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Sheffield Cathedral Choir UK, European and world tours

Tours are an essential part of the choir's life, presenting opportunity for more concentrated rehearsals and a chance for the choir to grow as a unit, as well as the wider educational benefits any tour is likely to bring.

Musically, the extra rehearsal time possible on tour enables the sound of the choir to develop considerably, gives added opportunity for new repertoire to be learnt, and allows rehearsal to a level of detail which is difficult to manage normally in the context of day-to-day Cathedral services.

Socially, the time spent together helps choir members get to know each other much better than is normally possible, and the bonding provided by sharing other activities can translate itself into increased unity chorally, as well as forming the basis for lasting friendships.

Educationally, tours can be of great benefit for everyone, but especially for the youngsters. In particular, visits to foreign countries can be extremely enlightening, providing a chance to see parts of the world and cultures not normally accessible to choristers.

Most recently, the whole choir visited Prague in 2012. More information about this tour can be found here.

Since 1998, Sheffield Cathedral Choir has made the following tours:

August 1999	Exeter – Girls (singing the daily services in the Cathedral for a week, and a concert at Buckfast Abbey, with the Men joining for the weekend services)
August 1998	Portsmouth – Boys and Men (singing the daily services in the Cathedral for a week)
August 1998	Koblenz, Germany – Girls only
October 1999	Haarlem, Holland – Boys and Men (singing at St Bavo’s Cathedral)
July 2000	East Anglia – Girls (singing the daily services in St Edmundsbury Cathedral for a week, and a concert in Norwich Cathedral, with the Men joining for the weekend services)
October 2000	France – Men only (singing at Notre Dame de Paris and Reims Cathedral)
October/November 2001	USA - The whole choir (boys, girls and men) took in a five day residency at the National Cathedral, Washington D.C., concerts at the British Embassy in Washington and the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, as well as concerts at churches in Washington, Philadelphia and Boston. Click here for further details!
August/September 2002	Chichester – Girls (singing the daily services in the Cathedral for a week, with the Men joining for the weekend services)
October/November 2002	Paris – Boys and Men (singing Mass at Notre Dame de Paris and a concert at the Madeleine). Click here to read more!
July/August 2003	Wells – Girls (singing the daily services in the Cathedral for a week, with the Men joining for the weekend services)
April 2004	Haarlem, Holland – Boys and Men (singing at St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem and Utrecht Cathedral). Click here to read more!
July 2004	Germany – Girls and men. Click here to read more!
October 2005	Paris - Boys, Girls and Men (singing at St Eustache and Notre Dame de Paris). Click here to read more!
October 2006	Normandy - Boys, Girls and Men (singing at Caen, Mont St Michel, Rennes & Argentan). Click here to read more!
February 2009	Budapest - Boys, Girls and Men (also singing in Esztergom and Kecskemét). Click here to read more!
April 2012	Prague - Boys, Girls and Men (also singing in Jaromice). Click here to read more!

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Sheffield Cathedral Choir UK, European and world tours