SOUNDBOARD A Magazine for Church Musicians Number 22 !!! November 2010

Looking to the future The Committee seeks to identify and busy seasons of Advent and Two events since the end of summer respond to the needs and demands Christmas approach, we wish you all have given the Church Music of church music here in Dublin and the best with your music ministry, Committee good cause to celebrate. Glendalough, and the nature of these and look forward to a prosperous Firstly, we were delighted to will necessarily change over time. and musically fulfilling 2011 for us welcome six new students to the Just as we keep our training all! ! Archbishop's Certificate Course in schemes under review, so too are we Church Music, bringing the total aware of the need to continue to offer number of current students across relevant resources, support and the three years to fourteen. Their events. To that end, two days after arrival was marked on 9 September welcoming the students, the with Choral Evensong and a Committee met for a 'brainstorming WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE reception at Christ Church breakfast' — the second of our Cathedral during which our 'events' — followed by a morning of The Role of Music in Liturgy chairperson, Archdeacon Ricky lively discussion (admirably led by Edgar Swann’s Living Worship talk Rountree, wished them well in their Ruth Handy). This left us in a much The Wesley Family studies and thanked them for their clearer position about the shape that David McConnell writes dedication and the hours of hard our work should take in the future. work they will devote in the coming You will see the fruits of this in the A Nonagenarian Remembers months! coming months. Maedhbh Abayawicrama talks to In the two decades since its We realise that to be truly effective Janet Ashe inception this course has trained we have first to understand exactly over 60 church musicians in the who we are serving and why; Worship with the Spirit three key disciplines of organ- therefore, we propose to invite every Geoff Weaver in Romania playing, choral leadership and parish in the united dioceses to help Seventy Years of Sunday Half- liturgical practice, and thanks to us undertake a 'music audit', in Hour much hard work by many people which they will describe their music Randal Henly reports (not least the students themselves, activities and identify areas of and their tutors) it has developed limitation and opportunity (which Music Technology into a balanced and comprehensive can often be the same!). This is sure Philip Good writes about music course which is a benchmark for to be a thought-provoking and notation programs similar schemes elsewhere. Those worthwhile exercise for each parish who complete the course are able to and its musicians; combined, the The Organs of Former Churches provide and develop music of a high results will be even more powerful St Mary’s, Mary Street, Dublin standard in their own parishes, because they will enable us to serve thereby enlivening musical worship you even more effectively. Other Church Music in Kilternan across the diocese. future work will focus on the 'next Ann Keary writes generation' of church musicians and Last year we revised the organ- on working with other organisations Do You Know Your Music playing syllabus to cover a wider whose interests chime with our own, 24 questions to test your and more relevant range of in the belief that together we can knowledge disciplines, and this year's choral provide a more relevant and powerful training element has been more service. Maynooth 2010 Summer School comprehensive than ever before, Fran Scott reports largely due to the admirable work of So, this is an exciting time for the tutors Ite O'Donovan and Peter church music in the dioceses of Unlikely Bedfellows Parshall. Dublin and Glendalough. As always Michael Johnston points to we acknowledge and commend the similaritie between two different The 'Living Worship' lecture series, great work that is done by those who traditions held in January each year, forms a make music, Sunday by Sunday, for part of the course but its content is the further glorification of God. We Organ Recital Programmes relevant to a far wider audience; warmly encourage you all to take full Some reflections from the Editor those of all musical and religious advantage of the services and dispositions (and none) will find opportunities we provide: we are Notes & News much food for thought. The 2011 your resource and want to serve you. Details of the forthcoming Living series, which begins on Saturday 15 Worship course and a miscellany January, is — as ever — open to all. Keep in touch with us by email and of other items here We warmly invite you to visit our in person; write an article or letter website to find out a little more about for Soundboard; let us know what is what has become one of our most happening in your church. As the successful projects. received the sacrament, we are strengthened to go out and proclaim The Role of Music in Liturgy the good news of the Gospel in communion with our Lord. All our senses are involved as we experience and act out this drama and I believe Each year, as part of Christ) with our that music has a particularly the Living Worship modern Eucharist will important role to play. series of lectures, we demonstrate a much aim to include one more radical USING THE MUSIC session on the role of departure than a For many years, I preferred worship music in liturgy, to simple modernisation to begin with a hymn of procession enable church of language. In which set the tone of the season or musicians to develop contrast, Morning the theme of the day. I now prefer a their understanding of Prayer and Evening quieter opening that includes a the place and Prayer changed little, liturgical greeting, a sentence of meaning of music aside from more Scripture and an introduction to the within worship. Last modern language and liturgy of the day, only then followed February we were new forms of by a hymn. In my opinion, the pleased to welcome confession and Collect for Purity leads naturally into Archdeacon Edgar Swann to discuss absolution. There also is a wider the penitential section, which in the topic. This is a condensed selection of Canticles, including turn is followed by the Gloria in version of his talk, which we hope versions in metrical form. Excelsis. will provide food for thought to all involved in worship. Worship The Ministry of the Word It is worth considering what we I believe that the Revised Common The Book of Common Prayer, actually do in our worship and why. Lectionary (RCL), which provides including the Canticles and Psalms, We meet in God's name primarily to three readings and a psalm, is was part of my upbringing. It give Him praise. We celebrate the designed to be an integral unit and provided me with a good weekly great acts of salvation as we read the should be adhered to. The Gospel liturgical basis for worship. The Scriptures, just as the Jews read the readings follow the liturgical year BCP had not changed in any real Torah. In telling our story and re- and reflect the story of our way since the version published in enacting that story week by week as redemption from Advent Sunday 1662 (itself based on Archbishop a community. we respond to what until Ascension. During the Sundays Cranmer's work a century earlier). I God is doing for us, through Jesus after Trinity ('Ordinary Time') the also grew up with Church Hymnal Christ. Gospel readings focus on the which, of course, is still alive and teachings of Jesus. well today. My sense of how worship Structure can be enriched by music was There is a basic structure to all our The RCL follows a three-year cycle. instilled by my membership of a acts of worship. In year A the Gospel readings are church choir. All of these helped me • The Gathering of God's People from Matthew; in year B they are to develop an understanding of the • Proclaiming and Receiving the from the Gospel according to Mark Church's year. Word and in year C, from the Gospel At that time Morning Prayer and • The Prayers of the People according to Luke. St John's Gospel Evening Prayer were the norm for • Celebrating at the Lord's Table - is used at festivals. During the Sunday worship. Holy Communion when there is Holy Communion Sundays after Trinity, there is an was celebrated either early in the • Going Out as God's People option to read the Old Testament morning or following the main either semi-continuously over three morning service. Thus, mainstream A Service of the Word years, or 'paired'; that is, linked Anglican worship for most people This was designed to allow freer thematically with the New was associated primarily with an forms of worship within a liturgical Testament readings that follow. The amalgamation of the monastic structure, using basic guidelines. Psalm is a reflection and response to offices, which originally were The BCP provides a template and the Old Testament reading. designed for a daily round of prayer. helpful guidelines. A booklet using The concept of Parish Communion four basic services of the word is The Gradual Hymn was limited to places that would also available. Different credal This has become standard in most have been considered 'high church'. formulae may be used: for instance, parishes and seems to be a the question-and-answer version in peculiarly Anglican phenomenon. It Change the Baptism Service. could be said that a hymn after the Much has changed in the last second reading is particularly apt in twenty-five years. In 1960s, the The Eucharist churches where a Gospel Procession Church of Ireland, along with the As I remarked already, the most occurs, the Gospel Book being rest of Western Christendom, began dramatic change in our liturgical carried into the congregation as it is to experiment with liturgies in order practice has been in Eucharistic sung. Immediately after this a to produce expressions of worship worship. The structure of the Gospel Acclamation (especially one suitable to a new generation in a present service is radically different of the well-known Alleluia settings) modern age. from the 1662 format. Moreover, can make the proclamation of the there has been a shift in the Gospel very special. The most radical change occurred in theological focus. In the modern our Holy Communion or Eucharist Eucharist, it is crystal clear that we The Prayers of the People Service. Even a perfunctory are obeying Christ's command to 'do A sung response, such as the Taizé comparison of the 1662 Communion this in memory of me'. We re-enact chant 'O Lord hear my prayer', is Service (which lacked format, the events of our salvation; we retell particularly appropriate during the dramatic structure and a proper our story as Christians; we proclaim prayers of the people. (Another celebration of the saving acts of the risen Christ; and, having suitable place for music during prayer is during the penitential rite, Going Out as God's People YOU CAN HELP US! in the singing of 'Kyrie eleison'.) My preference is to observe the Great Silence in total silence, which Earlier this year, we enclosed a The Offertory means that time is taken after the letter to many on the mailing list The term offertory refers to the music and movement have finished. suggesting that they might be bringing of gifts of bread, wine and I then say the post-communion willing to send an annual usually money, to the altar at the prayer which is followed (in order) by subscription — in view of rising Eucharist. This is an opportunity the thanksgiving hymn, the Prayer costs.! !15 or £13 is all we ask for a rousing hymn, one of suitable of Thanksgiving, the Blessing (which for. We are grateful for the length to allow bread and wine to be is optional) and always the excellent response.! Perhaps there presented, a collection taken and the Dismissal. (To follow the dismissal are others who are willing to table prepared. Many of the hymns with a hymn reduces the impact of subscribe.! Cheques, please, to in the Eucharist section of Church 'Go in peace to love and serve the Church Music Committee, 18 Hymnal 2000 are suitable for this Lord'; it is preferable to have organ Villiers Road, Dublin 6. Or call purpose. or other instrumental music.) 087 668 3998 to pay by credit card or laser. Celebrating at the Lord's Table I hope these reflections will provide ! The Eucharistic Prayer is a stimulation as you consider the use ST ANN'S, DAWSON STREET, communal act at the climax of the and meaning of music in your has commissioned a new Irish- service. The Sanctus and worship. I do encourage you to language work from Dublin Benedictus should be sung whether make us of the wide range of composer Fraser Wilson for this there is a choir or not, these being resources and materials available year's Christmas cele- hymns of praise at a poignant today. The Church Music brations.!The new piece is a moment in the Eucharist. The Committee website is a good place to setting of Diarmaid Ó!Tuama's Agnus Dei is an ancient, effective start. ! atmospheric poem An Nollaig sin prayer of the church and may fadó. The choir will give the first appropriatly be sung as the Priest Edgar Swann was rector of performance at the and Assistants receive holy Greystones, Archdeacon of Glenda- church's!Carol Service on Sunday communion. lough and Chairman of the Church 19 December. Further details of Music Committee until his retirement this exciting project, and of the in 2008. carol service itself,!can be found [email protected] at http://stann.dublin.anglican.org/.

Wesley was a musical prodigy. He The Wesley Family was recognised as the finest David McConnell writes about three generation of a remarkable family organist and extemporiser of his day, and described by William Boyce as 'the English Mozart'. In spite of 2010 marks the bicentenary of the church music, frequently making his family background, he developed birth of Samuel Sebastian Wesley himself unpopular among vested a strong connection with the Roman (1810-76), composer, organist and interests. By the time of his death, Catholic Church in his teens. This his influence in raising standards was largely through his friendship had been profound. He became with Vincent Novello, who was successively organist of the organist at the Portuguese Embassy cathedrals of Hereford, Exeter, Chapel. He was the friend of Leeds Parish Church, and of the Mendelssohn and, like him, a great cathedrals of Winchester and champion of the work of J.S. Bach Gloucester. He was the author of a in the days when that composer's 'pointed' psalter, showing ideas fifty outstanding genius was only here years ahead of their time. The best and there admitted. The eight-part of his compositions are of high motet In exitu Israel is perhaps quality and originality and are still Samuel Wesley's best known choral frequently sung and played. The work, and most organists are lengthy anthem The Wilderness still familiar with his charming Air and moves those who hear it and most Gavotte. cathedrals include Blessed be the God and Father in their music lists Samuel Sebastian Wesley was the during Eastertide. The latter was grandson, and Samuel Wesley was written for use in Hereford the son of Charles Wesley (1707- Cathedral on Easter Day 1833, 88), the hymn-writer who, with his when Wesley knew that the only brother John Wesley (1703-91), forces available were the boy trebles teacher, who was considered the founded the Methodist movement. ! and one bass (the Dean's butler)! greatest composer of church music Wesley was awarded a civil list during his time, in the English pension of one hundred pounds by cathedral tradition. Wesley had the David