Peter Clark Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 For many, if not miost, here, this is probably the busiest time of the year - persdonally I greatly prefer it to Christmas. Holy Week snd Easter seem to offer so much more musically than Christmas - but this is hardly surprising since Easter has always been the most important of the great feasts. So everyone have a HAPPY EASTER!! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidb Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 And to you Peter. What organ music are the members of this board playing? Or indeed, what are their choirs singing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clark Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 And to you Peter. What organ music are the members of this board playing? Or indeed, what are their choirs singing? My voluntary at the end of the Vigil Mass tonight will be Langlais' Incantation pour un Jour Saint - we will have sung all the chants used by Langlais in this piece earlier in the Mass. The Mass setting itself is relatively straightforward, being the "Coventry" setting, a joint effort between Paul Inwood, Bernadette Farrell and Peter Jones. It was used when Pope John Paul II visited Britain in 1982 and celebrated mass in Coventry. The psalm settings: 2 are mine, and two by a friend of mine, Eugene Monaghan IC, a priest of the Rosminian order. We are also using, as an anthem-motet/chant during the procession of those to be baptised and/or confirmed Christopher Walker's majestic Veni Sancte Spiritus, a macoronic setting of the words by Stephen Langdon (d 1228). Tomorow there will be a slightly modified (and shortened) version of the same programme Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arp Schnitger Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Just looking out of the window, I wonder if anyone who decided to sing 'My Beloved Spake' tomorrow- '...for lo, the winter is past...' has changed their mind... Perhaps improv. variations on 'I'm dreaming of a White Easter' might be an idea...? Seasons greetings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebasher Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 And to you Peter. What organ music are the members of this board playing? Or indeed, what are their choirs singing? Church I'm playing at tomorrow are singing the Ley 'The strife is o'er' - voluntary is the Guilmant 'Paraphrase sur un Choeur de Judas Maccabee de Handel' to mirror the last hymn. [How can I make this thing put an acute accent in - anyone know??] Happy Easter to everyone! And I'm retiring from my day job next week too! R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebasher Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 R. Sorry, made a bit of a pig's ear of that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Acute accents, on a PC, are particularly simple: just Alt-Gr + the vowel. Alt-Gr is the key to the right of the space bar. And you can put a messed-up post right by clicking the Edit button on it... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebasher Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Acute accents, on a PC, are particularly simple: just Alt-Gr + the vowel. Alt-Gr is the key to the right of the space bar. And you can put a messed-up post right by clicking the Edit button on it... Paul Thanks Paul! R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDawson91 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I would also like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! I agree, the music is pretty special during Holy Week! At my church the choir has sung: Good Friday: Lotti - Crucifixus Sanders - Reproaches Victoria - O Vos Omnes Morley - Nolo Mortem Peccatoris John of Portugal - Crux Fidelis Holy Saturday: Ceasar - Missa Brevis Taverner - Dum Transisset Sabbatum Easter Sunday: Morning: Darke - Communion Service in E Walford Davies - O Sons and Daughters let us sing Arr. Wood - This Joyful Eastertide Evensong (With Solemn Benediction): Rose - Responses Stanford - Psalm 150 Stanford - Magnificat and Nunc Dimmitis in A Major S.S. Wesley - Blessed be the God and Father Howells - Te Deum - Collegium Regale (This being my favourite piece in the world ) Then we're on holiday! What will I do with myself!? Kind Regards, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidb Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Sorry i forgot to put what i was doing! Sunday Evensong is the Highlight Ayleward Psalm 114/117 Brewer in D Awake thou wintry earth. Stanford B Flat Tedeum Voluntaries on sunday are the Mulet Carillon-Sortie in the morning, and the Dupre Resurrection from Symphonie-Passion in the evening. The Dupré has been the hardest thing i have ever learnt, but so rewarding. When i was singing treble, we always had a 'standard' easter evensong Smith Reponses 114/117 Dyson in D Blessed be the God and Father Stanford Te Deum Those were the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Lane Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Well to add my twopennyworth. We've got in the morning: Stanford: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Llewellyn's arrangement of This Joyful Eastertide sadly gone are the days of singing a choral setting except midweek, but Evensong is even better: Byrd: Terra Tremuit Rose Responses Dyson in D Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father Vierne: Carillon de Westminster However, we're not on holiday for another week or so, Surrey have change their school holidays! Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 HAPPY EASTER (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newnham Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Just looking out of the window, I wonder if anyone who decided to sing 'My Beloved Spake' tomorrow- '...for lo, the winter is past...' has changed their mind... Perhaps improv. variations on 'I'm dreaming of a White Easter' might be an idea...? Seasons greetings! Hi Greetings from a rather snowy Bradford - just got back from the Sunrise Service and trying to warm up! Every Blessing Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrick Coleman Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJJ Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Easter Greetings! - and it is even snowing here. AJJ PS Prelude 'Missa Orbis Factor' (Langlais) before and Hommage à Langlais (Nicholas Jackson - based on an improvisation by JL on This Joyful...) after 10.00 HC. This Joyful...and Now the Green Blade...