December 2018

Alex Wilson & Claudia Álvarez-Calderón
"Christmas Spirit"
Ivybridge & Ashburton
Wednesday & Thursday 19 & 20 December

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John Welton

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EMG Symphony Orchestra
St Stephen's Church Exeter
Saturday 1 December 10.30am
INFORMAL CONCERT
Musical Director: John Welton
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Nina Leonard Savićević

Nina Savićević

St Margaret's Church Topsham

Saturday 1 December 7.30pm

RECITAL BY 3 YOUNG MUSICIANS

Piano: Nina Savićević

Violin: Alex Badura, Marie Carmen-Morris

Claude Debussy: "La Cathédrale Engloutie"

Wolfgang Mozart: Sonata in A minor

Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata 1 in C

                  Piano Sonata 2 in F# minor

                  Scherzo in E♭ minor for Piano

Frédéric Chopin: Ballade 1 in G minor

Solo Violin Pieces: Alexandra Badura

Tickets: £10 - including a glass of wine

The Topsham Bookshop: 01392 877895

Tony Raven: 01392 875150

                          07949 669939

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Exeter Chamber Choir

Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph

Exeter Chamber Choir

Buckfast Abbey

Saturday 1 December 7.30pm

CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT

Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph

Antonio Vivaldi: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo"

Traditional Carols & Christmas Music

Michael Praetorieus  Ēriks Ešenvalds

Andrew Daldorph: "A Christmas Cantata"

Tickets: £10

Online Booking: Abbey Website

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Devon Baroque &
Camerata Cymreig
Dartington Great Hall
Sunday 2 December 3.15pm
A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
Orchestra Director: Persephone Gibbs
Choir : Andrew Wilson-Dickson
Dieterich Buxtehude:
     "In Das Neugeborne Kinderlein"
Marc-Antoine Charpentier:
     "In Nativitatem"
Arcangelo Corelli:
     "Christmas Concerto"
Tickets: £18 (student/U18 £5)
Box Office: 01804 847070
Online Booking: Dartington Website
Further Information: Devon Baroque

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Exeter University
Choral Society

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Exeter University Choral Society
Exeter University Great Hall
Sunday 2 December 7pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Michael Graham
Assistant Director: Jack Watts
President: Eve Foley
G F Handel: "Messiah"
Tickets: £10 (student £5)
Online Booking: Student Guild
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Belle Voci Duo
Torre Abbey Torquay
Tuesday 4 December 7.30pm
(see also 16 March & 15 June)
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Soprano: Donna-Marie Broomfield
Tenor: Matthew Wilding
Solos & Duets from Opera, Sacred Music
Art Song, Musical Theatre & More
Tickets: £12 (concession £10)
Belle Voci: 07522 925972 / 07780 714282
Online Booking: torreabbey.digitickets.co.uk

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Friends of Sidmouth Town Band
Sidholme Music Room
Elysian Fields Sidmouth
Wednesday 5 December 10.30 for 11am
"CHRISTMAS HARMONY"
     THE AFTERGLOW
Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir
Musical Director: Michael Graham
Assistant Director: Dan Maw
Accompanist: Sandra Jepps
Festive Fun: Sue Gooding
Piano: John McGregor
Admission FREE
Refreshments £1
Retiring Collection
for Sidmouth Town Band
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Joyce Clarke

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Glenorchy Lunchtime Concerts

Glenorchy Church Exmouth

Wednesday 5 December 12.30pm

PIANO RECITAL

Piano: Joyce Clarke

Admission: FREE

Retiring Collection

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Plinio Fernandes

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Two Moors Festival

'Place to Eat' John Lewis Exeter

Wednesady 5 December 7pm

CHAIN STORE RECITAL

Guitar: Plinio Fernandes

Brazilian Music

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South West Philharmonia

& Chorus - Making Music Matter

1 St Mary's Church Merrymeet

   (Liskeard PL14 3LP)

   Friday 7 December 7.30pm

2 Church of the Ascension Crownhill

   (Plymouth PL5 3AA)
   Saturday 8 December 7.30pm
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
Musical Director: Marcus Alleyne
Chorus Master: Peter Cook
Admission  FREE retiring collection

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The Wyndham Singers

& Tiverton Concert Band

St Paul's Church, Tiverton

Saturday 8 December 7pm

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

in aid of CHAT

(Churches Housing Action Team)

CHAT: 01884 255606

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The Torbay Singers

St Matthias Church Plymouth

(Babbacombe Road TQ1 1HW)

