Monday 22nd December 2008 at 7.45pm - Christmas Spectacular
Exultate Singers and Emerald Ensemble's annual sparkling concert of Christmas music which this year included a festive rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas - with actions!
More information > Read the Evening Post review >
Saturday 20th December 2008 at 7.30pm - A Bach Christmas with Emerald Ensemble
The nativity story was beautifully narrated through readings read by Professor David Thomas and choruses from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Magnificat, performed by Exultate Singers with Bristol’s professional chamber orchestra, the Emerald Ensemble.
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Thursday 18th December 2008 at 8pm - Carols by Candlelight at St James’ Priory
Exultate Singers’ atmospheric concert of Christmas music in the mediaeval priory church in central Bristol, conducted by David Ogden. This year the choir was joined by the harpist Kate Watt, and the programme included Britten’s Ceremony of Carols.
Friday 5th December 2008 at 8pm - Concert exploring Tudorism for the University of Bristol
A free hour-long concert in the magnificent setting of the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building, given by Exultate Singers as part of the University's Colston Research Symposium.
Sunday 23rd November 2008 at 5.20pm - Songs of Praise on BBC1
Broadcast of excerpts filmed earlier this year for BBC TV's Songs of Praise including David Ogden's arrangements of the hymns Lord for the years, Take this moment, King of glory King of peace and Bernadette Farrell's O God you search me. Available to view at BBC iPlayer
Sunday 9th November 2008 at 7.30pm - Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Marking the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, a moving performance of Britten's powerful work, the War Requiem, in Bristol's Colston Hall.
Saturday 1st November 2008 at 7.45pm - Sung Eucharist for All Saints Festival
A liturgical performance of Haydn's St Nicholas Mass with Emerald Ensemble conducted by Nicholas Cleobury at All Saint’s Church, Weston-super-Mare for the All Saints Festival.
Saturday 27th September 2008 at 7.30pm - A concert of French music at St Mary Redcliffe Church
A French theme for this year's St Mary Redcliffe Autumn concert, with music by Duruflé, Langlais, Messiaen and Poulenc.
Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th September 2008 - Weekend residency at Salisbury Cathedral
A wonderful weekend of services at one of England's most beautiful buildings.
Friday 4th July - Concert for St Mary Redcliffe Music Festival
An English theme for this year's exhilirating concert including performances of Vaughan William' A Vision of Aeroplanes and Walton's The Twelve and Where does the uttered music go? at the annual Music Festival in the magnificent setting of St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol.
Sunday 15th June at 3pm - Concert at the New Room, Broadmead
A Sunday afternoon recital at John Wesley’s Chapel in Broadmead including the first performance of a suite of pieces by Lyn Lloyd Jones setting Charles Wesley texts.
Wednesday 11th June - Music in the Gardens, Vyvyan Terrace, Clifton, BS8 3DG
An al fresco concert by Exultate Singers in the beautiful - but slightly grey and damp - surroundings of Vyvyan Terrace garden in the heart of Clifton.
Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June - Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Exultate Singers sang services at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, including Howells Preces & Responses and his St Paul's Magnificat and Nunc dimittis. The Sunday services were recorded so you can hear roughly what they sounded like here.
Wednesday 19th March 2008 - A concert of music for Easter
A concert of music for Easter In the beautiful setting of the mediaeval church, St James’ Priory. Exultate Singers performed Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor, MacMillan’s anthem O bone Jesu, John Sanders’ stunning setting of the Good Friday text,
The Reproaches, Howells’ anthem Take him earth for cherishing and anthems by Thomas Tallis. Click here for more information.
Saturday 16th February 2008 - MacMillan Seven Last Words From The Cross and Scarlatti St Cecilia Mass
An exhilirating concert of these two very different masterpieces, performed by Exultate Singers with the Exultate Chamber Ensemble. Described by one audience member as "Quite suberb - the MacMillan was just an amazing experiance and beautifully performed; the Scarlatti was a great joy and a wonderful way of individual members of the choir being heard."
Sunday 23rd December 2007 - Christmas Spectacular with Emerald Ensemble
A festive concert of sparkling music for choir and orchestra in the wonderful acoustic of St George's, Bristol with Bristol's professional chamber orchestra, Emerald Ensemble.
Thursday 20th December 2007 - Carols by Candlelight, St James' Priory, Bristol
Exultate Singers' traditional of Christmas music in the exquisite setting of St James' Priory.
