BBC Choral Evensong: Rochester Cathedral 1984 (Barry Ferguson)

BBC radio recording in Rochester Cathedral broadcast 16 November 1984, with the choir of Rochester Cathedral, directed by Barry Ferguson, and Paul Hale (organ).
Introit: There is a stream (Robert Ashfield)
Responses: Leighton
Psalms: 82, 83, 84, 85 (Turner, Banks, Coward, Vann)
First Lesson (Rsv): Ecclesiasticus 39, vv 1-11
Canticles: Second Service (William Byrd)
Second Lesson (rsv): Revelation 13, vv 1-10
Anthem: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (Edward Elgar)
Hymn: For all thy saints, O Lord (EH 196)
Organ Voluntary: Flourish for an occasion William H (Harris)

[@familyparkes]

The Elgar Anthem is so tenderly sensitively performed.

[@andrewrevans8496]

Thanks for posting this. Rochester had a first rate choir in those days.

[@Nai61a]

A lovely service. I remember playing one of Ashfield's string quartets in the 90s - we may have given the first performance of it - and he came to rehearsals. A modest and charming man who wrote accessible, agreeable music as this recording shows.

[@bryonygilbert918]

Some lovely crisp singing here

[@ianstafford2218]

Very beautiful. Thank you so much.