SERVICES & MUSIC March
From the Canon Precentor We ll be celebrating Easter 2019 on almost the last possible date, which means we ve had time to draw breath after the culmination of the Christmas season on 2 February, the Feast of Candlemas, before Lent gets underway. Ash Wednesday a day of penitence marks the start of the period of preparation for Easter that we call Lent. The mood becomes sombre as we prepare personally and corporately for all that lies ahead by observing the great Lenten themes of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The music heard in churches and cathedrals during Lent often reflects the Christian longing to be reconciled with God, with the dramatic liturgy on Good Friday at the foot of the Cross focusing on the reason for the long weeks of preparation and soul-searching. For those who intend to commit to a Lenten spiritual discipline this year, it all starts on Ash Wednesday when we offer three service times to choose from. Then, each Friday during Lent, we will walk the Stations of the Cross at midday. There will also be a simple Lent lunch each Sunday after the 10.00am service, with the proceeds going to charity. For the Christian, travelling through Lent is never easy and as with any journey there will be times when things are going well and other times when we experience discomfort, setbacks and disappointments. As an aid to our Lenten preparation we have produced a Lent booklet from the Cathedral to the Cross which takes us metaphorically on a journey from Bristol to Jerusalem.* Each day we will encounter someone whose life has been inspirational; human beings like us who have experienced the joys and challenges of Christian discipleship. Wherever possible an illustration has been included of the people we ll meet along the way, with a short prayer or reflection on their life and work. You are invited to take a Lent Booklet from the literature table and use it as a personal aid to prayer and preparation this Lent. May God give you grace to keep a Holy Lent. The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Canon Precentor Dean of Bristol Canon Precentor Master of the Choristers and Organist For more information, please contact the Music Administrator Tim Popple tim.popple@bristol-cathedral.co.uk 0117 926 4879 * With thanks to the Music Administrator, Tim Popple, for his work producing this booklet. The Very Revd Dr David Hoyle The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Mark Lee 2 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
The original foundation on this site was an abbey established in 1148 by Robert Fitzhardinge of Berkeley Castle. It was built just outside the original walls of Bristol on high ground overlooking the river. The new monastery was dedicated to St Augustine. Initially all the abbey buildings were in Norman style (characterized by massive pillars and round arches) but between the 13th and early 16th centuries a sequence of rebuilding projects transformed the church into a Gothic one, showing the successive developments of Gothic style. The last section due to be rebuilt was the nave. However, just after the old nave had been demolished, and before much progress had been made with the rebuilding, Henry VIII dissolved the country s monasteries and confiscated their assets. The new nave was therefore never built, and the work that had already been done was dismantled to provide stone for other projects in the area. About the Cathedral On 9 December 1539 the last Abbot of Bristol handed over the abbey to the King s Commissioners. Unlike many other cities, it was not originally intended that there should be a diocese of Bristol, and so its abbey was not due to become a cathedral. However, when it was discovered that St Peter s Abbey in the nearby rival port of Gloucester was to be made a cathedral, Bristol s citizens petitioned for equal treatment and in 1542 the disused abbey church was designated the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol. In 1877 the rebuilding of the nave was finally completed, 350 years after the original, Norman nave, had been demolished. 3 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Information Anthems Selected translations of anthems which are not sung in English are available towards the back of this booklet. Bible Translation The Cathedral uses the NRSV Anglicised Edition translation of the bible for all services except BCP Holy Communion on Sundays. Reading selections are taken from the Common Worship Lectionary, with Evensong readings taken from the Pillar Lectionary. Choir Unless otherwise specified, all choral services are sung by the Cathedral Choir. On Mondays the boy choristers sing with the lay clerks and choral scholars. On Tuesdays the girl choristers sing with the lay clerks. Weekend services alternate between boy choristers and girl choristers. Communion If it is your custom to receive communion in your own church, you are welcome to receive here, whatever denomination you are. Feast Days Key On each day there is an indication of whether it is a day of significance. The different significances are indicated as follows: (no commemoration or otherwise) Commemoration Lesser Festival Festival PRINCIPAL FEAST For Festivals and Principal Feasts, (and the evening service the day before) the altar colours will reflect the occasion, and Festal Responses are said or sung at the close of the evening service. Hymns Hymn numbers refer to the New English Hymnal (NEH), with tunes following. Incense On some feast days, incense is used during the service. This is indicated by the symbol. Photography and Recording No photography or recording of any kind may take place during services, concerts, or rehearsals without the express permission of the Chapter. 