CE Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge [A] Wed, 17th June 2020

[DracoM]

CE Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge [A]
First broadcast on 30 June 2010


Order of Service:


Introit: Hymn to St Cecilia (Howells)
Responses: Shephard
Psalms: 148, 150 (Stanford)
First Lesson: Psalm 90 vv: 1-6, 12-17
Canticles: St Paul's Service (Howells)
Second Lesson: John 14 vv: 1-7
Anthem: Take him, earth, for cherishing (Howells)
Hymn: All my hope on God is founded (Michael)

Organ Voluntary: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 (Bach)

Michael Waldron, Simon Bland (Organ Scholars)
[Director of Music: B]Stephen Layton [/B]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k33g

[weston752]

Introit: Hymn to St Cecilia (Howells)

The title of the introit was no doubt given incorrectly when the service was first broadcast - it's A Hymn for St Cecilia.

[DracoM]

Reminder: today @ 3.30 p.m.

[Keraulophone]

Introit: Hymn to St Cecilia (Howells)

The title of the introit was no doubt given incorrectly when the service was first broadcast - it's A Hymn for St Cecilia.

Before we sang the Howells, the priest gave a lengthy preamble on the Britten. His facial expression when the piece began caused much mirth among the choristers.

[DracoM]

Had forgotten how SLOWLY they had taken the Howells canticles!

[ardcarp]

Sid is, though, an amazing choir-trainer..and Trinity is, if possible, even better 10 years on. The unison sound of the choir was particularly stirring, I thought.

[Vox Humana]

Had forgotten how SLOWLY they had taken the Howells canticles!

Eh? Were we listening to the same broadcast, or is this some irony that I'm missing? (I had an irony bypass at birth.)

[DracoM]

Meant what I said.
Manifestly it didn't surprise you!?

[Vox Humana]

They were if anything a tad on the fast side for me, as was pretty much everything in that service, frankly, especially the hymn, which I'm sure HH didn't intend to be a dance. But I'm an anachronistic dinosaur who grew up with that old Willcocks/King's Howells LP wearing out on my record player, so there's no hope for me. Speeds apart, the service was stunning, with wonderful ensemble, balance, expression and, well, everything else really.

[ardcarp]

Indeed.

The hymn was a bit fast, but then they had to squeeze in the entire Fantasia and Ebenezer Prout Fugue in G minor before the end.

I remember posting at the time how I wish someone would have the guts to use Howells' own descant for Michael. It is quite something, involving a partial re-harmonisation of the last verse and spread over two pages of English Praise, published by OUP as a supplement to English Hymnal. I remember trying it out with an organ pupil (she and me together) when EP first appeared, and we more or less slid off the organ stool in mirth and amazement.

[jonfan]

Indeed.

The hymn was a bit fast, but then they had to squeeze in the entire Fantasia and Ebenezer Prout Fugue in G minor before the end.

I remember posting at the time how I wish someone would have the guts to use Howells' own descant for Michael. It is quite something, involving a partial re-harmonisation of the last verse and spread over two pages of English Praise, published by OUP as a supplement to English Hymnal. I remember trying it out with an organ pupil (she and me together) when EP first appeared, and we more or less slid off the organ stool in mirth and amazement.

I've looked very closely Mr A but I can't find the descant you rave about anywhere in New English Praise or New English Hymnal.

[Andrew Butler]

I've looked very closely Mr A but I can't find the descant you rave about anywhere in New English Praise or New English Hymnal.

It was definitely in "English Praise" (I've never seen "New English Praise) We used to do it at my previous gaff. It appeared on an LP from Worcester many years ago - possibly under Donald Hunt.

[ardcarp]

Hymn No 73. Takes up 4 pages in all.

(Note my copy was given to me by one of the editors, Arthur Hutchings. You can faintly see his initials on the cover.)

[mw963]

It was definitely in "English Praise" (I've never seen "New English Praise) We used to do it at my previous gaff. It appeared on an LP from Worcester many years ago - possibly under Donald Hunt.

Is it this?

https://open.spotify.com/track/1av8bKhYlA6jtQpXmzZmHh?si=OB31Hs2yQ4aLQb1QguoFhg

[ardcarp]

I'm a bit wary of clicking on the 'Start Listening Free' button. Does it mean I'll be hooked into something?

Anyway, it's this: