A CHORAL PILGRIMAGE: IN THE STEPS OF St BONIFACE
| Type of post: | Choir news item |
| Sub-type: | Choir News |
| Posted By: | Jenny Lloyd |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Thu, 30 Jun 2022 |
Members of Exeter Philharmonic are about to start rehearsing for our second Choral Pilgrimage, this year along St Boniface Way from Holy Cross Church, Crediton to Exeter Cathedral.
St Boniface Way is a new walking route which tells an old Devon story commemorating an Anglo-Saxon boy, Boniface (now the patron saint of Devon) who was born in Crediton in 675 and who travelled to a monastery in Exeter to begin his religious training.
The singers will follow the route which runs the fourteen miles from Crediton along the rivers, fields and churches of the Creedy and Exe valleys before ending at Exeter Cathedral – singing as they go.
The Pilgrims’ Chorus is again under the direction of Stephen Tanner, our Associate Director of Music, leading an eclectic programme featuring classical composers from Byrd to Bruckner, Scarlatti to Stanford alongside madrigals, folk songs and three traditional spirituals arranged by Stephen Tanner. There will be a strong West Country flavour, including Andrew Millington’s Give me my scallop shell.
Do come and hear these ‘songs of the soul’ and meet our travelling singers. Entrance to each of the concerts is free, though donations are invited.
THE PILGRIMS’ CHORUS – CONCERTS 2022
Friday 5 August, 6.30 pm. Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton.
Saturday 6 August, 12.30 pm. Church of St Cyr and St Julitta, Newton St Cyr
Saturday 6 August, 6.30.Church of Our Lady, Upton Pyne.
While admission to the Upton Pyne concert is free, with donations welcome, seating is restricted and seats will need to be reserved in advance by contacting Linda Findlay, on lindafindlay99@yahoo.co.uk, or tel.01392-841402.
