Chorister to join Diamond Choir
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Thomas Fesmer, a chorister at Chester Cathedral has been selected to join the Diamond Choir.
The Diamond Choir has been created by St Paul's Cathedral to bring together all the UK regions and nations for the Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Queen's 60 years on the throne - Her Diamond Jubilee.
They will sing a brand new work, The Call of Wisdom, by British composer Will Todd. The Choir will be conducted by St Paul's Director of Music, Andrew Carwood.
Read MoreBBC 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 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.
Read MoreFrance Tour 2012 – Albi and Toulouse
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From 24th -31st July, Chester Cathedral Choir will be visiting France. We will be singing in the Basilica of St. Cecile, Albi and St Sernin's, Toulouse. The Choir Support Group have been working hard to raise funds to send the choir on tour this year and we are very grateful for a generous donation from MBNA without which the tour would not be possible.
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee Concert
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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
Organ Recital – Roger Fisher and Philip Rushforth
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Monday 30th January: Roger Fisher and Philip Rushforth will be performing a recital in Chester Cathedral at 7.30.p.m. for the Chester and North East Wales, Organists’ Association.
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.
Brand New CD Release – Whitlock and Hylton Stewart
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Philip Rushforth plays the organ of Chester Cathedral.
This is Priory’s first recording of the Chester organ for 15 years. Philip Rushforth concentrates on two early twentieth century composers. The Whitlock Sonata and the Hymn Preludes and this couples well with five short pieces of Hylton Stewart who is chiefly remembered for his settings of the canticles and psalm chants. A full length CD of over 79 minutes.
The disc is available directly from Philip Rushforth priced at £10.
Other recordings of Philip Rushforth playing the Grand Organ of Chester Cathedral are also available on Priory Records including “The Grand Organ of Chester Cathedral” and “The Organs of Southwell Minster and Chester Cathedral”. Please contact Philip directly if you would like to obtain a copy of one of these discs, also priced at £10.
Available for direct download through Amazon are some of Philip Rushforth’s recordings on “The Organs of Cambridge“
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