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Chris Gray our Director of Music takes a look at the end of term while Luke Bond, his assistant, previews the Visiting Choirs this summer. Farewells for the Cathedral Choir We finished our academic year on Sunday 10 th July with a mixture of impassioned music and emotional farewells after Evensong. We said goodbye to our three Head Choristers, Glen Badve, Angus Edmondson and Jonathan Hunkin as well as our six Choral Scholars, Tim Braithwaite, Jacob Dennison, Henry Hawkesworth, Joe Judge, Humfrey Jeakins and Kieran White and our Organ Scholar, Sachin Gunga. All have served the Cathedral with distinction and will be greatly missed for their music and all that they have brought to our group socially. We also said farewell to Richard Hichens who has been one of our bass deputies, singing on Mondays and Fridays, and has brought a tremendous amount to the Cathedral, in a variety of ways, over several decades. Richard was a Lay Vicar in Truro Cathedral Choir from 1976 to 1978 at a time when the duties included singing at the Eucharist, Mattins and Evensong on Sundays and weekday services only on the feasts of Apostles. He began a long and happy association with our choir school, Polwhele House School, when it opened its doors in 1981 and rejoined the Choir at that time, singing under John Winter then David Briggs and then the early days of Andrew Nethsingha. He deputized under Andrew and then, more regularly, under Robert Sharpe and, happily, in my time as well. As well as this, Richard has been a core member of St Mary’s Singers and Three Spires Singers for many years. Though he was determined not to have a fuss made, the Gentlemen of the Choir said farewell to Richard over a glass of sherry at the top of the Cathedral tower on a beautiful Sunday evening in June. He leaves us for Hereford where we wish him every happiness. He will be missed by all at Polwhele as well as the Cathedral community, within and outside the Choir. Webcast Evensong As most Cathedral Newsletter readers will know, it is a treasured part of our heritage in England that so many of our Cathedral Choirs sing services almost every day. Outside the UK, this only happens in a handful of places, most famously at St Thomas’ Church on Fifth Avenue in New York. At Truro, our full choir of men and boys sings at services on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays during term time. In June, we embarked on a new initiative to bring a small number of these services to a larger congregation via the internet. Our Evensong on Tuesday 28 th June was recorded ‘live’ (sound only) and uploaded to the Cathedral’s 6 website where it can be listened to for free by anyone with a computer. So far, there have been nearly 8,500 individual track plays from listeners in 37 countries across the world. We are the first English Cathedral to webcast a service, though other foundations have being doing it for a number of years. I am delighted with the number of people who have listened to us and we will be exploring ways to build on this success in the future. We hope to have another webcast in October. Visiting Choirs Luke Bond has again worked hard to create a summer programme of Visiting Choirs who will provide the choral accompaniment for the sung services. The warmth of our Cornish welcome is known through the length and breadth of the country (possibly further) and goes some way to explain why we have visiting choirs booking to sing here as far into the future as 2014. Please do come and support the choirs and do please say hello at coffee on Sundays. From August 1 st -7 th the Lynwood Singers will be joining us. They were formed in 2007 and choir members come together from many different parts of the country to sing and enjoy each other’s company. The choir’s director is Robert Soper and the organist is Daniel Soper. The Harsnett Choir will be with us from August 8 th -14 th . Samuel Harsnett was born in 1561, and between 1597 and 1605 he was the Vicar of the Parish of Chigwell. In his later career he became Bishop of Chichester, then Bishop of Norwich and, at the time of his death, in 1631, was Archbishop of York. Samuel Harsnett enjoyed a certain amount of fame in his day. He was well known for his support of the Anglican campaign against the practice of exorcism. His treatise, 'A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures', was published in 1603 and appears to have been used by Shakespeare as a reference for certain scenes in King Lear. The following week, August 15 th -21 st , we welcome the Priory Singers who perform a wide range of music from Tudor anthems and madrigals right through to arrangements of contemporary works. They have performed anthems by sixteenth-century composers, a fully-staged performance of Purcell's Dido and Æneas, a new setting of the Requiem mass by their Musical Director, Stephen Benavente, they give an annual nine lessons and carols service by candlelight, and perform their regular 'Lighter Side' engagements at the Dolman Theatre. Finally on September 3 rd -4 th we welcome St David’s Singers, from Exeter. St David’s Singers was formed by Sylvia Pritchard, then organist of St David’s Church Exeter, in the early 1970s. Sylvia directed the choir until Autumn 1994 when the baton was passed to Mark Perry. The choir consists of about 28 singers who enjoy singing challenging music from a wide range of composers, periods and styles. They sing sacred and secular music, normally a cappella, in and around Devon, usually for charities. They have toured in England and France and have previously recorded a CD of the music of local (Dartmoor) composer Christopher Williams.
Truro Cathedral Restaurant on Friday 16th September at 7.30pm will be the setting for yet another wonderful evening of gourmet food, fine wine and entertainment. Rick Stein very generously agreed to host a fundraising dinner to help raise funds for the Cathedral’s Inspire Cornwall appeal, as he did last year. Rick Stein’s catering team will be led by Stephane Delourme, assisted by Andy Stephens the Head Chef from the Truro Cathedral Restaurant. They will prepare a delicious four course menu including Seared Scallops and Ibérico Ham with Pimenton and Pardina Lentils, Fish and Shellfish Soup, Char-grilled Fillet of Sea Bass with a Tomato, Butter and Vanilla Vinaigrette with a Hot Chocolate Fondant to finish. The Revd Perran Gay said, “We are delighted that Rick Stein has once again agreed to support the Cathedral’s Inspire Cornwall Appeal. Last summer we enjoyed a wonderful evening of fabulous food, music and good company so I know it is going to be a very special and memorable occasion, and certainly not one to be missed.” Book early to avoid disappointment as limited spaces are available, with bookings taken on a first come first served basis. The cost is £85 per person, (includes wine) sharing on tables of ten. Ring Julie Brigden on 01872 245006 to book. All proceeds in aid of the Cathedral’s Inspire Cornwall fundraising appeal. For more information and to see how you can help go to www.inspirecornwall.com. CORNWALL FEDERATION OF MALE VOICE CHOIRS Four of the best Male Voice Choirs in Cornwall are coming together on Saturday 3rd September at 7.30pm to give a combined concert on behalf of the Inspire Cornwall Appeal. Pelynt, Wadebridge, Launceston and St Columba Celtic Male Voice Choirs are providing the voices for a stunning concert in Truro Cathedral. A varied musical programme will feature traditional Male Voice fare as well as modern arrangements of popular classics. The Cornish Federation of Male Voice Choirs was first formed in 1983, inspired by the very first massed choir concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The main objectives of the Federation are to organise concerts and recitals, encourage composers and arrangers, to produce modern arrangements for the furtherance of male voice music and to support charitable institutions such as the Cathedral. A fantastic opportunity to hear the best of Cornish Male Voice music. Tickets are £10 available either From Hall For Cornwall 01872 262466 or on the door. 7
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