CE 27.08.25: Edington Priory Church [R]

[Pulcinella]

From Edington Priory Church during the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy.

Introit: Upon your heart (Eleanor Daley)
Responses: Matthew Martin
Office hymn: Hostis Herodes impie (Plainsong)
Psalm 34 (Martin)
First Lesson: Isaiah 43 vv16-21
Canticles: Evening Service in F minor (Gray)
Second Lesson: John 2 vv1-11
Anthem: Sweetest of sweets (Howells)
Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold)
Marian Antiphon: Alma redemptoris mater (Plainsong)
Voluntary: Biblical Dances (The Wedding in Cana) (Eben)

Alexander Hamilton, Peter Stevens, Jeremy Summerly (Conductors)
Charles Maxtone-Smith, Daniel Blaze (Organists)

Recorded 20 August.

[Finzi4ever]

Excellent! Gray in f is an all-time unacc. canticles favourite of mine. I should know the late Howells anthem better than I do, but this performance certainly helps. In both those pieces the top line sounded more mature than I was expecting, but none the worse for that. Would that be the Consort?

[jonfan]

Excellent indeed. The Daley introit is a goose-bump moment every time I hear it and today was no exception; setting the mood ready for worship, Long may this festival prosper.

[oculiomnium]

Excellent! Gray in f is an all-time unacc. canticles favourite of mine. I should know the late Howells anthem better than I do, but this performance certainly helps. In both those pieces the top line sounded more mature than I was expecting, but none the worse for that. Would that be the Consort?

Howells and Gray were consort - introit, responses & psalm were nave choir (with boys & girls on the front row)

[DracoM]

Smack on!!!!!!!

[jonfan]

Smack on!!!!!!!

Good to see you back posting with a hit DracoM! We’ve missed you.

[DracoM]

The delight is mine!
Been singing myself silly in a workshop in Boston.
btw, US=frighteningly frightened of Pres T....get me?