Thank you all for your wonderful comments and feedback! Here's a tracklist of the hymns and organ pieces: 00:00 | Introduction from Richard 02:22 | Introduction to 'Kingsfold' 03:05 | I heard the voice of Jesus say 05:34 | Introduction to 'Melita' 06:12 | Eternal Father, strong to save 09:11 | Introduction to 'Woodlands' 10:12 | Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord 12:40 | Introduction to the 1st organ voluntary 13:20 | JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 545 20:06 | Introduction to 'Ewing' 20:58 | Jerusalem the golden 24:08 | Introduction to 'Maccabeus' 25:31 | Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son 28:46 | Introduction 'Monks Gate' 29:18 | He who would valiant be 31:35 | Introduction 'Cwm Rhondda' 32:30 | Guide me O thou great redeemer 34:48 | Introduction to the 2nd organ voluntary 35:20 | Whitlock - Folk Tune 39:49 | Introduction to 'Laudate Dominum' 41:07 | O praise ye the Lord 43:45 | Introduction to 'Down Ampney' 44:30 | Come down O love divine 48:05 | Introduction to 'Aurelia' 49:38 | The church's one foundation 53:50 | Introduction to the 3rd voluntary, and final words 55:28 | Guilmant - March on a theme by Handel
One additional comment: "What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; "I will sing [& play] praise with my spirit, but I will sing [& play] with my mind also." 1Cor. 14:15 (ESV) [my addition]; Your amazing gifts & mission, Richard & Caroline, to the betterment of the whole earth!
Richard's masterful play on the organ and Caroline's angelic voice are a match made in heaven, almost literally. I sing along and I have to say that it gives me great confort and joy.
Magnificent. I'm a Catholic from the States and even though I'm young at 36, I really encourage and prefer organ-led liturgies. Growing up with guitar masses, I liked them but they should be used only in rare occasions.
Thanks. I’d recommend you joining in with our Organ Compline which is very much organ-led. It’d be great if you introduced yourself in the live chat to your fellow congregation!
This hymn always gets me. My immediate family is also all navy. I also remember it being performed for Sen. John McCain 's service. Yes USA here. This is a quiet Sunday afternoon and I am very much appreciating your performance.
Beautiful program Richard and Caroline. Enjoyed Caroline and Richard's presentation. Caroline's hymn selections were beautiful. The beautiful garden and hearing the birds sing was a great back drop for Caroline and Hugo. Richard-having a tall music stand is really helpful. This cathedral and pipes are beautiful!
I agree w/Keith, Jane, Dennis, & jerrymartin79:: for myself, this Virtual Church just beings tears to my eyes & takes away my breath, w/every element: Your special descriptions of the Altar, the garden scene w/Caroline, baby Hugo, & the kitty; then every one of your hymns played & sung w/such genuine love & devotion. I posted your Virtual Church on FB, Twitter, Pentarest, as well as emails to so many people who will appreciate your spiritual, musical gifts. However your logistics of presenting "Virtual Church" will work is WONDERFUL, imho. But THIS one is even more special! May God continue to bless you all & your program!
Am enjoying your organ playing Richard, and your melodious voice Caroline. I play the organ in my church only by ear as I can't read music, and love every minute.
I love Caroline in the garden, she's a great presenter. I loved to hear Richard Play and Caroline sing and to see little Hugo. Richard and Caroline you're quite the musical team, as well as keeping our spirits up!👏👏👏🌹 I unfortunately missed the cat. As someone said it great with a bit of variety, I agree! I do miss Richard and his stories a little though!
Praise the Lord, He was glorified in this most beautiful concert using both your stunning crystal clear voice and this beautiful organ brought to life by Richard superbly blending all its magnificent colours. I am blessed. Thank you.
Thanks for the lovely comments everyone! I forgot to say in my introduction to Jerusalem the Golden that although the hymn is in the wonderfully rich key of Db major, this organ at Arundel Cathedral is almost a whole semitone sharp, so you were almost hearing it in D major, which has a completely different colour!
