GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIRS

Dates List

Issued for: January 2019

Contents:
 Pages 1 and 3 – normal routine
 Pages 4 – 26 any changes to that routine
The Gloucester Cathedral Choirs Dates List now encompasses information
for the resident Cathedral Choirs. It is essential that Clergy, Cathedral
staff, Music Department staff, King’s School staff and Chorister parents
have the whole picture showing the commitments of the Cathedral Music
Department.
This Dates List shows the Cathedral Youth Choir, Girl Choristers and the
Cathedral Junior Choir in colours to differentiate from Cathedral Choir
information. Boy Chorister commitments and Girl Chorister commitments
are nominated specifically when necessary.
 Gloucester Cathedral Choirs Dates List
1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Cathedral Choir (CC)
Unless otherwise stated:
 Probationers attend all rehearsals and services.
 Choristers wear school uniform for all choir events.
 Rehearsals are in the Song School.
The King’s School car parking information for boy chorister parents is shown below and
will be the normal routine unless there is a stated change on a specific date within this
document. Parents bring and collect boys from Song School.

Sunday (No parking available in King’s School car park)

9.15am Boys' Rehearsal
9.30am Full Rehearsal
10.15am The Eucharist (ends c.11.30am)
2.00pm Boys' Rehearsal
2.20pm Full Rehearsal
3.00pm Evensong (Ends c. 3.50pm)

Monday
7.45am King’s School car park open for drop off
8.05am - 9.05am Boys' Rehearsal

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

7.45am King’s School car park open for drop off
8.05am Boys' Rehearsal (Ends: Tue 9.05 (Senior and Junior boys);
Wed 9.35 (Junior boys); Friday 9.20 (Junior boys))
4.00pm – 4.30pm Choral Scholars’ rehearsal
4.30pm - 6.45pm King’s School car park open for boy chorister parents
4.40pm Boys' Rehearsal
4.50pm Full Rehearsal
5.30pm Evensong (ends c. 6.10pm)

Saturday
2.15pm – 3.15pm Choral Scholars’ rehearsal
3.00pm King’s School car park open for drop off
3.15pm Boys’ Rehearsal
3.45pm Full Rehearsal in the Quire
4.15pm Break
4.30pm - 6.45pm King’s School car park open for boy chorister parents
4.30pm Evensong (ends c. 5.15pm)
5.20pm Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars rehearsal (30 mins)
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

Cathedral Youth Choir (YC)

Monday
4.40pm - 6.10pm Youth Choir Rehearsal in Quire stalls
(please collect music from Song School quietly and
do not go into the Song room)

Thursday
4.40pm Youth Choir Rehearsal in Song School
5.30pm Youth Choir Evensong (ends c. 6.10pm)

Cathedral Girl Choristers (CGC)

The King’s School car parking information shown below is for the parents of
girl choristers attending the King’s School and will be the normal routine
unless there is a stated change on a specific date within this document:
Girl Choristers who do not attend King’s School have a Cathedral car pass
for the Cathedral Staff car park in Pitt Street for drop off and collection
only. Parents bring girls to Song School.

Monday
4.00pm - 4.30pm Theory tuition (Group A)
4.30pm - 6.45pm King’s School car park open for KS girl chorister parents
4.30pm – 5.15pm Rehearsal, Song School
5.30pm-6.10pm Evensong

Thursday
4.00pm - 4.30pm Theory tuition (Group B)
4.45pm-6.10pm Rehearsal, Song School
4.30pm - 6.45pm King’s School car park open for KS girl chorister parents

Saturday
10.30am – 1.30pm King’s School car park open for KS girl chorister parents
11.15am- 1.00pm Rehearsal, Song School

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

Cathedral Junior Choir (CJC)

Parents bring children to Lady Chapel for rehearsals o Saturdays

and to the Chapter House on Sundays.

Saturday (Term time only) in Cathedral Lady Chapel

9.15am CJC Juniors (School year 4 and below)
10.00am CJC Seniors (School year 5 and above)
10.15am CJC Juniors depart; CJC Seniors remain
11.00am CJC Seniors depart

2nd Sunday of each month except August.

9.45am -10.10am Rehearsal in Chapter House
10.15am Eucharist (ends 11.30am)

Plus Joint services on: Mothering Sunday + Easter Sunday + Christmas

Family Services

Additional information or changes to the above routine

will be found in the details shown on the following
pages.

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

Lent Term 2019

Wednesday 09/01/19 Term starts

Normal routine commences for all choirs

4.40-6.10pm Boy chorister rehearsal

4.40pm L/C & C/S rehearsal
5.30pm Evensong L/C & C/S

Thursday 10/01/19 Youth Choir rehearsal and Evensong

Girl Choristers rehearsal

Sunday 13/01/19 Free morning for L/C and C/Ss

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir

1.30pm Boy choristers rehearse Britten’s Ceremony of Carols

2.20 Full choir Evensong rehearsal (full-time Probationers required)
3.00pm Evensong with Making up of Charles McKee to full chorister
4.15pm Boy choristers sing Britten’s Ceremony of Carols (ends 4.30pm)
in the Quire.

