philharmoic

Exeter Philharmonic Choir and The Sinfonietta - concert

Event Date: 
12/03/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Our concert on Thursday March 12th at 7.30 p.m. in Exeter Cathedral features one of Poulenc’s most celebrated works, “Gloria” followed by a journey into a world of dreams with Elgar’s “The Music Makers”.

The Exeter Philharmonic Choir conducted by Andrew Millington will be joined by The Sinfonietta.

We feature two contrasting works in this concert: Poulenc’s sense of fun and mischief shines through his setting of the Gloria. He said of the piece: “I had in mind those frescoes by Gozzoli where the angels stick out their tongues; and also some serious Benedictine monks I had...