[Magdalen] Hymn choices...

[sheila ketler]

So when I worked for all of the three Anglican parishes I had the music selection in hand. The priest just looked thelist over and rarely changed anything. However we never did what this woman is doing and I think this is inappropriate... Now she is working for an Anglican Parish I wonder what they allow her to do. The thing is she is onlyon a year contract which is half over and they may decide not to keep her then she will be back where I am and I willbe out of work again... I keep looking but there isn't anything around here work-wise in Anglican churches becausewe are closing churches which means less and less organists needed and some churches use keyboards... and other instruments and do contemporary service words on wall no prayer books etc. etc. 

    On Monday, May 29, 2017 10:06 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 David, I wasn't commenting on the rules about music in the liturgy; I was just comparing my two experiences.
I know I was fortunate to have been given full responsibility for the music when I was music director; the priest knew I was qualified to select music in keeping with the Lectionary, etc.
Many, many of my musician friends enjoy the same autonomy, but I know that's not universal, especially in some other denominations.

> On May 29, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 5/29/2017 9:34:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> as the  music director in a church, I had the say over all things  
> musical.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Yes, but at the discretion of the rector of a parish who has the  ultimate
> authority over music and liturgy.
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> That rule became TEC law many years ago when the paid, professional
> vocal quartets had gained so much power that they became perceived
> as trouble makers.
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> I've seen some of that in my years, but I've also seen a church  choir,
> professional and amateur alike save a parish.  Such has been the
> story at the local Procathedral, a downtown parish with a diminishing
> membership.  The music program there is so good, and the choir
> members so active in all aspects of parish outreach, that they have
> so far succeeded in keeping the Procathedral alive and well.  I have  no
> doubt that without the choir, that parish would be history.
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> David Strang.
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