{"id":1510,"date":"2015-11-12T14:23:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2015-11-12T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:42:13","slug":"in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Choir Within: Harriet Gunstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing our series introducing choir-members at Kent. This week, third-year BioSciences student and soprano in Minerva Voices and the Cecilian Choir, <strong>Harriet Gunstone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1511\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2015\/10\/Harriet-Gunstone-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Harriet Gunstone\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2015\/10\/Harriet-Gunstone-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2015\/10\/Harriet-Gunstone-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2015\/10\/Harriet-Gunstone.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>How did you get into choral singing ?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy parents have both been choral singers at a church in Greenwich since before I was born and so every Sunday was spent at church listening to choral music and Sunday afternoons were spent in the pub. The choir is a real community and it seemed only natural that I joined when I was 17. Joining the choir was quite intimidating at first with new pieces every week but being thrown in the deep end had its benefits as I was always expected to just keep up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favourite piece ?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy favourite piece has to be <em>And I Saw a New Heaven<\/em> by Edgar Bainton. It has such beautiful words and the interweaving lines which fade away into a single line at moments make this piece particularly beautiful. I particularly love the moment where the tenors sing &#8216;And God shall wipe away all tears&#8217; for the second time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your best\/worst memory about singing in a choir ?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of my best and worst memories has to be the first time I had a solo at church. There were\u00a0three solo soprano\u00a0 lines and we had to sing on the balcony above the choir. While it was nerve-wracking experience, it was also quite exciting and amazing to see how one voice can fill such a large space!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you find the most inspirational aspect of choral singing ?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe moments I most enjoy about singing in choirs\u00a0are when everything comes together and the music becomes so much more than just a series of notes. The emotion which can be conveyed by a single group of people is astonishing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='625' height='382' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xE7zTYcn3Rw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Follow Harriet on Twiterr <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/HGunstone\" target=\"_blank\">@HGunstone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/&amp;t=In-Choir Within: Harriet Gunstone' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=In-Choir Within: Harriet Gunstone%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/&amp;title=In-Choir Within: Harriet Gunstone' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2015\/11\/12\/in-choir-within-harriet-gunstone\/&amp;title=In-Choir Within: Harriet Gunstone' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing our series introducing choir-members at Kent. This week, third-year BioSciences student and soprano in Minerva Voices and the Cecilian Choir, Harriet Gunstone. How did you get into choral singing ? 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