Tag Archives: Cathedral Chamber Choir

The Big Space

Posted on May 11, 2012 by vhk10

The Cathedral Chamber Choir spent Low Sunday weekend at a new venue for us, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. I’d sung there once before, a huge combined NW choral societies’ performance of Gerontius. I remember two things from that: one was that … Continue reading →

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a gatekeeper in the house of the Lord

Posted on February 27, 2012 by vhk10

As a resident of Bath I ‘hosted’ the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s weekend at Bath Abbey and this entailed letting people into rehearsal venues and generally shepherding them around. A weekend at Bath Abbey is unusual because it includes Matins and … Continue reading →

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Two and half degrees of slope

Posted on September 10, 2011 by vhk10

If you place a coin on its side on the floor of the nave of St. David’s Cathedral, aligned east-west, it will quickly start to roll westwards because of the slope of the building. It’s really quite disconcerting to see … Continue reading →

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the heaviest peal of eight

Posted on April 26, 2010 by vhk10

I’m told these are the bells at Sherborne Abbey*, which may explain why all the weekends on offer for the visit of the Cathedral Chamber Choir also had a visiting team of ringers doing a lengthy peal on the Saturday. … Continue reading →

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the cathedral with the campanile

Posted on September 4, 2009 by vhk10

I believe that Chichester Cathedral is the only Church of England Cathedral in England with a detached bell-tower.* It’s not in the best of shape, being largely covered in netting at the moment. Perhaps it’s awaiting the attention of the … Continue reading →

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Bairstow caused the First World War

Posted on September 12, 2008 by vhk10

This was the rather startling allegation made by a member of the congregation to one of the Cathedral Chamber Choir after we’d performed Let all mortal flesh keep silence at the Sunday morning eucharist in York Minster. It seems that … Continue reading →

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Laved, illumined

Posted on August 27, 2007 by vhk10

I sang these words as part of the rather contrived acrostic hymn for St. Bartholomew at Norwich Cathedral during the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s week there. I joined part way through and so missed such delights as Rose in C minor. … Continue reading →

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marking the end of an era with Blair

Posted on June 5, 2007 by vhk10

Martin Hall has handed over as director of the Cathedral Chamber Choir (which he founded) to Matthew O’Donovan and the occasion was marked by a special evensong including Blair in B minor (famously on the music list at Westminster Abbey … Continue reading →

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Glenn Gould’s favourite composer

Posted on January 3, 2007 by vhk10

I’m told that this was Orlando Gibbons. A characteristically eccentric opinion, but as a Gibbons fan myself I can hardly fault his taste. During a weekend at St. Alban’s Cathedral the Cathedral Chamber Choir sang See, see, the word is … Continue reading →

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a visiting choir at Exeter Cathedral

Posted on September 7, 2006 by vhk10

I rather dropped into and out of the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s week at Exeter Cathedral. This week was keenly awaited because the choir has not (as far as I can tell) been to Exeter before, and had indeed been trying … Continue reading →

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