Messiah Comes to Tewkesbury!

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum perform Handel’s Messiah at The Abbey on Saturday 17 December. But hurry –  The Early Bird Discount (2 top-price tickets for the price of one) expires this Friday, 18 November.  The Choir will be accompanied by The Bristol Ensemble and conducted by Simon Bell. Guest tenor is former chorister Laurence Kilsby. … Continue reading →

A Christmas Near You

The Church of England has launched an easy way of finding a Christmas Service near you. Go to https://www.achurchnearyou.com/christmas.php/m/ to find details of what’s happening in your area.

Hereford’s Boy Bishop In Charge!

Hereford’s Christmas list of services and activities is now available and includes the annual Boy Bishop Ceremony  3.30 pm on Sunday 4 December  Choral Evensong featuring the traditional enthronement of a former chorister as Boy Bishop of Hereford. Click on Hereford at Christmas for the full list of events over the coming weeks.      

Hereford & the SAS

The Special Air Service has a unique relationship with Herefordshire and to honour this the SAS Regimental Association has commissioned artist John Maine to create a new sculpture and stained-glass window for Hereford Cathedral which will be installed this winter and unveiled in April 2017. The window will be called Ascension and act as a memorial and tribute … Continue reading →

Oratory Trebles go Global!

Christmas is fast approaching and The London Oratory’s Trebles will be singing Carols at the Dorchester Hotel during the afternoons of Sunday 20 November and 11 & 18 December. The boys from the Schola Cantorum will also be singing at The Royal Opera House in The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. Some tickets are still available at The Royal Opera … Continue reading →

Ex-International Heads Sport at Exeter Cathedral School

Emma Ross, former hockey international player, becomes the next Director of Sport at Exeter Cathedral School in January. Her new role sees her as responsible for the provision and strategic development of all sport in the school. Emma earned 131 caps for Ireland and was Vice-Captain at the Olympic Qualifiers in 2012. She has played Premiership … Continue reading →

BBC Choristers 2016 – The Results!

Congratulations to Edward Hyde, Deputy Head Chorister at Rochester Cathedral and a pupil at Rochester King’s School, who is Radio Two Chorister of the Year 2016. He was joined by Florence Cain, a chorister at St Mary’s Church, Warwick, who was winner of the girls’ competition. The competition was broadcast on Radio 2 on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Alexander Armstrong Sings Praises

Alexander Armstrong  once again explains so clearly what it is to be a chorister! He was interviewed by David Grant on BBC TV’s Songs of Praise on 23 October. Listen to him (about 11 minutes in) at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0816zmw He was singing long before his hugely successful career in comedy and was a chorister at St Mary’s Cathedral, … Continue reading →

Hereford Head Leads Choir Schools

Paul Smith, Headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School has succeeded Tim Cannell as CSA Chairman. He will hold office for two years and lead the Association through its Centenary Celebrations in 2018. Educated in the state sector, Paul read Zoology at Manchester University before carrying out research on the behavioural ecology of small mammals at King’s … Continue reading →

Llandaff’s New Head Commissioned

Mrs Clare Sherwood, the new head of the Cathedral School, was officially commissioned in Llandaff Cathedral in September. She succeeded Stephen Morris who has become Principal of St Edward’s College, Liverpool. Clare said: “Having been educated at a cathedral school myself, I feel privileged to be leading a school with similar ethos and values. The … Continue reading →