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MUSIC IN WELLS CATHEDRAL 2013Thursday 10 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALPaul Provost (Sub Organist, Guildford Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 10 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT:THE TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS OF THE VICARS CHORALIn celebration of the 650th anniversary of the completion of Vicars’ Close, theVicars Choral of Wells Cathedral Choir present a concert celebratingmusic atWells Cathedral through the centuries, interspersed with readings from thecolourful historical archives of the Vicars ChoralTickets: £10.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Tuesday 15 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLBrass and Percussion Ensembles fromWells Cathedral School performa variety of sacredmusicTickets: £5.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Wednesday 16 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLThe woodwind department at Wells Cathedral School presents aprogramme of early musicTickets: £5.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Friday 18 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: TALLIS VOICESPeter Leech (conductor) Three Kings came ridingMusic from the renaissance celebrating the feast of the EpiphanyTickets: £8.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice,BathFestivalBoxOfficeandbypost fromDrCRLovell, GreenFarmCottage, TheGreen, Farmborough,Bath,BA20BA, enclosinga stampedaddressedenvelopeIn aid of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust
Friday 25 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: OPUS ANGLICANUMCandlemasChant in Procession. A candlelit promenade concert ofmeditativeGregorian chant. Vespers recited in the Quire, followed bymusic from the blessingof candles and the procession taken from the latemedieval Salisbury ProcessionalinWells Cathedral Library. The audience is welcome to join the singers as theymove around the Cathedral.Tickets: £10.00; available fromwww.opus-a.co.uk,Wells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Wednesday 30 January 6.45pmPROMENADE CONCERT: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (I)MatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) andPrebendary Elsa van der Zee (narrator) give the annual performance of OlivierMessiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (The Birth of our Lord) in the first of threeMessiaen organ recitals in 2013Tickets: £5.00, available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Wednesday 6 February 7.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: BACH IN CONTEXTColinBooth (harpsichord) gives the first recital in the new season ofEMWconcerts with a thrilling programme, setting the great J.S. Bach amongsthis influences and contemporaries:music by Bach, Telemann, Buxtehude,Böhm, and Handel, in the beautiful candlelit Quire of the CathedralTickets: £12.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Friday 8 February 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES:SYMPHONIC JOURNEYWells Cathedral School SymphonyOrchestra,Katherine Lim (violin),ChristopherAdey (conductor) performBruch Scottish Fantasy,Borodin Prince Igor Overture, and Tchaikovsky Symphony no 6 in BminorTickets: £8.00–£15.00; available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice (01749834483) andat thedoor
Thursday 14 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALMichael Heighway (Windsor)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Friday 22 February 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES:VOICES REJOICEThe glorious lofty spaces of the cathedral will resoundwith the joyful sounds ofthemassed choirs, brass ensemble, and percussion in a programme of beauty,power, and poignancy including Bob Chilcott’s Salisbury Vespers andHolst’sChoral Hymns, conducted by Christopher FinchTickets: £8.00 – £15.00; available fromWells Cathedral School Box Office (01749 834483) and at the door
Saturday 9March 7.00pmGALA FUNDRAISING CONCERT WITH DAME FELICITY LOTTDameFelicity Lott CBE (soprano)Wells Cathedral Choir andWells Cathedral School ChamberOrchestraJonathanVaughn (organ),MatthewOwens (conductor)HaydnNelsonMass, MendelssohnO for the wings of a dove, Franck Panis Angelicus,Schubert AveMaria, and other solo soprano and choral favouritesTickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the doorThis concert is generously sponsored by the Rotary Club of WellsAll profits will go to theWells Cathedral Chorister Trust and Help the Heroes
