May - August 2018

Arts

& Music

Introduction: The Dean of Bradford

REGULAR SERVICES

Morning Prayer 8.30am Monday to Saturday

Choral Evensong

Evening Prayer

4.00pm Sunday: 5.45pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

5.30pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Holy Communion

8.00am Sunday, 10.15am Sunday Choral Eucharist,

7.30am Wednesday, 10.15am Wednesday

Our programme for 2018 continues

with some significant events as we move

towards the centenary of the WW1

Armistice. In early May, Professor Jolyon

Mitchell continues our Arts and

Theology lecture series when he speaks

on the topic of Swords into

ploughshares: building peace through the

Arts. Later in May the German Choir of

London brings a concert entitled Blessed

are the Peacemakers, as they set out to

remind us of people who tried to

shorten the war. Our Cathedral Choir

will be performing with them in a

gesture of partnership and music-making

together.

Our Artspace exhibitions are particularly

interesting and varied this season. May

sees Sarah Harris showing her elegant

prints of Yorkshire in an exhibition

entitled Coast to Dale. We have seen

Antonio Pacitti’s paintings and drawings

before, but we now see his ceramic pots

with his wife’s poems accompanying in a

fascinating pairing in the church’s

Ordinary Time. We heard some of

Diane Pacitti’s poems at Easter 2015, and

her poetry evening on Monday 9 July is

not to be missed. To change the subject

completely and to mark the beginning of

the new football season, we exhibit

Nudrat Afza’s photographs of City Girls,

the female supporters at Bradford City FC.

ACT brings us Shakespeare’s Twelfth

Night; the Cathedral Choir and the choir

Chordiality sing for us; the Bradford

Literature Festival again brings us Sacred

Poetry; and the Tuesday@Eleven coffee

concerts and Wednesday@One organ

recitals continue. We are spoilt for choice!

Event Overview

DATE

TIME EVENT TICKETS

5 April to

6 May Opening Hours

Recluse: The Life and Work of

William Capeling Stevens FREE

Wednesday

2 May 7.30pm

Professor Jolyon Mitchell

Swords into Ploughshares

Retiring

collection

Tuesday

8 May 11.00am

Tuesday@11 Coffee Concert

Paul Wilkinson, Piano

Retiring

collection

10 May to

10 June Opening Hours Sarah Harris: Coast to Dale FREE

Sunday

27 May 6.30pm

The German Choir of London

Blessed are the Peacemakers

Retiring

collection

Tuesday

12 June 11.00am

Tuesday@11 Coffee Concert

Sean Brines and Daniel Barratt

Retiring

collection

15 June to

16 July Opening Hours

Antonio Pacitti and Diane Pacitti

Pots & Poetry FREE

Saturday

16 June 6.30pm

Bradford Cathedral Choir

in concert

£8

Under 16 free

Saturday

7 July 7.30pm

Chordiality presents

Choral Classics £15

Sunday

8 July tba

Bradford Literature Festival

Sacred Poetry tba

Thursday 19 to

Saturday 21 July

7.15pm

2.30pm Sat only Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night £10 / £7

19 July to

1 September Opening Hours Nudrat Afza: City Girls FREE

Events

5 April to 6 May

RECLUSE: THE LIFE AND WORK OF WILLIAM CAPLING STEVENS

On 9 January 1911 William was found dead in his Saltaire home; his

body had lain undiscovered for three weeks. He was a talented artist,

but due to his reclusive nature, never achieved the recognition he

deserved. These paintings are from a private collection and have not

been shown publicly since 1970. The exhibition also gives us the

opportunity to reflect on how we, as individuals and as a society,

respond to people who are reclusive in nature.

Wednesday 2 May at 7.00pm

PROFESSOR JOLYON MITCHELL

SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES:

BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE ARTS How can arms be transformed into a wide range of arts? Drawing upon

examples from locations such as Southern Africa and the Middle East,

Professor of Communications, Arts & Religion at the University of

Edinburgh, Jolyon Mitchell, explores how the phrase ‘swords into

ploughshares’ is being brought to life in unexpected ways. This

illustrated talk continues our Arts and Theology series of lectures.

FREE tickets are available from www.bradfordcathedral.eventbrite.com

and the Cathedral on 01274 777720.

Refreshments available from 6.30pm. Retiring collection.

Lecture supported by The Montgomery Trust.

