Chancel Choir England Tour
July 28 - August 10, 2001
Pictures and Information Sent During the Tour
Click on the links below to view the "postcards" sent during the trip:
July 29, 2001 Postcard
July 30-31, 2001 Postcard
August 1, 2001 Postcard
August 2-3, 2001 Postcard
August 4, 2001 Postcard
August 5, 2001 Postcard
August 7, 2001 Postcard
August 8, 2001 Postcard
August 9, 2001 Postcard No. 1
August 9, 2001 Postcard No. 2
Click on the links below to read the e-mail updates sent to the distribution list by Peter DuBois while the choir while was on tour:
July 30, 2001 Update
July 31, 2001 Update
August 2, 2001 Update
August 4, 2001 Update
August 6, 2001 Update
August 8, 2001 Update
August 9, 2001 Update
Click below to listen to music recorded during the Saturday, August 4th Evensong!
(WARNING - these are very large files, which can take several minutes to download. Requires MP3 Player software)
The Lord's Prayer - Richard Shephard (1.3 MB)
Magnificat - David Hogan (3.8 MB)
Nunc dimittis - David Hogan (2.3 MB)
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Information About the Tour
During the first week of the tour, the choir served as choir-in-residence at the Rochester Cathedral in Kent, singing daily services, and singing a Saturday-evening concert at St. Luke's Sevenoaks church.
Rochester is a charming old town, situated on the river Medway.
The castle, standing high above the river, was built in the 12th century. Charles Dickens spent part of his childhood in Rochester,
and the town frequently features in his novels. It is in an ideal location - 45 minutes from London and 45 minutes from Canterbury. There were lots of opportunities for day excursions.
During the second week, the choir traveled to several other towns, singing an Evensong Service in Salisbury Cathedral and a concert in Coventry Cathedral.
This was an exciting opportunity for our choir - and a special chance for the Chancel Choir members to sing in these historic and wonderfully resonant spaces.
Itinerary
| Saturday, July 28: |
Depart Rochester, NY |
| Sunday, July 29: |
Arrive London, Tour Hampton Court Palace, Drive to Rochester, Dinner with the Mayor and Mayoress |
| Monday, July 30: |
Sightseeing in Rochester, Sing Choral Evensong |
| Tuesday, July 31: |
Tour Canterbury, Sing Choral Evensong |
| Wednesday, August 1: |
Tour Greenwich and London, Evening theatre performance |
| Thursday, August 2: |
Independent day, Sing Choral Evensong |
| Friday, August 3: |
Tour Leeds Castle and Chartwell, Sing Choral Evensong |
| Saturday, August 4: |
Tour Rochester Cathedral, Sing Choral Evensong, Sing evening concert at St Lukes, Sevenoaks |
| Sunday, August 5: |
Sing 2 Morning Services, Sing Choral Evensong, Drive to Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Monday, August 6: |
Tour Blenhiem Palace, Oxford, Attend "Julius Caesar" at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre |
| Tuesday, August 7: |
Sing concert at Coventry Cathedral, Tour Stratford |
| Wednesday, August 8: |
Tour Warwick Castle, Drive to Bath via Cotswolds, Tour Bath |
| Thursday, August 9: |
Drive to Salisbury via Stonehenge, Sing Choral Evensong at Salisbury |
| Friday, August 10: |
Tour Avebury, Return to Rochester, NY |
The trip was planned in conjunction with ACFEA Tour Consultants - a well-respected organization specializing in tours of performing arts groups.
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