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Mar 12, 2015

Canterbury Cathedral Choir in Concert

 

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir will open a nine-city 2015 American concert tour at St. John the Divine, Houston on Tuesday, April 7, 7-8:30 p.m.   

 

The world-renowned, resident choir has 12 professional adult singers and 25 boys between 8 and 13 years old, under the direction of Master of the Choristers David Flood. Children and youth from St. John the Divine traveled to Canterbury on four occasions to participate in the International Children’s Choir Festival at the Cathedral under Flood’s direction. Because of this connection, musicians at St. John the Divine say the visit will be “like welcoming family.”

 

General admission tickets are $15, $10 for students with ID, and $5 for children under 10. Tickets are available at sjd.org or at the church’s bookstore, located at 2450 River Oaks Blvd.

 

About the Canterbury Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys

 

The vibrant Canterbury tradition of Cathedral music encompasses both the ancient and modern. At the daily services, the choir celebrates the great corpus of music written for the English choral tradition, as well as the great examples from other parts of the world. It is an important heritage and tradition, which is appreciated by people from all over the world, and the Cathedral Choir is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing it.

 

The choir is involved in all the special events that take place in the Cathedral. It also makes recordings, broadcasts and appears in concert on a regular basis. Because the Cathedral welcomes so many pilgrims and visitors from around the world, the choir is in demand for overseas travel. A choristership in Canterbury Cathedral is both an adventure and a life-enhancing experience for members.

 

Flood also serves as the Cathedral organist, and as such responsible for every aspect of the Cathedral’s music program. He has been Organist and Master of the Choristers since 1988, having been organist of Lincoln Cathedral before that and initially assistant organist at Canterbury Cathedral.