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BBC Radio 3 – Choral Evensong 11th July 2012

Will — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:40:57 +0000

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 4pm.

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.

Diamond Jubilee Concert

Will — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:53 +0000

Saturday 26th May at 7:30pm at Chester Cathedral
Directed by Philip Rushforth
Organ: Benjamin Chewter

Programme
Zadok the priest GF Handel
Thou God of wisdom Orlando Gibbons
I was glad Henry Purcell
I My Best-Beloved’s Am John Rutter
(Choirbook for the Queen)
My heart is inditing GF Handel

Interval

I was glad CHH Parry
O hearken Thou Edward Elgar
Organ Solo:
Crown Imperial William Walton
Blest pair of Sirens C H H Parry

Tickets £12.50/£7.50 from the Cathedral Box Office

BBC Daily Service Broadcasts this term

Will — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:03:51 +0000

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.

Chester Cathedral Ball

Will — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:09:39 +0000

SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2011

THE QUEEN HOTEL
CITY ROAD, CHESTER
This year we are delighted to be holding our “first” Cathedral Ball at the Queen Hotel in Chester. It is in aid of raising funds for the chorister’s tour to Albi, France in 2012. The Ball is open to anyone connected to Chester Cathedral and their guests. The aim of the evening is to raise funds through our raffle and auction of promises, whilst enjoying a wonderful evening of delicious food and wine in the company of friends. All monies raised at the ball will be used exclusively for the benefit of the Choristers of Chester Cathedral.
TICKETS £40 per person
Price includes:
KINGS SCHOOL STRING QUARTET and drink on arrival
Selection of CHESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS sing “Grace”
Three-course dinner (Special dietary options are available)
Coffee & Chocolates
Raffle and Auction of promises
Plus Disco
(Tables will seat 8/10 and whole tables may be booked, for those wishing to make up a party)
Tickets are limited and will sell out so contact Lisa Fearn on 07971 832 885 or email lisa.fearn@tiscali.co.uk as soon as possible to guarantee your booking.

We hope you will support this excellent event and join us for a great night of entertainment.

“Seek ye the Lord” – Recital in St. Anselm’s Chapel

fjc — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:14:20 +0000

“Seek ye the Lord”- Sacred Arias of Consolation is A Recital by Counter-Tenor Frederick Campbell & Accompanist Ken Fayle on Saturday 3rd September @ 2.30 in St Anselm’s Chapel. The free Recital lasts 50 minutes with a voluntary collection afterwards towards the Choir’s French Tour next year.

All are Welcome!

Holy Week and Easter 2011

Will — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:33:51 +0000

Palm Sunday Procession

Following Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, the Cathedral Choir will be singing a number of special services through Holy Week and into Easter.

Good Friday 22nd April 10am

Good Friday Liturgy:
Sanders – Reproaches
Dvorak – Blessed Jesu
Ducasse – Crux Fidelis

Easter Eve 23rd April 8pm

Easter Eve Vigil:
Walton – Missa Brevis
Mawby - Exultet
Ducasse – Crux Fidelis

Easter Day 24th April

10am Eucharist:
Haydn – St Nicholas Mass
Ledger – This joyful Eastertide

3:30pm Evensong:
Jackson in G
RVW – Rise Heart, The Call, and Let all the World from the Five Mystical Songs

Choristers join Music Soceity Choir in Mass of the Children

Will — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Senior Choristers from the Cathedral Choir will be joining the massed forces of the Chester Music Society Choir in the cathedral on Saturday 7th May, 2011 at 7:30pm as they present Poulenc’s Gloria and Rutter’s Mass for the Children. The Rutter is written for an adult mixed choir, children’s choir, soloists and orchestra. The text is taken from the Latin Mass augmented with suitable English texts.

Tickets: £17, £12 (Nave: numbered, reserved): £6 (Aisles, unreserved, restricted view). Reduced prices available. Telephone 07805 475816 or 0845 241 7868

Daily Service 7th February 2011

Alice — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:24:43 +0000

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!

Chester Federation of Arts 50th Anniversary

Will — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:33:08 +0000

Saturday 29th January 2011 at 5.15. p.m.
Roger Fisher (Piano) Philip Rushforth (Organ)

Programme:
George Frederick Handel: Concerto no. 10 in D minor (Opus 10 no 4)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in F minor (K 608)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no 17 in G major (K 453)

Admission: £5.00 (Adults) £3.00 (Under 16s)
This concert takes places by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Chester

Happy Christmas from Chester Cathedral Choir

Will — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:18:35 +0000

Chester Cathedral Choir wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Listen to choral evensong which broadcast on Weds 22nd December, available on iPlayer

Come to the Christmas services; 9 Lessons and Carols on 23rd Dec @6:30pm or 24th Dec @3:30pm, Midnight mass sung by the Nave Choir at 11:15pm on 24th Dec or Christmas Eucharist on 25th December at 10am