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Cherished Memories: a Scrapbook from the City Choir of Washington's 2018 England Tour

A digital "scrapbook" of photos and reminiscences from the City Choir of Washington's tour to England in July 2018. The choir, along with family and friends, sang at Gloucester Cathedral, Keble College, Oxford, Ely Cathedral, and Temple Church, London. This book was created for the 3rd anniversary of the tour in July 2021.

A digital "scrapbook" of photos and reminiscences from the City Choir of Washington's tour to England in July 2018. The choir, along with family and friends, sang at Gloucester Cathedral, Keble College, Oxford, Ely Cathedral, and Temple Church, London. This book was created for the 3rd anniversary of the tour in July 2021.

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A Wonderful Way to Return Home<br />

- Juliet Weenink-Griffiths<br />

I joined TCCW’s UK tour as a guest singer so <strong>the</strong> rehearsals and tour were my first<br />

experience <strong>of</strong> singing with TCCW and <strong>of</strong> getting to know <strong>the</strong> singers and what a wonderful<br />

experience it turned out to be.<br />

From <strong>the</strong> first day <strong>of</strong> visiting Stonehenge and Salisbury great memories<br />

were made as favourite childhood haunts were revisited and new places<br />

were discovered. Salisbury ca<strong>the</strong>dral looked glorious in <strong>the</strong> July sunshine and<br />

<strong>the</strong> doves that flew down its nave are now fittingly on display in <strong>the</strong> National<br />

Ca<strong>the</strong>dral in DC:<br />

My roommate for <strong>the</strong> tour, Rhoda, in<br />

front <strong>of</strong> Stonehenge:<br />

Our trip to Berkeley castle near Gloucester was a new discovery<br />

and we were lucky enough to see some filming for <strong>the</strong> series “The<br />

Spanish Princess” about Ca<strong>the</strong>rine <strong>of</strong> Aragon:<br />

A particular highlight for me was our concert in Gloucester<br />

ca<strong>the</strong>dral not only because it was on my birthday but also because I<br />

had two <strong>of</strong> my bro<strong>the</strong>rs, two sisters-in-law and one nephew<br />

occupying a whole row for <strong>the</strong> concert. It was also glorious<br />

listening to choral evensong before our concert started:

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