2019 / 20 SEASON
7th March 2020
Music in the Galleries
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Doors and bar 6.45pm, concert 7.30pm. Tickets: £10
Explore the galleries of the museum to hear specially commissioned music performed by the musicians of Devon Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, inspired by objects in the museum’s collections. Instrumentalists and singers will perform in ensembles around the museum during the evening, as the audience choose their route through the galleries and stop to listen to the performances.
The composers have taken their inspiration from a wide range of objects including microscopic diatoms, an Inuit map carved onto a bone, a Chinese gown, pocket watches and RAMM’s famous Gerald the Giraffe. The new compositions will reflect a range of musical styles with influences from Indian music, jazz and other genres.
At the end of the performance, a finale composed by Devon Phil’s Music Director Leo Geyer will be performed by all the players and singers and heard all around the museum. The other commissioned composers are: Darren Bloom, Jegede Tunde, Anna Matthews, Edward Nesbit, Camden Reeves, Laura Reid and Lisa Robertson.
In addition to these commissioned composers, the work of five emerging composers will also be played. Each has received a bursary and mentorship to help them to create their own work inspired by the collection. The emerging composers are: Ivan Andrews, Joshua Brown, Marisse Cato, Hugh Morris and Henry page.
With funding from Arts Council England, and in partnership with the Royal Albert memorial Museum & Art Gallery.
This performance is part of the CoMA Festival of Contemporary Music for All.
April 2nd, 2020
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 2pm to 3:30pm
Tickets: £5
Family Workshop
25th April 2020
Exeter Cathedral, 7.30pm
Smetana
Vltava
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Leader: Clare Smith
Tickets: £19 / £16 / £14 / £12
Concessions for students / u16s
27th June 2020
St Peter's C of E High School, 3pm
FAMILY MATINEE
Shostakovich
Festive Overture
Saint-Saëns / Reimagined Geyer
The Carnival of the Animals
More works to be announced
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Leader: Clare Smith
Tickets on sale soon
27th June 2020
St Peter's C of E High School, 7pm
Shostakovich
Festive Overture
Prokofiev Romeo
Romeo & Juliet - Suite No.1
More works to be announced
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Leader: Clare Smith
Tickets on sale soon
2020 / 21 SEASON
14th November 2020
Exeter Cathedral, 7.30pm
Joint concert with
Exeter Philharmonic Choir
Ravel
Daphnis & Chloe
Duruflé
Requiem
24th April 2021
Exeter Cathedral, 7.30pm
Janáček
Sinfonietta
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 4
Conductor: Leo Geyer
Leader: Clare Smith
