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Music inWells Cathedral2018

Tuesday 16 January 1.05 – 2.05pm (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 2018Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 18 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJoshua Stephens (Senior Organ Scholar,Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 19 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: TALLIS VOICESPeter Leech (conductor)Following the Star: a promenade concert of a cappella music from therenaissance and early baroque periods, celebrating the feast of the EpiphanyTickets: £10.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, at the door, or by post fromDr C.R. Lovell, Green Farm Cottage, The Green, Farmborough, Bath, BA2 0BA, enclosing astamped addressed envelope In aid of the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (wcct.co.uk)

Tuesday 23 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLIn recognition of the rich history of music and storytelling, the brass andpercussion students perform a tapestry of music inspired by folk music and folkloreTickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 24 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOLThe talented woodwind students perform evocative and colourful repertoire,filling the spaces of Wells Cathedral with beautiful musicTickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 25 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 19The nineteenth of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the completeorgan works of J.S. Bach over six years – this year featuring chorales from Das Orgelbüchlein (The Little Organ Book), alongside the ‘free’ organ works –played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, WellsCathedral): Prelude in C, BWV 943; Fugue in C (on a theme of Albinoni), BWV 946; Chorale Preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 26 January 7.00pm PROMENADE CONCERT: OPUS ANGLICANUMA concert of mediaeval cathedral chant – Vespers sung in the Quire, followed by music for the ceremony of the blessing of candles and procession Tickets: £15.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

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Tuesday 30 January 7.00pmPROMENADE CONCERT: ARVO PÄRT – SARAH WAS NINETY YEARS OLDBack by popular demand, a replay of the 2017 “Minimalists and Mystics” programmeincluding:Arvo Pärt Sarah was ninety years old; Arvo Pärt Annum per annum; Howard Skempton O Life!; Howard Skempton Upon my lap the sovereign sits; Arvo Pärt My heart’s in the highlands Ali Darragh (soprano), Iain MacLeod Jones (tenor), Daniel Watt (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 8 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALTimothy Noon (Director of Music, Exeter Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 22 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALStudents ofWells Cathedral SchoolAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 1 March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALOwain Park (London; formerly Senior Organ Scholar of Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 9 March 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: GESUALDO AND VICTORIAJeremy Cole (conductor) makes his debut with the Early Music WellsConsort in a concert featuring music for Passiontide: Gesualdo’s daring andhaunting Tenebrae Responsories and Victoria’s Lamentations for Holy Saturday, in the beautiful candlelit surroundings of Wells Cathedral QuireTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 15 March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 20The twentieth of 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 D minor,BWV 539; Chorale Preludes from Das OrgelbüchleinAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 16 March 7.00pmALCANTARA CHORUS & ORCHESTRA – BEYOND THE WELLSBruton School for Girls, Charlton Mackrell Primary Choir, Clifton CollegePrep School Choir, Downside School Chamber Choir, Prior Park CollegeChoir, St John’s Glastonbury, St Thomas’s Wells, Wells Cathedral SchoolSinfonietta Orchestra, Wells Cathedral Voluntary ChoirZeina Barhoum (soprano), Christopher Sheldrake (bass), and others, Lorenzo Tazzieri andTricia Rees-Jones (conductors)A concert in celebration of the bridges between the UK and the Levant, under the patronage of HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein of JordanProgramme includes sacred and operatic classics combined with Arabic music and arrangements.Sponsored by Arts Council England

Tickets: £10.00 – £20.00; available from peter@peterlawrence.co.uk, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorVoluntary donations supporting refugee charities in the UK, Jordan and Palestine: Souriyat Across Borders, Abide, and GapArt

Saturday 24 March 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: BERNSTEIN CHICHESTER PSALMS AND RUTTER GLORIASouthern Sinfonia, Matthew Owens (conductor)John Rutter Gloria Copland Fanfare for the Common ManBernstein Chichester Psalms Copland Appalachian SpringBarber Adagio for stringsTickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Palm Sunday 25 March 3.00 – 4.00pm PHILIP MOORE: ST LUKE PASSION (world premiere)Wells Cathedral Choir, Jeremy Cole (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)Commissioned by Cathedral Commissions of Wells Cathedral, with support fromthe RVW Trust, this major new setting of the St Luke Passion is given its WorldPremiere by Wells Cathedral Choir within a service for Palm SundayAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Good Friday 30 March 7.30pm BATH CAMERATA: TRIPLE WORLD PREMIERE Benjamin Goodson (conductor)Bath Camerata performs Rheinberger’s exquisite Mass for Double Choir alongsidethree new works commissioned to mark the choir’s 30th anniversary: Will ToddSongs of Renewal; Roderick Williams Everyone Sang; Owain Park Vinea mea electaSponsored by the PRS for Music Foundation and the Hinrichsen FoundationAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 12 April 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJeremy Cole (Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 3 May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 21The twenty-first of 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 (after Telemann), BWV 586;Fugue in G minor, BWV 531a; Concerto in A minor (after Vivaldi), BWV 593;Chorale Preludes from Das OrgelbüchleinAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Ascension Day,Thursday 10 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 17 May 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALRichard Tanner (Director of Music, Rugby School)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 24 May 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

Thursday 7 June 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAnthony Hammond (Concert Organist)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 8 June 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTETEarly Music Wells welcomes one of the world’s finest string quartets, theFitzwilliam String Quartet, playing on period instruments, in a programmewhich will include Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’ in thebeautiful candlelit surroundings of Wells Cathedral QuireTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Friday 29 June 7.30pmWELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAProgramme includes Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Berlioz’s Symphonie FantastiqueTickets: please visit wells-cathedral-school.com and click on Events, or telephone 01749 834483

Thursday 5 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 22The twenty-second of 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): Prelude in G, BWV568; Fugue in G, BWV 581; Trio in D minor, BWV 583; Toccata in E, BWV 566;Chorale Preludes from Das OrgelbüchleinAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 12 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALJeffrey Makinson (Assistant Director of Music, Lincoln Cathedral)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 12 July 7.30pmWOWFest OPENING CEREMONY AND CONCERTYoung musicians from all over the world will perform pieces from their homecountries in celebration of the opening of the Wells Orchestral WeekendAdmission: free donations invited

Saturday 28 July 7.00pm

SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR: PARADISI GLORIAApril Fredrick (soprano), Cathy Bell (mezzo-soprano), Steve Lee (trumpet),Southern Sinfonia,Richard Laing (conductor)Vivaldi Gloria; Scarlatti Stabat Mater; Tartini Trumpet Concerto; Scarlatti Salve ReginaTickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, Taunton TouristVisitor Centre (01823 340470), somersetchamberchoir.org.uk, and at the door

Thursday 9 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 7 September 7.30pmTHE SIXTEENHarry Christophers (conductor)The Choral Pilgrimage 2018 – works by Cornysh and BrittenTickets: £15.00 – £30.00 available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office,tickets.ncem.co.uk, and at the door

Thursday 13 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALAdam Pajan (Director of Music, St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church,Oklahoma, USA)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 14 September 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: THE FRENCH BAROQUE HARPSICHORDOne of the world’s leading harpsichordists, Steven Devine, plays the rich andexotic music of the French Baroque in the beautiful candlelit surroundings ofWells Cathedral QuireTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 27 September 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 23The twenty-third of 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): Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV551; Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547; Chorale Preludes from Das OrgelbüchleinAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 11 October 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALMartin Patzlaff (Kultur Institut Rossignol, Westerwald, Germany)Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 12 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the Quire)NEW MUSIC WELLS: TRUMPETWORKS Part of the new music wells 78–18 festival, given by Oliver Chubb (trumpet),accompanied by David Bednall (organ) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Monday 15 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: PIANOWORKS Part of the new music wells 78–18 festival, given by specialist pianists from Wells Cathedral School Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Tuesday 16 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: CHAMBERWORKS Part of the new music wells 78–18 festival, given by Wells Cathedral School’s New Music Ensemble, featuring compositions by student composers Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 17 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept)NEW MUSIC WELLS: CHAMBERWORKS Part of the new music wells 78–18 festival, given by Wells Cathedral School’s New Music Ensemble, featuring compositions by this year’s featured composer,Charlotte BrayAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 17 October 2.30 – 3.30pm(in Quilter Hall, Wells Cathedral School)NEW MUSIC WELLS: COMPOSER CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL BERKELEYA fascinating insight into the compositional world of this year’s new music wellsComposer-in-Residence, Charlotte Bray, in conversation with fellow composerMichael BerkeleyCBE (Lord Berkeley of Knighton) – presenter of BBC Radio3’s Private Passions – with an opportunity for questions from the audienceAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm NEW MUSIC WELLS: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAMEHear David Bednall – one of Europe’s finest improvisers on the organ – createnew music on the spot, through his accompaniment of this classic silent movie inthe vast space of Wells CathedralTickets: £10.00 – £20.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the doorIn aid of Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (wcct.co.uk)

