Kathryn Crosweller

‘I will sing praise to you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. My lips sing for joy as I play to you, because you have redeemed me.’

Psalm 71: 22-23

EVENTS CALENDAR

DATE	EVENT/VENUE	DETAILS
February 2012
19/2/12	Team Service, Muchelney	In preparation for Kathryn’s forthcoming concert in Muchelney, she will be singing at the parish team service.
MARCH 2012
17/3/12	Can You Hear My Heart? St. Peter and St. Paul, Muchelney	Kathryn will be giving an evening concert at the historic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Muchelney. The church dates from the 15th Century with 17th Century artwork, and it is next to an ancient abbey which has Saxon origins. A beautiful setting for this Lenten concert.
JULY 2012
8/7/12	Unity of Faiths Festival, London	The second annual Unity of Faiths Festival, designed to bring people from a variety of world religions and traditions together to develop understanding between them. Details to follow.

PAST EVENTS

DATE	EVENT/VENUE	DETAILS

5/2/12	The Mayor of Bath’s Multi-faith Gathering	Kathryn attended and helped at the Mayor of Bath’s annual multi-faith gathering. She had a wonderful day, meeting lots of lovely and interesting people.
29/1/12	Church Service, Longburton	Kathryn was asked to sing ‘O Holy Night’ as a solo during this end of season church service. A brilliant ‘songs of praise’ service, celebrating the end of the Christmas festival before Candlemas.
22/1/12	Hearth-warming, Bristol	A private event in Bristol. Kathryn was asked to sing at a hearth-warming which was based around St. Francis of Assisi’s ‘Canticle of the Sun’. A lovely event!
15/1/12	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
17/12/11	Carol Service, Swindon	Kathryn sang at a carol service of 9 songs and carols in Swindon. This was an ecumenical service and was a real joy to sing at.
16/12/11	Charity Fundraising Event, Sherborne	Kathryn took part in a charity fundraising event for the local youth drop-in centre and support organisation, ‘The RendezVous’. A slightly different style from her usual performances, Kathryn sang numbers which would have found their home in the music halls of the first half of the 20th Century and dressed in Victorian-esque costume! A very worthwhile and fun event, raising lots of money for the RendeVous.
11/12/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
09/12/11	Carol Singing, Bath	Kathryn played for and sang with a group of friends for some carol singing in residential homes around Bath. They visited two residential homes and were very warmly welcomed.
13/11/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
09/10/11	Harvest Festival	Langport
09/10/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
28/10/11	Can You Hear My Heart? St. Thomas à Becket Church, Bath	A concert to coincide with the release of Kathryn’s second album of the same title. A mixture of well-known and well-loved songs with original songs; incorporating prayers of intercession, silence, Taizé and peace. This is Bath’s oldest church and there will be a limited number of tickets available. To reserve tickets, please email info@widcombebenefice.org.uk
29/10/11	Can You Hear My Heart? St. David’s Church, Exeter	A second concert to coincide with the release of Kathryn’s second album of the same title. A mixture of well-known and well-loved songs with original songs; incorporating prayers of intercession, silence, Taizé and peace. Tickets available on the door.

11/09/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
10/09/11	Universal Prayer Day, Bath	This event was attended by the mayor of Bath and representatives from Bath Abbey. A very special day, praying for universal peace.
06/08/11	Taizé Workshop	Kathryn helped to run a Taizé workshop with some friends at a chanting weekend in Somerset. It was a real honour to take part in the first ever ‘Bhakti Music Festival’ which included devotional chanting from several world religions. The Taizé workshop was the only Christian chant and it was a great opportunity to represent Christianity at another interfaith event to help people understand the teachings of Jesus.
29/7/11 Photography by: Jiten Thakrar, www.vedantaempire.com	Unity of Faiths Event in Leytonstone, London	This event was a concert by two famous Indian signers, Sumeet Tapoo and Munmun. I opened with the popular singer, Therese, and Ram Meetok. We did a new medley where Therese sang a Jewish prayer; I added a ‘Kyrie Eleison’ and Ram sang a Hindu prayer. Another interesting mix!
24/7/11	Glastonbury	Kathryn sang at a private picnic in Glastonbury on a beautiful sunny Sunday. It was a special occasion with a small number of people, but we all felt the presence of God moving among us.
14/7/11 Photography by: Jiten Thakrar, www.vedantaempire.com	Unity of Faiths Event in Ilford, London	This was another event organised by the Unity of Faiths team, with whom I sing as a representative of Christianity. The event was for ‘Guru Purnima’ which is a festival in the Hindu calendar, and was held in a Hindu temple. It is to honour the spiritual teacher, and so I sang to Jesus. I sang the Opening Prayers medley with the other representatives, Shahid Abbas Khan, Renu Gidoomal and Jagdish Patel and I also sang ‘As I Kneel’ from ‘Still is the Word’.
10/7/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
12/6/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Cheap Street Methodist Church
11/6/11 Photography by: Jiten Thakrar, www.vedantaempire.com	Unity of Faiths Festival, London	This was the first event run by the Unity of Faiths team and was attended by around 8,000 people over the course of the day. The festival was co-organised with Westminster Interfaith and involved the leaders from nearly every religious tradition. The day began with each religion’s priest lighting a candle and saying a prayer, then I sang the ‘Opening Prayers’ with Shahid Abbas Khan (Muslim), Renu Gidoomal (Sikh) and Jagdish Patel (Hindu). This was a medley using prayers from each of these traditions and we all sang a Jewish prayer at the end. I also sang ‘I Watch the Sunrise’ and was honoured to sing at such a successful event, encouraging peace and understanding amongst different religious groups.
8/5/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	Another beautiful service run with Sherborne Churches Together, this month held in the Roman Catholic Church in Sherborne.
10/4/11	Taizé Service, Sherborne	This was the first of monthly Taizé services I help to run with a friend and local vicar, Reverend Lesley McCreadie. They are run as a ‘Sherborne Churches Together’ service on the second Sunday of every month. This service was held in the Methodist Church on Cheap Street, Sherborne.
20/11/10	Songs to Celebrate the Lord, Wincanton	This concert was held in my local parish church, where I was a member of the church choir. The concert was a wonderful experience, raising just under £300 for the church roof fund. The evening was well attended and many people felt that there was a real presence with us in the church.
27/12/09	Private wedding, Cheltenham	I was asked to sing at a wedding in the Midlands. I sang, by request, ‘Deep Peace’ and ‘May the Road Rise to Meet You’, both Celtic blessings.
12/12/09	Songs to Celebrate the Lord, Longburton	My first solo concert was given in St. James’ Church, Longburton. The concert included carols and readings for advent as well as Kathryn’s own music. It was a wonderful experience with a lovely, welcoming audience.

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