle: £10 (student £6 U18 £4)
Box Office: 01392 285983
Book Online













Adelia Myslov
St Boniface Concert Society
Church of the Holy Cross Crediton
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
VIOLIN & PIANO DUETS
Violin: Adelia Myslov
Piano: Craig White
J S Bach: Sonata No 2
Franz Schubert: Sonatina in D
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata
L v Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Henryk Wieniawski: "Faust"
(Fantaisie Brillante after Gounod)
Tickets: £12.50 (NUS £6 child FREE)
(student group 5+ with leader £5 per head)
Advance booking - download form
St Boniface Concert Society Website












Compagnie Giulia
Julia Thomas, Howard Frey
Nick Millington
The Feast of St James
(Granted to Tiverton
by Henry III in July 1257)
Fore Street Tiverton
Saturday 19 July 10am - 4pm
MEDIAEVAL CHARTER FAYRE
Live Music: Compagnie Giulia
Admission FREE
Plus Mediaeval Banquet
Tiverton Pannier Market
7pm until late - £25 per head









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)















Exmouth Light Orchestra
Exmouth Light Orchestra
Tower Street Methodist Church
              (Exmouth)
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
SUMMER CONCERT
18 contrasting orchestral pieces
played by a 50-piece orchestra
including - Howard Shore:
"The Fellowship of the Ring"
Aram Khachaturian: "Sabre Dance"

Erik Satie: Gymnopédies
George Bruns"Pirates of the Caribbean"
Freddie Mercury: "Best of Queen"
Eric Coates: "Dambuster March"
Robert Kraft: "Fiesta Tropicale"
with Clarinet & Guitar Duets
(Chris Gradwell & Richard Llewellyn)
including - Jim Parker: "House of Eliott"
Tickets: £5
from "Best Books" Exmouth Parade
& "The Card Shop" Budleigh High Street
Enquiries: John & Daphne Harlock
(Telephone 01395 278497)











Buckfast Abbey Choir
Buckfast Abbey Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
SANCTA MARIA
A Concert of Choral and Organ Music
in honour of the Blessed Virgin MaryMaster of Music
& Organist: Philip Arkwright
Organ Scholar: Phillip Broadhouse
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Anton Bruckner & Francis Poulenc
Admission FREE (retiring collection)














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

Details to be confirmed . . .















Raphael Wallfisch
(photo: Benjamin Ealovega)
The Amadeus Orchestra
Exeter Cathedral
Thursday 24 July 7.30pm
A CONCERT OF ROMANTIC MUSIC
Conductor: Philip Mackenzie
Richard Strauss: "Don Juan" (Opus 20)
Sir Edward Elgar: 'Cello Concerto (Opus 85)
('Cello: Raphael Wallfisch)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 (Op 93)
Tickets: £16, £20, £24 & £30
Box Office: Northcott 01392 493493

Northcott Online Booking












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













Branscombe Festival
Fri 25th - Sun 27th July



FRIDAY   EVENING

Vocal Ensemble: I Fagiolini
St Winifred's Church Branscombe
Friday 25 July 7.30pm
VOCAL CONCERT
a vocal ensemble with theatrical
interpretations of music from
the Renaissance to the present day
Director: Robert Hollingworth
(front and centre in photo right)
Tickets: £16.50 (restricted view £8)
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444


SATURDAY


'Cello: Philip Higham
St Winifred's Church Branscombe
Saturday 26 July 12 noon
'CELLO RECITAL
'Cellist and rising star
|Made his debut with several
UK orchestras last year and
has an increasing presence
on the solo recital stage,
including London's Wigmore Hall.
Appeared at the inaugural festival last year
Tickets: £16.50
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444



Soprano: Patricia Hammond
Albert Ball's Flying Aces
Branscombe Village Hall
Saturday 26 July 3pm
THE CANADIAN NIGHTINGALE
leading singer of nostalgic /
war time songs
spear-heading a revival
of the vintage music scene,
and songs from 1870-1950.
Has appeared on Radio 4
UK's only fully-professional ragtime band.
Tickets: £16.50
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444

HOG ROAST: 5.30pm

Soprano Ailish Tynan & Tenor Luis Gomes
Soprano: Ailish Tynan
(Photo: Sussie Ahlburg)
with Pianist: Iain Burnside
Branscombe Village Hall
Saturday 26 July 7.30pm
OPERA GALA RECITAL
Ailish Tynan - international opera star,
and a great personality,
usually sings at world-famous venues
including the Royal Opera House,
and Royal Albert Hall, 
has tonnes of Irish charm!
Tickets: £16.50
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444



Saxophone: Leo Green
Branscombe Village Hall
Saturday 26 July 10.30pm
BIG BAND DANCE
Ronnie Scott's regulars who have played
with everyone from Van Morrison
to Jerry Lee Lewis and their celebrity fans
include Jools Holland and Rod Stewart
to name but a few! (Read their comments)
Tickets: £16.50
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444


Tickets: £8-£77 (concessions available)
              £16.50 per concert / £8 for concerts with restricted view
                       (church concerts only)
              £77 for all 5 concerts / £60 for all concerts with restricted view
                             in the church
              50p from each ticket sold will be donated to RNLI
Box Office: 02079 551446
TICKETMASTER: 08448 440444


SUNDAY






Band of the Royal Marines
St Winifred's Church Branscombe &
marching parade to Branscombe Beach
Sunday 27 July 12 noon (beach 1.30pm)


