BBC Choral Evensong: St John’s College Cambridge 1991 (George Guest)
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2016
- Live broadcast from St John’s College chapel, 24 July 1991. The choir of St John’s Cambridge, directed by George Guest, with Alexander Martin (organ student). This was George Guest’s last BBC Choral Evensong broadcast.
Responses: Smith of Durham
Psalms: 119 vv 1-32 (Attwood, Coward)
Antiphon: Qui vult venire post me
Canticles: Bullock in D
Anthem: Lo! the full, final sacrifice (Gerald Finzi)
The St. John's choir under Guest--pure magic!
This was a fantastic recording, the psalm chanting out of this world, use a good quality headset and listen to the Bassline in the psalm so Heavenly. You be the Judge. D.Butterfield.
GOD!!! What a sound!! I had the honor of meeting Dr. Guest back in 1988 on a trip to Cambridge. He was so polite and cordial to me and a friend of mine. He got such a rich, full sound out of his choir it was breathtaking to behold. Thank God for people like him.
Everything beautifully sung in a truly unhurried and non-rushed tempi; thoughtfully and prayerfully performed. This is how sacred music should be sung. All the wonderful memories I have which bring loving tears to my eyes.
I was in the congregation for this Evensong. Before the service there was a short briefing for those of us in the congregation. I remember asking Dr. Guest if there would be "gathering notes" for the hymn, as was usually the case for Evensongs he conducted. He said there would be no "gathering notes" for the hymn in this service.
One of the best choirs in the world.
Whoever gave this performance a thumbs down is deranged and needs their head looking at and clearly doesn't understand church music sung and produced to the highest order.
A wonderful wonderful piece with an Amen to die for at the end
I think the comments and the 'thumbs up' on here says it all regarding this outstanding broadcast. There will always be some who don't appreciate the English Cathedral Tradition.. hopefully the Archive may educate them!
so love Finzi's piece. blub everytime I sing it
You're not the only one...especially at the ending cadence.
My first thought was that the psalms were a bit slow, but they are growing on me! I can hear every word, and they are beautifully reflective. A lovely, sensitive performance, typical of Johns under George Guest. Thankfully their subsequent directors have been worth successors in upholding the highest standards.
Beautiful an Evensong.
Good Lord. (Sobbing uncontrollably)....one helluva find.
+choirboyfromhell1 We have circa 2,000 Choral Evensongs in the archive, many of which will eventually appear here. Let's see if we can keep you sobbing for months to come...
Be liking that....
+singingman2 You're very welcome. We have over 1,000 BBC Choral Evensongs in the archive and have already posted two Evensongs from King's elsewhere on this channel. Doubtless there will be more to come!
Do you have any of John's singing Allegri Miserere for Ash Wednesday in the50's or 60's ?
that makes two of us....how will anybody hear the music if we don't shut up...?
The photograph is St John's Choir 2001/2.
Yes.
Fantastic, but is there any chance of a photo with George Guest in it?
Although it was very clear that the organ was in terrible need of a rebuild, it is an outstanding service!
The organ was rebuilt during my time as an undergraduate at St John's, I think in 1974.
Nice one. More please!
I sang in this service as a treble, and taped it off Radio 3 at the time but the quality is better on here. The treble solo in Lo The Full Final is sung by Iestyn Davies, tenor was I think Ben Knowles, bass is definitely Jeremy Huw Williams.
Unfortunately the photo is misleading. Apart from not being contemporaneous with the recording (no George!), it isn't actually a 1990 photo as it says - it must date from about 1997 or 1998, as the by-then-adult Iestyn is sitting next to Christopher Robinson.
+squarewheelsorguk Apologies for misleading with the graphic but we don't have a photo for every year of every choir. Unless perhaps you could help us out??? Doubtless John's will feature again here before long.
+squarewheelsorguk Thanks for the information on the photo, I will correct the date in the Archive and also make a note of soloists. This type of information is so very useful
+squarewheelsorguk Thanks for that, I will add the photo to the archives
And didn't Philip Scriven assist with the organ playing at some point in the service?
@@gkissel1 It is entirely possible, but I don't have any way of knowing I'm afraid.
Voluntary is C.H.H. Parry Choral prelude on 'Crofts 136th'
Sorry their ears of course also !