[Magdalen] I've been watching

Ginga Wilder gingawilder at gmail.com
Fri Jan 20 21:37:04 UTC 2017


I have watched, too.  I don't have a reason, I just did.

Ginga

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've been watching, except for a quick trip down the street to get my hair
> cut.  Apart from having overall heaviness of spirit, the tears I have shed
> all have involved scenes of the Obamas and their endless style and grace.
> Damn!  What a loss!
>
> I have watched a certain amount of CBC commentary of the same scenes.  I
> am NOT amused by our Min. of Naural Resources unseemly enthusiasm for
> getting various pipelines kicked into action, as it were within the hour.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 1/20/2017 11:35 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
>
>> A choirmaster and I had a little go-round once about how he seemed
>> never to accompany Anglican chant. I talked him into accompanying Ps.
>> 35 on a recording we did, and he did so very softly and dropped out on
>> selected verses...it turned out awesome.
>>
>> But full organ-playing and the sort of word-painting or mood-setting
>> involved is an art form all its own. One rarely hears an unaccompanied
>> psalm in BBC-broadcast choral evensongs.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
>> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The only comment on that exquisite version is the lack of  accompaniment,
>>> which provides a substantial initial layer of musical interest and is
>>> routine for Anglican Chant.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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