McConnell is organist at Zion Queen Victoria three years before he highest ideals and was a tireless Church and Three Patrons Church, died. advocate and fighter for both in Rathgar. He is a member of improvements in the standards of S.S. Wesley's father was Samuel the Church Music Committee. Wesley, Snr (1766-1837). Samuel [email protected] elderly ladies who used to take it in turns to play at Sunday services. A Nonagenarian Remembers One by one, they dropped off the twig and I was left 'holding the baby' Maedhbh Abayawickrema talks to Janet Ashe, 91, who has recently and so I've been doing it ever since retired as organist of St Matthew's, Newtownmountkennedy. until just a month or so ago. My eyesight has been deteriorating MA. What was your that had been lately. I have macular degeneration. path into church music? turned over to con- When it got to the point when I struction. They were could no longer see the music or the JA. I was born in making parts for words that I was trying to 1919 in the Cathedral airplanes. My job accompany, I handed in my close at Exeter. My was to go and look resignation. Now I am just in the father was a at the drawings congregation. It feels strange to be clergyman: the Revd from which they sitting in a pew instead of on the RWB Langhorne. He were doing it and organ bench, but it's very nice not to was a priest vicar at making sure it was have to think about what music the Cathedral and he accurate, putting we're going to have next Sunday. was also head-master my stamp on it. at the Cathedral choir MA. What instrument did you have school. From a very In 1942, the Choir at your disposal in St Matthew's? early age, as long as I School and my can remember, I could home at Exeter JA. It's a nice two-manual organ, hear church music. I received a direct hit a Conacher, with one or two very could play in the from a German pleasant-sounding stops. It's not a garden and listen to bomb, intended for big organ, but it's quite nice. People the boys being Mrs Janet Ashe with the Reverend the Cathedral. The who come and play it always seem to rehearsed for their next William Bennett on her retirement like it. We now have, among others, from playing the organ in St bomb totally evensong — an Matthews destroyed the a 17 year-old boy from Kilpeddar anthem, Stanford in B building, killing my taught by David Adams. He comes flat or whatever. I grew up in a circle sister and three domestic servants. and practises on the organ at St of church music, Cathedral music. Fortunately, the choristers were on Matthew's. We always went to church at the holiday and my parents away. My Cathedral. We never went anywhere father immediately looked for and MA. How long did you play at St else, so I always heard that sort of found a large house 16 miles from Matthew's? music. I had no knowledge of parish Exeter and equipped and JA. For over 50 years. Soon after I church life at all until I came here to reassembled the choristers there Newtownmountkennedy. started playing here all the time, I only two or three weeks later. There began keeping little notebooks to jot they stayed until the end of the war, down what music we had. I kept MA. What brought you to travelling by train into Exeter three Newtownmountkennedy? them up at the organ. There are 17 days a week to keep the choral notebooks in all, dating back to JA. It's a long story. I was at home services going. Christmas Day, 1959 [see panel in Exeter at school and then when I I did that until the war finished in below]. They contain the hymn left school in 1937, I worked for my 1945, by which time I decided I was numbers and tunes used, canticles LRAM (Licentiate of the Royal not going to be a piano teacher, with chants and the psalms we sang Academy of Music) piano. For the which had been my original on any given Sunday. Unfortunately, first time, I had a few organ lessons intention. I went to London and did about a year ago, one of these red from the assistant organist, Harry secretarial training and then got a notebooks went missing. It leaves a Gabb. He eventually became the job in the Royal Institute of slight gap, but the rest is complete. master of music at Temple Church, International Affairs, Chatham It has been very useful. I can look St James's in London. He gave me a House, as assistant to the back and see what I used before. For lesson once a week for about a year, publications officer. While there, I example, on Passion Sunday, I could that's all the tuition I ever had in the sang for three years in the Royal look at what I'd had last Passion organ. At that point, war broke out. Choral Society, which was Sunday. It saves me time thinking It was 1939. I wasn't immediately conducted by Malcolm Sargent at about them. I can repeat what I had called up, but was appointed the time. We used to do three if I know that I had chosen temporary sub-organist at Exeter concerts a year in the Albert Hall. something suitable before. Cathedral because all the regular So, I covered most of the oratorios in men had been called up. I did that those days. That was fun. I worked MA. Have you noticed a change in for a while and I also taught there until I got engaged and the type of music sung at services arithmetic and other things to the married in Exeter Cathedral in 1948 over the years? young boys in my father's school. I to my Irish husband and we moved would rehearse the boys for the to Ireland. We eventually found this JA. We gave up singing the psalms psalm for the next day. We went house and moved into it in 1949 and when the new BCP came in in 2004. through an evening rehearsal for the here I still am 61 years later. All the words are different. I used to next day's psalms which were to be play a psalm every Sunday until that sung at the Cathedral. MA. Until recently, you have been happened. Now I see that we just organist of St Matthew's, Newtown- have three or four hymns, and if we Then I was drafted to the mountkennedy. When did you begin have a canticle it is said rather than Aeronautical Inspection Directorate to play there and how did you come sung. I notice that since I left, it has of the Ministry of Aircraft to take up the position of organist? become a little less elaborate. I left Production. After some training, my the notebooks there with a pencil job entailed touring the West JA. Almost from the time I arrived beside them, so that people can Country, Devon and Cornwall, here, I got inveigled into the church. write in what they have played if visiting the factories and garages When I came there were three they wish. MA. Did you choose hymns or were they chosen for you? WORSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT Geoff Weaver reflects on his experience of worship in Romania JA. I chose them myself on Saturday evenings. I wrote a little note for the rector and the choir, so For the past 15 years seemed to be the that they would know what was or so I have been norm; even in the coming and what chant they were directing the music Cathedral in Cluj, going to sing. I don't think any of for the International where the service them read music. I've been through E c u m e n i c a l was accompanied four or five rectors here. Some of Fellowship at its by splendid, rich them like to choose the hymns or annual summer con- unaccompanied some of them, say 'I'm going to ference. The IEF was singing (the choir preach on such and such, can you founded more than director doubles as choose something suitable?' Our 40 years ago by lay the vocal coach at present rector never does it, he left it Christians across the local Opera entirely to me. many European House!) and countries to promote though there was a MA. Do you have any special ecumenism. In 2009 we were con-stant queue of those wishing to memories from your time at the hosted by the Romanian Orthodox kiss the icon, very few actually