Yesterday I sang ‘Panis Angelicus’ during Benediction at church. I am unusual among the singers in the local choirs I know well, in that I sing regularly in a parish church. From my knowledge of the Chantry Singers, Bath Camerata and Paragon Singers, I can’t think of a single one of their singers who does so. (By singing regularly I mean most weeks, not just occasional festival services or cherry-picking solos). I would love to be corrected on this. If the Brandon Hill Singers were anything to go by, the overlap between chamber choirs and church choirs in Bristol is greater – it could hardly be much smaller!
Meanwhile I have recently had some interest from Gloucester (to whom I wrote in April) in a visit from the Cathedral Chamber Choir. Birmingham Cathedral have replied but they don’t take choirs for weekends except in August, only Saturdays (presumably they have a voluntary choir of their own). And St. Mary Redcliffe haven’t replied yet.
(May 2004) I know that several knowledgeable Bathonians have visited this site and no one has come up with a counter-example to my generalisation above – so I conclude sadly that it’s likely to be true.
Good Evening, Ms. Knight! (It’s 1400 now here)
I often visit your part of the planet on Wings of Silicon and 3.3 volts!
I used to be a choir member (bass) and loved to sing and rehearse with about a 20? rank pipe organ. When Ruth danced on the pedals, the Chancel Choir loft shook. How exciting it was to be able to add my voice to the shout of praise.
There is no separate choir in this congregation, and I try to sing awkwardly out of our songbook. I’ll probably have to draft my daughter, Sarah, to play the bass part and practice here at home.
I’d love to hear your ‘Panis Angelicus.’ What a beautiful piece by Franck! Cheers- Ray Owen
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