Tuesday 15/01/19 11am Music Dept/Cath Marketing meeting AP, RM, JH, RW, MC, HS, NLJ,
Cath Marketing team.

1pm King’s School and Cathedral staff Annual meeting,

Conference Room King’s School. RM, AP, CT, HS, NLJ, JH, DP.

Wednesday 16/01/19 Normal routine.

Rehearsal and Evensong – joined by Leslie Philemon Aubrey Bowen.
Singing to celebrate his 90th birthday (ex. Gloucester and Llandaff Alto
LC)

Saturday 19/01/19 Free day for boy choristers AP away

2.30pm Girl choristers rehearsal

3.40pm Cathedral Choir adults and girl choristers rehearsal
4.30pm Evensong with Cathedral Choir adults and girl choristers

Friday 25/01/19 CONVERSION OF PAUL

5.30pm Eucharist for the Conversion of Paul (ends 6.30pm)
King’s Car Park will be locked at 7pm.

Sunday 27/01/19 08.45am Boys rehearsal

9.00am Full choir rehearsal

The Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble from the RWCMD will perform
at the Sung Eucharist
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

Evensong with the Installation of the new Archdeacon of

Gloucester.
The Viol Consort of the RWCMD will perform at Evensong (tbc).

Sunday 03/02/19 CANDLEMAS

Normal morning routine

4.00pm Boy choristers rehearsal
4.15pm Youth Choir rehearsal – Chapter House (JH)
4.30pm Full rehearsal (Cathedral Choir and Youth Choir)
L/C & C/S no Deputies
6.00pm: Candlemas Carol Service (ends c7.15pm)

Sunday 10/02/19 Free morning for L/C and C/Ss

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir

Normal afternoon routine

Wednesday 13/02/19 Half-Term for boy choristers and L/C& C/S commences after Evensong–
return on 24th Feb

Youth Choir and Girl Choristers end of term return on Monday 25th
February.

7.30 Fundraising Events team Music Tour – JH

Thursday 14/02/19 Evensong sung by Visiting Choir Abingdon School

Saturday 23/02/19 6.30pm Silent Film Improvisation, Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940)

Sunday 24/02/19 End of Half Term break.

Normal routine for L/C, C/S and boy choristers.

Monday 25/02/19 Term commences. Normal routine for all choirs.

Friday 01/03/19 9.30am Chorister Voice Trials at 7 Miller’s Green.

Each candidate will be given a 15 minute voice trial. Adrian Partington,

Jonathan Hope and Nia Llewelyn Jones in attendance.
Registrar, King’s School, informs Helen Sims of all chorister application
details. Helen Sims to chat to parents and show people in and out.

Saturday 02/03/19 Normal CJC and Girl Chorister rehearsals

Free day for the Cathedral Choir

1pm – 4pm St Cecilia Singers rehearsal

4.30pm St Cecilia Singers (plus former members) sing Evensong, as part
of their 70th Anniversary celebrations.
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
5.30pm St Cecilia’s Reception in Chapter House
7.00pm Concert by St Cecilia Singers for their 70th Anniversary
celebrations. Performance of a new commission by Neil Cox.

Sunday 03/03/19 After Evensong: L/C & C/S & O/S meeting with Precentor, Director and
Assistant Director in Song School.

Wednesday 06/03/19 ASH WEDNESDAY L/C and C/S no Deputies

8.20 – 10.00 Extended boys’ rehearsal (during Senior School Eucharist)

Normal Evensong rehearsals and Evensong for Cathedral Choir (JH/CT)
4.30pm boys rehearsal
4.40pm Full Choir rehearsal

7.30pm Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes sung by the Cathedral Youth

Choir (ends 8.50pm)

Sunday 10/03/19 Free morning for L/C and C/Ss

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir
Normal afternoon routine, including Civic Service Evensong.
5.00pm-5.30pm Cathedral Choir L/C and C/S (voluntary) sing Compline
in the Lady Chapel

Wednesday 13/03/19 Junior Voices Project Concert.

Evening Prayer is said at 4.00pm

3.30pm External Schools arrive for rehearsal (HS)

3.55pm Schools start to get seated on staging (HS)
4.00pm Junior Girl choristers rehearsal in Song School (NJ)
4.10pm Junior Boys rehearsal in Song School (AP)
4.10pm Cathedral Junior Choir arrive for rehearsal with schools,
4.10m Junior Girl Choristers seated on staging (NJ)
4.15pm Schools, CJC, GC rehearse (NJ)
4.20pm Junior boys rehearse with schools
5.30pm Rehearsal 6 LCs & CSs + Junior boys
Music: Shephard Magnificat (Gloucester Service)
6.00pm Junior Voices Project Concert.
L/C , C/S will be free to leave by 6.15pm,
7pm Junior Boys, Junior Girls, CJC and schools leave.