organ? Church in Cluj-Napoa, and this gave received. rise to some memorable experiences. JA. I was asked once to play at a The most remarkable act of worship wedding in Newcastle; our In many ways Romania is still in our time there was a Healing neighbouring parish, with whom we recovering from the rule of Service, which took place in an have a combined vestry. I agreed Ceacescu; in the cities it gives the open-air arena by a newly-built and met with the couple beforehand. impression of being a sophisticated monastery in the countryside The groom mentioned that his 21st century country but away from outside Cluj. The service was due to godmother would like to sing a solo the cities and the major roads, the start at 10 p.m. — but long before at the wedding. His godmother was horse and cart are still widely used that crowds began to wend their way Bernadette Greevy! She sent me the for farming and village life goes on up the valley, including many young music she had decided to sing and much as it has done for centuries. families with children, some 500 we agreed to meet early on the day worshippers in all. of the wedding to rehearse. When Before the conference began, I was she arrived in the church on the able to visit some of the fortified During the service many of the wedding day, she announced that Saxon churches in Transylvania. Gospel accounts of Jesus healing she had changed her mind and These are evidence of the repeated the sick were read; while one priest would like to sing something attacks which the Saxon (German) read, the other priests, with their different. I had been practising the villages sustained over many elaborate copes, came down to stand other piece like mad and it was too centuries. Their solution was to with the people, who rushed out to late for a run-through. I got through fortify the churches — some had touch the priest's robes. The first to the piece, though. fortifications two or three walls arrive actually hid underneath the thick, with the motto 'Ein feste burg robes. This sequence of readings MA. When did you decide to leave ist unser Gott' over the outer and prayers went on until well after the position? gateway. midnight, when the crowd finally dispersed. JA. When I could no longer read Post 1989, the Saxons, who had the hymns, psalms, chants or been in Romania for many We reflected afterwards that these canticles, I handed in my pedal centuries, were invited to return scenes felt mediaeval — or even shoes. I have seen rectors come and 'home' to Germany. Many did so, older — and I found myself deeply go, but I hope our present rector, and this has left the fortified touched by the devotion of the the Revd William Bennett, will follow churches as a rather sad reminder worshippers. One could question the my example and stay with us for the of what were once thriving Christian expression of such a simple faith, long haul. ! communities. Lutheran services in but the sight of hundreds of faithful German still take place, often with worshippers, holding candles as very few people present. they came forward to kneel and pray, was profoundly moving - and a Music from Christmas Day 1959 Since 1989, the Orthodox Church challenge to us cerebral Western (Notebook 1 of 17) has once again asserted its Christians. ! Hymn(*) 84 Hark! the herald angels dominance, and it is extraordinary Venite sung to Chant 312 to see how many new churches are Psalm 19, Chants 291 & 292 being built. Attending the Eucharist Geoff Weaver is an internationally- Jubilate, Chant 17 in a parish church on a Sunday known church musician, having Kyrie 1; Doxology 7 morning I was intrigued to discover worked for the Church Mission Hymn 89 While shepherds watched that only children up to a certain Society in Hong Kong and Selly Oak, Hymn 209 Bread of the World age (seven, I think) receive the Birmingham, from where he Hymn 86 O come, all ye faithful sacrament as a matter of course. undertook teaching assignments in Any adult wishing to receive has to the Philippines and Nigeria, and (*) These hymns refer to the 1919 go through a period of fasting and published two volumes of World edition of Church Hymnal confession — with the result that in Praise. This article has been this particular service, only three reprinted, with permission, from adults out of 200 did receive! This Praxis — News of Worship, Summer 2010. [email protected] Seventy Years of Sunday Half Hour Music Technology Randal Henly Music notation programs can save the church musician a great deal of time and even novices will find them I imagine many organists and choir on 18th July and came from the easy to use. Philip Good looks at directors know about and watch church of St Martin in the Fields in some of the options available Songs of Praise on TV on Sunday London’s Trafalgar Square, where evenings. This is one massed choirs and of the BBC’s longest trumpeters were I recently re-watched Amadeus, the running TV pro- assembled. On that film about the life of Wolfgang grammes, having programme, the Amadeus Mozart, as seen through been first broadcast great contemporary the eyes of rival composer Antonio in 1961. hymnwriter Bishop Salieri. Towards the end of the film (retired) Dudley- there is a scene in which Mozart is I wonder though, (1) very ill in bed and Salieri is in the how many listen to Smith was present and spoke: ‘People room with him writing down his Sunday Half Hour on music by hand. Mozart is ‘dictating’ BBC Radio 2 at 8.30 sometimes come up to me at a the music to him and Salieri is p.m. each Sunday? transcribing all the notes. But that This programme of conference and say “Timothy Dudley- was then and this, I'm glad to say, is hymn singing has now. been an even longer Smith? I thought you running series, now were dead” — on the assumption that all Music notation has been around for going back seventy Fr Brian D’Arcy centuries — people have long sought years. It is a hymnwriters are dead! But they to preserve for prosperity the music programme of Christian hymns — they have created. However, since very much traditional ones — sung aren’t, and it’s lovely to be sharing in this special programme. I believe that the advent of the computer age in each week by a featured choir, the 1980s, this had become which is always a good one. There one of the purposes of a hymn must and foremost be the praise of God. I considerably less of an ordeal than are always a few dedications and a in Mozart's time. A scorewriter, or closing prayer to finish. think it’s true that the vast number of churchgoers remember the hymns music notation program, is a It was first broadcast in 1940; for its when the sermon slips their memory. computer software program used for first fifty years a large number of We British people tend to be a bit shy creating sheet music. Put simply, a presenters took part, the longest when it comes to talking about our scorewriter is to music notation serving of these being the Revd faith, but in our hymns we can what a word processor is to text. Roger Royle, an Anglican priest who express happily, publically and Scorewriters have made the process was host to the programme from together, our love for, and faith in of transcribing music considerably 1990 to 2007. Readers of ‘Woman’s Christ and our response to His call. easier. Today, we can click a mouse Own’ may have come across Roger and a note will appear on the stave Royle; he wrote a regular article, Another contemporary and popular on the screen. We can even play the which was always interesting and hymnwriter, Graham Kendrick(1) music — through a midi keyboard, readable and carried a Christian also gave a short message on that for instance — and the music will message. Roger Royle retired in programme: ‘there’s something appear on the screen. 