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The Cathedral Choir
Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre
The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
The Roanoke College Choir was a musical guest during the Sunday Lutheran Reformation Service in the nation's capital on October 27, 2013 .
Title: Port Hope United Church Choir, 1925
Accession #: 2004-23-3-613
Description: B&W portrait of the Port Hope United Chuch Choir, 1925.
Top row: George W. Garnett, Ben Oliver, Alfred Burney Skitch, Mrs. Tom Singleton, Archie J. Chester (Town tax collector), John Wesley Sanders (Town clerk)
Fourth row: ? Smith, George Ward, Alfred Fulford, Miss Ella Budge, Mrs. J.T. Mulholland (later Mrs. Alex Walsh), Thomas W. Wickett, Harold Fulford, Reginald Foot, John C. Burtch
Third row: ???. Miss Flossie Chislett, Miss Hazel Byam, Miss Leta Bunton (later Mrs. Gilbert Young, Toronto), Thomas Singleton, Mrs. W.N. Wakelin, Mrs. M.B. Hawkins, Mrs. James Walker (later Mrs. W. Hawkins, Bowmanville), Miss Mary Irvin
Second row: Mrs. Ed Rowland, Miss Evelyn Smith (later Mrs. John E. LaBrash), Miss Elda Millson, Miss Edna McMullen (later Mrs. "Pete" Nelson), Miss Emma Bryan (later Mrs. Harold Hunter, Regina, Sask.), Miss Florence Montgomery, Miss Annie Jewell, Miss Burtch (later Mrs. Ernest Chester)
Front row: Miss Mamie Boney, Miss Viola George (later Mrs. Jack Cooke, Cobourg), Miss Olive Fourb (later Mrs. Fred Agar), Miss Lola Brown (later Mrs. E.A. "Pete" Darch), Miss Katherine? Singleton, Miss Lulu C. Beatty, Miss Mabel Garnet, Mrs. Charles Massey, Miss Hazel Kerman (later Mrs. Arthur Crowhurst)
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The Cougar Choir performed a selection of pieces including the debut performance of the Charge of the Light Brigade on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
The stalls of the Cathedral's choir date from the 14th and 15th centuries. The seat backs show the coats of arms of the Order of the Golden Fleece from the 16th century.
Also of interest in the choir is the pulpit, created by Pere Çanglada and Matíes Bonafé in collaboration with Anthony Claperós and John Lambert, between 1394 and 1499. The tall, pinnacle-shaped canopies from 1499 were designed by the artists Kassel and Michael Lochner
Gloucester Cathedral is one of England's finest churches, a masterpiece of medieval architecture consisting of a uniquely beautiful fusion of Norman Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic from the mid 14th century onwards. Until the Reformation this was merely Gloucester's Abbey of St Peter, under Henry VIII it became one of six former monastic churches to be promoted to cathedral status, thus saving the great church from the ravages of the Dissolution.
The most obviously Norman part is the nave, immediately apparent on entering the building with it's round arches and thick columns (the exterior is the result of Gothic remodelling). Much of the remainder of the building is substantially the Norman structure also, but almost entirely modified in the later Middle Ages inside and out, the result of the great revenue brought to the abbey by pilgrims to the tomb of the murdered King Edward II in the choir. It was this transformation of the Norman church that is credited with launching the late gothic Perpendicular style in England.
The gothic choir is a unique and spectacular work, the walls so heavily panelled as to suggest a huge stone cage (disguising the Norman arches behind) crowned by a glorious net-like vault adorned with numerous bosses (those over the Altar with superb figures of Christ and angels) whilst the east wall is entirely glazing in delicate stone tracery, and still preserving most of it's original 14th century stained glass. The soaring central tower, also richly panelled with delicate pinnacles, is another testament to the abbey's increasing wealth at this time.
The latest medieval additions to the church are equally glorious, the Lady Chapel is entered through the enormous east window and is itself a largely glazed structure, though the original glass has been reduced to a few fragments in the east window, the remainder now contains beautiful Arts & Crafts stained glass by Christopher and Veronica Whall.