Thursday 18 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the Quire)NEW MUSIC WELLS: ORGANWORKS Jeremy Cole (Assistant Organist, Wells Cathedral) performs a recital of organmusic for new music wells 78–18, including works by Michael Berkeley CBE(in his 70th birthday year), Judith Bingham, Barnaby Martin, and Tarik O’Regan(in his 40th birthday year) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 18 October 2.00 – 4.00pm(in Cedars Hall, Wells Cathedral School)NEW MUSIC WELLS: COMPOSITION MASTERCLASSThis year’s new music wells Composer-in-Residence, Charlotte Bray, gives acomposition masterclass as part of the festival, working with students from Wells Cathedral SchoolAdmission: free

Saturday 10 November 7.00pmWELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY AND THE LONDON MOZART PLAYERS: 1918–2018CENTENARY CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCEChoristers of Wells Cathedral Choir, London Mozart Players,Matthew Owens (conductor)A concert on the eve of the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World WarJonathan Dove For an unknown soldierFauré RequiemTickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Remembrance Sunday 11 November 3.00 – 4.00pmREMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: RUTTER REQUIEMWells Cathedral School Sinfonietta, Wells Cathedral Choir,Jeremy Cole (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)The annual act of remembrance at Wells Cathedral, this year featuring JohnRutter’s Requiem, within a devotional service, interspersed with War PoetryAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of the Poppy Appeal andWells Cathedral Music

Thursday 15 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALStudents of Wells Cathedral SchoolAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 15 November 8.00pm (in the Quire)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 thehighly-acclaimed Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral Choir directed by Jeremy ColeTickets: £15.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office

Friday 23 November 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire)EARLY MUSIC WELLS: SAINT CECILIA CONCERT BYCANDLELIGHT – CHAMBER MUSIC BY BACHAfter their stellar Early Music Wells debut in 2017, Continuum (ElizabethWalker – baroque flute, Rachel Beckett – baroque flute, SebastianComberti – baroque cello, and Michael Overbury – harpsichord) return with a programme of delightful chamber music by J.S. BachTickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Thursday 29 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire)BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 24The twenty-fourth of 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): Trio Sonata in E minor,BWV 528; Fugue in D, BWV 580; Fantasia in C (completed by WolfgangStockmeier), BWV 573; Chorale Preludes from Das OrgelbüchleinAdmission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 8 December 7.00pm

WELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: HANDEL MESSIAHMusic for Awhile Orchestra (on period instruments), Matthew Owens (conductor)Book early for Handel’s greatest Oratorio, in the annual performance fromthe Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society and one of Europe’s finest periodinstrument orchestrasTickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk,Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Tuesday11 andWednesday12 December 7.00pm

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

Friday 14 December 7.30pm

G4 CHRISTMASOriginal X Factor stars and operatic multi-platinum-selling vocal quartet G4perform their atmospheric G4 Christmas show; the group continues to work inassociation with the charity Missing People and their Home for Christmas Appeal

VIP tickets are available, including a pre-show Meet & Greet with G4 at 6.00pm for all G4 Christmas tour datesTickets: available from g4official.com, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Monday 17 December 7.30pm (in the Quire) OPUS ANGLICANUM: MEDIAEVAL CAROLSA concert of mediaeval cathedral chant, beginning with Vespers sung in the Quire,followed by a selection of mediaeval carols Tickets: £20.00; available from opusanglicanum.org, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office,and at the door

Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December 7.00pm

CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS CONCERTS WITH WELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIRJeremy Cole (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor)Early booking is advised for these highly popular concerts in which 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)

Proceeds from these concerts supportWells Cathedral Choir and the wider work of Wells Cathedral

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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 onWednesdays and Fridays at 1.00pm duringeach school term. Admission is free.Wells is one of the four schools in England which caters for children of outstandingmusical 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 atwellscathedral.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

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