BBC Choral Evensong: Norwich Cathedral 1977 (Michael Nicholas)

Live BBC radio broadcast from Norwich Cathedral, 26 October 1977. Choir of Norwich Cathedral, directed by Michael Nicholas. Organ scholar: Gordon Busbridge.
Responses: William Smith of Durham
Psalm: 119 vv145-176
Canticles: Stanford in G
Anthem: Laudibus in sanctis (William Byrd)
Treble soloist, Stanford in G, was the late David Trendell who became, organist, teacher and Director of Music at King’s College London. He died aged 50 in 2015.
There is a short break in transmission (caused by a power failure) at around 34 minutes.

[@AntPDC]

The Precentor is the late Rev. Canon Claude Palfrey.
May I say I was horrified to learn of David Trendell's death. I used to attend the cathedral during this period and it was always a joy to hear David's voice.

[@matthewparkinson8724]

Do you know who the Bass soloist was in the Nunch Dimittis?

[@kenfennelly9553]

Arrrgghh pity to cut off the organ voluntary!

[@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic]

As I have said many times before it is not us who cuts off the organ voluntary or chops out the lessons! We get recordings of BBC Choral Evensongs from many different people and from that date of that broadcast probably on reel-to-reel tape. To save tape, many who did the recordings did not record the lessons or final voluntary.

[@kenfennelly9553]

@@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic Hi sorry, yep I know. Didn't mean to vent at ARCM. It's fantastic to have all these evensongs available to listen to. I was just expressing my general exasperation! Thanks.