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The Cathedral

The evocative sounds of Durham Cathedral recorded in a single day. Huge spaces in a remarkable 12th-century building, the 300-year-old bells and quiet moments in smaller spaces.

The evocative sounds of Durham Cathedral recorded in a single day. Huge spaces in a remarkable 12th-century building, the 300-year-old bells and quiet moments in smaller spaces.

We spent a whole day recording sounds from early morning when the cathedral is opened up at 7.00 am; the contemplative early morning spoken service; visitors to the huge nave of the cathedral; quieter moments in the smaller spaces of cathedral cloisters; the magnificent bells calling the congregation to prayer; the bustle of the cafe at lunchtime; the cathedral choir and organ; and the cathedral settling back down again to silence as it's locked up again at the end of the day.

30 minutes

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  • Fri 5 Apr 2019 00:00
  • Sun 26 Apr 2020 23:30

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