BBC Choral Evensong: Canterbury Cathedral 1964 (Allan Wicks)

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6 жыл бұрын

Vinyl recording of a live BBC radio broadcast from Canterbury Cathedral on 3 June 1964, with the cathedral choir, directed by Allan Wicks, and Gwilym Isaac (sub-organist). The lessons and other spoken parts of the service were edited out before the vinyl was pressed.
Responses: Alan Ridout
Psalm 18
Canticles: Jackson in G
Anthem: Lord, I call upon thee (Edward Bairstow)

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@jimpellattcomposer3821 4 жыл бұрын

I also believe that Gwilym Issac taught me Music at Simon Langton Grammar School, Canterbury introducing me to a life long love Elgar's music through the Dream Of Gerontius, although I didn't know it at the time. I often wondered whether he was able to pursue a career as an organist as he was assistant organist at Canterbury Cathedral at the same time as teaching.

@Theorbe100 4 жыл бұрын

Just for the record the assistant organist was Gwilym Isaac, not Isaacs. He was a great friend of mine.

@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Noted and corrected!

@jimpellattcomposer3821 4 жыл бұрын

@huntercharlton8478 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you might now the name of the music used at 8’30, the name of the composer, and the name of the publisher and record label? I’d be so grateful if you can help me with this.

@andrewrevans8496 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I was a regular Evensong attendee at Canterbury only a dozen years later than this, and by then the boys' rather affected pronunciation had completely disappeared, and their vibrato had been considerably moderated! I'm not terribly fond of the solo/boys only/men only psalm. John Bertalot was fond of this sort of thing as well, though he did it in more interesting ways. Again, by the time I got to Canterbury it had completely disappeared and the psalms were sung in harmony throughout. Maybe Allan Wicks inherited it from his predecessor(s) and phased it out?

@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic 6 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, Alan would often write the faux-bourdons for the solo treble.

@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic 6 жыл бұрын

and the unmistakable sound of Blackburn under Bertalot. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZ2DedSfx7qZhJ8.html

@andrewrevans8496 6 жыл бұрын

Unmistakable, but straightforward. During the 70s the psalms at Blackburn became festooned with fauxbourdons, solos, descents and all manner of ornamentation. Bertalot started off simple and got more complex over time; Wicks went in the opposite direction.