Classical Journey Friday 18 November 2016 Rundown of Concerts

BACH'S "ST JOHN PASSION"
Jonathan Peter Kenny conducts
English Touring Opera & Old Street Band
Exeter Cathedral
Friday 25 November

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Divertimento Piano Trio

Divertimento Piano Trio

Chagford Parish Church
Friday 18 November 7.30pm
PIANO TRIOS
Piano: Margaret Lynn
Violin: Mary Eade
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Louise Farrenc Opus 33
Camille Saint-Saëns Opus 18
Felix Mendelssohn Opus 49
Tickets: TBC
Booking: 01803 863677
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Samantha Ward

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Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Southernhay Church Exeter
Saturday 19 November 7.30pm
THE WINTER CONCERT 2016
Conductor: Brian Northcott
Piano Soloist: Minyung Baek
                     Samantha Ward
Aaron Copland: "Billy the Kid"
Edvard Grieg: "Piano Concerto"

MinJung Baek

Tickets: £12 (advance £10 U18 £1)
Details: Orchestra Website
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East Devon Choral Society
St Paul's Church Tiverton

East Devon Choral Society

Saturday 19 November 7.30pm
ROSSINI & PUCCINI
Musical Director: Andrew Daldorph
Soprano: Lucy Bray
Alto: Alison Kettlewell
Tenor: John Pearce
Bass: Tim Mirfin
Gioachino Rossini: "Stabat Mater"
Giacomo Puccini: "Messa di Gloria" 
Tickets: £10 (child £4)
Box Office: 01884 253494   
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Clyst Valley Choral Society

Clyst Valley Choral Society
Conductor: Paul Stock

1. St Margaret's Church Topsham
    Saturday 19 November 7.30pm
2. Holy Trinity Church Exmouth
    Sunday 20 November 7.30
A CONCERT OF BRITISH MUSIC
Conductor: Paul Stock
Soprano: Janet Macdonald
Trumpet: Chris Gould
Organ: Mark Perry
G F Handel: "Samson" -
     "Let the Bright Seraphim"
                     "Messiah" -
          "Hallelujah" Chorus
John Rutter: "The Sprig of Thyme"
William Walton: Coronation of George VI
                             "Crown Imperial" March
Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Old 100th" Psalm
                  "All People that on Earth do Dwell"
Tickets: £10 (advance £8)
Advance Booking: 01392 271858
Topsham Bookshop: 01392 877895
Clyst Valley Choral Society Website
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Divertimento Piano Trio

Divertimento Piano Trio

Whitchurch Canonicorum
Sunday 20 November 3pm
PIANO TRIOS
Piano: Margaret Lynn
Violin: Mary Eade
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Louise Farrenc Opus 33
Camille Saint-Saëns Opus 18
Felix Mendelssohn Opus 49
Tickets: TBC
Booking: 01803 863677
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English Touring Opera

Julia Riley is King Xerxes
"Ombra mai fu"

Exeter Northcott Theatre
Tuesday 22 November 7.30pm
G F Handel: "Xerxes"
Director: James Conway
Conductor: Jonathan Peter Kenny
Wednesday 23 November 7.30pm
Francesco Cavalli: "La Calisto"
Director/Conductor: Timothy Nelson
Thursday 24 November 7.30pm
Claudio Monteverdi: "Ulysses Homecoming"
Tickets: D £20.50 C £25.50 B £32.50 A £35.50
Concessions: D C B £2 off
Box Office: 01392 726363
Northcott Website  ETO Website
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Michèle Banting

& Iain McDonald

Glenorchy Lunchtime Concerts

Glenorchy Church Exmouth

Wednesday 23 November 12 for 12.30pm

SONGS & POETRY

Piano: Michèle Banting

Baritone: Iain Macdonald

Poetry: Jilly Cooper

Admission FREE Retiring Collection

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English Touring Opera,
Exeter Cathedral Choir,
Local Gospel & Youth Choirs &
Old Street Band
Exeter Cathedral
Friday 25 November 7.30pm
ST JOHN PASSION
Conductor: Jonathan Peter Kenny
Director: James Conway
Soprano: Susanna Fairbairn
                 Galina Averina

Jonathan Peter Kenny 
English Touring Opera
Old Street Band

Mezzo Soprano: Martha Jones
                           Katie Bray
Tenor: Robert Anthony Gardiner
              John-Colyn Gyeantey
                   Nick Pritchard
Baritone: George Humphreys
                Peter Brathwaite 
Bass Baritone: Andrew Slater
Band A: £25.50 (U27 £13)
Band B: £20.50 (U27 £10.50)
Band C: £16.50 (U27 £8.50)
Band D: £12.50 (U27 £6.50)
Northcott Box Office: 01392 726363
Online Booking: Northcott Theatre
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Exeter University Chapel Choir
(and Alumni)
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel
(Exeter University Streatham Campus)
Saturday 26 November 2-9pm
COME AND SING!
Director: Michael Graham
Rehearsals: from 2pm
with breaks & light supper
Free Concert: at 7.30pm
Details: contact Michael Graham
chapelmusic@exeter.ac.uk
(please state voice part &
  send your contact details)
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Flowerbed Music
Exeter Cathedral Chapter House

