I found myself transported back to the time of Cardinal Newman this evening, sitting in a glum old seaman’s church on the coast at Walmer.
Tag: Music
Hobbiton-on-Sea
One of the advantages of living in Middle Earth is observing the locals at work and play.
Jesus Christ Has Risen Today.
There is something enormously satisfying about a communion service at an ancient Anglican church on Easter Sunday.
Vierne: Messe Solennelle
Rarely have I felt such intensity as when singing Vierne’s Messe Solennelle with Fulham Camerata last Saturday.
Crossing the Bar – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
Joy to the World
I will never be able to resolve my unshakable disbelief in Christian dogma with the profound peace I find singing sacred classical music in an ancient English church with a good choir.
Dvorak – Stabat Mater
For many years I had worked on the assumption that anything written east of Berlin was cacophonous and horrible. I have been proved wrong by Dvorak.
Do Not Stand by My Grave and Weep
A poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye, beautifully set to music by Howard Goodall as part of his Requiem: Eternal Light.
Victoria’s Requiem
Victoria’s Requiem, written for the funeral of dowager Empress Maria of Spain who died on February 26, 1603 is sublime.
The Beauty of Performance
Beauty comes in so many forms and is so utterly transformative wherever it is encountered.