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CADENCE

Cadence is a choir which sings in local churches and halls in the Thornbury area for fun and by invitation for weddings and other events.  We often join forces with Continuo, particularly for our annual singing tours.  If you are interested in finding out more, please send an e-mail to webmaster(at)whitecottage.org

PAST TOURS OF CADENCE AND CONTINUO (click on photos to enlarge)

2008

In October 2008, we went to Avignon in Provence.  There was a smaller group this time, 24, but no less enjoyable.  We stayed at Hotel Bristol which was very convenient for the town, the bus station and the railway stations.  We sang at a mass in Saint Agricole church and in the Grande_Chapelle in the Palais des Papes, and also in various ad hoc places including on the Pont d'Avignon, in les Alyscamps in Arles and in Nimes_Cathedral.

A week in Provence at EveryTrail

Map created by EveryTrail:GPS Geotagging

Around Avignon

Villeneuve lez Avignon and views

View from Tower Philippe le Bel

Palais des Papes

View from the top of the Palais des Papes

Pont d'Avignon

Arles

including the Arena, St Trophime

Roman arena

Nimes

including the Amphitheatre, Cathedral, Maison Carree and the Tour Magne

View of the Amphitheatre     

3D film shown in the Maison Carree

View from the Tour Magne

Pont du Gard

St Remy

Les Baux de Provence

View from the chateau

Aix en Provence

Cathedral

Cezanne & the cottage where he lived for 2 years

Around the city

2007

In August 2007, we went to Krakow in Poland.  This was another great trip.  We stayed at the Radisson SAS Hotel which was excellent.  Krakow is highly recommended for the sight-seeing, friendly Polish people and value for money.  The city very much reveres Pope John Paul II (where he was archbishop) and exhibitions of photographs, paintings and sculptures of him are everywhere in evidence.  We visited Wieliczka Salt Mine, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Zakopane as well as travelling around Krakow itself.  And, of course, we sang at various churches (the chapel in the salt mine, St Peter's & St Paul's and the Capuchin Church), and we busked in the market square (but not for money to preserve our amateur status!).  There are plenty of concerts every night, especially at St Peter's & St Paul's Church and live music at many pubs and clubs including Ob Nova.

Walking around the city (Market Square and Wawel Castle)

YouTube videoclips:

1 Fire juggling at the Market Square (Rynek Glowny)

2 360^o view in the Castle courtyard

3 Guards at the castle

4 YouTube videoclip of jazz in the cellars of Ob Nova Pub, Grodzska

Salt mine

River trip

Auschwitz

Around the city and to Bielany monastery by bike

Zakopane

Flight home

2005

In August 2005, we went to Quimper in Britanny.  As well as Quimper, we visited Benodet by boat, Menez-Hom and the Crozon Peninsular, Josselin and Bubry, Concarneau and Locronan.  We sang in a concert at Bubry and also in Quimper Cathedral and in Locronan.

2004

In August 2004, we went to Glasgow, recently European Capital of Culture.

We sang Choral Evensong at Blackburn Cathedral on the way up, in the Music Room in the House for an Art Lover in Glasgow, in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh and our main concert was at Largs.We also went to the tattoo in Edinburgh.

2003

In August 2003, we went to France again and stayed at Troyes.  Here is a picture of the fabulous stained glass window at the east end of the cathedral.  We visited Vaux le Vicomte, Rheims Cathedral and Mercier Champagne at Eperney. 

We sang at Rampillon.

We visited Fontainebleau and Sens Cathedral.   The final picture is an aerial view of Troyes.

2002

In August 2002, we went to the Czech Republic and stayed in Prague.  We sang at the basilica in Prague Castle.  St Vitus's Cathedral is nearby.

Here is the Charles Bridge and the Jan Hus monument.   We busked outside the Old Town Hall (see the astronomical clock), as did others.

We visited Lidice, which was very moving.  Here is the children's monument in memory of the town razed to the ground during World War II.

We visited Karlstejn Castle and Tabor.

For the second half of the week, we moved on to stay in Ceske Budejovice.  That was very memorable because of the floods!  Here is the original hotel we were going to stay at, but as you can see the waters had reached that hotel and came up even higher the day after. 

The floods came up to the hotel we did stay at and the square and we had to stay in the hotel.  Our concert in the church had to be cancelled. 

2001

In August 2001, we went to Holland and stayed in Bergen.  We sang a concert in the Abbey Van Berne, Heeswijk and Choral Evensong in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam.  In order: Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken, Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Cheese Market in Alkmaar, canal in Alkmaar, Abbey Van Berne, Hotel Marijke in Bergen.

2000

In August 2000, we went to Ireland, staying in Waterford, Killarney, Limerick and Dublin.  We sang at Killarney Methodist Church and St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. 

In order: at Waterford Crystal, Chris & Mike at the top of Carrauntoohil (the highest mountain in Ireland), the Macgillicuddy's Reeks, the hotel where we stayed in Killarney, dolphin at Dingle, Mike in the stocks outside Dublinia.

1999

In August 1999, we went to Cologne and Bad Salzig and sang at Wesseling and Maria Laach monastery.  Here is Cologne Cathedral and Limburg Cathedral and the monastery.

Here is the hotel we stayed at in Bad Salzig, a float in the flower festival procession at Bad Ems, the Loreley rock (guess what we sang to the captive audience on the boat!) and Burg Eltz.

1998

The choir went to France in August 1998 and sung in Chartres Cathedral and in Courville-sur-Eure (Alveston's twin town).

We did some sight-seeing in Paris, went to a superb display at Versaille and visited two chateaux.

1997

This is where it all started!  Continuo went to Bruges for a holiday.

This page was last updated on 24/12/08 at 18:09.