Caroline and Richard. I have just finished listening to this again on 2 February 2022. Absolutely beautiful and a real blessing. Thank you both and all best wishes for the future. Blessings from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Thank you Richard and Caroline for such a fantastic Virtual Church. I so enjoyed hearing an introduction to all the hymns and explaining why they were chosen. I loved them being sung by Caroline. It was like the voice of an angel singing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. So enjoyed seeing Hugo as well. He is so cute.
A lovely format for a different Virtual Church this time! Caroline's singing is splendid, of course, but the added commentary about the hymns was a nice addition and I think we all learned a little something more about the hymns featured.
Thank you Richard & Caroline for this lovely programme. It was really enjoyable listening to you, Caroline & some background of your school days. As much as it takes to put this type of programme together I would like more of this type be it with Caroline or another singer. Nice seeing Hugo. Very lucky to be travelling with his parents.
9th August 2023. Have relistened to this today. Caroline, you have a wonderful gift and with Richard on the organ makes this a great meditation VC. Blessings to you, Richard, Hugo and Charlotte 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Richard, this is exactly the right format to use when you know you are going to be away. Nothing needs to be changed. I was interested from the beginning to the end, something never to have happened during one of these VCs before.
Hi Richard, Caroline & Hugo🖐these past few cold & wet evenings here in Cape Town, I have thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful 10 favourite hymns chosen by Caroline... everyone also a favourite if mine .. with the beautifully crystal clear soprano voice accompanied by excellent organ playing which carefully mixed to produce great colours & registrations never drowning out Caroline’s voice👍Bravo to yu both ! And of course the organ pieces were exceptional & balanced out the powerful hymns 👍please, please let us hear many more recordings from various Cathedrals & churches 👍
Wonderful music and super commentary before each hymn. Appreciate the context of each hymn and something personal. Thank you for this gift of music and worship!
What a beautiful, thrilling and well done Virtual Church today, Sunday, June 27th. Absolutely perfect! Please keep up the good work and include Caroline and baby Hugo when you can.
Thank you Caroline and Richard for this special Virtual church. Absolutely wonderful. Listened to this twice, first time following the chat and second time listening and appreciating the sacredness. Blessings from New Zealand.
Hugo, you are so blessed with the talent of both parents. What a way to spend an afternoon and evening just listening to this winning combination.❤️✝️❤️. I had to order the “NEH.”
I do love "He who would valiant be". But the version I know has the wonderful line "Hobgoblin nor foul fiend shall daunt his spirit". It does evoke the Pilgrim's Progress very well. Beautifully sung by Caroline.
A very nice performance Caroline and Richard. Reminds me of my school days singing in the chapel at Priory School in Lewes in Sussex. Wonderful music, singing and playing.
... and just to say .... we were in Down Ampney last week .... a visit to the Parish Church was an absolute must. Sadly not open, but RVW spend the first few years of his life there, where his father was the vicar.
Glad to have stumbled across your channel again, which I have now been bingeing on (apparently I briefly encountered it quite some months back whilst missing Advent hymns - best season in my mind musically). I really love the obvious depths of affection between the two of you in this one, as well as of course the music.
Very well done both of you. A technical triumph too, you would never know Caroline was not in the cathedral with you. I sat at that organ back in 1979 turning pages for my music teacher, I didn't get to play it though.
This was absolutely beautiful and uplifting to my soul! I liked having the words and the singing. And that organ with the Bach... impressive coming from an English cathedral organ! 😍
I'm running late this week and have only just caught up with Sundays offerings, and I must say massive congratulations Richard, Caroline and Hugo on a brilliant VC. This is a great format and all the hard and intricate work it takes to prepare the 'finished product' is an absolute credit to you both. It was a lovely choice of hymns beautifully sung with fab accompaniment. Top drawer stuff here at Beauty in Sound. Many thanks.
Thank you for bringing us to Arundel this week: what a beautiful and special place. The organ sounds magnificent and you captured it wonderfully. Caroline's singing is heavenly as always, and I really loved the format including the hymn numbers (could grab that hymnal!) and the words on screen. Perfection!! 😊
Hi to Richard & Caroline, great performance, great choice of hymns, some of them are my personal favourite. 😘 Please continue this great work. Enjoyed it very much. Hugo looks so cute. 😍
Wonderful!!! as always. The HS is present in your lives. So happy that I happened on you several months ago. Every Monday, you start my day in hymns as I work and do paperwork (I end up singing with you!) Caroline's voice is lovely and so happy I saw the cat in the very beginning:-) Thank you so much! Blessings from across the pond in Gloucester, MA. BTW are you familiar with the CB FISK company? I knew Charlie and sang in a choir with him.
Shelly, it was lucky Bobbie the cat walked into shot at that particular moment as it distracted the eye from Hugo having a little posset! Thank you for your kind comment.
I, and my fellow listeners, should not underestimate the work it takes to produce a video of this quality - with the organ in the Cathedral and Caroline at home. It is very much appreciated (and Caroline has an excellent taste in hymns). Do Arundel use the NEH? Well done both!
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and feedback! Here's a tracklist of the hymns and organ pieces:
00:00 | Introduction from Richard
02:22 | Introduction to 'Kingsfold'
03:05 | I heard the voice of Jesus say
05:34 | Introduction to 'Melita'
06:12 | Eternal Father, strong to save
09:11 | Introduction to 'Woodlands'
10:12 | Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
12:40 | Introduction to the 1st organ voluntary
13:20 | JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 545
20:06 | Introduction to 'Ewing'
20:58 | Jerusalem the golden
24:08 | Introduction to 'Maccabeus'
25:31 | Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son
28:46 | Introduction 'Monks Gate'
29:18 | He who would valiant be
31:35 | Introduction 'Cwm Rhondda'
32:30 | Guide me O thou great redeemer
34:48 | Introduction to the 2nd organ voluntary
35:20 | Whitlock - Folk Tune
39:49 | Introduction to 'Laudate Dominum'
41:07 | O praise ye the Lord
43:45 | Introduction to 'Down Ampney'
44:30 | Come down O love divine
48:05 | Introduction to 'Aurelia'
49:38 | The church's one foundation
53:50 | Introduction to the 3rd voluntary, and final words
55:28 | Guilmant - March on a theme by Handel
Vivian Crawford- Jamaica: To God be the glory for messengers Caroline and Richard.
One additional comment: "What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also;
"I will sing [& play] praise with my spirit, but I will sing [& play] with my mind also."
1Cor. 14:15 (ESV) [my addition]; Your amazing gifts & mission, Richard & Caroline, to the betterment of the whole earth!
This new format with Caroline's beautiful singing and Richard's amazing playing on the organ at Arundel Cathedral was a triumph, and a joy of worship.
Exellent combination.....True and Really
Richard's masterful play on the organ and Caroline's angelic voice are a match made in heaven, almost literally. I sing along and I have to say that it gives me great confort and joy.
Many months after you posted this, I am enjoying everything about it, played on a 65-inch TV and it is all a great blessing!!! Thank you so much!!
Glad you’re enjoying it! It’s still one of my favourite VCs 😊
Your combined hard work plus all the great music and messages make an absolute masterpiece.
Her voice is truly angelic and a blessing to a who hear her sing.
The beautiful rose garden and heavy shrubs for privacy is a great plus in your yard. The family cat 🐈 doing a walk about added a splash of color !
'I heard the voice of Jesus say..' The voice we need to hear - and listen to - every day. Beautiful.
Richard and Caroline, what a blessing you are sharing your gifts.
Jerusalem the Golden brought tears to my eyes the singing and the sound that you brought out of that organ was incredible
Exquisite singing surrounded by the heavenly beauty of Arundel Cathedral
Magnificent. I'm a Catholic from the States and even though I'm young at 36, I really encourage and prefer organ-led liturgies. Growing up with guitar masses, I liked them but they should be used only in rare occasions.
Thanks. I’d recommend you joining in with our Organ Compline which is very much organ-led. It’d be great if you introduced yourself in the live chat to your fellow congregation!
