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Music inWells Cathedral2017

Thursday 12 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALPeter Dyke (Assistant Director of Music, Hereford Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 13 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: TALLIS VOICESPeter Leech (conductor)Death and Resurrection: Renaissance and early Baroque choral music by Monteverdi and others, exploring the Easter storyTickets: £10.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, at the door, or by post from Dr C.R. Lovell, Green Farm Cottage,The Green, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0BA, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope In aid of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (wcct.co.uk)

Sunday 15 January 4.30 – 5.30pm (in the Quire)ORGAN RECITAL: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (I) Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) and Prebendary Elsa van der Zee (reader) give the annual performance ofOlivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (The Birth of our Lord) in the first of three Messiaen organ meditations in 2017Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Tuesday 24 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLIn celebration and recognition of 75 years of the iconic radio programme, Desert Island Discs, the brass and percussion staff at Wells Cathedral Schoolchose their all-time favourite works for brass and percussion for the studentsto study and performTickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral

Wednesday 25 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLWind Kaleidoscope: an eclectic programme of ensembles demonstrating the rich variety of colours in the Wind Department and beyondTickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral

Thursday 26 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 13The thirteenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years – this year featuring the NeumeisterChorale Preludes, alongside the ‘free’ organ works – played by MatthewOwens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Fugue in Gmajor, BWV 576; Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 526; Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister CollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 26 January 7.00pm (in the Quire)PROMENADE CONCERT: OPUS ANGLICANUMAnnual concert of mediaeval cathedral chant – Vespers sung in the Quire,followed by music for the ceremony of the blessing of candles and theprocession; joined by the Cathedral servers with candles and incense, a featureof this popular concert is that the audience is welcome to accompany thesingers as they move around the Cathedral Tickets: £10.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

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Wednesday 1 February 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: MINIMALISTS AND MYSTICS – THE MUSIC OF ARVO PÄRT, HOWARD SKEMPTON, AND JAMES MACMILLANProgramme includes: Arvo Pärt Sarah was ninety years old; Arvo Pärt Annum per annum;Sir James MacMillan White Note Paraphrase; Howard Skempton O Life!; HowardSkempton Upon my lap the sovereign sits; Arvo Pärt My heart’s in the highlandsAli Darragh (soprano), Jack Wilde (tenor), Iain MacLeod Jones (tenor), DanielWatt (percussion, courtesy of Wells Cathedral School),Matthew Owens (organ)Tickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 2 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALGiven by students of Wells Cathedral SchoolAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 9 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALGary Davison (Organist and Choirmaster, St Francis Episcopal Church, Potomac, Maryland, USA)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 10 February 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAThe finest instrumentalists of Wells Cathedral School perform an excitingprogramme of orchestral classics, including Franz Strauss’s Horn ConcertoFor tickets please visit www.wells-cathedral-school.com and click on Events, or call 01749 834483

Thursday 9 March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALDavid Price (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Portsmouth Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 17 March 7.30pmMILLFIELD FESTIVAL CHORUSEloise Routledge (soprano), Simon Clulow (alto), William Wallace (tenor), Andrew Davies (bass), Matthew Cook (conductor)Mozart RequiemTickets: free of charge; available from Millfield Music Box Office(telephone 01458 444404, or email music@millfieldschool.com)

Thursday 23 March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 14The fourteenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years, played byMatthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers,Wells Cathedral): Fantasia in G major, BWV 571;Pedalexercitium in G minor, BWV 598;Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565;Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister CollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 25 March 7.00 – 8.15pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: OPUS ANGLICANUM – ANNUNCIATIONOpus Anglicanum’s final Wells Cathedral concert under the directorship of founder,John Rowlands-Pritchard, featuring beautiful music and readings for the Feast of theAnnunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the beautiful candlelit surroundings ofWells Cathedral QuireTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Saturday 1 April 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: BELSHAZZAR’S FEASTNeal Davies (bass-baritone), Southern Sinfonia, Matthew Owens (conductor)Holst The Planets;Walton Belshazzar’s FeastTickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available from wcos.org.uk,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office,and at the door

