Band · English super group choir ensemble specialising in medieval music
Ex Cathedra
Albums
17
Members
1
Active
1969–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
Ex Cathedra is a leading British choir and early music ensemble based in Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. It performs choral music spanning the 15th to 21st centuries, and regularly commissions new works. Ex Cathedra was founded in Birmingham in 1969 by Jeffrey Skidmore OBE, its artistic director and conductor. It comprises a chamber choir of about 40 singers, a specialist vocal Consort made up of ten professional singers who feature regularly as soloists, and a Baroque ensemble/orchestra. It is known for its passion for seeking out the best, the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire and for giving dynamic performances underpinned by detailed research.
Discography
Christmas Music by Candlelight: Alleluya, a New Work
Music for the Sun King
Messe à quatre chœurs
New World Symphonies: Baroque Music from Latin America
New World Symphonies: Baroque Music From Latin America
Règne Amour: Love Songs from the Operas
Moon, Sun & All Things: Baroque Music from Latin America 2
Moon, Sun & All Things (Baroque Music From Latin America – 2)
Sir Christèmas: Carols Old and New
Fire Burning in Snow
Passio secundum Matthaeum; Ave verum corpus
A New Heaven: 1000 Years of Sacred Choral Music
Sacred Symphonies
Britten to America
A French Baroque Diva
Brazilian Adventures
A Time to Dance / Hatfield Service / Men & Angels