2007. unique about hymns and I hope we never lose them and I hope that we In the early days, two main The current presenter is Father never stop hearing them on the radio programs dominated the music Brian D'Arcy, a Passionist priest because I think they reach part that notation market, Sibelius and based in Enniskillen, County nothing else really reaches in Finale. Now, however, the list of Fermanagh. Father D’Arcy serves as connecting us with faith with God such programs is considerably Rector of St Gabriel’s Retreat, the and with one and other’. longer and includes Noteworthy, Graan in Enniskillen and is a noted Encore and Capella, to name but a author, newspaper columnist, I have been listening to Sunday Half few. broadcaster and preacher. His Hour, on and off, for the best part of weekly column in the Sunday World sixty years. It was one of my All of these brands offer various has been running for over 30 years. mother’s favourite programmes and versions of their music notation He has his own music programme, it has certainly added to the number programs, from full programs to cut- Sunday With Brian D'Arcy, on BBC of hymns with which I am familiar. down versions with limited features, Radio Ulster. and, of course, the price varies (1) Father Brian has broadcast for Well-known hymns by Bishop depending on the version you Ireland's RTE Radio for the past 35 Dudley-Smith include: Lord, for the choose. A word of warning: the full years. His recently published years, Name of all majesty, Tell out, versions of the more popular memoirs, A Different Journey, was a my soul, and some of Graham programs can be expensive, number one best-seller in Ireland Kendrick’s hymns are Lord the light particularly if you're only going to last Christmas. of your love, The Servant King, Make use it occasionally. For example, the way, make way for Christ the king full version of Sibelius retails at over The seventieth birthday programme and Meekness and majesty. !700 in Ireland. So it might be of Sunday Half Hour was broadcast worth considering some of the less expensive programs or the cheaper versions of the mainstream programs, depending on your needs. There are even educational versions of some of these programs for teachers and students. The Organs of Former Churches 1.!St Mary’s Church, Mary Street, Dublin 1

St Mary’s Church in the city closed The details shown on for public worship in 1986, owing to what’s left of the console diminishing congregations. It first reads: became a home decoration store before it was purchased in the early 2000s to be turned into a Great bar/restaurant. The ‘tower’, which Double Open Diapason houses a lift, was built to provide Great Open Diapason wheelchair access to the restaurant Open Diapason which is situated on the gallery. Stopt Diapason Principal The organ would have been a fine Twelfth one in its day and the case is still a Fifteenth significant feature of the building. It Sesquialtera is good that the present owner of the Pedals building decided to leave it there. The organ was taken down when the Swell church was refurbished and it was Hautboy re-erected by Stephen Adams in Trumpet 2002-03. There was no point in ? (stop label missing) rebuilding the innards — they were Flute Swell in tatters. ? Cornet The case is by Renatus Harris who Stopt Diapason Swell built the original organ, and which Coupler dates from about 1713. Most of the Open Diapason Swell organ that was scrapped, after the Bourdon church closed in 1986 was built by ? Telford & Telford of Dublin.

Music Technology (continued) If you're still sceptical about using a program if you decide to go with The basic version of Sibelius is music notation program, it might be something else down the line. called Sibelius First and this retails worth trying the free one called at around £129 for the download Muse Score (http://musescore. So, if you're still living in the age of version. You can download a trial org/) This is an ‘open source’ Salieri and transcribing music by version from their website, program, and is still very much in hand, maybe now is the time to try www.sibelius.com. In fact, most of the early stages of development, but one of these easy-to-use music the brands listed above have trial I'd recommend downloading and notation programs instead. Make a versions of their programs for trying it. It may not be for you, but note of it. ! download, generally on a 30-day what do you have to lose by trying it Philip Good is organ scholar in basis, so you can try the software out? Indeed, the same is true for the Castleknock Parish. before forking out any money. I trial versions of the commercially [email protected] would recommend trying out a available programs, too. However, couple of programs before making a one drawback with Muse Score is decision, to ensure that the that any work you do on this program/version you do buy has all program cannot be transferred to the features you require. another CHURCH MUSIC IN KILTERNAN Do You Know Your Music? Ann Keary

are classical in style, others are 1. The walls of which biblical city more contemporary. Last year I fell down when the trumpets purchased the RSCM Season by were blown? Season folder which contains a 2. Which composer named a wealth of accessible and interesting quintet after a fish? music, generally easily learned by a small parish choir and very suitable 3. Which fish? for a gradual or communion 4. In which of Ketelbey’s anthem. compositions is the Kyrie Also, since the launch of Psalms for chanted? Singing, we have used it as a bridge When I first took up my post as 5. Whose song is the Nunc between the Anglican Chant format organist and choir director in Dimittis? Kilternan in September 1984, little and simply saying the psalms. As did I think I would still be involved there is a growing population of 6. What is a virginal? young families from mixed 25 years later! I imagine I can speak 7. What is a timbrel? for other church musicians when I traditions, familiarity with Anglican say that I have never reached a time chant is a rare thing now, as indeed 8. Which queen favoured Handel when I have felt completely satisfied it is with a number of the hymns. To with her patronage when he with how I direct the music each reach out to a congregation of such arrived in London? Sunday; there is always so much diverse backgrounds is a healthy 9. Which composer died on Good room for improvement. The ever- challenge to all leaders of worship. Friday, according to his wish? changing patterns of life itself and, The first Sunday of every month sees a more contemporary angle to consequently, in worship and 10. For which popular sacred worship, with a couple of guitarists people’s expectations, greatly composition is Stephen Adams and some percussion contributing a challenge the role of the Parish noted? musician. more informal approach to hymn singing. The very presence of such 11. Who said ‘Music is the only Choir membership has changed so instruments opens opportunities to sensual pleasure without vice’? many times over the last 25 years sing more ‘modern’ hymns/songs, also. We have had fallow periods thus including the young members 12. With what instrument do you when little or no leadership in of the congregation. However, we associate the name Cremona? singing took place at worship. These still have to successfully reach out 13. What is a chanter, in terms of a last few years, however, have seen to the teenagers and young adults in musical instrument? an improvement. We now enjoy the our community; something that will presence of a small but hardworking hopefully materialise in the 14. What is the name of the Barber and committed choir, some of whom foreseeable future. of Seville? have sung in choirs before, some 15. What is tintinnabulation? who have no experience. A full The Junior Choir is made up of 16 lively and very enthusiastic children, attendance means we can divide into 16. Who composed