ISSUE 13 SUMMER/AUTUMN 2011 £2.80

theCompanionthe magazine for the College of St George

The Music of St George’s

DIARY OF EVENTS

APRIL Until 2 October ExhibitionintheSouthQuireAisleto markthe400thanniversaryoftheKingJamesBible

MAY 1 NationalScoutsService

7 FriendsandCompanionsDay

19 ObitofHenryVIatEvensong

22 Confirmation

JUNE 7 QuarterlyObitatEvensong

12-14 SolemnityofStGeorge

12 Pentecost

27 LecturebyAdamNicolsonmarkingthe400thanniversary oftheKingJamesBible

29 & 30 StGeorge’sSchoolplay

June & July ExhibitionintheDean’sCloistertomarkthe 90thbirthdayofHRHTheDukeofEdinburgh

JULY 2 FeastofTitle-TheVisitationoftheBlessedVirginMary

3 StGeorge’sSchoolSpeechDay

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER 18 OpeningEvensongoftheWindsorFestival

17 - 2 Oct WindsorFestival(includingconcertsandrecitalsin StGeorge’sChapelandtheWaterlooChamber)

20 - 2 Oct ExhibitionofwatercoloursandsculptureintheNave andtheDean’sCloister

25 SeptemberObitat10.45am

OCTOBER 13 FeastofTitle–EdwardtheConfessor.

26 BondMemorialLecturebyDrJohnAdamsonontheprojects ofDeansMatthewandChristopherWren

NOVEMBER

1 AllSaints

2 AllSouls

13 RemembranceSunday

23 EvensongbroadcastliveonBBCRadio3

28 AdventSunday

DECEMBER 6 QuarterlyObitatEvensong

8 & 15 Decemberconcerts

16 StGeorge’sSchoolCarolservice

22 ChoristersCarolservice

23 CommunityCarolservice

24 ChristmasEve-servicesincludeNineLessons&Carols at5.15pmandMidnightMassat11.15pm

25 ChristmasDay–servicesincludeSungMattins at10.45amandEvensongat3.30pm

Companion Committee: YvetteDayCharlotteManleyLVOOBESuePendryDrClareRiderMeganSanderson(Co-Editor)CanonDrJamesWoodward(Co-Editor)

The Editor The Companion CollegeofStGeorgeWindsorCastle,WindsorSL41NJTelephone01753848700

editor@stgeorges-windsor.orgwww.stgeorges-windsor.org

Front cover shows a detail from the music notation wall paintings in No. 25 Denton’s Commons. Photograph: David Clare

ORGAN RECITALS

EveningOrganRecitals(ticketed)

4May,1June,6July

LunchtimeOrganRecitals(freetothosealreadyintheChapel)

3,1017and24May

7,14,21and28June

22December

REGULAR SERVICES AT ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SUNDAY

8.30am HolyCommunion

10.45am *Mattinswithsermon11.45am *SungEucharist5.15pm *Evensong

MONDAY TO SATURDAY

7.30am Mattins8.00am HolyCommunion5.15pm *Evensong(except Wednesdayswhenthe serviceissaid)

FRIDAY Additional12noonHolyCommunionservice

*sung by the choir of St George’s Chapel during term time

lureoftheFather’slove,Jesusdraws

eventhecacophonyofGoodFriday

intotheharmonyofEaster.Nothingis

lost.TherisenChriststillbearsthescars

ofcrucifixion.Butnowallisturnedto

blessing.ThisisGod’swaywithus.

PerhapsitiswhatthepoetR.S.

Thomaswishestoconveyinhispoem

TheMusician.Agreatviolinist,who

‘suffered’uponhisinstrument,reminded

himofJesusonthecross‘Makingsuch

musicaslivesstill.’

Iliketothinkthat,inallourmusic,we

hearanechoofEaster.

The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Dean of Windsor

ThoseofuswhoworshipinStGeorge’sChapelare

greatlyblessedinfindingourdevotiondeepenedand

enrichedbysomewonderfulmusic.

In every piece of music heard within

the Chapel, the contribution of each

particular singer or player is taken up

and woven into a tapestry of sound.

Thefinalpatternfartranscendsany

individualperformance,yet,without

theinclusionofanyonepart,thewhole

thingwouldbediminished.