Thursday 6 April 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALTom Winpenny (Assistant Master of the Music, St Albans Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 7 April 7.30pmCONCERT: COUNCIL ROCK HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH CHOIR,WITH BRISTOL YOUTH JUNIOR AND SENIOR CHOIRSCorey M. Axler (conductor, Rock High School), David Ogden (conductor,Bristol Youth Choirs); programme includes sacred and folk pieces as well as Britishand Americana pop performed by Council Rock; Bristol Youth Choirs will performspirituals, anthems, and large-scale classical worksAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of charity

Palm Sunday 9 April 3.00 – 4.00pm JOHN JOUBERT: ST MARK PASSIONWells Cathedral Choir, Peter Auty (tenor), Benjamin Bevan (baritone),Richard May (cello), Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)This major new setting of the St Mark Passion was given its World Premiere byWells Cathedral Choir in 2016; it is presented again, within a service, shortly afterthe composer’s 90th birthdayAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Good Friday 14 April 7.30pm BATH CAMERATA: MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAYBenjamin Goodson (conductor)Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben?; Schoenberg Friede auf Erden; Duruflé FourMotets; Stravinsky The Dove Descending; Howells Requiem; Nystedt Immortal BachSponsored by The Hillman Partnership Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 4 May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 15 The fifteenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist andMaster of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Trio in G major (after Telemann), BWV586; Trio in C minor, BWV 585; Fugue in G major à la Gigue, BWV 577; ChoralePreludes from the Neumeister CollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 11 May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALDavid Ponsford (former Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Ascension Day, Thursday 25 May 1.05 – 1.35pm (in the Quire)ORGAN RECITAL: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (II)Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral) andPrebendary Elsa van der Zee (reader) give the annual performance of OlivierMessiaen’s L’Ascension (Four Symphonic Meditations for Organ) in the second of thisyear’s Messiaen meditations Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 1 June 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALRobert Gower (Rutland)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 8 June 1.05 – 1.35pm (in the Quire)ORGAN RECITAL: MESSIAEN MEDITATION (III)Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers,Wells Cathedral) andPrebendary Elsa van der Zee (reader) give the annual performance of OlivierMessiaen’s Messe de la Pentecôte in the third of this year’s Messiaen meditations Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 17 June 7.00pmORLANDO SINGERSMusic by Palestrina, Binchois, Parsons, Gabrieli, Child,Verdi, Holst, Howells, Britten, and Arvo PärtTickets: £15.00 (under 20s £11.00); available from Orlando Singers Box Office 01929 439052,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Friday 23 June 7.30 – 8.30pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: BACH CELLO SUITES BY CANDLELIGHTSome of the most beautiful music ever written for the cello, in the candlelitsurroundings of Wells Cathedral, with one of Europe’s leading baroque cellists,Luise Buchberger (Co-Principal Cello of the Orchestra of the Age ofEnlightenment) who returns to Wells, after her sell-out concert of 2016, toperform the remaining 3 Suites: No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; No. 3 in C major,BWV 1009; and No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012Tickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 6 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 16The sixteenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organistand Master of the Choristers,Wells Cathedral): Prelude and Fugue in A major,BWV 536; Fugue in B minor, on a theme of Corelli, BWV 579;Trio in G minor,BWV 584;Toccata in E major, BWV 566; Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister CollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 7 July 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAThe finest instrumentalists of Wells Cathedral School perform an excitingprogramme of orchestral classics, including Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2For tickets please visit www.wells-cathedral-school.com and click on Events, or call 01749 834483.

