We are singing about the exciting events surrounding Hiawatha's wedding as told by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and set to music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Also, The Sprig of Thyme, set by John Rutter - a collection of arranged folk songs. Wine and nibbles will be served in the interval. Tickets can be reserved on our website 'Contact' form on the home page or buy at The Dunsford Stores.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir has a special ‘Evening at the Opera” planned to conclude its 2023/24 season on a high. On the evening of 18th May, the Choir - accompanied by two rising stars of the professional opera world - will transport concert goers to the opera houses of Europe for a sparkling evening of arias, duets and choruses.
The season finale at St. David’s Church in Exeter will be a comparatively intimate affair with just 200 tickets available. The £25 ticket price includes interval drinks and canapes.
EPC’s Director of Music Howard Ionascu says: “We will be...
Baroque Venice in all its musical glory will be brought to life in Exeter Cathedral on 18 March with a large-scale performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers, conjured up by the combined forces of Exeter Philharmonic Choir, Devon County Junior Choir, top professional singers and the internationally renowned early music group, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir is delighted to be joined in this musical adventure by approximately 40 boys and girls aged under thirteen from the Devon County Junior Choir. The children will be involved in four movements of this...
We all know that being physically active is good for us, but did you know that simply being outside in the natural environment is also really good for your physical and mental health?
Research[1] shows it can help reduce anxiety and depression, helping to lower stress, blood pressure and more.
The benefits are even greater if we actively engage with nature, and the Nature Songs project is designed to do just that, using singing and songwriting to connect people to nature.
The first Nature Songs project ran in Bury Meadow Park through Winter and into early Spring,...
Members of the longest-established choir in the South West have a special reason to raise their voices in celebration at a concert in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday, March 12th - the event marks Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s 175th anniversary.
To celebrate this landmark occasion, the Choir will be performing Brahms’ great work, Ein deutsches Requiem, joined by the renowned London Mozart Players and two of the UK’s most exciting soloists: soprano Jessica Cale (winner of the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Award) and baritone Timothy Nelson. The programme also includes Lo, The Full, Final...
This is our fifth annual CLIC for Christmas concert raising funds for CLIC Sargent. Once again, we will be hosting a celebration of Christmas in the beautiful Exeter Cathedral and will be joined by one of the winners of our Devon Schools Choir Competition, Exmouth Community College. In addition we are again thrilled to be welcoming the CLIC Sargent singers, a group of exceptionally talented young people who have all benefitted from the support of CLIC Sargent and will be sharing their stories with us as well as their beautiful music. Come along and get your Christmas off to a magical start...
Isn't it fantastic that there are a number of singing groups in and around the Exeter area?
Is it any wonder that more people access a local singing group when singing is part of our popular tv culture eg., The X Factor, The Eurovision Song Contest, The Voice, Pop Idol, Fame Academy, Popstars, Over the Rainbow, Last Choir Standing, Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, All Together Now ... to name but a few.
'Sing for Fun' began in Exeter January 2007 and named after the Bob Dylan song 'Forever Young' which ironically was the only song that was...
The UK’s favourite singing show, The X Factor, is back and on the lookout for the next big breakout music stars with the audition team back on the road, scouring the country for budding hopefuls to take part in series 16 of the hit music show.
The audition tour will be a nationwide search and is coming to the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter on Saturday 2 February. Auditions take place between 9am and 6pm and it couldn’t be simpler to apply.
Groups or solo singers aged 16+ can apply online, registering for an upcoming event or turn up in person on the day. Everyone who...
No fewer than 15 professional wind players, all recent graduates from London’s world-renowned Royal Academy of Music, will join Exeter Philharmonic Choir on 10th November to perform in Bruckner’s splendid Mass in E minor at Exeter Cathedral.
The work has an interesting scoring - double choir accompanied by flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, and trombone - guaranteed to produce a rich sonority in the superb acoustics of the Cathedral.
The second half of the concert will be a performance of the ever-popular Requiem by John Rutter, featuring critically-acclaimed soprano...
A rising star of the operatic world, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Svetlina Stoyanova, will be coming to Exeter at the end of the month to take part in a special charity concert in aid of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund.
Currently singing in Vienna at the famous State Opera, Svetlina will be flying to Exeter for just thirty-six hours to take part in the concert at Southernhay United Reformed Church on Saturday 29th September.
Svetlina, who won the prestigious New Voices international singing competition in Berlin last year, has performed in opera and concerts...
