{"id":30,"date":"2017-08-23T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exeterrecorderorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:35:26","slug":"past-concerts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exeterrecorderorchestra.org.uk\/index.php\/past-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"

We gave our first concert in Exeter in July 2005 (jointly with a local group of singers), which was much enjoyed by a small but discerning audience.<\/p>\n

We have since given concerts in Crediton in March 2006 (jointly with a local West Gallery Group), in Exeter in March 2007 (jointly with the Red Square Balalaika & Domra Ensemble), and in June 2008 in Exeter (jointly with Companie Guilia).<\/p>\n

Our most recent concerts are at the top of this list, or click on a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n2011<\/a><\/td>\n2012<\/a><\/td>\n2013<\/a><\/td>\n2014<\/a><\/td>\n2015<\/a><\/td>\n2016 <\/a><\/td>\n2017<\/a><\/td>\n2018<\/a><\/td>\n2019<\/a><\/td>\n2020<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/a><\/td>\n2022<\/a><\/td>\n2023<\/a><\/td>\n2024<\/a><\/td>\n2025<\/a><\/td>\n2026<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2026 concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenton Parish Church, 16th July 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Giles Farnaby<\/strong> – Lord\/Lady Zouches March<\/td>\nPriulli<\/strong> – Canzon\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dietrich Schnabe<\/strong>l – Divertimento<\/td>\nDavid Moses<\/strong> – Rigs, Jigs and Reels Mvmts 2 & 3)\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrew Melville<\/strong> – Lachrimae Tango\u00a0<\/td>\nJames Stringer – <\/strong>Dunster Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Watkins<\/strong> – Symphony No 9<\/td>\nDennis Bloodworth<\/strong> (arr) – Popular Renaissance Dances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Exeter Cathedral 21st Feb 2026<\/strong> – lunchtime concert (45 minutes).
\nA selection from our programme for our forthcoming concert in July<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

2025 concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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St Michael\u2019s Church, Teignmouth, Saturday 1st<\/sup> March 2025<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Much of the programme<\/strong> from our July concert
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Exeter Cathedral\u00a0 24th<\/sup> May 2025, 1.15pm<\/strong> \u2013 lunchtime concert (45 minutes)
\nA selection from our programme<\/strong> from the July concert.<\/p>\n

Kenton Parish Church, 19th<\/sup> July 2025<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Schein<\/strong> – Canzon<\/td>\nVaughan Williams<\/strong> – English Folk Song Suite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth King<\/strong> – Into the Light<\/td>\nLyndon Hilling<\/strong> – Brington Crystal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telemann<\/strong> – Tafelmusik<\/td>\nHandel <\/strong>– Dances from the Royal Fireworks Music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Hawkes<\/strong> – Symphony No 3<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

2024 concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenton Parish Church, Saturday 20th July 2024
\n<\/strong>This was our 20th Anniversary year and this concert featured our first conductor, Pam Smith, as well as our current conductor, Andrew Collis.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mozart<\/strong> – Overture to the Magic Flute<\/td>\nSchmelzer<\/strong> – Sonata for Seven Recorders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosemary Robinson<\/strong> – Revelry<\/td>\nGrieg<\/strong> – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dietrich Schnabel<\/strong> – Traumgesichte<\/td>\nArvo P\u00e4rt<\/strong> – Summa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solos played by Andrew Collis:
\nVan Eyk<\/strong> – Wat Zalmen op den Avond doen
\nWalter Mays<\/strong> – Song of the Dancing Skunk<\/td>\n		\n

Solo played by Andrew Collis:
\nMarkus Zahnhausen<\/strong> – Selection from Summer Sounds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Glen Shannon<\/strong> – Suspicion<\/td>\nTony Dorsey<\/strong> (arr David Moses) – Jonesville Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nGlen Shannon<\/strong> – Mountain Mosaic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lunchtime concert in Exeter cathedral on Saturday 17th February 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The programme was a selection from the repertoire on which we were working, a fuller version of which was played in our July concert.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
    \n
  1. Grieg: <\/strong>Holberg Suite
    \nPrelude, Saraband, Gavotte<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
James Stringer<\/strong>: Oronsay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Myers<\/strong>: Antiphony<\/td>\nSchmelzer<\/strong>: Sonata \u00e0 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen Shannon: <\/strong>Mountain Mosaic (tone poem)<\/td>\nMeyer<\/strong>: The Swing Thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

All Saints Church, Kenton, July 15th 2023<\/strong>
\nEvening concert featuring Rosemary Robinson (Spinet) and Andrew Collis (Recorder). Rosemary’s spinet was made by her husband Stephen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Colin Touchin<\/strong> – Manchester Welcome<\/td>\nDietrich Schnabel<\/strong> – Symphony No 1 in D minor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JS Bach<\/strong> – Harpsichord Concerton in D minor BWV 1052 (Spinet soloist: Rosemary Robinson.<\/td>\nTelemann<\/strong> – Sonata in C from Essercizzi Musici. Andrew Collis (Recorder) and Rosemary Robinson (Spinet).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth King<\/strong> – A Night in Nidavellir
\nElizabeth is a member of the orchestra.<\/td>\n		Rosemary Robinson<\/strong> – Revelry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William Bryd<\/strong> – The Leaves be Green<\/td>\nArr Rose Marie Terada<\/strong> – Hava Nagila (Israeli Folk Dance)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Exeter Cathedral, Saturday January 21st 2023<\/strong>
\nLunchtime concert, the programme included extracts from works to\u00a0 be performed in full at our forthcoming concert at Kenton Parish Church in July.<\/p>\n

<\/a> Plymouth Christian Centre, July 16th 2022
\nDietrich Schnabel<\/strong> – Symphony 1st movement
\nGlenn Miller<\/strong>\u00a0 – Moonlight Serenade
\nStaeps<\/strong> – Unicorn’s Grace
\nStrauss<\/strong> – Die Fledermaus
\nMozart<\/strong> – Overture to the Magic Flute
\nHolst<\/strong> – First Suite for Military Band
\nPhilips<\/strong> – Pavan Passamezzo
\nStephen Watkins<\/strong> – Blorsta on Broadway
\nEncore<\/strong> – Teddy Bears Picnic
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exeter Cathedral, April 9th 2022<\/strong>
\nDietrich Schnabel<\/strong>\u00a0 – Symphony 1st movement
\nGlenn Miller<\/strong> – Moonlight Serenade
\nStaeps<\/strong> – Unicorn’s Grace
\nStrauss<\/strong> – Overture to Die Fledermaus
\nPhilips<\/strong> – Pavan Passamezzo
\nStephen Watkins<\/strong> – Blorsta on Broadway<\/p>\n

Parish Church, December 11th 2021<\/strong>
\nMozart – <\/strong>Overture to the Magic Flute
\nHolst –\u00a0 <\/strong>Suite for Military Band
\nStaeps <\/strong>– The Unicorn\u2019s Grace
\nPhilips <\/strong>– Pavan Passamezzo
\nStephen Watkins<\/strong> – Blorsta on Broadway<\/p>\n

Saturday February 15th 2020, 1.15pm<\/strong> – Exeter Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/a>Programme<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
S\u00f6ren Sieg<\/strong> – Celebration<\/td>\nJohann Strauss<\/strong> – Overture to die Fledermaus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Marshall<\/strong> – Concertino for Contrabass<\/td>\nPeter Philips<\/strong> – Pavan Passamezzo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hans Ulrich Staeps<\/strong> – The Unicorn’s Grace<\/td>\nStephen Watkins<\/strong> – Blorsta on Broadway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a>Saturday June 15th 2019, 7.00pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0St Michael the Archangel, Teignmouth, \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mozart<\/strong>: Overture to the Magic Flute<\/td>\nStephen Watkins<\/strong>: Symphony No 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palestrina<\/strong>: Canite Tuba in Sion<\/td>\nS\u00f6ren Sieg<\/strong>: Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dag Wiren<\/strong>: March from Serenade for Strings<\/td>\nGrieg<\/strong>: Peer Gynt Suite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Marshall<\/strong>: Concertino No 6 for Contrabass recorder. Soloist: David Heyes (Double Bass)<\/td>\nMozart<\/strong>: Romanze from 3rd Horn Concerto. Soloist: Shirley Brown (Horn)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saturday February 16th 2019, Exeter Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mozart<\/strong> – Overture to the Magic Flute<\/td>\nMozart<\/strong> – Romanze from Horn Concerto No 3. Horn soloist, Shirley Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Watkins<\/strong> – Symphony No 2, Mvmts 2 and 3<\/td>\nDag Wiren<\/strong> – March from Serenade for strings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palestrina<\/strong> – Canite Tuba in Sion<\/td>\nGrieg<\/strong> – Aase’s Death and In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday June 16th, 7.00pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Concert in St Margaret\u2019s Church, Topsham<\/p>\n