Insofarasthisisthecase,musiccan

awakenwithinusaprofoundintuition

ofGod’sKingdom.Thisisitsspiritual

power.Asakindofmetaphor,itgivesus

someexperienceinthehereandnowof

thedestinyofGod’screation,whenthe

historyofeverythingandeverybodywill

betakenupandwovenintoaglorious

symphony;redeemed.

Ibelievethatthis‘truth’ismostvividly

expressedintheeventsofHolyWeek

andEaster.Respondingalwaystothe

contents

1 Welcome

2 MusicalArchives

4 BandsaroundtheCastle

6 StGeorge’sHouse

7 HRHTheDukeofEdinburgh

8 TheChoristerTradition

10 Canons’Cloisterrefurbishment

12 ‘Forget me not’

14 RVOService

CommunityNews

WELCOME

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tradition,arepertoireofpolyphonicmusic.CanonJohnAleyn(1362-73),creatorofacomplexmotet,bequeathedtotheChapelarollofpolyphonicmusic,andin1417thePrecentorpaidforfifteenskinsofvellumtomakeanewbookofpolyphony[SGCXV.56.23].

EdwardIV’slate-15th-centuryendowmentoftheCollegebroughtaboutachangeinthemusicmorethanequaltothescaleandgrandeurofthenewly-plannedChapel.Thechoirwasincreasedfromtwentythreesingerstofortyfivein1482,andtheHorseshoeCloisterbuilt(1478-81)tohousethevicars.

Inwhatwasforatimetheschoolroomandalsolivingquartersofthechoristers(nowNo.25TheCloisters)isafragmentofwall-paintingfromc.1470sdepictingalineofmusicalnotationintendedclearlyasateachingaidtotheboys.

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MusicalArchives

Fromitsfoundationin1348underEdwardIIImusic, through the daily observance of theDivineLiturgy,hasplayedakeyroleinthelife

andcharacteroftheCollegeofStGeorge.

The College Statutes of 1352 provided for thirteen priest vicars, four clerks and six choristers for the choir.OneofthevicarswasappointedasInstructoroftheChoristerstoteachtheboysLatinandtheliturgy.Demandsonthechoirweregreat.Outoftheelevendailychoralservices(eightHoursoftheOfficeandthreemasses),everyvicarandclerkwasrequiredtoattendnofewerthaneight.

TheChapelveryearlyonattractedthetalentsofseveralwell-acclaimedmusicians.Canonsincludedthecomposer,JohnAleyn(1362-73),andtheprominentcomposersoftheChapelRoyalofHenryVandHenryVI,ThomasDamett(1431-6)andNicholasSturgeon(1442-54).Themusicianandcomposer,WalterLambe,wasmadeInstructoroftheChoristersin1479.JohnPlummer,theprincipalmid-15th-centurycomposerwasalsopartoftheCollege,employednominallyasvirger.

Throughoutthe15thcenturyStGeorge’sChapelhelpedleadthewayinthiscountryindeveloping,alongsidetheplainsong

COLLEGE OF ST GEORGE

TheCollegeofStGeorgeis,atits

heart,acommunityofpeoplewholive

andworktogethertoofferworshipto

God,prayersfortheSovereignandthe

OrderoftheGarter,servicetosociety

andhospitalitytovisitors.

TheCollegewasfoundedin1348at

thesametimeastheOrderofthe

Garterandnowconsists

ofStGeorge’sSchool,

StGeorge’sHouse,the

ChapterLibrary&Archives

andtheChoiraswellas,atthecentre,

StGeorge’sChapelitself.Thebuildings,

ownedandoccupiedbytheCollege,

takeupaquarterofWindsorCastle

togetherwiththeschoolbuildings

outsidethenorthwall.

14thcenturymusicmanuscriptforEpiphany

StGeorge’sSchoolChapterArchives&Library

&Vicars’Hall

StGeorge’sChapel

HorseshoeCloister

CurfewTower

Canons’Cloister

Dean’sCloister

StGeorge’sHouse

what is the

College of St George?

