Glorious Carols in the Cathedral benefit local charity
| Type of post: | Choir news item |
| Sub-type: | Choir News |
| Posted By: | Jenny Lloyd |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Mon, 19 Dec 2022 |
Exeter Philharmonic Choir once again brought the joy of Christmas music to Exeter Cathedral with two nights of carols in December, under the baton of our director of music, Howard Ionascu. The audiences clearly had a wonderful time, raising their voices with us in the congregational carols and responding with enthusiastic applause to our performances. One audience member described it as a magical evening, while another said their New Year’s resolution would be to come and hear the choir perform more often.
Special guest was internationally renowned soprano Amy Carson, whose glorious voice added an extra dimension to the concerts with her beautiful renditions of pieces by Handel and Bach and the much-loved favourite, O Holy Night, sung in French and English. Stephen Tanner, our associate director of music, complemented the singing with virtuoso playing on the Cathedral organ. The biggest hit was his enchanting arrangement of Stille Nacht for soprano, choir and organ.
Once again we continued our proud tradition of raising funds at Christmas for a local charity. This year’s chosen charity was Exeter-based Dream-A-Way, which helps holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions. The charity was overwhelmed by the audience’s generosity on both nights, which raised a total of £2,913.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir is very grateful to our sponsors, Everys Solicitors and Clinton Devon Estates, for their continued support of our carol concerts over many years.
Special guest was internationally renowned soprano Amy Carson, whose glorious voice added an extra dimension to the concerts with her beautiful renditions of pieces by Handel and Bach and the much-loved favourite, O Holy Night, sung in French and English. Stephen Tanner, our associate director of music, complemented the singing with virtuoso playing on the Cathedral organ. The biggest hit was his enchanting arrangement of Stille Nacht for soprano, choir and organ.
Once again we continued our proud tradition of raising funds at Christmas for a local charity. This year’s chosen charity was Exeter-based Dream-A-Way, which helps holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions. The charity was overwhelmed by the audience’s generosity on both nights, which raised a total of £2,913.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir is very grateful to our sponsors, Everys Solicitors and Clinton Devon Estates, for their continued support of our carol concerts over many years.
