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Bruckner with Ex Cathedra

A concert to mark the bicentenary of Bruckner's birth from Ex Cathedra and the players from the CBSO recorded in Birmingham's historic Town Hall.

The acclaimed Birmingham based choir Ex Cathedra conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore, working alongside wind players from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and organist Rupert Jeffcoat, mark the bicentenary of Bruckner's birth this year with a concert from Birmingham鈥檚 historic Town Hall focused on the composer鈥檚 sacred choral music. The concert also features Renaissance masterpieces by Palestrina and Allegri performed in ways attuned to the performance practices of Bruckner's time. Presented by Mark Forrest

Organ Improvisation based on Bruckner's 'Perger Praeludium'
(Rupert Jeffcoat (on the 1890 William Hill organ of Birmingham Town Hall)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa sine nomine (Kyrie, Gloria)

Anton Bruckner:
Aequali WAB 114
Locus iste
Aequali WAB 149
Ave Maria
Inveni David
Ecce sacerdos

Gergorio Allegri (ed. Ben Bryam-Wigfield)
Miserere Mei

Mark Forrest talks to Jeffrey Skidmore about this evening's concert

Organ Improvisation on Brucker's Prelude No. 1 WAB 127

Anton Bruckner
Mass in E minor (1882)

Ex Cathedra
CBSO Wind & Brass:
Oboes - Emmet Byrne, Rachael Pankhurst
Clarinets - Oliver Janes, Joanna Patton
Bassoons -Nikolaj Henriques, Tony Liu
Horns - Elspeth Dutch, Martin Wright, Mark Phillips, Jeremy Bushell
Trumpets - Jason Lewis, Stuart Essenhigh
Trombones - Richard Watkin, Anthony Howe, Gemma Riley
Bass Trombone - David Vines
Rupert Jeffcoat (organist)
Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor)

Release date:

2 hours, 14 minutes

On radio

Tomorrow 19:30

Broadcast

  • Tomorrow 19:30