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St Giles' Cathedral Choir 
In Quires and Places where they meme ***NEW PUBLICATION*** If you've had a browse round the new website as well as spotting some new music you may have seen this little number coming soon... Introducing The Collect for the Rail Replacement Service.
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It's no secret that I've got a soft spot for Kelly in C. So much so that I've dedicated numerous memes to Bryan's masterpiece. The campaign to get as many choirs to sing it this term starts now. Can we all agree on a date and synchronise the music lists? Requiescat in Pace, Bryan Kelly. 1934-2026
In Quires and Places where they meme Welcome to the Quires and Places family, Barnabas Sharp. Barnabas is a graduate musician with a Masters degree in Composition; they have composed classical and film music in multiple varieties of style, tone and colour ranging from the traditional neo-romantic to the dissonantly experimental.
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Today is National Book Lovers Day. As well as Evensong - Notes from the Choir, we publish a growing range of music for choirs and organists. quiresandplaces.com/collections/paul-walton quiresandplaces.com/collections/jonathan-millican quiresandplaces.com/collections/popple #NationalBookLoversDay
In Quires and Places where they meme The Director of Music at Uppsala Cathedral invited us to "bring out your inner Muppet". What could possibly go wrong. #QuireTourMemes
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In Quires and Places where they meme NEW MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT Continuing our foray into music publishing, joining Paul Walton's Descants are for Life and For The Last Verse are two compositions by composer Jonathan Millican, published for the first time.
In Quires and Places where they meme Time to tick off the smallest cathedral in England off my "to visit" list, for my book talk @derbycathmusic.bsky.social
In Quires and Places where they meme IQAPWTM: providing music equivalents for political news since 2020.
In Quires and Places where they meme Today is #InternationalOrganDay, so what better way to have spent it than at the RSCM Conference in Salisbury, followed by Evensong at @salisburycathedral.bsky.social (Stanford in C and Monteverdi Cantate Domino) and pub. Great to meet so many people enthused and inspired by choral music.
In Quires and Places where they meme After a lot of research, we're delighted to share our latest product, designed with choral musicians in mind. Coming soon to Quires and Places, the all-new FOLDING FORK. For cassocks! Order your exclusive Folding Fork today, only from quiresandplaces.com.
In Quires and Places where they meme For #piday we (re)present the Perks of Being A Choral Musician Pie Chart.
In Quires and Places where they meme Directors of Music every Advent (and Lent).
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Looking for a Christmas gift for that hard-to-buy-for musician in your life? My book is available from Amazon worldwide and other good booksellers, as well as right here at quiresandplaces.com (where theres an exclusive option to have it signed!).
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Don't you hate when you join a choir, and all you get is a lousy T-shirt? (And a love of choral music, a fulfilling sense of belonging, and lifelong friends.) quiresandplaces.com/collections/...
In Quires and Places where they meme Book review in the new issue of Cathedral Music magazine from the Cathedral Music Trust. "Evensong - Notes from the Choir" now back in stock at quiresandplaces.com. The perfect Christmas gift. quiresandplaces.com/products/eve... quiresandplaces.com/products/eve...
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In Quires and Places where they meme A very special #CursedCarol for a very special day. Happy 80th birthday, Sir John Rutter. Thanks for your ceaseless championing of choral music, your many decades of bringing joy to singers and listeners alike, and your many, many key changes.
In Quires and Places where they meme It's the trailer for Murder before Evensong, but we've switched out the standard murder mystery music for some Evensong rep instead.
In Quires and Places where they meme Phones in cassock pockets for Evensong on Sunday, folks. A quick check shows the alert tone is an A and a B. But a microtone flat. Best piece of music to line up with the alert? Suggestions below...
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"The voice trial is the start of a promise: a pact to produce a professional musician." Across the country hundreds of children are about to start as a chorister this term. Want to know what they'll face? You'll want to read this book. (And have a laugh, too.) quiresandplaces.com/products/eve...
In Quires and Places where they meme You enjoy the reference, and then you look closer at the sheet music and can clearly see the sharp sign. And then you hear her play a chord and wonder how she managed that from a single melody line. (Also, sorry if your take away from this is THE GOONIES IS HOW OLD?? You're due a health check.)
In Quires and Places where they meme The August issue of BBC Music Magazine hits newstands today and, with it, a lovely four-star review of EVENSONG - NOTES FROM THE CHOIR, our first national press review. quiresandplaces.com/products/eve...
In Quires and Places where they meme Them: "How the heck are you going to make a meme relating Independence Day to music from the Anglican choral tradition?!" Me:
In Quires and Places where they meme This, but it's every Lay Clerk in the country. "Geoff is our chief mechanical engineer, but did you know he's also a tenor lay clerk in Farleighboroughton Minster, and sang a solo on BBC Radio 3 last week?" It's good that this jobbing clarinetist has found work to support his music, tho.
In Quires and Places where they meme There have been some lovely reviews of EVENSONG - NOTES FROM THE CHOIR, like this one left the other day. How are you finding it? Have you shared with non-musical friends and family? quiresandplaces.com/products/evensong-notes-from-the-choir
In Quires and Places where they meme Q&P is an ally. It exists on the support and love of an untold diversity of people. You can't have music with just one note. Diversity is harmony.
In Quires and Places where they meme Tell me there are no musicians in your subtitling department without telling me there are no musicians in your subtitling department
In Quires and Places where they meme It's been a great week over on Instagram. Kudos to the Cathedral Music Trust for trusting me with their account for a week.
In Quires and Places where they meme We've really enjoyed sharing the choral music love on a different platform over on the Cathedral Music Trust IG this week. Normal service will resume tomorrow. And maybe we'll do more reels in general...
In Quires and Places where they meme Happy Bank Holiday! This week, Q&P takes over the CMT IG. Expect choral memes and celebrations of all things choral music.
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