Thursday 5 May 2022

May 2022

Countertenor: Joe Levy
"CAST A SHEEP'S EYE"
16th & 17th Century Love Songs
Piano: Konstantinos Terzakis
'The Hall' Stepcote Hill - Friday 27 May
Cygnet Theatre Friars Gate - Wednesday 1 June
St Nicholas Priory The Mint - Thur/Fri 9/10 June
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton - Sunday 24 July
St Mary Magdalene Taunton - Saturday 30 July

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Volo Trio
1. Ashburton Arts Centre
Claudia Álvarez Calderón
Ruth Molins & Alex Wilson
    Sunday 1 May 1.30-2.30pm
2. Dart Music Festival
    Flavel Centre Dartmouth
    Friday 6 May 2.30-3.30pm
NIGHTINGALES & FAIRYTALES
Soprano: Claudia Álvarez Calderón
Piano: Alex Wilson
Flutes: Ruth Molins
Frédéric Chopin
Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov,
Cécile Chaminade
Léo Delibes                                  
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Frome Concerts Group
Rook Lane Chapel Frome
Sunday 8 May 3.30 for 4pm
AFTERNOON CONCERT
Piano: Alexandria Dariescu
Lili Boulanger:   "Trois Morceaux pour piano
Camille Pepin:     "Number 1"
Maurice Ravel:    "Gaspard de la nuit"
Claude Debussy:  "Arabesque" No. 1
                             "Passepied" (Suite bergamasque)
                             "Rêverie"
                             "Cathedrale Engloutie"
                             "À l’après midi d’un Faune"
                             (arr Leonard Borwick)
                             "Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" 
                             "Reflets dans l’Eau"
                             "Clair de Lune"
                             "Jardins sous la Pluie"
                             "L’isle Joyeuse"
                             "Trois Morceaux pour Piano"
Tickets: £25
fromeconcertsgroup.org
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West Forest Sinfonia
The Abbey School Reading
Sunday 8 May 4.30pm
MAY CONCERT
Conductor: Philip Ellis
Orchestra Leader: Giles Wade
Gabriel Fauré: "Pelléas et Mélisande"
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto I
(Piano Soloist: Anita D'Attellis)
Bohuslav Martinů: Oboe Concerto
(Oboe Soloist: Layla Baratto)
W A Mozart: Symphony No 35
Tickets: £15 (student/U18 £5)
wegottickets.com
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Dorset Chamber Orchestra
St Mary's Church Dorchester
Saturday 14 May 7.30pm
MAY CONCERT
Conductor: Walter Brewster
Hugo Alfvén: "Elegie"
L van Beethoven: Piano Concerto II
(Piano Soloist: Duncan Honeybourne)
W A Mozart: Symphony 40
Tickets: £15 (U19 £1) in advance
dorsetchamberorchestra.org
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Soprano: Janet Macdonald
Clyst Valley Choral Society
1. St Mary's Church Topsham
    Saturday 14 May 7.30pm
2. Holy Trinity Church Exmouth
    Sunday 15 May 7.30pm
MOZART REQUIEM
Musical Director: Paul Stock
Organist: Mark Perry
W A Mozart: Requiem in Dm
Soprano: Janet Macdonald
Alto: Ellie Shaw
Tenor: Jason Bomford
Bass: Peter Beamish
Tickets: £10 (advance £8.50)
Holy Trinity: 07950 021006
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Saxophone: Emma Rawicz
Ashburton Arts
Ashburton Arts Centre
Sunday 15 May 7.00pm
EMMA RAWICZ QUINTET
Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute: Emma Rawicz
(recipient of the 2021 Drake Yoland Award)
Piano: Ivo Neame  Guitar: Ant Law
Bass: Freddie Jensen  Drums: Asaf Sirkis
Jazz/Folk/Soul (youtu.be/4K3JNSUPWZ8)
Tickets: £14/£10/£7 according to means
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Lunchtime Concert
St Margaret's Topsham
Wednesday 18 May  1.15pm
CLARINET PIANO
Clarinet: Phil Bonser
Piano: Dorothy Raven
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Exeter Philharmonic Choir
Holy Trinity Exmouth
Saturday 21 May 7.30pm
SACRED JAZZ
