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St Davids
2008 (page 2)
Sunday morning dawned with glorious sunshine. Large breakfasts fired
the choir into life and then it was off to the Song School again.
With the Parsons safely behind us, we could look forward to the delights
of the Gänsbacher Mass and some Saint-Saens. The morning service
started with 'All People Clap your Hands' (Weelkes), which we sang
in the north transept. This high, stone vaulted space has a wonderful
acoustic and brings the Harlequins as close as we'll ever get to a
heavenly choir. We then processed into the nave and didn't fall down
the steps whilst singing - something we didn't quite manage last time.
Apart from singing great music, the main task of a chorister in a
cathedral service is to turn, bow, stand up and sit down many times,
in the right place, unannounced. Peter Moore had done essential crib
sheets for all the main
moves and we got it right except for one heart-stopping moment when
half the choir were sitting and half were standing. Ooops.
The service ended with the great Welsh hymn 'Guide Me O Thou Great
Redeemer' (Cwm Rhondda) sung in procession with organist, choir and
people giving their all in the ancient cathedral. It is hard to see
how music-making gets any better than this.
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