[Magdalen] Easter Vigil.

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 8, 2017 6:46 PM
>To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Easter Vigil.
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>I attended an ecumenical Seven Last Words three-hour service in a
>Methodist church many years ago. There was a sermon on each of the
>seven. As you mentioned, Roger, there were hymns during which people
>could enter or leave. And there was what became for me a hallmark of
>Methodist worship: the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" sung fervently and
>with several of the older men weeping throughout. Same thing happened
>during a Sunday service in a different Methodist church where a friend
>was soloing. I thought it weird. Why the older men on that particular
>hymn? I didn't see others weeping.
>
>On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Roger Stokes
><roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> This side of the pond the custom in churches which have the full three hours
>> is to have hymns interspersed as an opportunity for those who have to arrive
>> late or leave early to do so discreetly.
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>Scott R. Knitter
>Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
There are a number of places that have Ecumenical Tre Ore or abbreviated versions. I participated in a few when I still was in Chicago and they were still going on when I was the music director at St. John Vianney because I participated in them. ONe year I sang the Simeron Kremate in English in a very difficult Byzantine Chant that I rehearsed for a long time. I used it for Stations on Good Friday at St. John's. It was edited by a colleague in England who had since died, but his arrangements were wonderful. I sold him some of my Byzantine Chant volumes. I think the web site is still open Anastasis but it doesn't have his music anymore and I have misplaced my copy. It would be nice to use at St. John's Melkite but I am just a cantor there when noone else shows up. It would be a classic act of effrontery for me to volunteer to sing it because I am not a regular and lots of people might be offended although some might like it

However Simeron Krimate always went over well whenever I sang it (after much preparation--it is one of the most difficult pieces of music I have ever sung )