A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 24.xii.24 @ 3 p.m. R4

[Barbirollians]

Preston’s Three Ships is a regular item over the years and tends to alternate with the arrangement by Ledger. Both feature twiddly organ bits and both strangely tend to elicit complaints on social media. Perhaps people would prefer the version they sang in primary school.

You mean the one that concentrates on the words and the music rather than the self indulgences of the arranger ?

[WolfPaul]

Perhaps the Richard Lloyd arrangement should get more outings?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZwvhrMLRY

[jonfan]

Enjoying a gentle CE recorded at Girton College in the Sunday 15.00 slot,

[Pulcinella]

Enjoying a gentle CE recorded at Girton College in the Sunday 15.00 slot,

Thread launched last month, but no responses (yet):

https://www.for3.org/forums/forum/classical-forum/the-choir/1324193-ce-girton-college-cambridge-29-12-24-r

[jonfan]

Thread launched last month, but no responses (yet):

Apologies, I hadn’t looked far enough down.,

[Pulcinella]

Apologies, I hadn’t looked far enough down.,

No problem: I launched several threads at the end of November, thinking that DracoM was out of action.

[DracoM]

Yes, Simon, I'd begun to realise that as well. Thx for research.

[gradus]

Somehow managed to miss the Kings service but made up for it by managing to get to the Truro cathedral version, as memorably beautiful as ever.

[Keraulophone]

Somehow managed to miss the Kings service but made up for it by managing to get to the Truro cathedral version, as memorably beautiful as ever.

The phone rang a couple of hours before Truro’s 9L&C on Christmas Eve and I was brought out of retirement to sing. I had to sight-read three carols, including the new commission, and think I just about got away with it! It was a privilege to ‘dep’.

[oddoneout]

The phone rang a couple of hours before Truro’s 9L&C on Christmas Eve and I was brought out of retirement to sing. I had to sight-read three carols, including the new commission, and think I just about got away with it! It was a privilege to ‘dep’.

Old guard to the rescue*! Well done you, it made for a memorable Christmas?

* Pity R3 doesn't accord such value to the older members of its audience...

[jonfan]

The phone rang a couple of hours before Truro’s 9L&C on Christmas Eve and I was brought out of retirement to sing. I had to sight-read three carols, including the new commission, and think I just about got away with it! It was a privilege to ‘dep’.

Well you fooled Gradus so I bet you were more than just ok.