On Thursday 7 July 2022 at 6.15 pm, inside the Cathedral, there will be an intense concert by the Sedbergh School Choir, an English educational institution founded in 1525, based in Sedbergh, Cumbria, north-west of the United Kingdom.
The concert features music from the musical tradition of the Church of England and in particular: I was Glad by Parry, and I saw a New Heaven by Bainton, What is Man by Seymour, I will lift up mine eyes by Seymour, Cantate Domino by Pitoni, Abendlied by Rhineberger, Crucifxus by Lotti, Locus Iste by Bruckner, If Ye Love Me by Tallis, Nunc Dimittis by Burgon and Blessed Be the God And Father by Wesley. Among the proposals, there are also pieces from the English organ tradition and for trumpet and organ.
Music plays a central role in Sedbergh. More than half of the pupils who study here, in fact, are involved in regular rehearsals for one or more of the twenty-two active choirs and ensembles, which include the Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the Musical Band, the Swing Band, the Soul Band and various groups. chamber.