8/14/2018 0 Comments Off to Bristol we go!We apologize for the late posting tonight. We've had a bit of an issue with the hotel internet which seems to be slower than usual. For that reason tonight's post will also be slightly shorter than the past few nights' entries. This morning we left the hotel at 8:15 for the hour-long drive to Bristol Cathedral, one of the glories of Norman architecture in England. While not quite as challenging as our triple-header on Sunday, today's double-header including an afternoon recital in the Cathedral and a Choral Evensong (our final evensong of the trip!) at 5:15. The acoustic of the Cathedral is the most sumptuous that we have ever sung in, and we will never forget the look of awe on the faces of our Choristers as we began to rehearse for our recital. The sound simply could not be believed and there were several chords that lingered a good three to four seconds after the singing stopped. A really remarkable experience for a group which is used to singing with virtually no acoustic at all! The recital was extremely well-received by the good-sized crowd and the applause continued until after we had exited the Cathedral and were down in the cloister. There were so many warm and enthusiastic comments following the performance that we can't possibly put them all here, however, one man summed it up when he said "I have been coming to this Cathedral for over sixty years and that is some of the finest singing I have heard in my time here." Following a tour of the city we returned to the Cathedral to sing the final Evensong of our trip. The singing once again was extremely powerful and very beautiful and showed the tremendous growth that the choir has undergone over the last ten days. It truly is miraculous. Special thanks to Organ Scholar Renee Nikkel who played Vierne for the prelude with great style and beauty after only having a very brief chance to practice, and to our Precentor, Father Rick Wood, who once again sang the service with his usual aplomb. What a blessing he has been to us and how the Choristers have come to love him. Tomorrow we have a well-deserved day off as we head south to Devon. We will once brave the icy waters of the Irish Sea to the astonishment of British lookers-on.
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Met Choir School England Tour 2018 |