CE Manchester Cathedral 8th Feb 2012

[DracoM]

CE Manchester Cathedral



Order of Service:



Introit: Corpus Christi Carol (Judith Bingham) ('The Choirbook for The Queen' -first performance)
Responses: Tomkins
Office Hymn: O Trinity of blessed light (Plainsong)
Psalms: 42, 43 (Camidge, Stokes)
First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Magnificat (Stadlmayr)
Second Lesson: John 17: 20-26
Nunc Dimittis (Giorgi)
Anthem: Judicame, Deus (Andrea Gabrieli)
Jubilate Deo in E flat (Britten)
Hymn: Songs of thankfulness and praise (St Edmund)



Organ Voluntary: Moto ostinato from Musica Dominicalis (Petr Eben)



Jeffrey Makinson (Sub Organist)
Christopher Stokes (Organist and Master of the Choristers)

[ardcarp]

Interesting music list.....

[DracoM]

Don't know either of the canticle settings. Any advice?

[subcontrabass]

Don't know either of the canticle settings. Any advice?

The likely contenders that I can find are:

Johann Stadlmayer: born ?Freising, Bavaria, c1580, died Innsbruck, 12 July 1648; musician to the Archbishop of Salzburg, 1603; Kapellmeister to the court of Archduke Maximilian II at Innsbruck, 1607; seems to have composed around 20 settings of the Magnificat.

Giovanni Giorgi: born early 18th century, died June 1762; Priest and musician; 1719 Maestro di Capella at St John Lateran, Rome; 1725 Mestre de Capela to the court at Lisbon.

[pole_2_pole]

What a funny selection of composers.......

[terratogen]

Apart from the Britten Jubilate Deo, I don't recognise any of it at all, so I'll be listening with ears wide open. I'm curious to hear what Judith Bingham's done with the Corpus Christi Carol and very glad to be hearing from Manchester.

[ardcarp]

What a funny selection of composers.......

Unusual maybe, but isn't that good thing from time to time? I'll go with the thoughts expressed in #6

[Simon]

Well, indeed, that was a refreshing CE - very varied and enjoyable across the board. Mostly new to me too, though I've come across the Mag before, and of course Britten's Jolly Jubilate must be one of his best pieces. Ms. Bingham seems, as do so many of her ilk, to be frightened of writing a concord, but the introit for me had enough hooks to be worth hearing and I was a bit surprised to realise that I quite enjoyed it.

I thought they did a tremendous job overall, and that despite some iffy sound engineering. There's some Manc youtube stuff available, IIRC it's Stanford largely, which is worth checking out. My main reservation would be with the anthem, which, like some others seem to believe, I think they could have made more of as regards fluidity and dynamics.

Re the Eben - every time I hear it I wonder why he didn't make more of the ending - a nice hearty tonic bump or two to round it off!

Thanks to all at Manc.

bws S-S!

[Lizzie]

Well, indeed, that was a refreshing CE - very varied and enjoyable across the board. Mostly new to me too, though I've come across the Mag before, and of course Britten's Jolly Jubilate must be one of his best pieces. Ms. Bingham seems, as do so many of her ilk, to be frightened of writing a concord, but the introit for me had enough hooks to be worth hearing and I was a bit surprised to realise that I quite enjoyed it.

I thought they did a tremendous job overall, and that despite some iffy sound engineering. There's some Manc youtube stuff available, IIRC it's Stanford largely, which is worth checking out. My main reservation would be with the anthem, which, like some others seem to believe, I think they could have made more of as regards fluidity and dynamics.

Re the Eben - every time I hear it I wonder why he didn't make more of the ending - a nice hearty tonic bump or two to round it off!

Thanks to all at Manc.

bws S-S!

Right with you on the Eben Simon! Still love the piece, although I find the Finale even more exciting and enjoyable! Hardly ever seem to hear it played though..... Go on someone, somewhere, and make my day! All bws. Liz

[mopsus]

It was definitely one of the livelier settings of the Nunc that I've heard. But I too found the Gabrieli lacking in variety, although I suspect there's a limit to how interesting you can make it.