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A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and PotsdamSung by Bristol Cathedral Choir July 2014

Thank you for coming to our concert, one of several we are giving as we bring our ancient QYWMG�XS�4SPERH�ERH�+IVQER]��=SY�[MPP�½RH�XLI�music we are singing today in the centre of this programme. While you wait, why not learn a little about the Choir, and our wonderful city of Bristol?We hope you enjoy the music!

A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and Potsdam

Bristol Cathedral 2014

Bristol to KrakowTaking our music abroad has long been a passion of the Cathedral Choir. We are thrilled to be singing tonight in the ancient cultural capital of Poland! But our Polish adventure began in Bristol, at the city’s own Polish Church.

Founded by Poles who fought for the Allies in WWII, the church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama now welcomes 350 worshippers each week.

In June the Cathedral Choir sang for them, while they cooked for us. Our young choristers enjoyed all the traditional Polish delights, including kabanos, bigos, and smalec.

NINE CENTURIES OF SONGA choir has been singing on the site of the Cathedral since the Augustinian monastery was founded in 1140. When the church formally became Bristol Cathedral in 1542 its statutes made provision for the development and maintenance of the choir, whose role was to sing the praises of God.

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BRISTOL AT A GLANCE12 ways to experience the very best the city has to offer

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3 Hire a bike and explore the city and one of the

many parks

4 Eat out in amazing restaurants serving

lots of local, seasonal West Country produce

1 Shop till you drop in the premier shopping

destination in the South West of England


5 Blow some Bristol Blue glass

2 Enjoy award winning theatre from the oldest continuously

running theatre in the UK to several intimate pub/theatres

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6 Hop on (and off) a City Sightseeing bus

ERH�½RH�SYX�QSVI�EFSYX�Bristol and its history

7 Find cutting edge street art everywhere you

– including pieces from international artist Banksy (who was born in Bristol)

9 Ponder over art exhibitions and historic collections of the

Royal West of England Academy, the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Or Bristol’s own history at the MShed museum

8 Follow Brunel’s Bristol – the 19th century

engineer and designer of several award winning attractions like the SS Great Britain and Clifton Suspension bridge

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10 Take a boat tour of the historic harbour

11 Marvel at the markets in the Old City

12 Get your groove on at one of the many

live music venues or clubs

Mark Lee Master of the Choristers

Educated at Cambridge University, where he was Organ Scholar at Corpus Christi College, Mark has been Assistant Organist of Gloucester Cathedral and Assistant Director of Music at the King’s School. In a period of eight years he was privileged to work with both Dr John Sanders and David Briggs.

This was followed by his appointment as Director of Music at Bristol Cathedral. In this time he has enjoyed responsibility for directing six tours, and eight live broadcasts of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3. He has also introduced girl choristers to the Cathedral, and helped transform Bristol Cathedral Choir School into a state school, the only publicly funded choir academy in the UK.

He has performed at venues such as Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, and King’s College, Cambridge. A huge enthusiast for young people singing, he relishes LMW�HEMP]�GSRXEGX�[MXL�XLI�'LSVMWXIVW�ERH�½RHW�XLIMV� skill and enjoyment of choral music a huge inspiration.

Paul WaltonAssistant Organist

Paul Walton began his musical career as a chorister at Shake-speare’s church, Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, and was Organ Scholar at St. Ann’s Church, Manchester, and then Sydney Nicholson Organ Scholar at Manchester Cathedral, where his numerous recitals included seven all-Bach programmes.

Since September 2001, Paul has been Assistant Organist of Bristol Cathedral. As well as accompanying and assisting in the training of the Cathedral Choir, he directs the Cathedral Consort and the Cathedral Chamber Choir. Paul gives organ recitals at Bristol Cathedral, and at other churches through-out Bristol. He has also performed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Blackburn and Ripon, Westminster Abbey, Tewkesbury Abbey, Rochdale Town Hall, and the Marktkirche, Hannover.