In1519Denton’sNewCommonswerebuiltonthenorthsideoftheChapeltoprovidethe‘lodginganddieting’ofthethirteenchoristers.Bytheearly17thcenturytheboysweretheresponsibilityoftheOrganistwhowastoseetotheir‘boarding,cloathing,lodgingandfinding’[SGCIV.B.16p.27v].AlicencegrantedbytheSovereignallowedfortherequisitioningofchoristersfromotherecclesiasticalinstitutionsintheland,withtheWritofElizabethI[SGCIV.B.16p.48r]reading:

‘WhereasourRoyalCollegeofStGeorgehathinthedaysofourfatherbeenwellfurnishedwithsingingmenandchildren.Wewillingitshouldnotbeoflessreputationinourday,butratheraugmentedandincreased…wegivepowertothebearerofthistotakeasmanyofthemostcunningsinging

menandboysfromanyplacewithinthisRealmourownhouseholdandStPaul’sexcepted.’

Thechoristerswerepaidaccordingtothenumberofservicesattended,andamongthespecialpaymentsmadetochoristersforfunerals,obitsandGarterserviceswas‘spurmoney’,afinewhichtheboyscouldlevyuponanypersonfoundwearingspurswithintheChapel.BothHenryVIIandHenryVIIIpaidthefine,thelatteronseveraloccasions.

TheArchivesandChapterLibrarycontainanumberofmanuscriptpartbooksandorganbookspreparedforthechoir,rangingindatefromtheRestorationoftheMonarchytothelate19thcentury,inadditiontocollectionsofmusicdepositedbypastorganists,layclerks,choristersandothers.ThismusiccontinuestobeusedinChapelservices,

continuingthetraditionsofthelast650years.

Eleanor Cracknell Assistant Archivist

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MusicPartBook,c.1660-65.AboveisBenedictewrittenbyWilliamChild,organistatStGeorge’s1632-1697.

MusicwallpaintingsinNo.25Denton’sCommons,

datedtoc.1470s

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ARCHIVES & CHAPTER LIBRARY

THE MIDDLE WARD

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WindsorCastlepre-dates

militarymusicby600years;itall

happenedafter1645,through

OliverCromwell’screationof

theNewModelArmy.Cavalry

trumpets and kettledrums were the

initial stages, then instrumentation,

strength, repertoire and usage took

200 years to evolve into a zenith of

military music,enhancingthesupremacy

ofQueenVictoria’sEmpireacrossthe

globe.Monarchsneedtobeguardedand

historicallyelitetroopsundertookthose

duties,carriedontodaypredominately

throughtheHouseholdDivision.

TheBritishArmyserveallovertheworld

andthoseregimentsfromtheHousehold

Divisionarenodifferent;arotational

systemofpostingsensuresapermanency

ofaregimentfromtheHousehold

DivisionbasedconvenientlyatVictoria

barracksinWindsorandWellington

BarracksinLondon.Outofthe7

HouseholdDivisionbands,6arebasedin

London;oneinWindsor.

ThediverselocationsofGuardsandtheir

bandsnegatecoincidingregimentallyon

GuardMount;shoulditoccuritwould

becoincidental.Dramaticreductions

inmanpowersince1992hasmeant

wideningthemusicalsupporttotheRoyal

ArtilleryBandandalsosomeInfantry

DivisionalandCorpsbandssupporting

suchunitswhoarefactoredintothe

roster.SimilarlyRAFandRoyalMarines

bandsparadewhenitistheturnoftheir

Service.

20yearsbackmusicformounting

theGuardattheCastlewasalmost

exclusivelycarriedoutbyHousehold

Divisioncorpsofdrums.OnlywhenHer

MajestywasinOfficialResidence(Easter

Court)andRoyalAscotweekdidthe

militarybandsprovide.Reductionsin

thetraditionalcorpsofdrumshavebeen

endemicalthoughsomestillsurvive,more

throughgoodwillthanofficialdom;the

oldaxiomof‘soldierfirstanddrummer

second’beingevenmoreubiquitous

thesedayswithmembersofthese

‘amateur’bodiesexchangingcrotchets

forflackjacketsonmobilisationmore

regularlythaneverbefore.

Conversely,allmilitarybandsfunction

principallyasmusicians;earliertimeshad

themobilisationroleasstretcherbearers

inthefieldofbattle.MedicalAssistant

wastherefinement(1970sonwards)

needingsignificanttraining;duringthe

conflictinIraq,bandsweredeployedto

FieldHospitalswithextraskillstrainingin

thehandlingofcasualtiesofnuclearand

biologicalwarfare.

