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NEXT CONCERT:
Claudio MONTEVERDI
Vespers for the Blessed Virgin of 1610
23rd January 2010
Holy Trinity Church,
Rolle Street, Exmouth
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Welcome
to Exmouth Choral Society
The Choir in Rehearsal
The most important piece of information - we rehearse in Exmouth on Mondays
from 7.30 - 9.15 pm with a short break at 8.15 pm - but unfortunately
no coffee.
Exmouth Choral Society is a mixed voice choir of approximately 70 members
who rehearse during the autumn and spring terms, for two main concerts
a year. The repertoire is based around masses and oratorios, e.g.
in January 2008 we sang Mozart's
Requiem. Our musical director is also keen to introduce the occasional
rarely heard, but singable pieces, for example Zelenka Masses. We
rehearse in Glenorchy Church, Salterton Road, Exmouth and our concerts
are held in Holy Trinity Church, which has good acoustics for choral music.
All our concerts are with orchestras and our musical director is able
to recruit good soloists. We also have purpose made staging for the church,
so visibility for all choir members is good.
Members also have the opportunity to join in with the two or three social
events that we hold during the year.
View
a couple of pictures of the choir at Holy Trinity Church
Read
a review of the concert on 25th April, 2009
Rehearsals
start again Monday evening September 7, 2009 Information: contact Kate
on 01392 877537
Brief
history of the Society
The Exmouth Choral Society was founded by William Vinnicombe, who
was organist of Withycombe Raleigh Church, in 1867. It was reorganised
in 1896 by Raymond Wilmot and by 1910 the Society had performed 37 different
works. During the First World War concerts were abandoned but from
1920 to 1934 regular performances were given in the Church Hall, Exmouth.
However, support waned after that and no more concerts were given until
1937, when Archibald Marcom took over as conductor.
There have been no further gaps in continuity of performances. The
Society performed regularly during the Second World War and in the immediate
post war period hosted two music festivals. We have only had two
musical directors since 1948; Donald White from 1948 to 1983 and
Brian Northcott, our present Musical Director since then.
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Our Musical Director – Brian Northcott
Brian started his musical career studying singing with the great
counter-tenor Alfred Deller. Degree studies in music were pursued at the
Royal College of Music and his specialisms included singing with Gerald
English, composition with Bernard Stevens, as well as keyboard studies,
conducting and early music. His professional life has been shared between
teaching and performing. He retires as Head of Music at the University
of Plymouth in 1996. He has performed widely as both a continuo player
and singer. He was senior alto lay clerk at Exeter Cathedral for many
years. He is an accomplished conductor, working with a large repertoire
of styles and particularly the 20th Century. He has worked with a wide
range of groups including youth choirs, orchestras small groups and choral
societies. Brian is invited to conduct in both the UK and abroad, from
the Isle of Man to Malaysia. In September 2005 he was appointed Musical
Director and principal conductor of Exeter Symphony Orchestra. He is an
examiner for the international examining board Trinity/Guildhall.
Our
Accompanist - Sandra Jepps
Sandra has been our accompanist since 1995 when she answered our
advertisement, in order to escape three toddlers! She now accompanies
two other choirs, is the organist at the Royal Marine Training Centre
in Lympstone while teaching in a local primary school is her day job.
She obtained her music degree from the University of Huddersfield and
her piano teaching diploma from Trinity College of Music. She studied
piano with Peter Donohoe and composition with Richard Steinitz.
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