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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 of Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (The Birth of our Lord) in the first of three Messiaen organ meditations in 2018 Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

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

Friday 19 January 7.00pm PROMENADE CONCERT: TALLIS VOICES Peter Leech (conductor) Following the Star: a promenade concert of a cappella music from the renaissance and early baroque periods, celebrating the feast of the Epiphany Tickets: £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)

Tuesday 23 January 7.00pm PROMENADE CONCERT: In recognition of the rich history of music and storytelling, the brass and percussion students perform a tapestry of music inspired by folk music and folklore Tickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door In aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 24 January 7.00pm PROMENADE CONCERT: WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL The talented woodwind students perform evocative and colourful repertoire, filling the spaces of Wells Cathedral with beautiful music Tickets: £8.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door In aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 25 January 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) BACH COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS: RECITAL 19 The nineteenth of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete organ 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, Wells Cathedral): 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 ANGLICANUM A 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 Tuesday 30 January 7.00pm PROMENADE CONCERT: ARVO PÄRT – SARAH WAS NINETY YEARS OLD Back by popular demand, a replay of the 2017 “Minimalists and Mystics” programme including: Arvo Pärt Sarah was ninety years ol d; Arvo Pärt Annum per annum ; Howard Skempton O Life! ; Howard Skempton Upon my lap the sovereign sit s; 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 door In aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 8 February 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Timothy 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 RECITAL Students of Wells Cathedral School Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 1 March 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Owain 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 VICTORIA Jeremy Cole (conductor) makes his debut with the Early Music Wells Consort in a concert featuring music for Passiontide: Gesualdo’s daring and haunting Tenebrae Responsories and Victoria’s Lamentations for Holy Saturday , in the beautiful candlelit surroundings of Wells Cathedral Quire Tickets: £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 20 The twentieth of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete organ works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539; Chorale Preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Friday 16 March 7.00pm ALCANTARA CHORUS & ORCHESTRA – BEYOND THE WELLS School for Girls, Charlton Mackrell Primary Choir, Clifton College Prep School Choir, Chamber Choir, Choir, St John’s Glastonbury, St Thomas’s Wells, Wells Cathedral School Sinfonietta Orchestra, Wells Cathedral Voluntary Choir Zeina Barhoum (soprano), Christopher Sheldrake (bass), and others, Lorenzo Tazzieri and Tricia 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 Jordan Programme includes sacred and operatic classics combined with Arabic music and arrangements. Sponsored by Arts Council England Tickets: £10.00 – £20.00; available from [email protected], Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door Voluntary donations supporting refugee charities in the UK, Jordan and Palestine: Souriyat Across Borders, Abide, and GapArt Saturday 24 March 7.00pm WELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: BERNSTEIN CHICHESTER PSALMS AND RUTTER GLORIA Southern Sinfonia , Matthew Owens (conductor) John Rutter Gloria Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Bernstein Chichester Psalms Copland Appalachian Spring Barber Adagio for strings Tickets: £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 from the RVW Trust, this major new setting of the St Luke Passion is given its World Premiere by Wells Cathedral Choir within a service for Palm Sunday Admission: 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 alongside three new works commissioned to mark the choir’s 30th anniversary: Will Todd Songs of Renewal ; Roderick Williams Everyone Sang ; Owain Park Vinea mea electa Sponsored by the PRS for Music Foundation and the Hinrichsen Foundation Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Thursday 12 April 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Jeremy 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 21 The twenty-first of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete organ works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master 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 Orgelbüchlein Admission: 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) and Prebendary Elsa van der Zee (reader) give the annual performance of Olivier Messiaen’s L’Ascension (Four Symphonic Meditations for Organ) in the second of this year’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 RECITAL Richard 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) and Prebendary Elsa van der Zee (reader) give the annual performance of Olivier Messiaen’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 RECITAL Anthony 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 QUARTET Early Music Wells welcomes one of the world’s finest string quartets, the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, playing on period instruments, in a programme which will include Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’ in the beautiful candlelit surroundings of Wells Cathedral Quire Tickets: £12.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Friday 29 June 7.30pm WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Programme includes Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique Tickets: 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 22 The twenty-second of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete organ works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Prelude in G, BWV 568; Fugue in G, BWV 581; Trio in D minor, BWV 583; Toccata in E, BWV 566; Chorale Preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 12 July 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Jeffrey Makinson (Assistant Director of Music, Lincoln Cathedral) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Thursday 12 July 7.30pm WOWFest OPENING CEREMONY AND CONCERT Young musicians from all over the world will perform pieces from their home countries in celebration of the opening of the Wells Orchestral Weekend Admission: free donations invited

