Saturday 11th of June @ 7.00pm
An early evening concert by Harmonia Sacra, with refreshments afterwards
Harmonia Sacra was formed by their conductor, Peter Leech, in 2009, principally for the performance of late Renaissance and Baroque choral works, as well as contemporary choral music. The choir is well known in Bristol and the Southwest of England, and much further afield with four landmark CDs released globally on the Nimbus Alliance label. Harmonia Sacra have undertaken two tours to Rome, including performances at the Capitular Mass in St Peter’s Basilica and at Frascati Cathedral, and have featured in a documentary broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Their Christmas CD In dulci jubilo was ranked by BBC Music Magazine amongst the top 10 best carols recordings for 2019.
www.harmoniasacra.co.uk
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Sunday 12th June @ 6.30 pm
Songs of Praise and Organ Recital, with the Hereford Cathedral Organ Scholar
Our organ scholar this year is François Cloete, who came to us from Wells Cathedral School, where he learned the organ with Jeremy Cole, one of our previous organ scholars at Hereford. François is from Guernsey, and in September he’s going to Oxford to be the organ scholar at Merton College. He recently gained his FRCO.
www.herefordcathedral.org/organ-scholarship
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Monday 13th of June (morning)
The first peal on the new bells
If successful, details of the peal will appear here on the Bellboard website
Monday 13th June @ 7.30pm
Burghill and Tillington Hand-Bell Ringers concert, with interval refreshments
The Burghill & Tillington Handbell Ringers were formed in 2007, when we started off playing simple tunes by numbered music on borrowed bells and practised in the back of church. After a few years, the group had purchased their own set of bells, and we now have a full chromatic 4 octaves of bells and chimes. Under Jason Walker’s directorship the group has also managed to play more advanced music, with an array of different bell techniques. Tintinnabulis is a “4 in Hand” group formed from members of the group, offering a different style of ringing.
www.facebook.com/HandbellsinHerefordshire/
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Tuesday 14th June, between 10.00 am and mid-day
Come and try bell-ringing: a ‘taster’ session. All welcome!
If planning on attending, please make contact with us in advance so we can give you further information.
Tuesday 14th June @ 7.30 pm
‘Keys to Please’: A concert with Paul Herrington
An evening of keyboard music from various genre presented by Paul Herrington from Oxfordshire using Organ, Electronic Keyboard & Digital Piano. The music will include pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Schumann, John Williams, ABBA & even Herrington! Paul was trained at the Royal Academy of Music and Bretton Hall College of Education and has held posts as Music Director at St Aldates Church, Oxford, head of Keyboards for the Oxfordshire County Music Service, music coordinator at an Oxford Middle School, and until recently the local rep for London College of Music Exams. At present he is the accompanist for the Steeple Aston Choral Society near Banbury and the ‘retired’ visiting Music Teacher at his local Primary School.
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Wednesday 15th of June (afternoon)
Caring for God’s Acre – Opening the Ark Project, with school children
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk
Wednesday 15th June @ 6.30 pm
Celebration Festival Service for the bells with the Bishop of Hereford
(Scroll to the bottom of this page to view the Order of Service)
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Throughout the festival in the church there will be an exhibition on display of calligraphy by Sheelagh Lewis.
All events are free of charge, but donations towards expenses will be gratefully accepted!
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For further information...
please contact Sue Cornah (Festival Organiser)
suecornah@hotmail.co.uk
01584 823858
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