A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and Potsdam Sung by Bristol Cathedral Choir July 2014 A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and Potsdam

Thank you for coming to our concert, one of several we are giving as we bring our ancient music we are singing today in the centre of this programme. While you wait, why not learn a little about the Choir, and our wonderful city of Bristol? We hope you enjoy the music! Bristol Cathedral 2014

Bristol to Krakow

Taking our music abroad has long been a passion of the Cathedral Choir. We are thrilled to be singing tonight in the ancient cultural capital of Poland! But our Polish adventure began in Bristol, at the city’s own Polish Church. Founded by Poles who fought for the Allies in WWII, the church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama now welcomes 350 worshippers each week. In June the Cathedral Choir sang for them, while they cooked for us. Our young choristers enjoyed all the traditional Polish delights, including kabanos, bigos, and smalec. NINE CENTURIES OF SONG

A choir has been singing on the site of the Cathedral since the Augustinian monastery was founded in 1140. When the church formally became Bristol Cathedral in 1542 its statutes made provision for the development and maintenance of the choir, whose role was to sing the praises of God. 17 girls), all of whom are educated at Bristol Cathedral Choir School Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation. Most join the choir as A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and Potsdam

BRISTOL AT A GLANCE 12 ways to experience the very best the city has to offer

Shop till you drop in 1 the premier shopping destination in the South Hire a bike and explore West of England 3 the city and one of the many parks

Eat out in amazing 4 restaurants serving Enjoy award winning theatre lots of local, seasonal 2 from the oldest continuously West Country produce running theatre in the UK to several intimate pub/theatres

Blow some Bristol 5 Blue glass

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Hop on (and off) 6 a City Sightseeing bus Bristol and its history

Take a boat tour of 10 the historic harbour

Find cutting edge street 7 art everywhere you – including pieces from international artist Banksy (who was born in Bristol)

Follow Brunel’s Bristol 8 – the 19th century engineer and designer of several award winning attractions like the SS Marvel at the markets Great Britain and Clifton 11 in the Old City Suspension bridge

Ponder over art exhibitions 9 and historic collections of the Royal West of England Academy, the Bristol Museum and Art Get your groove on Gallery. Or Bristol’s own history 12 at one of the many at the MShed museum live music venues or clubs

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Mark Lee Paul Walton Master of the Choristers Assistant Organist Educated at Cambridge University, where he was Paul Walton began his musical career as a chorister at Shake- Organ Scholar at Corpus Christi College, Mark has speare’s church, Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon. He studied at been Assistant Organist of Gloucester Cathedral and the Royal Northern College of Music, and was Organ Scholar Assistant Director of Music at the King’s School. In a at St. Ann’s Church, Manchester, and then Sydney Nicholson period of eight years he was privileged to work with Organ Scholar at Manchester Cathedral, where his numerous both Dr John Sanders and David Briggs. recitals included seven all-Bach programmes. This was followed by his appointment as Director Since September 2001, Paul has been Assistant Organist of of Music at Bristol Cathedral. In this time he has Bristol Cathedral. As well as accompanying and assisting in enjoyed responsibility for directing six tours, and eight the training of the Cathedral Choir, he directs the Cathedral live broadcasts of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3. Consort and the Cathedral Chamber Choir. Paul gives organ He has also introduced girl choristers to the Cathedral, recitals at Bristol Cathedral, and at other churches through- and helped transform Bristol Cathedral Choir School into out Bristol. He has also performed at St. Paul’s Cathedral, a state school, the only publicly funded choir academy Blackburn and Ripon, Westminster Abbey, Tewkesbury Abbey, in the UK. Rochdale Town Hall, and the Marktkirche, Hannover. He has performed at venues such as Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, and King’s College, Cambridge. disc of Christmas organ music on Regent Records. This has A huge enthusiast for young people singing, he relishes recently been given a 4-star rating in BBC Music Magazine, who said ‘Try his barnstorming assault on David Briggs’s skill and enjoyment of choral music a huge inspiration. jubilant Sortie on ‘In dulci jubilo’ for size – epic!’

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MUSIC REPERTOIRE

LEIPZIG Thursday 10 July

Thomaskirche concert: 3pm Locus iste ...... Anton Bruckner (1824-96) Benedicamus Domino...... Peter Warlock (1894-1930) Totus tuus ...... Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) Christus factus est ...... Bruckner Haec dies ...... William Byrd (1540-1623) Passion Chorale ...... J S Bach (1685-1750) Versöhnungskirche concert: 7pm There is no rose ...... Alan Smith (b1962) Mass à 5 ...... William Byrd (1540-1623) Kyrie Gloria Ubi caritas ...... Paul Mealor (b1975) Organ Mass à 5 ...... William Byrd (1540-1623) Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei A Litany ...... William Walton (1902-83) Ave Maria ...... Robert Parsons (c1535–1571) Vox dicentis ...... Edward Naylor (1867-1934)

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KRAKOW

Saturday 12 July Redemptorist Church Concert: 7pm Haec Dies ...... William Byrd (1540-1623) ...... Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) Kyrie Gloria Totus tuus ...... Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) Organ ...... Orlande de Lassus Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei Locus iste ...... Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) In exile ...... Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) Jubilate Deo ...... Giovani Gabrieli (c1554-1612)

Sunday 13 July Ss Peter & Paul Church Concert: 6.30pm There is no rose ...... Alan Smith (b1962) ...... Orlande de Lassus (1532-94) Kyrie Gloria Organ Ubi caritas ...... Paul Mealor (b1975) ...... Orlande de Lassus Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei Ave Maria ...... Robert Parsons (c1535–1571) O vos omnes ...... Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Vox dicentis ...... Edward Naylor (1867-1934)

