Cantemus Cum Spiritu at Bristol – Cathedral 18th & 19th February 2023

Cantemus Cum Spiritu events are for advanced singers, and exist to allow people who are considered leaders within their own choirs to have  the chance to come together to sing music to a high level. It is taken as read that, if you choose to apply for a Cantemus event, you will arrive either fully prepared musically or able to sight-read the music. The expected standard is that each singer will be capable of holding their own line, without the aid of singers around them, in order that, at the start of each event, we can hit the ground running and take your singing to another level.

Cantemus Cum Spiritu exists to help singers to find the joy in church music in the hope that the experience of working with other singers of a similar level will have a knock-on effect on the health and strength of their home choirs. We start each event from the point of being confident that we know the music, so that we have the chance to really explore the music and to enable all the singers to reach their expressive potential.

We will be singing 3 services at Bristol Cathedral on 18th & 19th February.

On this trip there will be 28 Places: 10 Sopranos, 6 Altos, 6 Tenors & 6 Basses

The programme for the weekend will be as follows:

Saturday 18th February

10.15 Meet

10.30 Rehearse

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Rehearse

15.30 Evensong

16.45 Rehearse

18.00 Finish

Sunday 19th February

9.00 Rehearsal

10.00 Eucharist

11.30 Rehearse

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Rehearse

15.30 Evensong

16.30 Depart

The propesed music for the weekend will be:

Evensong 18th

Responses: Ayleward

Canticles: Gibbons – Short Service. Music Here, Recording of Magnificat Here and Nunc Dimittis Here

Anthem: Purcell – Remember Not Lord Our Offences. Music Here. Recording Here

Eucharist 19th

Eucharist Setting Tallis Mass for 4 voices Here Recordings Here

Motet Palestrina – Jesu Rex Admirabilis Music Here Recording Here

Evensong 19th

Responses; Ayleward

Canticles: Dyson in D Recording Here

Anthem: Stanford – The Lord is my Shepherd Music Here Recording Here

Uniform for the weekend will be white shirt (plain, with collar and long sleeves, tucked in), black skirt (of at least knee length) or trousers, plain black tie for the men, black shoes.

The price of the weekend is £70.00 This does not include accommodation or food. You are free to arrange your own accommodation.

You could get a 10% discount on this event

by joining the They Shall Laugh and Sing VIP Group

 

 

Applications for this course must be made by 31st December 2022. In the event of cancellation by the singer, no refunds wil be made. If an applicant is not selected for the event, a full refund of their deposit will be made. In the event of a cancellation of the course, a full refund will be made,