These were rather appropriate words in our psalm at evensong in Bath Abbey today. An installation consisting of a large suspended model of the Moon has appeared in Bath Abbey, similar to the one of the Earth that was doing the rounds a year or so ago. It makes its presence felt aurally; there is a slight hum from the pump that keeps it filled with air, and dampens the acoustic in the choir area.
We were actually in the ‘corporation stalls’ further east than the Moon and the former choir stall location, which presents a further challenge in accompanied pieces because the organ is now round the corner from the choir. For this evensong our music included Howells’ canticles in B minor, Gjeilo’s Ubi caritas and Parry’s My soul there is a country.