Saturday 16/03/19 Normal routine for Cathedral Junior Choir and girl choristers

Free day for Cathedral Choir and boy choristers

No Evensong
EP 4.30pm tbc

7.00pm Gloucester Choral Society Dixit Dominus Handel

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Sunday 17/03/19 Normal routine for Cathedral Choir

4pm Rehearsal for Youth Choir (JH/CT)

5pm Masonic Service Youth Choir (ends 6.15pm)

Monday 18/03/19 Robert Dean singing lessons for L/C & C/S

Tuesday 19/03/19 11.00am Music Dept. mtg. review of policies. RM, AP, JH, NJ, HS, AC

Wednesday 20/03/19 Free day for L/Cs and C/Ss

Boy Chorister Football & Girl Chorister Netball (GC King’s pupils only)

11.00-12.00 Rehearsal for CSA school choristers

5.30pm Amalgamated choirs of all participating CSA schools (boy and

girl choristers) sing Evensong. Upper voices only.

Sunday 24/03/19 Normal morning routine for Cathedral Choir

Probationer Boy Choristers not required for afternoon rehearsal and
service.
3pm Evensong incorporating the Declaration of the High Sheriff (ends
c4.15pm)
5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline in the
Quire

Monday 25/03/19 THE ANNUNCIATION AP away

Girl Choristers normal rehearsal times
5.30pm Eucharist for The Annunciation (ends 6.30pm)
King’s Car Park will be locked at 7pm.

Tuesday 26/03/19 AP away

Wednesday 27/03/19 AP away

Sunday 31/03/19 Mothering Sunday

Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir. Including Cathedral Junior Choir recital as part of the Eucharist

Normal afternoon routine for all

5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline

Wednesday 03/04/19 End of term King’s School 12.30pm Boys go home after school. No
chorister tea required.

4.40pm Rehearsal and Evensong – L/C & C/S only

End of term for Cathedral Choir after Evensong

Return Friday 12th April

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Thursday 04/04/19 Girl Choristers and Youth Choir normal routine
5.30pm Evensong
End of term for Girl Choristers and Youth Choir after Evensong
End of term for Cathedral Junior Choir

Wednesday 10/04/19 7.30pm Organ Recital Jonathan Hope (Assistant Director Gloucester
Cathedral)

Friday 12/04/19 4.30pm Boys rehearsal in Song School (ends 6.15pm)

4.40pm L/Cs and C/Ss Rehearsal
5.30pm Evensong L/Cs and C/Ss

Saturday 13/04/19 No rehearsal for Cathedral Junior Choir or Girl Choristers

Free day for Cathedral Choir

Evensong sung by Visiting Choir: Oakville Singers

Sunday 14/04/19 PALM SUNDAY L/C & C/S no Deputies

(No 2nd Sunday routine)
8.50am Boy choristers rehearsal
9.00am Full Cathedral Choir,
Eucharist 10.15am (ends 11.45am)

Normal routine for Evensong

5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline in the
Quire

Monday 15/04/19 Holy Week. AP away

Free day for boy choristers
4.40pm Youth Choir normal rehearsal (JH)
3.45pm Girl Choristers rehearsal (King’s School parking not available)
5.30pm Evensong sung by girl choristers (NJ/CT)
Tuesday 16/04/19 Holy Week.
No morning rehearsal
4.00pm Boy choristers rehearsal (AP) (King’s School parking not
available)
4.50pm L/C & C/Ss rehearsal (JH)
Normal Evensong routine (JH)

Wednesday 17/04/19 Holy Week.

No morning rehearsal
4.00pm Boy choristers rehearsal (King’s School parking not available)
4.50pm L/C & C/Ss rehearsal
Normal Evensong routine (AP)

Thursday 18/04/19 MAUNDY THURSDAY AP away L/C & C/S no Deputies

King’s School parking available for girl choristers attending King’s
School.
10.00 Girl choristers rehearsal (NJ)
10.20 Full Cathedral Choir rehearsal with girl choristers
11.00 Diocesan Eucharist (ends c12.30) (NJ/JH)
(Music: Ireland in C; If ye love me,Tallis; Ubi Caritas, Duruflé)
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Parents collect girls at 12.30pm

4.50pm Rehearsal – L/C & C/S

5.30pm Evensong: L/C & C/S in Lady Chapel (under own direction)

6.30pm Youth Choir rehearsal

7.30pm Youth Choir Last Supper Eucharist (ends approx. 8.50pm)
(JH/CT)

Friday 19/04/19 GOOD FRIDAY L/C & C/S no Deputies

12.00pm Boys rehearse (King’s School parking not available)
12.15pm Full choir rehearsal
1.30-3.00 The Liturgy of Good Friday
No Evensong OR Evening Prayer

Saturday 20/04/19 HOLY SATURDAY L/C & C/S no Deputies

Cathedral Junior Choir rehearsal in the Lady Chapel – normal time
4.30pm Evening Prayer
6.30pm Boy choristers arrive, robe and rehearse in the Song School
(King’s School parking not available)
6.45pm Youth Choir arrive, robe and rehearse.
7.15pm L/C & C/S arrive
8.30-9.45pm The Liturgy of Easter Eve (Cath. Choir Adults, Boy
Choristers and Youth Choir)

Sunday 21/04/19 EASTER DAY L/C & C/S no Deputies

9.15am Boy choristers and girl choristers
9.30am Full Cathedral choir
9.45am Cathedral Junior Choir
10.15am Sung Eucharist, full Cathedral choir, boy and girl choristers
and the Cathedral Junior Choir (ends c.11.40)
(Music: Stanford in C, Victimae paschal, Byrd)
3.00pm Evensong and procession to the Cloister Garth (ends c. 4.15)

Monday 22/04/19 Choir holiday until Sunday 28th April (inclusive)

Return to choir duties Monday 29th April (Saturday 27th Girl Choristers)

Trinity Term 2019

Wednesday 24/04/19 Term commences for King’s School.

