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David is appointed Head of Bristol's Choral Music Centre

David has been appointed the new Head of Bristol City Council's Choral Music Centre, succeeding Bob Latham who is retiring at the end of this term. The post involves managing and running the music centre and conducting the Changed Voices Boys' Choir and Senior Girls' Choir, which has an excellent reputation, recently winning Bournemouth Choir of the Year Festival. David will take up the post in September.

RSCM Millennium Youth Choir on BBC Radio 3 - Sunday 31st August at 3pm

David conducts Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday, 31st August. The programme was recorded earlier this month in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, and includes music by Sweelinck and Vaughan Williams, and the choir singing a setting of the Lord's Prayer in Dutch. www.millenniumyouthchoir.com

Exultate Singers sing services at Salisbury Cathedral, 6th-7th September

Salisbury Cathedral is one of the country’s finest mediaeval cathedrals, this year celebrating 750 years since its dedication. Its exquisite exterior is matched by a glorious acoustic. Exultate Singers returns to Salisbury on 6th and 7th September to sing services at the cathedral.

Saturday 6th September: Evensong at 5.30pm
Howells Responses ; Lassus Magnificat Aurora lucis rutilat; Holst Nunc dimittis | Vaughan Williams Valiant-for-Truth

Sunday 7th September: Eucharist at 10.30am
Langlais Messe solonelle

Eucharist at 3pm
Howells Responses; Howells St Paul’s Service | Walton The Twelve

Cabot Circus Cantata book and DVD

A book and DVD documenting the creation of David's Cabot Circus Cantata were launched at the Arnolfini on Tuesday 10th June. Using songs collected from workers at the Cabot Circus development in central Bristol, David wrote arrangements of songs including traditional and folk songs from some of the 59 different nationalities of workers, creating the Cabot Circus Cantata. To buy a copy of the book and DVD, contact info@davidogden.co.uk

• Watch a BBC news clip about the Cantata by clicking here

• Watch an ITV news clip about the Cantata here

David's anthem sung for Pope

David's anthem Love's redeeming work is done was sung at the Papal Mass in Washington DC on 17th April. The Mass was celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in the newly built Washington Nationals baseball stadium with a congregation of 40,000 in attendance. The Archbishop of Washington wrote to David saying, "Your piece for the Mass that Pope Benedict celebrated helped to make that Eucharistic liturgy beautiful, prayerful and memorable for the tens of thousands people who came to worship and be with the Pope. Thank you for your generous contribution of time and talent."

The anthem was written for the RSCM Bristol Course in 2004 and is published by the RSCM. You too can sing along at home - buy the music here.

For more information about the Pope's visit to Washington including video of the Papal Mass click here. To read a Bristol Evening Post article about the performance, click here.

Sunday by Sunday Second Service Lectionary book published

Sunday by Sunday – Music for the Second Service Lectionary is a weekly guide for all who plan and lead worship. David has written the anthems section of the book, covering music choices for all three liturgical years. The book will be indispensible to the many churches which routinely hold services based on the second set of readings – matins, evensong, family services, services of the word and other non-eucharistic acts of worship. Available through RSCM Music Direct

Forthcoming appearances

• Sunday 31st August at 3pm - RSCM Millennium Youth Choir Summer Course on BBC Radio 3

• 6th - 7th September - Exultate Singers at Salisbury Cathedral

• Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm - Exultate Singers concert of French choral music at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol