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Visit to Derby By The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip - Royal Maundy at Derby Cathedral - Thursday 1st April.
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are Visiting Derby on Thursday 1st April for the Office of the Royal Maundy at Derby Cathedral.
This will be a great day for Derby, with opportunities to see our Royal visitors before the service starts, from around 10.45am and again at the conclusion at around 11.45am.
There will be an inevitable impact on traffic movements and there will be Road Closures in place on Irongate and Queen Street from 9am-1.30pm and St Mary’s Gate from 9am-2.30pm.
Parking bays in Queen Street and metre spaces in St Mary’s Gate will be closed from 6pm on Wednesday 31 March until 2.30pm on Thursday 1 April.
We will maintain pedestrian flows throughout.
Cathedral service Timetable - Sunday.
8.00am - Holy Communion
A simple said service. It lasts about 40 minutes and is celebrated using the traditional service from the Book of Common Prayer.
9.15am - Sung Eucharist at the Bridge Chapel
A traditional sung service in a very special holy place
10.45am - Cathedral Eucharist
A beautiful service, with wonderful choral music and a high standard of preaching, this is the main act of worship every Sunday at the Cathedral and many visitors are welcomed each week.
6.00pm - Choral Evensong
A quiet, meditative service, with beautiful choral music and time for prayer and reflection.
8.00pm - Alternative Worship at the Bridge Chapel
On the first and third Sundays The Mass, an experimental alternative worship group meets at the Bridge Chapel. On the last Sunday of the month during university term there is a service in the style of the Taizé Community. Full current details see the weekly Music Scheme and Diary.
DERBY CATHEDRAL CHOIRS
There are two choirs at Derby Cathedral in which children sing regularly and the excellent musical education offered by both is available to girls and boys alike. The Cathedral Choir consists of a maximum of 20 boys and 12 men. The boys ideally join the choir at around the age of 7 or 8 and leave when their voices break (around 14). The Cathedral Girls’ Choir consists of 20 girls aged 10-18 and they sing on their own and also, regularly with the Cathedral Songmen.
While the Boys’ Choir was established by Mr Peter Gould, the Master of the Music, in 1983, he formed the Girls’ Choir several years later in 1997. Each choir plays an important part in the musical life of the Cathedral and has its own identity and repertoire. For the most part the choirs sing separately, though on special occasions such as concerts and some festival services they do sing together.
Besides their main work of leading the worship in the Cathedral, the choirs sing at concerts and services around the Diocese and beyond and on local radio. They also take part in festivals in other Cathedrals. They have made several recordings and appeared on live national radio and television broadcasts.
An important part of the lives of both choirs is the tour, which takes them to other Cathedral cities at home and abroad to sing services and concerts. They have sung in Notre Dame, Paris, St Paul’s Cathedral, London and Osnabruck in Germany just in the past few years. Previous years have seen holidays in Wells, Portsmouth, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury, Dublin, Hereford and, abroad, in Italy, Holland, France and the Black Forest. Equally important is the rich social life of such a holiday which is hugely enjoyed by all.
Previous choristers have gone on to organ or choral scholarships at many other cathedrals. Others have gone on to read music or related subjects at university and those who now work in the music industry have found their training here invaluable. Not all have not chosen a career in music though nevertheless, have found that the high quality musical education they have received has enhanced their other academic work right across the board - a phenomenon consistently supported by independent educational research. A reference to high quality choral singing ranks very highly in University and employment applications
There is a thriving Choir Association which arranges social events and helps with the organisation of fund-raising activities.
Derby Grammar School for Boys offers choral scholarships for boys in the Cathedral Choir. For more information please ring the school on (01332) 523027.
Don’t just take our word for it - here is what some current choristers and their parents have said:
‘It is good fun belonging to Derby Cathedral Choir. You do good things like going to new places, doing concerts, recitals and weddings…We get paid in the choir and I am saving up to buy a new computer game…’
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‘I really enjoy the songs…I like doing the concerts and recitals. Everybody gets paid good wages…and gets to go to good places. All the boys are nice and friendly. We learn to sing properly, even in Latin!’
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‘I always enjoy going to choir because I like the singing, but also I look forward to seeing all my friends. I have made so many friends since being in the choir…Through the choir I have joined youth clubs, been on days out and done lots of other social events…Choir is definitely worth doing, no matter what the commitments.’
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‘The choir demands commitment but is also rewarding. It increases our musical experience and knowledge as well as being fun. Other people we socialise with at the Cathedral are always friendly and the Cathedral itself is a beautiful building for singing in….We take part in competitions, we perform in concerts with orchestras, and still have time for our other friends or the evening’s homework!’
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‘Our son has thoroughly enjoyed it from day one. He’s made many new friends (young and not so young), learnt discipline and to be part of a team….We have seen his self-confidence grow and his musical ability develop. We have watched with pride and enjoyment at the services he has taken part in. It is demanding at times but we think it is well worth the effort.’
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‘..Little did I realise how enjoyable and fulfilling the experience would turn out. Yes, as a parent it is time consuming! Nevertheless, the feelings of pride, pleasure and sheer enjoyment when you observe not only your own daughter but also the whole choir in full voice, not only makes it worthwhile, it also at times brings a lump to one’s throat…It is a privilege to be associated with Derby Cathedral Choir, and I would whole-heartedly recommend taking up the offer of a place in the choir if offered.’
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