No Cathedral Choirs until Monday 29th April.

Thursday 25/04/19 No girl chorister rehearsal

No Youth Choir rehearsal

Saturday 27/04/19 No Cathedral Junior Choir rehearsal

2pm-4pm Girl chorister rehearsal

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Monday 29/04/19 Boy choristers resume Normal routine
Youth Choir rehearsal
Cathedral Girl choristers normal rehearsal and Evensong

Tuesday 30/04/19 Mark the Evangelist (transferred from 25 April)

5.30pm Eucharist for Mark the Evangelist (ends 6.30pm)

Saturday 04/05/19 Cathedral Junior Choir first rehearsal of Term.

Free day for Cathedral Choir
4.30pm Evening Prayer
7.00pm GCS Concert

Sunday 05/05/19 3.00pm Evensong with Making up of Harvey Windsor-Wilkin to full chorister

Monday 06/05/19 May Day Bank holiday: No school or choir.

No Girl Chorister rehearsal
No Evensong, EP at 5.30pm
3pm – 5pm Youth Choir rehearsal with orchestra for Rutter concert on 9th
May (JH/Events Dept)

Thursday 09/05/19 Year 5 school trip – one night residential - depart

No Evensong. EP 4.30pm
5pm – 6.30pm Youth Choir rehearsal with orchestra
7.30pm Youth Choir and GAM orchestra concert (Rutter: Feel the Spirit)
(JH/Events Dept)
Choral scholars to assist the Events team with front of house for this
concert please.

Friday 10/05/19 Year 5 school trip – one night residential - return

Boy and girl choristers trip to Berlin 10th - 13th May 2019
Further details to follow. (Adults accompanying: AP, NLJ, The Dean or
Precentor, Brett Riches (Safeguarding), Sacha Fullerton (GC chaperone),
Anne Haas (King’s Junior School Headteacher)

LCs and CSs sing Evensong – 6 adults (Sacha away with Berlin trip)

Saturday 11/05/19 Boy and girl choristers trip to Berlin 10th - 13th May 2019

LCs and CSs sing Evensong – Full back row service – Unaccompanied music.
Chris Too poss away Bristol. (Sacha away with Berlin trip)

Sunday 12/05/19 Boy and girl choristers trip to Berlin 10th - 13th May 2019

LCs and CSs sing the services (Sacha away with Berlin trip)

Monday 13/05/19 Boy and girl choristers trip to Berlin 10th - 13th May 2019

No Evensong
Evening Prayer at 5.30pm

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Tuesday 14/05/19 Matthias the Apostle
5.30pm Eucharist for Matthias the Apostle (ends 6.30pm)

Saturday 18/05/19 Girl Choristers – normal Saturday morning rehearsal – No Three Choirs
Festival duties today for Girl Choristers

Three Choirs Festival: Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester Cathedral

Choirs rehearsal day in Gloucester.
11.00am boys rehearsal
Time tbc L/C & C/S arrive
2.00pm Full rehearsal with Three Cathedral Choirs
5.30pm Evensong

Free day for boys choristers not involved in Three Choirs Festival

Sunday 19/05/19 Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir (3rd Sunday due to Choristers’ trip to Berlin)

Normal afternoon routine for all

Wednesday 22/05/19 7.30pm Organ Recital Ben Morris Assistant Director of Music, York Minster

Friday 24/05/19 Half term break for all Choirs commences after Evensong. Return on
Sunday 2nd June 2019

Saturday 25/05/19 No rehearsals for Junior Choir or Girl Choristers

Thursday 30/05/19 ASCENSION DAY

Visiting Choir for 7am Service - Christ Church Cheltenham
Visiting Choir for Evensong - I Dodici

Saturday 01/06/19 Cathedral Junior Choir outing to sing a lunchtime concert venue tbc

Sunday 02/06/19 Normal routine

4pm: L/Cs, C/Ss, O/S meeting with Director of Music, Precentor and
Assistant Director of Music in the Song School.

