Lockdown Hymns
June 29, 2020
Throughout lockdown Tom and Carol have been steadily recording seasonally appropriate copyright-free hymns to go with our worship … More Lockdown Hymns
Category: music
Panis Angelicus – Aquinas (1225-1274)/Franck (1822-1890)
June 10, 2020
Although widely chosen as an anthem to be sung at weddings, the words of Panis Angelicus were originally written by St Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi … More Panis Angelicus – Aquinas (1225-1274)/Franck (1822-1890)
Alleluia!
June 1, 2020
This article appeared in the May issue of our parish magazine, which was distributed predominantly digitally. … More Alleluia!
Nella Fantasia
May 10, 2020
This song is based on the solo “Gabriel’s Oboe”, music composed by Ennio Morricone for the 1986 film “The Mission”. A few years later Sarah Brightman begged Morricone to allow her to set lyrics to the music … More Nella Fantasia
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? (Trad.)
May 1, 2020
now commonly sung throughout the world, and has been recorded by some seriously famous singers (including Johnny Cash and Harry Belafonte) and was a favourite of Mahatma Ghandi. … More Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? (Trad.)
Desert Island Songs of Praise
April 19, 2020
Shortly before Holy Week, Rev Deborah asked the Church Family which are their favourite songs of praise, and why – a bit like Desert Island Disks. All the nominations have been collated and placed in rank order. Here are the results … More Desert Island Songs of Praise
I am the Great Sun – Charles Causley/Jussi Chydenius
April 10, 2020
I was first introduced to “I Am the Great Sun” at a Manchester Chorale rehearsal in Autumn 2016. We were preparing a mainly sacred program of music for a tour to Antwerp, where all our our performances would be in churches … More I am the Great Sun – Charles Causley/Jussi Chydenius
Daemon Irrepit Callidus – Gyorgy Orban (b.1947)
April 1, 2020
I met this piece during a Manchester Chorale rehearsal early in 2020. The words struck me as perfect to represent the temptations of Lent … More Daemon Irrepit Callidus – Gyorgy Orban (b.1947)
Magnificat
March 10, 2020
The text of the Magnificat, or the Canticle of Mary, is taken directly from Luke 1 46:55. The words were spoken by Mary, pregnant with Jesus, to her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with the child that would become John the Baptist … More Magnificat
The Coventry Carol
March 1, 2020
Why am I writing about a Christmas Carol? Because it highlights a less palatable part of the Christmas story, which is often glossed over: the massacre of the innocents … More The Coventry Carol
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