A YEAR AT REDCLIFFE 2015

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34 WORSHIP / MUSIC How to get involved for reading, interceding and being involved in the offertory procession at the 9.30 Eucharist service please contact Denise Reynolds on 01275 543890 for reading at Evensong please contact Marion Durbur on 0117 9422196. Denise Reynolds Music at SMR Here are some of the musical highlights from April 2014 to April 2015: • Redcliffe Remembers – our new choir CD, recorded and released • Jonathan Bielby directing the choirs during my three month sabbatical • Performance of ‘Music of Sadness and Gladness’ in June • New Choral Scholarships and Deputies for choir back rows • Treefest with choir trees, launch event and musical contributions • Raising over £1000 for SSAFA and Royal British Legion at Carols at Lunchtime • A Christmas Carol Competition won by Dr Philip Moore • Weekend at Longleats Centerparcs with our Boys Choir in January 2015 There are 16 boys, 24 girls and 18 men singing in our choirs, as well as 20 members of the Redcliffe Occasional Choir. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the organists, conductors, singers and choir families – a huge network of over 100 people – for their support of the music at St Mary Redcliffe Church. One of our core values is to be an inclusive place of welcome for all who join our choirs, to provide opportunities to explore the christian faith – more ‘caught than taught’ in many cases. Through striving for and achieving high standards, we hope that the music making at the church will be a beacon of God’s kingdom in Bristol and beyond. Looking ahead to the future, we need to be imaginative and courageous in finding new ways to ensure our musical heritage continues to flourish in an age where church attendance is declining. In recent years, there has been a significant evolution of the musical tradition at the church – the starting of a girls choir, choral and instrumental scholarships, the organ restoration project, a wider repertoire of sacred music, vocal training and development to enable singers to use their skills beyond the church choir at school, university or elsewhere. A musical foundation such as ours needs to adapt to an everchanging society in order to maintain the best of both ancient and modern. Andrew Kirk Director of Music & Organist
BELLS Redcliffe Guild of Ringers Service Ringing Sunday ringing has been well supported once again and we were pleased to be able to ring for almost all Sunday and special services. Once a month, the Sunday morning ringing is organised to include the most able ringers from both our guild and other city towers, in order to give the best Bristol ringers a chance to ring together. Practice Nights Our Thursday night practices continue to be busy. We ring from 7pm to 9pm each week and have rung Newgate Surprise Maximus, Bristol Surprise Maximus, Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus and Erin Cinques in the past year to name but a few of our methods. Peal and Quarter Peals In total eighteen quarter peals, each lasting about an hour, have been rung on the bells. These give guild members a chance to ring for a longer, unbroken period of time and so help to improve their overall standard of ringing. This includes a special date touch of 2015 changes that was rung on 1st January to welcome in the New Year. Four full peals, each lasting about four hours, have also been rung on the bells this year. Striking Competitions Redcliffe were placed second in the Bristol six bell striking competition at Abbots Leigh. Bristol also entered a team in the National Twelve Bell Striking Competition; six members of the team of twelve were Redcliffe ringers. The final was held at Christ Church Oxford. This competition is the most prestigious in the ringing community and the team from Bristol were placed third. Tower Tours Once again, the open doors event was a big day for the ringers. The tower was packed with visitors all day long. Visits to look at the bells, chiming and ringing demonstrations were all very well received. Approximately 350 people visited the bell chamber. Treefest We really enjoyed being part of the Treefest in the church and hope our musical offering was well received. We are busy thinking of ideas for our next tree! BBC Music Magazine In July, we were approached by the BBC Music Magazine to see whether we could teach one of their reporters to ring a bell in two months. The young lady in question, Rebecca Franks, turned out to be a very able pupil. She wrote a very interesting four page article in the Christmas edition. Social Events Our very enjoyable Christmas meal was held at the Lansdown pub in Clifton. Tony Bulteel. 35
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