NO CHARGE TO ATTEND




Full programme details at














Somerset Chamber Choir
& Berliner Kantorei
(Grunewaldkirche, Berlin)
Somerset Chamber Choir
Berliner Kantorei
Southern Sinfonia
Wells Cathedral
Saturday 26 July 7pm
THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

For voice & orchestra: Sir Edward Elgar
Hubert Parry: "I was Glad"
"Blest Pair of Sirens" & "Jerusalem"
Conductor: Graham Caldbeck
Mezzo Soprano: Victoria Simmonds
Tenor: Robert Murray
Baritone: Gary Griffiths
Front Nave: £30 / £27
Rear Nave: £22 / £18
Side Aisles: £14 / £10
(student/child 1/2 price - not available online)
Taunton Tourist Information: 01823 336344
9.30am - 4.30pm  Monday to Saturday
Book Online  Somerset Chamber Choir
Review of SCC's "Out of the East" Concert
Anita D'Attellis plays Rautavaara's "Fire Sermon"













Ruth Molins
Ruth Molins
Newtown Community Association
"The Hut" Belmont Park
Tuesday 29 July - Saturday 2 August
"FLUTE BOOST"
SHORT COURSE FOR FLAUTISTS
Early Morning 7.45am - 8.30am
(breathing & tone control)
Mid Afternoon 3.45pm - 5.00pm
(2 flute ensemble pieces)
Saturday Afternoon 2pm - 4.30pm
(rehearsal & informal concert)
Optional One-to-One Tuition 5pm
Prices: All Group Work £90 (U19 £75)
Afternoons & Concert £70 (U19 £55)
Mornings & Concert £60 (U19 £45)
Extra 45min Lesson £18 (if Ruth is free!)
Full details on Ruth Molins Website











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Organ PLUS
Exeter Cathedral
Wednesday 30 July 8pm
LAUNCH OF SUMMER SERIES
David Davies
(Assistant Director of Music, Cathedral)
Michael Graham
(Director of Music, Exeter Uni Chapel)
Tickets: £7 (student £3 U18 FREE)
(Two concerts to come - buy 3 for 2)
Box Office: 01392 285983
Book Online










Flute Leonie Jones
Soprano Val Howels
Piano Andrew Daldorph


Summer Concert Series
Newton St Cyres Parish Church
Friday 1 August 7.30pm
VOCAL & FLUTE RECITAL
Soprano: Val Howels
Flute: Leonie Jones
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Albert Roussel
Stephen Sondheim
Tickets: £7 (student £3 U16 FREE)
Pay at the Door












Roger Woodward
The Great Hall Wellington School
Friday 1 August 7.30pm
CONCERT IN AID OF
ANIMAL ASIA BEAR
SANCTUARY IN NANNING
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederic Chopin
Tickets: £20
01823 681168
01823 662604

















Exeter Community Arts Project
South West Music School
Northcott Theatre
Saturday 2 August 5.30pm
GALA PERFORMANCE:
THE DAY WE PLAYED BRAZIL
A NEW MUSICAL
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of the football match between
Football in the Theatre
Exeter City & Brazil
Libretto: Nick Stimson
Music: Chris Williams
Director: David Lockwood
Musical Director: Elfyn Jones
Choreography: Clair Beckett
120 Exeter actors and singers
plus SWMS students in the band
The Cast
Tickets: £45
(includes reception & supper)
Box Office: 01392 493493














Spokes Amaze (every month)
Exeter Bikeshed Theatre
Sunday 3 August 7.30pm

Spoken Word: APPLES SNAKES
National headline acts, emerging talent
Spoken word in the realm of the moving image.
Steady Slam! 2 quick fire, fun slam rounds
with the whole audience voting.
Winner gets a paid slot at the next Spokes Amaze.
Films TBA









'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














War Song
(photo: Natasha Iuchanka)
Exeter University Symphony Orchestra
Exeter Univeristy Great Hall
Wednesday 6 August 6pm

WAR SONG
A CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE
155 performers, 20 songs/pieces by
ExTunes instrumental & vocal societies
Full programme from Exeter Music Office
Review of first performance on 8th June

Tickets: £7 (student etc £5)
Box Office: Students' Guild 10392 723528
Proceeds to "Help for Heroes"










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












"Le Jazz"
Mike Thorne, Andrew Daldorph
Chris Gradwell, Andrew Barratt
Chris Gradwell & Friends
Sidmouth Parish Church
Thursday 4 September 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Saxophone: Chris Gradwell
Guitar: Andrew Barratt
Double Bass: Mike Thorne
Vibraphone: Graham Pinkney











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)











AJ's Big Band
AJ's Big Band
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Sunday 14 September 2.30pm
REMEMBRANCE CONCERT

(Outbreak of The Great War)
Featuring Saxophone: Chris Gradwell
Tickets: £12
Budleigh Tourist Information
01395 445275
(Details for Torquay 26 Oct & Burnham 5 Dec)








"Le Jazz"
Mike Thorne, Andrew Daldorph
Chris Gradwell, Andrew Barratt
Chris Gradwell & Friends
Dulverton Parish Church
Thursday 19 September 7.30pm
"LE JAZZ"
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Saxophone: Chris Gradwell
Guitar: Andrew Barratt
Double Bass: Mike Thorne











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











Matt Cann & Antiphon
Antiphon Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 22 November
CONCERT FOR THE EVE OF THE
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
Musical Director: Matt Cann
Admission FREE (retiring collection)
Details to follow
Antiphon Facebook Page








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












Matt Cann & Antiphon
Antiphon Choir
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 7 February
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Musical Director: Matt Cann
Admission FREE (retiring collection)
Details to follow
Antiphon Facebook Page