Thursday 14March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJonathan Vaughn (Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Friday 15March 7.30pm (in the North Transept)BENJAMIN BRITTEN: CANTICLESIn commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth,and in celebration of the 650th anniversary of the completion of Vicars’ Close,members of the Vicars Choral ofWells Cathedral Choir, accompanied byJonathan Vaughn (piano), present a concert of Britten’s CanticlesTickets: £10.00; available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Saturday 16March 7.00pmJAMES MACMILLAN: ST JOHN PASSIONCity of BathBachChoir, Exeter Festival Chorus, TheWellensianConsort,SouthernSinfonia,MarkStone (Christus),Nigel Perrin (conductor)In a ground-breaking event for theWest Country, joint choirs stage this dramatic,passionate, and importantwork by one of theUK’s greatest contemporary composersTickets: £10.00 – £22.00 available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice, at the door, and fromwww.cbbc.ticketsource.co.uk (telephone 029 2071 3200)
Tuesday 19March 7.30pmMILLFIELD FESTIVAL CHORUSJulian Jensen (conductor) Fauré Requiem J.S. BachMagnificatTickets: free of charge; available fromMillfieldMusic Box Office (01458 444404,[email protected])
Saturday 23March 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY:MOZART REQUIEMLouiseWalsh (soprano),MadeleineShaw (mezzo soprano),EdLyon (tenor),DarrenJeffery (bass),ChameleonArtsClassicalOrchestra (on period instruments),MatthewOwens (conductor)MozartSymphonyNo 40 inGminor, Haydn TeDeum inC, MozartRequiemTickets: £20.00 front nave; £18.00 rear nave; £12.00 front side aisles; £10.00 rear side aisles:available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
PalmSunday 24March 3.00pmBOB CHILCOTT PREMIERE: ST JOHN PASSIONWellsCathedralChoir,LaurieAshworth (soprano), JonathanVaughn (organ),MatthewOwens (conductor)The first performance of amajor choralwork, theSt JohnPassion byBobChilcott,“A contemporary hero of BritishChoralMusic” (TheObserver)Admission to this service is free, with a retiring collection
Good Friday 29March 7.30pmBATH CAMERATA: MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAYNigelPerrin (conductor)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 11 April 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJohnChallenger (Assistant Director ofMusic, Salisbury Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 13 April 7.00pmOMEGA AND ALPHA: THE END AND THE BEGINNINGMartaFontanals-Simmons (mezzo soprano),GerardDelrez (baritone)JonathanAnsell (tenor),MartinEmslie (conductor)A new oratorio byMartin Emslie performed by choir and orchestraTickets: £10.00 – £35.00; available fromwww.omegaandalpha.co.uk
Ascension Day Thursday 9May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (II)MatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) andAliDarragh (narrator) give the annual performance of Messiaen’s L’Ascension (FourSymphonicMeditations for Organ) in the second of threeMessiaenmeditationsAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Pentecost Sunday 19May 4.30 – 5.00pm (in the Quire)ORGAN RECITAL: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (III)MatthewOwens (Organist &Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) andPrebendary Elsa van der Zee (narrator) give a performance of Messiaen’sMesse de la Pentcôte in the final of this year’sMessiaenmeditationsAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 23May 7.30pm (in the Quire)SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL: GORDON STEWARTDrGordonStewart (Concert Organist, Organist of Huddersfield TownHall,and former Organist of Manchester and Blackburn Cathedrals) gives the firstrecital of the Summer Organ Festival. Audiencemembers will be able to see theplayer’s hands and feet via the video link. Formore information about Gordon,please seewww.gordonstewart.orgTickets: £10.00 (includingaglassofwine); available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Thursday 6 June 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALOwainPark (Senior Organ Scholar,Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 8 June 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIR: CELEBRATION CONCERTFOR THE FRIENDS OF WELLS CATHEDRALWells Cathedral Choir, JonathanVaughn (organ),MatthewOwens (conductor)A concert to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Friends ofWells CathedralTickets: £10.00 – £15.00This concert is generously sponsored by the Friends of Wells Cathedral
