8/11/2018 0 Comments Saturday in Chester!Saturday was primarily a workday for the Choristers. We started the day a bit later to allow everyone to sleep in a bit. Then after breakfast we headed to the Cathedral for a full morning of hard work on music for Saturday's Evensong (Bairstow in E-flat, Peter Nardone Preces and Responses, Psalm 61 and John Scott's anthem 'How can I keep from singing?' This was followed by a rehearsal which included the music for our three services on Sunday - Choral Eucharist, Choral Matins and Choral Evensong. An hour later and three psalms, nine hymns, a complete communion, morning and evening service, three Psalms, three anthems and two sets of responses later we emerged ready for some fun. Lucky for us it was the day of Chester Pride Parade and so while some of us went off to view the festivities, others went shopping and still others went to High Tea with our Precentor, Father Rick Wood and his lovely wife Caroline. High Tea was at the Booth Mansion and was exquisitely presented and very delicious. Following our lunch time adventures we reconvened at the Cathedral for practice for Evensong. The service went splendidly, again preceded by a beautifully played Prelude - 'Praeambulum' by Louis Vierne - played again by Organ Scholar Renee Nikkel. The Service, which contained a good deal of very challenging music was sung with great skill and style by our Choristers, who have improved each and every day at Chester.
Following the Service we went over the Procedural for tomorrow's Choral Eucharist with the Verger and then headed off to dinner and our hotel. Tomorrow is a very early day for the choir, with three full choral services in five and a half hours! Off to bed and sending lots of good wishes to those at home!
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