There was a Diocesan Come and Sing Choral Evensong on Saturday 19th October in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. Around forty people took part, travelling from across the Diocese as well as from Limerick, and even Leicester in the UK! The event was led by Cathedral  Director of Music, Peter Stobart with Matthew Breen, Assistant Director of Music, at the organ. 

The music included Wood’s anthem Never weather-beaten sail and the canticles were Stanford in C, remembering him 100 years after his death. Peter Stobart said:

Once again we had a very enthusiastic group of singers this year. People enjoy the opportunity to sing with the cathedral organ in a larger building than they might normally be used to. For this reason I try to make sure that the hymns are popular, and we sang ‘Love divine’ and ‘Praise to the Lord, the almighty’, which both did the job magnificently. I think part of the attraction is also that the singers make new friends on the day and a cup of tea between the rehearsal and service helps this along!