Evensong for the Lord Lieutenant
25 October 2018
At the kind invitation of the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire,
David Laing, the Rector of Northampton, Father Oliver Coss SSC, and
the Master of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers, Mike Bradly
Russell, over forty members of the Choir sang Choral Evensong
earlier tonight on this the feast day of Ss Crispin and Crispinian,
historic Patron Saints of Northampton and of the shoe industry.
The Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
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The Rector introducing the Service
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This year’s celebration was particularly notable as earlier in
the day the first new footwear factory for over 30 years opened in
Northampton. Shoemaking has been part of Northampton’s life since
the fifteenth century, and by the early 1900s the town was the
largest producer of shoes in Europe.
Foster and Son's new Factory
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The Mayor of Northampton en route
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The choir were delighted to reprise music from Choral Evensong
services earlier in the year, with our Musical Director’s Responses
beginning proceedings, before the choir sang Bryan Kelly’s Evening
Service in C major, and Sir C. Hubert H. Parry’s Blest Pair of
Sirens as the anthem. And our beautiful choral and organ music was
not the only thing the congregation were able to hear, as the St
Crispin’s fairground rides were in full swing outside!
The Choir in full flow
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The Important Bass entry in Kelly's Nunc
dimittis
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