Choir for Choral Evensong
Our January evensong featured music by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852- 1924) as it is his centenary year.
Rehearsal sound files:
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Magnificat in B flat
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Nunc dimittis in B flat
NB the main part of this is sung just by the men; altos and sopranos join in for "Glory be... "
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
A recording of Stanford's Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in B flat can be found on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibyzCHyCmMk
Jubilate (to be sung as the anthem at evensong)
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
A recording of the Jubilate is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIGRmDiaHio
Preces & Responses
A recording of the Preces & Responses (Ferial) can be found on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKUpYbWzmI
Do note that this recording contains more than we sing at All Saints e.g. we do not chant the Lord's Prayer, instead everybody speaks it.
A pdf of the words and music:
for the preces:
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/2/24/Ferial_Responses.pdf
for the responses:
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/2/24/Ferial_Responses.pdf
Choir practices take place weekly on
Friday evenings from 8.00pm to 9.15pm; we also convene at
9.30am for a warm-up before Sunday services. None of our members is a professional singer. Rather, we aim to make our contribution to church life and worship, to improve our skills and to enjoy music together.
You are very welcome to join us – regularly or occasionally. It helps if you have some experience of learning and holding a part, but we regard a commitment to practising together and at home as even more important.
If you would like to learn more about the choir, or about playing an instrument in our services, then please contact our organist,
Stuart Donaldson, via
organist@allsaintsheadington.org.uk , or our choir secretary,
Vivienne Larminie, via
music-organiser@allsaintsheadington.org.uk .
We look forward to hearing from/meeting you!