90th birthday of Sir David Willcocks 29.xii.X

[DracoM]

Just listened now. Oh dear.

An occasion more for the aficionados of DW and the sound of yesteryear? And whose idea was it to showcase DW's psalm 150 and canticles. Ahem. Apart fomr the Blest Pair, I thought it a bit anaemic. Sorry. Not their best outing. As said above, DW a fine arranger, but composer.....?

Still, as I said, one for the fans, I suspect.

[mercia]

well I guess if you're going to pay tribute to someone on their 90th birthday you are likely/duty-bound to include some of their compositions?

[Simon]

I dion't think it was the sound of yesteryear, was it? I think it was the sound of KCC fairly recently, on poor-ish form.

[DracoM]

In KCC's defence, it was recorded at a CE pitched very close to the start of term. To come back in, learn new stuff and then have it recorded for later tx is a bit daunting.

That said, yes, it was not KCC's best day.

[Simon]

Well you're right in that it was at the start of term, so small allowances perhaps need to be made - but hardly daunting. Just something to get on with. And except for the Willcocks pieces it's all standard suff, not new - and wouldn't most of KCC know those?

[Vile Consort]

Can't help feeling that York did a rather better job for Francis the other year. His "O Filii et Filiae" was stunningly performed - and a magnificent piece it is, too.