Music for St Cecilia's Day
Schedule
Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
St David's Church Exeter | Exeter, EN
Advertisement
Date Saturday, November 22nd, 2025Time 7:30 pm
Location St David's Church, Queen’s Terrace, Exeter, EX4 4HR.
Tickets £20 Adult in Advance, £22 on the door; Students and U18, £10; U16, £1
Soprano: Julia Featherstone
Mezzo Soprano: Alice Risdon
Tenor: Michael Graham
Bass: Julian Rippon
Orchestra Leader: Anna Cockroft
Musical Director: Matthew Jeffrey
Our first concert with our new musical director Matthew Jeffrey will take place on 22nd November, which just so happens to be St. Cecilia’s Day. To mark this, we will be performing Purcell’s Ode for St. Cecelia’s Day, also known as Hail! Bright Cecilia. The text references various instruments throughout (the airy violin, the amorous flute etc.), and Purcell uses these to great effect, usually in conversation with the soloist. The colourful arias, duets, trios, and quartets are interspersed with boisterous, grand choruses..
Matthew adds: “It would feel wrong for my first concert with the Exeter Bach Choir to not include Bach in some form, so this is paired with CPE Bach’s Magnificat. This setting was the first major choral work that survives from CPE Bach, and was composed in 1749, the same year his father composed and assembled his Mass in B minor. Although this setting is less famous than that of his father, it is no less worthy of performance. The entire piece is brimming with energy, with electric choruses, and virtuosic arias and duets”
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
St David's Church Exeter, Outlook Agencies, 5 Queens Terrace, Exeter, EX4 4HR, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
