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EX CATHEDRA
Vocal excellence, made in Birmingham
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Choir | Consort | Orchestra | Education
Artistic Director & Conductor Jeffrey Skidmore
To be, or not to be…
Ex Cathedra continues to flourish! Following
on from the success of last season’s première
of James MacMillan’s Seven Angels, one of the
many highlights we eagerly anticipate in the new
season is our next major commission A New
Shakespeare Ode by Sally Beamish and Carol
Ann Duffy, which will be performed in Stratford,
Birmingham and London and many other venues
around the country in 2016. This collaboration
between Ex Cathedra and the Shakespeare
Institute, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
and the Royal Shakespeare Company, is
a community work involving Ex Cathedra,
our Academies, schools, the audience (!),
and a recently formed band of specialist
Shakespearean instrumentalists
called The City Musick.
The whole year is extraordinarily rich with
further exciting collaborations between Ex
Cathedra and the CBSO, Birmingham Royal
Ballet, Dartington International Summer
School, pianist Steven Osborne, and singers
James Rutherford and two famous alumni
Carolyn Sampson and Andrew Tortise. Such
stuff as dreams are made on…
It is a busy summer with six performances of
Carmina Burana at Birmingham Hippodrome
(following on from the outstanding success
in the London Coliseum in March) and
five Rachmaninoff Vespers, including a
Barbican performance with Steven Osborne
playing Rachmaninoff’s piano Preludes and
Etudes-Tableaux. There are two Summer
Music by Candlelight programmes, two
performances of a new Consort programme
exploring Elizabethan and South American
music called In a Strange Land, two BBC
Radio 3 broadcasts, one Music for Marie Fel
performance at the new London Festival of
Baroque Music in St John’s Smith Square, and
a week at Dartington International Summer
School with Carolyn Sampson and
Joanna MacGregor.
At Christmas there are the usual hymns at
heaven’s gate… Gaudete!, An Elizabethan
Christmas, Angels, stars and kings and of
course Christmas Music by Candlelight. Add
to that the now traditional Swedish Lucia
Service in Birmingham Cathedral, Nutcracker
with BRB at the Hippodrome and Bach’s
Christmas Oratorio with our period instrument
orchestra, and you have a full and exciting
Festive Season to look forward to.
This year there are three Bach concerts:
two Passions (the St Matthew with CBSO in
Symphony Hall on Good Friday and the St
John with our Consort and Baroque Orchestra
in Birmingham Cathedral) and the Christmas
Oratorio in Town Hall. Birmingham’s three
unique venues! We’re so blessed. In the
early days of Ex Cathedra most of the largescale Baroque programmes took place at
Birmingham Cathedral (similarly with the
Triennial Festival in the 18th century) and there
is a desire from many quarters to re-establish
a centre of Baroque excellence in this exquisite
building. The CBSO are a world-class orchestra
on our doorstep (we share the same building)
and it will be wonderful to explore ‘Early’
repertoire with them. Our 46th season begins
with a programme of Baroque ‘classics’ in
Symphony Hall - The Grand Tour - which will
enable us to begin looking at Baroque style
together. As well as Handel’s Zadok the Priest
and Dixit Dominus there will be music by Allegri,
Gabrieli, Lalande, Mondonville and Vivaldi.
I hope the season is as you like it… and I
look forward to seeing you at many of these
wonderful programmes. I thank you for your
interest and continued support.
Jeffrey Skidmore
Artistic Director & Conductor
Rachmaninoff
Vespers & Études-Tableaux
Ex Cathedra
Sunday 27 September, 7.30pm
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Steven Osborne piano
Martha McLorinan mezzo-soprano
Jeremy Budd tenor
Milton Court Concert Hall, London
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Glowing with radiant Russian Orthodox spirituality,
Rachmaninoff’s Vespers are powerfully atmospheric,
a rich choral tapestry with awesome sonorities.
Rachmaninoff loved them above all his other works.
Interweaving the movements of the Vespers, the
carefully selected Preludes and Études provide
complementary and contrasting links, performed by
the brilliant Steven Osborne.
the stuff that
are made of...
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legends
Steven Osborne
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Grand Tour
The
Handel Zadok the Priest
Mondonville Venite adoremus
Lalande La grande pièce royale
Gabrieli In ecclesiis
Allegri Miserere mei
Handel Dixit Dominus
Sunday 11 October, 4pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Ex Cathedra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Discover afresh the inspirational music of Handel,
Lalande, Vivaldi and Allegri. Our Grand Tour starts in
London with the majesty of Zadok the Priest - sung
at every British coronation since 1727 - departs
for the magnificence of Paris and the Most Serene
Republic of Venice, and arrives at the Eternal
City for one of the glories of Rome, Allegri’s
Miserere, famous for its soaring top ‘c’s.
