Katherine Jenkins wowed by Bangor鈥檚 musical heritage on Songs of Praise
Bangor鈥檚 medieval musical heritage and the university鈥檚 academic expertise were given an opportunity to shine on an episode of Songs of Praise on Sunday.
The episode featured a segment on the Bangor Pontifical, a precious religious artefact kept in the archive of 成人VR视频.
Dr. Sally Harper, Honorary Research Fellow at Bangor鈥檚 School of Music and Media, guided presenter Katherine Jenkins through the book and even sung part of the music contained therein.
The segment was filmed in 成人VR视频鈥檚 stunning Shankland Room at the University library.
Katherine Jenkins declared the book a 鈥渢reasure鈥� and that the music was 鈥渕ore complicated than I thought it was going to be鈥�.
The Bangor Pontifical belonged to the Bishop of Bangor and dates to 700 years ago. A beautiful illumination at the beginning of the book shows a bishop consecrating a church.
The book also features humorous graffiti drawn in the margin by scribes.
The segment can be and begins at 25 minutes into the programme.
Publication date: 2 July 2019