The early 16th century cloisters to the north of the nave are some of the most beautiful anywhere, being completely covered by exquisite fan vaulting, with a seperate lavatorium (washing room) attached to the north walk as a miniature version of the main passages.
There is much more of interest, from 14th century choir stalls with misericords to the comprehensive collection of tombs and monuments of various dates, including the elaborate tomb of Edward II and that of Robert Duke of Normandy, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stained glass also represents all ages, from the 14th century to the striking contemporary windows by Tom Denny.
Further areas of the cathedral can be accessed at certain times, such as the Norman crypt under the choir and the triforium gallery above.
My visit coincided with the major 'Crucible' exhibition of contemporary sculpture (September-October 2010), examples of which I will upload in due course.
I went into this decayed office and saw a religious choir book; sitting at this desk with the pages somewhat preserved blowing with the wind; at this old public school..
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01166
Title: Choir, Winchester Cathedral
Photographer: E. A. Sweetman
Building Date: ca. 1150
Photograph date: ca. 1910-ca. 1930
Location: Europe: United Kingdom; Winchester
Materials: Solotype (gum print)
Image: 14 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.; 35.8775 x 17.4625 cm
Style: English Gothic
Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5t9s
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L-R: Luther Brooks IV and Gerrin Delane Mitchell in “Choir Boy”; photo by Jingzi Zhao/courtesy of Portland Center Stage.
“Choir Boy”
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Chip Miller
April 15 - May 14, 2023
On the U.S. Bank Main Stage
Luther Brooks IV, Bobby Marrow
Delphon "DJ" Curtis Jr., David Heard
Kevin C. Loomis, Mr. Pendleton
Don Kenneth Mason, Headmaster Marrow
Gerrin Delane Mitchell, Junior Davis
Wildlin Pierrevil, Anthony Justin "AJ" James
Isaiah Reynolds, Pharus Jonathan Young
Tarell Alvin McCraney, Playwright
Chip Miller, Director
DeReau K. Farrar, Music Director
Brittany Vasta, Scenic Designer
Dominique Fawn Hill, Costume Designer
Marika Kent, Lighting Designer
Ash, Sound Designer
Kamilah Bush, Dramaturg
Amanda Vander-Hyde, Intimacy Coordinator
Kristen Mun-Van Noy, Fight Coordinator
Haille Lantz, Stage Manager & Fight Captain
Jasmyn Tilford, Assistant Stage Manager & Music Captain
Alagia Felix, Assistant Director
Luther Brooks IV, Dance Captain
Chip Miller & RaChelle Schmidt, Casting
Andrea Zee, New York Casting
Jenna Cady, Assistant Costume Designer
Foggy M. Bell, Stitcher
Vanessa Elsner, Costume Maintenance
Kyle Cogan, A1
Angelita Sophina Flores, Assistant Lighting Designer
Roy Joshua Antonio, Conor Eifler, Jesse Harkin, Zachary Horn, Steph Landtiser, Dug Martell, Kelli McCloskey, Esther McFaden, Paul Rhoads, Myke Rodriguez, Megan Thorpe, Laurel Jane Vonderau, Connor Ward, Electricians
And the amazing staff of Portland Center Stage!
On a whim, I went by the Tuesday meet up spot to cheerlead and watch Daveed and Nobu lead the next generation of choir. Unfortunately there was only nine 12 - 14 year olds but they did a pretty good job for a first try and with such a small group.
Bonus to all of this besides listening to this wonderful young folk sing?? Bumping into someone I haven't seen since the early 1990's and finding out a mutual friend that I lost contact with is now in Toronto not Edmonton. And then having her come by the bar to join us.
Talk about a super awesome 'It's a Small World' moment!!! Whoo hooo! :D
It's the Little Things 2.0 #144
Visited the big department store in the city yesterday and ended up in their Christmas department.
