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“We are delighted to return to Shrewsbury to celebrate the 300th birthday of Dr Charles Burney,” says Ex Cathedra’s founder & conductor Jeffrey Skidmore, in talking about this early-month Shropshire Music Trust concert. “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. 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, and he remained at the heart of cultural life until his death in 1814.
“Excerpts from his writings and the music he encountered will transport you into his world. The programme will include the Allegri Miserere, which he published in London in 1771, adding to the legend of this iconic piece.”
St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
7.30pm £22 / £11