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GloucesterRachmaninov Vespers

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Skidmore, Rachmaninov
Jeffrey Skidmore; Ex Cathedra

BirminghamEx Cathedra: Britten at Christmas

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Britten
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Skidmore; Sebastian Hill; Katherine Thomas; Exeter Cathedral Choir; Academy of Vocal Music

BirminghamEx Cathedra: Beethoven Missa Solemnis

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Beethoven: Mass in D major, “Missa solemnis”, Op.123
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Skidmore; Ex Cathedra
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More than just a concert: Ex Cathedra perform Rachmaninov’s Vespers

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Enhanced by bells, Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore give a low-key but highly dramatic performance of Rachmaninov’s Vespers in Birmingham Town Hall
****1
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The power of individual voices: Ex Cathedra’s St Matthew Passion

Bradley Smith, as Evangelist, and a fine cast of soloists drove this Good Friday account of Bach’s St Matthew Passion from Ex Cathedra in Birmingham.
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Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3

In the final instalment of aus LICHT, the Helicopter String Quartet lives up to the publicity hype and choirs perform marvellous feats.
****1
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Ex Cathedra for Holy Week at St John’s Smith Square

A Lenten programme of 17th-century French and Italian sacred music partially fulfilled its dramatic potential in refined, understated performances. 
***11
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Inspired juxtapositions: Rachmaninov’s Vespers

In performing the Vespers in the acoustically wonderful Milton Court, Jeffrey Skidmore took the imaginative decision to interleaving its movements with solo piano works, played by Steven Osborne. It proved inspirational programming.
****1
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Ex Cathedra's small scale Messiah

Ex Cathedra's Chorus in fine voice for a "small scale" Messiah in Birmingham. 
***11
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