Jeffrey Skidmore
Born: 27th February 1951, Birmingham, England
Nationality: English
Jeffrey Skidmore OBE is the conductor and artistic director of Ex Cathedra, a choir and early music ensemble based in Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. An active participant in musical education and a pioneer in researching and performing neglected choral works of the 16th to 18th centuries, he has worked with leading musicologists to prepare new performing editions of French and Italian music. In particular, his recordings of French and Latin American Baroque music with Ex Cathedra have won wide acclaim.
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Brazilian Adventures with Ex Cathedra
20th Oct 2015
Conductor and musicologist Jeffrey Skidmore talks to David about his latest CD of Latin American Baroque rarities, and about musical heritages lost and found.
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Undeservedly neglected music - John Marsh and Juan de Araujo
28th Jan 2008
Ex Cathedra explore the rich legacy of a sixteenth-century Spanish composer who spent much of his career in South America, whilst the London Mozart Players focus on the music of an English lawyer who was also one of the most prolific English composers of the eighteenth century.
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Fire Burning in Snow
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
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Alec Roth: A Time to Dance | & other choral works
Grace Davidson (soprano), Matthew Venner (countertenor), Samuel Boden (tenor), Greg Skidmore (bass), Tim Harper (organ) Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
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Baroque Music from Latin America: New World Symphonies | From Araujo to Zipoli: an A to Z of Latin American Baroque Music
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
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A French Baroque Diva | Arias for Marie Fel
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Recital
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