Exultate Singers | Bristol's accomplished chamber choir

Exultate Singers is Bristol's accomplished chamber choir of 40 singers which appears in concerts in Bristol and beyond, and on BBC television and radio.

The choir was founded in September 2002 by David Ogden to sing Sunday Morning Worship in a live broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It has given more than 110 concerts, several more radio broadcasts and has appeared on BBC's Songs of Praise.

The choir has recorded two CDs. A TIme For Singing was recorded and produced by John Rutter, and was featured on Classic FM's Drive programme in December 2011. Their first album, Visions of Peace, was featured on BBC Radio 3's programme, The Choir. Exultate Singers' third album, All Shall Be Well, including the title track by Roxanna Panufnik, will be released on the Naxos label in May 2012.

Exultate Singers' performance highlights include a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion with Andrew Tortise singing the role of the Evangelist in April 2011; Bach's Mass in B minor in St George's Bristol for Easter 2009; Elgar's Dream of Gerontius with City of Bristol Choir and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; the first South West performance of James MacMillan's demanding work for choir and string orchestra, Seven Last Words From The Cross, and a live broadcast on BBC Radio 4 of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London with the Big Buzzard Boogie Band.

"Exultate produced a purity of sound worthy of King's College, Cambridge" - Rian Evans, The Guardian

Forthcoming concerts and events

Saturday 25th February 2012 - A Sense of the Divine

A concert in St George's Bristol including Tallis' 40-part motet, Spem in Alium, following two sell-out performances in 2010 and 2011. Tickets available now from St George's box office on 0845 40 24 001

Wednesday 4th April 2012 - Holy Week concert

A concert in St James Priory, Bristol including music by MacMillan, Nystedt, Tavener and Frank Martin's sumptuous Mass for double choir

Saturday 19th May 2012 - London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

Exultate Singers gives a concert at St Pancras Church, London as part of the Festival, including the premiere of a new setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis that the choir has co-commissioned from Roxanna Panufnik.

6th-8th July 2012 - Summer Festival of Song at the Churchill Festival

A packed weekend celebrating the joy of singing. Led by David Ogden, the festival features a Friday evening concert in St John’s Church, Churchill, North Somerset given by Exultate Singers; a Saturday afternoon ‘Come and Sing’ participatory event with David at Churchill Community School for all-comers; and a Sunday afternoon Community Concert featuring local choirs of all ages and including a world premiere of a specially commissioned work from Thomas Hewitt Jones for the occasion, based on the Olympic values. For information on exact times and ticket prices for the individual events contact Churchill Music on 01934 852245 or visit www.churchillmusic.org.uk