the music for ranging from 7 to 12 years. We 4 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors (one of Onward, Christian Soldiers? whom is a versatile lady borrowed practise at 8.15 a.m. twice a week from the altos, the other a versatile for 25 to 30 minutes, beginning with 17. What is a shawn? stretching exercises, singing games, gentleman borrowed from the 18. Who composed the tune for The basses!!) and 3 basses. lots of rounds followed by learning of repertoire for Church and events, Church’s One Foundation? We meet every Tuesday for rehearsal such as singing in our local nursing 19. Who composed the music for and learning of new music. On home, competing in Wesley Feis Land of Hope and Glory? Sundays we meet for a warm-up (where we were highly commended before the service. I’m a firm believer this year!), taking part in the school 20. Who wrote the music for The in spending time with technical assembly every month, etc. The Lost Chord? exercises for the voice and for the support of the parents is crucial to 21. For what profession was Handel body — much to the consternation the survival of this choir. originally intended? of the choir at times!! Tuning, Something I must keep reminding blending of voices, voice projection 22. Which famous musician was myself is the fact that these etc. all improve with exercises. We Prime Minister of Poland at one members are committed on a purely have even been known to play ball! time? voluntary basis. Meeting over a meal Practically all the music is learned in a local restaurant, travelling to 23. Into which of Beethoven’s works by rote. I believe in spending a good participate in worship in another did he introduce the British period of time in preparing the parish outside Dublin, having a National Anthem? hymns so that the choir feels Christmas party at the Rectory confident in supporting the (thank you David and Isabel!!) all 24. Who wrote the song Where’re congregation. However, we don’t greatly contribute to helping the you walk? allow the congregation to sit on their choir to ‘bond’ and feel comfortable laurels, as they must sing verses with one another. alone from time to time. On other Answers in Notes & News occasions ladies only or men only, I feel privileged to be part of this ! will sing a verse. I feel this warm, friendly community. encourages a greater awareness of the words. For communion we sing a Ann Keary is a member of the suitable anthem of varying styles, Church Music Committee ranging from easy but effective [email protected] unison pieces to 3 and 4-part. Some • Organ It's July! It's Maynooth! It's Summer School! Liturgical Composition Fran Scott • Chant • Choral Direction/Conducting The first chorister at • Special Choir Monday of B r i s t o l July each (Anglican) The celebration of Eucharist in the year brings Cathedral. College Chapel each day is very joy to my Following his special. The liturgy is always heart. Several m a s t e r ' s uplifting and inclusive. The music h u n d r e d degree in learnt that day is sung with great people of all music com- enthusiasm by all and accompanied ages involved position, he by the organ tutors and scholars. in Church b e c a m e Instrumentalists attending the m u s i c director of summer school are also invited to ministry will music at provide accompaniment on selected descend on C l i f t o n pieces throughout the week. St Patrick's Cathedral, College with Bristol and Each evening brings different a bounce in director of celebrations ranging from evening their step music for the prayer in St Mary's Church of and a song in their heart. Following Clifton diocese. He now lives in Los Ireland, to Taizé prayer and diocesan registration they can be seen Angeles and is music lecturer at gatherings, quizzes, céilithe and clutching coloured folders Mount St Mary's college and director concerts. containing an abundance of music of music and worship at St Paul the The summer school closes with final which they will sing throughout the Apostle Catholic Church. Eucharist at noon on Friday. coming four days. First-timers The summer school commences on Friendships have been formed, struggle to familiarise themselves mobile numbers and email with names of rooms such as Middle the first afternoon with rehearsal/Eucharist in the College addresses exchanged and promises Loftus, Callan Hall, Pugin Hall and to support each other during the Bewerunge. Some teenagers look in Chapel. Official opening follows the evening meal with rehearsal and year, regardless of the distance awe as they describe the college as between dioceses, will be kept. “real life Hogwarts!” And so, the evening prayer taking us to the day's Irish Church Music Association close. Each day the summer school I have been privileged to be a Annual Summer School begins. begins with Morning Prayer followed member of the Irish Church Music by breakfast and registration for day Association since 1998 and, with the This year saw the 41st such attendees. Then follows a talk/ exception of one year, have attended Summer School open. As we prepare presentation related to the theme of each summer school since then. The to host the International Eucharistic the summer school given by the summer school would not happen Congress in 2012, the theme of this chosen lecturer for the particular without the dedicated work of the year's Summer School was 'Lord year. Rehearsal of the music for that staff of the National Centre for Jesus Christ, gather us together'. day's Eucharist takes us to coffee Liturgy and the hard work of the break. Each participant can then members of the Council of the ICMA. This year's guest director was select two tutorials to attend before Christopher Walker, an lunch from a given list and one Míle buíochas le gach duine. ! internationally renowned composer, tutorial in the afternoon. conductor and lecturer who last [email protected] directed this annual gathering in Tutorials are offered in: 1999, and prior to that in 1984. I • Music in the classroom Fran Scott is co-founder and co- was one of the 'unfrozen chosen,' as • Cantor Training director of Whitehall Parish Youth he often referred to those of us • Parish Repertoire Choir, 1999 — 2006. involved in liturgy, who was also in • Contemporary/Gospel music attendance in 1999. Chris was born in England and began life as a boy

What makes much of the best UNLIKELY BEDFELLOWS ? Charismatic and Orthodox worship The Revd Michael Johnston suggests that Charismatic and Eastern so attractive to Western Christians Orthodox worship have more in common than may appear at first sight. is this 'non-rational' grasp for the numinous - the ability to 'let go' in the face of transcendent mystery. So It has been noted that two more of a connection than we might much of Western worship is rational branches of the Christian Church realise, for at the root of both and didactic, a time for teaching and that currently are experiencing Charismatic and Orthodox liturgy explication aimed primarily at the growth in the Western world are is a grasping for the transcendent, intellect — appealing to the rational Charismatic Churches and Eastern for the numinous. mind rather than to the soul. Orthodoxy. One of the reasons given for this growth is liturgy — As explicated by German The best Charismatic and Orthodox their forms of worship seem to be, theologian Rudolf Otto (1869- worship taps into our Western need at present, particularly attractive. 