Cathedral Choristers on BBC Radio 4 Daily Service

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Every term, both the boy and girl choristers take the opportunity to broadcast on BBC Radio 4 LW for the Daily Service.  Performing live on the radio means that the choristers need to be right on top of their game as there will be thousands of people listening around the world. 

Listen again to the broadcast from 14th May 2012

BBC Radio 3 – Choral Evensong 11th July 2012

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As part of the Chester Summer Music Festival this year, the cathedral choir will be broadcasting Choral Evensong live on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 11th July at 3:30pm.

The music will include a premiere of The Chester Service by Francis Pott and “These
Three” by Richard Rodney Bennett which was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster in 2007 to mark the Diamond Anniversary of the marriage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and is included in the recently published Choir Book for Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

The anthem will be Blest Pair of Sirens by Parry.

Choristers by the BBC Outside Broadcasts Van

BBC Daily Service Broadcasts this term

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The girls will be visiting Emmanuel Church, Didsbury to sing for the BBC Daily Service on 17th October, 2011 whilst the boys will be broadcasting on 14th November, 2011. Tune in at 9:45am on BBC Radio 4 LW or on digital.

Daily Service 7th February 2011

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Another early start for the girls’ choir this morning, as we were off to sing the BBC Radio Four Daily Service at Emmanuel Church in Didsbury.

At 7am 13 sleepy choristers, one director of music, one organist, one choral scholar and a matron left Abbey Square for Didsbury. We arrived  just after 8 and were greeted by the producer for the day, Simon Vivian. After Mr Roberts’ vigorous warm-ups of “tongue trills”, “lip trills”, “John Scott has red hair”, “my car has flat tyres” and “see far see far see” we had a run-through of all the music for the service; How Beautiful Are The Feet (Handel), Lord of All Hopefulness and Ye Servants of God.

After a fully timed run-through we had a quick tea and coffee break, before going live.

The service went smoothly, with beautiful solos from Olivia Hunt (Head Chorister), Lucy Rushforth and Becky Bowler(Leading Choristers), and descants from Olivia Hunt and Alice Capper (Head and Leading Choristers). The reading was done by Laura Rushforth who read with clarity and confidence, and Mr Roberts remembered to conduct all the “Amens” and the Lord’s Prayer!

After praise from Simon about how well we had done and how fabulous we are sounding, we got straight on the coach back to Chester (no rest for the wicked, eh!) and back to school.

We had a brilliant time and we’re all looking forward to doing it again on March 28th, so make sure you tune in!

Choir sings Daily Service on Radio 4 – 22nd November 2010

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On St. Cecillia’s day, 22nd November 2010, the choristers sang live on BBC Radio 4 LW for the Daily Service from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury.

Girls sing Daily Service – 21st June 2010

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