CE Canterbury Cathedral Wed, 6th Nov

[DracoM]

CE Canterbury Cathedral




Order of Service:



Introit: There is an old belief (Parry)
Responses: Richard Lloyd
Psalms: 32, 33, 34 (Hurford; Buck; Parry; Vann; Atkins)
First Lesson: Proverbs 3: 27-end
Canticles: Gray in F minor
Second Lesson: Matthew 18: 21-end
Anthem: Lord, thou hast been our refuge (Vaughan Williams)
Hymn: Earth's fragile beauties (Kingsfold)




Organ Voluntary: Adagio in E (Bridge)




Alex Caldon (Trumpet)
David Newsholme (Assistant Organist)
David Flood (Organist and Master of the Choristers)

[Mattbod]

I will have to listen to this as, though it is one of my local cathedrals, I have not attended evensong there for a year or so. Last time I went it was a very "young" choir due to the senior boys' b**ls dropping very suddenly so the sound was a bit thin. Will have to see how they measure up now: thanks a lot :)

[ardcarp]

TMI, maybe,Mattbod. But good to hear Gray in F minor. It seems out of fashion a bit at the moment, but it is IMHO a good setting.

[ardcarp]

...and if anyone wants a sneak preview of Gray in F minor, St Thomas New York will be singing it at Evensong later (much later) today:

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calendar/2013/11/03/worship/5026/

[Triforium]

But good to hear Gray in F minor. It seems out of fashion a bit at the moment, but it is IMHO a good setting.

Sung it countless times, never cared for it. Doesn't seem to move anywhere, just a solid block of F minor.

[ardcarp]

Gray (organist at Trinity in the first part of C20) is one of those composers who seems to be known mainly by one work, at least in the Anglican canon. There is an anthem also sung occasionally. I've sung it but can't for the life of me recall it.

[gainasbass]

"What are these that glow from afar,......?". Superb!

[ardcarp]

That's it! Thanks.

[EnzoElgar]

"What are these that glow from afar,......?". Superb!

There's a great, energetic Worcester recording of it from Donald Hunt's day, with Adrian Partington accompanying.

[Mattbod]

TMI, maybe,Mattbod. But good to hear Gray in F minor. It seems out of fashion a bit at the moment, but it is IMHO a good setting.

Sorry!

I had a chance to listen to them on iplayer and they sounded on fine form: the Gray is new to me as well :)

[ardcarp]

Slightly off-topic, but in the latest edition of Choir & Organ the following appears:

Canterbury Cathedral is moving ahead with plans to create a volunteer girls' choir. The choristers, aged between 12 and 16, will be drawn from local secondary schools, and will sing initially at services when the boy choristers, who are boarders, are on their twice-termly breaks............

[Androcles]

Guildford Cathedral used to sing and recorded Alan Gray's The Soldier and The Dead from '1914' back in the 1960's and 70's under Dr Barry Rose. Memorable performances for a young 'choral scholar'. http://www.guildmusic.com/shop/wbc.p...id=272&recno=2

[Petrushka]

The Gray Canticles in F minor are included on this CD from the Choir of New College, Oxford under the direction of Edward Higginbottom.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorian-Edwardian-Album-Elgar-Stainer/dp/B0016P6NGS/ref=sr_1_56?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1383605135&sr=1-56&keywords=new+college+choir+oxford

[DracoM]

Reminder today @ 3.30 p.m.

[DracoM]

Very nicely balanced choir, a proper team, decently disciplined, doing double-choir stuff, and having the resources to cover all the bases. Just a good choir doing what a good choir does.

Many thanks.