December 2019

BUCKFAST ABBEY CHOIR
Musical Director: Philip Arkwright
Advent Carol Service
Buckfast Abbey
Sunday 22 December 3pm

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Exeter University Singers
Southernhay Church
Tuesday 3 December 7.45pm
CONGREGATIONAL
CAROL SERVICE
Exeter University Singers
Exeter University Brass Ensemble
Tickets: £4
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Glenorchy Lunchtime Concerts
Glenorchy Church Exmouth

Melanie Mehta
Iryna Ilnytska
Jane Anderson-Brown

Wednesday 4 December 12.30pm
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
Soprano: Melanie Mehta
Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Soprano: Jane Anderson-Brown
Piano: Nicky & Mark Perry
Benjamin Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols"
Other Seasonal Music:
Georg Friderick Handel
Jonathon Rathbone
Michael Head
Jane Anderson-Brown
Admission FREE - retiring collection
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Exeter University Chapel Choir
Exeter St Luke's Chapel
(Heavitree Road EX1 2LU)
Wednesday 4 December 6pm
ST LUKE'S CAROL SERVICE
Musical Director: Michael Graham
Organist: David Davies
President: Rev Hannah Alderson
(very popular - arrive early)
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Biophosmos

Ashburton Arts Centre
Wednesday 4 December 7.30pm
"POINTLESS BEAUTY"
Bass: Al Swainger
Guest Guitar: Ant Law
Drums: Jon Clark
Saxophone: Joe Northwood
Keyboard: Tom Berge
Tickets: £13/£10/£6 - you choose!
(same unreserved seats)
Online Booking: WeGotTickets
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Elizabeth Jane Baldry

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Elizabeth Jane Baldry
Killerton House
Thursday 5 December 6.30-10pm
HARP CONCERT & DINNER
Harp: Elizabeth Jane Baldry
Tickets: £35
Box Office: 01302 881345
Online Booking: National Trust
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Claudia Álvarez Calderón

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The Southernhay Singers 
Southernhay Church
Saturday 7 December 10.30am
COFFEE & CAROLS
Musical Director: John Scarfe
Organist: John Draisey
with Claudia Álvarez Calderón
(Guest Coloratura Soprano)
Admission FREE
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VoiceWorx
Kentisbeare Village Hall
Saturday 7 December 6 & 8pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Alan Boxer
Tickets: £5
Online Booking: TicketSource
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Exeter University Chapel Choir
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel
(Prince of Wales Road EX4 4SB)
Saturday 7 December 6.30 for 7pm
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
G F Handel: "Messiah"
Musical Director: Michael Graham
Players from The Chapel Consort
Tickets: £10 (student £6) incl. wine
Sponsors: Stephen & Jenny Harrow
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Exeter Chamber Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 7 December 7.30pm
A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Heinrich Schütz: "Magnificat"
(Meine Seele erhebt den Herren)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Motets
Traditional Carols - for all
Tickets: £10
Online Booking: Abbey Website
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Chris Caldwell
Susie Hodder-Williams

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Music on the Edge
Holy Trinity Church Gidleigh
Sunday 8 December 6pm
SUNDAYS@SIX
chill out with music & timelessness

(ancient & ambient)... + organic wine 

Flutes: Susie Hodder-Williams
Saxophones/Clarinets: Chris Caldwell
+ Guest Performer?
Tickets: £12 (cards accepted at the door)
Under 25s: Admission FREE
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Crediton Parish Church Festivals
Holy Cross Crediton
Sunday 8 December 7pm
SWING INTO CHRISTMAS
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Clarinet: Chris Gradwell
Double Bass: Jim Rintoull
Tickets: £10
Online Booking: TicketSource
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Divertimento String Quartet
Sharpham House Ashprington

Divertimento String Quartet

Tuesday 10 December 7.30pm
CONCERT & CAROLS
Violin: Mary Eade, Lindsay Braga
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Arcangelo Corelli:

Christmas Concerto op 6 no 8
Silent Night
The Holly & the Ivy
Ralph Vaughan Williams:

String Quartet (Minuet & Trio)

Claude Debussy: String Quartet (2nd mvt)

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
W A Mozart: Divertimento in D (1st mvt)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky:

String Quartet (Andante Cantabile) 

O Come All ye Faithful
Eddie Cantor song - Making Whoopee
Leroy Anderson: Plink Plank Plunk
Leroy Anderson: Musical Sleigh Ride
We Wish You a Merry Christmas .
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Exeter University Chapel Choir
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel
(Prince of Wales Road EX4 4SB)
Wed/Thur 11/12 December 6.45pm
NINE LESSONS & CAROLS
(Candlelit Carol Service)
Musical Director: Michael Graham
Organist: TBC
President: Rev Hannah Alderson
(very popular - arrive early)
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Elizabeth Jane Baldry