10 May to 10 June

SARAH HARRIS: COAST TO DALE

Sarah Harris’ latest collection of screen prints celebrates the diversity

of her home region and pays particular attention to the relationship

between manmade and natural elements that are entwined into our

landscapes. Working from her original pen drawings, each print is a

limited edition and hand printed by the artist in her Rawdon studio.

“I have always enjoyed the exploration of landscapes and I combine

this curiosity for my surroundings with my practice, endeavouring to

produce an image that brings you into the reality of that scene, whilst

evoking a feeling of nostalgia and sense of discovery. “

Meet the artist Friday 18 May at 7.00pm. FREE EVENT

Events

Saturday 7 July at 7.30pm

CHORDIALITY PRESENTS CHORAL CLASSICS

INCLUDING MOZART’S REQUIEM

Chordiality is a forty-strong mixed voice choir based in Bradford.

This year we celebrate 25 years singing together with a concert of

choral classics with soloists, organ and orchestra, including Lydian

String Quartet and Notability, conducted by Peter A Sherlock.

Tickets £15, including wine, available from choir members by calling

07949 696064. Proceeds in aid of the Hale Project.

www.chordiality.com

Sunday 27 May at 6.30pm

THE GERMAN CHOIR OF LONDON:

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS

The diverse, international group of singers that is the German Choir of

London, blends choral tradition with musical innovation and has a

particular passion for German music, language and culture. The Choir is

touring cathedrals and churches in the UK and Belgium to commemorate

the end of the First World War, and is remembering in particular the

peacemakers who attempted to prevent or shorten the conflict.

Bradford Cathedral Choir is delighted to be joining in with this concert.

FREE entry with retiring collection.

15 June to 16 July

ANTONIO PACITTI AND DIANE PACITTI:

POTS & POETRY

Following the 2015 Lenten and Easter exhibitions of Antonio Pacitti’s

drawings and paintings, this event focusses on his experimentation with clay.

Sculptural hand-built pots and earth tones contrast with the vibrant glazes

and sweeping decoration of the wheel work. Poems by the artist’s wife

Diane Pacitti explore the rich Biblical theme of wells and vessels.

Poetry evening with Diane Pacitti Monday 9 July at 7.00pm. FREE EVENT

Saturday 16 June at 6.30pm

BRADFORD CATHEDRAL CHOIR IN CONCERT

Bradford Cathedral Choir will be performing a wonderful

selection of choral music for summer time, in the beautiful

surroundings of the cathedral building.

Tickets £8, under 16 FREE. Tickets available from

www.bradfordcathedral.eventbrite.com and from the

Cathedral on 01274 777720.

CHORDIALITY PRESENTS CHORAL CLASSICS

This year we celebrate 25 years singing together with a concert of

Tickets £15, including wine, available from choir members by calling

drawings and paintings, this event focusses on his experimentation with clay.

Sunday 8 July

BRADFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL: SACRED POETRY

Bradford Literature Festival comes to a contemplative close with its annual

celebration of divine music and verse from across the religious spectrum.

Join us for this fantastic flagship event, performed in the majestic setting of

Bradford Cathedral.

For more information, contact info@bradfordlitfest.co.uk or visit

www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk

Events

Thursday 19 July to Saturday 21 July

SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT

A timeless comedy of love, lies, longing … … and horrible,

horrible socks!

Performed by ACT (Actors' Community Theatre) in the

Cathedral grounds, in the Cathedral if wet. Thursday to Saturday

at 7.15pm and Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.

Tickets £10 / £7 concessions available from

www.bradfordcathedral.eventbrite.com and Bradford Cathedral

on 01274 777720.

19 July to 1 September

NUDRAT AFZA: CITY GIRLS

Nudrat Afza was immediately drawn to Bradford City’s female supporters

after a chance invitation to watch a game revealed to her a previously

unknown world of excitement and emotion. Having received permission

from Bradford City to take photos of the crowd inside the ground,

Nudrat embarked upon a two-year photographic project that captured

the passion, commitment and energy of the female fans of an English

football team. We exhibit a selection of her photographs to coincide with

the start of the football season.

Cover photograph of Bradford Cathedral by Michelle Heseltine www.imagineaworld.co.uk

Exhibitions are generally open during normal opening hours

Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.30pm and Sunday 11.45am to 4.00pm

Parking is available at The Broadway Bradford from 6am until 1am every day.

Access is off Hall Ings (satnav BD1 1JR).

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Disclaimer: All information is correct at the time of print but may be subject to

change without notice.

Please check with the Cathedral Office if you are making a special journey as

the programme may be subject to change or special circumstances may

prevent or restrict access.

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