Category Cathedral Visits

The Pennine Singers at Gloucester Cathedral

The Pennine Singers at Gloucester Cathedral

Over the weekend of the 30th to 31st October 2021, The Pennine Singers visited Gloucester Cathedral, providing the choral element for Evensong on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons and Eucharist on Sunday morning.

It was a wonderful weekend; Gloucester was very welcoming – and appreciative of our singing!

The choir was directed by Liz Brocklehurst and Richard Brocklehurst was our accompanist.

A video recording of the Sunday Eucharist can be viewed on YouTube.

The Pennine Singers at Gloucester Cathedral, 2021
The Pennine Singers at Gloucester Cathedral

Music for Gloucester Cathedral

Saturday Evensong: 

Introit – Purcell: Thou knowest, Lord
Byrd: Preces and Responses
Gibbons: Short Service – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Anthem – Victoria: O quam gloriosum

John Stanley: V...

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Tewkesbury Abbey weekend, 2019

Visiting choir, Tewkesbury Abbey, April 2019

The Pennine Singers will visit Tewkesbury Abbey to sing the services over the weekend of Low Sunday (27th and 28th April), including Saturday Evensong, Sunday Sung Eucharist and Sunday Evensong.

Saturday Evensong

Setting: Dyson in D
Responses: Rose
Anthem: Sing ye to the Lord – Bairstow

Sunday Morning

Communion Setting: Darke in F
Motet: Surgens Jesu – Philips

Sunday Evensong

Introit: Abendleid – Rheinberger
Setting: Kelly in C Responses: Leighton
Anthem: Christ is Risen – Joubert

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Coventry Cathedral weekend, 2017

Visiting choir, Coventry Cathedral, 2017

The Pennine Singers visited Coventry Cathedral to sing the services over the weekend of Low Sunday (22nd and 23rd April), including Saturday Evensong, Sunday Sung Eucharist and Sunday Evensong.

 

Saturday Evensong

Introit: Haec Dies – Byrd
Responses: Smith (5 part)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Purcell in A minor
Anthem: Surgens Jesus – Philips

Sunday Sung Eucharist
Mass setting: Darke in E
Anthem: Ubi Caritas – Gjeilo

Sunday Evensong
Introit: Oculi omnium – Matthew Martin
Responses: Rose
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Howells St Paul’s Service
Anthem: Antiphon – Vaughan Williams

 

Recordings

 

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