CE Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London [R]

[DracoM]

CE Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London [R] 1.ix.21
Trinity Laban Chapel Choir
Recorded 4 May 2021


Order of Service:


Prelude: Prelude in E flat (Harris)

Introit: Almighty God, who hast me brought (Ford)
Responses: Byrd
Psalms 6, 7, 8 (Day, Cooke, Ley)
First Lesson: Judges 4: 1-10
Office hymn: The King of love my Shepherd is (Dominus regit me)
Canticles: Stanford in B flat
Second Lesson: Romans 1: 8-17
Anthem: And I saw a new heaven (Bainton)
Hymn: Eternal Father, strong to save (Melita)

Voluntary: Fantasia in G (Parry)

Jonathan Eyre (Organist)
Ralph Allwood (Director of Music)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000z69b

[Cockney Sparrow]

Scheduled for broadcast next Wednesday, 1st September

[DracoM]

Reminder: today @ 3.30 p.m.

[jonfan]

A meticulously planned and executed service with a beautiful balanced sound surrounded by plenty of space. The gentle Harris Prelude followed by the Ford introit set the mood just right. Nothing routine about the singing with the hymns also being given close attention with plenty of variety. The men in the choir had a wonderful vibrant tone, experienced especially in the Nunc dimittis. I enjoyed the service immensely, thank you.

[DracoM]

Maybe I ought to re-assess on Sunday.

[Navalorganist]

A meticulously planned and executed service with a beautiful balanced sound surrounded by plenty of space. The gentle Harris Prelude followed by the Ford introit set the mood just right. Nothing routine about the singing with the hymns also being given close attention with plenty of variety. The men in the choir had a wonderful vibrant tone, experienced especially in the Nunc dimittis. I enjoyed the service immensely, thank you.

Thank you for your kind comments. We went to a lot of trouble to get the tone right, given that we were a significantly reduced choir of people who hadn’t sung together for a long time and on very short notice. We’d also had the organ in the building for four hours when this was recorded.

[oddoneout]

Thank you for your kind comments. We went to a lot of trouble to get the tone right, given that we were a significantly reduced choir of people who hadn’t sung together for a long time and on very short notice. We’d also had the organ in the building for four hours when this was recorded.

So those in peril weren't just on the sea... I enjoyed the service (always appreciate the chance to join in with a bit of vigorous hymn singing!) and can now appreciate it even more knowing the background.

[antongould]

So those in peril weren't just on the sea... I enjoyed the service (always appreciate the chance to join in with a bit of vigorous hymn singing!) and can now appreciate it even more knowing the background.

As did I OOO …… excellent stuff IMVVHO

[Finzi4ever]

Thank you for your kind comments. We went to a lot of trouble to get the tone right, given that we were a significantly reduced choir of people who hadn’t sung together for a long time and on very short notice. We’d also had the organ in the building for four hours when this was recorded.

The 'kind comments' were thoroughly merited! Do I take it from your comment above you had an electronic organ in for the service: it certainly didn't sound like the HNB/Wells - not least for the clarinet in the Stanford Nunc and small tuba at the end of the Mag?

[Navalorganist]

The 'kind comments' were thoroughly merited! Do I take it from your comment above you had an electronic organ in for the service: it certainly didn't sound like the HNB/Wells - not least for the clarinet in the Stanford Nunc and small tuba at the end of the Mag?

The main organ died a couple of days before the broadcast. We’ve got major issues and the pedal department is all but dead. We had an emergency electronic in before the broadcast, and the resident temporary digital organ is being installed and voiced this week.