tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post1509272163616060963..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: Let the people sing Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67254786720818066252012-12-13T18:12:26.723+00:002012-12-13T18:12:26.723+00:00Being two miles up a hill from the exchange with a...Being two miles up a hill from the exchange with a noisy line means that we're very lucky to reach 2MB per second and it's usually much less. As for contention - when the children get home from school and the adults from work it can sometimes be not much better than dial-up. Sigh....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-17861526919930275442012-12-13T16:39:25.321+00:002012-12-13T16:39:25.321+00:00Oh dear Perpetua - I didn't realise you were s...Oh dear Perpetua - I didn't realise you were still having problems with your broadband. That is such a shame as I'm sure you would thoroughly enjoy the performance.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63312816390934599782012-12-13T16:33:30.316+00:002012-12-13T16:33:30.316+00:00Yet again great minds think alike, Ricky. :-) The ...Yet again great minds think alike, Ricky. :-) The association between those passages and the arias is so strong that it would be hard to hear or read them without making it.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the link and I do hope it will be followed up. Sadly it won't by me as our poor broadband connection barely lets me listen to an aria, let along a complete oratorio. Sigh....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-30124913773703127602012-12-13T13:51:38.848+00:002012-12-13T13:51:38.848+00:00Like you Perpetua, I could not help but be reminde...Like you Perpetua, I could not help but be reminded of Handel's Messiah when hearing the Malachi passage read last Sunday morning even when read with a strong Texan accent :-) And I had great difficulty in not 'singing the Gospel' rather than just reading it!<br /><br />I'm sure you & many of your followers who have left comments here, might enjoy this recent performance of 'Messiah', by a Czech choir & orchestra, sung in English & recorded by a French TV company! <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQaww_NMDy0<br /><br />It lasts a full two hours & seventeen minutes so do give yourself plenty of time to sit down & listen to it.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-86135604759888413612012-12-11T17:26:16.400+00:002012-12-11T17:26:16.400+00:00Beautifully put, Pearl, and absolutely true. Thins...Beautifully put, Pearl, and absolutely true. Thins is what inspiration really means - to create something so sublime and eternal.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-45747559620622911922012-12-11T17:23:49.563+00:002012-12-11T17:23:49.563+00:00It was my pleasure, Dee. Handel's Messiah is s...It was my pleasure, Dee. Handel's Messiah is so extraordinary in its range and power of emotion that it always seems new when I hear it again. Now I'm singing these arias in my head as I type.....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-9714868213651034732012-12-11T17:20:45.955+00:002012-12-11T17:20:45.955+00:00Eee by gum, tha's a northerner now, Janice. :-...Eee by gum, tha's a northerner now, Janice. :-) It's lovely to see you back in blogdom. <br /><br />The tradition of local choral societies is so strong in the north and it has always ensured some truly splendid performances almost everywhere each year. What fun to sing with the omne in Todmorden.<br />Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-84443491701270526452012-12-11T17:14:33.395+00:002012-12-11T17:14:33.395+00:00I'm glad you found time to listen to them, Bro...I'm glad you found time to listen to them, Broad. Life in the run-up to Christmas with a boy in the house again must be beyond hectic.:-) Your Advent Carol Service sounds wonderful and to have a Nine Lessons and Carols as well is even better. We're having a deanery Advent Carol Service on Sunday with a visiting choir and I'm looking forward to it immensely.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-41853548940166101482012-12-11T16:58:45.365+00:002012-12-11T16:58:45.365+00:00Such beauty. Every time I hear this, I get gooseb...Such beauty. Every time I hear this, I get goosebumps, a lump in my throat.<br /><br />If proof is needed of beauty and divinity, it may be found in this piece.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-49469540015493661852012-12-11T16:21:40.709+00:002012-12-11T16:21:40.709+00:00Dear Perpetua, the genius of Handel. I could feel ...Dear Perpetua, the genius of Handel. I could feel my spirits, my soul, my whole self being exalted as the singer's voice rose into the realms of hope and joy. Thank you for this Advent gift. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-20576795780894330712012-12-11T12:43:21.779+00:002012-12-11T12:43:21.779+00:00It is always amazing.... and having now spent year...It is always amazing.... and having now spent years in Yorkshire...not too far from your Lancashire roots, I regard The Messiah as a vital part of my Christmas. It is some years since I sang with the Todmorden Choral Society, but being part of that tradition, where they had sung in the town hall every year since 1870 something or other, was very powerful. Thanks for this Perpetua. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58899521681427790482012-12-11T11:13:38.752+00:002012-12-11T11:13:38.752+00:00Very much enjoyed, Perpetua. I find that I don'...Very much enjoyed, Perpetua. I find that I don't often have time during the yuletide season to listen to music that I love -- except in church and through blogging. A church I belonged to in Munich did a wonderful thing at Christmas and Easter -- they had the choir take the lead and invited all members of the congregation to join them singing the passages appropriate to the season. Fortunately for me our church has a strong musical tradition and I am able to get a good musical fix with the Advent Carol Service and 9 Lessons and Carols in addition to the usual Christmas services. Thanks!