It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
It has been a lovely few days. Starting on Friday with our concert in Chelmsford Cathedral. Our concert in the Cathedral featured, amongst other repertoire, quite a lot of music by my former KS colleague Bob Chilcott. We joined with the Cathedral girl choristers to perform Bob's suite of four songs, "Even such is time", composed back in 1993 for us and the Salisbury girl choristers. The last movement, which bears the same title as the suite, sets a prayer written by Sir Walter Ralegh the night before his execution, and it is a favourite of mine. Another firm favourite of mine is Bob's "High Flight", composed in 2008 for the group's 40th anniversary. Here we joined with the entire Cathedral Choir. This piece has one of the most thrilling ends in all the KS repertoire! If you don't know it, you can hear our recording on the CD of the same name. I'd like to thank James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral's Director of Music, for preparing the singers so well. It was a special evening, for many members of the audience had travelled a long way to be there, and also to attend the Marriage Blessing service the next morning for Tim and Gemma. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony, and it was a great pleasure to witness the renewal of their vows in front of many friends and family who couldn't make it to New Zealand in January for their wedding. After the service we headed into the Essex countryside for a delicious lunch, and the day provided a lovely bonus of allowing the KS to meet Chris G's beautiful new daughter, Ariana.Yesterday evening I headed to Oxford to hear Simon Carrington's former ensemble, Yale Schola Cantorum, who were performing with the Julliard's excellent Baroque Orchestra. Schola's current Music Director is David Hill, a close friend of mine, and it was great to hear the ensemble again - I heard them during Simon's tenure on a previous UK tour.I'm at home for the next couple of days before heading on a mini UK tour to St Davids, Sheffield, Swaledale and Peterborough. Hopefully I'll see some of you along the way.