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MUSIC REPERTOIRE

LEIPZIG Thursday 10 July

Thomaskirche concert: 3pm

Locus iste ....................................................Anton Bruckner (1824-96) Benedicamus Domino.......................Peter Warlock (1894-1930) Totus tuus .............................................Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) Christus factus est ........................................................................ Bruckner Haec dies .....................................................William Byrd (1540-1623) Passion Chorale .................................................. J S Bach (1685-1750)

Versöhnungskirche concert: 7pm

There is no rose .....................................................Alan Smith (b1962) Mass à 5 .......................................................William Byrd (1540-1623)

Kyrie Gloria

Ubi caritas ................................................................Paul Mealor (b1975)

Organ

Mass à 5 .......................................................William Byrd (1540-1623)SanctusBenedictus Agnus Dei

A Litany ........................................................William Walton (1902-83) Ave Maria ...........................................Robert Parsons (c1535–1571) Vox dicentis ........................................... Edward Naylor (1867-1934)

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KRAKOW

Saturday 12 JulyRedemptorist Church Concert: 7pm

Haec Dies ...................................................William Byrd (1540-1623)1MWWE�&IPP �́%Q½XVMX �́EPXIVE� ......Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)

KyrieGloria

Totus tuus .............................................Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)

Organ

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Locus iste ..............................................Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)In exile .................................................Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)Jubilate Deo ......................................Giovani Gabrieli (c1554-1612)

Sunday 13 JulySs Peter & Paul Church Concert: 6.30pm

There is no rose .....................................................Alan Smith (b1962) 1MWWE�&IPP �́%Q½XVMX �́EPXIVE .............Orlande de Lassus (1532-94)

KyrieGloria

Organ

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SanctusBenedictusAgnus Dei

Ave Maria ...........................................Robert Parsons (c1535–1571)O vos omnes ............................................. Pablo Casals (1876-1973)Vox dicentis ........................................... Edward Naylor (1867-1934)

Monday 14 JulySt Kinga Chapel (Wielizcka Salt Mine) Recital: 2pm

Locus iste ....................................................Anton Bruckner (1824-96)Ubi caritas ................................................................Paul Mealor (b1975)Benedicamus Domino.......................Peter Warlock (1894-1930)Christus factus est .........................................................Anton BrucknerHaec dies .....................................................William Byrd (1540-1623)

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POTSDAM

Tuesday 15 JulyNicolaikirche concert: 7pm

O vos omnes ............................................. Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Missa Brevis ...................................................... Jonathan Dove (b1959)

Gloria A Litany ..................................................William Walton (1902-1983) In exile .................................................Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)

Organ

Missa Brevis ...................................................... Jonathan Dove (b1959)Sanctus-BenedictusAgnus Dei

Benedicamus Domino.......................Peter Warlock (1894-1930) The Lord’s my shepherd ...................................John Rutter (b1945) And when the builders........................Richard Shephard (b1949)


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Cheddar to KrakowJust south of Bristol is the ancient town of Cheddar. For centuries, people here have made the famous cheese named after the town.

John Alvis and his family have been farming dairy cows for generations, and are now the UK’s largest producer of organic Cheddar Cheese.

They have recently begun selling their Cheddar in Warsaw, as well as South Korea and China!

Cheddar is a hard, mature cheese which goes fantastically well with Kabanos. In fact, when the Cathedral Choir sang in Bristol’s Polish Church, the audience enjoyed Kabanos and Cheddar as a tasty snack while listening to the music!

If you, or anyone you know, run a deli SV�JSSH�FYWMRIWW��[L]�RSX�FI�XLI�½VWX�to sell Cheddar in Krakow? Contact the BPCC for more information.

CULTURE MEETS COMMERCEAs well as making fabulous music, Bristol and the West of England also makes amazing aircraft, ancient cheese, world beating cider, hi-tech silicon chip designs and much more. Some of our most famous and successful companies have got behind the Cathedral Choir Tour.

