{"id":1343,"date":"2013-11-26T12:17:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T12:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2013-11-26T12:17:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T12:17:52","slug":"in-choir-within-joe-prescott-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2013\/11\/26\/in-choir-within-joe-prescott-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Choir Within: Joe Prescott"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meeting members of the Chamber Choir. This week, tenor Joe Prescott<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Tenor madness: Joe Prescott<\/p><\/div>\n

How did you get into choral singing? <\/strong>I first got into choral singing when I sang with Lichfield Cathedral choir at the age of nine.<\/p>\n

What’s your favourite piece?<\/strong> My favourite piece is Allegri’s Miserere<\/em>, when the soprano hits the top C it is such an amazing feeling! I get \u2018goose bumps\u2019 every time I sing it, from the first chord to the tierce de Picardie at the end.<\/p>\n

What’s your best\/worst memory about singing in a choir ? <\/strong>My best memory would be singing in Montserrat Cathedral in Barcelona as it was incredibly impressive to sing in such a prestigious place and to hear the sound fill the room was amazing .It was one of the best experiences of my life. My worst memory is when I forgot to bring my black shirt to a concert at Barcelona Cathedral! I had ten minutes to buy a new shirt and run through the streets of Barcelona in forty degree heat to get back for the concert! Thankfully, I got there just in time!<\/p>\n

What do you find the most inspirational aspect of choral singing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listening to the harmonies in a choir inspires me every single time I sing. Just hearing the harmonies grow and fall through the choir is spectacular and when you finish a piece and the echo just carries the sound it is just one of the best feelings ever.<\/p>\n