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Nicholas Freestone

@njfreestone

Assistant Director of Music @WorcCathedral @WorcCathMusic | @WorcsChoral @3choirs | Also tweets on cricket, tech and the media. All views my own.

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Giving up social media for Lent - no posting, no reading. If I feel like a return, see you at Eastertide!


The half-marathon is coming up on Sunday morning, and the fundraising target for @WorcCathedral has been reached! Thank you to everybody for their generosity - can we now get it to £2500 before Sunday?! visufund.com/nick-half-mara…

njfreestone's tweet image. The half-marathon is coming up on Sunday morning, and the fundraising target for @WorcCathedral has been reached! 

Thank you to everybody for their generosity - can we now get it to £2500 before Sunday?!

visufund.com/nick-half-mara…

Coming out of Twitter ‘retirement’ to plug my forthcoming half-marathon, raising funds for @WorcCathedral 🏃‍♂️ The day of a ten mile training run seems a good time to share this - please donate using the link below ⬇️

njfreestone's tweet image. Coming out of Twitter ‘retirement’ to plug my forthcoming half-marathon, raising funds for @WorcCathedral 🏃‍♂️

The day of a ten mile training run seems a good time to share this - please donate using the link below ⬇️

Support our Assistant Director of Music @njfreestone as he takes on the Cheltenham Half Marathon for the Cathedral on Sunday 3 Sept! 🏃 Nick's target is £2,100 (£100 for every km he runs) Sponsor Nick here 👉 visufund.com/nick-half-mara… Thank you for your support 🙏

WorcCathedral's tweet image. Support our Assistant Director of Music @njfreestone  as he takes on the Cheltenham Half Marathon for the Cathedral on Sunday 3 Sept! 🏃
Nick's target is £2,100 (£100 for every km he runs)
Sponsor Nick here 👉 visufund.com/nick-half-mara…
Thank you for your support 🙏


It’s been a delight and privilege to direct a group of @WorcCathedral choristers on this week’s @KSWMusicSchool tour. They have sung movements of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols with real vigour and finesse at concerts in some amazing venues in Paris - one for the memory bank 🇫🇷

njfreestone's tweet image. It’s been a delight and privilege to direct a group of @WorcCathedral choristers on this week’s @KSWMusicSchool tour. 

They have sung movements of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols with real vigour and finesse at concerts in some amazing venues in Paris - one for the memory bank 🇫🇷

An absolute privilege to take three @KSWMusicSchool students to observe the magnificent Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer playing for tonight’s evening mass at Saint-Sulpice. The heritage of that organ, coupled with the continued magnificence of performance, is something very special.

njfreestone's tweet image. An absolute privilege to take three @KSWMusicSchool students to observe the magnificent Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer playing for tonight’s evening mass at Saint-Sulpice. 

The heritage of that organ, coupled with the continued magnificence of performance, is something very special.

Nicholas Freestone reposted

Paris Day 3. Sacre Coeur, Montmatre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, and a concert at Temple de Batignolle which had a stunning acoustic and small, but very appreciative, audience! @WorcCathMusic @KingsWorcester

KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris Day 3. Sacre Coeur, Montmatre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, and  a concert at Temple de Batignolle which had a stunning acoustic and  small, but very appreciative, audience! @WorcCathMusic @KingsWorcester
KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris Day 3. Sacre Coeur, Montmatre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, and  a concert at Temple de Batignolle which had a stunning acoustic and  small, but very appreciative, audience! @WorcCathMusic @KingsWorcester
KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris Day 3. Sacre Coeur, Montmatre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, and  a concert at Temple de Batignolle which had a stunning acoustic and  small, but very appreciative, audience! @WorcCathMusic @KingsWorcester
KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris Day 3. Sacre Coeur, Montmatre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, and  a concert at Temple de Batignolle which had a stunning acoustic and  small, but very appreciative, audience! @WorcCathMusic @KingsWorcester

I have honestly never seen more beautiful stained glass windows - what a gem 😍😍

Paris day 2. Some of our ⁦@WorcCathMusic⁩ boy choristers and ⁦@njfreestone⁩ have just enjoyed the breathtaking medieval glass in Sainte-Chapelle.

KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris day 2. Some of our ⁦@WorcCathMusic⁩ boy choristers and ⁦@njfreestone⁩ have just enjoyed the breathtaking medieval glass in Sainte-Chapelle.


