Sir John Goss was a boy chorister in The Chapel Royal and later a pupil of Sir Thomas Attwood, organist at St Paul's cathedral. He spend a short time in the chorus of an opera company before being organist at a number of churches, finally at St Paul's where he worked hard to improve the musical standards. His works are mostly vocal, both sacred and secular. From 1827 until 1874, he was a professor at The Royal Academy of Music teaching harmony. He taught Arthur Sullivan and John Stainer who succeeded him as organist at St Paul's.
"O Saviour of the World" is a suitable anthem for Lent, Holy Week or Communion, The words are from the Anglican Order for the Visitation of the Sick.
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Come and Sing The Crucifixion by John Stainer
We are hosting a Come and Sing performance of The Crucifixion by John Stainer on Sunday 14th April (Palm Sunday). Non singing supporters are most welcome to come to the performance and to join in the hymns.
If you already know the work - great, but if not don't let that hold you back. The pre-rehearsal will take you through it and you'll be with fellow singers who know it well, so if you haven't done any choral singing since you were at school, then this is your chance to start again.
Participants who don't own a score can borrow one on the day - just ask at registration.
Singers should arrive from 3pm so the rehearsal can begin promptly at 3.30pm. There will be a break at about 5pm for tea and the performance will be at 6pm.
Sidlesham Church is just off the B2145, Chichester to Selsey road. There are regular buses (the Selsey Link) from Chichester Bus Station and Selsey. The nearest bus stop is by The Anchor and the church is a 100m walk down Church Lane to the north of the pub. If travelling by car, parking is available by the Church Hall in Church Farm Lane which is the road just south of the pub. Car share if you can. The route from the hall to church will be marked.
There is disabled access to the church, contact us through the "contact us" page on the website if you require one of the small number of disabled parking spaces. Toilets are in the Parish Rooms adjacent to the church.
The cost is £5 for singers and £2.50 for members of the audience (Students £4 and £1). You can book in advance or pay on the day, cash or cheque only, as we do not have facilities for debit and credit cards.
If you have any other inquiries, please contact our Director of Music via the "contact us" page on the website,
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