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The girl and boy choristers are all pupils of the Choir School St John's College, Cardiff.

Upcoming Concert

Cathedral Choir joint performance with The Tallis Scholars
Tallis's 40-part motet, Spem in alium
Thursday 3 May 2012, 7.30 PM
St David’s Hall, Cardiff. All seats £16.50, concessions £14.50
Box Office 02920 878444

http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/English/The-Tallis-Scholars-3/5/2012/

On Thursday 3 May 2012, Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir has the honour of performing Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium with the world renowned consort, The Tallis Scholars. For centuries this work was thought to be so difficult that no-one could actually perform it. Even now, with the enormous increase of interest in early choral music, performances of it are still quite rare. This is an amazing opportunity for our choristers to perform with such an internationally acclaimed professional consort.

News

• Cardiff Metropolitan Easter Concert, St David's Hall, 1pm - Tues 27 March 2012.

The choristers and choral scholars of Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir returned for their annual Easter Concert, giving a thrilling performance of Bach's St John Passion with orchestra on Tuesday 27 March at St Davidʼs Hall, Cardiff. Many congratulations to the boy and girl Cathedral Choristers.

Cathedral Choir performs to sell-out audience at Christmas with the Stars with Wynne Evans for British Heart Foundation, Llandaff Cathedral, 7.30pm - Fri 16 December 2011.

Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert, St David's Hall - Tues 29 November 2011.

The girls, boys and gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir performed an oustanding concert of traditional and less-familiar Carols to an audience of around 750 people at St David's Hall, Cardiff. Many congratulations to the Choir, soloists and to Noa Gabay for her exquisite performances of works for solo harp by Glinka and Zipoli. Please click on the following link to view the concert programme: /f/SDH_programme_Christmas_2011.pdf

Archdiocesan Festival of Music: A Year of Catholic Education - St David’s Hall, Cardiff: 7pm - Thurs 3 November 2011.

This unique service was led by the Cathedral Choirs and Concert Orchestra of St John's College. Joined by more than 200 singers and instrumentalists from Catholic Schools across South Wales and Herefordshire, the concert included outstanding performances of Walton's Crown Imperial, Parry's I was glad, Handel's Hallelujah Chorus and Rutter's Gaelic Blessing.

Congratulations to Joseph Evans (R16) for his wonderful orchestration of I was glad and to Jerry Zhou (U6th) for his excellent orchestral arrangement of For all the saints. Special congratulations also to our harp soloist Noa Gabay (R14) and our leader Kathryn Prior (L6th). With thanks to everybody, all choristers, instrumentalists and colleagues for all the help, support and musicianship that helped make the occasion such a special and memorable one.

Cathedral Choir Concert at St David’s Hall: Handel Messiah - Tuesday 12 April 2011.
The boys, girls and gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir performed Handel's masterpiece with orchestra to a very large audience at St David's Hall.

Choir Schools Association Sports Festival at Llandaff Cathedral - Wed 2 March.

On Wednesday 2 March, the girl and boy Cathedral Choristers took part in an immensely enjoyable day of football, netball and choral evensong, hosted this year, by Llandaff Cathedral School. Congratulations to the boys who reached the final of the Football Plate Cup and to the girls who performed very well against strong competition in the netball tournament. The choristers sang splendidly with the 150 choristers from the cathedral choirs of Bristol, Exeter, Hereford, Llandaff, Wells, Worcester, and the choristers of Tewkesbury Abbey and Magdalen College, Oxford.

Cathedral Choir Tour to Paris - Wed 16 - Fri 18 February 2011.