Very much enjoyed seeing Tár today - a real tour-de-force with supreme performances. Whilst I knew of some of what to expect in the plot, I had no idea that this man’s cello concerto would feature so prominently! (Yes, this is a v old pic!)

njfreestone's tweet image. Very much enjoyed seeing Tár today - a real tour-de-force with supreme performances.

Whilst I knew of some of what to expect in the plot, I had no idea that this man’s cello concerto would feature so prominently!

(Yes, this is a v old pic!)

Nicholas Freestone reposted

Join us tomorrow, Thursday 2 February, for a beautiful organ recital at 12.15pm 🎵🎵🎵 In a change to the scheduled line-up, tomorrow's performance will be given by our own Director of Music, Samuel Hudson. There will then be a week's break before the spring series continues

WorcCathedral's tweet image. Join us tomorrow, Thursday 2 February, for a beautiful organ recital at 12.15pm 🎵🎵🎵

In a change to the scheduled line-up, tomorrow's performance will be given by our own Director of Music, Samuel Hudson.

There will then be a week's break before the spring series continues

A wonderful evensong at @GlosCathedral, sung by the Chamber Choirs of the three schools attached to @3choirs cathedrals - congratulations to all involved! …and all that after calling in on Gloucestershire’s other glorious church building for a catch-up 😍

njfreestone's tweet image. A wonderful evensong at @GlosCathedral, sung by the Chamber Choirs of the three schools attached to @3choirs cathedrals - congratulations to all involved! 

…and all that after calling in on Gloucestershire’s other glorious church building for a catch-up 😍

Nicholas Freestone reposted

Next Saturday we are hosting another singing workshop for pupils in year 7-12. Please come and join us in what we know will be a fantastic day @RGSWorcester

RGSWMusic's tweet image. Next Saturday we are hosting another singing workshop for pupils in year 7-12. Please come and join us in what we know will be a fantastic day @RGSWorcester

A superb night at the Huntington Hall seeing @ZaltzCricket’s Satirist for Hire show. Too many highlights to mention, but will continue to giggle at the segment about Derek Randall, Miley Cyrus and Angus Fraser’s off-cutter for a very long time. #cricketnichehumour


A final call for altos - come and work with us in Worcester 🎵 Please do spread the word about this exciting opportunity!

Paris day 2. Some of our ⁦@WorcCathMusic⁩ boy choristers and ⁦@njfreestone⁩ have just enjoyed the breathtaking medieval glass in Sainte-Chapelle.

KSWMusicSchool's tweet image. Paris day 2. Some of our ⁦@WorcCathMusic⁩ boy choristers and ⁦@njfreestone⁩ have just enjoyed the breathtaking medieval glass in Sainte-Chapelle.


Even the ECB don’t know the difference between the UK’s Sky Sports and New Zealand’s Sky Sport 🤦‍♂️ …and there’s nothing to suggest that Smith won’t continue to do ICC TV world feed work in the future. Indeed, this news makes him *more* likely to pop up on (UK) Sky as guest comms

"They’ve got to go. The throw’s got to go to the keeper’s end! HE’S GOT IT! England have won the World Cup by the barest of margins. By the barest of all margins." Congratulations on an incredible 23-year career with Sky Sports, Ian Smith. 🎙️👏



Nicholas Freestone reposted

The next @WorcesterOrgan event is tomorrow @WorcCathedral on Sat 14 Jan 11am. The 2nd event to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Cesar Franck; a presentation in the Undercroft by Richard Brasier, and a recital of works by Franck on the Tickell Quire organ. Admission free.


They let me loose on local radio again…! Such a delight to have the Quire Organ back (with thanks to @nicholsonorgans for their wonderful work) and we’re keeping it busy with a number of events this month! …including tomorrow’s #Franck200 event - come and join us!

"They’ve got to go. The throw’s got to go to the keeper’s end! HE’S GOT IT! England have won the World Cup by the barest of margins. By the barest of all margins." Congratulations on an incredible 23-year career with Sky Sports, Ian Smith. 🎙️👏



Come and join Worcester Cathedral Choir 🎶 We’re on the hunt for a new Principal Alto Lay Clerk who will sing six choral services each week, alongside other special projects, as a key member of the Cathedral music team 🎼 Please do spread the word! More info below ⬇️

📣Vacancy: Principal Alto Lay Clerk📣 We are currently seeking the appointment of a Principal Alto Lay Clerk, to sing with the Cathedral Choir at 6 services per week, with additional opportunities for concerts, recordings, tours & performances at the Three Choirs Festival...



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