What’s on this 2025-26 season
Ex Cathedra - A European Grand Tour Programme to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Dr Charles Burney
St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Ex Cathedra will celebrate the tercentenary of Dr Charles Burney's birth with a programme of European music of his time (1726-1814). The concert, which starts at 7.30pm, will be preceded at 6.30pm by a 30-minute conversation about Dr Burney with Ex Cathedra’s director, Jeffrey Skidmore.
Dr Charles Burney was born in Shrewsbury in 1726 and attended Shrewsbury School. His brother James was organist at St Mary’s in the town, where the young Charles received much of his early musical training. At the request of Dr Thomas Arne, Charles began his musical career in London. In the 1770s, he undertook two lengthy tours of France, Germany and Italy. He met Mozart twice and was a close friend of Joseph Haydn. His writings provide some of the clearest portraits of life in 18th-century England and Europe, as he remained at the heart of cultural life until his death in 1814.
DIRECTIONS
Coming up in 2025-26
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Friday, 10th October, 2025 at 7.30pmSt Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 14th November, 2025 at 7.30pmUnited Reformed Church, Shrewsbury
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Thursday, 4th December, 2025 at 7.00pmSt Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
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Sunday, 25th January, 2026 at 3.00pmAlington Hall, Shrewsbury School
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Sunday, 22nd February, 2026 at 3.00pmMaidment Building, Shrewsbury School
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Friday, 6th March, 2026 at 7.30pmMaidment Building, Shrewsbury School
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Sunday, 8th March, 2026 at 3.00pmFestival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton
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Friday, 24th April, 2026 at 7.30pmBlackburn Theatre, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 8th May, 2026 at 7.30pmSt Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 5th June, 2026 at 7.30pmSt Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Previously in 2025-26
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Friday, 19th September, 2025 at 7.30pmBarnes Theatre & Foyer, Shrewsbury School