BANDS AROUND THE CASTLECorpsofPipes&Drumsofthe1stBattalionIrishGuardsontheWestStepsofStGeorge’sChapel

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The role today is constantly being developed to reflect needs in a modern conflict.’ WorkingvisitstoAfghanistan

(entertainingtroops)isacommonfeature

inbands’diariesthesedays.

MarchingtoandfromtheCastleyouwill

hearaneclecticmixofmarchingtunes

fromthepensofinternationalcomposers.

Bands’programmesareco-ordinatedby

LondonDistrictfortheWindsorCourt

periodsandtheannualGarterProcession

(toavoidrepetition)butnotsoforGuard

changeontheParadeGroundinLower

Ward.Similarlytheentertainmentfrom

thesummerbandstandinJubileegarden

weenjoyonSundayafternoonsisinthe

handsofindividualdirectorsofmusic.

Ioftenthinkhowmarvellousitwould

beifthesebands,wearesoluckyto

havearoundus,couldhavemorethana

casualaudienceintheCastle’s‘museum

culture’.Maybeweshouldturnoutmore

oftentolistenonSundayafternoonsthis

comingsummer;evensubmittingrequest

itemsbeforehand–nothinglikegettinga

concertofftoagoodstartwithDvorak’s

CarnivalOvertureorGlinka’sRuslanand

Ludmillaisthere?

Seeyouthere?

Lt Col Stuart Watts OBE

HouseholdCavalryBandinstatedressonGarterDay

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Dippingintothearchive,itispossibleto

marktheverybeginningoftheHousein

asentenceaboutbuildingprogress, ‘The

Chief work of the Appeal, the creation of

St George’s House out of Nos. 9, 10 and

part of No. 2 The Cloisters, was carried

through to a conclusion by October

1966.’Itisalsoreadily

apparent

thatmany

ofthe

concerns

pertinent

totheearly

yearsofthe

Houseremain

pertinenttoday:

fundraising,

restorationof

theproperties,

maintenanceandso

forth.Thereiseven

asentencewhich

Iamsurewillsend

tremorsofrecognition

throughthecurrent

DeanandCanons,‘We

can confidently predict

that unless unforeseeable

interruptions occur, the

whole building work

covered by the appeal will

be completed by….’Thereis

somethingfaintlydisturbingaboutthat

phrase‘unforeseeable interruptions.’

However,itwaswhenIcameacrossa

sectionofthebookletheaded,Activities

ofStGeorge’sHouse,thatitbecame

apparentjusthowfar-sightedand

enduringtheoriginalfoundingvision

hasbeen.Thatvisionwasbasedona

justlyperceivedneedforconsidered

discussionoftopicsofmomentbypeople

inapositiontomakeadifference.Almost

St George’s House

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‘This is a time of abnormally rapid social

change, in which an environment

reshaped by science and technology is

opening up a wide range of exciting new

possibilities, but at the same time creating

new stresses and perplexities…. As

society grows year by year more complex,

the need to find a sound basis for

responsible decision and action becomes

increasingly insistent…. The purpose of

St George’s House is to enable groups

of persons with varying responsibilities

to bring to light, by mutual discussion

of the problems they encounter, both

the basic questions that are at issue

and whatever raw material for answers

their collective thinking can supply…. It

has already proved a real value to bring

together leading men and women with a

wide range of experience and knowledge,

in Government, Parliament, and the Civil

Service, in industry, commerce, and

finance, in education, medicine, and the

sciences, for the discussion of whatever

questions they experience as morally and

socially important.’

The above words, which

could have been written

yesterday, were in fact

penned in 1966 and included

in a small, six-page booklet

entitled, St George’s House,

Windsor Castle – Foundation

and Purpose.

In this 90th birthday year of His Royal

Highness The Duke of Edinburgh,

co-founderofStGeorge’sHousewith

thethenDeanofWindsor,TheVery

ReverendRobinWoods,itisworthwhile

reflectingonthejourneytheHousehas

madeoverthepastforty-fiveyears.

‘... stimulates clear thinking and careful listening, high quality disagreement and intellectual rigour.’

