Past Music Events

Choir Residency Tour - Durham Cathedral, England
August 5 - 16, 2004
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On the Bus   Rehearsal at the Hotel   Ruins of Fountains Abbey  

Getting of the Bus   Aerial view of York   Recital at York   Recital at York

A view of one side of the choir in rehearsal in the choir stalls at Durham Cathedral.      Conductors Senja Morgan and Patricia Mangis collaborating before the recital at York Minster, with Josh Mangis.   The choir in rehearsal in the choir stalls, facing west.

Sopranos and altos (including children and youth) of the St. Mark's Choir.   A view of one side of the choir in rehearsal in the choir stalls at Durham Cathedral.   Sopranos and altos of the St. Mark's Choir in rehearsal in the Chapter House of Durham Cathedral. This was the location for the "Hogwarts School room" for the recent Harry Potter film.   Men rehearsing for Evensong at Durham Cathedral.

St. Mark's Choir in the Cloisters of Durham Cathedral. Part of the recent Harry Potter movie was filmed in this space.   St. Mark's Choir during the Choir Residency at the high altar of Durham Cathedral, Durham England.   Ruins of Fountains Abbey


Recital at York
We sang the following music, all without accompaniment:

Dixit Maria by Hassler (Patti conducting a double quartet)
Ave Maria by Arcadelt (Senja conducting full choir)
E'en So, Lord Jesus Quickly Come by Manz
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Poston
Bow Down Low by Bridges
Followers of the Lamb by Dietterich

Report: Sunday, August 8, 2004

Day one, Thursday Aug. 5 saw safe passage over the ocean.

Day two, Friday Aug. 6 saw weary travelers getting off the bus and going right into a rehearsal and short recital at York Minster. No one fainted, though one singer was close!
Day three, Sat. Aug. 7 was a day for us to take a break from being responsible for music. We visited the ruins of Fountains Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales, and then went on to see how Wensleydale cheese was made, by hand. Yummy dinner with their cheese products. Reminded me of Wisconsin... only even creamier.
Day four, Sunday Aug. 8 (today) saw us attend a sung Eucharist service at York Minster. As we walked through the gate, the bells were pealing. It was a stunning sound. The worship inside was even more stunning. Indeed we heard the very same Scriptures that I knew would be read at St. Mark's later that day in your time zone, and we even sang some of the same hymns. It was powerful to experience the beauty of liturgy and song in that immense space. The reverberation was staggering. The eyes of our St. Mark's children and youth were big as saucers. Afterwards, Josh Mangis remarked, "That was great. I think we did more standing than we usually do at St. Mark's, though...."  Later on we hopped board the bus and spent the afternoon at Castle Howard; a private home still lived in, and also the setting for the PBS mini-series "Brideshead Revisited," from the early 80's starring Jeremy Irons and Laurence Olivier. Lovely day with unusually hot weather, but a nice breeze. Then, back to York for some ghost stories and history about York, on an intriguing "Ghost Tour" at dusk. Boo!

  

 

Gloucester, England Choir Residency - August 2000

The St. Mark's Choir arrives at Gloucester Cathedral with vestments and music in hand for the first "quire" rehearsal in preparation for the first Choral Evensong service during their nine-day residency.
(August 14, 2000)

 

 

 

The Hymn-a-thon on Oct. 25, 2003 was a huge success!
 view the results here