Friday 19 January 2024

Classical Journey Friday 19 January 2024

Matthew Cann
Musical Director of the Torbay Singers
Johannes Brahms: 'A German Requiem'
Afternoon Choral Workshop
St Matthias Church Torquay
Saturday 3 February




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Exeter Festival Chorus
The Mint Methodist Church
Saturday 20 January 10am-5pm
CHORAL WORKSHOP
J S Bach: 'B minor Mass'
Musical Director: Andrea Brown
Pianist: Peter Adcock
Tickets: £20 (student £5)
Score Hire: £3 (deposit £10)
ticketsource.co.uk
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Fundraising Concert
St Paul's Church Honiton
Saturday 20 January 1pm
OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
Soprano: Oly Olbertas, Anna Townhill
Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Tenor: Michael Smith
Baritone: John Draisey, Lee Andreae
Piano: Richard Lucas
Georges Bizet: 'Carmen', 'Djamileh'
Camille Saint-Saëns: 'Samson & Delilah'
Admission FREE - retiring collection
Ukainian Volunteers
Nalwanza Charitable Trust
(Moses & Rhoda Wamara's Secondary
School in Nalwanza, Uganda)
Info: Iryna Ilnytska - ilnytska.com
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Ashburton Arts
Ashburton Arts Centre
Saturday 20 January 7 for7.30pm
HEDERA
Playful and inventive arrangements
inspired by French, English,
Easter European & Scandinavian
music by Tamsin Elliott
Violin: Maisie Brett, Lulu Ruby Rose
Clarinet: Isis Wolf-Light
Double Bass: Beth Roberts
Accordion & Harp: Tamsin Elliot
Tickets: £7-15 according to means
wegottickets.com/ashburonarts
boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk
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Topsham Music Festival
St Margaret's Topsham
Sunday 21 January 3pm
PIANO RECITAL
Piano: Nina Savićević
Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus
Franz Liszt
Tickets: £10
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The Occasional Quintet
Barrel House Totnes
Sunday 21 January 7 for 7.30pm
'LIVE IN THE BALLROOM'
Piano & Small Instruments:
Sam Richards
Saxophones, Flutes, Electronics
Ric White
Double Bass, 'Cello, Percussion
Roger Hall
Drums, Cymbals: Steve Day
Electric 'Cello: Eliza Jacobs
Tickets: £5.50-13.75
(according to means)
ticketweb.uk/event
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Dartmouth Orchestra
Ashburton Arts Centre
Saturday 27 January 3pm
25th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Musical Director: Tim Pithers
Orchestra Leader: Brenda Willoughby
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Wolfgang A Mozart: Jupiter Symphony (41)
Carl Reinecke: Concerto for Flute
Flute Soloist: Ruth Molins
Tickets: £5/8/10 (U18 FREE)
ashburtonarts.org.uk
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Ashburton Arts
Ashburton Arts Centre
Saturday 27 January 7.30pm
BURNS NIGHT SHINDIG
High energy celtic dance music
Tickets: £7-15 according to means
ashburtonarts.org.uk
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St Boniface Concert Society
Crediton Parish Church
Sunday 28 January 3pm
PIANO RECITAL
Piano: Robin Stephenson
Frédéric Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninov
Nicolai Medtner
Franz Liszt
Tickets: £15 (student U30 FREE)
A E Lee Outfitters: 01363 774131
sktstephens@gmail.com
ticketsource.co.uk
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The Torbay Singers
St Matthias Church
(Babbacombe Road Torquay)
Saturday 3 February 1.30-7.30pm
CHORAL WORKSHOP
Musical Director: Matthew Cann
Organist: David Davies
Johannes Brahms:
'Ein Deutsches Requiem'
Tickets: £15
(includes score & refreshments)
torbaysingers.org
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Devon Philharmonic Orchestra
Exeter Cathedral
Saturday 27 April 7.30pm
SPRING CONCERT
Conductor: Benjamin Voce
Leader: Clare Smith
Sir Edward Elgar: 'Falstaff'
Piotr Tchaikovsky: 'Romeo & Juliet'
Maurice Ravel: 'Daphnis & Chloe'
Side Aisles: £13  Rear Nave: £15
Middle Nave: £17 Front Nave: £20
(student/U16 1/2 price - except front)
ticketsource.co.uk
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East Devon Choral Society
St Peter's Church Tiverton
Saturday 27 April 7.30pm
HAYDN 'CREATION'
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Orchestra Leader: Fiona McLean Buechel
Tickets: details in March
Info: 01884 253494 (Sue North)
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English Touring Opera
Exeter Schools
Thursday 23 May 10am, 11am, 1pm
[SCHOOLS - SOLD OUT]
Exeter Central Library
Saturday 25 May 3pm
'THE GREAT STINK'
Writer: Hannah Khalil
Composer: Omar Shahryar
Music Director: Jack Ridley
Director: Valentina Ceschi
Theresa/Female Clerk:
Julia Mariko/Rachel Speirs
Queen Victoria/Maria:
Amy J Payne/Judy Louie Brown
Joseph/Thames:
Brenton Spiteri/Sandeep Gurrapadi
Disraeli: Edward Jowle/Masimba Ushe
Tickets: £10 (U12 £5)
eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-stink-tickets
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English Touring Opera
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Thursday 23 May 7.30pm
Saturday 25 May 7.30pm
'MANON LESCAUT'
Giacomo Puccini
(English with English Surtitles)
Conductor: Michael Papadopoulos
Manon: Jenny Stafford
Des Grieux: Gareth Dafydd Morris
Lescaut: Aidan Edwards
Geronte: Edward Hawkins
Edmondo: Brenton Spiteri
Support & Ensemble:
Cicely Hé - David Horton
Amy J Payne - Phil Wilcox
Edward Jowle - Julia Mariko
Rachel Speirs - Shafali Jaota
Judy Louie Brown - Jack Dolan
Morgana Warren-Jones
Masimba Ushe - Sandeep Gurrapadi
Covers:
Manon: Philippa Boyle
Des Grieux: Dominic J Walsh
Geronte: Trevor Eliot Bowes
Tickets: £35/33
tickets.exeternorthcott.co.uk
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English Touring Opera
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Friday 24 May 7.30pm
'THE RAKE'S PROGRESS'
Igor Stravinsky
(English with English Surtitles)
Conductor: Jack Sheen
Director: Polly Graham
Anne Trulove: Nazan Fikret
Tom Rakewell: Frederick Jones
Nick Shadow: Jerome Knox
Father Trulove: Trevor Eliot Bowes
Baba: Lauren Young
Mother Goose: Amy J Payne
Sellem: Robin Bailey
Support & Ensemble
Masimba Ushe - Julia Mariko
Rachel Speir - Shafali Jalota
Cicely Hé - Judy Louie Brown
Morgana Warren-Jones - Jack Dolan
David Horton - Sandeep Gurrapadi
Phil WilcoxEdward Jowle
Covers:
Tom Rakewell: Brenton Spiteri
Father Trulove: Edward Hawkins
Tickets: £35/33
tickets.exeternorthcott.co.uk
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Friday 5 January 2024