Monday 03/06/19 King’s Term resumes

Normal routine for Youth Choir and Girl Choristers

Robert Dean singing lessons for L/C & C/S

Normal Evensong routine

Saturday 08/06/19 Free day for Cathedral Choir

No Evensong due to contemporary worship service
EP at 4.30pm

Sunday 09/06/19 PENTECOST L/C & C/S no Deputies

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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Normal morning routine (not 2nd Sunday routine)
Baptism & Confirmation Service with the Bishop at the Eucharist

3.00pm Pentecost Evensong with procession (ends 4.15pm)

Saturday 15/06/19 Lay Clerks TCF Massed Chorus rehearsal

Free day for boy choristers
Visiting Choir for Evensong tbc

Sunday 16/06/19 TRINITY SUNDAY

Free morning for L/C & C/S
10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir (3rd Sunday due to Pentecost and Confirmation Service)

Cathedral Choir sings in the diocese Venue: St Peter and St Paul Church,
Northleach
Cathedral Choir depart from Cathedral / home (car shares)
2.30 Arrive
2.40-3.20pm Rehearsal
3.20pm – 3.50pm Light refreshments (for choir members only)/ Robe
4pm – 5pm Festal Evensong. Retiring collection for Chancel Roof Appeal
Northleach Church.
5.10pm Collected from Church by parents/car share

Girl Choristers sing Evensong

2.00pm Girl Choristers rehearsal
3.00pm Evensong

Tuesday 18/06/19 11.00am Music Dept. mtg. review of policies. RM, AP, JH, NJ, HS, AC

5.30pm Evensong with procession to Kyneburga statue tbc or 21st June

Thursday 20/06/19 CORPUS CHRISTI

5.30pm Eucharist (finishes 6.40pm) (Youth Choir)

Friday 21/06/19 5.30pm Evensong with procession to Kyneburga statue tbc or 18th June

Saturday 22/06/19 Three Choirs Festival: Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester Cathedral
Choirs rehearsal day in Gloucester
11am boys rehearsal
11.15am- 4.00pm Girl Choristers rehearsal
Three Choirs Festival provide lunch for Girl and Boy Choristers
2pm full rehearsal
4.30pm Tea provided by Gloucester Chorister parents for Gloucester,
Hereford and Worcester choirs and parents attending Evensong
5.30pm Evensong (ends 6.15pm)

Free day for boys not involved in Three Choirs Festival

Sunday 23/06/19 Normal Cathedral Choir routine morning and afternoon rehearsals.
3.00pm Evensong incorporating Royal British Legion Re-dedication Service
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019

Girl Choristers sing Evensong at St Mary & Corpus Christi Church, Down
Hatherley.
Parents take over and collect on completion
3pm rehearsal
Tea provided by Church personnel in liaison with Mrs Moriarty
5.30pm Evensong (ends 6.15pm)

Wednesday 26/06/19 7.30pm Organ recital by Christopher Too, Organ Scholar Gloucester
Cathedral

Friday 28/06/19 Year 6 boys away Isle of Wight trip

Saturday 29/06/19 ST PETER and ST PAUL Apostles

Year 6 boys away Isle of Wight trip
Girl Choristers normal rehearsal routine 11.15am-1pm

Free day for Cathedral Choir

2pm Youth Choir rehearsal – Ordination of Priests

3pm Ordination of Priests (ends 4.50pm) sung by Cathedral Youth Choir

Sunday 30/06/19 Year 6 boys away Isle of Wight trip

Normal morning rehearsals

10.15am Ordination of Deacons (ends 11.45am)

Normal afternoon routine

Monday 01/07/19 Youth Choir normal routine

Year 6 boys away Isle of Wight trip

Senior Girl Choristers not required

Junior Girl Choristers rehearsal and Evensong

Wednesday 03/07/19 THOMAS THE APOSTLE

Free day for Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars

Junior Voices Project Concert

Evening Prayer is said at 4.00pm

3.30pm External Schools arrive for rehearsal (HS)

3.55pm Schools start to get seated on staging (HS)
4.00pm Junior Girl choristers rehearsal in Song School (NJ)
4.10pm Junior Boys rehearsal in Song School (AP)
4.10pm Cathedral Junior Choir arrive for rehearsal with schools,
4.10m Junior Girl Choristers seated on staging (NJ)
4.15pm Schools, CJC, GC rehearse (NJ)
4.20pm Junior boys rehearse with schools
5.30pm Junior boys and Junior Girls rehearsal
(Music: 2 songs by Nico Muhly)
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Issued by: Adrian Partington, Director of Music
Queries to: Helen Sims, Music Department Manager. 01452 508212
Helen.Sims@gloucestercathedral.org.uk
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
6.00pm Junior Voices Project Concert.
7pm Junior Boys, Junior Girls, CJC and schools leave.

Saturday 06/07/19 Friends Day

Normal rehearsal time for CJC
Girl Choristers rehearsal ends at 12.45pm

1.00pm CJC Informal concert for Friends Day in the Lady Chapel (15mins)
3.00pm 30 minute concert by Cathedral Choir for Friends Day in the Lady
Chapel.
4.30pm Evensong attended by Friends of Gloucester Cathedral

Sunday 7/07/19 End of Choir year, however see entry for 10th July 2019

Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral Junior
Choir

All choristers go home for lunch after the Eucharist.

1.45pm Girl Choristers arrive and rehearse

2.00pm Boy Choristers, Youth Choir and Cathedral Junior Choir arrive and
rehearse
2.20pm L/C and C/S arrive

2.30pm Full Cathedral Choir, boy and girl choristers, Youth Choir and
Cathedral Junior Choir rehearsal.