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THE GARTER KNIGHTS

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halfacenturylatertheneedtonurturewisdomthroughdialogue

remainsrelevanttoasocietywhosebrightesthopesforanew

millennium,despiteallhumankind’sprogress,havelostsome

oftheirsheenwhenfacedwiththerecurringproblemsofcrime,

conflict,povertyandalltheotherdistressingingredientsofsocial

dysfunctionwhichitisourdutyascitizensoftheworldtograpple

withimaginatively,practicallyandpersistently.

StGeorge’s

Houselooks

backwithpride

andforwardwith

confidenceas

boththeClergy

Programmeand

ourotherwork

developsapace.The

uniqueatmosphere

thatenvelops

ourvisitorswhen

theycomethrough

theHenryVIIIGate

encouragesopenness.It

stimulatesclearthinking

andcarefullistening,

highqualitydisagreement

andintellectualrigour.

Newnetworksarecreated,

newsolutionsfound,new

challengesraised.While

everywherearoundthem

participantsinaConsultation

findthenarrativeofhistory,

fromtheartuncoveredon

thewallsoftheCatherine

RoomortheBoardRoomtothe

majestyoftheChapel,theycan

restassuredthattheworkonwhichtheyareengagedisutterly

contemporary.WhentheysitdowntodinnerintheHouseatnight,

beneaththeportraitsoftheDukeofEdinburghandDeanRobin

Woods,theyknowtoothattheyarepartofanothernarrative,one

thatwasbegunin1966andthatcontinuestoservethenationto

thisday.

Gary McKeone Programme Director

ST GEORGE’S HOUSE

HRH The Prince philip, duke of

edinburgh kg KT OM GBE AC QSO PC

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was born in 1921, the

only son of the late Prince and Princess Andrew of

Greece and Denmark.He was made a Garter Knight

in 1947 following his marriage to HRH The Princess

Elizabeth on 20 November.

Hisarmsweregrantedin1949andreflecthisimmediate

ancestry.Hisbannerisquartered.Thefirstquarterhas

agoldbackgroundwiththreepassantlionsandhearts

andrepresentsDenmark.Thesecondquarterisawhite

crossonablueandrepresentsGreece.Thethirdquarter

istwoblackstripesonwhiterepresentingBattenbergor

Mountbattenandthefourthquarterisatripletowered

castleonawhitebackgroundrepresentingthecityof

Edinburgh.

HiscrestisagoldPrincelyCoronet.

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‘Discipline and the aspiration to do well engender in pupils the confidence to always know that the very best is yet to come.’

prideandidentity.Humilityplaysequalpart,wherethelineagebecomesgreaterthananysingleperiodinthehistory.Thecontributionoftheindividualisalwayscelebratedwithinthecontextofaverymuchbroaderandenrichingcanvas,andthiswaythetraditionremainsaliveandvibrant.

Themusicalrepertoireisundoubtedlychallengingandinspiring.Manyhoursofrehearsalandworshiphavetobeaccommodatedintheschooldayandtoachievethisthereistheinevitableneedforaquickeningofpace.Timeispreciousandopportunities,whetheracademic,musicalorsporting,mustbetakenanddevelopedwithinsetparameters.ChildreninChoirSchoolslearntoworktodeadlines.Theyappreciatetheneedforstructureandorganisation,anditisthisethoswhichdistinguishestheirlearning,allowingpupilstobeconstantlypreparingforfuturegoalstheymaynotyethaveenvisaged.

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AViewbeyondtheHorizon!AChoirSchooleducation….wherepace,achievement,anenergy

forlearningandthe‘professional’expectationbecomethenorm

againstwhichthewholeeducationexperienceisset.

The Choir School tradition has its roots at least as early as the 13th century,andperhapswellbeforethat,ifweincludetheuseofboychoristersinreligiousworshipatvariousstagesthroughoutthefirstMillennium.Attachedaslaysingerstoreligiousfoundations,atfirsttheywouldbetaughtthePsalmsandLatin,andthenanincreasinglybroadercurriculumaswemovedbeyondtheMiddleAges.Foranaspiringchoralmusicianthebenefitswereobvious-anexcellenteducationandtheexperienceofchallenginganddemandingvocalrepertoire,oftenatthecuttingedgeofcontemporarycomposition.Attheveryleast,thisremainsequallytruetoday,butnow,therearerelativelyfewplaceswhichhavestayedentirelythedomainofthe‘singingboys’.Towardsthelatterpartofthe19thCenturyitbecamemorecommonforChoirSchoolstoincludenon-choristersinsignificantnumber,andinthe20thCentury,somehavemovedtoco-educationoptions.Whilsttheessenceofthechoraltraditionundoubtedlyliveson,theChoirSchoolmodelnowservesabroaderspectrumofchildrenwithvaryinginterestsandaspirations,andwhatsetsitapartcannolongerrestentirelyonthefactthatitoffersexceptionalsingingopportunities-althoughofcourse,itcontinuestodothistoo!