1937), the numinous is that non- to 'let go' in the face of the mystery We might wonder what relationship rational, non-sensory experience of of God. In the case of Charismatics there could possibly be between the divine, primarily located this is primarily through an such, seemingly, vastly differing outside of oneself — the openness to the Spirit (and the liturgies: one using modern worship transcendent power of divinity, a Spirit's gifts), the joyful use of music songs and the latest technology, the mystery at once both terrifying and and the loss of that human other steeped in centuries old fascinating, fearful yet compelling. inhibition that too often holds us tradition. However, there may be (continued over —>) idea of mounting a series of recitals ORGAN RECITALS by top-class players, with free Randal Henly suggests a more populist approach to programming admission...... The playing was phenomenally good, the organ It was talking to David Bedlow in the stupendously impressive; but there National Gallery on the recent The White the superlatives must end. The Culture Night, that sowed the seeds Elephant in programme was uncompromisingly for these thoughts about organ Earlsfort Terrace severe: Hindemith Symphonic recital programmes. Metamorphosis, Judith Weir Ettrich Banks and Vierne Symphonie V.’ Every time I enter the National Concert Hall, I admire the great ‘ ...... the entire evening lacked white elephant in the gallery. How anything that that would be regarded often in the course of a year do we as a tune by anyone other than have a recital on the NCH organ? In cognoscenti or musicologists. After most (all?) European capital cities, the first 30 minutes of unrelieved you’ll find weekly (some much more dissonance, some of the visitors gave frequently) daytime organ recitals, up hope and ‘voted with their feet’ certainly throughout the summer — except in Dublin. Last month I spent ‘ ...... I left feeling very sad that such three days in Prague. On each of a bold and imaginative (and free!) those days there was an organ series should have contained an recital in a city-centre church. The entire evening where the music was NCH in Dublin’s city centre has a so unapproachable and the versatile organ that can make a very atmosphere so impersonal.’ fine sound, and Dublin has lots of competent organists (including some And in another letter: amateur ones) that could easily play, ‘ .... the audience’s powers of say a 45 minute programme every so endurance were tested to the limit. often. The choice of music was unfortunate in that two modern works opened the Some years ago, I wrote to and sent programme, lasting some 40 minutes. similar thoughts to the NCH’s was installed, and my memory was that they were exciting and well ..... This is NOT what an organ recital Director Judy Woodworth; her reply should be about, and there MUST be was that organ recitals don’t attract attended. I seem to remember that they included Lefebure-Wely, Handel points of contact between the sufficient attendances to make them audience and performer, which were viable. Maybe so, but I would and Sousa amongst the offerings. And as part of Culture Night a year sadly lacking at this recital. Organ suggest the reason is that too many recitals should be a mixture between organ recitals are composed of pure ago, Mark Duley (in the NCH) played a lively programme (ending up with that which is educational and that organ music, and will not attract which is entertaining. I will conclude ‘ordinary’ concertgoers. To the Widor Toccata). I reckon there were about 400 attendees — and I’m by asking why it is that so many appreciate much ‘real’ organ music recitalists persist in thinking that fully, one must have some sure this wasn’t just because it was free. And Gerard Gillen’s their audiences are composed knowledge of harmony and entirely of other organists?’ counterpoint, and as for modern programmes too, are always easy to organ music ...... few can relate to it. listen to. Personally I would much prefer to During the last year or so, there has listen to a recital by a local organist Carlo Curley draws large been much correspondence in the playing a tuneful programme than attendances at his recitals, the (quarterly) Organists’ Review about by some internationally-famous reason being that he plays this matter. Letters in two recent person playing a tuneless one. ‘listenable-to’ programmes that are a issues express the general Organ recitals should be enjoyed, bit of everything — music that the sentiments of the whole not endured. So, recitalists, how ordinary person can relate to. Peter correspondence: about making organ recitals become Sweeney played some ‘popular’ ‘Recent correspondence has made appealing to the populace once recitals shortly after the NCH organ interesting reading. I noted with more. ! approval Westminster Cathedral’s [email protected]

(continued from previous page) — dare one even say 'dangerous', back from experiencing God. TNT to kill a Sunday morning. It is for the power of the numinous, the Within Orthodoxy it is that assault madness to wear ladies' straw hats power of God, is both attractive on the senses through icons, and velvet hats to church; we should and terrifying. The writer Annie vestments, incense, repetitive all be wearing crash helmets. Ushers Dillard perhaps sensed this when chant, bodily posture - the creation should issue life preservers and she wrote: of another world within which we signal flares; they should lash us to can let go in the face of the “On the whole, I do not find our pews.” ! numinous. Christians, outside of the Perhaps in our Western Churches catacombs, sufficiently sensible of we need to pay more attention to conditions. Does anyone have the Michael Johnston is rector of the our primal human need to 'let go' foggiest idea what sort of power we Shinrone group of parishes, Dioceses in the face of the divine; to shift the so blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, of Limerick and Killaloe. balance from the rational, does no one believe a word of it? [email protected] intellectual and controlled, to The churches are the children include more of the non-rational, playing on the floor with their the sensorial and the uncontrolled chemistry sets, mixing up a batch of otes and N ews LIVING WORSHIP A course in liturgy, music and worship The annual Living Worship course will be held again on four Saturday mornings early in 2011, starting on 15 January, when Bishop Michael New first-year ACCM students: Richard Whittern, Margaret Stokes, Jamie Burrows, will speak about liturgical Boshell, Inga Hutchinson and Beth Burns (Absent: Hugo Stewart). space and the re-ordering of the interior of churches, with particular ACCM COURSE 2010—11 LETTER TO EDITOR reference to recently-approved In September, six students entered Church of Ireland guidelines. On 22 year 1 of the Church Music Michael Johnston’s article on January, Róisín Dexter and some Training Course. The sponsoring Posture (Soundboard, No. 21) is members of the Discovery Gospel parishes are Castlemacadam (Co. timely.! While it is clear that our Choir will lead a workshop on gospel Wicklow), Christ Church Cathedral, modern liturgies expect a greater music. On 29 January, Archdeacon Athlone, Boyle (Co. Roscommon) amount of standing than those Ricky Rountree will explore the and Geashill (Co. Offaly). There are based on mediaeval practice, the various ways in which music may be now fourteen students altogether in Book of Common Prayer has few used in A Service of the Word and the three years of the course. instructions about where to stand/sit/kneel.! Therefore, those other non-eucharistic worship; and This session's choir training the final session on 5 February will leading worship need to develop module for the church music skills in indicating what to do, be led by the prominent Belfast students took place during musician, Harry Grindle, who will without unduly interfering with the September/October. The four flow of the liturgy. In my experience, draw on his wide experience when sessions were led by Peter Parshall discussing the role of the church Roman Catholic clergy tend to be (St Bartholomew's) and Ite more sensitive and adept about this musician and the concept of the O'Donovan, founder of the Dublin ministry of music. than those of the Church of Ireland.! Choral Foundation, and director of In our Anglican tradition, there is a This course is always well-attended. The Lassus Scholars and Piccolo deeply embedded worship-memory It aims to place the work of the Lasso. There was a particular that insists that worshippers must church musician in the wider context emphasis on the role of the cantor kneel at the words ‘let us pray’, even of liturgy and theology. Venue: as it seems probable that this role if this is not necessary. Therefore Mageough Hall, Cowper Road (beside will become increasingly important phrases such as ‘we remain standing Cowper Luas). Course Fee: !100. in Church of Ireland parish as we pray’ or ‘I invite you to stand Booking and further information: churches. for the intercessions’ need to be [email protected] and substituted. 