Choir Week at Exeter Cathedral 2006

The boys and men travelled to Exeter to take up residence at the cathedral during the week of 24^th – 31^st  July. The boys with some adults stayed at the cathedral choir school, just a stone’s throw from the cathedral. There were practices every morning and a service each evening, usually Choral Evensong. The music list is shewn below and included music by three of our number, Stark, Payne and Bates: 

Monday                         Responses. Ayelward,  Hymn 213i, Psalm 144

Daniel Purcell in e minor

            Thy word is a lantern – H. Purcell

Tuesday                        Hymns 175, Alleluia, 271, 215

Mass                            Missa O Quam Gloriosum est Regnum – Victoria

O Sacrum Convivium - Croce

Wednesday                  Responses. Reading. Psalm 119 v 145 - end

Sumsion in G

My Soul, there is a country - Parry

Thursday                     Responses. Stark. Psalms 126 - 131

          Stanford in G

          Justorum Animae – Stanford

Friday                                     Day Off

Saturday                       Responses Neary, Psalms 142 & 143, Hymn 424

Bates

Splendente te Deus - Mozart

Sunday

Eucharist          Hymns 205, 459, 368, 313, 286         

                        Introit. Jesu Dulcis Memoria - Victoria

Coronation Mass – Mozart

Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart

Matins               Hymns 425, 411. Psalm 75

Responses Statham

Te Deum – Rutter

Jubilate in E flat – Britten

Exsultate Justi – Viadana

Choral Evensong             Responses Payne. Psalm 74, Hymn 377

                                     Murrill in E

                                     Beati Quorum Via – Stanford

The boys had the use of the school gym and playground and had outings to the pictures, swimming and Crealy Adventure Park. A hard working but enjoyable week. Many people commented on the high standard of singing and were amazed that we didn’t have a choir school of our own!

Here we are at Crealy Adventure park on our 'day off'