(with instant AJJ organ part and 'continuation' à la Langlais) during the Communion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombarde32 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 HAPPY EASTER(\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") MM Good grief! One of the only Easter Bunnies that has not had its head bitten off. All the ones round here have been attacked by the children hours ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arp Schnitger Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Since stepping down from my church post some 18 months ago, I missed most of last Easter thanks to being abroad in Egypt, and, as I'm a pretty poor member of a congregation, in the end decided mainly to keep Holy Week over the airwaves this year. I must say that the services from St Thomas Fifth Avenue have been of the highest standard, from the drama of the Tenebrae with its Strepitus thunder at the end, to the 2hr 30 min Easter Vigil- both are still available to listen again, together with the rest of the services. I dipped into the Vigil at St Peter's Rome via video, which streamed well, but the Exultet seemed to run to about 15 minutes, and the Organ fanfare was rather underwhelming (in contrast to the StThomas proclamation of Easter, which was stunning- just as it should be done!) I tried Notre Dame, but there was unfortunately an error on their streaming video. I had planned to attend my old church today (we remain on excellent terms!) but my car battery decided not to play ball, so I've been stuck again- perhaps it's trying to tell me I should have been driving far and wide in search of spiritual nourishment instead of doing so on line! However it gave me a chance to watch Liverpool Met, which was well done, with a nice balance of chant, big hymns, a less well-known setting (Ives Missa Brevis) and a nice arrangement of 'Walking in a garden' by Tim Noon (wonder if this might be available, he thinks aloud, knowing that the afore-mentioned arranger drops into this forum occasionally). Incidentally, how long have the Met choir stalls been in a Dec/Can arrangement? It must be ten years since I was last there, and they were then in an arc. St Thomas are doing their Easter Morning mass live twice today! Just Winchester CE on BBC R3 to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrick Coleman Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Good grief! One of the only Easter Bunnies that has not had its head bitten off. All the ones round here have been attacked by the children hours ago!! I thought it was an Easter pussy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmbarton Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Well not being very advanced musically, the choir did a service of readings and music for Holy Week on Palm Sunday. We sang: God So Loved the World (Bob Chilcott) Meekness and Majesty (Graham Kendrick, arr. Martin How) What Wondrous Love (David Stevens) There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Maurice Bevan) Drop, Drop Slow Tears (Gibbons) How Deep the Father's Love (Townend, arr. Shackley) We don't have a Maundy Thursday or Good Friday service. This morning, the choir sang From the squalor of a borrowed stable (Immanuel) And tonight, we're doing In Christ Alone David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contraviolone Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 And for those in East Anglia, a happy White Easter, we've had just under 4 inches of snow here this morning. The snowmen are in abundance, but are melting fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgp Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 And to you Peter. What organ music are the members of this board playing? Or indeed, what are their choirs singing? Happy post Easter rest to one and all! Over the last few days we've done the following: Palm Sunday AM Valet Will BWV 736 JSB Hosannah to the Son of David Weelkes Christus factus est Bruckner Cruxifixion (Symph-Passion) Dupre PM Crucifixion Stainer Weds Compline with first performance of piece written to go with a newly commissioned piece of art work. (You can read about it in the Church Times here.) M Thurs: O Lamm Gottes BWV656 JSB Missa Brevis Palestrina Christ, user Herr, zum Jordan kam BWV 684 & BWV 685 JSB (During washing of feet) Ave Verum Byrd Psalm 22 (Howells) G Friday Meditation at the foot of the cross O Mensch bewein BWV 622 JSB Agnus dei a 4 Byrd There is a green hill Sumsion My God, My God Blow Drop, drop slow tears Gibbons (the 'Silver swan' version not the hymn) Evening Lo the full, final sacrifice Finzi Requiem Durufle Easter Vigil Ecce jam noctis Healey Willan Gloria (Missa Brevis) Palestrina Haec Dies Byrd Joie et Clarte des Corps Glorieux Messiaen Easter AM Grave (Piece d'Orgue) a la francaise JSB Haec Dies Byrd Worthy is the Lamb & Amen Handel Paraphrase on Thine be the Glory Guilmant PM 2nd section of Combat de la Mort et de la Vie Messiaen Smith Stanford in C Ye Choirs of new Jerusalem Stanford Resurrection (Symph-Passion) Dupre I'm looking forward to Roast Lamb etc later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombarde32 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I thought it was an Easter pussy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecnice Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Happy Easter to everyone! Here are two webcasts that I thought you might be interested in: St. James St. Thomas Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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