Advent carols are the starry gems that often get overlooked by the public for the more generic carols this time of year, but to me these sacred carols come closest to the true meaning of Christmas.
Of all the services of this season of the year my very favourite is the Advent Carol service. I attend this service in an 800 year old Cathedral which adds to the atmosphere of praise and worship Each year we are transported from winter darkness to simple candle light to remind us the Light of the world will return.
Thank you for posting this. It's so easy for Advent to get lost in the sea of secular, pre-Christmas consumerism. Such beautiful music puts me right back into the spirit of listening to God and waiting for the coming of Christ with joyful expectation.
I am blessed to be part of a congregation in Boston where it is the tradition, encouraged in the bulletin, that people sit quietly during both the recessional and the prelude, both played on the organ. It's Church of the Covenant and our wonderful organist is Thomas Handel. The only exceptions that I know are weddings.
I rather enjoy hearing the music at Trinity any time of the year. After all, I did spend five years in that chapel under the direction of Marlow. An interesting note... I too, several years after Layton, was a chorister at Winchester in my youth... That cathedral is by far my most favourite place to sing for the soaring space and the extraordinary acoustics. Thank you, Trinity, for posting this programme. -JPS
I began watching this video on Christmas Day (yesterday) and have kept it going! Such a lovely, sober celebration in honour of Christ the King! Thanks, TrinityCollegeChoir!
Cracking choice of music, brilliantly sung. The arrangement of Lo he comes is a bit fussy for my taste, and needed to slow right down to fit in the double descant, but everything is splendid - congratulations to Mr Layton, the organists and the choir.
As to the prelude/postlude question...I had an organ professor in college who would insert her postludes just prior to the recessional hymn. She had a captive audience. They wouldn't dare talk or leave before singing the last hymn. She felt if she spent the time preparing a postlude it shouldn't be used to facilitate yakking -- my words, not hers. It worked at her church. She was a consummate organist. I've heard postludes at other churches where I couldn't reach the nearest exit fast enough :-)
Why is it taking so long for TH-cam videos to load up today? This one started out fine, but began freezing up after about five minutes. It also keeps going from very blurry to very sharp,
It's just Messiaen. I actually like this particular organ piece of Messiaen's... it's probably the only piece I know that suits advent/christmas, and the only piece that I developed a liking to. XD
@@artyzach So, I'm *not* the only one!!! Messiaen can be jarring for those unexposed to him. However, that doesn't account for the many ridiculous comments following this video. People need to give new things a chance, whether it be food, drink, music, or anything else!!! A Happy Christmas, and blessings to you!!! 🔥💜🔥
What an outstanding service and it was really enjoyable. It is a real pity that awful volintary was played at the end. It is just dreadful and all I can equate it to is noise!!
Messiaeh can be jolting, if you've never heard his music! Try turning the volume down a bit, and listen to the piece a couple of times. Once you experienced it a few times, (let yourself have a break between hearings) I think you'll find it's not nearly as objectionable as it first was! My mentor studied with Messiaen in Paris. The man was a genius. Not all acts of genius are, at first, easy to listen to. Give yourself a chance to hear the picture he paints!!! A Happy Christmas to you, and all possible blessings!!! 🔥💜🔥
It's really inappropriate for people to act as if the processional and recessional are performances. They are meant to facilitate movement: into the time of prayer, and out into the world. They are not meant to glorify the organ, the performance, or the organist, even if Thomas Handel is playing.
Why anyone found it necessary to take perfectly valid hymns and change the words is beyond me! I'd like to blame it on old boomers, but I am one of many of them who aren't buying it! Changing things, just so you can say that you've changed something, must cease!!!
Advent carols are the starry gems that often get overlooked by the public for the more generic carols this time of year, but to me these sacred carols come closest to the true meaning of Christmas.
Of all the services of this season of the year my very favourite is the Advent Carol service. I attend this service in an 800 year old Cathedral which adds to the atmosphere of praise and worship Each year we are transported from winter darkness to simple candle light to remind us the Light of the world will return.
+Val Casey Can one covet another's spiritual opportunities? I think that I do.
Thank you for posting this. It's so easy for Advent to get lost in the sea of secular, pre-Christmas consumerism. Such beautiful music puts me right back into the spirit of listening to God and waiting for the coming of Christ with joyful expectation.
Who gives this beautiful music a "thumbs down"?
Absolutely wonderful service--that postlude at the end signals to me:
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER BECAUSE THE MESSIAH'S COMING!!!
Yes, and is she pissed!!!
I love the Advent Matins Responsory by Richard Marlow. Never heard that before. There's a faint echo of Vom Himmel Hoch here that is just lovely.
The descant in the last verse of 'Lo he comes' is insane - I love it!
A very welcome reminder of the real reason for this season..thankyou wonderful voices!!!!!