Sunday 11th November 2007 - Elgar The Kingdom
A stirring performance of Elgar's mighty work for the final concert in the Elgar series with City of Bristol Choir and full symphony orchestra. Colston Hall, Bristol. www.elgar2007.com
24th-30th October 2007 - Tour of Germany
Exultate Singers' first overseas tour included the following concerts
Thursday 25th at 8pm - concert in Gedächtniskirche, Berlin
Friday 26th at 8pm - concert in Nikolaikirche, Potsdam
Saturday 27th at 8pm - concert in the Dom zu Brandenburg
Sunday 28th at 6pm - service in Thomaskirche, Leipzig
Saturday 13th October 2007 - Fifth Birthday Concert
Exultate Singers celebrated its fifth brithday with a concert at St Alban's Church in Westbury Park, one of their favourite venues. The programme included a new commission by the composer Philip Moore, specially written to celebrate the anniversary.
Friday 29th June 2007 - An Amazing Day
A concert of choral music from Britain and America, given in collaboration with the USA's Stanford Chamber Chorale, as part of St Mary Redcliffe Music Festival. The choirs performed a variety of pieces separately, and joined forces for some memorable performances of Whitacre's i thank You God for most this amazing day, MacMillan's A Child's Prayer and Tallis' 40 part motet. St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
Sunday 24th June 2007 at 5.15pm - BBC1 Songs of Praise
The programme followed a journey down the River Avon, which flows through the historic Wiltshire towns of Malmsbury and Bradford-on-Avon and then on to Bath and Bristol, discovering discovers how the river has shaped both the physical and spiritual landscape and continues to inspire people today. Music sung by Exultate Singers included the hymns I cannot tell and I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say.
Saturday 23rd June 2007 at 7.45pm - A Summer Celebration
A concert of popular choral music, given in the glorious acoustic of All Saints' Church, Weston-super-Mare.
Saturday 9th June 2007 - Elgar Dream of Gerontius
A spectacular concert in Bristol's Colston Hall given as part of City of Bristol Choir's Elgar Festival 2007. Exultate Singers teamed up with City of Bristol Choir, the magnificent tenor Paul Charles Clarke of Welsh National Opera, soprano Juliette Pochin, bass Martin Le Poidevin and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for a performance of this cornerstone work in the choral repertoire.
Described as 'musically and spiritually moving'; 'a triumph', 'remarkable' and 'the best Gerontius I've ever heard' by various members of a wonderfully attentive audience.
Read a review of the concert here.
Friday 25th May 2007 at 7.30pm - Charles Wesley 300th Anniversary Festival
A concert at New Room, Horsefair, central Bristol - the oldest Methodist chapel in the world - marking the 300th anniversary of the birth of Charles Wesley. Read the Evening Post review of the concert here
Wednesday 4th April 2007 - At the foot of the cross
A journey in music across Italy to Norway, including Scarlatti's and Nystedt's settings of Stabat Mater, the latter with solo cello, and Allegri's Miserere mei. Read the Bristol Evening Post review here.
Friday 23rd March 2007 - Concert in St Patrick's Church, Redfield, Bristol
A concert of music from England, Ireland, Spain, Poland, the Philippines and America given as part of a series of concerts staged in St Patrick's Church, Redfield, Bristol.
Saturday 3rd March 2007 - Elgar The Apostles
A wonderful start to City of Bristol Choir's Elgar Festival 2007. The series opened with this workshop day, concluding with a 'sensitive and purposeful' performance of The Apostles. www.elgar2007.com
Saturday 24th February 2007 at 7.30pm - Duke Ellington Sacred Concert
A special concert marking the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery, including a performance of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert with acclaimed jazz vocalist Jacqui Dankworth, Mercury Music Prize shortlisted pianist Zoe Rahman and the Big Buzzard Boogie Band. Described by one audience member as, "The best £15 I ever spent!" Read the Bristol Evening Post review here.
Saturday 23rd December 2006 - Christmas with Emerald Ensemble
Exultate Singers teamed up with Bristol's professional chamber orchestra, Emerald Ensemble, for a sparkling concert of music for Christmas in St George's, Bristol.
Thursday 21st December 2006 - Carols by Candlelight, St James' Priory, Bristol
Exultate Singers' traditional of Christmas music in the exquisite setting of St James' Priory; this year with percussion provided by Jeremy Little and Katy Hebditch.
Sunday 1st October 2006 at 8pm - From East to West
This concert included performances of some rarely heard choral works in Russian, Estonian and English, including the first ever performance outside London of Shostakovich's Two Russian Folksongs, and the first performance in the UK in Russian of some of Shostakovich's Ten Russian Folksongs. One audience member emailed to say, "Every time I go to St Mary Redcliffe I am stunned by its beauty, and last night the music matched it - as ever - with its mix of skill, variety in the programme and sense of both ease and quality."
