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Cantabile are in the Finals of the 2014 Songs of Praise Senior School Choir of the Year …

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Cantabile sing for a place in the 2014 finals

Cantabile sing for a place in the 2014 finals

Cantabile was one of six school choirs singing for a place in the final of the 2014 BBC One Songs of Praise competition.

They delighted the judges with ‘Ex Ore Innocentium’, written by Bishop W.W.How and composed by John Ireland and secured their place in the final three along with Rochester and Highgate.

Comments from the judges about Cantabile’s performance included ‘The epitome of beauty ..’ Laura Mvula, ‘its my sort of thing …’ Gareth Malone, and ‘as an expression of faith … you also managed to bring a dimension to it that was very special’ Suzi Digby.

You can catch the whole programme on BBCiplayer or listen to clips of the individual performances. See if you agree with the Judges comments and the final three choirs!

Midlands Today wish Cantabile Good Luck …

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Cantabile feature presented by Nick Owen

Cantabile feature presented by Nick Owen

Nick Owen presented a feature on Cantabile’s bid for the finals of Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year today (2/5/2014).

With snippets from their rehearsals in Birmingham and interviews with the girls and Mrs Williamson, it gives a flavour of how much the competition means to them.

If you didn’t have the chance to see it, you can catch up on BBC iplayer for the next 20 hours: Cantabile and Midlands Today, 2/5/2014

Anticipation building for Sunday’s performances …

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Image for School Choir of the Year (04/05/2014)

BBC One – iPlayer clip published today (2/5/2014) features Cantabile in the still but gives no clue to their singing – you’ll have to watch on Sunday to find out!

Hereford Times article published online and in the paper this Thursday (1/5/2014).

Check out our photo on the BBC website …

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The BBC website is starting to build anticipation for the second of the three episodes this Sunday (11th May). They’ve used a lovely snapshot of Cantabile with Jo Williamson.

It was a real honour and test of nerves to sing in front of the celebrity judges Gareth Malone, Laura Mvula and Suzi Digby  – we obviously wanted to impress!

David Grant is presenting each episode and he was great during filming. He even managed to get all the audience singing in four part harmony AND sounding surprisingly good!

Congratulations to the 2014 Junior School Choir finalists …

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The first results are in – we now know the three Junior School Choirs who’ve made it through to the BBC Songs of Praise final which will be on Sunday 11th May 17:00 – 17:45. Catch-up on BBC iplayer if you missed the first of the three episodes.

Watch the Senior choirs next week on Sunday 4th May 17:00 – 17:45 to find out if Cantabile will be one of the three Senior School Choirs joining them!

Meanwhile our congratulations to all six of the junior choirs who took part:

Songs of Praise

Wow – it’s almost time to reveal the result of that weekend of singing in March.

On Sunday (27/4/14) the BBC will be showing the first of three episodes for the Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year 2014 which features the junior school choirs.

What is wonderful is the quality of choral singing which the children have achieved through sheer hard work and singing purely for the joy of it.

We hope you can support all the choirs by tuning in to all three episodes.

Cantabile and the 2014 Llangollen Eisteddfod

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Cantabile Girls have entered the following classes at the Eisteddfod this year:

  • B2 (Senior Children’s Choir) Wednesday 9th July
  • B3 (Children’s Folk Song Choir) Wednesday 9th July
  • C1 (Voice of the Future) Prelim 10th July, Final 11th July
  • C2 (Under 18′s Vocal Solo) Tuesday 8th July
  • C3 (Over 18′s Vocal Solo) Wednesday 9th July

There is more information about how to attend the Festival and support Cantabile and the other talented singers competing at the official Llangollen International Eisteddfod Festival website.

Cantabile - Llangollen International Festival 2013

Hereford Cathedral School and Friends have organised a stunning performance of Vivaldi Gloria on the 19th March 2014 which includes Mozart Clarinet Concerto and other works. Three of the Cantabile girls will be singing solos in the concert:

  • Soprano: Serena Linley-Adams
  • Mezzo soprano: Jess Price
  • Alto: Charlotte Pawley

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The Courtyard hosts ‘Henry V – A Shakespeare Scenario’

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Members of Cantabile will be amongst the Chorus of this first for Hereford and the Courtyard.

This will be the first time that Chetham’s School of Music have come to Hereford. The concert, together with the two days of workshops with local schools leading up to it, is a collaboration with The Courtyard and Herefordshire Music Education Hub.

The programme will include the chamber arrangement, by Edward Watson, of William Walton’s Henry V – A Shakepeare Scenario.

Conductor: Stephen Threlfall

Narrator: David Durant

It will also include a world premiere of a new work by a Chetham’s student which was inspired by the text of Henry V. The solo and duo performances will be given by outstanding Chetham’s students.

Local generosity from Claridge Nursing Homes and The Friends of Herefordshire Museum and Arts have provided the funding.

Birmingham and the BBC help showcase Herefordshire Talent … support our girls!

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Cantabile has been named as one of ‘the very best of school choirs in the UK’ helping Birmingham reverberate with the sound of BBC’s Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year as they attempt to win the coveted title.

The other five senior school choir semi-finalists that will being singing their chosen hymn are:

The Rochester Grammar School from Kent, Lincoln Minster School, The Grey Coat Hospital School from London, “Cantabile” from Hereford Cathedral School, Godolphin from Salisbury and Highgate School from London.

It promises to be a memorable line up and ‘a real family treat for audiences’ according to Tommy Nagra, Head of Business Development, BBC Birmingham.

More details about the event and the Junior Choirs too are in the BBC news release:

‘Birmingham reverberates to sound of BBC Songs Of Praise: School Choir Of The Year’

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