Saturday 26 November 7.30pm
TUBULAR BELLS FOR SOLO PIANO
Piano: Dave Sanderson
Dave's own arrangement with 
an opening set of original pieces
and projected images
Tickets: £10
Cathedral Box Office: 01392 285983
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Exeter Bach Society
Southernhay United Reformed Church
Saturday 26 November 7.30pm
BACH MAGNIFICAT & DIXIT DOMINUS
Director: Jonathan Lucas Wood
Orchestra Leader: Anna Cockroft
Soprano: Bethany Partridge
Soprano: Aimee Presswood
Alto: Alex Masters
Tenor: Philip Pooley
Bass: Tim Mirfin
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto IV
G F Handel: "Dixit Dominus"
J S Bach: Magnificat in D major
                  (with Christmas hymns)
Tickets: £15 (advance £12.50)
Advance Booking: TicketSource
Details: Bach Society Website
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Starling Octet
St Stephen's Church Exeter
Saturday 26 November 8pm
NORTHERN LIGHTS
Ola Gjeilo: "Northern Lights"
Anton Bruchner
Paul Mealor: "Ubi Caritas et Amor"
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: "Four Shakespeare Songs"

Soprano: Meg Brand, Hattie Brown

Alto: Rebecca Willson, Zoë Fitzsimmons

Tenor: Ben Pennington, Sarah Pennington

Bass: Adrian Lock, Malcolm Field

Tickets: £10/£7 (Advance £9/£6 U16 FREE)

Includes light refreshments

Advance Booking: TicketSource

Starling Octet Website
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Torbay Singers
& Brass Ensemble
St Matthias Church

Babbacombe Road Torquay

Saturday 26 November 7.30pm

JOY & MAJESTY

Musical Director: Tina Guthrie

John Rutter: "Gloria"
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina:

"Exsultate Deo"  "In Ecclesiis"
      "Sonata Pian' e Forte"
Claudio Monteverdi: "Cantate Domino"
Henry Purcell:

"Music for the funeral of Queen Mary"
Anton Bruckner: "Christus Factus Est"
"Afferentur Regi"  "Aequalis" "Ave Maria"

Tickets: £12 (U25 Full-Time Ed FREE)
Telephone: 01803 782677

John Couch Estate Agents, Torquay
Book Online: Torbay Singers Website

                         - and pay on the door.
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Josephine Pickering
& David Lee

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Glenorchy Lunchtime Concerts

Glenorchy Church Exmouth

Wednesday 30 November 12 for 12.30pm

PIANO DUETS

Piano: Josephine Pickering

Piano: David Lee

Admission FREE Retiring Collection

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Farms for City Children
Exeter Cathedral
Friday 2 December 7.30pm
"THE BEST XMAS PRESENT IN THE WORLD"
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Directed by: Simon Reade

Narrated by: Michael Morpurgo & Virginia McKenna
A unique Christmas concert performed by candlelight,
Michael’s story is told together with
specially selected Christmas carols.
"The Best Christmas Present in the World"
revisits the trenches and tells the haunting story
of Christmas 1914 when soldiers on both sides

Virginia McKenna
& Michael Morpurgo

put down their weapons in honour of Christmas Day.
with songs performed by award-winning
a cappella group Voices at the Door
A truly inspiring and atmospheric
celebration of Christmas.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes (no interval)
For children and adults of all ages
Tickets: Rear Nave £20 (U12 £15)
              Mid Nave £15 (U12 18.75)
VIP Tickets: £50
(Drinks in the Chapter House & Priority Seating)
Tickets available until Thursday 1 December

Nethercott House
A 'Farms for City Children' Farm
at Iddesleigh near Okehampton

Online Booking: EventBrite
Details: farmsforcitychildren.org
For further information please contact
Farms for City Children on 01392 276381
email: margi@farmsforcitychildren.org
(FFCC Fundraiser Margi Jervoise)
Event Sponsored by: Everys Solicitors
 Kindly Supported by: Devon Life
            Knight Frank, Storm Press
               Simpkins Edwards, Mercure Hotels

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COMING UP IN DECEMBER

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Mary O'Shea

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Devon Voices
All Saint's Church East Budleigh
Friday 9 December
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Exeter Male Voice Choir

Exeter Male Voice Choir

South Street Baptist Church
Saturday 10 December 7pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Musical Director: Margaret Aagesen-Hughes
Piano Accompanist: Peter Betts
Mezzosoprano Soloist: Carolyn Harries
Tickets: £8
Details: David Northrop 07733 135711
Exeter Male Voice Choir Website