This hymn always gets me. My immediate family is also all navy. I also remember it being performed for Sen. John McCain 's service. Yes USA here. This is a quiet Sunday afternoon and I am very much appreciating your performance.
This is a beautiful selection of hymns by the McVeigh family always lifting Christ our Saviour with the majestic organ
I love this music, the sound of the organ and also this woman‘s voice! Thank you!! 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
Elegantly done. Thank you for inspirational presentation of traditional hymns and insights into venues of faith.
Beautiful program Richard and Caroline.
Enjoyed Caroline and Richard's presentation. Caroline's hymn selections were beautiful.
The beautiful garden and hearing the birds sing was a great back drop for Caroline and Hugo.
Richard-having a tall music stand is really helpful. This cathedral and pipes are beautiful!
Wonderful Cathedral and also the music. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I agree w/Keith, Jane, Dennis, & jerrymartin79:: for myself, this Virtual Church just beings tears to my eyes & takes away my breath, w/every element: Your special descriptions of the Altar, the garden scene w/Caroline, baby Hugo, & the kitty; then every one of your hymns played & sung w/such genuine love & devotion. I posted your Virtual Church on FB, Twitter, Pentarest, as well as emails to so many people who will appreciate your spiritual, musical gifts. However your logistics of presenting "Virtual Church" will work is WONDERFUL, imho. But THIS one is even more special! May God continue to bless you all & your program!
Am enjoying your organ playing Richard, and your melodious voice Caroline. I play the organ in my church only by ear as I can't read music, and love every minute.
Even here in August 2023, your programs bring JOY to my heart & renewed DEVOTION to our Christian faith! As always, THANK YOU!
These hymns, sung beautifully by Caroline and likewise accompanied by Richard, bring comfort to my soul.
So glad you like this collection 😃
Thank you Caroline for such beautiful hymne singing and Richard who accompanied you @ the organ absolutely brilliant
What a superb broadcast. Perfect from the beginning to the end. I loved also the scenes in the garden. Thank you Richard and Caroline.
I love Caroline in the garden, she's a great presenter. I loved to hear Richard Play and Caroline sing and to see little Hugo. Richard and Caroline you're quite the musical team, as well as keeping our spirits up!👏👏👏🌹
I unfortunately missed the cat.
As someone said it great with a bit of variety, I agree! I do miss Richard and his stories a little though!
Praise the Lord, He was glorified in this most beautiful concert using both your stunning crystal clear voice and this beautiful organ brought to life by Richard superbly blending all its magnificent colours. I am blessed. Thank you.
Thanks for the lovely comments everyone! I forgot to say in my introduction to Jerusalem the Golden that although the hymn is in the wonderfully rich key of Db major, this organ at Arundel Cathedral is almost a whole semitone sharp, so you were almost hearing it in D major, which has a completely different colour!
Caroline and Richard. I have just finished listening to this again on 2 February 2022. Absolutely beautiful and a real blessing. Thank you both and all best wishes for the future. Blessings from New Zealand 🇳🇿
We are both so glad you enjoyed this for the second time - thanks for listening again! I think this is our favourite episode of VC to date 😊
A very beautiful virtual church indeed!
An awesome programme today Richard!
A lovely voice has Caroline!
Thank you Richard and Caroline.
A beautiful program! Appreciated the brief intro to each hymn.
Thank you Richard and Caroline for such a fantastic Virtual Church. I so enjoyed hearing an introduction to all the hymns and explaining why they were chosen. I loved them being sung by Caroline. It was like the voice of an angel singing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. So enjoyed seeing Hugo as well. He is so cute.
What a blessing to have Caroline support you and sing for the hymns. Nice English tone!
A lovely format for a different Virtual Church this time! Caroline's singing is splendid, of course, but the added commentary about the hymns was a nice addition and I think we all learned a little something more about the hymns featured.
Thank you Richard & Caroline for this lovely programme. It was really enjoyable listening to you, Caroline & some background of your school days. As much as it takes to put this type of programme together I would like more of this type be it with Caroline or another singer. Nice seeing Hugo. Very lucky to be travelling with his parents.
