[Magdalen] Advent is coming!

[Jay Weigel]

Well, here's Sissel's version. Pretty amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmBT-XwXf90

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> That is also one of my favorite hymns: to be sung at my funeral, because
> that and Wie Schoen Leuchtet are considered the King and Queen of Chorales.
> I will always program those hymns at any important personal occasion. For
> my 25th anniversary. I did that setting with the choir and the final verse
> just the chorale. I had a Sacred Dance Ensemble choreograph the entire hymn
> with the chorale setting in  a very elaborate rendition ending in  dance
> flourishes for the physical recessional. (The previous verses were all over
> the place because they choreographed the Solemn Removal of the Paschal
> Candle on the last Mass of Pentecost (I can't find the video, when I do I
> should have it transferred to a youtube or vimeo program.
>
> Joe
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Joe, you must hear her rendition of Wachet Auf, it's amazing! Look for it
> > on YouTube.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Her rendition sounded quite Keltic, much slower and reflective than I
> am
> > > used to. They are asking me to do some contemporary aka praise music,
> > but I
> > > think they are thinking of material like this (I hope). I am emailing
> > this
> > > to their music director. (letting them know that world does not  end
> with
> > > Buxtehude in Scandinavia)
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Au Contraire  It is my FAVORITE Advent Hymn I hum it my mind all the
> > > time.
> > > > My first question when I asked if I could play for an ELCA church in
> > > > Advent was, "When do we sing, 'Prepare the Royal Highway.'"
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> It's my favorite liturgical season, and here's a little
> > > >> foretaste....."Prepare the Royal Highway" (one of my favorites) as
> > > you've
> > > >> probably never heard it before, sung in Swedish by a wonderful
> singer.
> > > >> This
> > > >> is posted as an antidote to all the Christmas stuff you'll be
> hearing
> > in
> > > >> every store you walk into.
> > > >>
> > > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdvybXhf7JM
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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