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-6330173206581930012012-12-10T15:54:09.294+00:002012-12-10T15:54:09.294+00:00You're very welcome, Linda. My childhood memor...You're very welcome, Linda. My childhood memories are of performances of Handel's Messiah and carols at school, chapel and round the Christmas tree at home. I don't remember ever hearing the now essential Nine Lessons service from King's until I was an adult with children of my own. You're absolutely right about that unaccompanied first verse - truly a tingle-factor moment.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-49895567901140466292012-12-10T15:50:52.906+00:002012-12-10T15:50:52.906+00:00Penny, I'm so glad to have partially filled th...Penny, I'm so glad to have partially filled the gap left by your not being able to attend your church's performance. what a pity you couldn't make it. There are so many wonderful excerpts available on YouTube that you could almost listen to the whole work that way. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-74141441299591026582012-12-10T14:20:50.766+00:002012-12-10T14:20:50.766+00:00Thank you for the uplifting music. My childhood me...Thank you for the uplifting music. My childhood memories of Christmas music that still stay with me are from different church traditions, especially Methodist and Anglican and carols played by Salvation Army bands or sung by choristers. There's something special about hearing a chorister singing the first verse of Once in Royal David's City in the darkness during the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols before the candles are lit in the church. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-1966002730603746792012-12-10T13:47:02.418+00:002012-12-10T13:47:02.418+00:00It is Monday here, Perpetua, and I'm just begi...It is Monday here, Perpetua, and I'm just beginning my day with these amazing performances. We were unable to attend The Messiah last night at our church, so, I am doubly grateful for your posting now. Thank you so very much for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-26054901067606565672012-12-10T10:11:43.366+00:002012-12-10T10:11:43.366+00:00Debra, that is just how singing in a performance o...Debra, that is just how singing in a performance of Messiah makes one feel - as though one's feet have almost left the earth. :-) Just thinking about it makes me want to sing it again. It truly was part of the fabric of life at Christmas in the north of England, and probably everywhere else in the country, but the north was what I knew.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-5756540582403725522012-12-10T04:46:42.425+00:002012-12-10T04:46:42.425+00:00I so love the way you tell the story of how this m...I so love the way you tell the story of how this masterpiece has blessed your life, Perpetua. It is a glorious work to listen to, and I have also had the extreme pleasure of singing in a choir of voices, and being so exhilarated I almost couldn't contain myself. Just beautiful! oxoDebrahttp://www.breathelighter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-31961752482185870952012-12-09T22:34:58.431+00:002012-12-09T22:34:58.431+00:00Hi Tenon Saw (great name) and welcome to my blog. ...Hi Tenon Saw (great name) and welcome to my blog. I so agree - her voice is truly sublime.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-35340910975840180802012-12-09T22:00:56.176+00:002012-12-09T22:00:56.176+00:00Oooo Emma Kirkby. An angel descended to earth.Oooo Emma Kirkby. An angel descended to earth.KeyReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894097012924024789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-23110533204514800642012-12-09T21:29:07.329+00:002012-12-09T21:29:07.329+00:00That must have been an unforgettable experience, R...That must have been an unforgettable experience, Rosemary, this glorious music in such a wonderful setting. I'm with you too on the necessity of the Festivals of Nine Lessons and Carols - the full version on Radio 3 on Christmas Eve - which I listen to in the kitchen while making mince pies. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-9740053078930314052012-12-09T20:58:16.833+00:002012-12-09T20:58:16.833+00:00Sitting through a complete performance of Handel’s...Sitting through a complete performance of Handel’s Messiah is a totally uplifting experience. The last time I heard it 'live' was in Gloucester Cathedral, a perfect auditorium. <br />I agree with you that Christmas is not Christmas without the Messiah, and on Christmas Eve - the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-74533744585236700352012-12-09T20:00:29.548+00:002012-12-09T20:00:29.548+00:00I do wish I'd known you back then, Helva, and ...I do wish I'd known you back then, Helva, and could have heard your performances. Even though you were getting ready to preach, I bet you still had the music of these arias running through your head as you listened to the readings today.<br /><br />As I said above to Annie, I came late to Emma Kirkby, but am gradually acquiring more and more of her recordings. I agree that she has the purest voice imaginable, not a trace of shrillness and a marvellous lack of vibrato. She is a joy to listen to whatever the music she is singing.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-20854217945251173142012-12-09T19:55:24.080+00:002012-12-09T19:55:24.080+00:00You're very welcome, Molly. Two wonderful perf...You're very welcome, Molly. Two wonderful performances, I think.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-76095258111525303612012-12-09T19:54:30.612+00:002012-12-09T19:54:30.612+00:00Isn't she wonderful, Annie? I must confess to ...Isn't she wonderful, Annie? I must confess to having discovered her rather late, but now I can't get enough of her singing. I love the thought of your family performance of Messiah - true chamber music, really. :-) Our home singing was confined to carols, but we always attended the school performance.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com