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51st ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL

TAVISTOCK PARISH CHURCH

1-6 August 2017 & 29 July—Exon Festival Chorus Workshop

“The committed, expressive singing of the Exon Singers will delight listeners.”

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Conductor & Artistic Director: Richard Wilberforce

Composer-in-Residence: Toby Young

with The Zeitgeist

Guest Organ Recitalist: Peter King

directed by

and Soprano

Sam Poppleton

Katharine Fuge

Chamber Orchestra

EXON FESTIVAL CHORUS WORKSHOP Join The Exon Festival Chorus to sing

Rachmaninov Vespers

Saturday 29 July (registration at 10.30am) and

Tuesday 1 August 2017, dress rehearsal 2.30pm

Ticket Application

Name

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Voice

eg Bass

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Address

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Email

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No. of tickets required Amount

Ticket(s) for the Workshop & Concert

at £25: Total:

Ticket(s) for the Workshop (Sat 29 July)

only at £15: Total:

Music score(s) to hire if required at £3: Total:

Audience Ticket(s) for

Tuesday 1 August at £12: Total:

Please send to:

Graham Wood

6 Ashlake Road

Streatham, London SW16 2BB

Please make cheques payable to

The Exon Singers

Overall total: £

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FESTIVAL EVENINGS 7.30pm

Tickets £12 (under 18s free) TUESDAY 1 AUGUST

RACHMANINOV VESPERS Composed on the eve of the Revolution, the centenary of which falls

this year, Rachmaninov’s sublime masterpiece of a cappella choral

writing, the All-Night Vigil, encompasses every human emotion. Sung

here by the Exon Singers and the Exon Festival Chorus.

WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST

ORGAN RECITAL BY PETER KING (Bath Abbey) "He is a virtuoso of world class...he plays with such élan, and

passion." (BBC Radio 3 CD Review)

Peter King, Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey, presents a varied

programme of Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Pescetti, Karg-Elert and

Reubke.

THURSDAY 3 AUGUST

WILL TODD MASS IN BLUE

TOBY YOUNG DANCING STAR A contemporary setting of the Mass for jazz trio, solo soprano and

virtuoso choir, and our Composer-in-Residence's choral celebration of

dance in all its forms - the simplicity of folk, the elegance of ballroom,

and a nod to the urban nightclub.

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST

LET THE BRIGHT SERAPHIM A special treat to welcome back star soprano Katharine Fuge

singing Handel’s well-loved aria, and Bach’s virtuosic Cantata 51

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, complemented by Handel’s Water

Music and Vivaldi’s Double Trumpet Concerto. With the Zeitgeist

Chamber Orchestra, directed by Sam Poppleton.

SATURDAY 5 AUGUST

MONTEVERDI VESPERS Monteverdi's ground-breaking setting of Vespers, complete with

trumpets and trombones, must have astonished its first audience in

1610. Its power to thrill, calm and console is undiminished 400 years

later. Sung by the Exon Singers, accompanied by the Zeitgeist

Chamber Orchestra.

FESTIVAL LUNCHTIMES 1.00-1.40pm

Admission free, retiring collection WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST Song Recital

THURSDAY 3 AUGUST Song Recital

SATURDAY 5 AUGUST Instrumental Recital

JOIN THE EXON FESTIVAL CHORUS

SATURDAY 29 JULY 11am-5pm

EXON FESTIVAL CHORUS WORKSHOP

With Richard Wilberforce. Registration at 10.30am.

Come and sing movements from Rachmaninov‘s Vespers

with the Exon Singers on 1 August, with a fun and stimulating

workshop on 29 July led by the Exon Singers' Artistic

Director. Or if you prefer, you can just take part in the

Workshop day.

Tickets: Workshop & Concert on 1 August—£25

Workshop day 29 July only—£15

Music hire—£3 or bring your own copy

FESTIVAL SERVICES

Admission free, retiring collection

COMPLINE BY CANDLELIGHT

TUESDAY 1—FRIDAY 4 AUGUST 9.00-9.20pm

Tuesday 1, Thursday 3 August—Choir Compline

Wednesday 2, Friday 4 August—Congregational Compline

A SEQUENCE FOR EPIPHANY

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST 4.00pm doors close at 3.45pm

Recording for BBC Radio 3, to be broadcast in 2018.

FESTIVAL EUCHARIST

SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 9.45am

Mass setting by Gabrieli, with instrumental

accompaniment.

TICKETS

All events take place in Tavistock Parish Church unless

otherwise stated.

Tickets available at the door for all concerts, or in advance

from “Bookstop”, 3 Market Street, Tavistock 01822

617244 (Monday-Saturday 9.00am – 5.30pm) or via

tickets@exonsingers.org.uk

The Exon Festival Ticket - £35 - covers entry to all

concerts and includes a Festival Programme, saving £28.

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EXON SINGERS FESTIVAL 2017

TICKET ORDER FORM

Name

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Address

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____________________________________________________

Email

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No. of tickets required

Amount

Tuesday 1 August

Rachmaninov Vespers, £12 Total:

Wednesday 2 August

Organ Recital by Peter King, £12 Total:

Thursday 3 August

Will Todd, Mass in Blue, £12 Total:

Friday 4 August

Let the Bright Seraphim, £12 Total:

Overall total: £

Please send to:

Graham Wood

6 Ashlake Road

Streatham, London SW16 2BB

Please make cheques payable to

The Exon Singers

Festival Ticket £35 (entry to all evening concerts,

together with a complimentary Festival Programme)

Total:

Saturday 5 August

Monteverdi Vespers, £12

Total:

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