Tuesday 23rd to Sunday 28th July 2013, and will feature a Come and Sing with John Rutter event on Saturday 27th July 2013 at Kelly College, the first open singing day to be held during the Festival, which has taken place in Tavistock each summer since 1973. The choir is proud of its connection with Tavistock and looks forward to its return each year. The main Festival venue is Tavistock Parish Church, with the choir's annual broadcast of Choral Evening Prayer being transmitted from Buckfast Abbey.
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The 2013 Festival programme includes choral, vocal, organ and guitar music spanning the centuries from the Renaissance to the present day, with the choir welcoming as Festival Composer-in-Residence, Matthew Martin (ex-Westminster Cathedral), whose work will be featured throughout the week. Over the course of the Festival the choir gives a variety of concerts and services, including the beautiful and contemplative evening service of Compline at 9.00pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. This year, the Festival lunchtime concerts are a series of contrasting recitals given by Three Tenors, including an introduction to Spanish Flamenco music with guests Poniente on Friday 26th July, in addition to five different Festival Evening concerts to savour, with the choir welcoming Onyx Brass to their Festival Finale on Saturday 27th July.
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est Devon concert goers will be treated to a rare chance to hear Benjamin Britten's celebration of the life of St Nicolas, sung by The Exon Singers, with choristers from Wellington School and accompanied by the Bristol Ensemble, in the opening Festival Evening concert of the 47th Annual Exon Singers Festival. The Festival, directed by Richard Wilberforce, with Jeffrey Makinson (Manchester) as Festival Organist, will run from
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