[Magdalen] Song of Mary

[Marion Thompson]

I have ancient 45 rpms of the Master Singers doing this and the Highway 
Code.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 1/20/2017 11:07 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> We are exploring the possibility of dipping our toes into the area of
> anglican chant at my new parish. It took me back to a time when I was
> singing in our boys' choir. I suppose I was about twelve.  About that time,
> a recording of a choir singing what was simply referred to as "the Song of
> Mary" popped up on the radio, and proceeded to make the top ten for a
> time.  It was immediately noted in my church that this setting is in our
> hymnal, and indeed even today, william Crotch's setting is in the 1982. And
> it is just as splendid as it ever was.
> I looked on youtube, and, sure enough:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTCIuS46bU
>
> proving you can find almost anything you want on youtube.
>
> The recording was made by the choir of the University of Redlands,
> Redlands, California.  It turns out the college was founded by Baptists.
> Well, they were not the first, and surely will not be the last Baptists to
> be fascinated by the beauty of anglican chant.
>
> It's amazing how something will stay with you for decades.
>
> One can use any text with anglican chant:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI
> although this does a bit overdo it....
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>