Ex Cathedra
Title and CD number Release date Performers
Vivaldi : Vespers ECCE EXCCD001 1991 Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore
Michel-Richard de Lalande : Regina Coeli ; De Profundis ; Cantate Domino ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 141 16 January 1995 Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra ( leader Micaela Comberti ) Jeffrey Skidmore
Sanctus : Baroque Music for the Nativity ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 166 Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore
Monteverdi : Madrigali Fatta Spirituale ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 174 [ Unknown ] Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Sir Christèmas : Carols Old and New ASV Gaudeamus CD DCA 912 21 February 1995 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Orlande de Lassus : Sacred Choral Music ; Missa ad Imitationem Vinum Bonum ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 150 13 March 1996 Ex Cathedra His Majesty 's Sagbutts and Cornetts Jeffrey Skidmore
A New Heaven : 1,000 Years of Sacred Choral Music ECCE EXCCD002 2000 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Christmas Music by Candlelight : Alleluya , a New Work ECCE EXCCD003 2001 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
New World Symphonies : Baroque Music from Latin America Hyperion CDA67380 7 April 2003 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Charpentier : Messe à Quatre Chœurs ; Salve Regina à Trois Chœurs ; Salut de la Veille des ' O ' ; Le Reniement de St Pierre Hyperion CDA67435 5 January 2004 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Rameau : Règne Amour : Love Songs from the Operas Hyperion CDA67447 3 May 2004 Carolyn Sampson Ex Cathedra Choir & Baroque Orchestra Jeffrey Skidmore
Peerson : Latin Motets Hyperion CDA67490 3 January 2005 Ex Cathedra Consort Jeffrey Skidmore
Moon , Sun & All Things : Baroque Music from Latin America - 2 Hyperion CDA67524 29 August 2005 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore
Fire Burning in Snow : Latin American Baroque 3 Hyperion CDA67600 28 January 2008 Ex Cathedra Consort Jeffrey Skidmore
J.S Bach : St Matthew Passion Orchid ORC100007 1 November 2009 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore Grace Davidson - Soprano I Mark Chambers - Alto I Jeremy Budd - Tenor I & Evangelist Eamonn Dougan - Bass I & Jesus Greg Skidmore - Bass I & Pilate Natalie Clifton-Griffith - Soprano II Matthew Venner - Alto II Christopher Watson - Tenor II James Birchall - Bass II
Joy in the morning Orchid ORC100008 1 November 2009 Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore Andrew Fletcher - organ
Orlande de Lassus : St Matthew Passion SOMMCD0106 1 April 2011 Ex Cathedra Consort Jeffrey Skidmore Nicholas Mulroy - Evangelist Greg Skidmore - Jesus
Alec Roth : Shared Ground Signum SIGCD270 1 November 2011 Ex Cathedra Ex Cathedra Academy of Vocal Music Jeffrey Skidmore Philippe Honoré - violin
Giovanni Gabrieli : Sacred Symphonies Hyperion CDA67957 1 November 2012 Ex Cathedra Consort His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts Concerto Palatino Jeffrey Skidmore
Benjamin Britten : Britten to America NMC D190 9 November 2013 Ex Cathedra Consort Jeffrey Skidmore The Hallé Mark Elder Andrew Kennedy Huw Watkins Samuel West
Recordings
Ex Cathedra have made a number of critically acclaimed recordings for ASV Records , NMC , Orchid , Signum Records , Somm Records , Hyperion Records , and on its own label . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is well known for its recordings of French and Latin American Baroque music . [ 1 ] In 2015 the CD 'Britten to America ' was shortlisted for a Grammy Award , whilst ' A French Baroque Diva ' won a Gramophone Award 2015 ( Recital category ) : `` It is no longer enough for recitals merely to bunch together a dozen or so favourite lollipops . The most stimulating essays in the genre are revealing a clear fashion for a proper conceptual theme that requires some scholarly research and creative programming , placing musical entertainment and philological exploration on an equal par . The shortlisted finalists for this year 's Recital Award typify this trend , and best of the distinguished crop is Jeffrey Skidmore and Carolyn Sampson 's exposition of the career of Marie Fel ( 1713–94 ) ... Skidmore 's expert direction , Ex Cathedra 's stylish orchestra ( and expert choir ) and Sampson 's sincere singing ensure that this is both musically thrilling and a fascinating contextual journey . `` [ 6 ]
Ex Cathedra ( ) are 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, who is 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. Each year, the choir presents a season of diverse programmes in a variety of venues in and around Birmingham, across the Midlands and in London. It has been a resident ensemble at Birmingham Town Hall Symphony Hall since 2007. Since 2014 has made regular appearances at Hereford Cathedral, St Peter's Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton, Southwell Minster and St James the Greater in Leicester. Ex Cathedra have been invited to perform in concert series and festivals across the UK and as far afield as Israel and New York, including the BBC Proms where it performed Stockhausen in 2013, the Barbican Centre, Brighton Early Music Festival, Cheltenham Music Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Kilkenny Festival, Lichfield Festival, London Festival of Baroque Music, Spitalfields Festival, St David's Festival, Three Choirs Festival and York Early Music Festival. The group has also appeared at festivals in Belgium, Finland, France, (Germany), Israel, Italy and Spain. Ex Cathedra have collaborated with Fretwork (music group), the City Musick, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Concerto Palatino, Birmingham Opera Company, Sinfonia New York, Birmingham Royal Ballet, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Quebecois dance company Cas Public, the Shakespeare Institute, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The first period instrument orchestra to be established in an English regional city, Ex Cathedra's Baroque Orchestra was founded as part of the choir's 1983-1984 season and made its début with a performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor.