Fired Sheffield Cathedral Singers Rejoin New Choir
23 Septembar 2020
Fired in June under the pretext of “restarting the choir on a new basis,” members of the famed male singing group of Sheffield Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, UK, have reunited under the new name The Steel City Choristers to bring Christian prayer and spiritual chants were available to the widest audience of listeners. As the portal 'Blagovest-info' clarifies, the 'choir in exile' consisted of three-quarters of the boys and young men who had previously sung in the cathedral, as well as three professional musicians and several choirmasters. Кафедральный собор Святых Петра и Павла в Шеффилде English connoisseurs of spiritual singing have created the Save Sheffield Cathedral Choir community with the goal of raising £ 25,000 to provide the singing collective with everything they need, at least in the initial period. “The Singers of the City of Steel want to carry the great works of Anglican church choral art outside the doors of Sheffield Cathedral, to make them available to the widest public on the streets of the city. The new choir will become public, it will perform in new interesting places and premises of the city. He will share his art with townspeople in all corners of the city for the enrichment of our spiritual life and faith. ' Recall that the famous singing group was disbanded at the height of the quarantine measures associated with the spread of coronavirus, under the pretext of the need for a 'new model of Anglican choral life, with a renewed commitment to involvement and representation', as the Sheffield Cathedral chapter put it, implying the enrollment of girls in the choir and representatives of diverse minorities. Cathedral Dean Peter Bradley, who previously stated that the performance of the former choir was 'unimpressed', said that sacred music should not 'be presented as a closed and elite art.' The singers' parents, in turn, were outraged by the heartlessness and suddenness of the decision to disband the choir - and one of them noted that in Sheffield Cathedral it became a custom 'a tough culture of coercion and intimidation, with a complete lack of pastoral care and attention.' The next day, the governing body of the cathedral announced the start of an investigation into the alleged bullying and harassment of the singers. Meanwhile, more than 8,000 people have signed a petition urging the dean of the cathedral to reconsider the decision to dissolve the choir. 'Singers of the City of Steel' have already started rehearsals, learning spiritual chants that will be on the city streets and squares. call people to salvation. “It is incredible happiness for me to continue working in a team and making music together. The choir sounded great in the last rehearsals. We are all delighted to be able to bring our art to the streets of the city and thereby support the pursuit of high spirituality in our communities, ”says the founder of the new group Joshua Stephens, former choirmaster of Sheffield Cathedral. The management of the cathedral limited itself to formal wishes of all the best to the new collective and announced the upcoming revision of the musical accompaniment of the services in the historic house of prayer - including the part concerning the composition of the future choir, 'which will perform the entire spectrum of traditional Anglican choral works.'
Fired Sheffield Cathedral Singers Rejoin New ChoirFired Sheffield Cathedral Singers Rejoin New ChoirFired in June under the pretext of “restarting the choir on a new basis,” members of the famed male singing group of Sheffield Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, UK, have reunited under the new name The Steel City Choristers to bring Christian prayer and spiritual chants were available to the widest audience of listeners. As the portal 'Blagovest-info' clarifies, the 'choir in exile' consisted of three-quarters of the boys and young men who had previously sung in the cathedral, as well as three professional musicians and several choirmasters. Кафедральный собор Святых Петра и Павла в Шеффилде English connoisseurs of spiritual singing have created the Save Sheffield Cathedral Choir community with the goal of raising £ 25,000 to provide the singing collective with everything they need, at least in the initial period. “The Singers of the City of Steel want to carry the great works of Anglican church choral art outside the doors of Sheffield Cathedral, to make them available to the widest public on the streets of the city. The new choir will become public, it will perform in new interesting places and premises of the city. He will share his art with townspeople in all corners of the city for the enrichment of our spiritual life and faith. ' Recall that the famous singing group was disbanded at the height of the quarantine measures associated with the spread of coronavirus, under the pretext of the need for a 'new model of Anglican choral life, with a renewed commitment to involvement and representation', as the Sheffield Cathedral chapter put it, implying the