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May 17, 2011

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Oh!! Thank you for this beautiful description of that "unknown territory" of Christ Church Cathedral that is the chorus! I really enjoyed this reading!

Lovely, lovely to be able to participate in this way!

Did you also create the issuu "pamphlet"? It is wonderful! And a joy to hear your chorus sing, too. I've just gotten my copy of my chorus' Good Friday Mozart Requiem recording. I'm hopeful it captures the sound so nicely.

Fantastic post Beth! What wonderful photos....

Thank you for a lovely tour and glimpse behind the scenes. A little too far to visit in person (Paris), but thanks to Wonderbweb...!

Hi Magda, hi Krish -- It hadn't occurred to me that a look into the opaque world of the choir might be fun for parishioners too! Glad you liked it.

Deb, thank you, yse, we did do the CD booklet, those are Jonathan's photos in it. Lucky you, to hear the Mozart Requiem in performance on Good Friday! I hope the recording is good, too.

Liz, thanks for commenting. There's no need to come to Montreal from Paris to hear music, that's for sure, but how nice that we can communicate these bits of our lives across the distance!

Oh, such a lovely tour of your church and choir, a glimpse into an important part of your life, and a beautiful recording and article as well. Thanks for sharing, Beth. If we ever make it to Montreal again, I'd love to see the beautiful interior and hear the choir in person - the acoustics are amazing.

a whole universe! love the note on the irrepressible trebles - what a gift to a child's life

Very interesting to see the secret world of your choir! Barely back, I was shanghaied (along with my two eldest) into a choir event on Sunday. So went to practice this evening... Really liked the staccato "Let us with a gladsome mind" (John Milton / Alan Rideout.)

Very good to see and then hear something of what you have written about with such passion. What's the music? Glorious.

Thanks for this. I was able to get a sense of a service in this beautiful church from reading Velveteen Rabbi's account of her visit with you.Living in a rural area I am used to small churches.This Easter Sunday I happened to be in Vancouver so partily on a whim went to St Andrews-Wesley United on Burrard,another large beautiful church with windows so captivating they inspire awe,a large enthusiastic choir, and an organ whose tones can easily reach every corner.This is how I imagine your church to be

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