CE St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh Wed, 15th Aug 2018 [L]

[DracoM]

CE St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh 15.viii.18
The 2018 Edinburgh International Festival


Order of Service:


Introit: Hymn to the Mother of God (Tavener)
Responses: Neary
Psalm 78 (Oakley, Turle, Crotch, Goss, Soaper)
First Lesson: Jeremiah 31: 1-14
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Op 69 (Mendelssohn)
Second Lesson: Acts 1: 6-14
Anthem: Jauchzet dem Herrn alle welt (Mendelssohn)
Hymn: Sing we of the blessed Mother (Abbots Leigh)


Voluntary: Symphony No 1 (Regina pacis) (Weitz)


Joseph Beech (Assistant Master of the Music)
Duncan Ferguson (Organist and Master of the Music)

[DracoM]

Reminder: today @ 3.30 p.m.

[chrisjstanley]

Looks like a rare outing for Psalm 78 in its entirety.

That's a million plus points in advance from me

bws
Chris S

[jean]

Link please?

[DracoM]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/live:bbc_radio_three

[DracoM]

Is anybody else getting as bad stops and blips etc on reception as me both online and via radio?
Weather where I am is windy and stormy, but...........??
Puzzled.

[jonfan]

Is anybody else getting as bad stops and blips etc on reception as me both online and via radio?
Weather where I am is windy and stormy, but...........??
Puzzled.

Yes I’m getting the same and the weather is calm here. Seems to be noticeable in the sung sections and not speech.

[DracoM]

Phew! Was wondering if my kit was about to explode.
Yes, singing mix is pretty badly affected.
And they are taking the whole service at breakneck speed - readings / cantoring like shopping lists. Hmm.

[NHTL]

Seems to be occurring on both DAB & FM.

[edashtav]

Seems to be occurring on both DAB & FM.

Yes, there was an apology at the end by which time, I’d checked my new set-up’s wiring.

Impossible to concentrate and enjoy any aspect of the Service. A disaster!

[jonfan]

Rather a quick dismissal of the technical glitches from PG without further explanation. Good to know one’s radio isn’t about to blow up; listening on headphones I felt someone was tapping on the left hand can - scary
I hope the repeat is ok as it will be good to assess the service without distractions. As DracoM said above all a bit breathless.

[mopsus]

Is anybody else getting as bad stops and blips etc on reception as me both online and via radio?
Weather where I am is windy and stormy, but...........??
Puzzled.

Yes, I got this - thought it was the water company digging outside our house or a misconnected speaker!

[chrisjstanley]

Sadly the technical glitches are still there on the iplayer and rather spoiled what would otherwise have been a well-sung evensong, the choir have a good balance and sweet tone. Personally, I didn't think everything was rushed or gabbled. The diction in the psalm was fine. Not a great fan of the Mendelsohn but hey.

bws
Chris S

[DracoM]

Yes, Chris, I too wondered if the Mendelssohn showed the choir off in its best light, but chacun a .............etc etc. Not my taste either.
Presumably the recording for Sunday repeat should be a better version?

[Finzi4ever]

CE St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh 15.viii.18
The 2018 Edinburgh International Festival

Voluntary: Symphony No 1 (Regina pacis) (Weitz)

Joseph Beech (Assistant Master of the Music)
Duncan Ferguson (Organist and Master of the Music)

Both the Mendelssohn pieces were new to me and deserve repeated hearings to appreciate more fully. Loved the Litaize vol. and all of the Revd Jeffcoat's playing: tremendous work in psalm 78 of course. Must be 15 years + since I last heard him before he decamped to Brisbane. Very glad we have his multiple talents in closer reach. Obvious question though, despite being an old chorister of Edinburgh, why was he the accompanist here?