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‘unutterably moving, and completely unforgettable’ – Prom 11 Stockhausen, www.seenandheard-international.com
'The effect was unutterably moving, and completely unforgettable. Listen to…… read more
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‘breaking sound into cells’ – Prom 11: Stockhausen, Opera Today
'There are allusions to chorale, complete with liturgical bells ...'…… read more
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‘brilliantly vituosic’ – Prom 11 Stockhausen, Telegraph
'Ex Cathedra's performance, discreetly conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore, was brilliantly…… read more
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‘unforgettable and thoroughly convincing’ – Prom 11 Stockhausen, www.bachtrack.com
'An unforgettable and thoroughly convincing performance' (www.bachtrack.com).… read more
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‘delicious awareness’ – Mozart Vespers, Birmingham Post
'Jeffrey Skidmore inspires his singers with delicious awareness ranging from…… read more
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2001: A Space Odyssey review – Birmingham Mail
'With the fabulous Ex Cathedra choir and Philharmonia Orchestra, the…… read more
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‘truly alien and all-encompassing’ – 2001: A Space Odyssey, Express & Star
...the sound was somehow truly alien and all-encompassing. Were these…… read more
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‘A burst of Bordeaux brilliance’ – Marie Fel, Birmingham Post
'A burst of Bordeaux brilliance. Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra…… read more
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‘excellent’ – Bach St Matthew Passion, Birmingham Post
The Ex Cathedra Choir and the young singers of its… read more
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St Matthew Passion review – bachtrack.com
'excellent choral blend, richness of tone and youthful freshness'… read more
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‘from melting tenderness to scary fugues’ – Face of Humanity, Birmingham Post
'Ex Cathedra makes everything sound natural and positively simple, from…… read more
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‘a very fine performance indeed’ – Face of Humanity, www.seenandheard-international.com
‘First we heard one of Poulenc’s most enduring works, his… read more
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‘Ex Cathedra is now world class… Lucky Birmingham’ – A Boy was Born, Church Times
‘What a concert, and what quality! … In tuning, rhythmic… read more
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A Boy was Born, www.behindthearras.com
'This concert was a splendid introduction to Britten 100. While…… read more
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‘another triumph’ – A Boy was Born, Birmingham Post
'Yet another triumph to be chalked up in the Ex…… read more
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‘a unique, precious and diverse musical resource’ – 5*
‘Atmosphere, imagination, anticipation, soft candlelight plus inspired music in St… read more
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Flawless – Birmingham Post review of Gaudete!
'when someone said at the start of the interval, “You…… read more
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Gaudete! – York Early Music Christmas Festival
'sections from his frisky Missa Ego Flos Campi (Mass: “I…… read more