Saturday 28 July 7.00pm CHAMBER CHOIR: PARADISI GLORIA April Fredrick (soprano), Cathy Bell (mezzo-soprano), Steve Lee (trumpet), Southern Sinfonia , Richard Laing (conductor) Vivaldi Gloria ; Scarlatti Stabat Mater ; Tartini Trumpet Concerto ; Scarlatti Salve Regina Tickets: £10.00 – £25.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, Taunton Tourist Visitor Centre (01823 340470), somersetchamberchoir.org.uk, and at the door Thursday 9 August 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Barry Rose, OBE (formerly of Guildford, St Paul’s, and St Albans Cathedrals) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Friday 7 September 7.30pm THE SIXTEEN Harry Christophers (conductor) The Choral Pilgrimage 2018 – works by Cornysh and Britten Tickets: £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 RECITAL Adam Pajan (Director of Music, St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, Oklahoma, USA) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Friday 14 September 7.30 – 8.40pm (in the Quire) EARLY MUSIC WELLS: THE FRENCH BAROQUE HARPSICHORD One of the world’s leading harpsichordists, Steven Devine , plays the rich and exotic music of the French Baroque in the beautiful candlelit surroundings of Wells Cathedral Quire Tickets: £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 23 The twenty-third of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete organ works of J.S. Bach over six years, played by Matthew Owens (Organist and Master of the Choristers, Wells Cathedral): Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 551; Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547; Chorale Preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music Thursday 11 October 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Martin Patzlaff (Kultur Institut Rossignol, Westerwald, Germany) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Friday 12 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the Quire) NEW MUSIC WELLS: TRUMPETWORKS Part of the new music wells 7 8–18 festival, given by Oliver Chubb (trumpet), accompanied by David Bednall (organ) Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music

Monday 15 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept) NEW MUSIC WELLS: PIANOWORKS Part of the new music wells 7 8–18 festival, given by specialist pianists from Wells Cathedral School Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music

Tuesday 16 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept) NEW MUSIC WELLS: CHAMBERWORKS Part of the new music wells 7 8–18 festival, given by Wells Cathedral School’s New Music Ensemble , featuring compositions by student composers Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music

Wednesday 17 October 1.05 – 1.50pm (in the North Transept) NEW MUSIC WELLS: CHAMBERWORKS Part of the new music wells 7 8–18 festival, given by Wells Cathedral School’s New Music Ensemble , featuring compositions by this year’s featured composer, Charlotte Bray Admission: free Retiring collection in aid o f Wells Cathedral Music Wednesday 17 October 2.30 – 3.30pm (in Quilter Hall, Wells Cathedral School) NEW MUSIC WELLS: COMPOSER CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL BERKELEY A fascinating insight into the compositional world of this year’s new music wells Composer-in-Residence, Charlotte Bray , in conversation with fellow composer Michael Berkeley CBE (Lord Berkeley of Knighton) – presenter of BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions – with an opportunity for questions from the audience Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm NEW MUSIC WELLS: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Hear David Bednall – one of Europe’s finest improvisers on the organ – create new music on the spot, through his accompaniment of this classic silent movie in the vast space of Wells Cathedral Tickets: £10.00 – £20.00; available from Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door In 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 organ music for new music wells 7 8–18 , 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 o f Wells Cathedral Music

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

Saturday 10 November 7.00pm WELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY AND THE LONDON MOZART PLAYERS: 191 8–2018 CENTENARY CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCE Choristers 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 War Jonathan Dove For an unknown soldier Fauré Requiem Tickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

