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wellscathedral.org.uk Music in Wells Cathedral 2012
wellscathedral.org.uk
MusicinWells Cathedral
2012
MUSIC IN WELLS CATHEDRAL 2012Thursday 12 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALStephenDavies (St George’s, Bickley)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Tuesday 17 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLBrass and Percussion Ensembles fromWells Cathedral SchoolTickets: £5.00, £4.00 concessions; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Wednesday 18 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLWind Ensembles fromWells Cathedral SchoolTickets: £5.00, £4.00 concessions, available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Friday 20 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: TALLIS VOICESPeter Leech (conductor)Choral settings of The Song of Songs by Renaissance composers includingPalestrina, Victoria, Guerrero, and Lassus, interspersed with shortreadings from the King James BibleTickets: £8.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice, Bath Festival Box Office&by postfromDr CRLovell, Green FarmCottage, TheGreen, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0BA, enclosing astamped addressed envelope
In aid of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust
Wednesday 25 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: LA NATIVITÉ DU SEIGNEURMatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral)and Prebendary Elsa van der Zee (narrator) give the annual performanceof Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (The Birth of our Lord)Tickets: £5.00, £4.00 concessions, available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Friday 27 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: OPUS ANGLICANUMGregorian Chant: Vespers of the Procession for Candlemas. The audienceis invited tomove with the singers around the Cathedral cleared of chairs.Tickets: £8.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice
Saturday 28 January 7.00pmSOUL SOUNDINGSCandy VerneyA unique participatory event, in the open space of the cathedral emptiedof chairs, in the depths of winter. We will explore the resonance of thisancient and sacred building with the human voice. Open to all –experienced singers and newcomers; no reading of music necessary.Tickets: £14.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice andwww.candyverney.co.uk
Thursday 9 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJonathanVaughn (Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Friday 10 February 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ‘PRESTIGE SERIES’SYMPHONIC JOURNEYWells Cathedral School Symphony OrchestraJeremyHao (violin),ChristopherAdey (conductor)Sibelius Symphony 5 in E flat Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto 3 in BminorDukas The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeTickets: £8.00–£15.00; available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice (tel 01749834483)&at thedoor
Saturday 25 February 1.05 – 1.45pm (in the Quire)WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 10March 7.00pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: VICTORIA RESPONSORIESFOR TENEBRAE BY CANDLELIGHTThe Early MusicWells Consort,MatthewOwens (conductor)Settings by the great Spanish Renaissance composer of these powerful texts,which trace the events of the Passion and Death of ChristTickets: £12.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Thursday 15March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAndrewKirk (St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 17March 7.30pmMILLFIELD FESTIVAL CHORUSJulian Jensen (conductor)John Rutter Gloria Bob Chilcott Jubilateandmusic for choir and brass by GabrieliTickets: free of charge; available fromMillfieldMusic Box Office (telephone 01458 444200,[email protected])
Saturday 24March 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES: VOICES REJOICEWells Cathedral School Chamber ChoirWells Cathedral School Chapel ChoirWells Cathedral School Brass and Percussion ensembleOwain Park (organ), Christopher Finch (conductor)Bernstein Chichester Psalms John Rutter GloriaJonathan Dove The Passing of the Year Bob Chilcott choral worksTickets: £8.00–£15.00; available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice (tel 01749834483)&at thedoor
Good Friday 6 April 7.30pmBATH CAMERATANigel Perrin (conductor)Victoria Requiem J.S. Bach Jesu, meine FreudeAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 12 April 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALSachin Gunga (Senior Organ Scholar, Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 14 April 7.00pmSOMERSET SINGERSWells Cathedral Voluntary Choir BrandonHill Chamber OrchestraSusanMackenzie-Park (mezzo soprano),EdLyon (tenor)JamesBirchall (bass-baritone), JonathanVaughn (conductor)Elgar TheDreamof Gerontius In celebration of HMTheQueen’s Diamond JubileeTickets: £20.00, £18.00, £16.00, £14.00, £10.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice,WellsTourist InformationCentre, choirmembers, telephoning01934838676or01934712747&at thedoor
Friday 20 April 7.30pmSEAFARERS UK ROYAL MARINES BAND CHARITY CONCERTThe Band of HMRoyal Marines Commando Training Centre, LympstoneTickets: available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice
Saturday 28 April 7.00pmAVON AND SOMERSET CONSTABULARY MALE VOICE CHOIR40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTHampshire, Dorset, and Gloucester PoliceMale Voice ChoirsJuliePayne (oboe),Peter Jones (soloist),AlisonHowell (principal conductor)Sacred and secular works includingmedleys from the showsTickets: £8.00–£12.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandwww.policechoir.co.ukSponsored by Dovidio Brothers, Wells
Wednesday 2May 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL GALA RECITALgiven by the sixth form specialistmusician and Junior Organ ScholarofWells Cathedral,OwainParkAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 3May 1.05 – 1.45pm (in the Quire)WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 5May 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIR: BOB CHILCOTT REQUIEMAND CHORAL CLASSICSWells Cathedral Choir celebrates the launch of theWells Cathedral ChoristerTrust and the launch of its latest Hyperion CD (BobChilcott Requiemand otherchoral works – all premiere recordings) in the presence of the composer,alongsidewell-known choral classics byMozart, Handel, and ParryTickets: £10.00 – £20.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Thursday 10May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALChristopherWhitton (Director ofMusic, Emmanuel College, Cambridge)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 12May 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY:BRITTEN WAR REQUIEMLa Folia Orchestra The Choristers ofWells Cathedral ChoirJaniceWatson (soprano), JamesGilchrist (tenor)NealDavies (bass-baritone),MatthewOwens (conductor)BrittenWarRequiem Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first performanceTickets: £25.00 front nave; £20.00 rear nave; £18.00 front side aisles; £15.00 rear side aisles; £10.00transepts; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Ascension Day Thursday 17May 6.30 – 7.00pmORGAN RECITAL: L’ASCENSIONMatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral)and Prebendary Elsa van der Zee (narrator) give the annual performanceof Messiaen’s L’Ascension (Four SymphonicMeditations for Organ)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 24May 7.30pmSUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL: STEPHEN FARR (LONDON)As part of newmusic wells 72-12, StephenFarr (Concert Organist) gives the firstrecital of the Summer Organ Festival, featuring The Everlasting Crown by JudithBingham, which he first premiered at the BBCProms in 2011. Audiencemembers will be able to see the player’s hands and feet via the new video link.Tickets: £10.00 (including a glass ofwine); available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Friday 25May 1.05 – 1.45pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS:WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME RECITALPart of newmusicwells 72-12 (seewww.wellscathedral.org.uk formore info)Wells Cathedral School NewMusic EnsembleAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Commissions
Friday 25May 8.00pm (The Friends Building)NEW MUSIC WELLS: COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATIONPart of newmusicwells 72-12 (seewww.wellscathedral.org.uk formore info)Join three of the UK’s pre-eminent composers – JonathanDove, GabrielJackson, andHowardSkempton – in conversationwithMatthewOwens,with plenty of opportunity for questions from the audience about their workAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Commissions
Thursday 30May 7.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: BACH & THE ITALIAN CONNECTIONMatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers,Wells Cathedral) gives theKenneth PyeMemorial Recital featuringworks by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, and FrescobaldiTickets: £10.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Thursday 14 June 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALPaulWalton (Assistant Organist, Bristol Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 16 June 7.00pm (in the Lady chapel)ORLANDO SINGERSDavidEverett (conductor) VictoriaRequiem VaughanWilliams Valiant-for-TruthDavid EverettMagnificat &NuncDimittis BrittenChoral Dances fromGlorianaTippett FiveNegro Spirituals from AChild of our TimeTickets: £12.00 (£8.00 under 18); available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice,Wells Tourist InformationCentre andOrlandoSingersBoxOffice (01202 528348)
Thursday 28 June 7.30pmSUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL:JONATHAN VAUGHN (WELLS CATHEDRAL)JonathanVaughn (Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral) gives the secondrecital of the Summer Organ Festival. Audiencemembers will be able tosee the player’s hands and feet via the new video link.Tickets: £10.00 (includingaglassofwine); available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice&at thedoor
Friday 6 July 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ‘PRESTIGE SERIES’SYMPHONIC FINALEWells Cathedral School Symphony OrchestraLee JaePhang (piano),ChristopherAdey (conductor)Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Liszt Piano Concerto no 1 in E flatmajorKodályHáry Janos SuiteTickets: £8.00 – £18.00; available fromWells Cathedral School Box Office(telephone 01749 834483) & at the door
