Paul Ritchie has completed a commission from Hugh Morris, Director of Music at Derby Cathedral, to compose an anthem to be sung at a Civic Service on June 12th in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday. The Cathedral authorities expressed a desire that the […]
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Three times a year GIA issue a Choral Subscription pack containing sample copies of 30 new pieces along with CD recordings, and they make an excellent way to discover a world of new repertoire. The Spring 2016 pack includes a copy of Paul Ritchie\’s anthem \’As the deer\’,
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The Choir of St. Mark\’s Church, Bilton in Warwickshire, sang a revised version of Paul Ritchie\’s anthem \’Revive in us, O Lord\’ at a service of Choral Evensong to celebrate the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist on Sunday 24th April under the direction of David
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Leo Terlouw (Papendrecht, NL) has recorded Paul Ritchie\’s new Partita on \’Winchester New\’ using a Hauptwerk sample set of the famous Müller / Marcussen organ in the Bavokerk, Haarlem, and uploaded it to YouTube. The recording can be seen by clicking on this link. \’Winchester New\’ is
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RSCM North & East Yorkshire are hosting a Workshop for Singers on Saturday 16th April in St Peter\’s Church, Redcar, TS10 3JL, from 2pm until 5pm. The workshop will provide an opportunity to sing through some of Paul Ritchie\’s music under the direction of the
Paul Ritchie has composed a new setting of the Order One Common Worship texts, and the \’Mass of St Barnabas\’ will receive its first performance during the Ripon & Leeds Area Choir Festival on St Barnabas Day 2016. Copies cost £3 plus p&p, and can
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The RSCM shop here in the UK now has copies of \’Come, adore this wondrous presence\’ in stock in readiness for the 2016 Ripon & Leeds Area Choir Festival to be held in Ripon Cathedral in June. Copies can be ordered by clicking on this
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The distinguished Dutch organist and teacher Leo Terlouw has uploaded his performance of Paul Ritchie\’s Partita on Psalm 124 to YouTube using a Hauptwerk sample set of the Bätz organ in Utrecht Dom. The recording can be accessed by clicking on this link.
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Members of the Bristol and District Organists\’ Association met at the church of All Saints Clifton on the evening of Wednesday 25th November to play the recently restored J.W.Walker organ, and to share their ideas about new and unfamiliar repertoire. Among the players was Sue Gregory
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On Sunday 25th October the Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Norham, Northumberland celebrated its 850th anniversary with a service of Holy Communion during which the choir, directed by Patricia Bonia and accompanied by Julian Bonia, gave the first performance of \’A Place Prepared\’. The anthem,
