{"id":9299,"date":"2019-03-18T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=9299"},"modified":"2019-03-18T10:15:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:15:57","slug":"breathing-space-university-chamber-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2019\/03\/18\/breathing-space-university-chamber-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing Space: University Chamber Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to the Chamber Choir<\/strong>, which participated in an unusual event last Friday at St Michael’s Church, Hernhill.<\/p>\n

\"\"During the winter months, the church offers the opportunity to escape the pace of the Digital Age, and sit for an hour in a fifteenth-century venue by candlelight, listening to a sequence of music and silence as a means of creating a calm, meditative space in which to reflect and relax.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Chamber Choir performed an evocative combination of choral music and silence by candlelight,\u00a0 creating a meditative space rich in contrasting colours. The church bell striking eight o’clock during a moment of silence partway through was especially atmospheric, matched by the sighing of the wind in the roof, the creaking of the ancient timbers and the guttering candle-flames dancing in the draughty dark.<\/p>\n

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\"\"A magical experience for an appreciative congregation; the Choir is talking about doing the event again, so watch this (meditative) space…<\/p>\n