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Rehearsals are held in St Mary Arches Church just
off the High Street in Exeter from January to May and again from September to December. Concerts are held at St. James Church,
Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter usually with soloists and a small stringed orchestra.
New members are always made welcome
and there are no auditions.
For details contact Carole on
01392461279
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Works performed over the past
years include Messiah, Elijah, Creation, Haydn’s The Seasons, Mozart Coronation
Mass and Solemn Vespers, and a selection of smaller works including: Fauré Requiem, Hear my
Prayer, Vivaldi - Gloria, Purcell - Come ye Sons of Art, etc and the latest in May Hydon's "Mass in time of war"
and Rutter's "Requiem". Pt 1 of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" & Howard Godall's "Eternal
Light".
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Review St James Church was packed for the concert on December 2nd 2009 featuring
Part 1 of Bach’s "Christmas Oratorio" and Howard Goodall’s "Eternal Light". Sloist included
Elizabeth Drury, Gordon Pike and Julian Rippon with Gwen Martin & Matthew Cann on the keyboards. This was a unique occasion
when the choir was joined by the St. Sidwell School Childrens Choir. They joined in the singing of the two Chorales and also
sang an African-American spiritual "Rise up Shepherds and follow" and they also led the adults in singing "Away
in a Manger". The Chairty supported was "Help for Heroes" which raised £280 on a retiring collection.
The large audience appreciated the contrasting elements of the concert ; the grandeur of the Bach, the delightful singing
of the young children (all under eleven) and the exciting modern work of Howard Goodall. The next Concert will be St.
Paul by Felix Mendelssohn which is another demanding work. The choir is going from strength to strength under its young and
dynamic conductor, Laurence Blyth.
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Friends of the Society Friends to the Society are always welcome
and for a minimum donation of £20 you can become one. It entitles you to a ticket for each concert and an invite
to all social events that the Society holds.
For details contact David
exeterchoral@talktalk.net
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The next Concert will be on Wednesday May 5th
2010 at 7-30pm in St James’s Church,
Mount Pleasant Road. Exeter The programme see page two
Admission £9-00 to include light refreshment, accompanied
children under 16 are free more details on the next page, click "page two"
at the top of this page
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