Concerts
Concerts
Between 2016 and 2019 Devon Baroque performed a roller-coaster ride through six of the most complex pieces to emerge from the 18th century – Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. Devon Baroque now embarks on a series of Handel’s eighteen Concerti Grossi.
Next Concerts
Sunday 8th December, Exeter Cathedral, EX1 1HS, 2.30pm (click for details)
Handel: Messiah with Exeter Cathedral Choir
Sunday 23rd February 2025, St John’s Church, Totnes, 4pm. (to be confirmed) (click for details)
A programme of British music.
Details to follow.
Handel: Messiah, with Exeter Cathedral Choir
Sunday 8th December – Exeter Cathedral, EX1 1HS, 2.30pm
The first known performance in Exeter devoted solely to selections from Messiah was given in Easter week 1777, directed (probably from the harpsichord) by the cathedral organist Richard Langdon in the hotel assembly room. It was not until 70 years later, in 1847, that the work was first performed in Exeter in its entirety by the Exeter Oratorio Society, conducted by Exeter violinist Michael Rice. The demand for tickets (top price 4 shillings) was so great that some offered a guinea each (i.e. about £70 today) to get admitted. The annual Christmastide performance of Handel’s best-loved masterpiece with the Choir of Exeter Cathedral is always popular, so book early!
Booking details to follow.
2025 is 25th Anniversary of Devon Baroque.
We will be celebrating this with a series of concerts of British Music: ‘Made in Britain’.
‘Music from the English Provinces’
Sunday 23rd February 2025 – St John’s Church, Totnes, 4pm
Besides starting in London with a Handel Concerto Grosso, we will be visiting Coventry, Birmingham , Durham and Newcastle with some exciting music. The concert will include solo concertos as well as ensemble works for the orchestra.
Please visit our website shortly for more details of the programme and future 2025 dates.
