I sang at various services during the autumn and here’s a quick summary of some musical highlights.<\/p>\n
Back in September Bath Abbey Chamber Choir introduced me to another setting of Ego sum panis vivus<\/i>, this time by Palestrina. Later in the autumn I encountered Victoria’s Versa est in luctum<\/i> which I had not done for a very long time, although I’d sung Alonso Lobo’s more famous setting a number of times. In the same service I sang Wood’s Latin Nunc Dimittis in B flat for the first time. It was written for Westminster Cathedral like Holst’s, but a year later. Wood is not a favourite of mine, but I did take to this setting.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Howells’ Collegium Regale<\/i> Communion setting was our ‘go to’ setting for Eucharists this term. There was still a novelty for me, as in December we sang the Kyrie which I don’t recall having sung before.<\/p>\n
Finally I was able to sing in the Advent carol service at Christ Church, which included Sol justitiae<\/i> by Alec Roth, a composer whose work I’ve only ever sung at Christ Church Advent carol services. This piece set a Latin hymn written for use in Durham University. Oliver Tarney was a new composer to me; we sang his The Waiting Sky<\/i>, appropriate to the season rather than being explicitly sacred.<\/p>\n
I’ve omitted quite a few other pieces that I’ve sung a number of times before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I sang at various services during the autumn and here’s a quick summary of some musical highlights. Back in September Bath Abbey Chamber Choir introduced me to another setting of Ego sum panis vivus, this time by Palestrina. Later in … Continue reading