New Year’s Eve at St Nicholas Priory!
Celebrate with us in style! Flute Cake, our fabulous flute trio, is joining us for a very special evening of music and celebration. With fizz and decorations, we’ll ring in the New Year with beautiful music in Exeter’s oldest building.
For Flute Cake, the recipe for a perfect occasion is: ten scoopfuls of well-loved classical and popular melodies; mixed with generous dollops of glamour and style; seasoned with excitement and served in a stunning venue! So what could be better than a Flute Cake New Year’s Eve celebration at St Nicholas Priory? We have a special mixture of festive music, popular classics and beautiful melodies, that will lift your spirits joyfully into the New Year.
Pre-concert Reception:
The Undercroft will be turned into a bar area and we’ll open our doors at 6:30pm for you to start your New Year’s celebrations before the concert. You can pre-order drinks and snacks. During the interval and after the performance there’ll be time to chat and roam the building, and refill your glass in the Undercroft.
Dress code: we want this to be a special evening, so would like to encourage you to come smart-casual. We’ll certainly make the most of it and dress up for the evening!
Advance ticket: £22.00
On the door ticket (if any left): £24.00
To pre-order your party package, drinks and snacks, please follow the booking link. We advise to book early for this event.
Flute Cake are a trio of flautists – Sophie Brewer, Jennifer Campbell and Ruth Molins – who perform on the whole flute family: piccolo, concert flute, alto flute and bass flute. Their repertoire includes around 200 unique arrangements by Jennifer of music from folk, films, jazz, pop and classical idioms; as well as original works by composer old and new, including work commissioned for them such as Ancient Rites by Andrew M Wilson and Butterfly Tunes by Sam Richards. They have a wealth of performing experience at venues such as Budleigh Classical Music Festival; the Creative Innovation Centre in Taunton; Bampton Fair; many weddings; regular nursing home performances; Exeter Respect Festival; Exeter Food Festival; a performance of ‘The Night of the Storm and the Rain’ by Sam Richards on a cliff top at Hallsands with a grand piano; Classical Café in Kentisbeare; and many more. Bringing joy to audiences, listeners often express delight at how Flute Cake can recreate the sound of an entire orchestra.
Sophie Brewer has led a musical life since childhood, being involved in award winning ensembles, receiving music scholarships for specialist music schools and performing in small and large scale concerts across the globe. Sophie studied music at Exeter University, and continues to study flute with Judith Hall, achieving distinction in her LTCL diploma. She performs locally in a variety of groups including the flute trio Flute Cake, the piano duo PianoFlaute and is principal flute for Exeter Symphony Orchestra. She also performs in a variety of freelance orchestras and pit bands across the South West. When not performing Sophie works as a Business Operations Manager and offers freelance Business Support services across all industries, although with a keen interest in the arts and charity sector.
Jennifer Campbell is Flute Cake’s arranger-in-residence! When not performing she works as an instrument repairer for Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs, fixing everything from flutes to double basses. Jen also plays the clarinet, sax and oboe, and is often found lurking in orchestra pits in theatres across the South West.
Directions
St Nicholas Priory is on Mint Lane with walking access from Fore Street or Bartholomew Street West.
The nearest car park is Mary Arches Street, which is a five-minute walk. Exeter 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 minutes away.
Access
Unfortunately, due to the nature of this historic building, there is no wheelchair access for our upstairs rooms.
Facilities
Loos and baby-changing facilities.
If you have any questions about your visit, please email [email protected]