Ex Cathedra is a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble with a repertoire that reaches from the 12th to the 21st centuries.

They are known for their passion in seeking out the best, the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire and for giving dynamic performances underpinned by detailed research.

Founded in 1969 by Jeffrey Skidmore, the group has grown into a unique musical resource, comprising specialist chamber choir, vocal Consort, period-instrument orchestra and a thriving education programme, aiming to explore, research and commission the finest choral music and to set the highest standards in performance and training.

Ex Cathedra present a series of concerts in our home city of Birmingham, where they are a B:Music Associate Artist, across the Midlands, and in London and have performed at festivals and concert series as far afield as New York and Tel Aviv.

Ex Cathedra is a B:Music Associate Artist


List of Events

  1. Town Hall

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: In 40 Parts: Spem in alium

  2. St Francis Church

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Words apart: Bach & Sandström Motets

  3. Town Hall

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Britten at Christmas

  4. St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Christmas Music By Candlelight

  5. The Great Hall, University of Birmingham

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Christmas Music By Candlelight

  6. St Paul's Church

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Christmas Music By Candlelight

  7. Symphony Hall

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Beethoven Missa Solemnis

  8. Symphony Hall

    Good Friday St Matthew Passion 300th Anniversary with Ex Cathedra

  9. The Oratory

    Ex Cathedra 2026-27: Monteverdi Vespers (1610)