From 22nd – 28th August we will be singing services at Gloucester Cathedral.
We will meet in the nave of the cathedral on 22nd at 10.30 for an 11am start.
Most days we will rehearse 10.30 – 1 and 3 – 5 with services at 5.30pm.
On Saturday we will rehearse 10 – 1 and 2.30 – 4 with the service at 4.30.
Sunday we will rehearse 9 – 9.45 with the Eucharist at 10.15.
Finally, we will rehearse from 1.45 – 2.45 on the Sunday afternoon with evensong at 3pm.
We’re expecting the following people:
Soprano 1
Pat Napper, Barbara Dale, Sarah Connibear, Sarah Carruthers, Fiona Jacob, Alison Cruickshank, Mary Snuggs, Moira Dlugosz, Annette Milburn (Saturday & Sunday)
Sopprano 2
Ros Tatham, Pauline Gillard, Lorraine Bowden, Jane Jones, Anna Blackburn, Diana Robinson, Clare Jackson, Janet Matthews (Mon-Wed), Jan Mundy
Alto 1
Pippa Dice, Val Brown, Jo Constantine, Lynne Addison,
Alto 2
Stephen Sealy, Isobel McCretton (Monday- Wednesday), Sarah Lowe, Linds Edwards (Friday-Sunday), Philippa Jevons
Tenor 1
Karen Wheeler, Mark Westwood, Peter Clucas (Mon – Wed)
Tenor 2
David Jackson, Frank Matthews (Mon-Wed), Kevin Scott, Paul Gould (Fri-Sun)
Bass 1
Jonathan Whitby, William Avery (Fri – Sun), Michael Hughes, Peter Owen
Bass 2
Roger Good, Ian Pykett, Mike Ward, John Dale
Music as follows (I will bring it all. No need to print anything):
Monday 22nd August – Evensong
Responses – Jason Smart https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/a/a0/Smart-Preces.pdf
Canticles – Wood in D
Magnificat: https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/c/c7/Wood-Mag-D.pdf
Nunc Dimittis: https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d3/Wood-Nunc-D.pdf
Anthem – Harris – Holy is the True Light (I will send this later)
Tuesday 23rd August – Evensong
Responses – Jason Smart
Canticles – Sumsion in G (I will send this later)
Anthem – Handel – How Excellent thy Name…. Hallelujah https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/4e/IMSLP421829-PMLP41950-ENP310-3(2016)_-_H%C3%A4ndel_GF_-_How_excellent_thy_Name,_O_Lord.pdf (N.B. There should be one rest bar more between bars 2 & 3, and the 9th bar should be removed)
Wednesday 24th August – Evensong
Responses – Tomkins https://web.archive.org/web/20040214180334fw_/http://www.geocities.com/ofnicolson/pdf/tomkinsprecesresponses.pdf
Canticles:
Magnificat – Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei – Tertii Toni Bernabei Magnificat tertii toni – Full Score (cpdl.org)The one we did at St. Edmundsbury
Nunc Dimittis – Orlando Lassus – Sexti Toni This is not the one we did at St. Edmundsbury https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/8e/Anon-Nunc6a8.pdf
Anthem – – Victoria – O quam gloriosum https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/9/9f/O_Quam_Gloriosum_Est_Regnum.pdf
Thursday Free Day
Friday 26th August – Evensong
Responses – Jason Smart
Canticles – Leighton 2nd Service (I will send this)
Anthem – Helvey – O be joyful (I will send this)
Saturday 27th August
Responses – Tomkins
Canticles: Purcell in G minor https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Magnificat_and_Nunc_dimittis_in_G_minor,_Z_231_(Henry_Purcell)
Anthem – Purcell – I will sing unto the Lord https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/5/5a/Purcell_-_I_will_sing_unto_the_Lord.pdf
Sunday 28th August – Eucharist
Setting Rheinberger in Eb https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/7/77/Ws-rhei1090.pdf
Motet – Wie Lieblich sind deine Wohnungen https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/e/e0/JB45-4_Wie_lieblich_sind.pdf
Sunday 28th August – Evensong
Responses – Jason Smart
Canticles – Knott 3rd Service – I will send this
Anthem – Wesley – Thou willt keep him in perfect peace https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/3/35/Thou_wilt_keep_him_Wesley.pdf
Uniform, as usual, white long sleeved shirt or blouse with collar, black skirt of at least kneee length or black trousers, black shoes, black ties for the men.
Cost £200