Below are a few videos I've found on YouTube which feature some of the music we'll be doing at Choral Evensong in St Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Aberdeen on Saturday 18th June 2011. They may be useful if some choir members haven't sung the pieces before. The quality of the singing is a bit varied (although the magnificent Westminster Abbey Choir does feature), but it gives an idea of the notes!
Ayleward Preces, sung by the Trinity Singers of Westbury on Trym Parish Church, Bristol
Ayleward Responses (which for some unknown reason omits the first two Amens), sung by the Trinity Singers of Westbury on Trym Parish Church, Bristol
Harwood in A flat Nunc Dimittis (I couldn't find the Magnificat) sung by St Andrew's Schola Cantorum of Pittsburgh USA
Stainer - I saw the Lord, sung by Westminster Abbey Choir
I bind unto myself today (tune: St Patrick's Breastplate) sung by the choir of Keble College, Oxford
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Dunfermline Abbey Music List, January 2011
On Saturday 22nd January 2011 at 4pm RSCM Scottish Voices will be singing Choral Evensong at the beautiful and historic Dunfermline Abbey in Fife. The music at this service will be as listed below, and I've also pasted some YouTube videos for your delectation.
- Introit: We wait for thy loving kindness – Willam McKie
- Responses: Bernard Rose
- Canticles: Herbert Sumsion in G
- Anthem: Praise Our Lord, all ye gentiles – William Byrd
The Introit, We wait for Thy loving kindness, by William McKie, is below, as sung by the choir of Westminster Abbey
Unfortunately I couldn't find a video with the full Bernard Rose Preces and Responses, but below is the second part (the Responses part).
The anthem, Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles, by William Byrd, is below. I've posted this one previously, and mentioned at the time that it's quite an apt one because it was recorded (albeit not by the Cathedral choir) in the very beautiful Wells Cathedral where our own Musical Director Frikki Walker was a Vicar Choral in the choir for a few years
I couldn't find the Sumsion in G Canticles.
Friday, 30 July 2010
Music for Strathallan
Below are some rehearsal aids for our forthcoming residential rehearsal weekend at Strathallan School. Some of the following, and much more, will form the basis of our next few events.
I couldn't find clips of Sir John Stainer in B Flat Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, John Bertalot Fauxbourdons, John L Bell's There is a Place, Frikki Walker's Prayer for Peace, or John Madden's We will remember them.
The first video below contains only the first part (I couldn't find the second part) of the Thomas Morley Responses, which can be found about 50 seconds into the clip. Be aware though that they perform the 1662 Prayer Book version in which the priest sings "Glory be to the Father ......." followed by a response from the choir, whereas we'll doubtless be doing the correct version as set by Morley! If none of that makes sense don't worry, all will be obvious on the day.
The video below is of the William Byrd Praise our Lord all ye gentiles, and it's an apt one because it was recorded (albeit not by the Cathedral choir) in the very beautiful Wells Cathedral where our own Musical Director Frikki Walker was a Vicar Choral in the choir for a few years (and you wondered how he got to know so much about singing!). Having sung there a few times with one of Frikki's former choirs The Marian Consort, I can safely say it's one of my favourite cathedrals, and in fact one of my favourite English cities. Great pubs!
Below is Samuel Sebastian Wesley's Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace.
John Ireland's Greater Love hath no man than this is below.
Edgar Bainton's And I saw a new heaven, with powerful words from the Book of Revelation, is one of my absolute all time favourite anthems, is very near the top of the exceptionally long list of things I want sung at my funeral, and can be found below.
Also near the top of my funeral list is Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow's atmospheric anthem Let all mortal flesh keep silence, which a very important person in a former life of mine always described as my anthem because whenever she heard it she apparently always remembered me singing the tenor solo in it, and which is below.
Lastly, but by no means leastly, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's Gaudete Omnes is below.
Enjoy them all!
I couldn't find clips of Sir John Stainer in B Flat Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, John Bertalot Fauxbourdons, John L Bell's There is a Place, Frikki Walker's Prayer for Peace, or John Madden's We will remember them.
The first video below contains only the first part (I couldn't find the second part) of the Thomas Morley Responses, which can be found about 50 seconds into the clip. Be aware though that they perform the 1662 Prayer Book version in which the priest sings "Glory be to the Father ......." followed by a response from the choir, whereas we'll doubtless be doing the correct version as set by Morley! If none of that makes sense don't worry, all will be obvious on the day.
The video below is of the William Byrd Praise our Lord all ye gentiles, and it's an apt one because it was recorded (albeit not by the Cathedral choir) in the very beautiful Wells Cathedral where our own Musical Director Frikki Walker was a Vicar Choral in the choir for a few years (and you wondered how he got to know so much about singing!). Having sung there a few times with one of Frikki's former choirs The Marian Consort, I can safely say it's one of my favourite cathedrals, and in fact one of my favourite English cities. Great pubs!