Bumped into these penguins.
A choir, singing Christmas carols and all.
All fine and dandy, this far....
A choir in a church but then in a different way. "Et møde mellem klassisk korklang og moderne ambient i særlige rammer i Sankt Johannes Kirkes smukke rum", as they say in Danish.
It turned out quite good. And the visuals of Tobias were beautiful.
26 - Mar - 2012:
Today's shot was taken on an extremely busy day. Work from 7am until 4pm, home, quick shop and then straight out to conduct my choir at their first concert of the year in St Albans.
We arrived for a very short rehearsal during which I took a new photo for the choir's website: www.hertspolicechoir.co.uk
The Knox College Choir celebrated its 75th anniversary with two performances on Homecoming Weekend 2013. Choir alumni joined current students to sing at the Homecoming Convocation and again at a special reunion concert.
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.
The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.
The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.
Upon being raised to cathedral status in 1914 the building underwent no immediate structural changes but plans were made to consider how best to transform a fairly ordinary church into a worthy cathedral. This task was appointed to architect Stephen Dykes Bower and work began in 1959 to extend the building dramatically. Between 1963-1970 the entire Victorian chancel was demolished and replaced with a much grander vision of a lofty new choir and shallow transepts, remarkably all executed in traditional Gothic style in order to harmonize with the medieval nave. It is incredible to think that this was done in the 1960s, a period in which church and cathedral buildings were otherwise constructed in the most self consciously modern forms ever seen, with delicate neo-medieval masonry in place of brick and concrete.
The new crossing of transepts and choir however remained crowned by the stump of a tower for the remainder of the century as funds were not available to finish Dykes Bower's complete vision of a lantern tower over the crossing: this was only realised at the beginning of the 21st century, aided by a legacy left in the architect's will and some subtle design changes under his successor as architect Hugh Matthews. The transformation from church to cathedral was finally completed in 2005 with most satisfactory results. A stunning fan-vault was installed within the new tower in 2010, an exquisite finishing touch.
Whilst it isn't a large building by cathedral standards its newer parts do much to give it the shape and dignity of one. This is especially apparent within, where the cruciform eastern limb draws the eye. The interior is enlivened by much colour, with the ceilings of Dykes Bower's choir and transepts adorned with rich displays of stencilling, whilst the nave ceiling (a Victorian replacement for the medieval one) was redecorated in similarly lively colours in the 1980s which helps to unify the old and new parts of the church.
Few fittings or features remain from the medieval period, most of the furnishings being Victorian or more recent, but one window in the south aisle retains a rich display of early 16th century stained glass, very much Renaissance in style. The remaining glass is nearly all Victorian, some of the windows in the new choir having been transferred from the previous chancel.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is not filled with the monuments and fittings that make other great churches so rewarding to linger in but it is a real architectural delight and cannot fail to uplift the spirit.
Boys singing carols along the road side asking for money from passers-by. This was taken aomewhere in Ilocos Norte.
The Vienna Boys' Choir is one of the oldest boys' choirs existing in the world. For nearly five hundred years they have been a symbol of Austria. A founding document of Maximilian I in 1498 called the first dozen boys to the imperial court as members of the newly formed court music band. Thus he showed his great interest in contemporary musical developments in Burgundy and the Netherlands. Since then the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a fixed attraction in Austrian musical life.
For over 500 years, the Vienna Boys' Choir has been synonymous with choral music. In a city that has been home to many of the greatest names in music history, it continues to be one of the most recognized names and sounds in the world. A compilation of "greatest hits, " Angelic Voices" features most of the expected classics, including Georg Frideric Handel's "Hallelujah" and Franz Gruber's "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht." However, there are several surprises in store for listeners, including an amusing arrangement of Carlos Jobim's 'The Girl from Ipanema.' Those looking for a retrospective of the Vienna Boys Choir will not be disappointed by "Angelic Voices".
Show playing in Meymandi Concert Hall