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by Merseysider
Sat May 08, 2004 10:37 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: New Organ in church
Replies: 27
Views: 23569

New organs? Old organs? Problems with organist? You don't know how lucky you are. We don't have any sort of keyboard and we can't afford one. And if we could, I'm not sure we could find anyone who could play it. Result, a very complicated rota of people persuaded to play a variety of instruments and...
by Merseysider
Sat May 08, 2004 10:30 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Appropriate musical style?
Replies: 7
Views: 33042

Going down Tangent Boulevard for a second, if we sing the Lord's Prayer don't we end up turning the whole thing into an opera! Think where we're at: from the rich language of the Eucharistic Prayer, punctuated with Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen. Now in the Communion Rite heading towards a deliciously m...
by Merseysider
Fri May 07, 2004 11:38 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Doing it right?
Replies: 26
Views: 21092

Doing it right?

Is there anyone else for whom "doing it right" sometimes means going against current wisdom? Do you know what I mean? You meet with other liturgical musicians and discuss the rights and wrongs, the ins and outs, the whys and wherefores. "Ooooh! Do you know what St Polycarp's did on Sunday? They actu...