Thrillingly good
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Bach
Christmas Oratorio
Ex Cathedra Choir & Baroque Orchestra
Sunday 6 December, 4pm
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Katie Trethewey, Amy Wood soprano
Harriet Hougham Slade, Martha McLorinan alto
Jeremy Budd Evangelist & tenor
Greg Skidmore bass
Town Hall, Birmingham
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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is perhaps the most
confident and optimistic statement of Christian belief
in the choral repertoire. It is richly scored for a large
Baroque orchestra. The exuberance and joy of the
opening chorus – ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket’ – sets the
tone – a wonderfully uplifting start to the Christmas
season.
The concert comprises cantatas I, II, III & VI.
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exhilarating
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Gaudete!
Padilla Missa ego flos campi
Victoria O magnum mysterium
Fernandes Xicochi
English 16th century Coventry Carol
Bach In dulci jubilo
Wednesday 2 December, 7.30pm
St Peter’s, Wolverhampton
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Saturday 5 December, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall, London
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Thursday 10 December, 7.30pm
Ex Cathedra Consort
Southwell Minster
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Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
The glorious polyphony and rhythmic verve of
Padilla’s Missa ego flos campi is complemented
by stunning, seasonal music from Renaissance
Spain and Latin America in the first half of this
intimate concert. We return to our roots in the
second half with a selection of ‘most highly
favoured’ Christmas music and readings
from the 13th to 18th-centuries.
Wednesday 16 December, 7.30pm
Hereford Cathedral
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well nigh flawless, both in
its programming and the
superlative
artistry
of the ten singers
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Christmas Music by
Candlelight
Ex Cathedra
Tuesday 15 December, 7.30pm
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Alexander Mason organ
St John’s Smith Square, London
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These atmospheric concerts are aimed at the heart of
Christmas and have become a very popular tradition
in Birmingham and London. A sequence of music flows
seamlessly from seasonal favourites to old and new,
interspersed with readings to make you smile
and reflect.
Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
Friday 18, Saturday 19,
Monday 21 & Tuesday 22
December, 7.30pm
St Paul’s Church, Birmingham
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Atmosphere, imagination,
anticipation, soft candelight
plus inspired music …
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the true magic
of Christmas
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You are invited to bring your own mulled wine and
mince pies for the interval in Birmingham.
These concerts will end at approximately 10pm.
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Angels,
stars &
kings
Christmas Music
by Candlelight –
family concert
Ex Cathedra & Academy of Vocal Music
Saturday 19 December, 4pm
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Alexander Mason organ
St Paul’s Church, Birmingham
£15 (adults) / £5 (under 16s) *
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A special selection of seasonal readings and
ravishing choral music, this concert is for the
whole family to share the beauty, mystery and
enchantment of our popular Christmas Music
by Candlelight concerts.
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Come dressed as an Angel,
star or king for this hour-long,
relaxed concert.
Particularly recommended
for children aged 6 and above.
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I was glad
Sunday 7 February, 4pm
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb
Janá ek Ot e ná (The Lord’s Prayer)
Leighton Crucifixus pro nobis
Parry I was glad
Walton The Twelve
Town Hall, Birmingham
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Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Henry Fairs, Nicholas Wearne organ
Lucy Wakefield harp
During a prolific period in the mid-1940s Britten
encountered the extraordinary, newly-rediscovered
poetry of Christopher Smart and composed one of his
finest choral works, Rejoice in the Lamb. A concert
of magnificent 20th-century music for choir and
organ, there are masterpieces by Leighton,
Walton, Janá ek and Parry, whose glorious
anthem was written for the coronation
of King Edward VII.
fantastic
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Bach
Saturday 19 March, 5pm
Birmingham Cathedral
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St John Passion
Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Orchestra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Jeremy Budd Evangelist
James Geidt Jesus
Greg Skidmore Pilate & bass
Elizabeth Drury soprano
Martha McLorinan alto
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Sung in German.
Bach’s Passions are amongst the most profound of
all sacred works: they convey a heartfelt emotional
drama, and a timeless musical exploration of hope,
suffering, and everything that makes us human.
This is a unique opportunity to hear us perform both
of Bach’s sublime Passion settings within a week,
with two very different approaches.
