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24.10.14

Choir of Westminster Abbey


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Music for Remembrance, Choir of Westminster Abbey, J. O'Donnell
(Hyperion, 2014)
Charles T. Downey, Westminster Abbey’s men and boys choir delights at National Cathedral (Washington Post, October 24, 2014)
The tradition of the men and boys choir is most often associated with Britain, where it is maintained more fervently than anywhere else. One of the exemplars of the genre, the Choir of Westminster Abbey, began a U.S. tour Wednesday night at the Washington National Cathedral. The concert marked the opening of the cathedral’s three-part British Choirs Festival, which in the spring will feature the choirs of King’s College, Cambridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.

When one sees such a choir in an evening-darkened cathedral... [Continue reading]
Choir of Westminster Abbey
British Choirs Festival
Washington National Cathedral

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