Thursday 13 June 7.30pm (in the Quire)SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL: DANIEL MOULTOne of the finest andmost entertaining organists of his generation, DanielMoult,gives the second recital of the SummerOrgan Festival, playing a varied selection ofworks from the last 40 years. Audiencememberswill be able to see the player’shands and feet via the video link. This concert is part of newmusicwells 73-13.Formore information about Daniel please seewww.danielmoult.comTickets: £10.00 (including a glass ofwine); available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Friday 14 June 1.05 – 1.40pmNEW MUSIC WELLS:WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME RECITALPart of newmusic wells 73-13 (see www.wellscathedral.org.uk formoreinformation), including the performance of works by this year’s featuredcomposer, John Joubert, in the presence of the composerAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Commissions
Friday 14 June 8.00pm (The Friends Building)NEW MUSIC WELLS: JOHN JOUBERT–A LIFE IN MUSICPart of newmusic wells 73-13 (see www.wellscathedral.org.uk formoreinformation). John Joubert talks about his life inmusic with newmusic wellsArtistic Director, MatthewOwens and the composer Howard Skempton; therewill be an opportunity for questions from the audience about his workAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Commissions
Saturday 15 June 7.00pmORLANDO SINGERS: FRAGMENTS OF ETERNITYDavid Everett (conductor)VictoriaMotet andMass O quamgloriosumAllegriMiserere BrittenHymn to St CeciliaHarris Faire is the Heaven, andmotets by Byrd, Eccard, Gibbons and BairstowTickets: £12.00 (£8.00 under 18), available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice
Friday 5 July 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES:SYMPHONIC FINALEWells Cathedral School SymphonyOrchestraDaniel Evans (piano), ChristopherAdey (conductor)Debussy LaMer, Liszt Piano Concerto no 2 in ADelius On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring, Andrzej Panufnik Symphonie SacraTickets: £8.00–£18.00available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice (01749834483) andat thedoor
Thursday 11 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJohnRobinson (Director ofMusic, St Paul’s, Harvard Yard, Boston, USA)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Friday 12 July 7.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: MACHAUT’S MESSE DE NOTRE DAMETheEarlyMusicWells Consort, directed byMatthewOwensHear one of the greatmasterpieces of Medievalmusic in the gloriousMedievalQuire ofWells CathedralTickets: £12.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Thursday 18 July 7.30pm (in the Quire)SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL:MATTHEW OWENS (WELLS CATHEDRAL)MatthewOwens (Organist andMaster of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral)gives the third recital of the Summer Organ Festival. Audiencemembers willbe able to see the player’s hands and feet via the video link.Tickets: £10.00 (includingaglassofwine); available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Saturday 27 July 7.00pmSOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIRSouthernSinfonia,RubyHughes (soprano)AnnaHuntley (mezzo soprano),AndrewTortise (tenor) Lukas Jacobski (bass),GrahamCaldbeck (conductor)MozartRequiem, Ave verum corpusJamesMacMillan Seven last words from the cross, In splendoribus sanctorumTickets: £10.00–£30.00available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice,TauntonTourist InformationCentre (01823336344) andwww.somersetchamberchoir.org.uk
Thursday 8 August 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALGary Desmond (Deputy Organist, Bath Abbey)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 12 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALHenryWallace (Organist and Choirmaster, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Saturday 21 September 7.00pmHIGH SHERIFF’S CONCERTDetails to be announced
Thursday 26 September 7.30pm (in the Quire)SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL: ANDREW LUCAS (ST ALBANS ABBEY)AndrewLucas (Organist&Director ofMusic, St AlbansAbbey) gives theNormanAndrewMemorial Recital as the final recital of the SummerOrganFestival. Audiencememberswill be able to see the player’s hands and feet via the video link.Tickets: £10.00 (includingaglassofwine); available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Thursday 10 October 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALTimRavalde (Assistant Organist, Chichester Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 10 October 7.30pmTHE SIXTEENHarryChristophers (conductor), The Choral Pilgrimage 2013: TheQueen of HeavenAllegriMiserere JamesMacMillan The StrathclydeMotetsPalestrina Song of Songs and otherworks by Palestrina andMacMillanTickets: £12-£26; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandTheSixteenNationalBoxOffice(01904651485)
Friday 18 October 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES:ORCHESTRAL FAMILY FAVOURITESWells Cathedral School Symphony Orchestra performs an eveningof well-loved orchestral highlights and popular classics; a fantasticintroduction to orchestralmusic for young and oldTickets: £8.00–£15.00; available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice (01749834483)
