CE Truro Cathedral 9th May 2012

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  • DracoM
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    • Mar 2007
    • 12994

    #16
    Even better second time round. What a fine choir Mr Gray is building in Truro!
    And Luke Bond fairly laid into that Bednall - exciting stuff.

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    • Roger Judd
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      • Apr 2012
      • 237

      #17
      One of the finest CEs of recent times, I thought. Wonderfully assured singing from the boys, great ensemble, fascinating repertoire (all of it new to me), all of it worth a second hearing, and how fortunate we are that that is now possible.

      I'm down there in a few days time, so thanks for flagging up the Skinners Brewery, BBM - I shall seek it out!
      RJ

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      • BBMmk2
        Late Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 20908

        #18
        Originally posted by Roger Judd View Post
        One of the finest CEs of recent times, I thought. Wonderfully assured singing from the boys, great ensemble, fascinating repertoire (all of it new to me), all of it worth a second hearing, and how fortunate we are that that is now possible.

        I'm down there in a few days time, so thanks for flagging up the Skinners Brewery, BBM - I shall seek it out!
        RJ
        Just down the road. You got the Cathedral(a must for anyone and try and seek out that cd I mentioned earlier(!). There the ubiquitus Tescos(un fortunatley) then a fewfurther yards isthewionderfulSkinners Brewerry! Have fun RogerJudd!!
        Don’t cry for me
        I go where music was born

        J S Bach 1685-1750

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        • ardcarp
          Late member
          • Nov 2010
          • 11102

          #19
          Pity Truro (the city that is) has mucked up its river system. It is just possible to get there by boat with a reasonable tide, but the whole estuary and its branches dries out to banks of quaking mud with the odd Tesco shopping trolley stuck in it. AND the 'new' road bridge ends navigation to the higher reaches. If like Morlaix (Truro's twin) they had installed a lock (instead of that ridiculous flood gate thing) there could be a permanent expanse of picturesque water setting off the city and the Pearson neo-gothic cathedral. And a marina would add a certain cosmopolitan dash to the place.

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          • decantor
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            • Dec 2010
            • 521

            #20
            Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
            Pity Truro (the city that is) has mucked up its river system. It is just possible to get there by boat with a reasonable tide, but the whole estuary and its branches dries out to banks of quaking mud with the odd Tesco shopping trolley stuck in it. AND the 'new' road bridge ends navigation to the higher reaches. If like Morlaix (Truro's twin) they had installed a lock (instead of that ridiculous flood gate thing) there could be a permanent expanse of picturesque water setting off the city and the Pearson neo-gothic cathedral. And a marina would add a certain cosmopolitan dash to the place.
            That's a lovely idea, ardcarp, but hardly practical. The river easily dries south of Truro in part because it is badly silted, and would require much dredging. I suspect that the KHF would not have welcomed increased river traffic on that stretch, and the deeper water just north of KHF was long used as a recycling bin for rusting retired tankers and freighters. A Truro marina, though eminently picturesque, could never be large enough to relieve the pressure on moorings at Falmouth, Mylor, and Feock, and so would struggle to be viable. But I agree that Truro's waterways are a missed opportunity, and I like the idea of sailing up to Evensong irrespective of the tide!

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            • ardcarp
              Late member
              • Nov 2010
              • 11102

              #21
              We're probably getting into muddy waters here. Firstly ****** the King Harry Ferry! For a start it's probably the most expensive water transport in cost per metre in the world. It is a disgraceful monopoly, and if it has to wait for the odd sailor, then tough. As for the parked tankers, they are in very, very deep water and I don't see they are a factor at all. The whole point of a well designed locking system is that it would pen water up above the required lowest level of my dreamed-of Truro-on-Sea and as the tide went out it could be used to flush out the channel twice a day. So the relatively short section between the lock and Malpas would be easily nivigable except at LWS. As for the size of Truro Marina...it could be absolutely massive. Tons of space...not that I'd want it all to be marina-ville. Am I going off-topic???
              Last edited by ardcarp; 16-05-12, 06:47.

