Aled Jones and Tamara Konstantin arrive in Exeter on the Holy Buildings Tour

The Aled Jones Holy Buildings Tour arrives in Exeter on 10th March when the former choir boy will showcase the talent of the fast rising classical composer and pianist Tamara Konstantin.

The tour, which kicked off at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham on 23rd February, takes in some of the most stunning holy buildings in the UK, including Manchester Monastery, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral and Durham Cathedral, before ending at St Asaph Cathedral on 26th March.

Tamara, who has been enjoying huge success with her new album ‘Resilience’, is accompanied by her trio, the Three Graces, which includes world renowned cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber and violinist Elly Suh as the support to Aled Jones.

Aled Jones’ extraordinary 40-year career has taken him from a successful boy soprano to prominence in the mid-80s with his cover of 'Walking in the Air'. Having gone on to receive countless prestigious awards, record-breaking sales and chart successes, Aled has performed for the Pope and the Royal Family, received an MBE and racked up over 10 million album sales. He has also forged an extensive career as a TV and radio presenter.

Classically trained pianist and composer from Georgia, Tamara Konstantin has performed for HRH Prince Charles, been honoured by her country of origin and had her highly acclaimed compositions played on Classic FM and BBC Radio.  

But music is Tamara Konstantin's third successful career, Tamara was the first political presenter on Georgian TV before becoming VP of an oil company. Six years ago, she returned to her early love of music and three successful albums followed. 

Tamara will perform compositions from her most recent body of work - 'Resilience' (released by Lastman Music), which combines her own mesmerising and passionate compositions with her love of Chopin’s romanticism, Rachmaninoff’s strength and Beethoven’s dynamism. Created during the pandemic, it is a testament to Tamara’s belief in the power of music to console, uplift, and bring people together.

The tour will see Aled perform tracks from his album ‘Blessings’, which features songs from a range of different faiths – Quaker, Christian, Catholic, Muslim and Buddhism – including uplifting hymns, texts and scriptures set to music.

Commenting on the tour, Tamara said: "To be supporting Aled Jones is a great honour and to be playing in such exalted surroundings, a genuine thrill.  Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Elly Suh and I are tremendously excited to be visiting Exeter -  and performing in the beautiful Exeter Cathedral."

Tickets available from ticketek.co.uk 

Tour Dates:

23rd Feb                   St Mary’s Church, Nottingham

24th Feb                    Bristol Cathedral, Bristol

25th Feb                    St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire

27th Feb                    Winchester Cathedral, Winchester

28th Feb                    St Albans Cathedral, St Albans

1st March                 Guildford Cathedral, Guildford

3rd March                Wells Cathedral, Wells

4th March                Wakefield Cathedral, Wakefield

5th March                Chelmsford Cathedral, Chelmsford

7th March                 Manchester Monastery, Manchester

8th March                Lichfield Cathedral, Litchfield

10th March              Exeter Cathedral, Exeter

11th March               Hereford Cathedral, Hereford

12th March              Cardiff Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff

14th March              Liverpool Cathedral (Anglican), Liverpool

15th March              Coventry Cathedral, Coventry

16th March              Rochester Cathedral, Rochester

18th March              Ely Cathedral, Ely

19th March              Portsmouth Cathedral, Portsmouth

21st March               Beverley Minster, The Parish Centre, Beverley

22nd March             Durham Cathedral, Durham

23rd March             Paisley Abbey, Paisley

25th March              Bangor Cathedral, Bangor

26th March              St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph