CE Chelmsford Cathedral Wed, 16th Jan 2019 [L]

[DracoM]

CE Chelmsford Cathedral [L]


Order of Service:


Introit: Cana’s Guest (Richard Allain)
Responses: Sanders
Psalms 82, 83, 84, 85 (Howells, Goss, Parry, Gauntlett)
First Lesson: Exodus 15: 1-19
Canticles: New College Service (Howells)
Second Lesson: Colossians 2: 8-15
Anthems: Lully, Lulla, Lullay (Philip Stopford)
Hymn: Songs of thankfulness and praise (St Edmund)

Voluntary: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 (Buxtehude)

James Davy (Organist)
Laurence Lyndon-Jones (Director of the Girls’ Choir)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00021kd

[Y Mab Afradlon]

Seems that we get to hear the Girls' of Chelmsford and Winchester over the next two Wednesdays. Anything to do with Lesley Garrett?

[Alison]

It’s really good to have Chelmsford back on the wireless.

James Davy has been doing a fine job, an altogether likeable Director of Music.

[Constantbee]

It’s really good to have Chelmsford back on the wireless.

Shame on me, I didn't even know Chelmsford had a cathedral Having looked it up I see that the gilding and bright colours on the nave and chancel ceilings date back to 1961

[DracoM]

<< I didn't even know Chelmsford had a cathedral >>


Wow!

[ardcarp]

A while back there were occasional broadcasts from Chelmsford, and if my memory serves me aright, the DoM was Graham Elliot. I was always impressed by their high standard. Can anyone remember the date of the last of those? And was Dr Elliot one of those lured to the USA by a larger pay-packet?

[mw963]

I think it was a bit more than occasional, they came round pretty much once a year in the nineties (as of course did most of the regular cathedrals, unlike nowadays).

And I concur fully, Chelmsford was always a broadcast I particularly looked forward to. I've probably got a few recordings from back then.

[DracoM]

Chelmsford last on CE 2014, 2016 - according to my records.

[mopsus]

People were already complaining here in 2011 about the absence of Chelmsford broadcasts: http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...orcester/page3 (see post #27). And I think ardcarp's suspicions are confirmed in this article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...her-wages.html

[DracoM]

Ahem................!!

https://www.herefordcathedral.org/webcasts

Try this for a jolly Xmas-based recital from Hereford Cath - Peter Dyke doing the biz.

[DracoM]

Reminder: Chelmsford today @ 3.30 p.m. and it's live.

[dispersered9]

An enjoyable service. Excellent sound from the front row in particular! Nice to hear a girls choir at a small cathedral thriving.

Don't know the Howells so well, but enjoyed it, though probably not one of his absolute best.

The Stopford is one of my favourite contemporary pieces, and I thought this was the highlight of the service, though the soloist perhaps lacked a little confidence in her voice towards the end... Glad to see this piece being programmed for CE, though.

Congratulations on a great service, I enjyoed the organ voluntary especially the eclectic registration. Was it the DoM playing?

[Truroexplorer]

The Stopford is one of my favourite contemporary pieces, and I thought this was the highlight of the service, though the soloist perhaps lacked a little confidence in her voice towards the end... Glad to see this piece being programmed for CE, though.

Congratulations on a great service, I enjyoed the organ voluntary especially the eclectic registration. Was it the DoM playing?

Totally agree, Stopford was lovely, such simple, clever writing. and the way the solo just emerges from the texture at the end is genius, wobble or not!
Yes, James Davy was playing, he used to be number 2 at Blackburn and I imagine he enjoys getting back 'behind the keys'!
I thought the girls did very well in that service, especially for a first broadcast and a live one at that! Wasn't blown away by the 'back row' but I'm not sure how the setup works there. Are there scholars?
Brava tutti

[jonfan]

An enjoyable service. Excellent sound from the front row in particular! Nice to hear a girls choir at a small cathedral thriving.

Don't know the Howells so well, but enjoyed it, though probably not one of his absolute best.

The Stopford is one of my favourite contemporary pieces, and I thought this was the highlight of the service, though the soloist perhaps lacked a little confidence in her voice towards the end... Glad to see this piece being programmed for CE, though.

Congratulations on a great service, I enjyoed the organ voluntary especially the eclectic registration. Was it the DoM playing?

Agree with all of the above. I should imagine it would be James Davy playing the voluntary as in the schedule.
There seemed to be a large group of singers as the sound was rich and full with a keen attack which communicated well to the listener. The engineering was a bit odd in the climactic sections in the canticles where the upper line receded and exposed some quite harsh sounds in the lower voices.
I particularly liked the precentor who delivered with clear diction and pitch, especially in the long collects.
Stopford is popular with our choir and congregation and his music communicates in a simple, direct way which it did today. I enjoyed today’s service very much and I hope the girls can be a regular fixture on CE.

[Carolanne]

There are scholars, but I believe only a few this year unlike other years where they have had up to six.