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              • decantor
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                • Dec 2010
                • 521

                #22
                ardcarp, is KHF really a "disgraceful monopoly"? It's a funny old set-up alright, but there's always the escape route through Tregony, where the economics depend on time factors and the mpg of one's car. My point about the parked tankers was only with regard to the unsightliness, but I think there are fewer vessels there these days. And I do not quite see where there could be a "massive" marina at Truro, even if one extended the area south towards Malpas. But let's not get into muddy waters. You just make sure you win big in Euromillions, and finance the development you envisage. I'll support your planning application - with a property near Roseland, I just might get a vote!

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                • ardcarp
                  Late member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 11102

                  #23
                  I think it's probably more difficult to get a planning application through in Roseland than anywhere else in the universe. Luckily Truro is well removed from that delightful but reactionary peninsularity. On the subject of space, if my putative lock were to go where the current (pathetic) tidal surge gate is (approx halfway betwe en Malpas and Truro...I'm guessing) then there would be a HUGE plan d'eau. On the subject of Euromillions, the French seem to have no problem in getting them. BTW, are you of a sailing disposition, decantor?

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                  • Roger Judd
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                    • Apr 2012
                    • 237

                    #24
                    When Henry Willis was building the organ in the Cathedral he sailed his yacht down there on one of his inspections of the work - don't know how close he got though!
                    RJ

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                    • ardcarp
                      Late member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 11102

                      #25
                      How fascinating! Still possible to get right up to the city..well to Tescos anyway... by yacht. But you have to dry out against a wall when the tide goes out. Probably less silted up in HW's day. Lurching back to The Choir matters, Truro has one of the most pleasing acoustics; always a good experience for a visiting choir.
                      Last edited by ardcarp; 16-05-12, 15:44.

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                      • Finzi4ever
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                        • Nov 2010
                        • 602

                        #26
                        Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
                        How fascinating! Still possible to get right up to the city..wel to Tescos anyway... by yacht. But you have to dry out against a wall when the tide goes out. Probably less silted up in HW's day. Lurching back to The Choir matters, Truro has one of the most pleasing acoustics; always a good experience for a visiting choir.
                        Good to get back to music matters ... particularly enjoyed the excellent word painting in the psalms, by both choir and organist especially: tip-top!

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                        • mw963
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                          • Feb 2012
                          • 538

                          #27
                          Originally posted by Roger Judd View Post
                          When Henry Willis was building the organ in the Cathedral he sailed his yacht down there on one of his inspections of the work - don't know how close he got though!
                          RJ
                          Going COMPLETELY off topic, for which apologies, I'm fascinated that Mr Judd has popped up here; for not so long ago I was listening to one of my favourite CE highlights from a good while back, namely your performance (at least I hope it was you!!) of Dupré's Choral and Fugue op 57.

                          Sadly as you piled on the armoury towards the end of the Fugue the Radio 3 Optimod fought back (no digital uncompressed feeds of Radio 3 back then) but I subsequently managed to derive a version with much better dynamic range from the off air recording I had made.

                          I thought at the time - and continue to think to this day - "now there was a voluntary, and there was a performer".

                          So thank you Sir - albeit 15 years or so late!

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                          • ardcarp
                            Late member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 11102

                            #28
                            Well, that's not as off-topic as muddy estuaries. Yes it's great having RJ on board with his vast experience at Tenbury and St George's. We look forward to his contributions, whether on- or off-topic!

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                            • Finzi4ever
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 602

                              #29
                              Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
                              Well, that's not as off-topic as muddy estuaries. Yes it's great having RJ on board with his vast experience at Tenbury and St George's. We look forward to his contributions, whether on- or off-topic!
                              ...and Ely for 4 years prior to SMCT

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                              • LJB

                                #30
                                Getting back to the water....Where would the lock go and would it not need to be really, really wide?

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