Sunday 2nd July 2006 at 8pm - Jazz it up at St Mary Redcliffe Music Festival, Bristol
Exultate Singers teamed up with Andy Williamson and his Buzztet jazz quartet to perform jazz arrangements at the closing concert of this year's St Mary Redcliffe Music Festival.
Sunday 9th July 2006 at 8.10am - live BBC Radio 4 broadcast of Sunday Worship
A broadcast of Sunday Worship on Sea Sunday from St Stephen's Church, central Bristol.
Saturday 10th June 2006 - Trinity Concert, Swansea
A concert themed around the mediaeval Swansea altar piece. The concert was given as part of Arts Week festival in St Mary's Church, Swansea.
Wednesday 12th April 2006 - A Time For Singing
A concert of music for Holy Week, Passiontide and Easter given in the beautiful setting of St James' Priory, Whitson Street, Haymarket, Bristol.
Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd April 2006 - Salisbury Cathedral services
Exultate Singers sang Saturday Evensong, Sunday Eucharist and Sunday Evensong in the beautiful cathedral church in Salisbury.
Friday 31st March 2006 at 8pm - Brunel 200 Celebration Concert
A concert celebrating the 200th anniversary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, when Exultate Singers and Emerald Ensemble premiered Martin Kiszko's new cantata, A Radius of Curves. The orchestra and choir was joined by BBC 2005 Young Chorister of the Year Sam Adams Nye to perform excerpts from Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Tippett's Negro Spirituals from A Child of Our Time. Read the Bristol Evening Post review of the concert here.
Saturday 25th February 2006 at 8pm - Handel's Dixit Dominus and Roxanna Panufnik's Westminster Mass
In their first collaboration, Exultate Singers and Emerald Ensemble joined forces to give a sparkling performance of Handel's exhilirating work Dixit Dominus, described by one audience member as, "exquisite, out-of-this-world, uplifting". St Alban's Church was filled with the rich textures of Roxanna Panufnik's Westminster Mass. Members of the audience were given a complimentary programme, and interval refreshments of olives, and foccacia topped with pesto and Italian cheese were served.
Thursday 22nd December 2005 - Carols by Candlelight St James' Priory, Bristol
The fourth annual carol concert in the beautiful setting of St James' Priory, featuring music from Exultate Singers' newly released CD Visions of Peace.
Wednesday 14th December 2005 - Cancer Reseach UK's Christmas Service of Hope
A concert of carols and readings in St Mary Redcliffe Church, organised by Cancer Research UK.
Saturday 24th September 2005 - Under an English Heaven St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
An exhilirating evening's entertainment of some dramatic English choral music, from the challenging and descriptive 'A Vision of Aeroplanes' by Vaughan Williams, to Tavener's serene anthem 'The Lamb'. Interval refreshments of home-made lemonade and scones with jam and cream were enjoyed by a large audience, who commented on the choir's committed and communicative singing.
Monday 4th July 2005 - Jazz it up! Holy Trinity Church, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
An incredible evening of jazz and jazz-inspired pieces was enjoyed by a packed audience at this concert, given as part of the Connect 2005 festival. The choir was joined by members of the jazz band Stekpanna who played some amazing sets. The mix of styles ranged from Leighton and Messiaen to Rutter, King's Singers, Gershwin, Duke Ellington and traditional spirituals. Click here for more links to find out more about the players.
Sunday 19th June 2005 - Broadcast of Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4
The theme of this service was the reflecting of God as the divine presence, seen in everyday objects, situations and encounters. The music included a beautiful choral work by the American composer Whitacre, Lux Aurumque, as well as pieces by Margaret Rizza and John Bell, David Ogden's setting of I see his blood and his new arrangement of For the beauty of the earth, for choir and string quartet . Exultate Singers were joined by the Lochrian Ensemble for the recording.
Friday 29th April 2005 - Around the world... again!
The concert was well received by an enthusiastic audience. Several pieces received their UK premiere, including Mundi Renovatio by the Romanian composer Gyorgy Orban, and Ama Namen by the Filipino composer Gynong Lee. The journey around the world began locally with David Ogden's Jubilate, written for the RSCM Cirencester course in 2004, and concluded with A Spotless Rose by Howells, written in Gloucester. The choir also sang music from Germany, Russia, Austria, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico, Spain, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, USA and Ireland, altogether in more than ten different languages.
Saturday 19th March 2005 - Bach St Matthew Passion St Alban's Church, Westbury Park, Bristol
A powerful and moving performance of Bach's extraordinary telling of the Passion using the words of St Matthew's Gospel. Exultate Singers were joined by the tenor Benjamin Hulett in a magnificent performance as the Evangelist, the soprano Rachel Skinner, alto Leigh Woolf and baritone Martin Le Poidevin as Jesus. Exultate Chamber Ensemble accompanied the concert which was enjoyed by a large, appreciative audience.
