Tag Archives: Gloucester Cathedral

The War Requiem in Gloucester

Posted on December 18, 2013 by vhk10

Our performance of the War Requiem was given jointly with the Gloucester Choral Society, and our first performance was in Gloucester Cathedral with Cathedral choristers in the boys choir. I’ll save my reflections on the piece itself for later. The … Continue reading →

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three days in Gloucester

Posted on September 5, 2008 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors did a long weekend this summer, including a Friday evensong. There were four services and a lot of music (we did introits) so I’ll just refer to some highlights. The only totally new piece to me was … Continue reading →

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requirements for the Langlais Messe Solennelle

Posted on August 27, 2008 by vhk10

I sang this in Gloucester Cathedral in July (writeup to follow) and was asked by the conductor of another choir to say whether I thought it would be viable for one of his cathedral weekends. Here’s the list of minimum … Continue reading →

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a reunion in Gloucester

Posted on March 3, 2006 by vhk10

I went to an old girls’ event held at Gloucester Cathedral by my old school (which actually wasn’t in Gloucester, or even Gloucestershire). After a guided tour and tea, we heard the choir sing evensong, for which they laid on … Continue reading →

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2004’s and 2005’s resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2004 by vhk10

Time to revisit my musical resolutions for 2004 and see how I did. a) singing items on the wishlist. Priory Voices provided two of these: Purcell’s Jehovah, quam multi and Howells’ St. Paul’s Service. In addition there were other things … Continue reading →

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Priory Voices (3): Gloucester

Posted on July 18, 2004 by vhk10

I fulfilled two ambitions by singing at Gloucester this last weekend with Priory Voices. Firstly, I had never before sung at Gloucester Cathedral. Now I’ve done this, there are only five C of E Cathedrals in England I have yet … Continue reading →

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Cathedrals

Posted on October 2, 2003 by vhk10

I have an ambition to perform in all 42 Church of England Cathedrals in England. This formed while I was singing with various Cambridge college choirs in the late 1980’s and visiting a lot of cathedrals on days out or … Continue reading →

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