The Choir of Liverpool Metropolitan (RC) Cathedral sing Charles-Marie Widor's setting for two choirs of the Sanctus and Benedictus at the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.
Widor really knew how to showcase the pipe organ and voice It is so sad that so many Churches are doing away with Sacred music and Organ music for the awful so called "Praise Bands". Fantastic job choir and organist.What a beautiful Cathedral.
what do the different colour medals mean as at our cathedral we dont have them we have chains instead with the cathedral cross on ive always wanted to know what these mean
(as a chorister crom Melbourne's St Paul's Cathedral) I recognise this as the old medal system. To get medals, you need to pass aural and theory tests conducted by the music director as well as having a good track record (i.e number of solos, good behaviour during services, etc) A small medal with a blue band means you are a leading chorister (an intermediate chorister), the medal with a red band is for experienced choristers and the green band is usually reserved for the vice and head chorister position. There is also one more with a thinner green band which is the chorister which holds the processional cross.
Grand. Pity about the heaving quivering "vibrato" in some of the voices, always inappropriate wherever it's done. It instantly destroys music. In this case it's so deep at times that it gives the impression of repeated notes. What's wrong with stable tone? Vibrato is no substitute for musicianship.
Widor really knew how to showcase the pipe organ and voice It is so sad that so many Churches are doing away with Sacred music and Organ music for the awful so called
"Praise Bands". Fantastic job choir and organist.What a beautiful Cathedral.
I was at this Mass, the Choir and Organist were as always superb, never heard the Sanctus and Benedictus sung and played better.
Excellent.
Why is the Choirmaster seated?
@Fozzymaple thats ted hes got the voice of an angel!!!!!!
@Fozzymaple He'll be a probationer - like a trainee!
oh is it RSCM
what do the different colour medals mean as at our cathedral we dont have them we have chains instead with the cathedral cross on ive always wanted to know what these mean
(as a chorister crom Melbourne's St Paul's Cathedral) I recognise this as the old medal system. To get medals, you need to pass aural and theory tests conducted by the music director as well as having a good track record (i.e number of solos, good behaviour during services, etc)
A small medal with a blue band means you are a leading chorister (an intermediate chorister), the medal with a red band is for experienced choristers and the green band is usually reserved for the vice and head chorister position. There is also one more with a thinner green band which is the chorister which holds the processional cross.
@AFKtownsendAFK is that u marcus
Nice to see Chris Powell has toned it down.
@Harberton1 well after that he went wild to let out what he was savin hes was red all the way through the allegri misere it was
@JusticeRW he broke his leg hahahah
I am fucking weeing why did the camera zoom in onto me. Niswannn
Grand. Pity about the heaving quivering "vibrato" in some of the voices, always inappropriate wherever it's done. It instantly destroys music. In this case it's so deep at times that it gives the impression of repeated notes. What's wrong with stable tone? Vibrato is no substitute for musicianship.