in the concert tonight. It went very well right up till partway through Christmas on Broadway when Lauren (standing between Cindi and me) nearly passed out. She hadn't eaten and was overheated. And she assures us she's not pregnant (DRATS!). Lauren and Cindi both did a bang up job on the opening solo - a beautiful rendition of the Magnificat that really gets at the radicalness of the canticle: "for the world is about to turn!" Maybe we'll pull it off one day here at St. Paul's. It's enormously similar to the tune for "No Tramp of Soldier's Marching Feet" but different enough in spots to make it quite difficult for those of us who know that tune. And it is always a GREAT joy to sing in the lovely Holy Cross.
Was the setting of the Magnificat by chance called the "Canticle of the Turning"? John Ferguson from St. Olaf College composed a setting of this hymn (suitable for choir and congregation) and it's available from GIA. A recording of the setting can be seen here via one of St Olaf's chapel services - just fast forward to 28:20 in the service. It's a vibrant tune.
ReplyDeleteIt was Canticle. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe very one!
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