Advent Meditation

In a special collaboration for this Advent, monologues by Revd Canon Ned Lunn and music by Rachel Chaplin are performed together in the beautiful surroundings of Bradford Cathedral.

Words and music combine to reflect on the place of faith in the unexpected and challenging circumstances we find ourselves in. Listen to the voice of Mary, the mother of Jesus, exploring themes of fear, expectation and hope as she wrestles with pregnancy and motherhood at a time of great upheaval.

Mary, played by Philippa Slingsby-Lunn, will be reading the words of Mary as a modern day pregnant woman.

The Advent music is by Rachel Chaplin, performed by Evi Dobner (vocals) and Rachel Chaplin (piano).

This event is ‘Pay As You Feel’, and you are invited to pay on the door or at the event.

This project is part-funded by Bradford Council’s West Area Committee and supported by the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator’s Office. For more information please visit the Bradford West People Can Facebook group.

Rachel Chaplin is a classically-trained instrumentalist and composer. She performs internationally as an oboist with period instrument ensembles including the English Baroque Soloists, with whom she performed for the King’s Coronation. Rachel’s compositions combine her experience in classical music with a rich tradition of Christian worship, which she has practised in various forms throughout her life. She released her debut album, ‘Music from an Inner Space: Psalms & sacred songs’, earlier this year, performing on piano and featuring the ethereal vocals of Evi Dobner with accompaniment by strings and trumpet. Described as ‘beautiful and powerful songs, better than any medicine’ (BBC Radio 3’s Hannah French), Rachel’s music opens up a calm and contemplative space into which her lyrics strike with beauty and depth.

www.rachelchaplinmusic.com

Evi Dobner is a singer, songwriter, dancer and sacred artist. Currently co-leader of worship at the Lee Abbey Community in Devon, she was formally involved in worship direction at St Paul’s Hammersmith and before that in Budapest, where she was born and raised. Her most recent album is a solo collection of Hungarian lullabies Hamarosan. Her collaboration with Rachel has seen them release five music videos (recorded and filmed by her husband Elijah Dobner) and their debut album Music from an Inner Space.