A joint concert with the church choir (who will be performing Beatus Vir by Monteverdi), including music by Schnabel, Debussy, Malcolm Arnold, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u00a0and Schutz<\/p>\n

Saturday 17th February 2018 – Exeter Cathedral<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Sunday June 18th 2017<\/strong> \u2013 St Cuthbert\u2019s Church, Wells<\/strong> with Guest soloist David Heyes (Double Bass)
\nProgramme (See also the Gallery<\/a>)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Holst<\/strong> – Second Suite for Military Band<\/td>\nMozart<\/strong> – Adagio, K411<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Marshall<\/strong> – Concertino No 2 (David Heyes, Double Bass)<\/td>\nBach<\/strong> – Brandenburg Concerton No 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Dietrich Schnabel<\/strong> – Sinfoniette f\u00fcr Kammerorchester<\/td>\n\u00a0Dennic Bloodworth<\/strong> (arr) – Renaissance Dances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guus Haverkate (arr)<\/strong> – Hello Dolly\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Holst, Mozart, Bach, Schnabel, Marshall<\/p>\n

Exeter Cathedral, 14th Jan 2017
\n<\/strong> Sound Recording of the concert<\/a>.
\nProgramme<\/strong>:
\nHolst – Second Suite for Military Band (on folk songs)
\nSchnabel – Sinfonietta, 1st movement
\nMozart – Adagio
\nBloodworth – Renaissance Dances
\nArnold – Two Cornish Dances<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Earlier Concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>17th April 2010: Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral<\/strong>
\nMovements from Delibes: Airs de Danse
\nStabat Mater – Palestrina
\nConcerto in F Major – Telemann (Soloist Trevor Furness)<\/p>\n

5th June 2010: United Reformed Church, Dawlish<\/strong>
\nMovements from Delibes: Airs de Danse
\nMille Regretz – Josquin des Pres
\nResponse: Les Miens aussi brief – Susato Stabat Mater – Palestrina
\nConcerto in F Major – Telemann (Soloist Trevor Furness)
\nTraumgesichte – Dietrich Schnabel
\nGopak – Mussorgsky<\/p>\n

17th July 2010, St James’s Church, Exeter<\/strong>
\nSame programme as on 5th June, above. See videos of this concert click here<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>18th June 2011, 7.30pm – Concert at St James’s Church, Exeter<\/strong>.
\nThe programme will include:<\/strong>
\nPopular Renaissance Dances (arranged by Denis Bloodworth)
\nConcerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 by Handel
\nO Mater Mundi by William Mundy, played on lower instruments
\nYe Sacred Muses by William Byrd (written on the death of Thomas Tallis) played on lower instruments
\nSymphony No 4 by Steve Marshall<\/p>\n

16th July 2011, 7pm – Concert at United Reformed Church, Dawlish<\/strong>
\nProgramme as above.<\/p>\n

20th August 2011<\/strong> – joint concert with the Phoenix Recorder Orchestra<\/a> at the Cheltenham Recorder Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

10th December 2011<\/strong> – Concert in the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral, Programme and videos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Saturday 7th July 2012, 7pm<\/strong> – Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Mamhead, nr Dawlish, Devon<\/p>\n

Programme<\/strong> included:
\nFantasy (8th Consort Set) – William Lawes
\nDa Pacem Domine – Arvo P\u00e4rt
\nConcertino No 4 for Contrabass recorder – Steve Marshall
\nConcerto Grosso No 8 (Christmas Concerto) – Corelli
\nFantasy for Three Trebles – Thomas Lupo
\nSeaport Jump – Hans Joachim Teschner
\nBallad, Blues and Riffs – Andrew Challinger<\/p>\n

Saturday December 15th 2012, 1.15pm – Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n

Programme included:
\n<\/strong>Bethlehem Down – Warlock
\nSinfonia Pastorale – Bach
\nCarol of the Bells – Trad arr Steve Marshall
\nQuem Vidistis pastores – Lassus
\nIn Dulci Jubilo – Trad arr Pearsall<\/p>\n

