how to exploit both architecture and musical
heritage to maximum effect.
always the easiest piece to listen to, but this
performance was captivating just as much as
it was unsettling.
Those who weren’t there should look out
for Lucy Crowe’s name in the future. Her
soprano, representing ‘peace’, perfectly
captured VW’s anti-war plea, when set off
against the strident and disturbing baritone
of Neal Davies. Dona Nobis Pacem is not
A final note: the Cathedral ceiling looks
stunning whilst being uplit by the lights
from the Christmas Market outside.
Hugh Roberts Q Parent (yr 7)
Quirister Tour to Belfast
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December 2016
Europa Hotel, where we were in a concert
alongside the Schola Cantorum (with whom
we sang in the cathedral), Fra Fee, Colette
Lennon, Karl McGuckin and Niamh Perry,
with Conor Mitchell as Musical Supervisor.
The Quiristers went to W5, the home of
Robothespian, one of the most advanced
robots in the world. Finally, we took a visit
to the Belfast Christmas market, where there
was a new food smell every other step! All
in all, it was an amazing trip!
At the end of the eventful and busy
Christmas term, the Quiristers went on
tour to Belfast. We stayed in the Europa
Hotel, possibly the most prestigious hotel
in Belfast, used as a base during ‘The
Troubles’. During the tour, we sang in the
Roman Catholic Cathedral in Belfast. It was
one of the most colourful cathedrals most
of us had ever seen! We sang the Haydn
Little Organ mass, and Tristan Wigley and
Angus Benton’s solo verses lifted the roof
off the cathedral. The same evening we
also sang in one of the ballrooms of the
Thomas Sharrock, Quirister (yr, 8)
Belfast Christmas Market
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