 Young choristers from Bristol Cathedral
School helped make history when they took part in the
world’s
longest-running live radio broadcast.
The boys took their places alongside adult members
of the Cathedral Choir for the BBC Radio 3 broadcast
of Evensong from Bristol Cathedral School. The corporation
has been carrying weekly live broadcasts of Choral
Evensong from churches around the country since 1926.
Among the congregation was the school’s new
Head, Mrs Anne Davey, who said: “Although choristers
comprise only a small proportion of our pupils, we
are very proud of our centuries-old link with the Cathedral
Choir. It was an honour to be able to take part in
such an historic programme. I am extremely proud of
the choristers, who sang quite beautifully.”
Mrs Davey encouraged Bristol’s budding choristers
of the future to take part in the school’s chorister
voice trials, which take place next Friday, 28 January.
Music scholarship auditions, for youngsters with other
musical talents, are held at the school on the same
day.
Canon Praecentor Brendan Clover, who is in charge
of music at the Cathedral, said he had chosen some
challenging pieces for the choir to sing during the
broadcast. The music included the Introit, Piccolo’s Jesus
Christ the Apple Tree and the Anthem by Gray, What
are these that glow from afar? “We didn’t
go for the soft option! We wanted to do something impressive,
and I think the choir sang very well,” said Canon
Clover.
The live broadcast of Evensong is the most popular
programme on Radio 3, with an audience of at least
250,000. The option to “listen again” to
the service also draws a large number of hits on the
BBC website. The broadcast from Bristol Cathedral will
be available for the next few days at www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
Any parents interested in the Chorister voice trials
or music scholarship auditions should contact the Head’s
Secretary, Mrs Jane Richardson, on 0117 925 4545 for
further details.
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