enrollment of girls in the choir and representatives of diverse minorities. Cathedral Dean Peter Bradley, who previously stated that the performance of the former choir was 'unimpressed', said that sacred music should not 'be presented as a closed and elite art.' The singers' parents, in turn, were outraged by the heartlessness and suddenness of the decision to disband the choir - and one of them noted that in Sheffield Cathedral it became a custom 'a tough culture of coercion and intimidation, with a complete lack of pastoral care and attention.' The next day, the governing body of the cathedral announced the start of an investigation into the alleged bullying and harassment of the singers. Meanwhile, more than 8,000 people have signed a petition urging the dean of the cathedral to reconsider the decision to dissolve the choir. 'Singers of the City of Steel' have already started rehearsals, learning spiritual chants that will be on the city streets and squares. call people to salvation. “It is incredible happiness for me to continue working in a team and making music together. The choir sounded great in the last rehearsals. We are all delighted to be able to bring our art to the streets of the city and thereby support the pursuit of high spirituality in our communities, ”says the founder of the new group Joshua Stephens, former choirmaster of Sheffield Cathedral. The management of the cathedral limited itself to formal wishes of all the best to the new collective and announced the upcoming revision of the musical accompaniment of the services in the historic house of prayer - including the part concerning the composition of the future choir, 'which will perform the entire spectrum of traditional Anglican choral works.'Свеча Иерусалима -sr
Fired in June under the pretext of “restarting the choir on a new basis,” members of the famed male singing group of Sheffield Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, UK, have reunited under the new name The Steel City Choristers to bring Christian prayer and spiritual chants were available to the widest audience of listeners. As the portal 'Blagovest-info' clarifies, the 'choir in exile' consisted of three-quarters of the boys and young men who had previously sung in the cathedral, as well as three professional musicians and several choirmasters. Кафедральный собор Святых Петра и Павла в Шеффилде English connoisseurs of spiritual singing have created the Save Sheffield Cathedral Choir community with the goal of raising £ 25,000 to provide the singing collective with everything they need, at least in the initial period. “The Singers of the City of Steel want to carry the great works of Anglican church choral art outside the doors of Sheffield Cathedral, to make them available to the widest public on the streets of the city. The new choir will become public, it will perform in new interesting places and premises of the city. He will share his art with townspeople in all corners of the city for the enrichment of our spiritual life and faith. ' Recall that the famous singing group was disbanded at the height of the quarantine measures associated with the spread of coronavirus, under the pretext of the need for a 'new model of Anglican choral life, with a renewed commitment to involvement and representation', as the Sheffield Cathedral chapter put it, implying the enrollment of girls in the choir and representatives of diverse minorities. Cathedral Dean Peter Bradley, who previously stated that the performance of the former choir was 'unimpressed', said that sacred music should not 'be presented as a closed and elite art.' The singers' parents, in turn, were outraged by the heartlessness and suddenness of the decision to disband the choir - and one of them noted that in Sheffield Cathedral it became a custom 'a tough culture of coercion and intimidation, with a complete lack of pastoral care and attention.' The next day, the governing body of the cathedral announced the start of an investigation into the alleged bullying and harassment of the singers. Meanwhile, more than 8,000 people have signed a petition urging the dean of the cathedral to reconsider the decision to dissolve the choir. 'Singers of the City of Steel' have already started rehearsals, learning spiritual chants that will be on the city streets and squares. call people to salvation. “It is incredible happiness for me to continue working in a team and making music together. The choir sounded great in the last rehearsals. We are all delighted to be able to bring our art to the streets of the city and thereby support the pursuit of high spirituality in our communities, ”says the founder of the new group Joshua Stephens, former choirmaster of Sheffield Cathedral. The management of the cathedral limited itself to formal wishes of all the best to the new collective and announced the upcoming revision of the musical accompaniment of the services in the historic house of prayer - including the part concerning the composition of the future choir, 'which will perform the entire spectrum of traditional Anglican choral works.'
