The St Cecilia Service 2012
The choirs of St Paul's, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral have come together at a service in praise of St Cecilia.
The service was organised by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, to celebrate the Patron Saint of musicians and church music, whose feast day falls on November 22.
The service was attended by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester and the Lord Mayor of London, and the address was delivered by Will Todd, composer of The Call of Wisdom, which was commissioned as the anthem for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's in June.
Guest readers at the Service were world-renowned opera singers Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Willard White.
The service was organised by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, to celebrate the Patron Saint of musicians and church music, whose feast day falls on November 22.
The service was attended by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester and the Lord Mayor of London, and the address was delivered by Will Todd, composer of The Call of Wisdom, which was commissioned as the anthem for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's in June.
Guest readers at the Service were world-renowned opera singers Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir Willard White.
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