Tag Archives: Giovanni Gabrieli

choir and brass

The first of my two November concerts was in Gloucester Cathedral and brought in a brass ensemble to accompany us as well as the organ. The single largest piece was Joseph Jongen’s Mass of the Blessed Sacrament. Jongen is known … Continue reading

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… with a Coronation touch

These words qualified the title of the Erleigh Cantors’ May concert in St Peter’s Earley, the usual mix of pieces from our Cathedral weekends with some other repertoire. Last year we did some of the obvious royal pieces because of … Continue reading

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Double Gloucester

Back in Gloucester again, this time for a weekend at the Cathedral with the Erleigh Cantors. As has happened here before, we had an out of the ordinary service to sing, in this case a farewell Eucharist in the nave … Continue reading

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