Skip to main content

Salisbury Cathedral Spam.

 Dear Reader

I did warn you about incoming Cathedral spam from Salisbury. 



But before it comes, here are the service details.

For our second Evensong Service in Salisbury we sang Ps 12, Jackson in G Canticles, Radcliffe Responses and Rutti’s I wonder as I wander. David’s brilliant postlude was Carillon de Westminster by Louis Vierne which was greeted with applause. As it was the Feast Day of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianus we sang a hymn, Let all mortal flesh keep silence, always a goodie. 

Before the service we had a rehearsal in the Song School which has a medieval floor. 


Not quite sure what is usually contained in this cupboard in the Song School.


Then it was down to the stalls.


The Conductor’s stand is installed and swings out of the way when not in use. 


Now here is the spam 



Cloisters 

32 foot Christmas Tree

The camel along with the Kings is still making his way to the manger

The font

One fun fact, which has a connection for South Australia is that in the 19th century restoration of the Salisbury Cathedral the white alabaster font originally in this position was removed. This font was rescued from being used as a garden ornament and is now in Christ Church, Yankalilla on the Fleurieu Peninsula, where the apparition of Our Lady appeared on the wall.



The new Nave Altar, installed three weeks ago. It is not permanent

Words around the Altar

The Quire



Prisoners of Conscience Chapel

Chantry House

David Heah with Harrison and Harrison’s Andy Scott


Trebles at the Bumping stone


The tradition is that a new treble is initiated by bumping his head seven times on the Bumping Stone. The Girl’s Choir, which began in 1991 (even before our Girls joined) apparently rejected the tradition and elected to be bopped on the head with a Prayer Book.






Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2024 at 11:47 PM

    thanks Christine. It's still my favourite cathedral. One of my friends in England was a girl treble there. I shall ask her about the bumping.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2024 at 2:01 PM

    Hi Christine, Pauline here! It's been such a delight to get on to Facebook each morning to read your blog and see everyone's beautiful photos from the Tour. It really has brought the experience home to us and just so glad everyone is seeing and doing so much AND of course singing so well! Thank you dear friend! xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2024 at 11:04 PM

    Noticed the verger and assistant are wearing the same teal blue as the Salisbury Cathedral choristers.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Intrepid Blogging

Dear Reader I have ventured out of the Premier Inn and into the heart of Coventry. A quick purchase of a black jumper at Marks and Spencer (a habit of mine when in the UK) and a bath bomb from Lush for later tonight, along with lots of walking on my own led me here to the Golden Cross, a beautiful old pub which specialises in catering for coeliacs. Everything on the menu is suitable. It was the outside that drew me in. While I was hoping for a wood fire I have had to settle for an armchair next to the heater. I’m imbibing of a wine which has travelled further than me, from New Zealand, and waiting for my plum and apple oat crumble, also gluten free.  Which just arrived. You see, Dear Reader, we have been fed so well that I thought today I would follow up breakfast with dinner. However, coming in here for a libation meant I read their menu, and the crumble spoke to me. Very loudly. In about an hour the Lay Clerks will gather at the liturgical West Door (like us...
Post a Comment
Read more

Bristol and Exeter

The past three days, Dear Reader, have been spent in Bristol and Exeter, with our home base being the supremely comfortable Radisson Blu Hotel. You see, we use a hub and spoke model, where we find accommodation and then travel out to other places. This is a very fine idea, as it means you only need to pack up your suitcase every few days and cuts down on checking in and checking out procedures. On that note, it is timely to comment on the excellent hotels we have stayed in, and to thank those who researched them and especially Bella, who negotiated our stays. I am aware of the mammoth task that this has been, and the cost to her family time as well.  Annabel Crompton, you are a hero.  As so frequently happens when numbers of people live in community, in close proximity, there can be sharing of various respiratory and viral illnesses. Fortunately they are largely self limiting but it has meant that sometimes singers have missed the odd service. Fortunately we have a caring gr...
Post a Comment
Read more

Michael’s Joy

From Michael Gnanapragasam “In 1988, my late grandfather, Rt. Rev. Jabez Gnanapragasam (12th Bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, Anglican Church of Ceylon), came to Canterbury Cathedral, the seat of the primate of the whole Anglican communion, to attend the Lambeth Conference. 31 years later, in 2019, his grandson sang evensong in the very same cathedral with the choir of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide. In a few days, his son (my father) and his other grandson (my brother) will also have been in this magnificent cathedral. Thank you, Appappah for the legacy you left behind. “To God all praise and glory!” Here is Michael with his father Thayalan, his mother Shanti and brother, Jonathan after our last Evensong in Canterbury. All of us are thrilled for you, Michael, as you share your joy in singing God’s praises in English Cathedrals, and continuing your family’s service to the Church.  It is great to have your family with us for our time in London.  Cxx
Post a Comment
Read more