CE Chapel of New College, Oxford Feb 14th 2018

[DracoM]

<< sensitive singing in all departments >>

That is certainly what they might have set out to achieve.

[Alison]

In a way fair point about travelling away from Cambridge.

But its taught me a lesson about taking their excellence for granted.

[mw963]

<< sensitive singing in all departments >>

That is certainly what they might have set out to achieve.

....and largely succeeded in, as the broadcast progressed.

[jonfan]

....and largely succeeded in, as the broadcast progressed.

Agree. DracoM, you’re being a bit harsh here as you’ve sent me a private message in the past about being positive in this thread as DOMs look at what’s being said. New College don’t need to have errors in the Allegri pointed out; they know. The rest of the service was right up with the best.

[jean]

The point here is that some posters have a tendencey to stick their knives in in a an oblique sort of way even as they tell others how to behave.

[Triforium]

And I would add this: if anyone has a criticism or a compliment that they would like a DOM or organist or conductor to hear, send them an email with your name in it.

This most certainly occurs. I find your implied rule curious after all of 7 posts. I can assure you plenty of DOMs read these boards. Discussion and banter re broadcasts and foundations is part and parcel, innit.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

This most certainly occurs. I find your implied rule curious after all of 7 posts. I can assure you plenty of DOMs read these boards. Discussion and banter re broadcasts and foundations is part and parcel, innit.

[Alison]

Anyone involved in church music, as I am at a local level, knows that a thick skin is de rigueur.

Offensive remarks of a personal nature are not excused.

For the rest I have known everything from the warmest encouragement and compliment to the cruelest of body punches.

It just goes with the job.

[mopsus]

It does DoMs no harm to be reminded that they have a very attentive audience and that their broadcasts aren't just background music for drivers. A few years ago, one conductor of an RSCM choir slipped in a high note into an obscure (modern) canticle setting which didn't have it, doubtless expecting that no listener would know the setting and notice the change. A choir member read our thread, on which the change had been remarked, and confirmed this!

[DracoM]

Not boys on top line, but I love the gravity of this version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O91aabHmKRY

Interestingly, on utube, the same ensemble have briskly efficient take on Palestrina's Stabat Mater - a central work in next week's live CE from KCC.

[jean]

Not boys on top line, but I love the gravity of this version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O91aabHmKRY

What, not that old made-up version!

Not boys on top line, but...

Why should there be?

[Alison]

Criticism: absolutely fine, if it is attributable. Not all DOMs bother looking at this forum. Sorry to say this, but it does not distinguish itself with uniformly well informed commentary, and many of them think it’s a bit of a bad joke. Just saying.

In that case why take it seriously and enter the fray anonymously yourself?

[jean]

What I dislike is the insinuation, the waspishness.

Followed by advice on how it ought to be done. Oh the irony!

[DracoM]

This most certainly occurs. I find your implied rule curious after all of 7 posts. I can assure you plenty of DOMs read these boards. Discussion and banter re broadcasts and foundations is part and parcel, innit.

And I do pretty often.

DoM's rarely reply, I fully understand why, but I know from 'other sources' as Triforium says, the comments are read. And these threads are not infrequently browsed by teachers / parents etc of choir members as well as some choir members themselves.

[jean]

So what is the purpose of this sort of thing:

<< Passing swiftly over today's CE..............>>

Indeed and ahem.
Wasn't the version of the Allegri that made me want to pass over this CE................