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Elizabeth Jane Baldry
Killerton House
Thursday 12 December 6.30-10pm
HARP CONCERT & DINNER
Harp: Elizabeth Jane Baldry
Tickets: £35
Box Office: 01302 881345
Online Booking: National Trust
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Classical Duo Elegance

Ekaterina Shetliffe
Yulia Northridge

Ashburton Art Centre
Friday 13 December 7pm
INSTRUMENTAL HITS
from Favourite Movies
Piano: Lee & Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Guest Vocalist: Maria Nicol
Film themed fancy dress optional
Tickets: £10
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: WeGotTickets
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Classical Duo Elegance

Yulia Northridge

St Stephen's Church Exeter
Saturday 14 December 7pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Soprano: Margaret Aagesen Hughes
Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Handel - Tchaikovsky - Franck
Tickets: £10
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: TicketSource
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Nina Savićević
St Margaret's Church Topsham
Saturday 14 December 7.30pm

Nina Leonard Savićević

MUSIC RECITAL
Piano: Nina Savićević
Violin: Alex Badura
Poetry (& violin): Lily Neal
Tin Whistle: Min Wild
Bach, Beethoven, Messiaen
Dvorak, Glinka, Kabalevsky
Admission: FREE
donations towards music studies
for Nina & Alex
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Exeter Chamber Choir
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph

Exeter Chamber Choir
St Michael's Church Alphington
Saturday 14 December 7.30pm
A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Heinrich Schütz: "Magnificat"
(Meine Seele erhebt den Herren)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Motets
Traditional Carols - for all
Tickets: £10
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Sidmouth Choral Society

Sidmouth Choral Society

Sidmouth Parish Church
Saturday 14 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Kris Emmett
Soprano: Vicki Campbell
Harp Accompanist/Soloist:
Elizabeth Jane Baldry
Benjamin Britten: 'Ceremony of Carols'
Ralph Vaughan Williams
'Fantasia on Christmas Carols'
Tickets: £10
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Okehampton Choral Society
Fairplace Church Okehampton
Saturday 14 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Andrew Wilson
Accompanist: Roger Cleverdon
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Midnight Mass
Andrew Wilson: The Sage Bush Carol
Tickets: £10 (student £5)
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Crediton Parish Church Choir
Holy Cross Crediton
Saturday 14 December 7pm
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
(Extended Highlights)
St David's Singers
Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mark Perry
Tickets: £8 (child FREE)
Wine & Pies
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Buckfast Abbey Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 14 December 7.30pm
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Director of Music: Matthew Searles
G F Handel: "Messiah"
Abbey Choir & Orchestra
Tickets: £10
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Dartington Community Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Sunday 15 December 3pm
ROWCROFT CAROL SERVICE
Musical Director: Simon Capet
A service to celebrate the efforts
of all those associated with the
Rowcroft Hospice
Admission FREE
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The Collati Singers

St Andrew's Church Ashburton
Sunday 15 December 3pm
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
Musical Director: Trefor Farrow
Seasonal Music by
Palestrina, Victoria, Chilcott & Rutter
also featuring:
The Dameral Belles
Britten - A Ceremony of Carols
Harp: Emma Graham
Admission: FREE - retiring collection
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Classical Duo Elegance
Lupton House Brixham TQ5 0LD
Sunday 15 December 2pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Tchaikovsky for Children
Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Tickets: £6 (adult FREE)
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: TicketSource
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Classical Duo Elegance
Lupton House Brixham TQ5 0LD
Sunday 15 December 6.30pm
INSTRUMENTAL HITS
from Favourite Movies
Piano: Lee & Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Guest Vocalist: Maria Nicol
Film themed fancy dress optional
Tickets: £10
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: TicketSource
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Spectrum Choir

St Stephen's Church
Tuesday 17 December 7.30 for 8pm
WINTER CONCERT
Devon's First LGBT+ Choir
Musical Director: Emily Roblyn
A cappella singing from
Lady Gaga to Maori Love Songs
Tickets: £6
Online Booking: EventBrite
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Exeter Chamber Choir

Exeter Chamber Choir

Great Barn Higher Ashton
Wednesday 18 December 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
A candlelit carol service with
readings by Maynard students
Tickets: £12 (child £6 family £30)
Online Booking: TicketTailor
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Belle Voci Duo

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Belle Voci Duo
Torre Abbey
Wednesday 18 December 7 for 7.30pm
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Soprano: Donna-Marie Broomfield
Tenor: Matthew Wilding
Tickets: £12
07522 925972 / 07790 714282
bellevocifuo@gmail.com
Torre Abbey Digitickets
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Libraries Unlimited
St Thomas Library
Friday 20 December 7.30pm
SUPERNATURAL STORIES
FOR CHRISTMAS
Readers: Lee Rawlings
                  & Jez Winship
Tickets: £2 with refreshments
Telephone: 01392 407061
stthomas.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk
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Stephen Beville
South Street Baptist Church

