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Caritas Consort
Приєднався 28 бер 2020
Alleluia (from ‘Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened’) - Handel
We wish all our followers a very happy Easter - and we bring you this powerful ‘Alleluia’ from our live performance of a Handel’s Coronation Anthem ‘Let thy hand be strengthened’, performed in Llandaff Cathedral, November 2023.
The organist is Stephen Moore.
The organist is Stephen Moore.
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Let Justice and Judgement - Handel
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In this season of Lent we bring you a beautiful, gentle, and reflective movement by Handel entitled ‘Let Justice and Judgement’ from his great Coronation Anthem ‘Let Thy Hand be Strengthened’. This extract comes from a live recording at our concert in Llandaff Cathedral in November 2023; the organist is Stephen Moore. Our next concert is on 23rd March at Ewenny Priory. Tickets are selling quick...
Benedicamus Domino - Peter Warlock
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We bring to you today a video recording of ‘Benedicamus Domino’, one of the carols which we shall be singing in the opening section of our concert ‘Music for Advent & Christmas' next Saturday, 9th December. Composed by Peter Warlock in 1918, the opening text (in English) of this vibrant, lively carol is: “For the advent of a child, Hurrah! The season is upon us: From a virgin’s womb - Glory, pr...
Te Deum - ‘We praise thee O God’ (‘Collegium Regale’) - Herbert Howells
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One of the finest settings of this canticle for the (now rarely heard) service of Matins, Howells wrote this glorious Te Deum in 1944 as a response to a bet for one guinea that he couldn’t compose a canticle for the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge! Howells certainly succeeded in winning the bet and went on to compose a whole series of stunningly brilliant and groundbreaking canticles for Ki...
Miserere Mei Deus - Byrd
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Today we bring to you an informal recording of a beautiful motet from the Renaissance period by William Byrd, ‘Miserere Mei Deus’ (Have mercy on me, O God), a setting of psalm 51, often sung on Ash Wednesday. This year marks the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, hence our focus on him at the present time. We hope you enjoy hearing the recording! We recorded this on 18th October in the superb a...
The Long Day Closes - Arthur Sullivan
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Today we bring you ‘The Long Day Closes’ composed in 1868 by Sir Arthur Sullivan to words by Henry Fothergill Chorley and recorded by Caritas in St German’s Church, Cardiff, on 21st June which just happens to be the longest day of the year! This lovely piece is a ‘part song’, i.e. a song written for several vocal parts; the highest (soprano) part takes the melody whilst the other voices (altos,...
Sanctus from Mass in Eb - Josef Rheinberger
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We bring you the beautifully ethereal Sanctus from the Mass in E flat for Double Choir by Josef Rheinberger, a fine 19th century composer from Liechtenstein who is known especially for his very fine organ music but who in this piece refers back in his choral writing to the fabulous late Renaissance tradition in Venice. We recorded the Sanctus in the wonderful acoustic of St German’s Church in C...
May the Spirit Sing in your Heart - Thomas Hewitt Jones
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Caritas, Latin for 'charity', is a chamber choir based in Cardiff. We perform a range of music, unaccompanied or with organ, from the Renaissance period to the present day. Formed of professional and other high-quality singers, all members give of their own time and aim to raise at least £1,000 per performance for charitable organisations and good causes. Since our first performance in March 20...
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern) - Rowlands
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The great and very popular hymn 'Love divine, all loves excelling' is most often sung these days to the fine Welsh tune 'Blaenwern’. The hymn - with this tune - was one of the musical items at the wedding of Caritasian Sarah Winter to Richard on this weekend exactly a year ago in St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. The choir for the wedding was made up of Caritas members. In this recording we s...
All My Hope on God is Founded - Howells
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We bring to you three verses of the hymn ‘All my hope on God is founded’ recorded very recently in St German’s Church, Cardiff. The superb tune was composed by Herbert Howells who named it ‘Michael’ after his son who tragically died aged nine having contracted polio during a family holiday. The descant used here in verse 3 was composed by our Director, Lindsay Gray, for the funeral of Valerie D...