4 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Psalms The traditional BCP Coverdale translation is used at Evening Prayer and Evensong. Common Worship translation is used at all other services. Congregation sit for the psalms, standing for Glory be to the Father at the end of the last psalm. Service Length Said lasts approximately 20 minutes. Said Lunchtime lasts approximately 30 minutes. Evensong lasts around 40 minutes; Evening Prayer around 20 minutes. on a Sunday lasts around 1hr 15. On a Sunday, Evensong lasts around one hour, incorporating additional hymns and a sermon. Quire Services: those unable to stay for the whole service are asked to sit in the Nave. 5 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 24 February Second Sunday before Lent BCP: Sexagesima Choir in residence today Hereford Chamber Choir 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, Sexagesima) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Martin Gainsborough Setting Jackson in G Psalm 65 Motet O sacrum convivium Tallis Hymns Processional 265 Regent Square Offertory 397 Monkland Communion 272 All for Jesus Post-communion 466 Moscow Voluntary Carillon de Longpont Vierne 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Preacher Canon Michael Roden Responses Pullin Psalm 147 Canticles Collegium Regale Howells Anthem As truly as God is our Father Mathias Hymns 364 Blaenwern [408]; 252 St Clement Voluntary Pièce d Orgue BWV 572 J. S. Bach Monday 25 February Verses Decani ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Radcliffe Psalm 119.33-48 Canticles Aston in F Hymn 414 Caithness Anthem Like as the hart Howells Tuesday 26 February SEAFARERS CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL - ORGAN NAVE Irena Kosikova 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Reading Psalm 119.105-128 Canticles Wood in E flat (No 1) Hymn 394 Luckington Anthem Ubi caritas Gjeilo A translation of the anthem is available on page 16 6 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Wednesday 27 February George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Boy Choristers QUIRE Responses Noon Psalm 121 Canticles Bairstow in E flat Hymn 391 Gwalchmai Anthem Praise (Let all the world) Dyson Thursday 28 February ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalms 132, 133 Friday 1 March David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601 SEAFARERS CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Lay Clerks QUIRE Responses Lloyd Psalms 4, 5 Canticles Lang in G Hymn 245 Ar Hyd Y Nos Anthem Be unto me, O Lord, a tower Byrd Saturday 2 March Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG attended by the Be A Chorister for the Day attendees QUIRE Responses Tomkins Psalm 11 Canticles Bairstow in D Hymn 336 Angel Voices Anthem Jubilate Deo Walton 7 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 3 March Sunday next before Lent BCP: Quinquagesima 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, Quinquagesima) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Michael Roden Setting Missa Brevis Cappella Regalis Caesar Psalm 99 Motet O for a closer walk with God Caesar Hymns Processional 263 (omit *) Lasst uns Erfreuen Offertory 178 Carlisle Communion 295 Picardy Post-communion 476 Paderborn Voluntary Allegro molto marcato (Symphonie 5) Vierne 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Cathedral Consort QUIRE Preacher The Dean Responses Ayleward Psalm 89.1-19 Canticles Gloucester Service Bednall Anthem They that go down to the sea in ships Sumsion Hymns 242 St Peter; 425 Eisenach Voluntary Alleluyas Preston Monday 4 March Verses Cantoris ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Cathedral Consort QUIRE Responses Ayleward Psalms 20, 21 Canticles Purcell / Roseingrave in g Hymn 381 Ewing Anthem I was glad Purcell Tuesday 5 March SEAFARERS CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL - ORGAN NAVE Christopher Jones 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Lane Psalm 26 Canticles Dyson in F Hymn 463 Newington Anthem Pater noster Handl A translation of the anthem is available on page 16 8 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Wednesday 6 March ASH WEDNESDAY 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) with Imposition of Ashes QUIRE with Imposition of Ashes EASTERN LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer SUB CROFT CHAPEL Psalm 102.1-18 6.00pm CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST with Imposition of Ashes QUIRE SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE Preacher Canon Michael Roden Setting Mass in g Vaughan Williams Motets Miserere mei, Deus Allegri A Litany Walton Hymns Processional 67 Aus der Tiefe Offertory 383 Aberystwyth Communion 62 Herzliebster Jesu Post-communion 76 Breslau Voluntary Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir BWV 686 J. S. Bach Thursday 7 March Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203 ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 36 Friday 8 March Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910 SEAFARERS CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Lay Clerks EASTERN LADY CHAPEL Responses Walker Psalm 40 Canticles Lassus Tone i/palestrina Tone iii Hymn Ave Regina Caelorum Anthem Laboravi in gemitu meo Caldara A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 Saturday 9 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer Psalms 45, 46 9 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 10 March First Sunday of Lent 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Nicola Stanley Setting Missa Brevis Walton Psalm 91.1-11 Motet Set me as a seal Walton Hymns Processional 232 Tallis s Canon [244] Offertory 70 Southwell Communion 298 Gott des Himmels Post-communion 486 Fulda Voluntary Passacaglia in c (BWV 582) J.S. Bach 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Preacher The Dean Responses Lane Psalm 119.73-88 Canticles Gray in f Anthem Versa est in luctum Lobo A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 Hymns 507 Attende; 423 O Waly Waly; 382 Song 13 Voluntary Toccata in d BWV 538 (i) J S Bach Monday 11 March Verses Decani ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Sanders Psalm 57 Canticles Purcell in B flat Hymn 376 Kingsfold Anthem When David heard that Absalom was slain Weelkes Tuesday 12 March SEAFARERS CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL - BARITONE NAVE Patrick Osborne, Choral Scholar, Bristol Cathedral 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Lane Psalm 63 Canticles Watson in E Hymn 65 Gute Bäume Bringen Anthem Wash me throughly S. S. Wesley 10 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Wednesday 13 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Boy Choristers QUIRE Responses Nardone Psalm 68.19-35 (omit 21-23) Canticles Long in F Hymn 63 St Bernard Anthem Crux fidelis Handel (arr. Higginbottom) Thursday 14 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 72 Friday 15 March SEAFARERS CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Lay Clerks EASTERN LADY CHAPEL Responses Leighton-Jones Psalm 77 Canticles Doveton in d Hymn Ave Regina Caelorum Anthem Out of the deep Tomkins Saturday 16 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG attended by the Free Masons QUIRE Responses Sanders Psalm 81 Canticles Collegium Regale Howells Hymn 373 (omit v.2) Coe Fen Anthem Salvator mundi Howells 11 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 17 March Second Sunday of Lent 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Michael Roden Setting Leighton in D Psalm 27 Motet Ne irascaris, Domine Byrd Hymns Processional 338 (omit *) Evelyns Offertory 445 Petra Communion 385 St Botolph Post-communion 359 Duke Street [322] Voluntary Fantasia and Fugue in c (BWV 537) J. S. Bach 3.30pm CELEBRATION EUCHARIST QUIRE marking the 25 th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women Priests SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE Preacher The Bishop of Bristol Setting Darke in F Motet Christus factus est Bruckner Voluntary Christ avec le Saint-Esprit, dans la gloire du Père (Le Tombeau d Olivier Messiæn) Hakim Monday 18 March Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386 Verses Cantoris ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Tuesday 19 March Joseph of Nazareth First CHORAL EVENSONG of Joseph of Nazareth sung by the Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars QUIRE Responses Cleobury Psalm 132 Canticles St Paul s Service Blatchly Hymn 239 Slane Anthem O Lord, support us Edwards SEAFARERS CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL TWO CELLOS NAVE Anna Brikcius and František Brikcius 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Lane Psalms 1, 112 Canticles Walmisley in d Hymn 160 Coelites Plaudant [190ii] Anthem O Lorde, the maker of al thing Joubert 12 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Wednesday 20 March Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 103.23-44 Thursday 21 March Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1556 ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 105.23-44 Friday 22 March SEAFARERS CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Lay Clerks EASTERN LADY CHAPEL Responses Harris Psalm 107.23-43 Canticles Service in three parts Mundy Hymn Ave Regina Caelorum Anthem Absalon fili mi Des Pres A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 Saturday 23 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm MOTHERS UNION COMMISSIONING SERVICE SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE QUIRE 13 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 24 March Third Sunday of Lent 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher The Dean Setting Missa Aeterna Christi Munera Palestrina Psalm 63.1-9 Motet Miserere mei, Deus Tallis Hymns Processional 61 Melcombe [238] Offertory 67 Aus der Tiefe Communion 307 Divine Mysteries Post-communion 362 Austria Voluntary Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (BWV 671) J.S. Bach 3.30pm First CHORAL EVENSONG of the Annunciation QUIRE Preacher Canon Michael Roden Responses Lane Psalm 85 Canticles First Service Morley Anthem In ieiunio et fletu Tallis Hymns Voluntary Monday 25 March A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 