CE Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey, USA Wed, 8th Aug 2018 [A]

[DracoM]

CE Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
First broadcast: 8 April 1992


Order of Service:


Introit: Silent Devotion and Response (Bloch)
Responses: Gerald Near
Psalms: 42, 43 (Bertalot)
Phos Hilaron: Christ, Mighty Saviour (David Hurd)
First Lesson: 2 Ezra 2: 42-48
Canticles: Gerald Near
Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 2: 14 – 3: 16
Anthems: Psalm 67 (Charles Ives);
Brazilian Psalm (Jean Berger)
Hymn: Rejoice ye pure in heart

Organ Postlude: The People Respond - Amen! (Dan Locklan)

Tom Goeman (Organist)
Princeton Singers / John Bertalot (Director)

[Op. XXXIX]

Organ Postlude: The People Respond - Amen! (Dan Locklan)

Dan Locklair.

[DracoM]

Today @ 3.30 p.m.

[jonfan]

Beautifully sung service with a gentle, refined feel to the singing. The sopranos had a silky, smooth tone but could scale the extreme heights with gusto when required. Lovely open acoustic. I enjoyed the bells in the psalms. Tops for me were the the Brazilian Psalm and the organ voluntary. It was nice being surprised in the Anglican liturgy with pieces from the American church.
I didn’t know of Donald Hunt’s passing so a lovely touch to play his Down Ampney prelude. A great church musician who empowered many in the music ministries, setting them on their way; particularly here in Yorkshire in my experience.

[DracoM]

<< Tops for me were the the Brazilian Psalm and the organ voluntary. It was nice being surprised in the Anglican liturgy with pieces from the American church.
I didn’t know of Donald Hunt’s passing so a lovely touch to play his Down Ampney prelude. A great church musician who empowered many in the music ministries, setting them on their way; particularly here in Yorkshire in my experience. >>

Yes, on all counts.

If you do want to explore American contributions to the Episcopalian liturgy, can I recommend St Thomas Fifth Ave who live stream every choral service?

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/music/services

When we know more clearly who is to take over after Daniel Hyde moves to KCC, we may hear even more American material - ahem....!
Inciddentally, if you are in NYC, the choir is VERY good to hear live on site as well.

[Old Grumpy]

Today @ 3.30 p.m.

Caught this part way through driving in the car this afternoon...

... I did wonder why all the readings were by Americans...

... now I know!

OG

[Vox Humana]

I've now managed to catch up with this service on the repeat. Lovely singing. What a well-balanced and blended choir. They really sounded like a unified musical instrument, which is exactly how I like choirs to sound. I've always had a naughty liking for the Berger and have never understood why our cathedral choirs don't sing it more often (or at all?) Personally, I'd have preferred a more rhythmically virile, less languid interpretation than Bertalot gave it, but vive la difference and it did sound lovely. I'm surprised there are so few recordings of this on YouTube; it's quite a well known piece. I'm afraid I didn't like the Locklair voluntary, which said all it had to say in the first ten seconds.

[DracoM]

<< .......in the first ten seconds..........>>

That many?

Choir could sing, would have preferred a tad more woomph in basses, but top line well handled.

[mopsus]

I thought this service flowed very smoothly, with the spoken parts carefully considered. I've found this to be the case with more recent broadcasts from the USA too - perhaps we could learn from them over here.