You can hear our Consort
perform an intimate version
of the dramatic St John Passion
with a small period-instrument
orchestra in the Baroque splendour
of Birmingham Cathedral…
What a concert,
and what quality! …
world class …
Lucky Birmingham
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Friday 25 March, 2pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Bach
St Matthew Passion
Ex Cathedra & Academy of Vocal Music
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
This concert is part of the Birmingham
International Concert Season, discounts may
vary.
Andrew Tortise Evangelist
James Rutherford Jesus
Katie Trethewey soprano I
Martha McLorinan alto I
Amy Wood soprano II
Harriet Hougham Slade alto II
Jeremy Budd tenor II
Greg Skidmore bass II
There will be an extended interval and the
concert will finish around 5.30pm.
Sung in German with English surtitles.
… and for the traditional Good Friday
performance, our choir joins forces with the
CBSO for a larger-scale performance of the more
expansive St Matthew Passion, a performance
of freshness and power.
Skidmore’s
overall shaping of
the St Matthew Passion
is marked by
exceptional
judgment
Gramophone
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Shakespeare
Odes
Arne The Garrick Ode (reconstruction)
Beamish A New Ode by Carol Ann Duffy (world première)
Ex Cathedra & Academy of Vocal Music
The City Musick
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
In 1769, the actor and impresario David Garrick organised a Shakespeare
Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon. It began with a canon firing at dawn.
Young men sang under the windows of their sweethearts. There were
country dances and horse-races. But the highlight was Garrick’s
own specially written Shakespeare Ode with music by Thomas
Arne (Rule Britannia).
To mark Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary in April 2016,
Ex Cathedra - in partnership with the Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust, the Shakespeare Institute and
in association with the Royal Shakespeare
Company - will tour a staged, period-instrument
performance of the Garrick Ode.
And there will be a new Ode written
by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy,
and composed by Sally Beamish for
Ex Cathedra, children’s choir and a
‘broken consort’ of instruments that
Shakespeare would recognise.
I doubt this performance
could ever
be bettered
Birmingham Post
Don’t miss this centrepiece of the 2016
‘Our Shakespeare’ celebrations.
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Friday 22 April, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford upon Avon
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Sunday 24 April, 4pm
Town Hall, Birmingham
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Friday 6 May, 7.30pm
Hereford Cathedral
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Saturday 7 May, 7.30pm
St Peter’s, Wolverhampton
£30 / £20 / £10 *
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Thursday 12 May, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall, London
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Saturday 28 May, 7.30pm
Southwell Minster
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Summer Music by
Candlelight
13th century English Summer is icumen in
Matthews Dawn Chorus
Morley Now is the month of Maying
Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs
Gershwin Summertime
Parry Sunset and evening star
Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Tuesday 21 June, 8pm
Birmingham Cathedral
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In a magical midsummer night’s concert,
performed by candlelight as dusk falls,
we will transport you from Birmingham Cathedral
into an enchanted world.
A stream of music moves seamlessly from
seasonal favourites to rare, rediscovered,
contemporary and lighter repertoire,
sprinkled with readings from across
the ages.
Virtuosity, vibrant
colour and
dynamic
energy
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Give the gift of singing
And
be an Angel
Ex Cathedra is a registered charity (no.
1004086). Tickets sales contribute
approximately 50% of the income required
to present our concerts, and we also run
an extensive programme of education
and participation projects that get tens of
thousands of people singing each year in
schools, hospitals and local communities.
Our Angels have already helped us to
commission new works, fund recordings
and support young singers. We need that
help as much as ever. Please give the gift of
singing and be an Angel.
To make a donation, you can:
•visit www.excathedra.co.uk, where you
can read more and donate by various
means, including Direct Debit
•
scan the QR code
(if you have a
smart phone)
Thank you on behalf of everyone at
Ex Cathedra and all the beneficiaries of
our work.
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(please note that this excludes the London concerts, which are sold
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Priority booking for our concert packages and our Host of Angels 1 begins
on Monday 4 May 2015.