England has the most amazing cathedrals!!!! I am jealous!
Thank you Richard and Caroline, that was very enjoyable.
9th August 2023. Have relistened to this today. Caroline, you have a wonderful gift and with Richard on the organ makes this a great meditation VC. Blessings to you, Richard, Hugo and Charlotte 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This angel is a Vet ,two of the best things in life. Richard, you are a very lucky man!
I am indeed!
Richard and Caroline this is an oldie but a goodie
Richard, this is exactly the right format to use when you know you are going to be away. Nothing needs to be changed. I was interested from the beginning to the end, something never to have happened during one of these VCs before.
I am moved to years with the beauty of this material…
Thank you Richard and Caroline! This new format was wonderful--one of the most enjoyable episodes so far.
Hi Richard, Caroline & Hugo🖐these past few cold & wet evenings here in Cape Town, I have thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful 10 favourite hymns chosen by Caroline... everyone also a favourite if mine .. with the beautifully crystal clear soprano voice accompanied by excellent organ playing which carefully mixed to produce great colours & registrations never drowning out Caroline’s voice👍Bravo to yu both ! And of course the organ pieces were exceptional & balanced out the powerful hymns 👍please, please let us hear many more recordings from various Cathedrals & churches 👍
Thank you, thank you for gorgeous music, beautiful hymns and all so superbly done. Kudos to all of you from San Antonio, Texas USA
Wonderful music and super commentary before each hymn. Appreciate the context of each hymn and something personal. Thank you for this gift of music and worship!
Beautiful production, there seems to endless possibilities for your combined talents. Thank you so much for continuing to share your gifts with us.
Thank you for this format. All of your presentations are appreciated!
This was perfectly beautiful in sight and sound. Hymns' words display welcome. Encore!
That was amazing Richard!! How amazing technology is now! BRAVOOO!!
Listened to this again tonight. My favourite VC so far. Blessings
What a beautiful, thrilling and well done Virtual Church today, Sunday, June 27th. Absolutely perfect! Please keep up the good work and include Caroline and baby Hugo when you can.
What a treat! Beautiful shots, excellent audio, superb musicianship and perfect presentation and montage... 👏👏👏Really enjoyable! Well done!
Thank you Caroline and Richard for this special Virtual church. Absolutely wonderful. Listened to this twice, first time following the chat and second time listening and appreciating the sacredness. Blessings from New Zealand.
Glad to see churches going strong and back to normal!!
Lovely to see and hear Caroline and baby Hugo. I love their very English complexions.
Hugo, you are so blessed with the talent of both parents. What a way to spend an afternoon and evening just listening to this winning combination.❤️✝️❤️. I had to order the “NEH.”
What a great duo, lovely hymns thank you Caroline and so nicely played, as always, by Richard. Thank you both from me down under (Au).
Super recording, expertly engineered and produced, with wonderful hymns and organ music. Uplifting VC. Thank you Richard and Caroline.
Great hymn choices, fantastic production, many thanks to you both.
Incredibly well done! The mix of Caroline’s superb voice and Richard’s skillful playing, along with the words made this very enjoyable. Thanks!!
I do love "He who would valiant be". But the version I know has the wonderful line "Hobgoblin nor foul fiend shall daunt his spirit". It does evoke the Pilgrim's Progress very well. Beautifully sung by Caroline.
A wonderful programme on so many levels this evening. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Thanks to you both.
Lovely and edifying... fantastic. Thank you so much! Great selections.
Happy Sunday from Charlottesville, Virginia The First Colony
A very nice performance Caroline and Richard. Reminds me of my school days singing in the chapel at Priory School in Lewes in Sussex. Wonderful music, singing and playing.
As ever, excellent! Beauty in presentation, in sound, in musicianship and a real thrill to hear hymnody brought to life.
... and just to say .... we were in Down Ampney last week .... a visit to the Parish Church was an absolute must. Sadly not open, but RVW spend the first few years of his life there, where his father was the vicar.