Thursday 12 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALIsabelle Demers (Canada)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 12 July 7.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: PURCELL DIDO & AENEASLesley JaneRogers (Belinda),Ali Darragh (Dido),Dominic Bowe (Aeneas)The Early MusicWells Consort and Players (on period instruments),MatthewOwens (harpsichord and director)Tickets: £12.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Thursday 19 July 7.30pmSUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL:MATTHEW OWENS (WELLS CATHEDRAL)MatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral)gives the third recital of the Summer Organ Festival. Audiencememberswill be able to see the player’s hands and feet via the new video link.Tickets: £10.00 (includingaglassofwine); available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice&at thedoor
Friday 20 July 7.30pmAMADEUS ORCHESTRAPhilipMackenzie (conductor)Mussorgsky, orchestrated Ravel Pictures at an exhibitionTickets: £28.00 – £12.00 (concessions available); available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOfficeandBath Festivals Box Office (01225 463362)
Saturday 28 July 7.00pmSOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIRSophieBevan (soprano),MaryBevan (soprano),KatieBray (mezzo soprano),NicholasMulroy (tenor),BenjaminBevan (bass),GrahamCaldbeck (conductor)MozartMass in Cminor J.S. BachNun danket alle GottC.P.E. BachMagnificat in DTickets: £10.00 – £28.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice, Taunton TouristInformation Centre (01823 336344) andwww.somersetchamberchoir.org.uk
Thursday 9 August 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALMatthewRedman (Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 13 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALRobert Gower (Senior Tutor, Glenalmond College)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 20 September 7.30pmSUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL:SIMON JOHNSON (ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, LONDON)Simon Johnson (Organist & Assistant Director of Music, St Paul’s Cathedral,London) gives theNorman AndrewMemorial Recital as the final concert of theSummer Organ Festival. Audiencemembers will be able to see the player’shands and feet via the new video link.Tickets: £10.00 (including a glass ofwine); available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Saturday 22 September 7.00pmHIGH SHERIFF’S CONCERTLesleyGarrett (soprano) with the Choristers ofWells Cathedral Choir,Ensembles&Soloists ofWells Cathedral School and the Somerset Chamber ChoirTickets: £30.00–£10.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeIn aid of Crimebeat
Friday 28 September 7.30pmTHE SIXTEENHarry Christophers (conductor)The Earth Resounds: Music of Brumel, Lassus and JosquinTickets: available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice&TheSixteenNationalBoxOffice (01904651485)
Thursday 11 October 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALRichardWalker (formerly Director of Music, Harrow School)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 11 October 7.30pm (in the North Transept)AN EVENING WITH THE THREE TENORS AND FRIENDSAn evening of light entertainment and classic arias led by Vicars ChoralMarkHounsell, IainMacLeod-Jones, and JulianRobinson-PorterTickets: £15.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeIn aid of Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust
Thursday 8 November 1.05 – 1.45pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Nikolai Geršak (Germany)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 8 November 8.00pmVICARS CHORAL COMMEMORATION CONCERTA candlelit concert featuring a selection of some of the finestcathedralmusic formen’s voices, and arrangements of popular songs,performed by the highly acclaimed Vicars Choral ofWells CathedralTickets: £13.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice
Sunday 11November 3.00pmREMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: DURUFLÉ REQUIEMA devotional performance of Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, sung byWellsCathedral Choir, interspersed withWar PoetryAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of the Poppy Appeal and Wells Cathedral
Thursday 22November 7.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS:SAINT CECILIA CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHTAli Darragh (soprano),Kate Fawcett (Baroque violin), SophieWillis (Baroquecello) andMatthewOwens (chamber organ) celebrate St Cecilia’s Day withHandel’sNine German Arias and the Violin Sonata in Fmajor HWV 370Tickets: £12.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice& at the door
Saturday 1 December 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLWELLS PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CHRISTMAS CONCERTSDorothyNancekievill (conductor). Modern and traditional Christmas songsperformed by amassed choir of local primary school childrenwith instrumentalitems fromWells Cathedral School andWells Cathedral ChoristersAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of children’s charities
