A collaboration between Gloucester Choral Society and Gloucester schools with the University of Gloucestershire is under way against the stunning backdrop of the Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral.We have a choir of adults and students preparing to perform sections from Howard Goodall's "Eternal Light" which is a modern requiem with a beautiful hopeful uplifting theme. The singers will be accompanied by student dancers, inspired by the Rambert Dance Company, working with dance undergraduates from the university. We are adding into the mix, a graphic design project and front of house training.
The project began with a singing workshop in June led by Jonathan Hope, Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral to introduce the students to the Lady Chapel's acoustics and the music they would be performing. The next time they met on 7 September, they rehearsed with volunteer members of the excellent Gloucester Choral Society.
The dancers enjoyed a rigorous Rambert dance workshop in July and are now rehearsing to University student's choreography in preparation for our first joint workshop on Saturday 28 September in the Lady Chapel.
The concert will take place on Wednesday 16 October in the Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral at 7pm. Tickets are £5, include interval refreshments and are available from the cathedral box office.