Classical Journey 5 January 2023

Ruth Molins
(seen here playing the ivory flute at Torquay Museum
 made in1780 by Thomas Cahusac)
joins Tim Pithers and the Dartmouth Orchestra
to play Carl Reinecke's 'Concerto for Flute'
Ashburton Arts Centre - Saturday 27 January
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Twelfth Night
St Nicholas Priory
Friday 5 January 7.30pm
Saturday 6 January 7.30pm
A CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT
Join pianist Alex Wilson on a musical
journey through the carols, stories and
folk traditions  of Europe at Christmas
Tickets £15/£12
alexwilsonpianist.com
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Rossetti Ensemble
Conway Hall London
Sunday 7 January 6.30pm
ROSETTI ENSEMBLE
Violin: Sara Trickey
Viola: Sarah-Jane Bradley
'Cello: Tim Lowe
Double Bass: Leon Bosch
Piano: John Lenehan
W A Mozart: Piano Quartet No 1
Francis Poulenc: Violin Sonata
(Sara Trickey & John Lenehan)
Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet
Tickets: £15
(advance £13/NHS £6/U26 FREE)
conwayhall.ticketsolve.com
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Fundraising Concert
St Paul's Church Honiton
Saturday 20 January 1pm
OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
Soprano: Oly Olbertas, Anna Townhill
Mezzo Soprano: Iryna Ilnytska
Tenor: Michael Smith
Baritone: John Draisey, Lee Andreae
Piano: Richard Lucas
Georges Bizet: 'Carmen', 'Djamileh'
Camille Saint-Saëns: 'Samson & Delilah'
Admission FREE - retiring collection
Ukainian Volunteers
Nalwanza Charitable Trust
(Moses & Rhoda Wamara's Secondary
School in Nalwanza, Uganda)
Info: Iryna Ilnytska - ilnytska.com
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Dartmouth Orchestra
Ashburton Arts Centre
Saturday 27 January 3pm
25th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Musical Director: Tim Pithers
Orchestra Leader: Brenda Willoughby
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Wolfgang A Mozart: Jupiter Symphony (41)
Carl Reinecke: Concerto for Flute
Flute Soloist: Ruth Molins
Tickets: £5/8/10 (U18 FREE)
ashburtonarts.org.uk
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East Devon Choral Society
St Peter's Church Tiverton
Saturday 27 April 7.30pm
HAYDN 'CREATION'
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Orchestra Leader: Fiona McLean Buechel
Tickets: details in March
Info: 01884 253494 (Sue North)