CE Southern Cathedrals Festival Wed, July 25th 2018

[DracoM]

CE Southern Cathedrals Festival
Salisbury Cathedral


Order of Service:


Introit: Behold, the tabernacle of God (Harris)
Responses: Shephard
Psalm 119 vv.73-104 (Hopkins, Atkins, Luard-Selby, Hanforth)
First Lesson: Jeremiah 26 vv.1-15
Canticles: Blair in B minor
Second Lesson: Mark 1: 14-20
Anthem: Seek him that maketh the seven stars (Dove)
Hymn: O Jesus, I have promised (Wolvercote)

Voluntary: Symphony No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 28 (Allegro maestoso)



John Challenger (Organist)
David Halls (Director of Music)

[Roger Judd]

This is a recording of a service sung during the Southern Cathedrals Festival, which took place last week.
Evensong next week, from the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford, will, however, be broadcast live from the festival.
RJ

[DracoM]

Thx
Only just back after long weekend. My apologies for omission.

[DracoM]

Reminder: today @ 3.30 p.m.

[DracoM]

Vol was star of the show for me.

[vinteuil]

Vol was star of the show for me.

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... Vierne, I presume?


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[DracoM]

So did I.............

But weirdly, neither the BBC nor the Southern Cathedrals own online leaflet gives any details of the vol composer.
And actually, the Festival's own leaflet does not list repertoire in CE services at all - well, not as far as I can see online.

[Op. XXXIX]

So did I.............

But weirdly, neither the BBC nor the Southern Cathedrals own online leaflet gives any details of the vol composer.
And actually, the Festival's own leaflet does not list repertoire in CE services at all - well, not as far as I can see online.

Definitely 1st movement of Vierne's 3rd symphony.

Edit: announced at the end. (But at least I got it at the opening. )

[BBMmk2]

Whose Symphony is that by?

[DracoM]

Louis Vierne.

[mopsus]

Just caught up with this on iPlayer. A pity that the verse of the office hymn which most directly linked it to the following lesson was cut!

Blair in B minor is a familiar setting but his biography is curious. He was acting organist of the Cathedral in his native Worcester, then became organist for two years when in his thirties, before going to London and relative obscurity for the remaining 35 years of his life. I know of nothing else by him that is performed now.

[W.Kearns]

Just caught up with this on iPlayer. A pity that the verse of the office hymn which most directly linked it to the following lesson was cut!

Blair in B minor is a familiar setting but his biography is curious. He was acting organist of the Cathedral in his native Worcester, then became organist for two years when in his thirties, before going to London and relative obscurity for the remaining 35 years of his life. I know of nothing else by him that is performed now.

In case anyone is interested, there is a short, sad biography here: http://rousseau.shp.media/hugh-blair-1864-1932/


I hope the link works!

[mopsus]

Yes, that is sad. Especially perhaps for his wife if she expected to have some social standing in Worcester - that lasted all of one week.

I've also been told that Blair in B minor benefits from a number of improvements by Ivor Atkins.