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Three Cathedral Choirs Concert with Special Guest Gabriel Jackson

_{10 June 2010}

The second Summer Music and Arts Festival will end on a high with the almighty sound of the Cathedral Choirs from Blackburn, Sheffield and St John the Divine, New York who are joined by composer Gabriel Jackson to celebrate composition for choirs. Highlights of the programme include Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Jackson’s own Salve Regina.

The culmination of the evening will be the announcement of the winner of the Composition Competition hosted by the Friends of Sheffield Cathedral. Over the past few months students from the University of Sheffield have been given the task of composing a new work for the Sheffield Cathedral Choir to learn and perform.

Neil Taylor Master of Music at Sheffield Cathedral says “We are extremely excited, not only to welcome distinguished composer Gabriel Jackson, but also to host the Cathedral Choirs of Blackburn and St John the Divine, New York City. The concert will feature works by Gabriel, together with music by other composers from whom he has taken inspiration”.

Editorial notes

Sheffield Cathedral is collaborating with the University of Sheffield for the 2010 Summer Music and Arts Festival which offers a jam packed series of events exploring music, film, literature and current trends. .

The festival runs from 3rd -13th June.

Three Cathedral Choirs Concert with Special Guest Gabriel Jackson

Sheffield Cathedral

Doors open at 17:30

Tickets: £8, £5 (concessions), £2.50 (student/unwaged) available from;

Cathedral Office (Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00) (CASH ONLY)

University of Sheffield Students’ Union Box Office 0114 222 8777 (CREDIT CARDS ONLY)