Liturgy and Music | Middlesbrough Diocese

Diocesan Choir News

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music

On Sunday 3rd October, the Diocesan Choir led the singing at the Mass to celebrate 50 years of CAFOD Fast Days. The Choir and congregation were accompanied by the beautiful and skilled organ playing of Fr William Charlton and the music was conducted by the Director of...

Schola Cantorum

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music

The newly formed Schola Cantorum has begun rehearsing. The choir is dedicated to exploring and enjoying the repertoire of choral music for women’s voices, is based at the Cathedral and meets every Wednesday at 7.00 pm. There are still a few vacancies so if you...

New Choirs for Children

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music

Plans to develop a boys choir and a girls choir in Middlesbrough are well underway. The choirs will develop the singing and musical skills of the children in a happy environment, and will meet each week after school as well as offering holiday fun music days. The boys...

Diocesan Liturgical Music Programme for Parishes

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Liturgy and Music

A programme of liturgical music discussion sessions for parishes is about to be launched throughout the Diocese. These sessions are geared towards assisting parish musicians with their music choices and will be offered on a deanery basis. For further information or to...

Celebrate Music Sunday

by webmaster | Jun 2, 2010 | Liturgy and Music

The liturgical year has many special Sundays when congregations remember particular groups of people such as seafarers, prisoners, teachers and mothers. The Royal School of Church Music believes that it is also important to celebrate the music and musicians that are a...

Choirs celebrate 40 years of the Schola Cantorum

by webmaster | Jun 2, 2010 | Liturgy and Music, Religious Communities

The combined choirs of Ampleforth Abbey joined former members of the choirs and some splendid soloists, two of whom were Old Amplefordians, James Arthur (D98) and Nick Scott (D05), for a moving performance of Mozart’s Requiem in the Abbey Church on Sunday 2nd...