Following last year’s very successful William Byrd day, James Weeks (EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble and Durham University) leads another come and sing workshop in the chapter house of Durham Cathedral, this time looking at the church music of Henry Purcell. Participants will spend the day working on a selection of Purcell’s anthems and will sing one of them as an introit at choral evensong in the cathedral.

Music includes:

Hear my prayer
I was glad
O God, thou art my God
Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes mei
Remember not, Lord, our offences
Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary

Sheet music or PDFs for tablets will be provided. Participants should be reasonably confident choral singers and able to read music.

Registration is from 9.30am. The workshop begins at 10am and finishes with a 45 minute service of Choral Evensong at 5.30pm

Tickets £24, students £11.50, under 18s £4.50