Concerts go on general sale on 25 May 2015. 2
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You can exchange package tickets for the
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DATE
CONCERT
11 Oct 2015
The Grand Tour
2 Dec 2015
Gaudete! (Wolverhampton)
6 Dec 2015
Bach Christmas Oratorio
10 Dec 2015
Gaudete! (Southwell)
16 Dec 2015
Gaudete! (Hereford)
18 Dec 2015
Christmas Music by Candlelight
19 Dec 2015
Christmas Music by Candlelight
21 Dec 2015
Christmas Music by Candlelight
22 Dec 2015
Christmas Music by Candlelight
7 Feb 2016
I was glad
19 Mar 2016
Bach St John Passion
25 Mar 2016
Bach St Matthew Passion
22 Apr 2016
Shakespeare Odes (Stratford)
24 Apr 2016
Shakespeare Odes (Town Hall)
6 May 2016
Shakespeare Odes (Hereford)
7 May 2016
Shakespeare Odes (W’hampton)
28 May 2016
Shakespeare Odes (Southwell)
21 Jun 2016
Summer Music by Candlelight
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Beyond the
Concert Season
Alongside our season of concerts, we deliver an extensive programme of education
and participation projects, engaging tens of thousands of people in singing every
year. Below are some brief examples, please do contact us if your school, hospital,
community or business would like to know more.
10 years old in 2014, and having reached
schools across the UK and as far afield as
Antwerp, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Singapore
and New Zealand, Singing Playgrounds
trains children to share, lead, create and
adapt singing games for their peers in
their school playground. Its sister projects
ChoirMaker and SingMaker help schools set
up their own choir and provide performing
opportunities for young people.
We also run our Academies of Vocal Music:
a Children’s Choir, Junior Academy, Girl’s
Academy, Boy’s Academy. We are pleased to
hear from anyone interested in joining us, we’ll
invite you to join a rehearsal and find out more.
For more information about any of these
activities, please email
[email protected] or
call 0121 616 3412.
A school without Singing
Playgrounds is a school
without a soul
(Teacher, Birmingham)
Also over 10 years old, Singing Medicine
uses the far-reaching benefits of singing to
brighten the lives of chronically ill children,
and their families in hospital. Singing
Pathways supports the recovery of patients
who have suffered a stroke, helping to unlock
speech and memory, and Singing Bonds
builds confidence for new mothers in singing
to their newborn child - increasingly
understood as crucial in the
development of language
and bonding.
With thanks to Sandvik
for more than 25 years of
support as our Principal
Education Sponsor.
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Ex Cathedra (registered charity no. 1004086) believes in the power of choral singing to change lives. From our
home in Birmingham, we aim to explore, research and commission the finest choral music, nurture talent and
set the highest standards of excellence in performance and training. Ticket sales contribute approximately
half the income needed to present our concerts, and we are indebted to a range of supporters to make our
work possible. We would like to thank them all.
PUBLIC FUNDERS
Radcliffe Trust
Roughley Trust
Saintbury Trust
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
Tesco Charity Trust
WE Dunn Trust
William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
Youth Music
OTHER PARTNERS
CORPORATE PATRONS
Principal Education Sponsor
www.sandvik.com
Ex Cathedra is an Associate
Artist at Town Hall
Handelsbanken
Lloyds TSB Erdington Branch
NFU Mutual
Plough and Harrow Hotel
INDIVIDUALS
The donations from our Host of Angels makes a
tremendous difference to our work, and is needed more
than ever to deliver our exciting plans as public funding
declines. Could you give the gift of singing? Be an Angel
today! Thank you. TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS
Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust
Baron Davenport’s Charity
BBC Children in Need
Birmingham Bodenham Trust
Birmingham District Nursing Charitable Trust
Boshier-Hinton Foundation
CHK Charities Limited
Edward Cadbury Trust
Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust
Eveson Charitable Trust
GJW Turner Trust
Grimmitt Trust
Henry Smith Charity
John Ellerman Foundation
John Feeney Charitable Trust
J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
Leche Trust
Leverhulme Trust
Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust
PRS for Music Foundation
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation
Birmingham Music Education Partnership
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Quintessa
Royal Shakespeare Company
Services for Education
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
THAMES
Ex Cathedra Ltd,
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street,
Birmingham B1 2LF
T: 0121 616 3410
E: [email protected]
www.excathedra.co.uk
www.facebook.com/excathedra
@excathedrachoir
Ex Cathedra is a company limited by guarantee
(no. 2396173) and a registered charity (no. 1004086).
Brochure design by Astwood. Brochure printed by Warwick
Printing on Forest Stewardship Council approved paper
using vegetable based inks. Photography by Alistair
Carew-Cox and Neil Pugh.
The information in this brochure was correct at the time of
going to press. Ex Cathedra reserves the right to change
programmes and artists if necessary; in this eventuality
tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded. Ticket
prices may vary; customers will have to pay the prevailing
price at the time of booking.