CE 02.07.25: Portsmouth Cathedral [L]

[Pulcinella]

Live from Portsmouth Cathedral.

Introit: Christus vincit (Martin Baker)
Responses: Philip Moore
Psalm 139
First Lesson: Isaiah 35 vv1-10
Canticles: Stanford in C
Second Lesson: Hebrews 10 v35-11 v1
Anthem: The Lord is my light and salvation (John Rutter)
Hymn: Thomas, holy blissful martyr (Becket New)
Voluntary: Dance-Rondo (Philip Moore)

David Price (Organist and Master of The Choristers)
Sachin Gunga (Sub-Organist)

[jonfan]

A warm, enveloping sound from the choir, heard at its best in the lyrical Rutter anthem. Superb organ playing throughout, though often clouding out the choir; a fault in the engineering I feel. It sounded as though the announcer had been handed the info about the service as an urgent news flash; evidenced by struggling to pronounce Christus Vincit!

[smittims]

What a lovely anthem. I'd rather hear that clarinettist on Radio 3 than the over-praised one rhey have who keeps popping up .

[oddoneout]

I missed quite a bit of the introit on Wednesday as it seemed to have started a tad before 3pm and today, switching on for the repeat, again I missed a bit although all my time telling devices suggested that I shouldn't have. Perhaps I have got too used to the waffle that blurs the starting time of too many programmes these days?