Sheffield Organists

Reminder - increased 30% grant available - (minimum order only 20 copies in any combination) - A&M hymns and songs for refreshing worship / Common Praise / New Standard - to end March 2023 shorturl.at/flmrs

Very pleased to read about @tom_daggett’s appointment as Director of Music at @sheffcath. A former Dean sends congratulations & very best wishes.

@IntranetFocus @RCO_Updates Or - playing a Bach trio sonata and dictating a letter at the same time.

Watching an organist sight read with a choice of maybe four keyboards, a set of pedals and possibly 80+ stops is even greater witchcraft. Perhaps that's why organists uniquely amongst musicians have a Royal Charter @RCO_Updates

We're delighted to announce the appointment of @tom_daggett as our new Director of Music and Schools Singing Programme. Tom, a conductor and organist regarded as one of the leading musical educators in the UK, will join us this summer. Read more 👇 sheffieldcathedral.org/news/2023/3/23…

Overheard in a Hexham shop just now: “Cafés & restaurants in cathedrals & abbeys are really good. I’ll always go to one of those if I can.” Take a bow, @HexhamAbbey, @nclcathedral, @durhamcathedral & many others! You know who you are. @engcathedrals @WeAreCathedrals

The Bishop of Sheffield @PeteWilcox1564 (centre) was welcomed to the House of Lords today as a new Member. His two sponsors at the Introduction were @BishopWorcester (r) & @BishopGuildford (l)

The @bbcsingers are performing Brahms’ Requiem (2 piano version) tonight on @BBCRadio3 at 19.30. Let us hope that this superb choir will not be singing a requiem for itself. #SaveBBCSingers

EVERYONE needs to read this leaked letter from @BBCSingers to BBC management! I’m lost for words! If you were under any allusion these decisions were taken with care, read on! Someone should be losing their job, and it shouldn’t be BBC musicians!

'Rachel Jupp (who wrote the BBC cuts report) spoke to just two people about the UK choral industry, and one of those was a child' slippedisc.com/2023/03/leaked…

Exclusive: BBC D-G never heard BBC Singers before he decided to sack them (and there's worse) slippedisc.com/2023/03/leaked…

@campbellclaret @GaryLineker Agree it's dire and thank you for speaking out on all these issues 👍 could you please sign & promote the petition for BBC Singers? change.org/p/stop-the-pla…

“None can hold a candle to the @BBCSingers for power, consistency, ensemble and in particular, variety.” Reading @brinsherratt’s piece confirms the view that this extraordinary decision is an act of self-harming madness by the #BBC. It must be rescinded. theguardian.com/music/2023/mar…

Visiting Amsterdam on Friday 10 March? Join our Lent vesper in the Burning Bush Chapel at Westerkerk. With the finest music, poetry, prayer, silence and more. Friday 10March 5.00-5.30 pm. Admission free; retiring collection. All welcome: westerkerk.nl

“The BBC Singers is one of the leading advocates of choral music in the world, and their budget probably equals one sport presenter’s salary. The BBC corporate spin on it is beyond belief.” #Echobox=1678360013-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/…

Arguably the greatest choral work every written - do you agree? Come and judge for yourselves at our @ClassicalSheff Festival Weekend 2023 concert at St Mark's Church on Sat 18 March - Bach's magnificent Mass in B Minor! Tickets from wegottickets.com/event/555590

If @GaryLineker has a view about the BBC’s plan to disband the @BBCSingers, we’d love to hear it.

Terrible news. Grew up with @BBCSingers (well, we all did). Losses at the BBC are inevitable given the cuts forced on them by government, but so often instead of cutting management they get rid of the people who make unique stuff we should be proud of.