Congregational Mass Settings

[Richard Fairhurst]

We sing a carol called "In the darke midwinter" by Harold Bleak.

Which I see has been named as "the best carol"!

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/a...ure/7752029.stm

 

(who's afraid of the Darke, indeed...)

[msw]

Tomorrow I shall find out if it's a similar thing in my new place: I'm doing the Haydn "Little Organ Mass," meaning that the Congregation and Voluntary Choir won't be able to do all their usual bits. The Boys are singing it wonderfully well, and I'm sure they'll do me proud, but I won't be surprised if there's some grumbling............

 

Most people seemed to like it - with the exception of one gentleman who asked if, assuming we are going to have Choral Eucharists on a more regular basis (which we're not), he could be supplied with the notes so he could join in. I said he'd have to join the Choir if he wants to join in; he replied that he's nearly 90 and too old to be in choirs anymore. (It turns out he's a very experienced musician, and still active as an accompanist on the piano. He also knows his church music - at least, the stuff that used to be popular 50 or 60 years ago, such as Eyre and Somervell!)