CE Chapel of Rugby School Wed, 27th June 2018 [L]

[Vox Humana]

Yes it was. The second and third chants were both by Goss (it would have been helpful to print his name twice for clarity), the third was by David Cooper.

[jonfan]

Yes it was. The second and third chants were both by Goss (it would have been helpful to print his name twice for clarity), the third was by David Cooper.

Many thanks VH, I’ll look it up.
I think it was a Goss chant used by the Mastersingers many years ago when they issued the Highway Code set to Anglican Chant on a 45. Anyone remember?

[VodkaDilc]

Many thanks VH, I’ll look it up.
I think it was a Goss chant used by the Mastersingers many years ago when they issued the Highway Code set to Anglican Chant on a 45. Anyone remember?

My Grammar School Director of Music married one of the singers, Geoff Keating. When there was a news item in the papers about Top of the Pops, she wrote this in The Guardian (second letter):

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/01/mainsection.guardianletters

[jonfan]

Thanks for that V.
The Highway Code link below with amusing visuals. George Martin, no less, produced the disc.

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

[Vox Humana]

The Highway Code chant is by W. H. Havergal. If you do Facebook, both the Cooper and Havergal chants have been recently posted there in the Anglican Chant Appreciation Group.

[chitreb]

What happens when a distinguished former cathedral Director of Music moves to a public school with a long tradition of chapel music...

Inspiring. Really beautifully done, almost lovingly crafted in every aspect.

Lucky (and privileged) boys and girls. More of the same please.

Winchester College has been a further excellent example of this over recent years (Malcolm Archer).

[inquires]

School chapel choirs

Winchester College has been a further excellent example of this over recent years (Malcolm Archer).

There are many superb school chapel choirs, both prep and senior and let's hope the BBC, as it once did in the old days, will expand their broadcasting to these choirs for choral evensong.

Rugby was breathtakingly good

[BasilHarwood]

Winchester College has been a further excellent example of this over recent years (Malcolm Archer).

Who has now retired from WinCol.

[ArpSchnitger]

Just back from another event in Rugby School’s STEAMFest, a joint concert in the Temple Speech Room by the school’s Arnold Singers and Merton College Choir Oxford, joined by brass and woodwind players led by David Blackadder, Head of Brass at Rugby. As well as some compositions reflecting Old Rugbeian lyricists and composers, conducted by Rugby students (one a former pupil of mine) and Merton students, the Merton choir under Ben Nicholas sang pieces by Lassus, Clemens non Papa, Judith Weir and Erik Esenwalds. The joint choirs and instrumental ensemble performed Brahms’ Geistliches Lied (never heard it accompanied by brass quintet before!) and OR Sir Arthur Bliss’ “The World is Charged with the Grandeur of God”, both conducted by guest conductor Christopher Robinson, another Old Rugbeian.

A most enjoyable hour, even if my personal jury is still out on most Bliss compositions- this was a persuasive performance.

[jonfan]

Thank you for that summery rogbi200. What a rich menu of tempting goodies; a feast if ever there was one and with artists of this quality obviously the place to be.

[ardcarp]

...and notable that many public school music departments, among their vast list of part-time instrumental/keyboard/singing teachers, have some Big Names.

[DracoM]

Indeed.
BUT in 'other' schools I know well, there are fantastically hard-working music staff who regularly produce excellent choirs with ambition and skill, and I wish we could hear of and from them more often.

[jonfan]

Indeed.
BUT in 'other' schools I know well, there are fantastically hard-working music staff who regularly produce excellent choirs with ambition and skill, and I wish we could hear of and from them more often.

It is a pity, nay a crime, that the real ‘public’ schools can’t begin to offer anything like the richness of the arts curriculum that the private sector enjoys.

[DracoM]

[choralmike]

What a brilliant CE that was! Sheer delight! I hope that the Director of the choir is made aware of our praise if he doesn't read this Forum. I listen on a small radio, but I could hear every word and particularly in the psalms, and it's not often you can say that! I loved the energy, drama and passion. I'm going to listen again with headphones (I don't have to worry about the neighbours then!)