St Thomas Fifth Avenue NYC

[DracoM]

Just to remind listeners that St Thomas Fifth Ave NYC's CEs and Sung Eucharists are available LIVE online. This includes regular services sung by the Men and Boys Choir, the Gentlemen of the Choir on their own, and visiting choirs.
CE is at 10 30 p.m. UK time - watch for the change out of Summer time in both countries.
Sung Eucharist from about 3.30 p.m. on Sundays.
They also publish online their music schedule for the entire term.

[DracoM]

I have TWO FREE tickets for the hugely sought after Christmas Eve service at St T, NYC for this upcoming festivity.
If you might be able to use them, please contact me by private message.

[DracoM]

St T's Advent services are seriously worth listening to: Eucharist has more music and is longer than the Evensong. And the boys are in better voice a.m.

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calendar/events/worship-services/10383/advent-procession-choral-eucharist

[DracoM]

Available now LIVE NOW online from the above website:

Prelude:Veni Redemptor gentium Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

The Litany:Litany for Five Voices Thomas Tallis
Lesson:Isaiah 40:1-11
Service:Missa Salve intemerata Virgo Thomas Tallis
Psalm:85:1-2, 8-13 Anglican Chant (Parratt)
Epistle:2 Peter 3:8-15a,18
Hymn:67
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people
PSALM 42
Gospel:Mark 1:1-8
Motet:Vigilate, William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
Anthem:This is the record of John, Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Hymn:71
Hark! The glad sound!

Voluntary:Le monde dans l’attente du Sauveur, from ‘Symphonie-Passion,' Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

[DracoM]

Above service will be available online in about three hours time.

[DracoM]

Last Sunday's Sung Eucharist has at its core Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir. It is stunning. Do use the St T website to access it. And a slow but very impressive Palestrina Alma Redemptoris.

By chance they too have Naylor's Vox Dicentis as their Evensong anthem on the same day. Ahem.......

[DracoM]

Tonight [Dec 23]'s live CE at 10.30 our time is Howells Coll Reg and Parsons Ave Maria. Sumptuous stuff, I'd say.

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http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/music/services

Holy Week services pretty well every day, live, or archived. Anglican liturgy at its very best, and sung by arguably the best men and boys choir operating these days.

[DracoM]

The Good Friday liturgy is live NOW on their website.
But at
0.15 a.m. - it is now finished.

[DracoM]

Malcolm Archer is currently just about to end his residence as Guest Leader of the St Thomas Fifth Ave NYC Annual Choirmasters' Conference.

Tuesday 5th May's Evensong contained much Archer music including the wonderful 'Finally, brethren....' anthem exquisitely sung, followed by the rousing Archer Festival Toccata, and the canticles are his Wells Service.

Service can be heard live online at:

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calendar/events/worship/11521/choral-evensong

[DracoM]

Should have said that if you miss any of the live webcasts from St T's, they are held on archive for a school term, so can be accessed v.easily,

[chitreb]

Malcolm Archer is currently just about to end his residence as Guest Leader of the St Thomas Fifth Ave NYC Annual Choirmasters' Conference.

Tuesday 5th May's Evensong contained much Archer music including the wonderful 'Finally, brethren....' anthem exquisitely sung, followed by the rousing Archer Festival Toccata, and the canticles are his Wells Service.

Service can be heard live online at:
http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/cal...horal-evensong

As a Malcolm Archer fan I was delighted to spot this "heads up". Thanks DracoM. The service was most enjoyable and the singing as usual from this choir is of a very high standard (not to mention the organ playing).

[DracoM]

You and me both as fans of MA.

[DracoM]

Tuesday, 19th May 22.30 [GMT] - Howells Coll Reg
Thursday, 21st May ditto - Howells St Paul's Service

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calendar/events/worship/11521/choral-evensong

[DracoM]

Wow! Do catch the Howells St Paul's Service if you can on their website. Knockout!
And Finzi God is gone up with a merry shout done with huge energy and commitment. All round a v.big sing indeed.