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Review: Ex Cathedra, at Birmingham Town Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

For over 40 years Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra have gradually expanded their exploration of choral music, both backwards in time and forwards up to the present day.

Review: St John Passion, Ex Cathedra at Symphony Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT

“Bach fills the space between God and people”, or as Berlioz said: “Bach is Bach, as God is God.”

Review: Christmas By Candlelight, Ex Cathedra at St Paul's Church, Hockley

Birmingham Post — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT

A candlelit Christmas evening by Jeffrey Skidmore and his incomparable Ex Cathedra choir is not to be missed.

Birmingham's cultural jewels 'in crisis'

Birmingham Post — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT

Birmingham’s cultural institutions have been plunged into a crisis with one being forced to temporarily shut down to save cash, it has emerged.

Ex Cathedra to reissue its Vivaldi CD after securing rights to recording

Birmingham Post — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:22:00 GMT

Birmingham choral group Ex Cathedra has seen its first CD Vivaldi Vespers re-issued after regaining the rights from the now defunct ASV Gaudeamus label.

Review: Ex Cathedra, at Birmingham Town Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Rather like the film of the book, this ‘concert of the album’ featured material from Ex Cathedra’s recently released 2-CD tribute to Alec Roth. For a contemporary composer to receive such acclaim must be extremely rewarding.

Finding shared ground

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Christopher Morley talks to composer Alec Roth about his collaboration with one of Birmingham's finest choirs

Review: Rachmaninov Vespers, Ex Cathedra at Symphony Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Forget the “All-Night Vigil” tag and visions of a dusk-to-dawn Russian Orthodox marathon. In concert Rachmaninov’s Vespers last barely an hour, and in recorded form fit comfortably on a single CD.

Review: Ex Cathedra at Birmingham Oratory

Birmingham Post — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Second Vespers for the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Golden Age of the Spanish 16th century was the title for ExCathedra’s 400th anniversary celebration of the birth of the great mystic composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.

Review: St Matthew Passion, Ex Cathedra, at Symphony Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Ex Cathedra has performed Bach’s St Matthew Passion many times in 40 years, a Good Friday tradition; always remaining true to Bach.