Dr Charles Burney – The Musical Mirror of the eighteenth Century
Artistic Director John Moore looks forward to the next Shropshire Music Trust concert celebrating...
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Our next concert
Date: Friday, 5th June, 2026 at 7.30pm
Location: St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Location: St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Celebrating a very special Shropshire-born musician, composer, music historian and writer
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.
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