A World of Light - Saturday 16 May 2026

Exultate Singers
David Ogden conductor

On UNESCO’s International Day of Light, Exultate Singers presents 70 minutes of radiant music inspired by light in all its forms, with a spectrum of sacred and secular choral works from across the centuries.

Beginning in the warmth of late-afternoon spring sunshine, the programme traces a luminous path through time – from the shimmering polyphony of 16th-century English master Robert White, William Byrd to the ethereal soundworlds of the 20th century in music by William Harris and John Tavener.

The journey concludes in the present day with exquisite motets by emerging British composers Oliver Tarney and Lucy Walker, alongside a mesmerising work by Slovenian composer Andrej Makor. For a final touch of evening glow, an arrangement of Kate Rusby’s beloved song Underneath The Stars gently carries us into the evening.

John Tavener They are all gone into a world of light

William Harris Bring us, O Lord God
Lucy Walker O nata lux
Andrej Makor O lux beata Trinitas
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Surge illuminare
William Byrd Christe qui lux et dies
Dan Forrest The sun never says
Neil Cox Keep me as the apple of an eye
Charles Wood Hail, gladdening light
Oliver Tarney Stars
Kate Rusby Underneath the Stars

Tickets
Central nave - £15 for adults, £7.50 students in full time education, £5 under 18s (8 years+)
South Aisle (restricted visibility) - £12 for adults, £6 students in full time education, £4 under 18s (8 years+)
South Wall and North Wall (restricted visibility) - £10 for adults, £5 students in full time education, £2 under 18s (8 years+)

We welcome children aged 8 years + 

Access There is level access through the central doors into the church, and one step up at the door to the left. There is a lift to provide access to the toilets which are in the cafe area, and a disabled toilet available. Any chair can be removed to provide a wheelchair space. Assistance dogs are welcome but no other dogs are allowed. If you are planning to bring an assistance dog, it is useful for us to know in advance. Please email info@exultatesingers.org if you would like to check any access details, or to ask for an advance copy of the programme.

The following seats are all chairs and can be removed to create a wheelchair space:
Central nave - all of row R, all of row Q and seat A4
South Aisle - all of rows A, J, K, L, M, P and R
North Wall - seats 1 to 4, and 14 to 19
South Wall - seats 1 to 7, 14 to 20, and 25 and 26.