Below is Samuel Sebastian Wesley's Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace.
John Ireland's Greater Love hath no man than this is below.
Edgar Bainton's And I saw a new heaven, with powerful words from the Book of Revelation, is one of my absolute all time favourite anthems, is very near the top of the exceptionally long list of things I want sung at my funeral, and can be found below.
Also near the top of my funeral list is Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow's atmospheric anthem Let all mortal flesh keep silence, which a very important person in a former life of mine always described as my anthem because whenever she heard it she apparently always remembered me singing the tenor solo in it, and which is below.
Lastly, but by no means leastly, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's Gaudete Omnes is below.
Enjoy them all!
Monday, 26 July 2010
Cat Herders
This is what it sometimes feels like to be the administrator, particularly when approaching the residential rehearsal weekend!
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Richard's wedding music
Richard's wedding is fast approaching, and some videos to aid note-bashing are below:
Videos relating to the Stanford Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, and Britten Jubilate Deo in C, have already been posted here relating to our recent Dundee visit. The Patrick Hadley My Beloved Spake is below.
Videos relating to the Stanford Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, and Britten Jubilate Deo in C, have already been posted here relating to our recent Dundee visit. The Patrick Hadley My Beloved Spake is below.
Sunday, 2 May 2010
St Paul's Cathedral
In about seven weeks from now, on Saturday 19th June at 4pm, RSCM Scottish Voices will be singing Choral Evensong in St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee DD1 1TD.
The music list is:
Introit: Jubilate Deo in C (Benjamin Britten)
Responses: William Smith of Durham
Canticles: Daniel Purcell in e minor
Anthem: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (Charles Villiers Stanford)
For choir note-learning purposes I've found a couple of performances on YouTube.
The first video below is of the choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor performing the Britten Jubilate (which was written for them at the request of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1961). It appears to be a bit of an advert for the choir school, but if you want to skip the speaky bits, fast forward to about 2min 9sec and the music starts soon after that. And bloody good they are too, unsurprisingly.
The second video is Stanford's Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, sung by the choir of New College, Oxford.
The Smith Responses and Purcell Canticles have been sung before by us.
The music list is:
Introit: Jubilate Deo in C (Benjamin Britten)
Responses: William Smith of Durham
Canticles: Daniel Purcell in e minor
Anthem: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (Charles Villiers Stanford)
For choir note-learning purposes I've found a couple of performances on YouTube.
The first video below is of the choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor performing the Britten Jubilate (which was written for them at the request of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1961). It appears to be a bit of an advert for the choir school, but if you want to skip the speaky bits, fast forward to about 2min 9sec and the music starts soon after that. And bloody good they are too, unsurprisingly.
The second video is Stanford's Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, sung by the choir of New College, Oxford.
The Smith Responses and Purcell Canticles have been sung before by us.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Kilmarnock music list
The next meeting of RSCM Scottish Voices will be this coming Saturday, 17th April 2010, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock KA1 1EQ and Choral Evensong will take place at 4pm, lasting around an hour.
The music list, hot off the press this afternoon, is:
Introit: This Joyful Eastertide (Anon - arranged Wood)
Responses: William Smith of Durham
Psalm: 89 vv1-19
Canticles: Healey Willan in E flat
Anthem: Sing Joyfully (William Byrd)
I've found the following on YouTube, which may be of some use for giving the choir an idea of what some of the music sounds like, as a rehearsal aid. You have to go to 4minutes 8seconds on the Westminster Abbey one to get to the Smith, and it's only the first part (the Preces) they sing. Part of the second bit (the Responses) is on the next video down, and I couldn't find the rest of it!
Oh, and just for Ruth, Sing Joyfully is performed by a New Zealand choir!
The music list, hot off the press this afternoon, is:
Introit: This Joyful Eastertide (Anon - arranged Wood)
Responses: William Smith of Durham
Psalm: 89 vv1-19
Canticles: Healey Willan in E flat
Anthem: Sing Joyfully (William Byrd)
I've found the following on YouTube, which may be of some use for giving the choir an idea of what some of the music sounds like, as a rehearsal aid. You have to go to 4minutes 8seconds on the Westminster Abbey one to get to the Smith, and it's only the first part (the Preces) they sing. Part of the second bit (the Responses) is on the next video down, and I couldn't find the rest of it!
Oh, and just for Ruth, Sing Joyfully is performed by a New Zealand choir!
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Blow and Greene rehearsal aids
Thanks to Patsy for pointing us in the direction of YouTube to find rehearsal aids for our next meeting in St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow in about 3 weeks!
Below you will find the videos she mentioned in her comment. The Blow in particular is handy as the images are of the sheet music!
Just click on the big triangle in the middle of each frame below to play the video.
Below you will find the videos she mentioned in her comment. The Blow in particular is handy as the images are of the sheet music!
Just click on the big triangle in the middle of each frame below to play the video.
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