EXETER CATHEDRAL Requiem in A

CHORAL WORKSHOP & CONCERT with composer Matthew Coleridge

R.E.Q.U.I.E.M

in a day EXETER CATHEDRAL Saturday 19th September, 2020

A glorious piece to sing... a lot of us were in tears by the end of it Teresa Stubbs, Buckfast Abbey workshop 2019 matthewcoleridge.com/exeter MATTHEW COLERIDGE JAMAL ALIYEV KARIN DAHLBERG TIMOTHY NOON composer & conductor cello soprano organ

Exeter Cathedral image © Richard Gillin

Come and sing Matthew Coleridge's beautiful and deeply moving REQUIEM, in a choral workshop at one of Europe's ﬁnest medieval cathedrals. After rehearsals we'll give an atmospheric evening performance, directed by the composer.

We'll be joined by acclaimed cello soloist JAMAL ALIYEV, soprano KARIN DAHLBERG and cathedral organist TIMOTHY NOON for a wonderful day of music making!

"A joy and privilege to sing this most beautiful piece of music under the direction of the composer himself"

Heather Harvey, Buckfast Abbey workshop 2019

email: [email protected] Requiem in a Day 2020 Portsmouth Cathedral - 08•02 London: St James Sussex Gardens - 28•03 matthewcoleridge.com/exeter Bristol: All Saints, Clifton - 09•05 Pershore Abbey - 20•06 Requiem album available on: Dorchester Abbey - 20•08 Exeter Cathedral - 19•09 REQUIEM IN A DAY Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS morning rehearsals at Southernhay United Reformed Church, EX1 1QD Saturday 19th September 2020

Come and sing Matthew Coleridge's beautiful and deeply moving REQUIEM, in a workshop and concert performance directed by the composer.

ON THE DAY GETTING TO EXETER CATHEDRAL Southernhay Gardens PPS Car Park £7 for 12 hours (5 mins walk) 09:00 - 10:00 singer registration Southernhay URC Exeter Central Station Car Park £5.60 all day (10 mins walk) Flowerpot Lane / Okehampton St / Haven Banks 10:00 - 12:30 morning workshop Southernhay URC £3.50 all day (15-20 mins) Various other city centre car parks £12-£15 all day 12:30 - 13:30 break for lunch & move to cathedral Exeter Central 5-10 minute walk 13:30 - 16:30 rehearsal with soloists Exeter cathedral Exeter St David's 20 minute walk 19:30 - 20:45 performance visit traveldevon.info/bus for an interactive route map

MATTHEW Join over 200 singers for a wonderful day of singing in Exeter Cathedral! COLERIDGE

We'll begin the day workshopping the Requiem at nearby SOUTHERNHAY URC. After lunch we'll move to the cathedral for rehearsals, where we'll be joined by acclaimed young cello soloist JAMAL ALIYEV, Swedish soprano JAMAL KARIN DAHLBERG, and the cathedral's Director of Music TIMOTHY NOON. ALIYEV

A valuable addition to the 21st century choral repertoire SIR NEVILLE MARRINER KARIN DAHLBERG with music loan on the day £25 WORKSHOP with vocal score purchase (inc P&P) £32 ...... BOOKINGS for evening concert Exeteraudience tickets £10-15 TIMOTHY NOON Untitled layer for full details visit matthewcoleridge.com/exeter

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Exeter Cathedral image © Jack Pease P REQUIEM IN A DAY 2020 Join composer and conductor Matthew Coleridge for a day of choral singing in the UK's most inspiring churches, performing alongside some of the country's top young cellists. PORTSMOUTH CATHEDRAL • Sat 8th Feb Come and sing Matthew's Requiem in the stunning acoustics and intimate beauty of Portsmouth's historic "Cathedral of the Sea". with Sarah Gait (cello) and David Price (organ) Portsmouth Cathedral, photo © David Iliff

LONDON ~ St James, Sussex Gardens • Sat 28th Mar Among London's ﬁnest Victorian Gothic churches, just a couple of minutes' stroll from Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.

BRISTOL ~ All Saints, Clifton • Sat 9th May One of Britain's most iconic modernist churches, bathed in a warm glow from its famous stained glass windows, and a rich acoustic. with George Owen (cello) and Jonathan Hope (organ)

PERSHORE ABBEY • Sat 20th Jun The superlative remains of a vast medieval Benedictine abbey, set amidst parkland in a picturesque, bustling market town. with Maxim Calver (cello) and The Real String Orchestra

DORCHESTER ABBEY • Thu 20th Aug Set on the banks of the river Thames in a quintessential English village, Dorchester Abbey is a renowned venue for classical music. with Sarah Gait (cello) and Laurence Caldecote (organ)

EXETER CATHEDRAL • Sat 19th Sep Join over 200 singers to perform in one of Europe's ﬁnest medieval cathedrals. with Jamal Aliyev (cello), Karin Dahlberg (soprano) and Tim Noon (organ)