I am blessed to be part of a congregation in Boston where it is the tradition, encouraged in the bulletin, that people sit quietly during both the recessional and the prelude, both played on the organ. It's Church of the Covenant and our wonderful organist is Thomas Handel.
The only exceptions that I know are weddings.
Gorgeous soprano voice in the Magnificat!
one of best advent carol service!!!
I rather enjoy hearing the music at Trinity any time of the year. After all, I did spend five years in that chapel under the direction of Marlow. An interesting note... I too, several years after Layton, was a chorister at Winchester in my youth... That cathedral is by far my most favourite place to sing for the soaring space and the extraordinary acoustics. Thank you, Trinity, for posting this programme. -JPS
Thank you. You put me in your debt.
I began watching this video on Christmas Day (yesterday) and have kept it going! Such a lovely, sober celebration in honour of Christ the King! Thanks, TrinityCollegeChoir!
This is another beautiful event that could inspire some great miniature dollhouses with matching English choral singer 👨🎤 doll sets.
Extraordinary celebration!!!!!
Those Anglicans sure know how to sing a hymn.
I know!I'm a roman catholic and I wished the choirs sounded like that and even dressed like that
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
At the end....Bach then Messiaen... fantastic!
Cracking choice of music, brilliantly sung.
The arrangement of Lo he comes is a bit fussy for my taste, and needed to slow right down to fit in the double descant, but everything is splendid - congratulations to Mr Layton, the organists and the choir.
Beautiful! Many thanks for posting!
Amen!
As to the prelude/postlude question...I had an organ professor in college who would insert her postludes just prior to the recessional hymn. She had a captive audience. They wouldn't dare talk or leave before singing the last hymn. She felt if she spent the time preparing a postlude it shouldn't be used to facilitate yakking -- my words, not hers. It worked at her church. She was a consummate organist. I've heard postludes at other churches where I couldn't reach the nearest exit fast enough :-)
I love that the choir is mixed. I understand that Kings College sticks to the all-male tradition? :(
I love them both!!!
I find it sad that people did not give the organ the same quiet attention as they did the choir.
Why is it taking so long for TH-cam videos to load up today?
This one started out fine, but began freezing up after about five minutes.
It also keeps going from very blurry to very sharp,
What in the hell happens at 1:09:25? Did somebody slip LSD to the organist? or did a large rat get loose in the key mechanism? Ortherwise WONDERFUL!
It's just Messiaen. I actually like this particular organ piece of Messiaen's... it's probably the only piece I know that suits advent/christmas, and the only piece that I developed a liking to. XD
@@artyzach So, I'm *not* the only one!!! Messiaen can be jarring for those unexposed to him. However, that doesn't account for the many ridiculous comments following this video. People need to give new things a chance, whether it be food, drink, music, or anything else!!!
A Happy Christmas, and blessings to you!!!
🔥💜🔥
It's the fate of a recessional!
Is he using an I-Pad to conduct from????? I love it!!!
Who's been messing with the words of Of the Father's Love Begotten Why can't people just leave things alone.
Agreed on the words, but what a beautiful arrangement.
@@affenschwanz64 Changing things, for the sake of change only, must stop. There was nothing wrong with the original words of the hymn!!!
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@@brookeggleston9314 I totally agree with you. They have many reasons for changing original words, most of which are BS.
The words are not original. It was Latin. Every translation is another window to God
What an outstanding service and it was really enjoyable. It is a real pity that awful volintary was played at the end. It is just dreadful and all I can equate it to is noise!!
Messiaeh can be jolting, if you've never heard his music! Try turning the volume down a bit, and listen to the piece a couple of times. Once you experienced it a few times, (let yourself have a break between hearings) I think you'll find it's not nearly as objectionable as it first was! My mentor studied with Messiaen in Paris. The man was a genius. Not all acts of genius are, at first, easy to listen to. Give yourself a chance to hear the picture he paints!!!
A Happy Christmas to you, and all possible blessings!!!
🔥💜🔥
@@brookeggleston9314 Many Happy returns and every good Wish for 2019. I will give your suggestion a try and see how I get on.
It's really inappropriate for people to act as if the processional and recessional are performances. They are meant to facilitate movement: into the time of prayer, and out into the world. They are not meant to glorify the organ, the performance, or the organist, even if Thomas Handel is playing.
Why anyone found it necessary to take perfectly valid hymns and change the words is beyond me! I'd like to blame it on old boomers, but I am one of many of them who aren't buying it! Changing things, just so you can say that you've changed something, must cease!!!
Beautiful singing. It's a shame the chapel is so underwhelming compared with Kings or St John's.
Odd choice of recessional for an organ like Trinity's.
That's not the point of that part of the liturgy.
good gravy, what an uber wealthy American chapel, must be American.
Nope. Cambridge, England.
That horrible organpiece at the end ruïns the entire service as does the clapping!
Lovely music...sorry, but too many women.