507 Attende; 182 Farley Castle; 241 Te lucis ante terminum Toccata in d (BWV 538,i) J. S. Bach THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Verses Decani ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Sanders Psalm 146 Canticles Sixth Service Weelkes Hymn 161 St Botolph [385] Anthem Ave Maria Parsons Tuesday 26 March Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883 A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 SEAFARERS CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL - ORGAN NAVE Paul Walton, Assistant Organist, Bristol Cathedral 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Lane Psalm 119.129-144 Canticles Bevin* in the Dorian Mode Hymn 202 (omit v.3) Grafton Anthem Lord, let me know mine end Greene * Elway Bevin was Organist of Bristol Cathedral from 1589 to 1637 14 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Wednesday 27 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Boy Choristers QUIRE Responses Terry Psalms124 Canticles Canterbury Service Moore Hymn 64 Abridge Anthem Ex ore innocentium Ireland Thursday 28 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalms 134, 135 Friday 29 March SEAFARERS CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Lay Clerks EASTERN LADY CHAPEL Responses Moore Psalms 140, 141 Canticles Lassus Tone viii/victoria Tone vii Hymn Ave Regina Caelorum Anthem Nolo mortem peccatoris Morley A translation of the anthem is available on page 17 Saturday 30 March ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalms 144, 145 15 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Sunday 31 March Mothering Sunday 7.40am 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher The Revd Sarah Evans, Minor Canon Setting Sumsion in F Psalm 34.11-20 Motet Ave Maria Biebl Hymns Processional 186 Woodlands Offertory 285 England s Lane Communion 387 Quem Pastores Post-communion 413 Nun Danket Voluntary Fantasia and Fugue in g (BWV 542) J.S. Bach 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Cathedral Consort QUIRE Preacher Canon Nicola Stanley Responses Ayleward Psalm 30 Canticles Gloucester Service Howells Anthem Like as the hart Howells Hymns 507 Attende; 181 Puer Nobis Nascitur; 250 Ellers Voluntary Paean Howells Translations of Anthems not in the English Language Tuesday 26 February Ubi caritas Ola Gjeilo b.1978 Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Wherever charity and love are to be found, God is there. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. The love of Christ has brought us together as one. Exsultemus et in ipso jucundemur. Let us rejoice and be glad in him. Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum. Let us fear and love the living God; Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. and let us love one another with sincerity in our heart. Amen. Amen. Tuesday 5 March Pater Noster Jacob Handl 1550-91 Pater noster, qui es in caelis, Our Father, which art in heaven, sanctificetur nomen tuum; hallowed be thy name. adveniat regnum tuum; Thy kingdom come fiat voluntas tua sicut thy will be done, in caelo, et in terra. in earth as it is in heaven. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie: Give us this day our daily bread, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, and forgive us our trespasses sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris; as we forgive them that trespass against us. et ne nos inducas in tentationem; Lead is not into temptation; sed libera nos a malo. Amen. but deliver us from evil. Amen. Matthew 6.9-13 16 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Friday 8 March Laboravi in gemitu meo Antonio Caldara 1670-1736 Laboravi in gemitu meo; I am weary of my groaning; lavabo per singulas noctes lectum meum:: every night wash I my bed: lacrimis meis stratum meum rigabo. and water my couch with my tears. Psalm 6.7 Sunday 10 March Versa est in luctum Versa est in luctum cithara mea, et organum meum in vocem flentium. Parce mihi, Domine, nihil enim sunt dies mei. Friday 22 March Absalon fili mi Absalon fili mi; quis det ut moriar prote, fili mi Absalon? Non vivam ultra, sed descendam in infernum plorans. Sunday 24 March In ieiunio et fletu In ieiunio et fletu, plorabant sacerdotes dicentes: parce Domine parce populo tuo et ne des haereditatem tuam in perditionem. Inter vestibulum et altare plorabant sacerdotes, dicentes: Parce populo tuo. Monday 25 March Ave Maria Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui. Amen. Friday 29 March Nolo mortem peccatoris Nolo mortem peccatoris: haec sunt verba Salvatoris. Alonso Lobo c.1555-1617 My harp is turned to mourning, and my music into the voice of those that weep. Spare me, O Lord, for my days are as nothing. Job 30.32, and from the Office of the Dead Josquin des Pres c.1450-1521 Absalom my son; would that I die for you, my son Absalom? Let me not live longer, but descend into hell weeping. 2 Samuel 18.33 Thomas Tallis c.1505-85 In fasting and tears weep the priests saying: spare Lord spare your people and do not leave your inheritance in perdition. Between the porch and the altar, the priests wept, saying: Spare your people. after Joel 2.12, 17 Robert Parsons c.1530-70 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Amen. after St Luke 1.28 Thomas Morley c.1557-1602 I do not desire the death of a sinner: these are the words of the Saviour. John Reford d.1547 The remaining words in this macaronic anthem are sung in English. 17 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
