BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1114@nicholaspriory.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270102T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270102T190000 DTSTAMP:20260901T182728Z URL:https://nicholaspriory.com/events/a-musical-winter-celebration/ SUMMARY:A Quiet New Year's Concert – A Musical Winter Celebration DESCRIPTION:A Lightbear Lane Production\n\nAfter sold-out concerts for Twel fth Night in 2023-2026\, Alex Wilson is delighted to be returning to St Ni cholas Priory this Christmas season with a New Year's Concert! We will tak e a musical tour through the songs and folk traditions of Europe at Christ mas\; singing\, baking and dancing our way through nearly 200 years of mus ical storytelling.\nAudiences can expect an intimate concert experience\, featuring some of the most popular pieces alongside some exciting new addi tions from composers including Liszt and Dohnanyi. Our journey features tr aditional celebrations from the UK to Romania\, taking in Hungary\, Finlan d and everywhere in between.  We will hear music by Sadie Harrison based on beautiful seasonal melodies from Ukraine\, and an intimate retelling of the Christmas story using traditional French carols.\nPoignant\, simple m elodies and lively\, celebratory sound worlds\, shining light on beautiful music that deserves to be heard.  This is Christmas described in soft\, delicate tones – without sleigh bells and tinsel but full of discovery\, familiarity and warmth.\n\nAlex Wilson\nAlex Wilson is a pianist who perf orms as a soloist\, accompanist and chamber musician. A former British Con temporary Piano Competition finalist\, he studied music at the University of York before graduating from the Royal College of Music in 2011.\nHe has performed at venues including Wigmore Hall\, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Cad ogan Hall in London and at the Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow.\nHe has appeare d on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 6 Music and regularly plays with Bournemout h Symphony Orchestra\, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales\, UPROAR Wales new music ensemble and London Sinfonietta.\n\nDoors at 4:30pm for a 5pm start.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nDirections\nSt Nicholas Priory is on Mint La ne with walking access from Fore Street or Bartholomew Street West.\n\nThe nearest car park is Mary Arches Street\, which is a five-minute walk. Ex eter Central railway station is a ten-minute walk. The bus station is a 15-minute walk with many buses stopping on the High Street which is ten mi nutes away.\n\nAccess\nUnfortunately\, due to the nature of this historic building\, there is no wheelchair access for our upstairs rooms.\n\nFacili ties\nOur outdoor toilet block can be made available on request.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns about your visit please email admin@nicho laspriory.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nicholaspriory.com/wp-content/uploads/20 26/09/90440-17859446764142-m.png CATEGORIES:Music,Performance LOCATION:St Nicholas Priory\, Mint Lane\, Off Fore Street\, Exeter\, Devon\ , EX4 3BL\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mint Lane\, Off Fore Street \, Exeter\, Devon\, EX4 3BL\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Nicholas Priory:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR