UK choir visits the US

The only Catholic professional choir in the world singing daily Masses and Vespers to visit Washington DC and six states.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

By Spero News

Article Tools

Discuss

The world famous Westminster Cathedral Choir flew to Atlanta, Georgia yesterday for the start a fortnight-long tour of the United States. The first concert of the tour is at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, on Friday.

The tour will also see the choir performing at: Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC; St Thomas' Church, New York; Cathedral of St. Paul, St Paul, Minnesota; St Louis Cathedral Basilica, St Louis, Missouri; Visitation Catholic Church, Kansas City, Missouri; and the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Cleveland, Ohio. The tour concludes with a concert at First Union Methodist Church, Birmingham, Detroit, on 25 October.

All the concert programmers will include a cross-section of the choir's large repertoire from every age of choral music, from Gregorian chant to the 21st century, including two American works: the Adagio (Agnus Dei) by Barber, and a new piece by a composer from Minnesota, David Evan Thomas.

Westminster Cathedral Choir is the only professional Catholic choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. The choir are held in high regard not just in the Roman Catholic Church but in the music world in general. They have recently given premiere performances of Masses by Roxanna Panufnik, James MacMillan, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Judith Bingham, in the Cathedral. Their recent tours have taken them to Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Norway and Italy.

"It is tremendously exciting for Westminster Cathedral Choir to be undertaking a tour of the United States," said Westminster Cathedral's Master of Music, Martin Baker. "The choir has an established reputation as one of the world's leading Cathedral choirs, and so it is a great opportunity for our choristers to perform their repertoire to new audiences. I hope that the audiences in the eight cities which we will be visiting will be as captivated by the performances as those in London have been."

Filed under british catholics, choral music, choir

Music

Featured

'Hurt': as sung by the inimitable Johnny Cash
more
Recordings of Verdi's ballet scores are soon to come
more
Beach Boys to headline prolife concert in Ohio
more
Israel: New orchestral work underscores common roots of Jews and Christians
more
Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming, by Sting
more
Veni Creator Spiritus: a video/audio presentation
Come Holy Spirit, mighty defender, life-giving flame. more
'The Priests' release new album
more
Singing priest featured on Catholic cruise ship
more
'O Holy Night' is top Christmas song in U.S.
Americans prefer not to hear Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Republicans and women prefer religious-themed classic 'O Holy Night.' more

Comments

Popular Right Now

Alyssa Bustamante, teen murderer, sentenced to life
The murderer faces the possibility of parole, and avoided confinement with adult criminals.
Life imitates art for drunken singer Randy Travis
Randy Travis, country crooner, sought solace at a local church following a fight with his girlfriend.
Teen murderer's diary reveals delight in killing nine-year-old girl
Alyssa Bustamante is awaiting sentence for the 2009 murder of a playmate.
Tone-deaf Obama reaps criticism for contraception mandate
Erstwhile Obama administration officials are holding back campaign support over the Chief Executive's decision to force Catholic hospitals to provide contraception for employees.
Online petition against Obamacare gains momentum

Popular Commentary

Obama adds insult to injury to Americans
Obama has put an end to the American Experiment
Hedonism has become America's official religion.
Obama has officially ended the American Experiment
Hedonism has become America's official religion.
On St Valentine's Day it is time to reflect on love
On St. Valentine's Day, let us examine our consciences and reflect upon our behavior towards others. Seek the source of Love.
Obamacare is about the lust for abortion
Obama would like nothing bettert than to force all religious institutions to provide abortion coverage. But the foremost issue is religious liberty.

New Reports

Growing tensions between Sudan and South Sudan
Obama may reach 'accomodation' over contraception mandate
Brazil to prosecute six men in connection with murder of native people
Guarani communities are frequently the target of Brazilian ranchers and foresters.
Vatican symposium on sexual abuse underscores reforms made by Pope Benedict
Alyssa Bustamante, teen murderer, sentenced to life
The murderer faces the possibility of parole, and avoided confinement with adult criminals.

New World News

Growing tensions between Sudan and South Sudan
UN official outlines priorities ahead of sustainable development summit
A senior United Nations official today outlined a set of priorities that Member States should tackle ahead of the Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) in June so that there is a clear framework of action during the event.
Security Council hears call for closer ties between UN and European security bloc
A closer partnership between the United Nations and the 56-member Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world's largest regional security grouping, is vital, the Security Council heard today.
Global food prices rebound for first time in six months - UN
Global food prices rose overall last month for the first time in six months, demonstrating the volatility of international food markets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.
UN-backed marine expedition highlights impact of climate change in oceans
A United Nations-backed scientific expedition which has been travelling the world?s oceans for almost three years is in New York seeking to raise public awareness of the impact of climate change in oceans.

RSS

Twitter

Facebook

Google+
Submit a tip
Advertise
Terms of use
Privacy Policy
Contact