Cathedral Institute - Singing the Lord's Song: Music and our Encounter with God
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Six talks to get you thinking, and maybe singing… Cheer up those winter nights with six talks that explore the relationship between music and our relationship with God.
Safeguarding the Future of the Parish Choir
It’s generally agreed that churches able to sustain their own choirs are fortunate and that choral practices in churches should be protected wherever possible. The challenge to attract enough singers to form an “SATB” choir is nevertheless an acute one for many choir directors – even though the many personal and communal benefits of joining a choir are now widely understood. Chris will discuss recent research that has detailed these benefits and consider what church leaders and musicians might learn from them. You’ll be invited to share your own thoughts and ideas, drawing on your own experiences of musical life in church as we look to safeguard its future.
Speaker – Dr Chris Dromey
Dr Chris Dromey is Associate Professor in Music at Middlesex University and Director of Music at St Mary & St Gabriel Church, South Harting. His publications include the edited collections The Routledge Companion to Applied Musicology (2023) and The Classical Music Industry (Routledge, 2018, with Julia Haferkorn), the monograph The Pierrot Ensembles: Chronicle and Catalogue, 1912–2012 (Plumbago, 2013), and various chapters, essays, and other articles. Chris also writes programme notes for Kings Place, London, gives pre-concert talks, and is a Trustee of the Society for Music Analysis.
On the Feast of Pentecost, our new Lord Mayor and members of the Portsmouth City Council will attend the annual City Service at the start of their year of office.
Violinist Fumi Otsuki returns to Portsmouth Cathedral with pianist Gisela Meyer, to play a programme of music by Grieg, Stenhammar and Elgar, as well as Fumi's own Piano Sonatina. This recital will be in St Thomas's Chapel.
As the Cathedral Choir is recording a CD this week, tonight's service will be Evening Prayer rather than Choral Evensong.
As the Cathedral Choir is recording a CD this week, tonight's service will be Evening Prayer rather than Choral Evensong.
Future Folk presents its first ever Cathedral Session at Portsmouth Cathedral in Old Portsmouth. A truly unique night of acoustic, folk and choir music at one of the most beautiful locations in Portsmouth!
Come and explore The Cathedral of the Sea with our fish and sea themed activities. Follow our trail to find out how many fish are hiding in the Cathedral. Make a clay fish to take-home. Drop-in, no booking.
Corpus Christi is also called the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion.
Celebrate summer at Portsmouth Cathedral! Enjoy live music, games, BBQ, face painting, and more. Free entry, donations welcome!
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, Portsmouth Cathedral will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a special Sunday Worship Service broadcast live on BBC Radio 4.
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