The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-27 00:00:00

THE FORTHOONING DIOCEBAN CHORAL FEET! VAL.

Salisbury Cathedral will, on Thursday next, be
the soma of one of the most Imposing and Impressive
gatherlage that we suppose ha• ever assembled within
Its graad old walls. The festival of the Dioceses
Choral Association takes plans on that day, and when
we my the majority of the choke in Dorset and Wilte
are to take pert in the 'orrice, it osa readily be
i it will be so ordinary amemblages of pariah
olirts.d.The interest taken in the service is shown by
the fact that the number of applications for tiokete
sLastl are yln stases of the seacantodation that cam
possibly be provided by the authorities. The Goa-
of the various choirs throughout the diocese
have spared neithisr time nor trouble in praotking the
musk, widish Is of • more sleben& skaraatar time
hitherto attempted. The peat 00500 01 voices will be
amorapaaled by the organ. at whites Mr. South will
preside, sod by the military bead which hag bees
speolally imaged for the ocromioa. Dr. Stainer, the
missies of St. Paul's, will conduct the Tr Drums and
Beasdietur which he has composed for the festival
at the invitation of lb. Assooiation, and Mr.
Thom*. of Weymouth, will wield the below duriog
the other parts of the tarries. The difficulty of the
onrush*, owing to the way in which he le enclosed. In
following the beat of the conductor will be obviated by
the um of an electrical apperatue similar to that
utilised at St. Paul's at the great feetirals for 0...0 eer-
ie, the beat to the organ loft. Elsborate preparations
bare been made for the reception and accommodation
of at hundred and forty choke which will take pert
In the festival. Th• trains on their arrival will be mat
by th• stewards, who will wear white rosettes and
early weeds. On alighting from the carriages gas
teasels members of the choirs will be a anted at cam
by their attendants in readies', to leave the station,
and will be 000dwated to the Training College. For
the romaledee of the choirs five minutes will be allowed
for refresh meet, and at the sound of the bugle the
loaner beaten will place themselves oppoelt• their
number,, and the choirs will arrange themselves
bibbed tingle bearers, the sarpillood stooks Wag in
frost and the seserpliaed ones behind. The serplised
emirs will then awash to the cloisters, aad the war-
males will be mediated to the Church House.
Vhell choke coming by road will be distributed in a
similar manner. The alarms are advised to brim
refreshments with time% but the occaraltase have made
arraagemeets for reftratost rooms in the Ohara
Home for unasrplised males, at the
for females, arid a stall outside the '::=lsCo.fileZ
Cathedral for remitted stagers, where tea, sole*,
bread sad batter, sad buns may be procured at •
small sharps. On Thursday morning there will be
• short relearn' at tea &desk. for this tbs shahs
will be maned as if foe the prooessioa, and will be
conducted to their plasm is the Cathedral. Tbe
serplicad choke ars to sit la the choir sad trammel
the unsurpliced mass will occupy a portion allies say*
and the bead will be shatiosad at the entrance to the
altar. TIN atorabog IMAM proper will begin at half.
pest U. At lis comalnekm of the vestry prepare, tha
°hairs will starched to Oh fleet western door, and up Use
nave esg this prosessionsa hymn," Tb• CIIIIIMIIeI ow
foundation, to whisk additional yam. have bare
written by the anther, the Bev. J. S. Stem, sepesially
for the festival. 'The servile, will be Wooed by the
Re.„ a vs. Cermet'', district marreary. who has
also base satriag as diocesan sisoireasater, and In that
capacity has visited nserly the whole of this choirs
I. the dhows ; and the pirmmilme will be the Lord,
Bishop of Derry, from whom an skooest diseases*
may be szpestad. Altar the wake the choirs will
die* is • test to be greeted oaths Chorisesrs' Orme
and in the Market Haw, ghee ths chairs will be
Wu. by Lord Ashley and Earl Nelson, as In 1879.
At four o'clock the remaining portion of the festival
will be bald, sokUng of a performance of • seisetioa
from the MueiA which will loots& lb. team real.,
" Comfort yis r the goetralto al; "Ha shall teed His
look;" the soprano tele, "How beautiful me the
feet ;" the rest base air, " The trumpet shall sound;"
and the &nowise choruses :—" Lad the glory of the
Lord," • 0, thee that tallest," "Poe sato no • child la
born." "Glory to God,"" Behold the Lamb," "Loft up
your heeds." and • Hallelujah."
Ws may mention the hewer ol being in lb. first
drew.n of choke is eager_ly sought after, and it la a
pkielag het that Holy Trinity choir, Dorehestur, h
not only in the first division, bet very innerly at ties
top of the list, beim( cmly beaded by pridbene. ee,
the 'naiads side, lieges two Dorset Aare thus being
held by the areentive to Ise sneak( to the choke of
Wilts. Great credit ta de* 10th. organist (114. T. 11.
Morgan) for ties ellidearry In the difileslll festival
mosio to which his choir has attalaed.