Christus Factus Est - Anton Bruckner
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We bring to you a beautiful motet by the 19th century Austrian composer Anton Bruckner entitled Christus factus est, recorded very recently by Caritas in the fabulous setting and acoustic of St German’s Church, Cardiff. Listen out especially for the dramatic contrasts in terms of dynamics, pitch, tone and mood, gradually building towards a sensational climax with the sopranos hitting top As, an...
Be Still Before the Lord (Dinbych) - Joseph Parry
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This week Caritas brings to you a verse of a fine, anthem-like hymn tune ‘Dinbych’ by the local Welsh composer Joseph Parry (1841 - 1903). We’ve set the tune to a text beginning ‘Be still before the Lord’. ’Dinbych’ is the Welsh name for the historic North Wales town of Denbigh and means ‘small fortress’ Note the typical strong minor-key flavour of the harmony which is so popular in Welsh hymns...
Cry Me A River - Arthur Hamilton (arr. by Lindsay Gray)
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Caritas Founder & Director Lindsay Gray writes: I’ve always loved the song ‘Cry me a river’ which was written by Arthur Hamilton and was first published in 1953 (a great year….). The song was written for Ella Fitzgerald, but was first released in 1955 by a former classmate of the composer, a singer named Julie London who rapidly rose to fame through the song. In this arrangement I’ve sought to ...
O Lord Make Thy Servant - Byrd
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We bring you a beautiful motet by William Byrd, written by the composer in 1580 in honour of the monarch at that time, Queen Elizabeth I. The text was adapted for later monarchs including James I, James II, Charles I, Charles II, and William of Orange. In this case we have adjusted it for King Charles III as a tribute to him following last week's wonderful Coronation. We made this recording at ...
I Love My Love - Holst
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We’re delighted to bring you this opening section of the very attractive setting by the British 20th century composer Gustav Holst, ’I love my love’, recorded this week once again in Nazareth House. You’ll be able to hear us perform this piece (and many others) if you come to our concert in Newport Cathedral at 3pm on 25th March. Tickets are available here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/caritasconsor...
O Sacred Head, Surrounded - J.S. Bach
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O Sacred Head, Surrounded - J.S. Bach
O Taste and See - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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O Taste and See - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S.Bach
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Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S.Bach
What Child is This - Thomas Hewitt Jones
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What Child is This - Thomas Hewitt Jones
Listening to this at dusk. Beautiful.
Astounding
St Germans in Splott! Organ and acoustic are marvellous.
Absolutely sublime performance and acoustic! I want to sing this piece someday!!!!!!
Beautiful. And the acoustics are absolutely perfect.
I'm surprised no one on the Internet noticed that *this is the piece where the famous choir sound effect came from.* This piece is wonderful.
An amazing hymn and the harmonies are beautiful, and i just loved the descant.
Absolutely delightful sound (but I had to forgive with difficulty the over casual dress code)
Glad you enjoyed it, Maurice! That was our first return to action after the three lockdowns - 2021 - so we had to grab the opportunity at short notice and assemble a group without preparing all the concert gear...
The 3rd last line (1m 50s) 'Till in heaven we take our place' is a gobsmackingly beautiful descant.
Superb!
Thank you for your ministry of music 🎶
Beautiful! Love Blaenwern!!
Wow! Wonderful! Thank you!
Beautiful. Indonesia.🙏🙏🙏
Heavenly! Bravo. 😊
love how the Amen develops.
Gorgeous voices and sound. ❤
Love Divine, All love's excelling 1, Love divine, All love's excelling Joy of heaven to Earth come Down Fix In us humble dwelling All thy faithful mercies crown Jesus thou art All compassion Pure, unbounded love thou art Visit us with thy salvation Enter every trembling heart 2, Breathe Oh breathe thy Loving spirit Into every troubled breast Let us all in thee inherit Let us find that second rest Take away our bent to sinning Alpha and Omega be End of faith, as it's beginning Set our hearts at Liberty 3, Come Almighty to deliver Let us All thy life receive Suddenly return And never, Nevermore thy temples leave, Thee we would be Always Blessing Serve thee as thy host above Pray And praise thee without Ceasing, Glory In thy perfect Love 4, Finish, then thy New creation Pure And spotless Let us be Let us see thy great salvation Perfectly restored in thee Changed from Glory into Glory Till in heaven, we take our place Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder Love And praise
Oh wow! They are GOOD.
il faut chanter avec paroles, ou tradcion pour les autres.toujours.
