Voices from Heaven

World-famous Winchester Cathedral Choir comes to Prague and Brno

Written by Expats.cz Staff Published on 22.03.2011 11:23:39 (updated on 22.03.2011) Reading time: 1 minute

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The Cathedral Choir of Boy Choristers and Lay Clerks represents a living tradition of singing that goes back over a thousand years in Winchester, drawing on England´s rich history of sacred music. The choir sings eight church services a week in school term time and is widely recognized as one of England´s foremost cathedral choirs. They have also performed in Germany, France, Italy and the US in recent years. The boy choristers are all educated at the Pilgrims´ School in Winchester Cathedral Close. Their concerts have been broadcast live on BBC television and they have made numerous recordings. The Lay Clerks are the professional singers who provide the Alto, Tenor and Bass parts.

This is the first time the choir will be performing in the Czech Republic. The concert in Prague will be held in St Vitus Cathedral and will offer music from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and works by Henry Purcell and John Blow, both of whom were organists of Westminster Abbey. The programme also includes works sung at Coronation services throughout the centuries. The Brno concert, held in the Basilica of Brno Starobrnensky Klaster will feature Johann Sebastian Bach, William Bryd and Henry Purcell.

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