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Cathedral Service

Southwark Cathedral Services

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Bra-vissima were honoured to take part in the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist and the Choral Requiem Eucharist to celebrate All Souls Day at southwark_cathedral. It was our first visit – we hope not our last. A day filled with remembrance, memory, the power of music and solemn dignified prayer. We also had in attendance during rehearsal an honorary Bra in the form of the Cathedral cat hodge_thecat who was also temporarily the Archdeacon of Lambeth. Our singing reached the hallowed spaces of every part of the Cathedral – a place where a 1000 years of history has been marked. What a sight.. what a sound.

Jo Clarke

Concert

Wolcum Yole – 3 December 2022

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Our 2022 Christmas concert featured Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, George Dyson’s A Christmas Garland and pieces by local composers, including Charles Church, James Devor and Jane Duffill. The choir were joined by Clara Hyder on harp, and Justin Garner on piano.

A member of the audience who had travelled from Devon said “… it was a real treat to enjoy such a fabulous performance…and hear your very deep dulcet tones…. It was a joy. It all looked, and sounded, quite effortless. The evening was a delight. I loved it.

The High Sheriff of Essex, Nicholas Alston CBE DL presented Julie Bower, from Brentwood Foodbank with a cheque for £1,500 at Bra-vissima’s concert ‘Wolcum Yole’ last Saturday. The choir is grateful to their many supporters over the past year, who have made this donation possible.

Photo credit: Jo Clarke