Musical Director: Stephen Tanner
Tickets: £15
exeterphilharmonic.org.uk
07388 595349 / 07989 181117
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Marsyas Quartet
1. St Nicholas Priory
    Saturday 21 May 7-9pm
2. CIC Taunton
    Sunday 22 May 12-1pm
DREAMING IN SOUND
Violin: Julie Hill
Viola: Emma Welton
'Cello: Annabel Rooney
Flutes: Ruth Molins
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Judith Weir
Andrew Wilson
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Piano: Stephen Beville
Stephen Beville
St Margaret's Topsham
Sunday 22 May 3.30pm
ANGELS SAINTS
Piano: Stephen Beville
J S Bach: Preludes & Fugues E & F
L van Beethoven: Pastoral Sonata Op 28
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes Op 15 1-3
Stephen Beville: Premiere
"Portrait of the Angel Raphael"
Franz Liszt: Two Legends
I St Francois d'Assise - la predication aux oiseaux
II St Francois de Paule - marchant sur les flots
Tickets: £12 (advance £10)
Topsham Bookshop: 01392 877895
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Choir of St Peter's
St David's Singers
Heritage Singers
St David's Players
St Peter's Church Budleigh
Sunday 22 May 6.30pm
MEMORIAL CONCERT
for Sylvia Pritchard
Organist and Conductor
(† 14 August 2021)
Musical Director: Stephen Tanner
Soprano: Josie Walledge
Tenor: Thomas Hobbs
Baritone: Martin Shaw
Josef Haydn: "The Creation"
G F Handel: "The Messiah"
Ralph Vaughan-Williams:
"Five Mystical Songs"
Admission FREE
Retiring Collection
(in aid of Hospiscare)
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English Touring Opera
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Wed/Thu/Sat 25/26/28 May 7.30pm
LA BOHÈME
(Giacomo Puccini)
Director: James Conway
Conductor: Gerry Cornelius
Mimi: Paula Sides
Rudolfo: Thomas Elwin
Marcello: Jerome Knox
Colline: Trevor Eliot Bowes
Musetta: Jenny Stafford
Pre-Show Talk: 25 May 6.30
Tickets: £35
(U26 members £5)
exeternorthcott.co.uk
01392 726363
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English Touring Opera
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Thursday 27 May 7.30pm
THE GOLDEN COCKEREL
(Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Director: James Conway
Conductor: Gerry Cornelius
Tsar Dodon: Grant Doyle
Tsarevich Gvidon: Thomas Elwin
Tsarevich Afron: Jerome Knox
General Polkan: Edward Hawkins
Amelfa: Amy J Payne
Tsaritsa Shamakha: Paula Sides
Golden Cockerel: Alys Mererid Roberts
Tickets: £35
(U26 members £5)
exeternorthcott.co.uk
01392 726363
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Joe Levy
'The Hall' Stepcote Hill
Friday 27 May 7.30pm
"CAST A SHEEP'S EYE"
(Part of the Cygnet Theatre
"Dream Festival")
Countertenor: Joe Levy
Piano: Konstantinos Terzakis
(Assistant Conductor CBSO)
16th & 17th Century Love Songs
Henry Purcell
John Dowland
Thomas Morley
Tickets: £15
tickettailor.com
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EX4 Chamber Orchestra
Southernhay Church
Saturday 28 May 7.30pm
BEETHOVEN & DVORAK
Conductor: Tim Pithers
Leader: Patricia Calman
L van Beethovan: Symphony No 4
Antonin Dvořák: Cello Concerto
('Cello Soloist: Eliana Razzino Yang)
Donations: DEC Ukraine Appeal
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The Callington Singers
Cotehele Barn Restaurant
Saturday 28 May 7.30pm
PASTIME WITH GOOD
COMPANY
Musical Director: Andrew Wilson
Music for the Tudors
with guests:
Time Tide Waits
Renaissance Musical Ensemble
Tickets: £10 (U18 FREE)
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Divertimento String Sextet
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Violin: Linsday Braga
Violas: Andrew Gillet
              Trish Robertson
'Cello: Rebecca Allnatt
Violin/Leader: Mary Eade
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Divertimento
String Quartet
(and Friends!)