Thursday 13 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJames Kealey (Senior Organ Scholar,Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 29 July 7.00pm

SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR: THE ENGLISH GENIUSMary Bevan (soprano), Southern Sinfonia, Graham Caldbeck (conductor)Vaughan Williams Serenade To Music; Mozart Exsultate Jubilate; Handel The KingShall Rejoice; Haydn Te Deum; and music by Bach, Britten, Harris, Sir JamesMacMillan, and Arvo PärtTickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, Taunton TouristInformation Centre (01823 336344), somersetchamberchoir.org.uk, and at the door

Thursday 10 August 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALBarry Rose, OBE (formerly of Guildford, St Paul’s, and St Albans Cathedrals)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 8 September 7.30pmTHE SIXTEENHarry Christophers (conductor)The Choral Pilgrimage 2017 – works by Palestrina and PoulencTickets: £15.00 – £30.00 available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office,tickets.ncem.co.uk, and at the door

Thursday 14 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALHuw Williams (Director of Music, Bath Abbey)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 22 September 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: GERMAN MASTERWORKS FOR TWO HARPSICHORDSTwo of the UK’s leading harpsichordists – Colin Booth and Steven Devine –play music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Krebs in the glorious candlelit setting of Wells Cathedral QuireTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 28 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 17The seventeenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying thecomplete organ works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens(Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Fantasia et Imitatioin B minor, BWV 563; Fugue in G minor, BWV 578; Chorale Preludes fromthe Neumeister CollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 12 October 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALThomas Corns (Director of Music, St Mary’s Collegiate Church,Warwick)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Monday 16 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: CONTEMPORARY SONG RECITALEd Goater (tenor) and Christopher Sheldrake (piano) perform songs fromthe last forty years as part of new music wells 77-17, including a new song-cycle by Paul DraytonAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Tuesday 17 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME RECITALPart of new music wells 77-17, given by the New Music Ensemble from Wells Cathedral School, featuring compositions by student composers from the schoolAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 18 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LUNCHTIME RECITALPart of new music wells 77-17, given by the New Music Ensemble from WellsCathedral School, featuring compositions by this year’s featured composer, Howard SkemptonAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 18 October 2.30pm(in the Education Room, The Friends Building)NEW MUSIC WELLS: COMPOSER CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL BERKELEYA fascinating insight into the compositional worlds of Howard Skempton (in his 70thbirthday year) and Professor Philip Wilby, in conversation with fellow composerMichael Berkeley CBE (Lord Berkeley of Knighton) – presenter of BBC Radio 3’sPrivate Passions – with an opportunity for questions from the audienceAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 19 October 1.05 – 1.40pmNEW MUSIC WELLS: ORGAN RECITALMatthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral)performs a recital of organ music for new music wells 77-17, including worldpremieres of works by Howard Skempton and Judith Bingham, the secondperformance of Five Short Preludes and Fugues by John Joubert (in his 90th birthdayyear), and music by Philip Glass (in his 80th birthday year) and Lionel RoggAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 27 October 7.30pmSOMERSET MALE VOICE CHOIRS CONCERTSoloists and Musical Directors from Avon & Somerset Male Voice Choir, MendipMale Voice Choir, Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir, and Glastonbury Male VoiceChoir: four Somerset-based Male Voice choirs combine to perform both traditional and modern songs from popular stage showsTickets: £10.00 – £17.50; available from Wells Cathedral Box Office, at the door, and through participating choirs

Thursday 9 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALPatrick Parker (Minister of Music and Organist, Episcopal Church of the GoodShepherd, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 9 November 8.00pm (in the North Transept)VICARS CHORAL COMMEMORATION CONCERTA candlelit concert featuring a selection of some of the finest cathedral music for men’s voices, and arrangements of popular songs, performed by the highly-acclaimed Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral ChoirTickets: £15.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office

