Ex Cathedra

11/06/2026

"From Handel’s Zadok to Haydn’s Creation, joyous Bach and a capella Mozart, there was a feast of peerless music-making in the kind of living, breathing choral expertise that makes this group, under the titanic Jeffrey Skidmore, a global phenomenon."

Congratulations to Jeffrey, John Moore and all the performers, and thank you to Shropshire Music Trust for inviting us to create this programme.

Read at:
https://www.shropshirestar.com/your-world/shrewsbury-remembers-dr-charles-burney-in-night-of-choral-excellence-review-8669121

And unedited at:
https://www.myshrewsbury.co.uk/blog/ex-cathedra-charles-burney-300-review/

A Mirror Held Up to Heaven: Ex Cathedra review

05/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Grand Tour concert, celebrating 300 years since the birth of Dr Charles Burney, in Shrewsbury this evening.

An especially big thanks to our narrator for the evening, John Moore!

Shropshire Music Trust

28/05/2026

"That was such a transcendant experience it almost felt wrong to clap but we wanted to show the choir how much we LOVED it" - a lovely quote from an audience member with us at a very toasty St Martin-in-the-Fields for Rachmaninoff Vespers this evening.

This programme gets two more outings this year; join us at Lichfield Cathedral with Lichfield Festival on 10 July or Gloucester Cathedral as part of Three Choirs Festival on 26 July to hear this glorious piece!

21/05/2026

General sale is now open for our 2026-27 season events!

Jeffrey's final season as Artistic Director includes a concert In 40 Parts, Britten at Christmas, Christmas Music by Candlelight, Venetian Vespers, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers. Quite a farewell!

We also welcome in Artistic Director Designate, James Burton, for a concert of Bach Motets alongside Sven-David Sandström’s complementary commissions from the 20th century, and in the new year he will lead a Come and Sing at the CBSO Centre exploring Cherubini’s Requiem in C minor.

Lots to see, hear, and do - join us for the journey!

All events are on our website for booking now.

20/05/2026

Just one week left to apply to be a 2026-27 season graduate scholar!

If you have any queries about the scheme or about applying, please be in touch with Concerts Producer Melissa Brown on [email protected]

18/05/2026

Rachmaninoff Vespers, St James the Greater, 16.05.26 ✨

What a treat it was to perform this programme in the beauty of St James the Greater, Leicester, with soloists James Robinson and Martha McLorinan, and bell preludes performed by Simone Rebello.

A huge thank you to the super appreciative audience that joined us! We'll next be performing this awe-inspiring piece on Thursday 28 May at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

16/05/2026

Rehearsals underway for this evening's performance (7pm!) of Rachmaninoff Vespers (All-Night Vigil). What a beautiful place for this programme 😍

11/05/2026

Introducing...the Ex Cathedra 2026-27 season!

Jeffrey introduces the new season: "My final season as Artistic Director after 58 years! Hard to believe – so much music, so many musicians, singers, players, dancers, composers, musicologists, linguists, producers, sound engineers, administrators, pupils, students, teachers, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, trustees, so many wonderful friends and relationships. What an extraordinary legacy! This programme, featuring some of the greatest music ever written, is a tribute and a thank you to them all – from my heart."

For further information, all event pages are live on our website now. General sale opens on 𝟮𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 - let us know what you're most looking forward to!