Concert Reviews

Saturday 25 March 2023
Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth

Exeter Festival Chorus made the journey to the sympathetic acoustic of Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth, for its Spring concert on 25 March 2023 and a performance of the German Requiem by Brahms.  And it would have been particularly gratifying for the choir that its initiative had attracted a full house on an evening that later turned out to be a very wet one!

We held a highly successful sell-out choral workshop, directed by Andrea Brown, in January. Attracting 170 participants from across the country,

Saturday 10 December 2022
St David's Church, Exeter

On Holy Night was a delightful programme of music with a Christmas theme.

We were very pleased to respond to a request by the Friends of Kenton Church to put on a concert on All Saints Day to raise funds for their roof repairs.

One of our choir's smaller ensembles supported a wedding at St Andrew's church, Sampford Courtenay, on Saturday 23 July 2022.

The bride wrote "I just wanted to say the most enormous thank you to you all for making the wedding service so incredibly beautiful and special. It was utterly magical and everything I had hoped for.

Your musicianship shone through and I know that all of our friends and family found it very moving and a highlight of the day.

Many parents have said how wonderful it was for their children to be able to listen to such beautiful music. Please especially thank the soloists… they were excellent and made for quite an emotional entrance!"

Saturday 25 June 2022
The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter

Anyone coming along to the concert and expecting a concert of gentle, Baroque music was in for a shock at the Mint Methodist Church last night.

Saturday 2 April 2022
St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter

‘Tis Nature’s voice was the theme of this collaborative and ambitious concert and the choir of Exeter Festival Chorus was certainly in very fine voice.

Saturday 11 December 2021
Southernhay United Reformed Church, Exeter

What an inspirational evening! The excellence of Exeter Festival Chorus is well-known, and tonight was no exception. After an absence of almost two years, and following the retirement of the remarkable and cherished Nigel Perrin (guest of honour at this concert), On this Shining Night heralded a new dawn with newly appointed musical director, Andrea Brown.

Saturday 9 October 2021
Exeter Cathedral

“A fabulous performance … as people were leaving at the end of the concert, you could feel the buzz and excitement …

Saturday 23 November 2019
St David's Church, Exeter

Kieran White - tenor
Peter King - organ
David Ogden - guest conductor

To perform a concert to such a high standard on only three rehearsals with a guest conductor is an indication of the continuing excellence of the Exeter Festival Chorus.