Parents and family of all Cathedral choirs are welcome to attend the
Evensong and the Farewell speeches.

3.00pm Evensong in Nave sung by the Cathedral Choir adults, boy and girl
choristers, Cathedral Youth Choir and the Cathedral Junior Choir.

4pm Director of Music and Assistant Director of Music say thank you and
farewell to leaving members of the Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Youth
Choir and the Cathedral Junior Choir in the Nave. All welcome.

4.45pm Rounders (Youth Choir, Cathedral boy and girl choristers and
Junior Choir) on Archdeacon Meadow. Archdeacon Meadow and sports
equipment to be booked by chorister tutor.

Everyone please bring a picnic or bring and share items, BBQs are not
permitted within Archdeacon Meadow grounds.
Parents and family of all Cathedral Choirs are welcome to attend the
Evensong, end of year speeches and picnic.

7.00pm Archdeacon Meadow to be cleared.

Tuesday 09/07/19 No Cathedral Choir commitments

No Evensong due to Cheltenham Festival concert

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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
5.30pm Evening Prayer

Wednesday 10/07/19 Senior School Activity day

Evening Prayer at 4.00pm
No Evensong
4.15pm Lay Clerks, Choral Scholars and boy and girl choristers arrive in
Song School
4.30pm Cathedral Choir rehearsal for Martin Randall Travel Ltd concert for
their Choral Concert Series Festival
5.00pm Concert (ends 6pm) Private concert. (Fees due)
Parents collect choristers.

Thursday 11/07/19 King’s School Term ends.

No Girl Chorister or Youth Choir commitments
No Evensong Evening Prayer at 4.30pm

Friday 12/07/19 No Evensong

5.30pm Evening Prayer

Saturday 27/07/19 Gloucester Three Choirs Festival starts – see separate schedule
Youth Choir will sing in the Opening Service

Saturday 03/08/19 Three Choirs Festival ends

Michaelmas 2019
Sunday 01/09/19 Provisional: Organ Scholar moves into Miller’s Green & Choral Scholars
move into scholary, timings by negotiation with Jonathan Hope,
Assistant Director of Music (07919 891 188)

Monday 02/09/19 No rehearsals for boy choristers

10am Induction session for new Lay Clerks, Choral and Organ Scholars
with Canon Richard Mitchell, Adrian Partington, Emily Shepherd,
Jonathan Hope, Nia Llewelyn Jones and Helen Sims in the Music
Department office, 12 College Green.

Wednesday 04/09/19 No morning rehearsal for boy choristers

3pm King’s School service for parents and new pupils and parents and
pupils moving into Year 7.
3.45-4.30pm King’s School tea in Chapter House.

Thursday 05/09/19 King’s School Term starts.

Normal routine commences for all choirs.
Girl choristers’ first rehearsal of term
4.30pm 1st Youth Choir rehearsal of the term in Chapter House.
No Evensong. 5.30pm EP

Friday 06/09/19 No Evensong. 5.30pm EP

Boy choristers rehearsal (ends 6.10pm)

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Saturday 07/09/19 Normal routine
3pm Boy chorister parents’ meeting (Parliament Room).

Sunday 08/09/19 Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral
Junior Choir

1.45pm Girls rehearsal and join with Evensong.

2.00pm Boys rehearsal
2.20pm Full rehearsal
3.00pm Evensong with admission of new Lay Clerks, Organ and Choral
Scholars, boy and girl Choristers. (Practice for this at 1.45pm with
Precentor)

After Evensong: The official choir photographs will be taken followed

by beginning of year tea party in the Chapter House. Director of Music
introduces and welcomes new choir members. Choir adults and their
partners, boy Choristers and their parents are invited. Tea organised
and provided by boy chorister parents.

Wednesday 11/09/19 Music Patron Scheme event. Social for Patrons, AP, JH, NLJ, Choral
Scholars, musical interlude performed by Choral Scholars and Organ
Scholar at the Deanery, after Evensong.

7.30pm Organ recital by Adrian Partington, Director of Music

Gloucester Cathedral

Thursday 12/09/19 After Evensong: The official Youth Choir photograph will be taken in
the Quire

Saturday 14/09/19 Holy Cross Day (No Eucharist)

Evensong as normal

Saturday 21/09/19 St Matthew No Eucharist

4.30 Admission of Old Choristers at Evensong

One day one choir event, Sing for Peace.

Boy and girl chorister parents are asked to provide a cup of tea and
cake for choristers, parents and old choristers in the Chapter House
after Evensong.
7.30pm Old Choristers Dinner

Sunday 22/09/19 Normal routine

Eucharist attended by the Freemen of England and Wales following
their AGM.

Tue/Wed/Thu 24/25/26 Possible CD recording Bob Chilcott.