A600-yearchoraltraditionhasinevitablyplayedanot-inconsiderablepartinimbuingthestrongestsenseofenduring

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Ithinktherealvalueoftheexperiencemayhavesomethingtodowiththejuxtapositionofthemundaneandtheexceptional.Formostofus,atanygiventime,ourlivesarereallyjustoneortheother,butfortheveryyoungwhosethinkingisperhapsthatlittlebitmoreflamboyant,thereisahappyacceptancethatthechallengesofschoollife,passedandsometimesfailed,areatleastasimportantasByrdorBritten,orwhowillhavefirstcallontheNintendoWii.InaChoirSchoolthereisadeep-rootedcelebrationofchildhood,coupledwithanequalexpectationthatpreparedandmotivatedchildrencanreachthelevelsofprofessionalismdemandedofworkingmusiciansandthehighstandardsofteamworkwhichthechoralgenredemands.

Itisrightthatthebesttraditionsshouldremainintact,butalsorightthatthebestofwhatthesetraditionsoffershouldliveoninnewpermutations.OurChoirSchooltraditionboastshundredsofyearsofunbrokenhistory,livingoninnewguises.Disciplineandtheaspirationtodowellengenderinpupilstheconfidencetoalwaysknowthattheverybestisyettocome.

Yvette Day Director of Music at St George’s School April 2001 - April 2011

From April 2011 - Head of The Chorister School, Durham Cathedral

ST GEORGE’S SCHOOL

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RESTORATION

Withthebenefitofthetemporaryroof

protectionthehistoricroofstructuresare

nowbeingopenedupforinvestigation,

andpredictably,bothgoodandbad

thingsarebeingdiscovered.Anexciting

discoveryisarooftrussspanningover

theAdamsRoominStGeorge’sHouse

thattheProjectArchaeologistadvises

mightbe13thC,inwhichcaseitwould

mostlikelyconstituteavestigeofthe

RoyalApartmentsthatexistedhereprior

toconstructionoftheCanons’Cloister

in1350!Alesswelcomediscoveryis

extensivedamagetosubstantialrafters

inonepartoftheroof,whichwillrequire

significantrepairwithoutdisturbingan

original‘wattleanddaub’ceilingwhich

The scaffolding is an extremely complicated engineering structure thathasbeendesignedtocopewiththewindstowhichthisexposedsiteissusceptible.Theworksincludethereplacementofcopperroofcoveringswithmoredurableleadroofing,thereplacementofhardexternalrendertotheCanons’Cloisterelevations,repairofthehistorictimberframestructure,andtheinternalrefurbishmentofthreeoftheresidencesincludingfirecompartmentation,rewiringandre-plumbing,improvedkitchensandbathroomsandredecorations.ThestonemasonryoftheCastlecurtainwallandstonechimneysisalsobeingrepairedfromthescaffolding.

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AlargescaffoldingandtemporaryroofhasbeenerectedoverpartoftheCanons’CloistermarkingcommencementofanextensiverefurbishmentoftherangetobeundertakenbetweennowandSeptember2012.

isattachedtothemandwaspreviouslyundiscoveredabovealaterceilingintheCanonSteward’sStudy

Removaloftheextremelyhardrendertotheexternalelevationsiswellcommenced,andalthoughnoisy,andslowgoing,weshouldbeabletoseeandunderstandsomethingofthehiddenoakframedwallstructuretopartsoftheCanons’Cloisteroverthenextcoupleofweeks.Asthisisthefirstphaseofopeninguptotheroofsandwallstructures,timeisbeingspenttorecordwhatisfound,considertheimplications,andtoobtainapprovalsfortherepairswhichwillbeneededforwhichthanksneedtobeextendedtoEnglish

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Canons’ Cloister refurbishment

ScaffoldingbeingerectedoverCanons’Cloister Oakframedwallstructure

SECTION C - C

Bridging to be formed using single beams to side and double beams to middle using 750mm deep aluminium beams with all bolts and approved steel spigot pins fitted at the joints.