087 668 3998. Most liturgists recommend that the entire Introductory/Gathering section at the Eucharist should be HOW TO CHOOSE AN ORGAN Continual education in the organ done standing.! Rather than VOLUNTARY repertoire is essential. Don't close introducing the Collect with the (Reprinted from Vivace) your mind to new ideas always keep traditional ‘let us pray’, how much it open. Make sure that your organ There is such a wealth of organ more effective it can be if the is sufficient for what you choose. presiding priest regards this as a music that it is sometimes difficult Messiaen, played on a one-manual to select suitable voluntaries. high point that sums-up the organ with 5 stops is not a good idea! gathering of God’s people, and The first rule is never choose a Start making your list by looking at encourages the entire assembly to piece which is beyond your ability! the liturgy of the Sundays on which stay standing while s/he offers the By all means extend your technique you will be playing. Is there a Prayer on their behalf. but never go beyond its limits. voluntary appropriate to the day? Allocate sufficient practice time and What length is most suitable? A David McConnell, don't be tempted to play without large church will probably need a Zion Church, Rathgar. enough rehearsal — this is a recipe long voluntary, a small one a for mediocrity and disaster. shorter piece. VACANCIES FOR MUSICIANS Don't choose music merely from Above all, play music that you enjoy. Your pleasure will communicate Are you aware that vacancies for one period — use as wide a selection organists, cantors, singers and other as possible. Always publish your with the listeners and add to their appreciation of your work. The musicians may be advertised on our list and plan ahead for three or six website? If you wish to advertise, months. Keep abreast of new music voluntary is a very important part of the Service: it needs to be chosen send the information to and choose from it what is suitable. [email protected]. You can listen to CDs and see if and practised with care. they contain usable works. Colin Mawby KSG Department at which church and CONGRATULATIONS! school choirs come together to Tom Gordon has been a popular explore new repertoire under the speaker at the Living Worship course otes direction of Blánaid Murphy before in the past (and, we hope, will be singing at an evening Mass. Further back with us in the future). We and details will be found on congratulate him on his recent www.rscmireland.com. appointment as Dean of Leighlin Cathedral and Adult Education ews Officer for the dioceses of Cashel SINGING PSALMS, YEAR A and Ossory. N The lectionary moves to Year A on Advent Sunday (5 December) and BERT KAVANAGH (1922-2010) Singing Psalms - responsorial psalms ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH We record with sadness the death on set to simple chant -Year A (The An interesting exchange of roles has 3 September of Bert Kavanagh, a Columba Press) will be launched in taken place at St Bartholomew's church organist for over 70 years. He Dublin and Belfast during November. Church, Clyde Road: Since 1 served most of this time at Wicklow This will be the third and final September, Peter Parshall is Director Parish Church and before that at St volume in the series. Keep an eye on of Music and Fraser Wilson is Saviour's, Arklow. Assistant Director of Music. Fraser the church music website for details of dates and venues. tells us that he will now have more JAMES QUINN, SJ (1919-2010) time to follow his interest in music We also regret to record the death in composition. Peter, meanwhile, has Edinburgh on 8 April 2010 at the been concentrating on recruitment ANSWERS TO age of 90, of the well known hymn- with the result that the boys' choir DO YOU KNOW YOUR MUSIC writer, Father James Quinn. An now numbers twenty-six and the examination of his many hymns girls' choir, eighteen. Significant 1. Jericho 2. Schubert shows the breadth of his subject dates in the St Bartholomew's matter, his love for the worship of the 3. Trout musical calendar during the coming Church, and the range of metres in period are Tuesday 2 November, 4. In a Monastery Garden which he wrote. James Quinn joined Solemn Eucharist of All Souls at 8 5. Simeon the Society of Jesus in 1939 and was p.m. at which the choir of boys and 6. 16/17th-century instrument of ordained in 1950. From 1972 to men will sing Fauré's Requiem. The the harpsichord type but smaller 1976 he was a consultant to the annual concert of carols and and of different shape. International Commission in English readings featuring Alan Stanford and 7. A tambourine for the Liturgy. Eight of his hymns the choirs of boys, girls and men, 8. Queen Anne are included in Church Hymnal will take place on the evening of 9. Handel 2000, including Forth in the peace of Sunday 12 December. Further 10. The Holy City Christ, we go, Christ be beside me information can be had on 11. Samuel Johnson and a translation of the Maundy www.stbartholomews.ie 12. Violin Thursday Liturgy, Ubi Caritas / Here in Christ we gather. 13. The pipe of a bagpipe on which RSCM IRELAND the melody ips played Peter Parshall also is co-ordinator for 14. Figaro RSCM Ireland. Recently, choristers 15. A ringing or tinkling sound DO WE HAVE YOUR (CURRENT) who have achieved success in the 16. Sullivan RSCM's Voice for Life choral training EMAIL ADDRESS? 17. Obsolete double reed woodwind scheme came together to sing Choral instrument, forerunner of the Our email alert service gives Evensong in St Patrick's Cathedral, oboe information about concerts, courses under the direction of Stuart 18. S. S. Wesley and other events of interest to Nicholson, Organist and Master of church musicians. We already have the Choristers. During the service, 19. Elgar 20. Sullivan a large number of addresses on our choristers were presented with their circulation list. But recently we 21. The Law certificates by the Dean of St notice an increasing number of Patrick's. The next RSCM event in 22. Ignacy Jan Paderewski returned 'undeliverable' messages or Dublin is a Choral Singing Day on 23. Wellington's Victory, or the 'bounces'. Many people change their Saturday 20 November at St Mary's ‘Battle Symphony’ email supplier from time to time. To Pro-Cathedral. This will be a joint 24. Handel be sure that you are still on our list event with the Pro-Cathedral Choral or if you wish to sign-up to it, please send a quick message from your The Church Music Committee supports and resources music and musicians current email address to in the local church. The Committee is appointed by the Church of Ireland [email protected]. Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough. Website: www.churchmusicdublin.org Chairman: Archdeacon Ricky Rountree, Powerscourt Rectory, Enniskerry, Bray, Co Wicklow. Secretary: Mrs Jacqueline Mullen, 23 Ludford Park, Ballinteer, Dublin 16, Tel. 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