St Margaret's Church Topsham
Sunday 29 May 4pm
SEXTET RECITAL
Violins: Mary Eade, Lindsay Braga
Violas: Andrew Gillett, Trish Robertson
'Cellos: Vicky Evans, Rebecca Allnatt
Louis Spohr: Sextet in C major Op 140
Johannes Brahms: Sextet No 1 Op 18
Tickets: £15 (U18 FREE)
Topsham Bookshop: 01392 877895
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Joe Levy
1. Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate
    Wednesday 1 June 7.30pm
2. St Nicholas Priory 'The Mint'
    Thursday 9 June 7.30pm
    Friday 10 June 7.30pm
"CAST A SHEEP'S EYE"
(Part of the Cygnet Theatre
"Dream Festival")
Countertenor: Joe Levy
Piano: Konstantinos Terzakis
(Assistant Conductor CBSO)
16th & 17th Century Love Songs
Henry Purcell
John Dowland
Thomas Morley
Tickets: Cygnet £12
(cygnettheatre.co.uk)
.  .  .  .  . Priory £18/£15
(ticketsource.co.uk)
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University of Exeter Choral Society
St David's Church
Saturday 4 June 10am-4.30pm
CHILCOTT WORKSHOP
Conductor: Bob Chilcott
sheet music provided
Tickets: £12 (student £10)
email: choral@groups.exeterguild.com
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Flute Cake
1. Ashburton Arts
    Saturday 11 June 1.30-2.30pm
2. St Nicholas Priory
    Saturday 11 June 7-9pm
MYTH & MAGIC
Flute/Piccolo: Sophie Brewer
Flute/Alto: Jennifer Campbell
Flute/Bass: Ruth Molins
Edvard Grieg
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Lord of the Rings" (Howard Shore)
"Harry Potter" (John Williams)
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Flute Cake
CIC Taunton
Sunday 26 June 12-1pm
MYTH & MAGIC
Flute/Piccolo: Sophie Brewer
Flute/Alto: Jennifer Campbell
Flute/Bass: Ruth Molins
Edvard Grieg
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Lord of the Rings" (Howard Shore)
"Harry Potter" (John Williams)
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The King's Counterpoint
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 9 July 7.30pm
CELESTIAL COUNTERPOINT
Musical Director: David Acres
Organist: David Davies
with members of 'Contrapunctus'
Anton Bruckner - Orlando Gibbons
Moses HoganGeorg Friederich Händel
Diogo Dias Melgás Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Paul J Smith - Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Sir John Tavener - Frank Ticheli
Tickets: £15
buckfast.org.uk/boxoffice
or from The Abbey Bookshop
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Choir in a Day
St David's Church Exeter
Saturday 16 July 7pm
HANDEL MESSIAH
Conductor: Laurence Blyth
Soprano: Elizabeth Drury
Tenor: Andrew Henley
Bass: Julian Rippon
with Wellington, Exmouth,
Exeter & University of Exeter
Choral Societies
& Exeter Festival Chorus
Tickets: £15 (U18 £5)
laurenceblyth.com/messiah
ticketsource.co.uk/LaurenceBlyth
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Zephyr Duo
1. Ashburton Arts
    Saturday 16 July 1.30-2.30pm
2. St Nicholas Priory
    Saturday 16 July 7-9pm
3. CIC Taunton
    Sunday 17 July 12-1pm
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS
Harp: Sally Jenkins
Flutes: Ruth Molins
Gabriel Fauré
Georges Bizet
Ástor Piazzola
& traditional melodies
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Joe Levy
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Sunday 24 July 3.00pm
"CAST A SHEEP'S EYE"
(Part of the Cygnet Theatre
"Dream Festival")
Countertenor: Joe Levy
Piano: Konstantinos Terzakis
(Assistant Conductor CBSO)
16th & 17th Century Love Songs
Henry Purcell
John Dowland
Thomas Morley
Tickets: £15
eventbrite.com
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Lunchtime Concert
St Stephen's Exeter
Wednesday 28 July 1pm
CLARINET PIANO
Clarinet: Phil Bonser
Piano: Dorothy Raven
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Joe Levy
Church of St Mary Magdalene
(Taunton Minster)
Saturday 30 July 7.30pm
"CAST A SHEEP'S EYE"
(Part of the Cygnet Theatre
"Dream Festival")
Countertenor: Joe Levy
Piano: Konstantinos Terzakis
(Assistant Conductor CBSO)
16th & 17th Century Love Songs
Henry Purcell
John Dowland
Thomas Morley
Tickets: £12
ticketsource.co.uk