<\/a>Saturday June 22nd 2013, 7.30pm, St Mary\u2019s Parish Church, Ottery St Mary
\n<\/strong>Ballads and Blues<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Programme:<\/strong>
\nFantasy \u2013 William Lawes
\nFantasy No 2 \u2013 John Ward
\nThe Nutting Girl \u2013 Traditional tune set by Alyson Lewin
\nChinatown \u2013 Jean Schwartz, arranged by Denis Bloodworth
\nMega-RONY \u2013 Pete Rose
\nEnglish Folk Song Suite \u2013 Ralph Vaughan Williams, arranged Stan Davis
\nSeaport Jump \u2013 Hans Joachim Teschner
\nPurple Neon \u2013 Lance Eccles
\nGreensleeves \u2013 arranged Steve Marshall
\nBallad, Blues and Riffs \u2013 Andrew Challinger<\/p>\n

Saturday 20th July 2013 7pm<\/strong>, Mamhead Church
\nBallads and Blues<\/strong><\/em> (Programme as in Ottery, above)<\/p>\n

<\/a>Saturday 8th March 2014, 7.30pm<\/strong>, St Michael\u2019s Church, Teignmouth
\nPart of the Teignmouth Classical Music Festival<\/a>.
\nProgramme consisted of 16th Century to contemporary works, including Telemann\u2019s Concerto in F major, featuring guest soloist, James Risdon<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 19th July 2014 <\/strong>– the orchestra took part in the Orchestra in a Field<\/a> event at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Saturday 17th January 2015<\/strong>, Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral
\nLunchtime concert<\/p>\n

Saturday 9th May 2015<\/strong>, Crediton Parish Church (Videos on the Gallery Page<\/a>)
\nSchmelzer – Sonata for Recorders
\nSummertime, George Gershwin
\nMendelssohn – Overture to A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream
\nMendelssohn – Nocturne from \u201cMidsummer Night\u2019s Dream (Horn Solo Shirley Brown)
\nMussorgsky – Gopak, from Sorochintsy Fair
\nSchein – Canzon
\nZielinsky – Magnificat M Zielenski
\nWarlock – Capriol Suite
\nLyndon Hilling – Midsummer Meadow Suite
\nCreamer\/Layton – After You\u2019ve Gone Creamer\/Layton<\/p>\n

Saturday 20th July 2015, Sidmouth Methodist Church<\/strong>.
\nThe programme was the same as for the concert in May (above) but with one additional item:
\nHandel – Harp Concerto, Soloist Robin Ward<\/strong>
\nVideo on the Gallery page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Saturday 16th January 2016 \u2013 Exeter Cathedral<\/strong>
\nProgramme<\/strong> included:
\nCanzon on \u201cAechiopica\u201d \u2013 Scheidt
\nSlavonic Dance in F Major Op.46 No.4 \u2013 Dvorak
\nSymphony No.2: 2nd & 3rd Movements \u2013 Hawkes
\nOverture Miniature from The Nutcracker Ballet Op.71 \u2013 Tchaikovsky
\nEnglish Folk Song Suite \u2013 Vaughan Williams<\/p>\n

Saturday 5th March 2016 St Michael\u2019s Church, Teignmouth<\/strong> with harpist Robin Ward as part of Teignmouth Classical Music Festival<\/a> (ran from 4th to 6th March)<\/p>\n

Sunday 17th July 2016 3pm All Saints Church, Long Ashton, <\/strong>joint concert with the church choir
\nCanzon on Aeciopica \u2013 Scheidt
\nSlavonic Dance Op 46 no 4 \u2013 Dvorak
\nJauchzet dem Herrn \u2013 Schutz (with choir)
\nRomance Op 51 No 5 \u2013 Tchaikowsky arr Paul Clark
\nEnglish Folk Song Suite \u2013 Vaughan Williams arr Denis Bloodworth
\nMiniature Overture from Nutcracker Suite \u2013 Tchaikowsky arr Schnabel
\nSymphony No 2 \u2013 John Hawkes
\nMoon River \u2013 Mancini arr Paul Clark
\nOn the Trail of the Pink Panther \u2013 Mancini arr Leenhouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We gave our first concert in Exeter in July 2005 (jointly with a local group of singers), which was much enjoyed by a small but discerning audience. We have since given concerts in Crediton in March 2006 (jointly with a local West Gallery Group), in Exeter in March 2007 (jointly with the Red Square Balalaika … <\/p>\n

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