Sept Christmas Oratorio (as performed in TCF)
To be Lay Clerks, Choral Scholars, Boy and Girl choristers
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Saturday 28/09/19 Free day for boy choristers
No morning rehearsal for girl choristers

RSCM Festival Evensong with the Cathedral Choir Adults and girl
choristers
1.45pm – 3.15pm RSCM rehearsal in Chapter House
2.30 Girl chorister rehearsal in Song School
3.15 – 3.35pm RSCM break
3.35 – 3.40pm RSCM take seats in Quire
3.45 – 4.15pm Full rehearsal Quire
4.30pm Evensong with Cathedral Choir adults, girl choristers and
RSCM members

Sunday 29/09/19 ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

9.00 Boys’ Rehearsal,
9.15 Full Choir rehearsal for Orchestral Mass (Music: Mozart missa
Brevis, Epistle Sonatas, Ave Verum, Mozart) tbc
10.15 Eucharist (ends c11.45)

Normal afternoon routine

Tuesday 01/10/19 6.30pm-11pm Organ Scholar candidates 2020 rehearsals in Cathedral

Wednesday 02/10/19 Organ Scholar Auditions for 2020-2021 entry

09.30am-12.30pm rehearsal in Cathedral
12.30-13.30pm auditions with children in Chapter House
13.30-16.00pm auditions in Cathedral

Friday 04/10/19 Choral Scholar Auditions for 2020-2021 entry, 10am 7 Miller’s Green

Saturday 05/10/19 4.30pm Admission and Licensing of Readers Eucharist (ends 6.00pm)

Sunday 06/10/19 3pm County Harvest Thanksgiving in place of Evensong (ends c. 4pm)
Normal rehearsal times.

After Evensong: Meeting of the Gentlemen of the Choir and Organists

in Song School (please give agenda items to Rob Waters I week
before).

Monday 07/10/19 Robert Dean singing lessons for L/C and C/S

Wednesday 09/10/19 7.30pm Organ Recital, Peter King, Organist Emeritus, Bath Abbey

Sunday 13/10/19 Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral
Junior Choir

Cathedral Youth Choir sings in the diocese, venue tbc.

4.00 Arrive (own transport)
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4.15-5.15pm Rehearsal
5.15pm – 5.45pm Tea / Robe
6pm – 7pm Evensong. Retiring collection for Choir Outreach work.
7.10pm Depart Church (own transport)

Friday 18/10/19 ST LUKE

Danish Men’s and Boys’ Choir (DOM Niels Granvig) join the Cathedral
Choir for Evensong - tbc

Half term commences after Evensong

No Cathedral Choir commitments until Saturday 2nd November

Saturday 02/11/19 ALL SOULS DAY

3.00pm Boys rehearsal

3.15pm Full choir rehearsal
4.30pm Requiem Eucharist (1st complete performance of Venables
Requiem)(ends 5.40pm)

Sunday 03/11/19 ALL SAINTS

Normal routine

Monday 04/11/19 Normal routine for all choirs

Wednesday 06/11/19 6.45pm Pre-recital Reception

7.30pm Organ Recital Robert Quinney, New College, Oxford

Sunday 10/11/19 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

10.15am Eucharist with Full Cathedral Choir L/C & C/S, boy and girl
choristers and the Cathedral Junior Choir

3pm Remembrance Service (ends c.4.10pm)

Normal rehearsal times

Sunday 17/11/19 Normal Cathedral Choir routine

3.00pm Evensong with Road Peace service

The Switching on of City Christmas Lights Service

4.15pm Youth Choir Rehearsal
5pm Service (ends c 6.00pm)

Saturday 23/11/19 Cathedral Choir Annual Concert.

No Evensong EP 4.30pm
3.00pm Boy choristers and girl choristers
3.30pm Full rehearsal
5.00pm-6.00pm Cathedral Choir with boy and girl choristers
In place of Evensong, no fee payable.
Repertoire Monteverdi Vespers.
No fee - Annual Concert for Events Gloucester Cathedral

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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Saturday 30/11/19 ST ANDREW
No Eucharist. Normal Evensong routine

Sunday 01/12/19 ADVENT SUNDAY L/C & C/S no

Deputies
Normal morning rehearsal and Eucharist
11.30 – 12.30 Full Choir rehearsal;
4pm Youth Choir;
4.30 Boys;
4.45pm Full Procession rehearsal (to 5.30pm)
6.00pm Advent Carol Service (Cathedral Choir and Youth Choir) (ends
c. 7.10pm)

Wednesday 04/12/19 Junior Voices Project Concert.

Evening Prayer is said at 4.00pm

3.30pm External Schools arrive for rehearsal (HS)

3.55pm Schools start to get seated on staging (HS)
4.00pm Junior Girl choristers rehearsal in Song School (NJ)
4.10pm Junior Boys rehearsal in Song School (AP)
4.10pm Cathedral Junior Choir arrive for rehearsal with schools,
4.10m Junior Girl Choristers seated on staging (NJ)
4.15pm Schools, CJC, GC rehearse (NJ)
4.20pm Junior boys rehearse with schools
5.30pm Rehearsal 6 LCs & CSs + Junior boys
6.00pm Junior Voices Project Concert.
L/C , C/S will be free to leave by 6.15pm,
7pm Junior Boys, Junior Girls, CJC and schools leave.