Saturday 26th February 2005 - Holst Planets with New Bristol Sinfonia Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Exultate Singers joined New Bristol Sinfonia for a performance of Holst's Planets, one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. The programme also included Debussy's beautiful Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune and Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1. The soloist was BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne.
Saturday 5th February 2005 - Concert for Candlemas St George's RC Church, Warminster
A concert of music for Candlemas, based around the text of the Nunc Dimittis, which included Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine, Rachmaninov's Bogoroditste Dyevo and concluded with a rousing performance of the spiritual Goin' home to God.
Saturday 22nd January 2005 - From Bloomsbury to Barcelona with Bath Baroque orchestra Christ Church, Bath
Francisco Valls' lively Mass Scala Aretina was the central work in this concert with period-instrument ensemble Bath Baroque. Read the Bath Chronicle review here.
Monday 20 December 2004 - Carols by Candlelight St James' Priory, Bristol
The third of Exultate Singers' magical Christmas concerts in St James' Priory, for which they were joined by Flamenco guitarist Kevin Byrne for a programme of music with a Spanish flavour.
Thursday 16 December 2004 - Handel's Messiah with Bath Philharmonia St Cyriac's Parish Church, Lacock, Wiltshire
Exultate Singers were joined by players from Bath Philharmonia and soloists Fflur Wyn (soprano), Penelope Davies (alto), Jeremy Finch (tenor), Stephen Foulkes (bass) for a chamber performance of Handel's Messiah in the picturesque setting of Lacock parish church.
Sunday 12th December 2004 - BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
Broadcast of Sunday Worship from the Great Hall of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, featuring music for Advent, including pieces with brass by Praetorius.
Saturday 20th November 2004 - Sing Through The Centuries Dulverton, Somerset
A programme of choral music through the ages.
Saturday 25th September 2004 - Viva! St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
Spanish and Latin American choral music including James MacMillan's Cantos Sagrados, Alberto Ginastera's Lamentations of Jeremiah. With Ian Ball (organ).
Friday 18th June 2004 - Around the world in 80 minutes St Helen's Church, Alveston, near Bristol
A whistlestop musical tour around in the world.
Thursday 20th May 2004 - Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert live on BBC Radio 4
Exultate Singers were joined by the 18-piece Big Buzzard Boogie Band and members of the BBC Daily Service singers for the broadcast, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. The broadcast can be heard by clicking on the link here.
Saturday 3rd April and Wednesday 7th April 2004 - Passion Christ Church, Bath and St Alban's Church, Westbury Park, Bristol
Music for Holy Week and Easter including Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, Finzi Lo, the full final sacrifice and Leighton's Crucifixus pro nobis.
Saturday 7th February 2004 - Glories of Venice St James' Priory, Bristol
Choral masterpieces from the composers of Venice including works by Gabrieli, Monteverdi and Vivaldi.
Thursday 18th December 2003 - Carols by Candlelight St James' Priory, Bristol
Beautiful carols sung by candlelight in the oldest building in Bristol. Essential Christmas listening.
Saturday 27th September 2003 - Sing Through The Centuries St James' Priory, Bristol
Choral music through the ages from 12th century plainsong to 21st century James MacMillan sung in the oldest building in Bristol. Including Allegri's Miserere and Bach's motet Singet dem hern.
Saturday 12th July 2003 - Around the world in 80 minutes Brompton Regis Parish Church, Somerset
Sunday 29th June 2003 - Mozart Requiem and Bach Magnificat St George's Bristol
A performance of these cornerstones of the choral repertoire with full orchestra. Exultate Singers joined up with City of Bristol Choir for the concert in St George's Bristol. Read the Bristol Evening Post review here.
Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April 2003 - James MacMillan's Seven Last Words From The Cross and Fauré's Requiem Christ Church, Bath and St Alban's Church, Bristol
Exultate Singers gave the first performance in the South West of James MacMillan's Seven Last Words From The Cross in two remarkable performances with string orchestra.
Saturday 8th February 2003 - Around the world in 80 minutes Amberley Parish Church, Wiltshire
Thursday 19th and Saturday 21st December 2002 - Carols by Candlelight St James' Priory, Bristol
The first of Exultate Singers' exquisite Christmas concerts at the beautiful priory church.
Sunday 15th September 2002 - Broadcast of Sunday Worship live on BBC Radio 4 St James' Priory, Bristol
Exultate Singers' inaugural engagement, a live broadcast from the historic church in the heart of Bristol, which included pieces accompanied by harp.