CE Chapel of The Queen's College, Oxford Wed, 15th Feb 2017

[DracoM]

CE Chapel of The Queen's College, Oxford


Order of Service:


Introit: Behold, O God our defender (John Scott)
Response: Humphrey Clucas
Psalm 78 (Howells, Bairstow, Barnby, Walford Davies, Jackson)
First Lesson: Isaiah 58: 6-14
Canticles: Noble in B minor
Second Lesson: Matthew 25: 31-46
Anthem: Os justi (Bruckner)
Hymn: The duteous day now closeth (Innsbruck)


Organ Voluntary: Sonata No 5 - Finale (Francis Jackson)


Assistant Organist: David Bednall
Director of Music: Owen Rees

[mopsus]

Yay! The full Monty!

[underthecountertenor]

Yay! The full Monty!

Dvořák would be equally thrilled, I'm sure.

[Finzi4ever]

Yay! The full Monty!

Great as the little Frobenius is, it won't cope terribly well with smiting 'their cattle also with hail-stones: and their flocks with hot thunderbolts'!

[mopsus]

For my own part, I'm not that keen on Dvořák's church compositions, although I like his music generally. I suspect in his day Ps. 78 would have been sung to fewer different chants than now, when it typically gets about five when it is done in full.

[Vile Consort]

Why are you discussing Dvorak?

[underthecountertenor]

Why are you discussing Dvorak?

Dvorak had something to say about English psalmody, with which I have some sympathy when people get over-excited at the thought of a BCP 15th evening.

[mw963]

Well I daresay my googling skills are less efficient than most so I am unable to ascertain what Dvorak said. And clearly the "oh-so-clever" people on here are enjoying their little secret.

However, as I love Anglican chant I'm afraid I couldn't give a flying fig what Dvorak said, and as I can't find it on the internet I imagine no one else can either.

[Nick Armstrong]

Classic thread so far!

I'd take Howells, Bairstow, Barnby, Walford Davies & Jackson any day over Dvorak choral music (much though I love his orchestral writing).

[Pulcinella]

Classic thread so far!

I'd take Howells, Bairstow, Barnby, Walford Davies & Jackson any day over Dvorak choral music (much though I love his orchestral writing).

Do you know the Dvorak Te Deum, Caliban?
I conducted it once, and thought it a rather good four-movement choral symphony!

Hard for anything to compete with Howells' Coll Reg, though, which we had at evensong at the Minster here yesterday, along with the full BCP psalms for the day.

(Apologies for continuing the off-topic nature of this classic thread! )

[Vox Humana]

Well I daresay my googling skills are less efficient than most so I am unable to ascertain what Dvorak said.

The story goes that Dvorak was taken to Evensong at St Paul's and, hearing Anglican chant for the first time, asked "Why do they keep singing such a bad tune over and over again?"

[Alain Maréchal]

Well I daresay my googling skills are less efficient than most so I am unable to ascertain what Dvorak said. And clearly the "oh-so-clever" people on here are enjoying their little secret.

However, as I love Anglican chant I'm afraid I couldn't give a flying fig what Dvorak said, and as I can't find it on the internet I imagine no one else can either.

In defence of the "people on here", every group has its "in-jokes". I am an outsider, but I googled "Dvorak Anglican Chant" and the answer appeared promptly. Try it.

ps I like "St.Ludmila": "Gospodiy Pomiluniy" (or whatever transliteration you prefer) is one of his jolliest choruses.

pps I think your third sentence might contain a non-sequitur. Love of one does not preclude caring about what Dvorak said, with or without airborne fruit.

[ardcarp]

In our delightful digression, no-one has yet mentioned Dvorak's Stabat Mater for chorus, orchestra and. SATB soloists. It has a great tenor solo with (at one point) an excruciating (for me anyway) top D flat. It used to be a staple of choral societies, but seems to be done less these days.

On the subject of finding things on Google, I can't track down Poulenc's comment on hearing one of his motets sung by an Anglican choir. "....needs a bit more Maurice Chevalier" or something like that.

[Triforium]

Classic thread so far!

I'd take Howells, Bairstow, Barnby, Walford Davies & Jackson any day over Dvorak choral music (much though I love his orchestral writing).

Ah, but have you ever experienced any of Barnby's settings of the canticles? Shocking.

[Flay]

On the subject of finding things on Google, I can't track down Poulenc's comment on hearing one of his motets sung by an Anglican choir. "....needs a bit more Maurice Chevalier" or something like that.

Try page 2 of:

http://www.lansingsymphony.org/Portals/0/docs/MasterWorks%202%20Program%20Notes.pdf