BBC TV: Consecration of Guildford Cathedral 1961 - Guildford Cathedral Choir (Barry Rose)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Guildford Cathedral Choir, directed by Barry Rose:
Service of Consecration of Guildford Cathedral, 17 May 1961:
(This is a restored version of a damaged telerecording copy of the live BBC TV broadcast of the Service of Consecration, which took place in the still-unfinished cathedral in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, with the cathedral choir, directed by Barry Rose and accompanied by Simon Preston. The commentator was Richard Dimbleby. The cathedral choir was enhanced for the occasion by professional singers from London and by choristers from St Andrew’s Kingsbury, North London, where Barry Rose had been organist and choirmaster before taking up his appointment at Guildford. The film shows just how far apart the choir stalls at Guildford are - the furthest apart of any British cathedral, in fact, which is why Guildford broke new ground by having its services conducted “from the floor”, a practice that was virtually unheard of at the time. We ask your indulgence for the generally poor quality of the audio, which makes the choristers sound as if they suffer from vibrato, and for occasional missing frames in the film, whereby both picture and sound jump from time to time. If you want to know how the choir REALLY sounded, listen here: • BBC transcription disc... and here: • Highlights of the Cons... )
1. Opening fanfare
2. Psalm 121 (Michael Bishop)
3. Psalm 122 (Barry Rose)
4. Psalm 84 (Henry Smart)
5. Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (“Veni Creator Spiritus”)
6. The Litany (Thomas Tallis)
6a. Amen (Orlando Gibbons)
7. CONSECRATION OF THE BUILDING
8. Psalm 43 (Herbert Brewer)
9. CONSECRATION OF THE ALTAR
10. Sacerdotes Domini (William Byrd)
11. SENTENCE OF CONSECRATION
12. Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell (“Old Hundredth”)
13. Hymn: City of God, how broad and far (“Richmond”)
14. SERMON by the Archbishop of Canterbury
15. Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation (“Westminster Abbey”)
16. Sing joyfully (John Mundy)
17. Hymn: Praise, my soul, the king of heaven (“Lauda anima”)
Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music
Rev Eric Ware, Precentor of Guildford
Very Rev Walter Boulton, Provost of Guildford
Rt Rev Dr George Reindorp, Bishop of Guildford
Most Rev Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury
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One of the supernumerary choristers from St Andrew's Kingsbury who sang in this service was 13-year-old Chris Squire, who later became the bass player in the pop group "Yes" and who is (as far as we know) the only person taking part in the Consecration to have an asteroid named after him.
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As an American born in the early 1980s who has been participant in a very different Christian tradition, this recording does not represent my life in any way. Still, it inspires a profound wish that it were. Seeing the leader of a great nation, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrate Christ's Church, and participate in ceremonies to dedicate a building to Christ's service, is profoundly moving to me. There has been tremendous pressure during my lifetime to separate national leadership from anything to do with Christianity, to the detriment of everyone.
On top of that, seeing the dignity of the royal party and the honor with which they are received is refreshing in a day when speaking ill of President Trump is a national pastime in many circles. Doubtless there were people present who disliked the Queen on ideological grounds, but they honored her because of the position she held. There is something profoundly Christian in that which is terribly missing in modern day America, and likely also modern day England, though I am not qualified to comment on this, being only an outside observer. I also have a soft spot for Her Majesty, having long believed that she is a great Queen and a good woman, and a worthy bearer of both her title and the name Elizabeth, previously belonging to another great Queen some 400 years earlier. I recently learned that President Ronald Reagan considered her a friend, and that's proof positive to me that I am correct. I am glad that I am an American, but I am also profoundly glad that America has a political, cultural, and religious tradition whose roots go back mostly to England, rather than, say, France or Germany.
Finally, the Anglican musical tradition is, in my estimation, second to none in its musical excellence, and its beauty. As Christians we are called to offer unto God our most excellent offerings, not the crass mediocrity so often offered today in American churches. The American tradition has always prioritized "accessibility" over excellence, and in my lifetime that has resulted in great abominations being offered unto God. Truly, "it is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed." The clear emphasis here on honoring God rather than pleasuring parishioners is profoundly refreshing to see.
In conclusion, Sol Deo Gloria, Long Live the Queen, and thank you for uploading!
This is a fine recording of the ancient prayers and ceremonies of hallowing a building to be a house of God and a cathedral within the Church of England. I was very moved by all the proceedings, and also by the exquisitely beautiful music.
So glad that in to day's technology that you were able to restore the damaged copy of the telerecording of The Consecration Service.
Having been baptised in the Pilgrims Hut, Confirmed in the Crypt Chapel and also a member of the Crypt Chapel Choir.
Then, encouraged to become an Altar Server. sadly not picked for this Service.
