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Cathedral welcomes choristers each with strong choral connections
Three new girl choristers were formally admitted to the Cathedral choir at Evensong on Sunday 2nd October and four other girl choristers were promoted to senior positions.
The new choristers all have strong Cathedral connections. Daisy’s brother Harry sings with the boy's choir; Harriet’s father is the Director of Music at Bishop Wordsworth; Carys’ father is a Lay Vicar (adult singer) in the Cathedral choir.
Like the boys, girl choristers are ‘bumped’ into the choir in a ritual that began over 30 years ago. In keeping with the boys’ bumping tradition, each new girl chorister is lightly tapped on the head with an enormous prayer book into which their names are inscribed afterwards.
Four other choristers – Tilly, Mary, Faith and Ava – were promoted to senior positions during the same service.
The new choristers can now look forward to playing their part in the upcoming Advent and Christmas Services including the magnificent Advent Procession, Darkness to Light which takes place at the end of November.
They also helped to host the Cathedral’s Be A Chorister for a Day event, which took place on Saturday 8th October. This event gave children the opportunity to sing with the Cathedral choir at Evensong, which was recorded and each child given their own personal copy.
Speaking about the day, David Halls, Director of Music,
Newly admitted and promoted Choristers with the Dean and Cathedral School Headmaster PICTURE: Finnbarr Webster said: “During lockdown, we started livestreaming and recording services and experimented with lots of different online musical activities, so when we were planning this year’s Be a Chorister for a Day it seemed logical to do something digital and send children away with a special memory of their time ‘being a chorister’.”
Seven canons become College members
The Bishop of Salisbury, The Right Rev Stephen Lake installed seven new members of Salisbury Cathedral’s College of Canons during Evensong on 4th October.
The seven new canons – four nonresidentiary canons and three lay canons – were invited to become canons by the Bishop, the first since The Right Revd Stephen Lake began his work in the Diocese in June. They are the first to be installed since the new Bishop of Salisbury, The Right Revd Stephen Lake began his work in the Diocese.
Speaking ahead of the service, Bishop Stephen said: “I am delighted that the new canons have taken up the invitation to join the College of Canons. The College is part of the Cathedral’s extended family, drawing the Diocese and Cathedral together. That ‘togetherness’ is important, bringing certainty and confidence in uncertain times.”
The canons bring an impressive range and breadth of experience to their roles and are united in their strong sense of commitment to their community as priests, educators and, in one case, the military. The canons’ varied backgrounds and experience will be an asset to the College, which meets twice a year to provide feedback on policy decisions made by the Chapter, the Cathedral’s governing body, and on Cathedral activities.
The canons are: The Revd Nick Clarke, Area Dean of Weymouth and Portland, began his working life in a secondary school teaching history. Gillian Clarke, Chair of Salisbury Diocese House of Laity (pictured below), was a former Head of English and Visiting Tutor at Exeter University working with post-graduate trainee English teachers. Gillian joins as a lay canon.
The Revd Rhona Floate spent 20 years in the water industry and plant science research. The Revd Craig Ryalls, Rector of the lively family church of St Paul’s Church, Fisherton Anger (pictured top), joined the ministry straight from Bristol University.
Formerly a Sarum Canon, Loretta Minghella is no stranger to the Cathedral. Now Master of Clare College, Cambridge, the former lawyer and Chief Executive of Christian Aid becomes a lay canon.
The third of the lay canons is Sue Chandler. Like Loretta, Sue has a background in financial services and spent most of her working life training auditors for JPMorgan Chase. Sue is the Lay Chair of the Blackmore Vale Deanery and a Shillingstone churchwarden. Last but by no means least, The Venerable Stephen Dunwoody became Archdeacon for the Army in April of this year and was appointed Assistant Chaplain General Army Recruitment and Initial Training Command and Land Warfare Centre. He is also on General Synod. The Dean of Salisbury, the Very Revd Nicholas Papadopulos said: “We are delighted to welcome our new canons, each of whom brings with them their particular insights and experience.
He added: “In these challenging times, it is vital that we work together; the Queen we have known for most of our lives has died; the international situation is troubling, and at home, the current cost-of-living crisis makes it all the more important that our communities unite and care for one another.”
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