[Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/8/2015 1:55:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
scottknitter at gmail.com writes:

He  basically pointed to the Westminster Abbey Choir (whom he heard
when he  visited for the fake Evensong and then he brought them to the
Vatican) as  the model for how a Catholic choir should  sound.>>>>>>>>
 
 
And he invited them to sing at the Vatican which they did.  The  Abbey
congregation also demonstrated to Benedict with their energetic hymn
singing, that you can have both choir and congregation strongly
participating in the Liturgy.
 
In any case, he could at least have suggested as the model of the
ideal choir the Men & Boy Choir of the Cathedral at Regensburg,  Germany,
one of the few left on the Continent.  His brother was longtime  choirmaster
there.  I can attest to that choir's excellence.
 
 
David Strang.