CE Chester Cathedral 22.xii.X

[DracoM]

CE Chester Cathedral

Order of Service:

Introit: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul (first performance) (Howard Skempton)
Responses: Tomkins
Hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates (Gonfalon Royal)
Psalms: 108, 109 (Attwood, Battishill, Higgins)
First Lesson: Malachi 2: 17 – 3: 12
Canticles: The Trinity College Service, Cambridge (David Briggs)
Second Lesson: Matthew 19: 16-30
Anthem: Rorate Coeli (Byrd)

Organ Voluntary: Prelude from Organ Symphony No 1 (Vierne)


Ian Roberts (Assistant Director of Music)
Philip Rushforth (Director of Music)

[ardcarp]

Haven't heard Chester for a while. Anyone know when they last broadcast? I don't know the Briggs Canticles but if his Mass for Notre Dame is anything to go by, it will have lots of organ in it.

[DracoM]

Last broadcast 11.2.09 I think.
Walmisley in B / Brahms Geistliche Lied

[Op. XXXIX]

I don't know the Briggs Canticles but if his Mass for Notre Dame is anything to go by, it will have lots of organ in it.

Methinks that's a given, considering the generous amounts of thundering organ on the recent Hyperion CD. Awesome recitalist, though. Have heard him in Gloucester many times. (Just wish I liked the organ a bit better. )

[DracoM]

Sorry, but that service sounded ....well, distant, a bit muffled and sort of languid - probably not like that on site, of course, but....? Very difficult to put my finger on it. Very similar tempi for things. Odd.

They're obviously having a bit of a Briggs season since one of the Chester choirs recently sang the Trinity Service, and given what a fine organ that is, you can see why.

[Freddie Campbell]

...It felt OK in the Church- I guess Bb miking,perhaps?(It did look different somehow)

[ardcarp]

Well, I really enjoyed it and was surprised by the excellence of treble tone. It clearly wasn't meant to be a slam bam in-your-face CE. Well done Chester.

[DracoM]

I think it was the girls' choir, which at Chester seems to be the lead ensemble.

[Freddie Campbell]

...Correct, Draco. And I'd prefer "sublime" to drab!

[Freddie Campbell]

...Think I ment serene(Music),rather than languid...

[DracoM]

Quot homines, Freddie!

[Op. XXXIX]

Great broadcast, I really enjoyed the Briggs.

A Happy Christmas to all on the board.
Cheers, Jason.

[Finzi4ever]

I thought the quality of singing was excellent, great psalm accompaniment and playing generally on the rich Harrison. So much better than the Chester 'noise' , as I gather it was called, back in the 7/80s

[Freddie Campbell]

...Thanks for that! I'll pass on your kind comments to Ian Roberts...
(PS-we called our cat Finzi!)

[jean]

I think it was the girls' choir, which at Chester seems to be the lead ensemble.

I haven't seen either boys or girls for a year or so, but when I last did the girls were much the better of the two.