There has probably been a choir singing in Bristol Cathedral since its days as an Augustinian abbey church, founded in 1140. When, in 1542, it became the cathedral church of the new diocese of Bristol, its new statutes still provided for cathedral life in terms of worship, community and education; of the praises of God sung with perpetual jubilation, of the common table, of the masters of the choristers and of the Cathedral Grammar School. The passing of the centuries has modified but not destroyed the pattern. Bristol Cathedral Choir The choir consists of 28 choristers (14 boys and 14 girls), all of whom are educated at Bristol Cathedral Choir School - occupying the former Augustinian refectory, and magnificent new buildings. These are supported by incentives endowed by the Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation. There are also probationary choristers who fulfil a part timetable and attend other schools in the city, 6 Lay Clerks, and 4 Choral Scholars. Together, with the voluntary Consort, Choral Evensong is sung 6 times a week in the Cathedral in term time. The Choir enjoys a busy and challenging timetable, and highlights have included singing at the Royal Maundy Service in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, tours to France, Italy, Germany, Poland, and the USA (New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). Recent events have included singing live on BBC One on Christmas Day 2016. The Choir also broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio 3. Choral Scholarships There are places for up to four Choral Scholars in the Bristol Cathedral Choir at any one time. These will generally be two basses, a tenor, and an alto. The alto Choral Scholarship is open to anyone, regardless of gender. They will be expected to sing one weekday service (currently Monday) and at the weekend. They will be of a very high standard, both vocally and in terms of reading, but will not be expected to sing without the support of the professional Lay Clerks. There may be opportunities to deputise for absent Lay Clerks for extra remuneration, but this will only be with the agreement of the Master of the Choristers who will assess their proficiency for such an undertaking. 18 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Choir terms are: Michaelmas: The first weekend after the beginning of the Bristol Cathedral School term in September until Christmas Day Lent: The weekend of Epiphany until Easter Day Trinity: The beginning of the choir term until the Sunday after the end of the Bristol Cathedral Choir School term. The Choral Scholarships can be held in conjunction with a degree course at either Bristol University or UWE, though this is not an essential requirement. It would be our hope that an undergraduate Choral Scholar would be in post for three years, though the Scholarship would be reviewed annually. Music is an integral part of Bristol Cathedral's life and mission. Evensong is sung on most days at 5.15pm (on Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm). The Cathedral is sung each Sunday Morning. In addition there are a number of special services throughout the year as well as the important church festivals and feasts. Cathedral Consort The Cathedral Consort was launched in 2009. It is a choir which not only enhances the worship of the Cathedral, but also provides an opportunity for young people to develop their singing skills to a professional standard. They also enjoy the social side of being part of such a close knit team. The Consort is open to membership from across the city from 11 to 19. It rehearses weekly and usually sings Choral Evensong twice a month. It also collaborates with other choirs in the Cathedral, such as Bristol Cathedral Concert Choir, to perform concerts of large scale works with orchestral accompaniment. The experience offered is particularly valuable to those who wish to apply for choral scholarships at universities like Oxford and Cambridge. The girls of the Consort have been an important part of the Cathedral s musical life since 1993. In May 2002, as part of Bristol Cathedral Festival, they sang with the internationally renowned soprano Emma Kirkby, at which time she agreed to become Patron of the Choir. The Cathedral Consort has toured most recently to Toulouse, performing in St Sernin, the Temple Du Salin, and previously have been on tour to Belgium included performances at Brussels and Antwerp Cathedrals, Ireland including performances at St. Anne s Cathedral in Belfast, and St. Patrick s Cathedral in Dublin. If you are interested in joining the Cathedral Consort, please contact: Paul Walton Director of the Cathedral Consort asst.organist@bristol-cathedral.co.uk 19 bristol-cathedral.co.uk
...they approach this very varied programme of music with sensitivity and an excellent range of dynamics. ~ Cathedral Music, November 2018 The sense of joy and commitment to their cause is palpable and most affecting and is a great advertisement for cathedral music and the city of Bristol as a whole. They should all be very proud of this treat of a recording. ~ Sydney Organ Journal, Winter 2018 ON SALE NOW IN THE CATHEDRAL SHOP 20 bristol-cathedral.co.uk