Thank you for uploading this. This brings amazing memories for me. I was a chorister who served at St. John's Chirch Bromsgrove. We were invited every easter to sing Choral evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral. I haven't heard this for more than 20 years! Amazing!!
I went to Evensong at St Paul’s on the last day of a very emotional and full trip to the UK. Will never forget it! Westminster’s was even better though.
TheSauce Group I was born in the UK but raised in America and hadn’t been back there for 9 years. It was just really weird seeing all the places and people again that I played with as a child, and how they’ve changed. (:
I think that glorious Barnby chant must be one of the best ever. Archetypal English psalm melodic line and harmonies. We used to sing it to a different psalm, and from what I've heard over the years it seems to be a staple in many - even most? - cathedral chant books.
I remember this broadcast and the introit wasn't listed in the Radio Times but mentioned in the opening description by the continuity announcer and isn't on Gnome. I wonder if 34eros can tell us the title and composer? I recall it may have been by Clement Charlton Palmer but I may have dreamt or made that up.
The Church of England has become 'woke'; and has lost its way under the new 'Management' (and I use that word very deliberately). The current leadership - ALL of it - lacks the 'charism' which was there in such figures as Michael Ramsey and Rowan Williams; such that you felt they had been 'called' to their high office, rather than it just being a 'career opportunity'. I wonder whether either of them would have CLOSED God's Houses throughout the land!
@@Mark_Dyer1 When there are no more, or too few, parishoners, churches close. It's fact of church life. When no or too little income, can't pay the heating costs or the parish priest's salary and housing this means: close the building. It's a fact of modern church life. Too many churches, too few parishioners and insufficient capital/savings of individual churches to carry the burden. End of excercise.
The service is from the Book of Common Prayer which regardless of any religion or none, is one of the greatest repositories of English literature of all time; in the BCP, Miles Coverdale’s version of the Psalms predates and was not supplanted by the KJV. The Prayer Book services survive in the Cathedrals and larger churches across England, and they are used regularly; they will long outlast any more modern, ‘up-to-date’ versions of the services. Once again, even if you have no religion at all, anything from the BCP is a sublime experience.
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Proves yet again what a loss John Scott is to the world. Beautiful organ playing. The accompaniment to the psalms is wonderful.
Barry and John - The Dream Team
Thank you for uploading this. This brings amazing memories for me. I was a chorister who served at St. John's Chirch Bromsgrove. We were invited every easter to sing Choral evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral. I haven't heard this for more than 20 years! Amazing!!
I went to Evensong at St Paul’s on the last day of a very emotional and full trip to the UK. Will never forget it! Westminster’s was even better though.
TheSauce Group I was born in the UK but raised in America and hadn’t been back there for 9 years. It was just really weird seeing all the places and people again that I played with as a child, and how they’ve changed. (:
Beautiful, I was 1 day old when this was broadcast.
You beat me by four months!
A truly beautiful experience, Barry, and a hymn I have come to love more recently. Oddly enough, I first heard it in Denmark. Thank you
Choral Evensong at its best
Beautiful praise
So glad these were recorded!
The organ accompaniment is marvellous John Scott is much missed.
Just think this timeless music was 40 years ago!
Wow, that echo! I know it's St Paul's Cathedral, but it's still amazing to hear.
I think that glorious Barnby chant must be one of the best ever. Archetypal English psalm melodic line and harmonies. We used to sing it to a different psalm, and from what I've heard over the years it seems to be a staple in many - even most? - cathedral chant books.
I agree! I was a chorister at Exeter Cathedral and we sang that chant there too (to psalm 55 if I'm not mistaken)
As a boy chorister in Southwell Minster choir in the mid-1970's I was very familiar with this chant, but I can't remember to which psalm we sang it.
Does anybody know what the second chant is please?
Nice! Never heard this kind of thing before!
I remember this broadcast and the introit wasn't listed in the Radio Times but mentioned in the opening description by the continuity announcer and isn't on Gnome. I wonder if 34eros can tell us the title and composer? I recall it may have been by Clement Charlton Palmer but I may have dreamt or made that up.
I believe it's Healey Willan's "Preserve us, O Lord."
Thank you
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@@decalto1505 Just what I was wondering, thank you.
I went in godless, and I saw god there
The Anglican Church no longer uses the King James Bible? Sad.
The Church of England has become 'woke'; and has lost its way under the new 'Management' (and I use that word very deliberately). The current leadership - ALL of it - lacks the 'charism' which was there in such figures as Michael Ramsey and Rowan Williams; such that you felt they had been 'called' to their high office, rather than it just being a 'career opportunity'. I wonder whether either of them would have CLOSED God's Houses throughout the land!
@@Mark_Dyer1 When there are no more, or too few, parishoners, churches close. It's fact of church life. When no or too little income, can't pay the heating costs or the parish priest's salary and housing this means: close the building. It's a fact of modern church life. Too many churches, too few parishioners and insufficient capital/savings of individual churches to carry the burden. End of excercise.
Did God himself write the KJV? However, I believe this is Evensong right our of the 1662 BCP. What''s the problem?
@@Mark_Dyer1 oh please.
The service is from the Book of Common Prayer which regardless of any religion or none, is one of the greatest repositories of English literature of all time; in the BCP, Miles Coverdale’s version of the Psalms predates and was not supplanted by the KJV.
The Prayer Book services survive in the Cathedrals and larger churches across England, and they are used regularly; they will long outlast any more modern, ‘up-to-date’ versions of the services.
Once again, even if you have no religion at all, anything from the BCP is a sublime experience.