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Dunblane Cathedral
The Cross,
Dunblane,
Perthshire
FK15 0AQ 
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(01786) 825388
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The Choir

Great church buildings have always been associated with great music, and choral music in particular. Most famous perhaps is the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, seen and heard by millions at their annual carol service, although, in fact, similar choirs exist in cathedrals and churches up and down the land, striving to match inspirational architecture with inspirational singing.

Dunblane Cathedral Choir is a busy, lively group consisting of a wide cross section of the congregation and also covering a wide age range. Its main function is to lead the praise at a Sunday morning service, singing an introit, an anthem and sometimes also an offertory. We often sing at weddings if requested, and occasionally give concerts of both sacred and secular music.

The choir goes on a major tour every three years or so. Previous tours have been to Germany, Ireland, and Wells and Chichester Cathedrals in England. We went to Oban on June 6th 2009 to sing at a RSCM Choirs' Festival, with another big tour to Ripon Cathedral planned for July 2010.

 

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Dublin Tour 2004
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Chichester Tour 2007 

 

Over the past few years, the choir has performed at a number of special concerts in the Cathedral and elsewhere. including singing with professional orchestras such as the Scottish Bach Players.

We have been asked to take part in several BBC broadcasts over the past few years, including the Watchnight Service from Rosslyn Chapel.

There is a treble choir and an adult choir. The treble choir has both boys and girls aged 7 to 14. They rehearse in the Cathedral Halls each Monday at 4.45pm until 6.00pm, and each Thursday from 6.45pm until 8.15pm. The adult choir joins them on Thursdays and rehearses in the Cathedral Halls from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Sunday School for the treble choir is held every Sunday morning and there is also a Bible Class for older members. The Treble choir meet briefly at 9.25am before going to the Sunday School, and then attend the main service at 10.30am.

For more details on the Treble Choir, please click here.

The choir practices are not held during the summer school holidays (end of June - mid-August) and during this time the choir sing from their repertoire, depending on availability of choir members during the holiday season. 

For more information about the Choir contact the Organist and Choirmaster.

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Choir Music

February 2010 - June 2010 

Date 
 IntroitAnthem
Offertory
7 Feb (Carers' Service) Thuma mina - Trad. S. African (Hymn 800) Zadok The Priest - Handel

If I Take The Wings Of The Morning - Julian Dams

14 Feb God is love - G Thalben Ball Ubi caritas et amor - Duruflé  
21 Feb
Fill thou our life - R R Terry (Hymn 183)
Lord, let me know mine end - Greene

28 Feb (Communion)

Kyrie Eleison / Benedictus / Agnus Dei - Schubert in G

The Lord is my shepherd - Schubert Psalm 137 - Latvian arr Weaver (Hymn 94) 
7 March
Richard de Castre's Prayer -  C15 arr Terry
Insanae et vanae curae - Haydn
Psalm 13 -  C Norton 
14 March
  Magnificat - Purcell in G minor
Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré 
21 March
Jesu, Kreuz, Leiden -  Gumpelzhaimer
Drop, drop, slow tears - Gibbons
Psalm 89 -  Plainchant
28 March (Palm Sunday)
Hosanna! - David Ogden
Hosanna to the Son of David - Gibbons
Psalm 69 -  Flintoft
28 March - Palm Sunday Evening Service
     
Thursday 1 April
  A new commandment - Nardone
 
Good Friday 2 April
  Crucifixus - Antonio Lotti 
 
4 April (Easter Sunday) - with Brass Group
The Lord is risen -  G Thalben Ball
In Christ Alone - Getty/Townend
 
11 April
Rise up, O heart rejoicing - Crüger The strife is o'er - arr Ley (Adult choir)
 
18 April
The joyful Eastertide -  Dutch harm. Wood
Christ whose glory fills the sky - Darke
 
25 April
To thee o Lord do I lift up - Rachmaninov
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem - Stanford
 
2 May
Easter glory fills the sky - Monk Dum transisset Sabbatum - Taverner
 
9 May
Come, winds of God - J Fleming Lamb
My beloved spake - Purcell
 
16 May (Ascension Sunday)
Coelos ascendit hodie - Stanford
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen -  J. S. Bach
 
23 May
Come, Holy Spirit - J Bell (Hymn 589)
Come down O Love Divine -  D Macdonald
 
30 May
Heilig - Schubert
Gloria in excelsis - Mozart in D
 
6 June
O Lord, open thou our lips - Leighton
  Ring out your joy - Harrison Oxley
6 June - Evening Service
     
13 June - Music Sunday with Brass Group 
O let God's name be praised - G Wilson
As the bridegroom to his chosen - Rutter
 
20 June
Venite exultemus - G Macfarren (Hymn 58)
Magnificat - Bryan Kelly
 
27 June
God be merciful unto us - Nares
If ye love me - Wilby
 

 

 

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