Boy Choristers join forces in Bath
Ryan H (Year 9) reports:
On Sunday the Boy Choristers of Wells Cathedral went to sing a special Evensong at Bath Abbey which celebrated 150 years of their Boy Choristers and Lay Clerks and it was spectacular. We sang a world premiere: Annabel Rooney’s arrangement of Psalm 98 and Psalm 67 by Francis Grier, and alongside the Bath Abbey Choir, the sound was incredible. Choristers from Bath Abbey sang solos in the Grier and in Stanford’s Te Deum, both of which were inspiring. Dyson’s Magnificat in D was a real beast of a piece blasting out chords in contrast to his Nunc Dimittis, Psalm 144 and Rose’s Preces & Responses which have a softer feel. All of the boys loved it and we hope to do something like this again soon.
Following Evensong, which included an address from the Bishop of Bath & Wells and the rededication of the Bath Abbey Boys Choir, all of the boys enjoyed squash and cake together in the Bath Abbey Song School.
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On Sunday the Boy Choristers of Wells Cathedral went to sing a special Evensong at Bath Abbey which celebrated 150 years of their Boy Choristers and Lay Clerks and it was spectacular. We sang a world premiere: Annabel Rooney’s arrangement of Psalm 98 and Psalm 67 by Francis Grier, and alongside the Bath Abbey Choir, the sound was incredible. Choristers from Bath Abbey sang solos in the Grier and in Stanford’s Te Deum, both of which were inspiring. Dyson’s Magnificat in D was a real beast of a piece blasting out chords in contrast to his Nunc Dimittis, Psalm 144 and Rose’s Preces & Responses which have a softer feel. All of the boys loved it and we hope to do something like this again soon.
Following Evensong, which included an address from the Bishop of Bath & Wells and the rededication of the Bath Abbey Boys Choir, all of the boys enjoyed squash and cake together in the Bath Abbey Song School.
To find out more about Choristry at Wells, click here.
Download the FREE Wells Cathedral School app to easily keep up with the parts of Wells that interest you, interact with our social media feeds, access useful links more! We highly recommend enabling notifications to stay informed about the many wonderful things happening at our School.
