Chester Cathedral - Monday 20th to 26th August 2018
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| Occasion | Service | Responses | Psalm | Setting | Anthem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 20th | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 104 | Dyson in F | Greater love - Ireland |
| Tuesday 21th | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 106 | Walmisley in D minor | Rejoice in the Lord always - Anon |
| Wednesday 22nd | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 108 | Stanford in G | Welcome, sweet and sacred - Finzi |
| Thursday 23rd | Dumb Day | ||||
| Friday 24th | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 119 (vv 1- 32) | Howells in G | Give us the wings of faith - Bullock |
| Saturday 25th | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 119 (vv 73 -104) | Belfast Canticles - Stopford | Expectations expectavi - Wood |
| Sunday 26th | Echuarist | Whiltshire Service - Shephard | Do not be afraid - Stopford | ||
| Sunday 26th | Matins | Spicer | Psalm 115 | Rise up, my love - Willan | |
| Sunday 26th | Choral Evensong | Spicer | Psalm 119 (vv 145 - 168) | Harwood in Ab | Seek him that maketh - Dove |
This is the second time that Sanderstead Singers have sung at Chester Cathedral.
The music for the 2018 Chester Services ventures into the contemporary style of church music with compositions from two contemporary composers, Philip Stopford and Jonathan Dave.
Philip Stopford and Jonathan Dove have made a notable contribution to church music over the past 50 years. They have also both composed a significant repertoire of music, composing in many musical genre. Stopford, coincidentally, was an Organ Scholar at Chester Cathedral in 2002.
A biography for both composers is provided is in the Composer's Pages of Sanderstead Singers website.
The setting for the Saturday Evensong, by Stopford -'Belfast Canticles', was commissioned in 2014.
The anthem for the Eucarist on the Sunday, by Stopford, 'Do not be afraid', was commissioned in 2010 for the celebration of a child's baptism.
The Evensong anthem on the Sunday, by Dove, 'Seek him that maketh the Seven Stars', was commissioned by the Royal Academy and first performed in 1995.
The following is a recording of Stopford's (Belfast Canticles) setting of 'Nunc Dimittis' which was sung at Chester Cathedral on 25th August 2018. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is a recording of Stopford's (Belfast Canticles) setting of 'Nunc Dimittis' which was sung at Chester Cathedral on 25th August 2018. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is a recording of Stopfords's 'Do not be afraid' which was sung at Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August 2018. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is a recording of Stopfords's 'Do not be afraid' which was sung at Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August 2018. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is a recording of Dove's'Seek him that maketh the Seven Stars' which was sung at the Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is a recording of Dove's'Seek him that maketh the Seven Stars' which was sung at the Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August. The Conductor was Fred Irvine and the Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is an excerpt of recording of the organ voluntary 'Carillon' by Louis Vierne played at Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August 2018. The Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
The following is an excerpt of recording of the organ voluntary 'Carillon' by Louis Vierne played at Chester Cathedral on Sunday 26th August 2018. The Organist was Dan Soper. The recording is a Dartworth recording.
Below is a link to Sanderstead Singers at their Services in Chester Cathedralin 2018.
Sanderstead Singers
at Chester in 2018
Below is a link for the Service Sheet at Chester Cathedral for week commencing 20th August 2018.
Chester Services 2018
If you would like to join the choir after reading about the Chester visit or listening to the excerpts you can contact us by e-mail on 'contact@sandersteadsingers.org.uk '
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