Advent Carol Service: St John’s College Cambridge 1983 (George Guest)
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2017
- Live BBC radio broadcast from the chapel of St John’s College Cambridge, 27 November 1983, with the chapel choir, directed by George Guest, and Andrew Lumsden (organ student). This recording, which is not in the very best condition, was edited before being donated to the Archive and is missing most of its hymns, but we hope it will prove an acceptable seasonal presentation nonetheless.
1. Advent Prose (Plainchant Mode i)
2. Hymn: Lo, he comes with clouds descending (“Helmsley”)
3. When came in flesh the incarnate Word (arr Andrew Lumsden)
4. Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
5. Greawdwr nef a daear lawr (Raymond Williams)
6. Come, thou redeemer of the earth (Michael Praetorius, arr George Guest)
7. Psalm 119 vv 105-112 (chant by David Cooper)
8. A boy was born (Benjamin Britten)
9. I sing of a maiden (Patrick Hadley)
10. The holly and the ivy (arr Henry Walford Davies)
11. Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord)
12. Ding, dong, merrily on high (arr Charles Wood)
13. Magnificat in E (Sydney Watson)
14. Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light (harm Johann Sebastian Bach)
I’m listening to this wonderful hymn, “Lo, He Comes”, and am overcome with gratitude and awe. What amazing words Charles Wesley penned for the Church to sing. Come, Lord, come!
The reharmonization of the last verse of “Lo, He comes” is absolutely thrilling. As expected, the Charles Wesley text is profound and combined with robust singing, this is just a taste of what worship must be like going on in the heavenly places even now. Thanks be to God for this marvelous gift of music to His people!
Thank you for giving us access to this
Helmsley (Lo, He comes) tempo is perfect!!!! Slow and stately, and beautiful.
Superb. God save England.... Thumbs up. Hats off.
Just beautiful. Seasons greetings from Guatemala centralamerica.
It's fantastic just as it is. Thank you. The Cooper-Britten-Hadley triplet was a real standout.
It really is beautiful though: Lo, he comes, I Sing of a Maiden, and the plainchant were among the most affecting that I've heard. Thanks once again for your work preserving this treasure.
The St. John's choir was particularly brilliant at the time of this recording: attention to dynamics, emotional fervor, and a great team of trebles (featuring an impressive boy who solos in several of the pieces).
Amen Bruce! George Guest was incredible in his conducting styles. We had a couple of nice chats when I visited there in 1989. How could he achieve such power from his men? You sure don't here that now.
Fond memories of rushing across Cambridge to hear evensong at both Kings and St Johns on first day of last term 1990 as a visitor from Australia. Awe-inspiring musical heritage.
I did the same thing during my short time there. It's not uncommon!
Wow.
Alas! This great musical heritage has gone now in uk….. The King’s college choir is the last hope, but I don’t know how long.
@@RS-vp1frRecently, St. John’s under Nethsingha has been a brilliant choir (fortunately they’ve produced several recordings over the last several years that illustrate this)-hopefully this high standard will continue under their new choirmaster.
Fantastic, the composing of the music was great. the choir was f a ntastic Thanks God for this first Sunday of advents, which we are preparing the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ . thanks be to God.happy advents season everyone.👼🎅👼🎖
Amen!
An illustrious Rite for the holy season of Advent. A "purple carpet" for our King.
The minute a hymn is sung, an explosion of sound that literally rips the rafters apart, you know then that this is a choir that_singers_go to listen to in awe.
I agree, the explosion of sound is amazing and effective in Holy Worship.
Amen!
Perfect accompaniment to my Advent thoughts and prayers.
The quality of the recording may not be great, according to today's standards, but the music and singing transcend something that the human ear cannot hear. The heart alone hears the message.
That is why i listen now, this is not only difficult to sing but just so rich in tempo and pitch and clarity.
Yes, the heart does indeed hears the message and the memory of those Advent services and other services relating to the Christmas season dwell in my memory.
@@anneturner8642 A blessed Advent, and a peaceful Christmas to you.
Thank you for this. I looked it up as I met GG around this time.
The speed of Helmsley (Lo He comes with clouds descending) is absolutely brilliant. I always feel organists play it way too fast.
It is wonderful, isn't it? and the last -verse harmonies too. But I wouldn't dare play it that slowly for a modern congregation: they'd expire somewhere between "ransom'd" and "worshippers"! And then "Come, Thou Redeeemer" absolutely skips along.
It is a little challenging to sing a whole phrase in one breath. But the tempo gives the hymn the “largeness” that the lyrics speak of and our Savior deserves.
I totally agree. Sometimes I think everyone's on Speed?
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