CE Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London [L] Wed, 16th Sept 2020

[DracoM]

CE Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London [L]


Order of Service:


Introit: Lighten our darkness (Ben Parry)
Responses: Ben Parry
Psalms 82, 84, 85 (Noble, Carter, Buck)
First Lesson: Wisdom 3: 1-9
Office hymn: Hail, gladdening light (Sebaste)
Canticles: Evening Service in G (Ben Parry)
Second Lesson: Mark 10: 17-31
Anthem: Live forever glorious Lord (Dyson)
Hymn: Christ the way of life (East Street)

Voluntary: Pièce héroïque (Franck)


Luke Saint (Organist)
Rupert Gough (Director of Music)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mhm7

[jonfan]

This is very good news. Let’s hope that services from other colleges follow soon.

[DracoM]

[DracoM]

Today @ 3.30 p.m.

[DracoM]

Loved the Franck. Psalms just a tad slow for my taste.

[Finzi4ever]

Any views on either of the Parry pieces or even the Dyson (not his best?). On balance I preferred the Introit to the setting which I found a little twee (sorry).

[DracoM]

Dyson quite jolly - showed the choir off to advantage.

[jonfan]

A lovely devotional atmosphere at the outset with the tender introit. Expressive singing throughout the service from what sounded like a large choir. I enjoyed all the Parry settings with their close attention to the texts; enjoyable to listen to as they must be to sing. Psalms seemed laboured with very little variety or pointing of meaning.
Great voluntary gave a fitting climax to the service. Congratulations everyone, wonderful to hear you live.