I was fortunate enough to attend a Friday service recently (which have long been without organ) and while I'm not sufficiently qualified to comment on the singing to the membership of this forum, I found it interesting to note some changes to SC's time, especially in the repertoire.
I then compared this term's music list to that of the same term in 2018. Considering all days of the week that the choir sing, and for choral works sung during services, most notably Bach goes from 12 to 1, Poulenc from 11 to zero! The Bach were mostly introits, seemingly replaced by Tudor composers.
A term is perhaps too short a period to make any other firm conclusions, but Howells and RVW seem much reduced, and there's more Gibbons, Tomkins and Sheppard. I am sure there will be more changes to come as the choir gradually re-establishes itself after the pandemic and future concert/tour/recording repertoire gets introduced.
Here is a sample of random Fridays (no organ) that exemplifies some of the changes:
2018:
INTROIT J. S. Bach Ach, grosser König
RESPONSES Radcliffe
PSALMS 12, 13, 14 Wilson, Stafford Smith, Stanford
CANTICLES Andreas in falsibordone
ANTHEM Poulenc Vinea mea electa
INTROIT J. S. Bach Er nahm alles wohl in acht
RESPONSES Morley
PSALM 45 Hawes
CANTICLES Gibbons Short service
ANTHEM Poulenc Tristis est anima mea
INTROIT J. S. Bach Ach Herr, lass’ dein Lieb’ Engelein
RESPONSES Plainsong
PSALM 81 Tone V
MAGNIFICAT Tone I
NUNC DIMITTIS Tone II
ANTHEM Lassus Stabat mater (37)
2022:
Almighty and everlasting God (BCP) Gibbons
Responses Tomkins
Psalm 137 C. H. Lloyd
Magnificat sexti toni D. Bevan
Nunc dimittis sexti toni Andreas
Omnes de Saba venient (Isaiah 60.6b) Handl
Prevent us, O Lord (BCP) Byrd
Responses Tomkins
Psalm 23 Walford Davies
Magnificat octavi toni Matthew Martin
Nunc dimittis octavi toni Lassus
Ave maris stella Hassler
O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit (Lidley) Tallis
Responses Smith
Psalm 119.73–88 Lemon, Hopkins
Magnificat primi toni D. Bevan
Nunc dimittis tertii toni Malcolm
Salvator mundi, salva nos Tallis
I then compared this term's music list to that of the same term in 2018. Considering all days of the week that the choir sing, and for choral works sung during services, most notably Bach goes from 12 to 1, Poulenc from 11 to zero! The Bach were mostly introits, seemingly replaced by Tudor composers.
A term is perhaps too short a period to make any other firm conclusions, but Howells and RVW seem much reduced, and there's more Gibbons, Tomkins and Sheppard. I am sure there will be more changes to come as the choir gradually re-establishes itself after the pandemic and future concert/tour/recording repertoire gets introduced.
Here is a sample of random Fridays (no organ) that exemplifies some of the changes:
2018:
INTROIT J. S. Bach Ach, grosser König
RESPONSES Radcliffe
PSALMS 12, 13, 14 Wilson, Stafford Smith, Stanford
CANTICLES Andreas in falsibordone
ANTHEM Poulenc Vinea mea electa
INTROIT J. S. Bach Er nahm alles wohl in acht
RESPONSES Morley
PSALM 45 Hawes
CANTICLES Gibbons Short service
ANTHEM Poulenc Tristis est anima mea
INTROIT J. S. Bach Ach Herr, lass’ dein Lieb’ Engelein
RESPONSES Plainsong
PSALM 81 Tone V
MAGNIFICAT Tone I
NUNC DIMITTIS Tone II
ANTHEM Lassus Stabat mater (37)
2022:
Almighty and everlasting God (BCP) Gibbons
Responses Tomkins
Psalm 137 C. H. Lloyd
Magnificat sexti toni D. Bevan
Nunc dimittis sexti toni Andreas
Omnes de Saba venient (Isaiah 60.6b) Handl
Prevent us, O Lord (BCP) Byrd
Responses Tomkins
Psalm 23 Walford Davies
Magnificat octavi toni Matthew Martin
Nunc dimittis octavi toni Lassus
Ave maris stella Hassler
O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit (Lidley) Tallis
Responses Smith
Psalm 119.73–88 Lemon, Hopkins
Magnificat primi toni D. Bevan
Nunc dimittis tertii toni Malcolm
Salvator mundi, salva nos Tallis
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