Tag Archives: Salisbury Cathedral

Portsmouth to the rescue

We are now beginning to see which Cathedrals have been hit hardest by the loss of revenue in 2020. I’d made a booking for a choir to sing for a week in Salisbury in 2021, and this week got a … Continue reading

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Sharps into flats at Salisbury

After a gap of a few years, I rejoined Peterborough Chamber Choir for a weekend in Salisbury Cathedral (which I also hadn’t visited for a few years). The highlight of this weekend was another chance to sing Howells’ evening canticles … Continue reading

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the cathedral with the infinity pool

Salisbury’s new(ish) font spills water continually (when it’s switched on) from its four corners, the water level being almost level with the top of the font. It featured quite strongly in the liturgy the weekend Priory Voices were there, as … Continue reading

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follow the Vann

I rejoined the Peterborough Chamber Choir after a gap of a couple of years for a weekend in Salisbury Cathedral. We began with a Weelkes evensong which paired his Short Service with Alleluia, I heard a voice. I have the … Continue reading

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walking on Ted Heath

You may now find yourself doing this while processing in and out of evensong at Salisbury Cathedral, which I returned to last weekend with the Erleigh Cantors. Looking back, I see that my last trip there, three years ago, was … Continue reading

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pieces I’ve sung: Spem in Alium

A comment on my last posting prompts me to write about Tallis’ Spem in Alium. This was something of a cult piece when I was in Cambridge and all three performances I’ve sung in were there. The only one under … Continue reading

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homegrown CDs

Just before Christmas I received something I’d forgotten all about – a CD of some of the music I sang at Salisbury in August. It’s now much easier to produce short runs of CDs at a sensible price than it … Continue reading

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Salisbury

So how was Salisbury? Very hot, especially as we had to wear cassocks and surplices! I sang four services, 3 x Evensong and a communion service. It was nice to sing Howells’ Westminster canticles again as the only other time … Continue reading

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