CE Portsmouth Cathedral Wed, March 27th 2013

[DracoM]

CE Portsmouth Cathedral


Order of Service:


Introit: Consider all ye passers by (Amner)
Responses: Smith
Psalms: 88 (Plainsong)
First Lesson: Isaiah 63:1-9
Canticles: Humfrey in E minor
Second Lesson: Revelation 14:18 – 15: 4
Anthem: Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz (Schütz)
Hymn: To mock your reign, O dearest Lord (Third Mode Melody)


Organ Voluntary: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir BWV 686 (JS Bach)
Capelle Baroque Strings



Oliver Hancock (Sub-Organist)
David Price (Organist and Master of the Choristers)

[ardcarp]

I'm glad one of the 'smaller' places still has a CE slot. Pity we no longer have Leicester, Christchurch Priory, Chelmsford and others I can't think of at the moment.

[DracoM]

Reminder today @ 3.30 p.m.

[BasilHarwood]

I'm glad one of the 'smaller' places still has a CE slot. Pity we no longer have Leicester, Christchurch Priory, Chelmsford and others I can't think of at the moment.

Christ Church, Oxford is 'smaller'.

[Thomas Kelway]

Well done to the opening soloist, scary moment dealt with admirably.

[Thomas Kelway]

I'm glad one of the 'smaller' places still has a CE slot. Pity we no longer have Leicester, Christchurch Priory, Chelmsford and others I can't think of at the moment.

I'm sure Chelmsford will be back with Mr Davey at the helm. A former Portsmouth organ scholar I believe. One of many talented musicians to have gone through 'The Cathedral of the Sea'

[BasilHarwood]

I'm sure Chelmsford will be back with Mr Davey at the helm. A former Portsmouth organ scholar I believe. One of many talented musicians to have gone through 'The Cathedral of the Sea'

Indeed; I believe Mr. Davey is building on the excellent work started by Mr. Nardone as he continues his career at a 'larger' place. In fact Mr. Nardone's predecessor was Mr. Lucas, formerly DoM of the afore mentioned 'Cathedral of the Sea'.

Fun trivia time, gang! Which is the only cathedral that can be spotted from the sea?

[Thomas Kelway]

Chichester , apart from in 1861 when the spire collapsed!

[BasilHarwood]

Chichester , apart from in 1861 when the spire collapsed!

So it must've been 'smaller' in 1861?

[Thomas Kelway]

Back to the matter at hand. Has the Schutz ever been broadcast before?

[Thomas Kelway]

So it must've been 'smaller' in 1861?

Yes, also I don't think the west end was a deep as it is today.

[DracoM]

< Fun trivia time, gang! Which is the only cathedral that can be spotted from the sea? >
Ans: St Magnus, Kirkwall.

Portsmouth:
Robust, honest singing, and an amazingly ambitious undertaking for this cathedral in terms of the Schutz Seven Words and in German, particularly using that number of different soloists. Certainly echo the earlier comment about the terrifying start for any alto.

I wonder how close this would be to the numbers / sound / voice balance originally envisaged by Heinrich Schutz?

Portsmouth did not pretend to be bel canto, and, yes, there were intonation problems, BUT all that said, I found it fascinating and engaging, particularly as the range of voices types within each standard voice part chosen was so distinct. Voices all sounded pretty young too, but good in that the whole choir sounded pretty young. No shirking of the challenges, and the narrative line emerged well.

[Simon]

I haven't heard this yet, but from what I recall they did pretty well last time out. And, maybe three or four years back IIRC, we all thought they gave us a really splendid broadcast.

Also, I think they came out top in my little website survey - I think it's time to do that again, to see if anything has changed around the country!

Management: is there an easy way to search for that particular post, please? Cheers.

[Ed: Go to Advanced Search (above), think of a key word, enter 'Simon": in the username box, then search. Or access all the threads youve started via your profile page and you should recognise the thread title - ff]

[Simon]

< Fun trivia time, gang! Which is the only cathedral that can be spotted from the sea? >
Ans: St Magnus, Kirkwall.

That surprises me. Given that Liverpool Cathedral can be seen from what must be 40 odd miles away on the hill near Hayfield, I would have thought you could have glimpsed the tower from the mouth of the Mersey. But I haven't sailed those waters so I wouldn't like to insist.

[mangerton]

Fun trivia time, gang! Which is the only cathedral that can be spotted from the sea?

I'll put a claim in for St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee, which is certainly visible from the Firth of Tay.