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by mcb
Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:28 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: On Liturgical Formation
Replies: 1
Views: 10659

Re: On Liturgical Formation

A fabulous document, full of insight, and restating the imperative for the whole (Western) Church to unite around the renewed/reformed liturgy. I really like the observation that we would not be able to understand Christ's suffering and death as the supreme act of liturgical worship if we had not ha...
by mcb
Wed May 11, 2022 12:31 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Blessings!
Replies: 5
Views: 18420

Re: Easter Blessings!

I caught Covid on Wednesday of Holy Week. I asked my daughter Maura to take over from me, leading a 30 strong music/ choir team through the Triduum & Easter Sunday for the first time. Together, they did an amazing job; with 15 people received into the church there were a lot acclamations to nav...
by mcb
Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Sequence
Replies: 5
Views: 19568

Re: Easter Sequence

Obligatory on Easter Sunday, optional on the 2nd Sunday, but never (afaik) at the Vigil.
by mcb
Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:03 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Virtual Choir Software - MixPad
Replies: 5
Views: 12827

Re: Virtual Choir Software - MixPad

What is the difference between MixPad and Audacity? Does MixPad do something more than Audacity? Is it more user-friendly? Definitely more musician-friendly, to my eye. It's easy in MixPad to display bars and beats rather than a raw time scale, has tools for, e.g., pitch correction, and handles mid...
by mcb
Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Virtual Choir Software - MixPad
Replies: 5
Views: 12827

Virtual Choir Software - MixPad

If you were at the Virtual Choirs workshop last week, you know that neither I (a Mac user) nor any of the Windows experts who were present had any particularly appealing suggestions for a free Windows-compatible alternative to Mac tools for music production such as GarageBand. I'm happy to say that ...
by mcb
Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:39 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Seed Scattered and Sown
Replies: 1
Views: 9375

Seed Scattered and Sown

From another thread long ago: I looked at this list and thought "Who is Dan Feiton?!" It turns out that Dan Feiten (correct spelling) wrote only one song that has lasted, Seed, Scattered and Sown , a fairly folksy offering (1987) which I remember from some American hymnals of bygone years ...
by mcb
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Help identifying a psalm setting
Replies: 9
Views: 16460

Re: Help identifying a psalm setting

Dom Gregory Murray. Also in the New English Hymnal, number 537.
by mcb
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: St Chad's, Birmingham
Replies: 2
Views: 7594

Re: St Chad's, Birmingham

A lot of credit to the excellent organist (Nigel Morris?) too; a magnificent voluntary at the end which I think was an improvisation of 'O God our help in ages past' (the recessional hymn) I wonder if he played the (misnamed) 'St Anne' Fugue by Bach? It's what Anthony usually played when we sang O ...
by mcb
Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Learning the organ
Replies: 19
Views: 49668

Re: Learning the organ

pdsfd wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:40 pm I've heard the folksy version of it, but at both this church and at Salford we have sung it at a much slower pace, and it is better for it IMO.
Here's a nice version of it; the same arrangement (and about the same tempo, I think!) that we sang in Salford.
by mcb
Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Learning the organ
Replies: 19
Views: 49668

Re: Learning the organ

VML, I'm blushing. :oops:
by mcb
Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:43 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Learning the organ
Replies: 19
Views: 49668

Re: Learning the organ

Thanks pdsfd, those are heart-warming things to hear. :) I wonder if your experience counts as good evidence in support of putting the 'dots' on the people's sheet week in week out? A regular attender at the Cathedral would end up being able to read music whether they liked it or not. :) As for the ...
by mcb
Wed May 15, 2019 1:17 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Vigil - when did you start and finish?
Replies: 43
Views: 51190

Re: Easter Vigil - when did you start and finish?

organist wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 11:19 am 8.30 p.m. at the cathedral fire at the back inside, 3 readings...
Three? I wonder what grave pastoral necessity made them cut things back so far. Evidently not shortage of time, since there was time enough for the Vierne Messe Solenelle. :wink:
by mcb
Wed May 15, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Westminster Cathedral choir
Replies: 4
Views: 15066

Re: Westminster Cathedral choir

It looks as though this is an attempt to fix falling numbers: since not many parents want their seven-year olds to board full time, the change is aimed at widening access to the choir rather than restricting it. I sympathise with the predicament - any kind of change will meet with resistance, and in...
by mcb
Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: One License takes over from Calamus
Replies: 29
Views: 86918

Re: One License takes over from Calamus

alan29 wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:41 pm Easier to stick to hymn books.
Terrible idea, IMHO.
by mcb
Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: One License takes over from Calamus
Replies: 29
Views: 86918

Re: One License takes over from Calamus

The fee needs to be viewed in perspective. Yes, it is trebling. But it's still very low - about £3 per week in the case quoted. Actually I don't think it is trebling. I think Nick was looking at the US rates, in dollars and then mentally converting to pounds (Baty, pers. comm. :) ) If you go here a...