You will receive both Rutter pieces tomorrow evening. 

S

Harwood in E Minor (edited highlights)

Bach - Gracias agimus tibi

Elgar - Ave maris stella

Batten - Magnificat..with solo sections included. 

Darke in Eucharist - Gloria 

Se you soon!

S 

Elgar - Ave maris Stella 

I am keeping our music learning this week mainly to Harwood in E minor. This is a great setting..with challenges! We need to make significant leaps forward with this on Thursday! 

https://youtu.be/EuliVaykXXc?si=2v3hL3mERn4JHJE8

Please click on the link to listen to a good recording of Harwood by Keble College. If the link fails it can be found on utube. 

See you soon..S 

Magnificat

Page 1 - Paul M

P 2 - Sop1 Viv T/Sop 2 Lynne Owens/Alto Helen Randall/Tenor Richard Holroyd

P 3 - Hilary Markland 

P 5 - Sop Eileen Roberts/Alto Laura Moss/Bass - Tim Cox

P 8/9 - Viv T/Alto Sarah Cooke/Bass Mark Wilson 

Nunc - 

P 10 Liz Forman 

P 12 Bass Bill robinson 

P 12/13 - 'Gory be to the Father..'...Sop Sarah Donaldson & Eileen & /Alto Jill Robinson & Laura Moss/Tenor Pete S & Rob P/Bass Peter Brook & Tim Cox

If you would prefer not to be included in this list, please let me know asap. 

Darke in F Eucharist -

Sanctus - Sop solo Pammie Murray

Benedictus - Sop solo Caroline Gilderdale/ Alto solo Deborah K Watson/Tenor solo Pete Shep/ Bass Tim Cox

Agnus Dei  - Paul M

Gloria -P 17  Bass solo Tim Cox

P 18  - Sarah Kings

Once again, please let me know if you do not wish to be included in the list above. 

Harwood - Canticles - Please make a note of the following in your copies - 

Magnificat - P 4 (top line Solo) Full Sops/ Line 2 Verse - Choir 2/Bottom line Solo will be Full Sops/ P 5 Verse will be Full Choir/P 6 As written (bottom line) Dec is Choir 1, Can is Choir 2 - SAME on P 7/P 8 Bass solo Paul M./Verse Full Choir/P 10 & 11 Dec and Can markings will be Choir 1, Choir 2.  

Nunc - 

P 12 Semi Chorus - Full Sops/P 13 'Dec' marking is Full Choir/ P 14 Dec & Can markings as written EXCEPT on the bottom line from 'and to be the glory' which will be Full Choir leading to P 15 which is also Full Choir. P 17 Ignore Dec & Can markings here - Full Choir to the end. 

There are bound to be bits of the above which require clarification on Thursday. But I hope it is all relatively clear!

Bach - Gratias agimus tibi 

See you soon

S 

Paviour -Magnificat

Psalms for the weekend 

Elgar - They are at rest/O Saluters Hostia 

Stainer - I Saw the Lord

Howells - Coll Reg Eucharist 

Byrd - responses 

it would be great to have everyone there for a prompt 7.30pm start as we have a lot of ground of cover. 

I hope you are all managing to keep reasonably cool! 

See you tomorrow night. 

S 

This week we will do the following - 

Byrd Responses - T/B please pick up your copy from the table as you arrive. 

Psalms - 97, 98 (Sat Evensong) - Psalm 8 (Eucharist) - Psalms 93/100 (Sunday Evensong) - T/B pick up copies of these as you arrive.

Howells - Eucharist service - Gloria/Sanctus/Benedictus & Agnus dei

Stainer - I Saw the Lord 

Dyson in D Magnificat

Elgar - They are at rest & Edited highlights of Great is the Lord

Paviour - Nunc 

I would appreciate it if we could cover all of the music above this week which might mean going past our 9.30pm finish time - NO more that 10/15 mins - if required. Thank you for your understanding. 

See you on Thursday.

S 

Byrd Responses (in place of the Briggs - this is a temporary suspension of these as we have not had enough time to learn properly)

Stainer - I Saw the Lord 

Howells - Gloria/Benedictus/Agnus Dei

Psalms - to be handed out on Thursday 

Elgar - They are at Rest 

Dyson in D Canticles  - Magnificat 

and..anything else..if there is time..

See you soon! S 

Elgar - They are at Rest 

Stainer - I Saw the Lord - Part 1 Revise 

Paviour - Canticles - Magnificat

Howells - Coll Reg Communion Service - Gloria 

Howells - Benedictus - Sopranos and any altos who would like to join in. 

See you on Thursday - S 

With less than a month to go until the Elgar Festival weekend I am slightly concerned that the Briggs responses will not be up to an outing by then. if you could look at the music in-between rehearsals I think that would aid the learning process. We will persevere right to the finishing line and my fervant hope is that we will achieve the required  Birggsian nirvana! 

Elgar - They are at Rest 

Stainer - I Saw the Lord - Part 1 Revise 

Paviour - Canticles 

Howells - Coll Reg Communion Service - Gloria (complete) - Revise Agnus Dei

Stainer - Choir 2 only - Verse Section 

See you on Thursday - S