Chichester950: Chichester Psalms, 17 May
The 60th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms this year has a very special significance for Noel Osborne.
Noel was a 24-year-old lay vicar with Chichester Cathedral Choir at the time of the piece’s premiere in the cathedral in 1965.
This year’s anniversary will be marked with a concert entitled Together in Unity on Saturday, May 17. Part of Chichester950, the year-long celebrations marking the Cathedral’s 950th year, the concert will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Chichester Psalms and also unveil a major new musical commission to mark the milestone year, a new work by British composer Joanna Marsh inspired by Psalm 90 (‘Behold how good and joyful a thing it is, brethren, to dwell together in unity’).
Read more on SussesxWorld.
Read Chichester Cathedral honours 60th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with landmark concert (March 2025).
Read Chichester Psalms at 60: Choristers remember performing for Leonard Bernstein (May 2025).