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WHERE THE INVENTORS LIVEBristol has long been an inventive place. Whether it’s Brunel and his steam ships, the designers of Concorde, or the modern day computer scientists who helped create WiFi, people here have changed the way we live.

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Backstage BrainboxesBehind the famous brands and household names lies an army of lawyers, accountants and professionals who oil the wheels of the city. Two SJ�XLI�½RIWX�EVI�WYTTSVXMRK�XLI� Choir Tour.

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DAC Beachcroft are lawyers with a mission. To help people do deals, and sort out problems. With a steadily expanding international business, they are pleased to help boost Bristol’s reputation as a great trading city. 8LI�½VQ�TYXW�E�PSX�SJ�QSRI]�MRXS�XLI�Arts and Education so, they say, “it’s especially rewarding when these two GSQI�XSKIXLIV�MR�XLI�QEKRM½GIRX� Cathedral Choir and its school. We wish the choir all the very best for their tour.”

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Carols for Sick Children

Just before Christmas, the Choristers had an unforgettable day at Bristol Airport. A WTIGMEP�¾MKLX�[EW�XEOMRK�WMGO�GLMPHVIR��RSV-QEPP]�YREFPI�XS�¾]��JSV�E�YRMUYI�'LVMWXQEW�party in the skies. While they checked in, the Cathedral Choir sang them carols. It was magical for everyone, especially when the choir processed through Duty Free singing Ding Dong Merrily on High!

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Yoghurt Gets Funky A few miles south of Bristol there’s a valley, called the Yeo. The grass is lush, and for decades the Mead family have raised dairy cows there. They still do, and today “Yeo Valley” is Britain’s largest organic yoghurt maker.

But they’ve come a long way since Mary and Roger started making yoghurt in their farmhouse in 1972, using skimmed milk left over from clotted cream. You see their yoghurt in all the supermarkets now, and ice cream too. But there’s more.

To celebrate 50 years in the valley, XLI]�GVIEXIH�E�XSXEPP]�YRMUYI�FS]�FERH��‘The Churned’. They’re the guys with the tractor. “Be a little funky,” they sing, “choose the west country.” No, they can’t really farm - but they do look great. Can they sing? Search “ The Churned” on YouTube and decide.

People come to Bristol for fun, for culture and for business. Every year, thousands come for trade and professional conferences. In fact, more people come for business purposes from Poland and Germany than any other country in the world.

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Baptism in a Barrel?It’s true. Back in the Middle Ages, Somerset children were baptised in a barrel of cider. Crafting bitter apples into, dare we say it, heavenly nectar is an ancient art in the countryside around Bristol. And at Myrtle Farm, the Thatcher family has been at it for 110 years.

8SHE]��XLI�½VQ�MW�XLI�FMKKIWX�JEQMP]�VYR�GMHIV�QEOIV�MR�&VMXEMR��ERH�has combined tradition with high tech innovation to great success. Cider has come a long way in the last few years. It’s now ultra cool, and sold globally. Thatchers have just signed a ten year deal with Australia, and this year they began trading with Germany.

If you or your customers like a refreshing, unusual alternative to beer that goes well with sausages and even English cheeses, why not try and get hold of some Thatchers?

BRISTOL: CONFERENCES & CONCERTS


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Bristol’s location and excellent transport links makes it a great base within easy access of so many tourist destinations.For more information go to: visitbristol.co.uk

We hope you have enjoyed a taste of English Music tonight.

If you would like to come and hear the Choir in our home city, go to www.visitbristol.co.uk3YV�'EXLIHVEP�'LSMV�8SYV�WTSRWSVW�VI¾IGX�XLI�FIWX�SJ�FYWMRIWW�MR�Bristol. We’re proud to take their story to audiences in Poland and Germany, and we hope you remember what Bristol is made of.

And thanks also to Dr John Savage, Stephen Robertson, and Stephen Parsons

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