[Magdalen] Whither Pentecost Sequence.

[Joseph Cirou]

I like the idea of just reading a single line "Each heard... in their own language" all at once in multifarious languages/ You get the effect without the incomprehensibility.

BTW does anyone do the David Hurd "the Day of Pentecost" One of my colleagues was doing it this year. It's a settinng of the reading from Acts for readers,  optional unison choir (Veni Creator) and handbells. Very effective. (Yes we did that at my epic 25th)

Joe




-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
>Sent: May 15, 2016 2:43 PM
>To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Whither Pentecost Sequence.
>
>We had people standing and reading from wherever they were in a multitude
>of languages today. French (several), Italian, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Koine
>Greek, Aramaic, Spanish, German, English, Russian, and Gullah. It was a
>cacaphony. I'm not sure how effective it was. They all read the same
>portion of the lesson from Acts at the same time.
>
>On Sunday, May 15, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, I had asked the vicar about that before she went away, and she
>> thought it was a good idea. But what she arranged was for someone to read
>> the [very long] Gospel passage in Koinè Greek and then the deacon read it
>> in English. I didn't find it very effective.  A couple of years ago I had
>> people read in three modern languages besides English--one was Arabic--and
>> I had them read simultaneously from wherever they were in the congregation.
>> I liked that better than any other way I've experienced it; it seemed to me
>> that that might have sounded a bit like that first Pentecost. Though, of
>> course, if each person was simply hearing the words in their own language,
>> I guess they wouldn't hear a collection of languages.
>>
>> It's good for us, though, to realize that the Gospel is read and
>> proclaimed in a multitude of languages around the world.
>>
>> > On May 15, 2016, at 2:22 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >
>> > What I missed was the reading of some/part of the lessons or prayers in
>> > various languages. Our congregation is pretty white bread but I know
>> there
>> > are people who do speak some other languages and could do that.
>> >
>> > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com
>> <javascript:;>>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
>> >>> Sent: May 15, 2016 1:41 PM
>> >>> To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>" <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Whither Pentecost Sequence.
>> >>>
>> >>> We went full traditional:
>> >>> Hail Thee Festival Day
>> >>> Down Ampney
>> >>> Abbot's Leigh
>> >> Very nice. There are a number of nice settings of the Golden Sequence
>> out
>> >> there. In Chicago it was a part of the Pentecost Proprium by Jozek
>> >> Kronsteiner--an Austrian composer. The music was part of a cache of
>> >> European compositions introduced by Msgr. Meter after the 1950 Holy Year
>> >> (the first time a lot of new European music had surfaced.) For the real
>> >> classics there is always the Dunstable. Mozart wrote a setting of the
>> >> Alleluia Verse for Pentecost. I wanted something more contemporary for
>> my
>> >> anniversary. We already were doing Mexican Baroque and Gabrieli and the
>> >> Agnus Dei from the Vierne Mass. I tried to include every group in the
>> >> Parish. I just realized I didn't include the Filipino. I don't think
>> they
>> >> came forward when I was asking for suggestions. Our sacred dancers were
>> >> Puerto Rican assisted by a classical dance troupe that had
>> choreographed.
>> >> Jehan Alain's Dances for Organ.
>> >>
>> >> Joe
>> >>
>> >>> The Gibson was a complete (and very welcome) surprise.
>> >>>
>> >>> The recording on the link I sent is directed by our DoM, who is IMO
>> >> amazing.
>> >>> -M
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Sunday, May 15, 2016, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Lucky you! We got a nice anthem which I didn't recognize, "holy
>> Spirit,
>> >>>> Fill With Power" by Lani Smith
>> >>>> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 1:07 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>
>> >>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> This morning's motet
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> http://paulgibsonmusic.com/2007/09/veni_sancte_spiritus.html
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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