CE St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh 17th August 2016

[DracoM]

CE St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh


Order of Service:


Introit: Assumpta est Maria (Gesualdo - completed by Stravinsky)
Responses: Smith
Office Hymn: The Lord whom earth and sea and sky (Gonfalon Royal)
Psalms 113, 122 (Knight, Parratt)
First Lesson: Genesis 3: 9-15, 20
Latin Canticles (Tallis)
Second Lesson: Luke 1: 39-47
Anthem: Ave Maria (Parsons)
Final Hymn: Sing we of the blessed Mother (Abbot's Leigh)


Organ Voluntary: Allegro from Sonata No 5 BWV 529 (Bach)


Assistant Organist: Donald Hunt
Organist and Master of the Music: Duncan Ferguson

[DracoM]

Fresh young-sounding top line, decent discipline in psalms, and the fastest Parsons Ave Maria I have heard in many a long day!!
Particularly appreciated the Scottish tones in the readings - real less is more model for others.

Quite a jolly reading of the Bach.

[Op. XXXIX]

Terrific!

Sometimes I wonder if you have to be an organist to really appreciate the sheer craft of Gonfalon Royal, a pleasure for the hands and feet.

[mopsus]

Terrific!

Sometimes I wonder if you have to be an organist to really appreciate the sheer craft of Gonfalon Royal, a pleasure for the hands and feet.

Yes I think you do, as I have tried and failed to play it on the piano (admittedly I am not a very good pianist but I can cope with most hymns).