Tag Archives: St David’s Cathedral

Advent/Christmas 2022 (2): four carol services

Posted on December 30, 2022 by vhk10

Three I sang in and one where I was in the congregation. One new piece for me in the church Advent carol service (held as usual on the second Sunday in Advent): Nova! Nova! by Bob Chilcott, very catchy but … Continue reading →

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two carol services

Posted on December 27, 2019 by vhk10

I’ll do a very quick round up of Christmas music. I miss the carol burn-out suffered by many people I know by going away for Christmas but I did sing in our Advent carol service. The new piece this year … Continue reading →

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keeping that candle going

Posted on December 31, 2018 by vhk10

Back in St David’s for Christmas again, and this time we arrived at the Cathedral for 9 Lessons and Carols soon after the doors opened and were able to sit at the back of the nave (next to someone who … Continue reading →

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9 Lessons and Candles

Posted on January 14, 2018 by vhk10

Most 9 Lessons and Carols services are not lit by candles held by the congregation, the reason being that it is hard work keeping one alight for nearly two hours (in practice they have to be lit a little before … Continue reading →

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Bax and Josquin in St Davids

Posted on August 4, 2017 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors started out doing day-trips from Reading but have gradually ventured further afield. St David’s was definitely the furthest we’d been, though there are rumours that the choir’s next step might be to conquer the North. And then … Continue reading →

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Durham ups its game

Posted on August 3, 2017 by vhk10

On the Friday night of our visit to St David’s, many of the Erleigh Cantors went to hear the choir of University College, Durham give a recital of ’20th and 21st century music’ in the Cathedral. I was rather expecting … Continue reading →

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A Cathedral Christmas

Posted on January 23, 2017 by vhk10

I don’t think I’ve ever spent Christmas within easy reach of a Cathedral before. But this year I managed it by staying just outside St David’s, with a 10-minute stroll through some lanes to the Cathedral. I went to three … 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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where to stay at St. David’s

Posted on September 28, 2010 by vhk10

The Cathedral Chamber Choir is going (by popular demand) to St. David’s next August for a week. We are already trying to book somewhere for those choir members who don’t want to make their own arrangements to stay. The Courthouse … Continue reading →

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