All Things Rite & Musical

15/12/2023

David previews the music at the 2023 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.

24/11/2023

News out of King's College, Cambridge: this year's commissioned carol for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is by Cheryl Frances-Hoad. "The Cradle" will be premiered next month. It is a setting of a 17th-century Austrian text, translated by Robert Graves.

Stay tuned to All Things Rite and Musical for a complete report on the music to be sung at this year's Christmas Eve service from King's.

09/10/2023

Our discussion of Elements of Rite by Aidan Kavanagh continues: special groups and sacred space.

05/09/2023

We begin our Elements of Rite series! A multi-part discussion of the book by Aidan Kavanagh.

23/08/2023

Did you hear? We have a new podcast series coming next month, all about the book 'Elements of Rite' by Aidan Kavanagh.

This is a great book with lots of "rules" about liturgy, and it will make for a lively discussion between our hosts!

If you want your own copy of the book, there seem to be a lot of used copies floating around out there.

Keeping in mind two pastoral considerations—the liturgy itself and the assembly that worships—Father Kavanagh looks not beyond rubrics but deep into their historical and pastoral existence in order to develop rules of style which articulate this existence in current Roman liturgical usage. From ...

21/08/2023

A new series begins! Follow along, if you wish, with your own copy of Elements of Rite by Aidan Kavanagh.

21/08/2023

A new All Things Rite & Musical podcast series begins on September 5. We will discuss the book 'Elements of Rite' by Aidan Kavanagh.

07/12/2022

David previews the music at the 2022 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.

15/09/2022

"Time will tell whether the forms of worship adopted during COVID were just temporary measures or if, in fact, they represent a new normal or even a new Pentecost. I take issue with those who say things like 'Church will never be the same,' and I wonder if such claims do harm in diminishing the comfort and encouragement that the average churchgoer received from worship before the pandemic."

“Churches have primarily become about producing a programmed event rather than building communal interactions and relationships.”

17/06/2022

A special UNEDITED episode all about liturgy issues presented to the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

16/04/2022

22/03/2022

After a Covid-induced hiatus, we return with a conversation about Ash Wednesday: how important is it to offer this liturgy? Should Eucharist...

02/02/2022

London-based designer Max Lamb has created a new altar, sanctuary floor, and Paschal and altar candleholders for St John Chrysostom Church in Peckham, London

23/12/2021

We're gonna talk about Christmas carols! (But we chat about the Omicron weirdness first.)

06/12/2021

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Organ - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/arts/music/classical-music-organ.html

Listen to the biggest, loudest, most extravagant (yet incredibly subtle) instrument of them all.

26/11/2021

Every year, we look forward to being the very first to bring you the music list for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge. And this year is no exception.

It's not quite Advent yet! But it's never too early to look forward with joyful anticipation to the famous Christmas service from England.

Have a listen here: http://www.riteandmusical.org/2021/11/2021-festival-of-nine-lessons-and.html

David previews the music at the 2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge

26/11/2021

David previews the music at the 2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge

26/10/2021

Ahead of All Saints' Day, the conversation turns to the Renewal of Baptismal Vows and the sprinkling of the people with holy water (also kno...

26/10/2021

Check your podcast feeds or our website for a new episode first thing Tuesday morning!

http://riteandmusical.org

A podcast about liturgy and music from an Episcopal/Anglican perspective.

15/10/2021

Girls and women to sing as members of The Choir of St John’s

St John’s College will continue its reputation for musical excellence by featuring male and female voices – both adults and children – in its world-renowned choir for the first time.

Founded in the 1670s, The Choir of St John’s has a rich, warm and distinctive sound. Known internationally for its broadcasts, concert tours and more than 100 recordings, the choir is made up of around 20 choristers, who join from the age of eight, and around 16 adult choral scholars who are largely students at St John's College, one of the 31 constituent Colleges of the University of Cambridge.

The choir enhances services of the College Chapel through daily Evensong services and Sung Eucharist on Sundays during university term.

The decision to admit girls and women will mean the choir will be unique in a Cambridge or Oxford College – no other choir of its kind combines the voices of males and females in both adults and children.

Andrew Nethsingha, former organ scholar at St John’s, has directed the choir for 14 years and its repertoire spans 500 years of sacred music. Nethsingha has a reputation for encouraging young singers, championing contemporary music, and commissioning new work from established and emerging composers. He has spearheaded the move to admit girls and women to the choir.

The Director of Music said: “Providing an opportunity for girls and women to sing as members of The Choir of St John’s is a very exciting development for the choral tradition of the College. Choral singing is a specialised art form, and our choir has played a formative role in the careers of many globally recognised musicians.

“Extending membership to talented female singers creates an exceptional new musical opportunity for women and girls, as our much loved choir continues to make a highly valued contribution to the musical life of St John’s and the wider world.

"I hope this small step will bring the day closer when there is gender equality amongst composers, organists and conductors, as well as among politicians, business leaders and in all other walks of life.”

Full story: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/girls-and-women-sing-members-choir-st-johns

21/09/2021

A conversation recorded in July 2021 about the pandemic, patriotism, and congregational song.

08/07/2021

Forward Movement announces a major update to its popular Forward Day by Day smartphone app, as well as a relaunch of its Daily Prayer website, prayer.forwardmovement.org.

26/05/2021

A short film by Mark Willey documenting the recording sessions from February 2020 at Saint Thomas Church which resulted in our first album in 7 years, "The…

06/04/2021

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31/03/2021