Talk:Chichester Cathedral

The Chichester Singers

There is no proper reason for a 'Chichester Singers' section on the Chichester Cathedral article, seeing that there is no official affliation between Chichester Cathedral and The Chichester Singers. Even though they do perform some of their major concerts at the cathedral, that does not make them associated. Willwal, talk. 3 January 2011 22:23 UTC

I do not agree. As all their major performances are at the cathedral they are part of the music scene there. I see no reason to exclude them.--Charles (talk) 09:50, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

If you think that the Chichester Singers should have a section solely because they perform at the Cathedral, then I suppose there should be a section for Southern Pro Musica, St Cecilia Chorus, and other orchestras and choirs? As you can imagine, this would be pointless - why not mention the fact that Chi Singers perform regularly in the '5 Music' section, rather than starting a new section? Willwal, talk. 4 January 2011 10:28 (UTC)

The cathedral has a tradition of actively supporting all kinds of music both religious and secular. This includes the RSCM festival every year, free lunctime concerts, visiting choirs for evensong etc. We have a section mentioning pop/ rock musicians in the cathedral who are visitors. I think that Chi singers are particularly worth mentioning for a couple of reasons namely to demonstrate that there is wide variety of types of music performed at the cathedral (not just at the services of course) also it is the singers principle venue for all of their works, which I think seperates them out. However, I would certainly support a wider section that discusses all the music performed in the cathedral, Chichester Singers et al. in line with the cathedral tradition perhaps? Wilfridselsey (talk) 11:21, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Perhaps a section called 'Regular performers'? Any ideas? But not a section for the Chi Singers solely. Willwal, talk. 4 January 2011 13:05 (UTC)

I like your introduction to the music section idea "The music at Chichester Cathedral is largely led by the organ and the Cathedral choir, as there are services daily and on special days in the calendar. There are visiting choirs from diocesan parishes and orchestras that perform at the Cathedral regularly." I think that we could change it to "The music at Chichester Cathedral is largely led by the organ and the Cathedral choir, as there are services daily and on special days in the calender. Outside the regular services the Cathedral also supports all kinds of music both religious and secular."

Then instead of the Chi Singers and Pop Music headers a Concerts and other music section maybe?(this would fit well with the Other burials header). Then could provide detail on visiting choirs, the RSCM festival, free lunchtime concerts, the Chichester festival, the singers, and the rest, including pop and rock. The cathedral is an important venue for music in the Chichester area, and that is because several of the deans as well as the organists have been keen to make that so. I think the article should reflect it, without being too wordy! What do you think? Wilfridselsey (talk) 16:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. I see that the article Choir of Chichester Cathedral is due to be merged into the choir section, so this can be done at the same time.--Charles (talk) 17:38, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree with what Wilfredselsey proposes. However, I do not think that Choir of Chichester Cathedral should be merged with the choir section on the Cathedral's article. Perhaps this should be up for seperate discussion? Willwal, talk. 4 January 2011 18:55 (UTC)

OK I have changed the headings as per discussion, whos up for doing the rewrite? I am not around for a few days, but I am quite happy to help when I get back. Regards. Wilfridselsey (talk) 19:26, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

I have completed the rewrite as per discussion here. I have kept the singers in, though trimmed them slightly, as with the exception of a few concerts (mainly abroad), they do all of their works exclusively in the cathedral. There are other artists who regularly visit the cathedral, identified above, but they perform elsewhere too.

I have kept all the pop stars in, but I am sure that there must be some more recent examples we could use? Any suggestions?? Wilfridselsey (talk) 12:11, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Adding a source to examine

https://archive.org/stream/saturdaymagazine04londuoft#page/26/mode/1up Shyamal (talk) 14:24, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Chichester Cathedral is an Anglican church in Chichester, West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of the bishop was moved from Selsey. The cathedral has architecture in both the Norman and the Gothic styles, with two architectural features that are unique among England's medieval cathedrals—a free-standing medieval bell tower (or campanile) and double aisles. The cathedral contains two rare medieval sculptures and many modern art works including tapestries, stained glass and sculpture. This westward view shows the cathedral's choir, which is separated from the nave by a pulpitum with three arched openings, called the Arundel Screen.

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