It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
It’s amazing how much you can feel at home when you are actually so far away from your own home. Yesterday we left Auckland to fly down to Christchurch, and Chris G’s parents were there to see us off. On arrival in Christchurch, we saw Chris B’s Dad and Tim’s future parents-in-law at the airport. Later that afternoon I went to choral evensong at the Transitional Cathedral with Paul, Chris and Chris. It was lovely to hear the choir singing such familiar repertoire. As many of you will know, the choir’s former home was the city’s stone Cathedral that dates from the later years of the 19th Century, and was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect Gilbert Scott. This building was very badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, which left much of the city’s central business district in a terrible condition. The city is working on the regeneration of the area, but it is a big job that will take many years to accomplish. The Transitional Cathedral, sometimes called the Cardboard Cathedral, is the temporary home of the Cathedral community, and allows the Cathedral Choir the chance to continue its music-making while a decision is finalised on the permanent replacement for the Cathedral.
Today we give a workshop for some local choirs and ensembles, and tomorrow we perform our Christchurch concert in the Aurora Centre at the city’s Burnside High School, where Chris B was both a pupil and a teacher. After that we head back to Australia. I have to admit the only downside of this trip is that we are missing the Northern Hemisphere summer. It’s quite cold here in Christchurch, and Melbourne won’t be that warm. However our last stop in Brisbane should be a bit more tropical.
Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral
