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This ‘new’ cathedral choir brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral and who recently made their debut album, A Belfast Christmas, for Resonus Classics.
Featuring a varied programme of familiar seasonal carols and fresh festive offerings from composers including John Rutter, Philip Stopford, Philip Wilby, and Philip Ledger, this concert will celebrate Christmas with the choir of Northern Ireland’s national cathedral. Copies of the newly released album will be available at a special price, before and after the concert, along with another new release Christmas Bells - Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral, with Matthew Owens.
Belfast Cathedral Choir
Tristan Russcher (organ)
Matthew Owens (conductor)
Belfast Cathedral Choir:
Choral music has always played a significant and central role at Belfast Cathedral, since its consecration in 1904, when there was a cathedral choir of 48 voices (ladies, gentlemen, and 24 boy choristers). Since then, the choir has undergone various transformations, most latterly in the late summer of 2019, when it became an all-adult, fully professional vocal ensemble. This ‘new’ cathedral choir brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral, known locally as ‘St Anne’s’. Under the direction of Matthew Owens, who took up the post of Director of Music in September 2019, the choir has sung a wide and diverse range of works from the mediaeval period through to the present day, including world premiere performances of works by Judith Bingham, the late John Joubert, and Philip Stopford.