Piano: Stephen Beville

Saturday 21 December 3.30pm
"BOX OF DELIGHTS"
A Christmas Gala Piano Recital featuring

internationally acclaimed soloist Stephen Beville

Piano: Stephen Beville
W A Mozart: Sonata in A K331 'Alla Turka',
Francis Poulenc: Eight Nocturnes
Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante Favouri
Frederic Chopin: Three Waltzes
Frederic Chopin: Polonaise Fantasie Op 61
Enjoy some Turkish Delight in the interval
Tickets: £12
Exeter Tourist Information: 01392 665885
Online Booking: TicketSource
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Buckfast Abbey Choir
Buckfast Abbey
Sunday 22 December 3pm
ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
Musical Director: Philip Arkwright
Organist: David Davies
A Catholic Church Service
no charge for admission
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Classical Duo Elegance
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe

Classical Duo Elegance
Esplanade Hotel Paignton
Saturday 28 December 11am
RUSSIAN CHILDREN
NEW YEAR PARTY
Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Tickets: £8 (adult FREE)
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: TicketSource
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Stella Maris Trio

Stella Maris Trio
St Stephen's Church Exeter
Saturday 4 January 7pm
GREEK MYTHS IN MUSIC
Mezzo-Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Piano: Sam Baker
Soprano: Victoria Armillotta
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Stella Maris Trio

Stella Maris Trio
Whitestone Parish Hall
Saturday 18 January 7pm
THE FAVOURITES
Mezzo-Soprano: Iryna IlnytskaP
iano: Sam Baker
Soprano: Victoria Armillotta
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Sidholme Music Room Concerts 
Sidholme Hotel, Sidmouth
(Elysian Fields, EX10 8UJ)
Sunday 19 January 3.30pm
NIGHTINGALES & FAIRYTALES
Soprano: Claudia Álvarez Calderón
Flute: Ruth Molins
Piano: Alex West
Frédéric Chopin

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Cécile Chaminade

Léo Delibes

Admission FREE

Retiring Collection: Restoration Fund

Info: 01395 515104.
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ACTiv8 Theatre
Kentisbeare Village Hall
Friday 24 January 7pm
Sat/Sun 25/26 Jan 4&7pm
"HAIRSPRAY"
(John Waters 1988)
Director: Marie Kelsall
Musical Director: Alan Boxer
Choreography: Fiona Bartlett
Stage Manager: Fiona Shere
Tickets: £10 (U18 £5)
Online Booking: TicketSource
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Classical Duo Elegance

Balalaika: Sergei Kosov
Piano: Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge

St John's Church Totnes
(Bridgetown TQ9 5AD)
Saturday 1 February 7.30pm
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Balalaika: Sergei KosovPiano: Ekaterina Shetliffe
Violin: Yulia Northridge
Tchaikovsky - Mussorgsky
Shostakovich - Prokofiev
Tickets: £12
Tel: 07505 884371 / 01803 845800
Online Booking: TicketSource
email: ekaterinashetliffe@gmail.com
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Devon Baroque
Dartington Hall
Sunday 16 February 3pm
20TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Musical Director: Andrew Wilson-Dickson
Leader: Persephone Gibb
G F Handel: Concerto Grosso Op 6 no 7 in Bb
Music for multiple violins by

Valentini, Saloman Rossi,

Telemann and Vivaldi

Tickets: £18 (student/U18 £5)

Box Office: 01803 847070i.

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East Devon Choral Society
Exeter Chamber Choir
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 9 May 7.30pm
"THE ARMED MAN"
(Words & Music: Karl Jenkins)
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph

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English Touring Opera

Northcott Theatre

Wed/Thur 27/28 May 7.30pm

COSI FAN TUTTE

Director: Laura Attridge

Musical Director: Holly Mathieson

W A Mozart: "Cosi fan Tutte"

Tickets: £22-£38 (U35 £5)

Pre-Show Talk: 6.30pm

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English Touring Opera

Exeter Cathedral

Friday 29 May 7.30pm

ST JOHN PASSION

Artistic Director: James Conway

Musical Director:

Jonathan Peter Kenny

(Old Street Band)

G F Handel: "St John Passion"

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English Touring Opera

Northcott Theatre

Saturday 30 May 7.30pm

GIULIO CESARE

Artistic Director: James Conway

Musical Director:

Jonathan Peter Kenny

(Old Street Band)

G F Handel: "Giulio Cezare"

Tickets: £22-£38 (U35 £5)

Pre-Show Talk: 6.30pm