Saturday 11 November 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: BACH MAGNIFICAT AND VIVALDI GLORIAAli Darragh (soprano), Lesley Jane Rogers (soprano), Tim Wilson(countertenor),Matthew Minter (tenor), Craig Bissex (bass),Music for Awhile Orchestra (on period instruments; leader – MaggieFaultless),Matthew Owens (conductor)J.S. Bach Magnificat in D major BWV 243; Vivaldi Gloria in D major RV 589; Vivaldi Concerto in A minor for 2 violins and strings, Op. 3, no.6 (L’Estro Armonico), RV 522Tickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available from wcos.org.uk,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office,and at the door

Remembrance Sunday 12 November 3.00 – 4.00pmREMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: DURUFLÉ REQUIEMWells Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)The annual act of remembrance at Wells Cathedral, this year featuring Duruflé’s Requiem, within a devotional service, interspersed with War PoetryAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of the Poppy Appeal andWells Cathedral Music

Thursday 16 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 18The eighteenth in the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral):Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 529;Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537; Chorale Preludes from the NeumeisterCollectionAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 22 November 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: SAINT CECILIA’S DAY CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT – MUSIC FROM PARIS, 1738Performed by Continuum (Elizabeth Walker – baroque flute, Lucy Russell –baroque violin, Christopher Poffley – baroque cello, and Michael Overbury –harpsichord) with works by Telemann, Blavet, Guignon, Forqueray, and J.S. BachTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 23 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALGiven by students of Wells Cathedral SchoolAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 9 December 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: HANDEL MESSIAHAmy Carson (soprano), Louise Innes (mezzo soprano), Paul Phoenix (tenor),Craig Bissex (bass), Music for Awhile Orchestra (on period instruments;leader – Maggie Faultless), Matthew Owens (conductor)Book early for Handel’s greatest Oratorio, in the annual performance from the Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society Tickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December 7.00pm

WELLS CATHEDRAL JUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONJill Edmonds (musical director),Neil Johnson (speech director)Featuring song, speech, and instrumental itemsAdmission: free

Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 December 7.00pm

CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS CONCERTS WITH WELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIRJonathan Vaughn (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)Early booking is advised for these highly popular concerts when the CathedralChoir performs seasonal music, interspersed with readings, in the Cathedral, lit by thousands of candlesTickets: £15.00 – £30.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office from 1 May and at the door, if not sold out prior to the day; please ask about our Sponsor a Candle scheme(shop@wellscathedral.uk.net)

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Lunchtime ConcertsVisiting Choir Informal ConcertsThroughout the year visiting choirs come togive informal concerts at lunchtime, starting at 1.05pm for approximately 45 minutes. They come from the USA, Canada, Australia,Russia, Continental Europe as well as thiscountry. Please check details on the Cathedral Music List.

Wells Cathedral School,Music School Concert HallLunchtime concerts are given by pupils onTuesdays,Thursdays, and occasionally onFridays at 1.00pm during each school term.Admission is free.Wells is one of the fourschools in England which caters for childrenof outstanding musical ability.

The information given in this leaflet is correctat time of going to press but alterations mayhave to be made in exceptional circumstances.

For a copy or copies of this leaflet, please senda S.A.E. to:Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, Wells Cathedral,Wells, Somerset BA5 2PA.Sign up to our newsletter atwww.wellscathedral.org.uk

How to BookWells Cathedral ShopsAll tickets sold through the Cathedral Shopsand Box Office may be booked by any of themethods below.We are able to sell the ticketsas soon as the concert organisers deliver them.

N.B. £1.50 is charged per transaction on ticketbookings made with a credit/debit card.

Personal BookingsTickets can be bought from one of the till pointsin the Shops between the following hours:10.30 – 16.30 Monday to Saturday11.30 – 16.30 on Sundays & Bank Holidays

Credit/debit cards 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,and 11.30 and 16.30 on Sundays and BankHolidays. Please telephone 01749 672773 or01749 671663 with your credit/debit carddetails. Alternatively, bookings can be made via e-mail by contactingshop@wellscathedral.uk.net

N.B. Please note, tickets cannot be refundedN.B. Tickets for the Candlelight Concerts willbe available from 1 May