Saturday 9 November 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: FAURÉ REQUIEMFauré Requiem, Poulenc Organ Concerto, VaughanWilliams Five Mystical SongsRolandWood (baritone), Jonathan Vaughn (organ)La Folia Orchestra,MatthewOwens (conductor)Tickets: £20.00 front nave; £18.00 rearnave; £12.00 front sideaisles; £10.00 rear sideaisles:available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Sunday 10November 3.00pmREMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: DURUFLÉ REQUIEMA devotional performance of Duruflé’sRequiem, sung byWells CathedralGreat Choir, interspersedwithWar PoetryAdmission to this service is free, with a retiring collection forWells Cathedral and the Poppy Appeal
Thursday 14November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALDavid Humphreys (Assistant Director of Music, Peterborough Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Thursday 14November 8.00pm (in the North Transept)VICARS CHORAL COMMEMORATION CONCERTA candlelit concert featuring a selection of some of the finest cathedralmusic formen’s voices, and arrangements of popular songs, performedby the highly acclaimed Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral ChoirTickets: £15.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOffice
Saturday 16November 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PRESTIGE SERIES:ENCHANTING CLASSICSMatthewSouter (conductor)Wells Cathedral School is delighted to showcase its youngmusiciansin performances of much-loved favouritesTickets: £8.00–£15.00available fromWellsCathedral SchoolBoxOffice fromSeptember2013(01749834483)
Saturday 23November 7.00pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS:SAINT CECILIA CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHTAli Darragh (soprano), Lesley JaneRogers (soprano), andMatthewOwens(chamber organ) celebrate St Cecilia’s Day (22 November) withmusic byPurcell, Handel, and BachTickets: £12.00; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Saturday 30November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music
Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLWELLS PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CHRISTMAS CONCERTSDorothyNancekievill (conductor)Modern and traditional Christmas songs performed by amassed choir of localprimary school childrenwith instrumental items fromWells Cathedral Schooland the Choristers ofWells Cathedral ChoirAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of children’s charities
Saturday 7 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: HANDEL MESSIAHEloiseRoutledge (soprano),Rupert Enticknap (countertenor),DanielNorman (tenor),HenryWaddington (bass),Music for AwhileOrchestra(on period instruments),MatthewOwens (conductor)Tickets: £25.00 front nave; £20.00 rear nave; £15.00 front side aisles; £10.00 rear side aisles:available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice and at the door
Tuesday 10,Wednesday 11 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL JUNIOR SCHOOLCHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONJill Edmonds (musical director), JudithBurns (speech director)Christmasmusic, readings and instrumental itemsAdmission: free Retiring collection for charity
Monday 16 December 7.30pmMEDIAEVAL CAROLSOpusAnglicanumA candlelit concert of English 15th century carols and liturgical chant for Christmasin the context of a narration frommediaeval writings;music byMachaut, Dufay,Obrecht and LambeTickets: available fromWells Cathedral ShopBoxOffice
Friday 20, Saturday 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 CandlelightChristmas ConcertsMince pies andmulledwinewill be available in the Cloisters before the concertsTickets: £23.00 reserved, £12.00unreserved; available fromWellsCathedral ShopBoxOfficeandat thedoor
Monday10–Sunday16June
NEWMUSICWELLS 73-13Now in its sixth 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 John Joubert, HowardSkempton, and composition students fromWells Cathedral School. Other events include concerts in the cathedral, anevening talk and a public compositionmasterclass atWells Cathedral Schoolby one of theUK’s pre-eminent composers, John Joubert.
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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 minutes
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 and occasionallyon Fridays at 1.00pm during each schoolterm. Admission is free. Wells is one of thefour schools 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.
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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.
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