My church took the plunge that other churches have been trying for a while now: live singing by a sextet at a service. We have created a rota using those members of the choir who wish to take part and I was one of those in the first service with a choir in. We sang Rutter’s Gaelic Blessing<\/i>, Rizza’s Calm me, Lord<\/i>, a hymn and the usual Mass setting (Nardone’s Mass of St Cedd<\/i>). We had to experiment to balance the organ with our reduced numbers (further muffled through masks) and tricky location in the apse (it was a special service with Bishop and Mayor so we were displaced backwards). It was well received. We hope though that the ‘rule of six’ restriction will not last much longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My church took the plunge that other churches have been trying for a while now: live singing by a sextet at a service. We have created a rota using those members of the choir who wish to take part and … Continue reading