Saturday 8 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: HANDEL MESSIAHMusic forAwhileOrchestra (on period instruments), LaurieAshworth(soprano),MichaelChance (countertenor),AnthonyGregory (tenor),DavidStout (bass),MatthewOwens (conductor)Tickets: £20.00 front nave; £18.00 rear nave; £12.00 front side aisles; £10.00 rear side aisles:available fromCathedral ShopBoxOffice&at the door
Tuesday 11,Wednesday 12 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL JUNIOR SCHOOLCHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONJill Edmonds (musical director), JudithBurns (speech director)Christmasmusic, readings and instrumental itemsAdmission: free Retiring collection for charity
Monday 17 December 7.30pmMEDIAEVAL CAROLSOpusAnglicanumA sequence of fifteenth century English carols, liturgicalmusic by Dunstable,Gombert, and Josquin, with Christmas chant from the famousmediaeval liturgyof Salisbury CathedralTickets: available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice
Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December 7.00pmCAROLS AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHTWELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIRJonathanVaughn (organ),MatthewOwens (conductor). Book early for two of themost popular concerts of the year – themagical Candlelight Christmas Concerts.Mince pies andmulledwinewill be available in the Cloisters before the concerts.Tickets: £22.00 reserved, £12.00unreserved; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice&at thedoor
Monday21–Sunday27May
NEWMUSICWELLS 72-12President:Professor JonathanHarvey
Now in its fifth year, this innovative festival is a retrospective of sacred choraland organmusic of the last forty years during all sung services, togetherwithworld premiere performances byWells Cathedral Choir and organists ofmusic by JonathanDove, PhilipMoore, HowardSkempton, and compositionstudents fromWells Cathedral School. Other events include a liveBBCRadio3 broadcast, concerts in the cathedral, and a public compositionmasterclassatWells Cathedral School by one of theUK’s pre-eminent composers,JonathanDove.
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Lunchtime ConcertsLocal School ConcertsLunchtime Concerts will be given in thecathedral by young musicians from schoolsand colleges from the locality on someFridays in May, June and September. Theconcerts last approximately 45 minutesSponsored by Clarks International
Visiting Choir Informal ConcertsThroughout the year visiting choirs come togive informal concerts at lunchtime, startingat 1.05pm for approximately 45 minutes.They come from the USA, Canada, Australia,Russia, Continental Europe as well as thiscountry. Please check details on theCathedral Music List produced fortnightly.
Wells Cathedral School,Music School Concert HallLunchtime concerts are given by pupils onTuesdays, Thursdays and some Fridays at1.00pm during each school term.Admission is free. Wells is one of the fourschools in England which caters forchildren of outstanding musical ability
The information given in this leaflet is correct at time of going to press but alterations may have to be made inexceptional circumstances.
For a copy or copies of this leaflet, please send a S.A.E.to: Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, West Cloister, Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset BA5 2PA .
HOW TO BOOKWells Cathedral ShopAll tickets sold through the Cathedral ShopBox Office may be booked by any of themethods below. We are able to sell thetickets as soon as the concert organizersdeliver them.N.B. £1.50 is charged per transaction on ticketbookings made with a credit/debit card or cheque.
Personal BookingsTickets can be bought from one of the till pointsin the Shop between the following hours:10.30 - 16.30 Monday to Saturday11.30 - 16.30 on Sundays & Bank HolidaysCredit/debit cards, cheque or cash will be accepted.
Telephone BookingsBookings and payment may be made bytelephone to the Box Office only between thehours of 10.30 and 16.30, Monday to Saturday(Sundays & Bank Holidays between 11.30 and16.30). Please telephone 01749 672773withyour credit/debit card details.
Postal BookingsMust include a stamped addressed envelopetogether with credit/debit card details(including the 3 digit security code number)or a cheque made payable to Wells Cathedral Publications Ltd. Send your request to: Wells CathedralPublications, Shop and Box Office,Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset BA5 2UA. A daytime telephone contact numbermust be provided.
President: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBEHelp commission some of today’s most exciting composers, including Jonathan Dove and manyothers for less than £10 a month (per composer). In return, as a Cathedral Commissioner, you willreceive the following benefits:• You will be invited to meet the composer• You will receive a signed copy of the new work’s score• Your name will be printed on the service and/or concert programme• You will be invited to special rehearsals • You will be invited to a commissioners’ reception at the world première• You will be directly supporting a composer’s work and the Music Foundation of Wells CathedralFor further details please contact Mrs Vivien Lloyd, Administrator, Cathedral Commissions, Wells Cathedral MusicOffice, Chain Gate, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset BA5 2UE, or email [email protected]
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