Soul Music

[salymap]

Heads up for a little programme on R4 at 1.30pm today, talking about the Hymn 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind', incidentally my favourite Hymn.

[Serial_Apologist]

Heads up for a little programme on R4 at 1.30pm today, talking about the Hymn 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind', incidentally my favourite Hymn.

And there I was, wondering what you might have to say about Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye, saly!

I chose that hymn for my father's funeral. Being severely disabled, Dad hadn't made it to church for more than 10 years, and during his final months he had asked me to get the vicar to come around and administer short weekly services. When we drew up the selection for the funeral, this same vicar was astonished at my choice, asking, "Why would you, an atheist, choose this particular hymn?" It didn't seem to satisfy him when I explained that it had always been one of Dad's favourites. He couldn't figure out either what I meant by the term "spiritual" in choosing Vaughan Williams's "Serenade to Music" and "The Lark Ascending".

[salymap]

Yes the programme was worth listening to S_A. I don't go to Church either but that tune by Parry and the words are for all denominations or none in my view.

[Bryn]

This morning's Radio 4 programme on Schubert D. 960 is well worth catching via 'Sounds'.

[Barbirollians]

Look forward to it - just listened to the late DG Horowitz recording of D960 - absolutely magical playing.

[ardcarp]

This morning's Radio 4 programme on Schubert D. 960 is well worth catching via 'Sounds'.

That would be the vocal arrangement?

[Bryn]

That would be the vocal arrangement?

As in the programme mainly of the spoken word, yes.