Then followed on by becoming a Campanologist.
I was 13 at the time and now at 71 the Cathedral holds many memories.
Who could forget Bishop George,
Alfred White the Dean's Virger my mentor who taught me so much how to Serve at the Sunday 8am Holy Communion Services.
At least I rest in the knowledge that I was the first Altar Server to serve at the first 8am Holy Communion Service after the Lady Chapel was Consecrated a few years later.
Thank you so much ... this video was perfect ... no need to apologise .... just pleased that there is a copy of a piece of history and that of seeing the Cathedral grow year by year!
God bless you all!
And the same to you, James!
Enjoyed watching 👌 R.I.P Queen Elizabeth ll 💚 God Save the King 🎩
Thank you so much for this brilliant post! I was only 9 years-of-age when this happened; and had no idea it was going on.
I was a chorister there on the day from the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Guildford, I remember the day and the amount of rehearsals involved in getting it to production but was really unaware of the significance of the occasion.
So glad to confirm that my old master, Dr Paul Faunch, was the first Precentor. I can see him on the film. Here is his entry from Crockfords for those interested. I’ve got him here in the 1980-82 Crockford, as follows (with most of the abbreviations expanded)
Faunch, Paul. St John’s College Durham 1951, deacon 53, priest 54 (no date of birth given). Lecturer of Bolton 53-55, Vicar of Bradshaw 55-58; Chaplain of St George’s School Ascot 58-59; Precentor of Guilford Cathedral 59-60.
You risk confusing people here because this refers to the pro-Cathedral (Holy Trinity Church in Guildford) that functioned as a home for the bishop's seat from 1927-1960. The cathedral proper (the modern building on the hill) was consecrated in 1961, the first precentor being Eric Ware, who was appointed in 1960, along with Barry Rose. Your friend may have had the title of precentor from 1959-1960 but, if so, it was as precentor of the pro-cathedral, not of the cathedral itself.
Thank you, just love the hymns and chants, drawn to this.
I was there when this took place! The people who had nothing to do with the church got to go inside and sit down, while as Anglican clergy families, we were relegated to stand at the bottom of Stag Hill. There, we saw Churchill in the same car as the Queen, no-one could decide who to cheer for, so we ended up cheering for no-one. Whatever happened to Churchill? He seems to have been edited out of the Rolls-Royce and this film. Not surprised, he looked heartily fed-up sitting in the back of the Royal Rolls-Royce. The car must have stopped up the hill so that the Queen could go on without him.
Not absolutely sure Churchill was actually there at all...
@@ArchivesofSound Time plays tricks on memory? No, he was there, there are lots of clergy family witnesses. Just edited out of the "live" film.
With the BBC, nothing is impossible.
I love it 😍 praise Lord Jesus Christ.
Mann said the greatest impediment to the proper rendering of services at King's was the great distance between the two sides of the choir, and that both himself and the choir found it very satisfactory indeed when the current arrangement of stalls was put in bringing the two sides much closer. I've not yet been to Guildford but that's interesting to know about the distance there - I guess the effect of it depends a lot on the acoustic of the building.
The blotting-paper acoustic at Guildford (as it was in those days) didn't exactly help, either! But we struggled manfully on...
I understand the organ in Guilford Cathedral was built for and in a previous church before, later moved to Guilford and installed before the cathedral was officially opened in the 1960s?
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Hello I'm here just started watching haven't got time to see it all now but I will do promise and I do want to put a final farewell and a big THANK YOU to you all before the comments section is disabled By the way, I've had an odd thought AGAIN! it's a small world, as the saying goes Is there anyone on the ArchivesOfSound team who knows me personally by any chance? I certainly feel that I've got to know you over these past two years or so...
Thank you again for all your support and interest. No doubt everyone connected with AoS feels they know you personally, even if they don't! You'll probably have seen that this channel has now been brought under the aegis of the ARCM, which means that it won't be lost and there will be no need to remove the "comments" functionality. See recordedchurchmusic.org/our-archivesofsound-channel for more information.
Isn't that good news!!!!!!!!!!
PS I had a feeling that ARCM would come to the rescue of this wonderful collection of recordings! PPS I've just heard the recent Purcell upload see comments section...
George Reindorp was a wonderful Bishop. They don't make them like that anymore sadly.
He was... And they don't.
The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr Fisher) is well and truly out-mitred!
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What happened to this channel?
What do you mean?
Will there be more videos?
@@ArchivesofSound Just as in there haven't been any more videos since this was posted 2 years ago. Are you on hiatus? Thanks
It became a legacy channel a long time ago and is now preserved under the auspices of the Archive of Recorded Church Music: ruclips.net/channel/UCoJLDKYk8C9b0_32eNHJf0w
@@ArchivesofSound ahh I see. Tanks for the clarification
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