Saturday 8 December 7.30pm

* * * * * "GLORIA" * * * * *

Musical Director: Tina Guthrie

Soprano Soloist: Ellie Partridge

Harp: Emma Graham

Francis Poulenc: "Gloria"

Leonard Bernstein: "Chichester Psalms"

with harp, organ and percussion

Tickets: £12 (U16 FREE)

Box Office: 01803 782677

Further Details: Torbay Singers

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Voces

Buckfast Abbey

Saturday 8 December 7.30pm

AVE MARIA

Musical Director: Martyn Warren

Guillaume Dufay

William Byrd

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Tickets: £10

Pre-Concert 2-Course Meal

in The Grange Restaurant: £19.75

Box Office: 01364 645506

Online Booking: Buckfast Website

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Devon Bell Ringers Choir

Lamerton & Exeter Cathedral

Handbell Ringers

Buckfast Abbey

Sunday 9 December 3pm

RINGERS CAROL SERVICE

Carols & Readings

Accompanied by Organ & Brass

Tower Bell Ringing from 2pm &

After the Service until 5pm

Ringers are invited to ring by 'signing up'

through their Guild or Association

No Charge for Admission

Further Details: 01364 645532

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Ruth Molins

Newtown Community Association

Hut, Belmont Park Exeter

Sunday 9 December 4pm

FLUTE@THEHUT

Music for unaccompnied flute

Flutes: Ruth Molins

J S Bach "Partita in A minor"

David Bennet Thomas: "Carla"

 (alto flute - for Carla Rees)

Pierre Octave Ferroud:

 Trois Pièces pour Flûte - 1921
 1. Bergère captive
 2. Jade
 3. Toan-Yan, la Fête du Double Cinq

    (Fête des Bateaux-Dragons - 5 May)

Tickets: £10 (advance £8)

Online Booking: Ruth Molins Website

Refreshments provided

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Univeristy of Exeter Footlights
The Monkey Suit Sidwell Street
Tuesday 11 December 8.30 for 9pm
OKLAHOMA!
Launch Night
Admission - suggested donation £4
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Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Exeter Cathedral

Tues 11/Weds 12 December 7.30pm

CAROLS IN THE CATHEDRAL

with Chaconne Brass

Conductor: Howard Ionascu

Soprano: Milly Forrest

Tickets: Nave £20/£15 Aisle £12

(student/child ½ price - all seats)

EPC Tickets: 01392 278168

Exeter TIC: 01392 665885

Online Booking: Tues/Weds

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Exeter University Clarinet Choir

& Flute Choir

St Stephen's Church Exeter

Wednesday 12 December 7pm

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

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Quay Harmony & Guests

(Briham Ladies Harmony Choir)

Lupton House Churston Ferrers

Brixham TQ5 0LD

Wed/Thur 12/13 December 7.30pm

CHRISTMAS MUSIC & SONG

Musical Director: Jane Anderson Brown

Guest Clarinet: Adrienne (student)

Tickets: £6

Lupton House: 01803 845800

Quay Harmony: 01803 851991

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Wyndham Singers

The Wyndham Singers

Princesshay Exeter

Thursday 13 December 7pm

OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE

in aid of ELF

(Exeter Leukaemia Fund)

ELF: 01392 247725

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Tina May

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Blue Vanguard Jazz Club

Gypsy Hill Hotel EX1 3RN

Thursday 13 December 8pm

 * * * * * VOCALS * * * * *

The Blue Vanguard Trio

Keyboard: Craig Milverton

Bass Guitar: Al Swainger

Drums: Coach York

+ Vocals: * ​Tina May *

Tickets: £10 (student £8)
Online Booking: Coach York
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Classical Duo Elegance

Lupton House Churston Ferrers

Friday 14 December 6.30 for 7pm

VIOLIN & PIANO WINTER RECITAL
Graduates of Russia's Colleges of Music

Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe

Violin: Yulia Northridge

           & Oxana Militsina

- Johann S Bach

- Piotr I Tchaikovsky

- Camille Saint-Saëns

- Sergei Prokofiev

Tickets: £12 (advance £10)

Box Office: 01803 845800

Mobile: 07505 884271

email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com

Online Booking: WeGotTickets

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Okehampton Choral Society
Fairplace Church Okehampton
Friday 14 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Conductor: Andrew Wilson
Organist: Roger Cleverdon
J S Bach: Christmas Oratorio
(highlights) - & Favourite Carols
Tickets: £10 (student £5)
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Creative Productions South West

St Michael's Church Teignmouth

Saturday 15 December 6pm

CHRISTMAS OPERA CONCERT
(Must Winter Come So Soon?)

Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe

Christmas Songs & Operatic Arias

- Johann S Bach

- Piotr I Tchaikovsky

- Camille Saint-Saëns

- Sergei Prokofiev

Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Soprano: J S Morgane

Violin: Yulia Northridge
Tickets: £12 (advance £10)

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Exeter Festival Chorus
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 15 December 7.30pm
PEACE ON EARTH
The Lord Mayor's Charity Concert
with The Band of Her Majesty's

Nigel Perrin

Royal Marines CTCRM
Musical Director: Nigel Perrin
Baritone: Roderick Williams OBE
Karl Jenkins: "The Armed Man"
Paul Patterson
Graham Fitkin
G F Handel
Tickets: Nave £35/£28/£22
             Aisles £17/£8
              (student £5 child £1)
Online Booking: TicketSource
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South Hams Singers
Yealmpton Gospel Choir
Manor Primary School Choir
Ivybridge U3A Choir
Ivybridge Methodist Church
Saturday 15 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
in aid of Dame Hannah Rogers Charity
Tickets: £8 (child £5)
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Exeter Chamber Choir

Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph

Exeter Chamber Choir
Maynard School Students
1 St Stephen's Church Exeter
   Saturday 15 December 7.30pm
2 The Great Barn Higher Ashton
   Friday 21 December  7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Andrew Daldorph: "A Christmas Cantata"
More details to follow . . .
Tickets: £12 (student/child FREE, £6 Great Barn)
Great Barn Tickets: TicketTaylor
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Literary Fusion
The Pier House Westward Ho!
Sunday 16 December 5-8pm
NORTH DEVON AUTHORS
(including Tracey & Mark Norman)
Admission FREE
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Claudia Álvarez Calderón

Claudia Álvarez Calderón

1 Ivybridge Methodist Church

   Wednesday 19 December 7.30pm

2 St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton

   Thursday 20 December 7.30pm

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

An evening of sacred music

and Christmas carols

from around the world

Soprano: Claudia Álvarez Calderón

Piano: Alex Wilson

Tickets: £10 (U16 FREE)

Booking: 07951 054577

info@claudiaalvarezcalderon.com

Details: Claudia Álvarez Calderón

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Clyst Valley Choral Society
Musical Director: Paul Stock 

Clyst Valley Choral Society

Littlemead Methodist Church

Littlemead Road Exmouth

Thursday 20 December 4pm

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Musical Director: Paul Stock

Soprano: Janet Macdonald

Tickets: details TBC

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Stella Maris Trio
St Nicholas Priory, Mint Lane Exeter
Saturday 5 January 5pm
QUEENS IN BAROQUE OPERA
Piano: Sam Baker
Soprano: Victoria Armillotta
Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Georg Friderick Handel
Claudio Monteverdi
Johann Adolph Hasse
Giovanni Giacomelli
Tickets: £10
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Howard Ionascu

Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Mint Methodist Church Exeter

Saturday 16 February 10.30am-5pm

HAYDN CREATION WORKSHOP

Conductor: Howard Ionascu

Tickets: £18

Score Hire: £2

Online Brochure: exephil.org.uk

Online Booking: TicketSource

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Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Exeter Cathedral

Saturday 16 March 7.30pm

HAYDN CREATION

with London Mozart Players

Conductor: Howard Ionascu

Tickets: Nave £28/£22 Aisle £14

(student/child ½ price - not front nave)

EPC Tickets: 01392 278168

Exeter TIC: 01392 665885

Online Booking: TicketSource

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EMG Symphony Orchestra

Éloi Marchand

Ensemble Jean-Marie Lorand
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 13 April 7.30pm
CARMINA BURANA
Chef de Choeur: Éloi Marchand
Orchestra Conductor: Leo Geyer
Orchestra Leader: Clare Smith
Carl Orff: "Carmina Burana"
Cantiones Profanæ (Secular Songs)
Tickets: details TBC

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Stella Maris Trio
Glenorchy Church Exmouth
Wednesday 17 April 12.30pm
EASTER LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Piano: Sam Baker
Soprano: Victoria Armillotta
Mezzosoprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Georg Friderick Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection
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Clyst Valley Choral Society
Musical Director: Paul Stock

Clyst Valley Choral Society

1 St Margaret's Church Topsham

   Saturday 4 May 7.30pm

2 Holy Trinity Church Exmouth

   Sunday 5 May 7.30pm

- - - "CREATION" - - -

Musical Director: Paul Stock

Soprano: Janet Macdonald

Tickets: Details TBC