Butt tubes to be taken each side of parapet wall at high level to form ties

Bridging beams to be tied at 1.2m centers on the top boom and 2.4m centres on the bottom boom. Plan bracing to be fixed to top chord of the beam.

Puncheons extended and fixed to top and bottom chords of beams to support transoms to roof formed with CI sheets

Spine beam to be formed with 780mm diamond beams with double beams to the inside and single beams to the outside

Ties to be fitted to positions shown thus

450mm beam to be fitted to inside standards to form a ledger to suppor roof beams spaced at 2.5m centers

NOTE : All joints in standards to be strapped with one number coupler each side of the joint to mobilize self weight

Ledger Brace every frame above top tie level

Monarflex cladding to be fitted to outside face of scaffold

Roof to be covered using plastic sheeting and formed with 732mm BBEA aluminium beams with lacing and bracing to frames in accordance with the manufactureres requirements

Puncheon tubes to be fitted between spine beam and roof beams

Transom tubes to be fitted with plastic caps and butt to walls to all sides of courtyard

atemporaryfirealarmsystemhasbeeninstalledtoprotectthisuniquerangeofbuildingswhilsttherefurbishmentworks

areinprogress.

Martin Ashley MVO Surveyor of the Fabric

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Heritagefortheirhelpfulandsupportiveassistancewiththiscomplicatedproject.

Forthetimebeing,theCanonStewardandtheChapterClerkhavebothmovedtotemporaryaccommodation,whichhasallowedinitialopening-upandasbestosremovalworkstocommenceintheirproperties.Kitchenandbathroomshavebeenremoved,andfloorboardshavebeenliftedtoallowinspectionoftheoakframedfloorstructures.Aconsiderableamountofveryearlyoakframedstructuresandfinishesarebeingrevealed,whichisbeingcarefullyrecordedaspartoftheproject.TheinstallationofnewelectricalsubmainstotheCanons’Cloisterhascommenced,and

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‘Roof trusses... a possible vestige of the Royal Apartments that existed here prior to construction of the Canons’ Cloister in 1350!’

UPDATE:Apanelofextremely

earlyrivenlathandhair-limeplaster

hasbeenfoundbelowthemodern

render,verylikelyindicatingthe

originalexternalappearanceofthe

cloisteralbuildings!

Thanks are extended to The Bray Fellowship whose financial support has enabled this refurbishment to take place.

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‘Forget me not…’

Theslightlyquizzicaltitleofthispiece

referstothelogoforaspecialeventin

StGeorge’sChapelonThursday3rd

March;aconcertinthepresenceof

HRHTheCountessofWessextoraise

fundsfortheAlzheimer’sSociety.

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It is well enough known that

Alzheimer’s, along with associated

degenerative states of dementia,is

stillnotcompletelyunderstoodasa

processofgrowingold,andtreatments

remainfrustratinglyelusive.Yetitaffects

afargreaternumber,bothdirectly,and

indirectlythroughthediminutionofa

relative,thanperhapsiseasilyadmitted.

Acommonenoughexperiencewhichwas

undoubtedlythesentimentwhichfired

thewillingnessandenthusiasmofthe

membersofStGeorge’sChapelChoirto

takepartinthisconcert.Thebrainchild

ofSueJones,theintentionwastooffer

aneveningofaffirmationandbalm;

somethingtocounterbewildermentand

distress.

PerformingtoafullChapel,themusical

elementsofferedbytheChoirwere

designedtoexplorethemanyemotions

principallyexperiencedbythosehaving

tosupportthoseafflicted.Itincluded

awidevarietyofmusicalstyles;a

movementfromBrahms’Requiem(How

lovelyisthydwellingplace);spiritual

arrangementsbySirMichaelTippett;

EdgarBainton’setherealsettingof

‘AndIsawanewheaven’;andHoward

Goodall’swarmtunetoCharlesWesley’s

hymn‘Lovedivine’.Evenifthesuffereris

nolongerpresent,thehopeisthatthey

havegonetoabetterplace.

