mrbouffant

Thanks All. Vox: I found this (http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/B.M.R.App.58.php) - which I guess is pretty much what is in the Schott volume?...

I have to play a corporate gig in a couple of weeks - because of the venue, they wanted a mixture of Christmas and 'Mediaeval' music. I guess I know what they mean - they want Hollywood-style Mediaeval music, but thinking about it some more, I would be keen to give them some of the real thing. Any recommendations? Ta

I would let them bring a visiting organist and still charge my normal fee. I could then go and play golf in order to avoid all the overkill of the TV coverage during the day itself.

I fear the answer is far too technical to answer here, but in essence what you need to do is loop back the audio card by reconfiguring it within Windows 7. Anything played back on the machine can then be captured by Audacity. Not all cards/drivers support this configuration however, so you may be unlucky in your quest.

Found this on YouTube - might be fun for 9 Lessons.. Anyone done it before?...

Christ Church, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex Saturday 30th October at 7.30 pm Prof. Ian Tracey (Liverpool Cathedral) plays the 150th Anniversary Organ Recital Walter (known as Harry) Goss-Custard (1871-1964), the first Organist of Liverpool Cathedral from 1917 until 1955, was born in St Leonards and was the son of Walter Goss-Custard, Organist at Christ Church from 1864 (when the Old Christ Church was only just in use) until his death in 1907. Organ Info: http://www.christchurchstleonards.org/html...ebpage&id=4 Tickets £10 (to include a glass of wine)

This was still the case in the mid-1980s when I did A Level Music...

I disagree, especially in the case that the Masters degree is in a completely different subject to the Bachelors. If you have it, flaunt it!

£225 seems reasonable enough. Since hood-wearing is by its nature a peacock-style show of potency, it must be money well spent if it satisfies the wearer's ego IMHO.

Talk to the bride. Tell her to send her bridesmaids down to the quiet bit and to set off when it livens up a bit. Brides like to be told what to do.

Anyone got this recent publication? Any opinons - is it worth purchasing?...

On the anthem front, T. Tertius Noble's "Come, O Creator Spirit" is a good sing. It doesn't seem to be that well known. Banks publish it, I think...

I went to an orchestral gig about 3 years back, and they were all using similar devices. A quick touch on the screen seemed to turn the page.

Does anyone here play Paul Ayres' Exite Fideles ?

Quite right! I have been advocating this piece (the title is actually Toccata sur..) since about 2000 when I bought it from Charles Macdonald on his recommendation. How I miss Charles and his wonderful shop!

I love this carol, but one verse always vexes me: The shepherds at those tidings Rejoicèd much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding, In tempest, storm and wind, And went to Bethlehem straightway This blessèd babe to find: O tidings of comfort and joy. Having heard a Willcocks recording of this from yonks ago, he has the choir rhyme wind with mind which makes sense when one considers all the other verses rhyme so why should this one be any different. I have tried to encourage my own choir to adopt this approach but get good-natured ribbing over my intentions. Do any erstwhile contributors hereon take a similar approach to this verse?

The "Music Minus One" series migrated to CD so I suspect it is still available (I saw a selection at Tower Records in London about 10 years ago...)

musicroom.com is your friend... http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/023251/details.html

Interesting that the case work doesn't match the rest of the gallery etc. Is there a reason for this? Looks good though - I look forward to retiring to Lyme Regis in about 20 years and becoming organist.

As many may recall, at the orignal performance it was Dennis Brain (the great horn player) who took the organ part. It was a shame they didn't try the same conceit last night and have a familiar face taking the organ part. Jo Brand perhaps?

The instrument, like its owner, is rather eccentric. Nice chap though and very accommodating to those who want to come and play the beast which originally came from an Irish Cathedral and has been expanded, including the "128 foot" stop. I had a bash on it last autumn and was made very welcome by the host.

I'm not sure if this topic has already been discussed on this forum, so apologies if I am duplicating anything. I was approached by the churchwardens at my regular gig this morning, enquiring if I knew about the VAT position on payments for organ tuning and repairs. I had a faint recollection that the VAT rules for certain works within churches had been changed in The Budget a year or two back, but I don't know how these changes applied to the regular payments for organ tuning and for other anciliary repairs which have been incurred since. Clearly in these credit-crunched times it would be advantageous to be able to claim back any VAT which is owing to the parish. Therefore, is anyone able to offer advice on this? I tried to search the HMRC website for information but I couldn't spot anything definitive. Thanks for your help!

Esteemed contributors: If anyone has access to the above SATB anthem and would be happy to scan it in for me (assuming the edition is long out of copyright) please could you PM me at your convenience? Thank you. --mrb

It's funny. I don't find the pure aesthetic of the St. Pauls console as thrilling as, say, Liverpool Cathedral. Am I just a size tart?

Thanks for the thoughts (and the terrible jokes!) The head won the argument. The heart is now trying to deal with it...