Vivian Crawford - Jamaica: Thank you for worship to the glory of God and not to our human " feel good."
Oh sacred head, sore wounded! 🤷🏻♂️🙄
Hope more recordings come out during the advent season
The church is St German's (Church in Wales) at Roath in Cardiff.
I adore this hymn and your version really helps draw out the beautiful harmonies. I used to worship occassionally at St Martin's Roath - its acoustics are stunning! Thank you.
Thanks Will! It’s a fabulous hymn, isn’t it; this was our first session back in 2021 after lockdowns so it has extra poignancy for us in Caritas. Totally agree re the acoustics in St Martin’s; we still occasionally rehearse and record there.
Fantastic! I will to hear you sing "When I survey the wondrous cross" Rockingham
Thank you, Kenneth! We have in fact sung that hymn to Rockingham in a concert this year, with a new descant for the occasion. I’ll ensure that we record it here in the next few months….
Very uplifting
Thank you! It’s a gorgeous piece, isn’t it!
peaceful
Lovely 🥰
Beautiful as always, Lindsay.
Many thanks, Lance. I hope that all is going well for you.....
Heavenly….no better word! Thank you for your divine focus. I hope these songs speak to you, the performers, as they do to me.
Trop lent.
One of my very favorite songs, well sung. Thank you!
One of the best!
Glad that you enjoyed it. We really relished recording it; such a fabulous piece!
Right tempo, right blend of voices and well phrased: a top-class performance. This conductor and singers are really at one with this beautiful music.
Many thanks Tony; so glad that you enjoyed our performance of this.
Who composed the descant for this lovely arrangement?
Thank you. It is by Lindsay Gray, the Director of Caritas, composed especially for the wedding of one of our Caritas singers in 2022.
@@lindsaygray2246 Would it be possible if I could get your arrangement for this hymn? I think it would beautifully enrich the liturgy at the Masses I play at if I used it. Thank you 👍
@@gerardtran84 - yes; sorry to have missed your question. If you could place your email address here, I’ll send you a copy of the arrangement. Best wishes… Lindsay
Wonderful piece. God bless you. Can I have please have the score
@@lindsaygray2246beautiful
I have heard many choruses sing this, as it is one of my forever favorite pieces by Sir Arthur Sullivan. THIS is the BEST EVER! Thank you so much❣️
Thanks Judith; so glad to hear that you’ve enjoyed this!
Wer hat das komponiert? Könnten Sie bitte den gesungenen Text einstellen? Es ist sehr schön.
beautiful as ever-wat a sublime rendition from an amazing group of singers.
Thanks Leon!
That tenor is gold. i would hit that like button 1 Million times if i could.
Brillliant!
BEAUTIFUL ABSOLUTELY GLAD THERE IS NO ORGAN LOL
Thanks Frank!
Hail Poetry...oh no...That's The Pirates of Penzance! I love your part song much, much MUCH better. Hope we see more of you. The best to you from a 2nd alto. 🎼🎵🎶
Thanks Bobbiecat! So glad that you’re enjoying these recordings. Alto 2? Same as me. All best wishes
Listening to this at the close of a long day in Bloemfontein. Beautiful, thank you to Lindsay & Caritas Consort.
So glad that you’ve enjoyed this, Lance!
heaven on earth beautiful
Thank you Caritas Consort. A joy to hear… as always.
What a beautiful rendition from an amazing choir. Sublime.
Thank you!!
Thank you!
Wow! What a beautiful piece. Ditto the performance. Just fabulous!
Many thanks David; so glad that you've enjoyed this!