Thechoristersperformed‘How

‘Forget me not…’

beautifularethefeet’(fromHandel’s

Messiah),togetherwithitemsbyBritten

andStanford;thiswasbalancedby

agroupsungbythelayclerksalone.

Perhapssurprisingandunexpected,

theappearanceofthefinale,‘You’ll

neverwalkalone’(fromRogersand

Hammerstein’s‘Oklahoma’)-receiving

possiblyamorerefinedrenditionthan

mostareaccustomedtohearingthese

days-seemedjustrightinthecontext.

Perhapsthemostpowerfulpiece,

however,involvedtheChoircollaborating

withthe‘cellistBrianO’Kane.Winner

oftheWindsorInternationalString

CompetitionpromotedbytheWindsor

Festival,Brianearlierhadspellboundthe

audiencewithgracefulmovementsfrom

Bach’sCmajor‘cellosuite.Itisunusual

tocoupleasolo‘cellowithaChoir.

HoweverInSirJohnTavener’s‘Svyati(O

holyone)’cellostringsandvoiceswere

weldedtogetherintoasubstantialpiece

lastingnearly15minutes,insoundsthat

wereutterlyhauntingandpoignant;with

Byzantinedronesandsearinglyhighcello

melodies,itseemedtodistiltheessence

ofOrthodoxintensity,leavingthesounds

clingingtotheChapel’svault.

Aspeciallyinvitedgroupofcelebrities

werepresenttogivetheirsupporttothe

cause.RichardBriers,AngelaRippon,

KevinWhatelyandTessaWyattbrought

theirownpersonalitiestotouchingtexts,

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whilstPixieThompsonspokewithdignity

abouthergrandmother’sdecline.The

programmewasintroducedbythenews

broadcasterMartinStanford;andthe

Chapelwasbathedinaforget-me-not

blueoftheatrelighting,ablysuppliedby

theHenleyTheatreCompany.

Anoccasionsuchasthisdoesnottake

placeveryofteninStGeorge’sChapel;

perhapsitwouldlosesignificance,notto

saytobecomework-a-day,foracharity

eventsoemotionallychargedtobecome

tooregularanevent.Itcouldnotovertly

bedescribedasspiritual–itwascertainly

notclothedinconventionalliturgicalgarb

–butsomehowtherewasapowerthere.

Forthemanywhowerepresentitmoved,

upliftedandsustained;quitepossiblyalso,

offeredanewpathtothosesearchingfor

someguidance,aquietreassuranceinthis

newcentury,ofGod’scompassionand

comfort.

Timothy Byram-Wigfield Director of Music, St George’s Chapel

‘ it moved, uplifted and sustained; quite possibly also, offered a new path to those searching for some guidance’

On13Apriloverathousand

MembersandMedallistsofthe

RoyalVictorianOrdergatheredin

StGeorge’sChapelforaservice

ofPraise,Remembranceand

Dedication.TheservicetakesplaceatStGeorge’sonceeveryfouryearsbecausetheChapeloftheOrder(TheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy)istoosmalltoaccommodatethenumberofpeoplewhoattend.MembersandMedallistsoftheOrderarewelcometovisitTheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoyandattendservicesthere.

TheRoyalVictorianOrderwasinstitutedon21April1896bycommandofQueenVictoriatoenablehertoacknowledgeandrecognisepersonalserviceto

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TheSovereign.AppointmenttotheOrderremainsatthediscretionofTheSovereign.TherearefourOfficersoftheOrder:TheChancelloristheLordChamberlain,theSecretaryistheKeeperofthePrivyPurse,theRegistraristheSecretaryoftheCentralChanceryoftheOrdersofKnighthoodandtheChaplainistheChaplainofTheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy.TheserviceinAprilwasacollaborativeonewithmusiciansfromthetwoChapelsworkingtogetherandtheVirger(ofStGeorge’s)andtheVerger(oftheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy)bothleadingelementsoftheprocession.

Thevalueanddutyofservicewasathemewhichranthroughthemorning.AmongsttheprayersledbytheChaplainoftheOrderwasonecontainingthefollowingphrase:

...enable us to continue our work into the future that it may stand always as a noble and inspiring example of service to our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth and her heirs and successors and true and worthy dedication to the common good...

Charlotte Manley LVO OBE Chapter Clerk

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