Appointments

[Malcolm Kemp 0]

Per Chichester cathedral website, Sarah Baldock is joining the music department of Cheltenham Ladies' College from the beginning of September. Her current post at Chichester cathedral is advertised in Church Times today.

 

Malcolm

[Choir Man 0]

The appointment of Rachel Mahon as Organ Scolar at St Paul's Cathedral merited a photograph in The Times last week.

[wolsey 0]

The appointment of Rachel Mahon as Organ Scolar at St Paul's Cathedral merited a photograph in The Times last week.

There was also a rather silly headline in Norman Lebrecht's blog (http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2014/03/shock-in-cloisters-as-st-pauls-cathedral-appoints-a-woman-organ-scholar.html) about 'shock in cloisters'. When one considers that there are female cathedral organists in the UK; Jane Watts was organ scholar at Westminster Abbey in the mid-1980s; the Chapter of St Paul's includes two female canons, why is this a 'shock in cloisters'? Incidentally, does St Paul's have cloisters?

[pcnd5584 0]

There was also a rather silly headline in Norman Lebrecht's blog (http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2014/03/shock-in-cloisters-as-st-pauls-cathedral-appoints-a-woman-organ-scholar.html) about 'shock in cloisters'. When one considers that there are female cathedral organists in the UK; Jane Watts was organ scholar at Westminster Abbey in the mid-1980s; the Chapter of St Paul's includes two female canons, why is this a 'shock in cloisters'? Incidentally, does St Paul's have cloisters?

 

Well, quite; and - no, it does not have cloisters. What it does have (on the North side) is a rather nice vista across the re-modelled Paternoster Square. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=paternoster+square&nord=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WLhCU5rVCIud7QbvvoD4Dg&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1920&bih=976

[pcnd5584 0]

 

Well, quite; and - no, it does not have cloisters. What it does have (on the North side) is a rather nice vista across the re-modelled Paternoster Square. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=paternoster+square&nord=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WLhCU5rVCIud7QbvvoD4Dg&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1920&bih=976

 

Neither am I sure why the fact that she plays in stilettos is 'too much information'. Now if the article had mentioned flying helmets and wet celery....

[AJJ 0]

'Could be interesting though...!

 

http://www.organizedcrimeduo.com/

 

...it should be added that both are very fine musicians.

 

 

A

[pcnd5584 0]

'Could be interesting though...!

 

http://www.organizedcrimeduo.com/

 

...it should be added that both are very fine musicians.

 

 

A

 

Thank you for this link, Alastair.

 

I do like to keep abreast of developments in the organ world.

[David Drinkell 0]

The organ at which the two lovely young ladies are posing is the Casavant in the Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, the biggest organ in Canada. It's a wonderful beast - very lush and Romantic....

[John Furse 0]

David:

 

I presume those are Casavant Sœurs organ pipes they’re holding in their left hands (?).

 

[David Drinkell 0]

Hmmm - they get up to some very odd things in the United Church these days. Maybe that includes using strange pipes.

[Positif 0]

Robert Gower is to be Organist of St Barnabas RC Cathedral, Nottingham, alongside Director of Music Alex Patterson.

[sbarber49 0]

Steven Grahl has been appointed to succeed Robert Quinney at Peterborough.

 

http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/news-archive/items/Music_Director.html

 

and: http://www.newcollegechoir.com/1/post/2014/04/muiscal-chairs.html

[Positif 0]

I hear Hilary Punnett (All Saints Northampton, formerly Southwell Minster) is to replace Claire Innes-Hopkins at Lincoln.

[Positif 0]

Canon Peter Gould has announced his retirement as Master of the Music at Derby Cathedral, to take effect from 6th January 2015.

[Vox Humana 0]

Canon Peter Gould has announced his retirement as Master of the Music at Derby Cathedral, to take effect from 6th January 2015.

 

Isn't this is just a little premature? A new canon precentor was installed recently - one who has excellent musical credentials (Oxford BMus and choral scholar; sang on the first Tallis Scholars LP), but also one who is also keen to embrace "approachable" styles. Coincidence?

[wolsey 0]

 

Isn't this is just a little premature? A new canon precentor was installed recently - one who has excellent musical credentials (Oxford BMus and choral scholar; sang on the first Tallis Scholars LP), but also one who is also keen to embrace "approachable" styles. Coincidence?

Why 'premature'? Peter Gould (now 62) was appointed to Derby in 1983. By any reckoning, he has had a very long and successful tenure there.

[Vox Humana 0]

Of course he has and the last Evensong I heard there was very fine indeed, by any standards.

 

For the record, I was merely musing, not accusing.

[innate 0]

Of course he has and the last Evensong I heard there was very fine indeed, by any standards.

 

For the record, I was merely musing, not accusing.

Adding 2 + 2 and getting 7?

[Malcolm Kemp 0]

Per Chichester cathedral website, as copied to both Twitter (by the Cathedral) and Facebook (by others), Charles Harrison, assistant at Lincoln cathedral to be organist and master of the choristers at Chichester from September 2014.

 

Malcolm

[David Cynan Jones 0]

http://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/news/chichester-cathedral-appoints-a-new-organist-and-master-of-the-choristers-posted-19-may-2014.shtml

 

From the Chichester Cathedral website. Congtratulations to Mr Harrison. All change at Lincoln.

[Positif 0]

They have quite a lot of staff at Lincoln (DoM, ADoM, AO, OS + Mr Walsh, I think?) - it will be interesting to see if they replace like for like or reorganise a bit...

[AJJ 0]

Aric Prentice the DOM combines Cathedral and Cathedral School positions too which is interesting.

 

A

[Malcolm Kemp 0]

Timothy Wakerell, sub-organist at London Cathedral, to be assistant organist at New College Oxford from September, per New College Choir website.

 

Malcolm

[sirusnantwich 0]

London Cathedral? - you mean St.Pauls?

 

And also Tony Pinel - Currently at Grimsby Minster - is to be the Director of Music at St. Chad's Shrewsbury.

[Martin Cooke 0]

I can't get used to all these minsters springing up all over the place. What ever initiated it?