[Magdalen] serendipitous purchases

[Jay Weigel]

Incidentally, liner notes for that album say it was recorded at Smokey
Mary's....all the more reason the Allegri should have been done in Latin!

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 11:10 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/5/2014 8:17:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> The  other was
> "Refuge and Strength" by the choir of St. Luke's in the Field,  which is a
> collection of psalms in various genres from Anglican chant to  Russian
> Orthodox. It includes the Allegri "Miserere" which is very nicely  done
> except for being in English. Sorry to be such a snob, but it just does  not
> scan properly or sound right in English! Just because we are
> Episcopalians,
> we can't sing in  Latin?>>>>>
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> Yes indeed.  You're more likely to have choral music in Latin
> (with English translations in the service leaflet) in Episcopal  churches
> than in the RCC.
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> I agree I can't imagine the Allegri in anything but Latin.
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> St. Luke in the Fields has an excellent music tradition, and it was  the
> home parish of both my friends, Howard Galley and Mason Martens.
> Both were Solemn High Masses there, that of Howard, a Requiem in
> black vestments, and Mason's was a "Mass of the Resurrection" in
> gold and white vestments.  The music was sublime for both  funerals
> as would be expected for two such stellar personalities.
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> David Strang.
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