Monday 14 July St Kinga Chapel (Wielizcka Salt Mine) Recital: 2pm Locus iste ...... Anton Bruckner (1824-96) Ubi caritas ...... Paul Mealor (b1975) Benedicamus Domino...... Peter Warlock (1894-1930) Christus factus est ...... Anton Bruckner Haec dies ...... William Byrd (1540-1623)

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POTSDAM

Tuesday 15 July Nicolaikirche concert: 7pm O vos omnes ...... Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Missa Brevis ...... Jonathan Dove (b1959) Gloria A Litany ...... William Walton (1902-1983) In exile ...... Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) Organ Missa Brevis ...... Jonathan Dove (b1959) Sanctus-Benedictus Agnus Dei Benedicamus Domino...... Peter Warlock (1894-1930) The Lord’s my shepherd ...... John Rutter (b1945) And when the builders...... Richard Shephard (b1949)

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Cheddar to Krakow

Just south of Bristol is the ancient town of Cheddar. For centuries, people here have made the famous cheese named after the town. John Alvis and his family have been farming dairy cows for generations, and are now the UK’s largest producer of organic Cheddar Cheese. They have recently begun selling their Cheddar in Warsaw, as well as CULTURE MEETS South Korea and China! Cheddar is a hard, mature cheese COMMERCE which goes fantastically well with Kabanos. In fact, when the Cathedral As well as making fabulous music, Bristol and the West of Choir sang in Bristol’s Polish Church, England also makes amazing aircraft, ancient cheese, world the audience enjoyed Kabanos and beating cider, hi-tech silicon chip designs and much more. Cheddar as a tasty snack while Some of our most famous and successful companies have listening to the music! got behind the Cathedral Choir Tour. If you, or anyone you know, run a deli to sell Cheddar in Krakow? Contact the BPCC for more information. the world.

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Backstage Brainboxes

Behind the famous brands and household names lies an army of lawyers, accountants and professionals who oil the wheels of the city. Two Choir Tour. Smith & Williamson do the books for hundreds of West Country family Cathedral family. They support concerts and also provide invaluable ancient building going. DAC Beachcroft are lawyers with a mission. To help people do deals, and sort out problems. With a steadily expanding international business, they are pleased to help boost Bristol’s reputation as a great trading city. Arts and Education so, they say, “it’s especially rewarding when these two Cathedral Choir and its school. We wish the choir all the very best for their tour.”

WHERE THE INVENTORS LIVE Bristol has long been an inventive place. Whether it’s Brunel and his steam ships, the designers of Concorde, or the modern day computer scientists who helped create WiFi, people here have changed the way we live.

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Carols for Sick Children

Just before Christmas, the Choristers had an unforgettable day at Bristol Airport. A - party in the skies. While they checked in, the Cathedral Choir sang them carols. It WINGS FROM THE WEST was magical for everyone, especially when the choir processed through Duty Free singing Ding Dong Merrily on High! created right in the city. At the Airbus wing design centre in Filton, 3,500 engineers develop wings for half the aircraft With nine destinations in Poland, and four the Alps last year. couldn’t wait to get involved. So if you en- joy tonight’s music, why not go and listen to the choir again, in their home Cathe- and you will be made very welcome. You could even check out the Polish Church too on Sunday morning!

Yoghurt Gets Funky

A few miles south of Bristol there’s a valley, called the Yeo. The grass is lush, and for decades the Mead family have raised dairy cows there. They still do, and today “Yeo Valley” is Britain’s largest organic yoghurt maker. But they’ve come a long way since Mary and Roger started making yoghurt in their farmhouse in 1972, using skimmed milk left over from clotted cream. You see their yoghurt in all the supermarkets now, and ice cream too. But there’s more. To celebrate 50 years in the valley, ‘The Churned’. They’re the guys with the tractor. “Be a little funky,” they sing, “choose the west country.” No, they can’t really farm - but they do look great. Can they sing? Search “ The Churned” on YouTube and decide. A Concert Tour of Krakow, Leipzig and Potsdam

BRISTOL: CONFERENCES & CONCERTS People come to Bristol for fun, for culture and for business. Every year, thousands come for trade and professional conferences. In fact, more people come for business purposes from Poland and Germany than any other country in the world. renowned classical and opera performers such as But there is a team in Bristol waiting to help, at no charge.

Baptism in a Barrel?

It’s true. Back in the Middle Ages, Somerset children were baptised in a barrel of cider. Crafting bitter apples into, dare we say it, heavenly nectar is an ancient art in the countryside around Bristol. And at Myrtle Farm, the Thatcher family has been at it for 110 years. has combined tradition with high tech innovation to great success. Cider has come a long way in the last few years. It’s now ultra cool, and sold globally. Thatchers have just signed a ten year deal with Australia, and this year they began trading with Germany. If you or your customers like a refreshing, unusual alternative to beer that goes well with sausages and even English cheeses, why not try and get hold of some Thatchers?

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Bristol’s location and excellent transport links makes it a great base within easy access of so many tourist destinations. For more information go to: visitbristol.co.uk We hope you have enjoyed a taste of English Music tonight. If you would like to come and hear the Choir in our home city, go to www.visitbristol.co.uk Bristol. We’re proud to take their story to audiences in Poland and Germany, and we hope you remember what Bristol is made of.

And thanks also to Dr John Savage, Stephen Robertson, and Stephen Parsons