History, Sound, Music & Colour at Exeter Cathedral - "900 Years of Light" featuring photography and video by Mark Ware and Michael Bickerton, poetry & prose performance by Emily Kreider, and music by Lyric Strings and baroque trumpeter Crispian Steele Perkins Wed/Thu/Fri 2/3/4 October 2013

As the audience arrive, the Cathedral roof
- the longest mediaeval vaulted ceiling in the world -
is illuminated in pure lapis lazuli

Emily Kreider
starts the countdown

Crispian Steele-Perkins' trumpet collection
spans 900 years - and more

The simplest trumpet
- just one note

Egyptian trumpet
- two notes

Mediaeval trumpet
(reproduction of  trumpet deposited in the
Thames at Billingsgate in 1180 )
- eight or nine notes

The tube doesn't need to be straight!

Handel played on a hosepipe

The real thing: a natural trumpet
played in baroque style

an extra loop at the mouthpiece
lowers the pitch by a few semi-tones

The keyed trumpet made for Joseph Haydn
by Anton Weidinger 1770
Leads on to the familiar valves
invented by Heinrich Stölzel 1814

A different solution
a wooden cornet with finger-holes

The piccolo trumpet
introduced by Victor Mahillon 1890
a modern invention
which plays baroque music perfectly

Emily Kreider
recites Mark Ware's poetry

accompanied by Lyric Strings
- and Crispian Steele-Perkins

and Mark Ware's
extraordinary photo-installation

Hear more, see more, experience more . . .

- One last chance to enjoy this amazing showcase:

Exeter Cathedral
"900 Years of Light"

900 Years of Light

Exeter Cathedral 

Wed/Thur/Fri 2/3/4 October 7.30pm
Introduction by Emily Kreider
Lecture by Crispian Steele-Perkins

(baroque trumpeter) - trumpets through the ages

40 minute video installation by Mark Bickerton

(featuring images of the cathedral)
leading into stills photography and poetry
(recited by Emily Kreider)
exploring the Cathedral's history
composed by Mark Ware

accompanied by 'Lyric Strings' trio
violin: Patricia Calnan
viola: George Robertson
'cello: Nicola Thomas

and trumpeter Crispian Steele-Perkins

Tickets: £5

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Wednesday / Thursday / Friday