Glad to have stumbled across your channel again, which I have now been bingeing on (apparently I briefly encountered it quite some months back whilst missing Advent hymns - best season in my mind musically). I really love the obvious depths of affection between the two of you in this one, as well as of course the music.
Brilliant presentation Richard, Caroline and Hugo!
Fabulous
Absolutely Brilliant! Love this programme!! Keep up the amazing work
Sir I really appreciate your hardwork you put into this wonderful video.Your passion about Organ Music makes me to learn more about organs!! Thank You
Very well done both of you. A technical triumph too, you would never know Caroline was not in the cathedral with you. I sat at that organ back in 1979 turning pages for my music teacher, I didn't get to play it though.
Bravo! The best VC to date by far and great to see Caroline's featured. Thank you
So beautiful! That gives me the creeps!
Thank you for the Whitlock, a composer I enjoy and whose works I have played.
I Michael smith enjoyed the organ music that Richard at Arundel cathedral could you play more next week thankyou
Hi Richard, Caroline and Hugo, superb musical experience in every way, thank you so much! Take care John from Australia
TRUELY delightful.
This was absolutely beautiful and uplifting to my soul! I liked having the words and the singing. And that organ with the Bach... impressive coming from an English cathedral organ! 😍
Thank you! I'll get in touch ASAP!
I'm running late this week and have only just caught up with Sundays offerings, and I must say massive congratulations Richard, Caroline and Hugo on a brilliant VC. This is a great format and all the hard and intricate work it takes to prepare the 'finished product' is an absolute credit to you both. It was a lovely choice of hymns beautifully sung with fab accompaniment. Top drawer stuff here at Beauty in Sound. Many thanks.
Thank you for bringing us to Arundel this week: what a beautiful and special place. The organ sounds magnificent and you captured it wonderfully. Caroline's singing is heavenly as always, and I really loved the format including the hymn numbers (could grab that hymnal!) and the words on screen. Perfection!! 😊
Beautifully presented both of you.
Loved this!!!!!
That was the best !! Thanks
One of my favourite VCs, this one! 😊
Thanks!
Thank you so much Dennis!
Hi to Richard & Caroline, great performance, great choice of hymns, some of them are my personal favourite. 😘 Please continue this great work. Enjoyed it very much. Hugo looks so cute. 😍
Sylvia, you have excellent taste in hymns 😀
Lovely to see you and singing so beautifully.
Beautiful
Just found and much enjoyed.
Thank you for this enthralling display of devotion. 🙏🏿✨
The socks also add a level of pizzazz not yet seen before 😁
13:20!!!!
👍👍👍
Lovely
Wonderful!!! as always. The HS is present in your lives. So happy that I happened on you several months ago. Every Monday, you start my day in hymns as I work and do paperwork (I end up singing with you!) Caroline's voice is lovely and so happy I saw the cat in the very beginning:-) Thank you so much! Blessings from across the pond in Gloucester, MA. BTW are you familiar with the CB FISK company? I knew Charlie and sang in a choir with him.
Shelly, it was lucky Bobbie the cat walked into shot at that particular moment as it distracted the eye from Hugo having a little posset! Thank you for your kind comment.
@@caroline.balfour Thank you. You have a lovely voice. I too am a soprano. Love the way you roll your r's. Hugo is so sweet as well.
🙏🏻👍👍👍
I, and my fellow listeners, should not underestimate the work it takes to produce a video of this quality - with the organ in the Cathedral and Caroline at home. It is very much appreciated (and Caroline has an excellent taste in hymns). Do Arundel use the NEH? Well done both!
They use The Catholic Hymn Book (I think it’s called). There is an NEH in the loft which I use for proper harmonies 😎
@@beautyinsound - "Proper harmonies".
Perhaps you could do a session explaining the technology, but, no, I’d prefer more of the new format with some old missed in.
I personally want a copy of the New English Hymnal
letmegooglethat.com/?q=buy+new+english+hymnal 😊
Caroline's selections are not that different from what I might choose. :)