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

Thursday 15 November 1.05 – 1.40pm (in the Quire) LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL Students of Wells Cathedral School Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Thursday 15 November 8.00pm (in the Quire) VICARS CHORAL COMMEMORATION CONCERT A 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 Choir directed by Jeremy Cole Tickets: £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 BY CANDLELIGHT – CHAMBER MUSIC BY BACH After their stellar Early Music Wells debut in 2017, Continuum (Elizabeth Walker – baroque flute, Rachel Beckett – baroque flute, Sebastian Comberti – baroque cello, and Michael Overbury – harpsichord) return with a programme of delightful chamber music by J.S. Bach Tickets: £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 24 The twenty-fourth of the bi-monthly series of organ recitals surveying the complete 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 Wolfgang Stockmeier), BWV 573; Chorale Preludes from Das Orgelbüchlein Admission: free Retiring collection in aid of Wells Cathedral Music

Saturday 8 December 7.00pm WELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY: HANDEL MESSIAH Music for Awhile Orchestra (on period instruments), Matthew Owens (conductor) Book early for Handel’s greatest Oratorio, in the annual performance from the Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society and one of Europe’s finest period instrument orchestras Tickets: £12.00 – £28.00; available from wcos.org.uk, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Tuesday 11 and Wednesda y 12 December 7.00pm WELLS CATHEDRAL JUNIOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Jill Edmonds (musical director), Neil Johnson (speech director) Featuring song, speech, and instrumental items Admission: free

Friday 14 December 7.30pm G4 CHRISTMAS Original X Factor stars and operatic multi-platinum-selling vocal quartet G4 perform their atmospheric G4 Christmas show; the group continues to work in association 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 dates Tickets: available from g4official.com, Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, and at the door

Monday 17 December 7.30pm (in the Quire) OPUS ANGLICANUM: MEDIAEVAL CAROLS A 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 CHOIR Jeremy Cole (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor) Early booking is advised for these highly popular concerts in which the Cathedral Choir performs seasonal music, interspersed with readings, in the Cathedral, lit by thousands of candles Tickets: £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 ([email protected]) Proceeds from these concerts support Wells Cathedral Choir and the wider work of Wells Cathedral

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Lunchtime Concerts How to Book

Visiting Choir Informal Concerts Wells Cathedral Shops Throughout the year visiting choirs come to All tickets sold through the Cathedral Shops give informal concerts at lunchtime, starting and Box Office may be booked by any of the at 1.05pm for approximately 45 minutes. methods below. We are able to sell the tickets They come from the USA, Canada, Australia, as soon as the concert organisers deliver them. Russia, Continental Europe as well as this N.B. £1.50 is charged per transaction on ticket country. Please check details on the bookings made with a credit/debit card . Cathedral Music List. Personal Bookings Wells Cathedral School, Tickets can be bought from one of the till points Music School Concert Hall in the Shops between the following hours: Lunchtime concerts are given by pupils on 10.30 – 16.30 Monday to Saturday Tuesdays, Thursdays, and occasionally on 11.30 – 16.30 on Sundays & Bank Holidays Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.00pm during Credi t/debit cards or cash will be accepted. each school term. Admission is free. Wells is one of the four schools in England Telephone Bookings which caters for children of outstanding Bookings and payment may be made by musical ability. telephone to the Box Office only between the hours of 10.30 and 16.30 Monday to Saturday, The information given in this leaflet is correct and 11.30 and 16.30 on Sundays and Bank at time of going to press but alterations may Holidays. Please telephone 01749 672773 or have to be made in exceptional circumstances. 01749 671663 with your credit/debit card details. Alternatively, bookings can be made For a copy or copies of this leaflet, please send via e-mail by contacting a S.A.E. to: Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, [email protected] Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset BA5 2PA. Sign up to our newsletter at N.B. Please note, tickets cannot be refunded wellscathedral.org.uk N.B. Tickets for the Candlelight Concerts will be available from 1 May Cover photo Iain MacLeod Jones Brochure Design emmaquinndesign.co.uk