Saturday 07/12/19 Coffee concert fundraising event 11am-12 noon: Quire performance,
with coffee in the Chapter House – Recitalist: Cathedral boy and girl
choristers and Cathedral Junior Choir
Coffee and biscuits organised by chorister parents. Ticket money
taken by Chorister Parents please.

Sunday 08/12/19 Free morning for L/C & C/S

10.15am Eucharist with boy and girl choristers and the Cathedral
Junior Choir
1.30pm Boys rehearse Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
2.20 Full choir Evensong rehearsal
3pm Evensong
4pm Boy Choristers sing Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
Normal afternoon routine for all
5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline
Youth Choir Concert (AP/JH) TCB
4.10pm Meet in Cathedral Porch
4.15pm Coach to Cirencester
5.30pm Rehearsal
7.00pm Carol Concert at Cirencester Masonic Hall
10.15pm Arrive back Gloucester Cathedral – parents to collect

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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
Saturday 14/12/19 No commitments for Cathedral Choir or Youth Choir.
CJC & Girl Chorister rehearsals, as usual.

Carols on the Hour

10.30am Caring Chorus rehearsal – Parliament Room vestry
11am – Caring Chorus
12noon – Caring Chorus
12.30pm Stuart Singers rehearsal - Chapter House vestry
1pm – Stuart Singers
2pm – Stuart Singers
2.30pm Saint Cecilia Singers rehearsal – Parliament Room vestry
3pm – Saint Cecilia Singers
4pm – Saint Cecilia Singers

No Evensong EP 4.30pm

Sunday 15/12/19 Normal afternoon routine for all

5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline

6.00pm Organ Recital Jonathan Hope, Assistant Director of Music

Gloucester Cathedral, Messiaen La Nativité du Seigneur

Tuesday 17/12/19 Normal routine

7pm King’s School Carol Service (ends c.8pm)

Wednesday 18/12/19 Normal routine

7pm King’s School Carol Service (ends c.8pm)

Thursday 19/12/19 King's School Term ends. Boy choristers go home from school.
Youth Choir rehearsal
No Evensong. Ex Youth Choir members wishing to sing at Midnight
Mass must attend this rehearsal.
EP 5.30pm

Friday 20/12/19 4.40pm Boy choristers rehearsal

5.30pm Evensong sung by boy choristers

Saturday 21/12/19 Junior Choir rehearses as usual in Lady Chapel and use as Vestry.

King’School parking not available

Girl choristers rehearse from 11.30pm in the Song School (NJ).

Boy choristers rehearse from 11.30pm in the Song School (AP).
L/C & C/S required from 11.45pm.
Youth Choir rehearse at 1.30pm in the Song School

Carols on the Hour

11am Cathedral Junior Choir
12noon Cathedral Choir with boy and girl choristers
1pm Cathedral Choir with boy and girl choristers
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
2pm Cathedral Youth Choir
3pm Cathedral Youth Choir
4pm Gloucester Choral Society

No Evensong
4.30pm Evening Prayer
5.00pm Saint Cecilia Singers rehearsal
7.00 pm Saint Cecilia Singers concert

Sunday 22/12/19 Free day for the boy choristers

9.15am Rehearsal L/C & C/S
10.15am Eucharist – L/C & C/S
2.20pm Rehearsal – L/C & C/S
3pm Evensong – L/C & C/S

5.00pm – 5.30pm Cathedral Choir L/C & C/S (voluntary) sing Compline
in the Lady Chapel

Monday 23/12/19 0930 Boy choristers rehearsal – Song School

0945 Girl choristers rehearsal – Song School
L/Cs & C/S no Deps
10.00–11.30am Full choir Carol Service Dress rehearsal,

2.00pm rehearsal Youth Choir

3.00pm Family Carol Service and Lighting of Christmas trees (ends
4pm) Youth Choir

4.15pm Girl Choristers robe then rehearse in Quire

4.30pm Boys choristers rehearsal in Song School
4.45-5.45pm Full rehearsal L/Cs & C/S no Deputies
6.00pm Christmas Carol Service (ends c.7.10pm)

Tuesday 24/12/19 2.15pm Cathedral Junior Choir rehearsal

3.00pm Family Carol Service and Lighting of Christmas trees (ends
4pm) (NJ/OS) Cathedral Junior Choir.
4pm – 4.30pm OS to dismiss CJC from Nave Altar

4.45pm Girl chorister robe then rehearse in Quire (NJ)

5.00pm Boy choristers rehearsal in Song School
5.15 - 5.45pm Full rehearsal L/Cs & C/S no Deputies
6.00pm Christmas Carol Service (ends c.7.10pm) (AP/JH)

10.30pm rehearsal Youth Choir

11.15pm Midnight Mass Youth Choir (JH/OS)

Wednesday 25/12/19 CHRISTMAS DAY L/Cs & C/S no Deputies

9.00am Boy and girl choristers rehearsal
9.20am Full rehearsal
10.15am The Eucharist (ends c.11.40am)
Choir holiday begins after the Eucharist – return Thursday 9th January
2020

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