Our concert on Thursday March 12th at 7.30 p.m. in Exeter Cathedral features one of Poulenc’s most celebrated works, “Gloria” followed by a journey into a world of dreams with Elgar’s “The Music Makers”.
The Exeter Philharmonic Choir conducted by Andrew Millington will be joined by The Sinfonietta.
We feature two contrasting works in this concert: Poulenc’s sense of fun and mischief shines through his setting of the Gloria. He said of the piece: “I had in mind those frescoes by Gozzoli where the angels stick out their tongues; and also some serious Benedictine monks I had...
Chris Williams Tsunami Requiem Andrew Millington A Sequence for Devon John Rutter Gloria Saturday 8 November 2014 Mint Methodist Church, Fore St, Exeter, 7.30pm Conductor Andrew Millington. With Devon County Junior Choir
Exeter Philharmonic Choir opens its new season with Chris Williams’ Tsunami Requiem ten years after the tsunami wreaked its destruction. The concert also features John Rutter’s Gloria and the Devon County Junior Choir with Andrew Millington’s A Sequence for Devon. When Chris Williams had only just witnessed the effects of the 2004 tsunami in south India, he was...
Wow! What a Wonderful day! The sun shone & a gentle breeze brought summery crowds to relax on the Cathedral Green.
The doors of the Chapter House were thrown open and soaring strains of music from within invited inspection by curious sun worshippers.
First was a pint-size girl with her half-pint cello bravely working her way through Tchaikovsky’s “Chanson Triste”.
At the piano was the professional accompanist David Green from Rugby, and beside her, with his precious full-size cello, sat her Masterclass tutor, the renowned Indian performer, Anup Kumar Biswas from...
The flute and the harp have long been recognised by composers as a sublime combination with a strong visual and aural impact. So Concerts in the West is delighted to be offering West Country audiences a superb example of just such a partnership in the shape of Flautist Katherine Bicknell and concert harpist Keziah Thomas, who have been playing together since 1998 as the Aoyama Duo. They will be performing on 3 May at a new Devon venue, St Stephen's in Exeter.
The Aoyama Duo met at the Royal College of Music in their first term and went on to win the Douglas Whittaker prize for...
