The Manchester Carols
Manchester Cathedral is a good place to head for some carol services all this week...Originally a medieval church the Victorians did their typical renovation work on it and turned it into a Perpendicular Gothic edifice.
Talking of festive singing, the Manchester Carols are a collection of carols linked together to reshape and modernise the Christmas story. Composer Sasha Johnson Manning and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy were the team behind them, and the latter writes:
"These carols were written in Manchester in 2007 and first performed by children from several Manchester schools at The Royal Northern College of Music (and again in 2008). All of us who worked on them – librettist, composer, artist, conductor, teachers, musicians and singers – live and work in that great city. And so these are, and will forever be, The Manchester Carols."
Lovely atmospheric photo, and very interesting information.
ReplyDeleteHi Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteAfter all of these years in Manchester, I've never bee inside the cathedral. One to cross off the list for 2015, I think.
Hope you have a happy Xmas.
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I would love to see that window. Thanks for adding the music. Merry Christmas Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeletei enjoy what you did to the 1st shot. it looks like snow. i wonder what it is called? so cool. have a nice weekend. ( :
ReplyDeleteIt was just sharpening a shaky nighttime photo which gave that effect Beth ;-)
DeleteA great serie and a nice edit to b&w!
ReplyDeleteMerry X-mas to you!
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Great post and also enjoyed the music.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Victorians felt they needed to renovate! Well, the window is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI really like that first shot!
ReplyDeleteNice shots indeed. Oh those Victorians could do anything
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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That first shot has an air of mystery!
ReplyDeleteBeen to Manchester but never seen the cathedral
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