Brecon Choir Holiday 2018

St Peter’s Church Choir, Bexhill-on-Sea

Choir Holiday

13 to 19 August 2018

Brecon Cathedral
Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu

Useful information


Welcome

I hope you have a wonderful week visiting and singing in this beautiful cathedral.

Please help us to all enjoy the visit by leaving your mobiles switched off and out of sight
during rehearsals and services.

Please return your music to the piles at the end of the service. You are welcome to hold
onto the Neary responses, which we will use most days.

Do support any newer members by discreetly helping them to find and put their music in
order, if necessary. There will be a seating plan and I have placed the less experienced
choristers next to a more experienced ‘buddy’.

You are welcome to bring water into the Song School, but please do not bring it into the
cathedral’s choir stalls.

Thank you in advance for arriving at all meeting points and rehearsals a few minutes
early; it will help us to enjoy ourselves if we are able to make the most of the time.

Do listen carefully to any instructions. This will help keep you safe when taking part in
activities and share in the spirit of the week.

You are responsible for taking your cassock and surplice from the school to the cathedral.
It’s looking wet next week, so please bring something to keep these and yourself dry (a
large bag/suit carrier and a waterproof). It’s 10 minutes’ walk to the cathedral each day.

If you are given an access code to our building it is important that you do not share this
with anyone outside our group.

Junior choir members should not leave Orchard House without accompanying adults.

If you have any problems during the week, then please do tell Anthony, Janine or Ruth.

Contacts

Hopefully there will be no
emergencies, but in the unlikely
event…

here are some phone numbers:

Anthony (Director of Music)

07729 206721

Ruth (Safeguarding Officer)

07801 440850

Meal times (School canteen)

Breakfast 8.30am Dinner 7.00pm

We are making our own sandwiches for a picnic lunch during the evening games slot.
There will be a rota for this. We are sharing use of the canteen with another group.

Lunch on Sunday

Sunday’s lunch is booked for 12.45pm at the cathedral refectory, Pilgrims.
The choir fund will pay for our school and university-age singers to have Sunday lunch.

For adults the cost is £12.50 per head.

Items to bring with you …. You don’t need:

A swimsuit (no time!)
•Soft cases for the minibus Bedding (provided)
•A packed lunch for the journey
• Refillable water bottle to keep with you
• Headphones to go with phones/iPods etc.
• A carrier bag/suit carrier for your robes
• Sun hats and sun cream for hot weather
• Layers for changeable weather….
• A waterproof for wet weather!
• Towels and toiletries
•Black shoes for services
• Long comfy trousers and trainers for Llangorse
• Your clothes and yourself!

Junior choir members are
discouraged from taking large
amounts of money - any portable
items are taken at your own risk.

Chris and Roger are responsible for
driving us.

Chris, Roger and Janine are our
qualified First Aiders

Rotas

Each day there will be a team of adults responsible for:

• making sure everyone’s up and ready to go to breakfast
• carrying out room inspections
• organising the sandwich making during evening activities
• making sure the children go to bed on time and get a good night’s sleep

Day Adults on duty
Monday Anthony, Diane
Tuesday Carolyn, Keith
Wednesday Alex, Janine
Thursday Harriet, Chris
Friday Anthony, Janine
Saturday Ruth, Roger
Sunday Chris, Alicia

Sandwich
making

Each day there will be two
junior choir members
responsible for making the next
day’s sandwiches with the two
adults on duty during the
evening slot.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Maddy Yasmin Nia Amelia Yasmin
Imogen Sophie Maddy Sophie Imogen

Room allocation

We’re staying in Orchard House at Christ College, Bridge St, Brecon LD3 8AF
The school’s telephone number for emergencies is 01874 615440.
It’s probably easier to get in touch with a member of the choir via their
mobile or through Anthony if necessary.
Bedtime is 9pm for Junior Choir members.

First Floor
103 Carolyn
104 Janine
109 Maddy
110 Yasmin
111 Nia
112 Imogen
113 Sophie
114 Amelia
116 Diane
117 Harriet
118 Alicia
Second Floor
203 Roger & Ruth
205 Keith
206 Chris
207 Alex
208 Ian
209 Anthony
210 Andy

Timetable

BRECON

Please be aware that there will be another group sharing the school
with us, although we have Orchard House to ourselves.
This means that we will need to be quiet and considerate to other
residents.
Do check that the minibus is tidy after trips. We will have black
bags for any litter … or take it away with you.

Awards

On Saturday evening, we will be presenting small prizes for
choristers for their performances, singing and behaviour during the
week.
A prize will also be awarded for the tidiest chorister bedroom, as a
result of our daily inspection.

Music List

Responses: Neary (Mon-Thu, Sat-Sun), Plainsong (Fri)

Monday: Psalm 86, Sumsion in A, The Lord bless you and keep you
(Rutter)
NEH 247 O gladsome light

Tuesday: Psalm 72, Hylton Stewart in C, Ave Maria (Lindley)
NEH 184 Shall we not love thee, Mother dear

Wednesday: No service

Thursday: Psalm 94, Stanford in Bb, Blessed be the God and Father
(Wesley)
NEH 419 O Holy Spirit

Friday: Psalm 102, First Service (Weelkes), If ye love me (Tallis)
NEH 391 King of glory, king of peace

Saturday: Psalm 104, Third Service (Moore), Irish Blessing
(Chilcott)
NEH 278 Christ be with me

Sunday am Eucharist: Darke in E, Psalm 34 9-14, Locus iste
(Bruckner), NEH 263 All creatures of our God and King, NEH 336
Angel voices, NEH 305 Soul of my Saviour

Sunday pm Evensong: Psalm 106 1-10, Gloucester Service
(Shephard), At the round earth’s imagined corners (Archer)
NEH 294 Just as I am, NEH 324 Thine arm, O Lord

Please collect your daughters from the church on arrival back in
Bexhill-on-Sea


Wishing you a safe journey home :)