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andtheother romAustralianscholar, Dr Warren Bourne, who spoke about how Vaughan Williams collected, arranged and made more widely known manyEnglish olksongsandcarols.
While we were visiting the Maritime Museum,severalo us,ledbyNeilShro , enjoyed a visit to two historic churches. St Mark, Remuera and St Andrew, Epsom are among the oldest churches in New Zealand. Both are beauti ul woodenchurches oundedbyBishop Selwyn in the early 19th century and are renowned ortheirarchitecturalquality.
Having served as musical director in both churches, Neil was able to talk about thehistoryo thebuildingsandorgans, and o course the personalities involved. Both parishes have vibrant worshiping Anglican communities with long musical histories, ullyactivechoirs,fneorgans and highly respected music directors.
The highlight o the week was Andrew Lumsden’s recital on the superb new organ at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell. On Sunday morning the choir took part in a service at Mount Albert Methodist Church and in the a ternoon a service
at St Mary’s Cathedral Church. Much
o thefnaldaywasspentrehearsing or an early-evening concert at St Matthew- in-the-City.Thiswas ollowedbyagala dinner in the Selwyn Library and in the morningwesaid arewelltoournew
riends a ter a stimulating week.
Roz Robinson an Merv Hunt
CHOCOLATE FOR THE
EARS IN CAPE TOWN! Eat,MeetandSingwastheordero the day on 17 February when the Cape Town Branch o the RSCM hosted its frst event o theyear.ColleenHart(ARSCM)directed the a ternoon’s proceedings, providing everyone with valuable tools or teaching music and actions quickly and e fciently togroupso people.Atthebeginningo the session she said that we would be treated to music that was like ‘chocolates
or our ears’ – a phrase she had heard frstusedby ellowARSCMRonGillin Johannesburg. We explored the music in an in ormal and relaxed manner and there wasnopressuretoprepare oraservice.
A joy ul noise ensued as we sight-read ourwaythroughapacko musicthat
Celebrations in Cape Town.
included the works o numerous composers, some in di erent languages. One o the many pieces that moved me was a short Brazilian prayer called Ouve Senhor,euestouclaman o(MercifulLor ,in yourkin ness,hearourprayer),withwords and music by Simei Monteiro, arranged by David Peacock. We also learned several South A rican pieces including Nkos’ Usubenam, which included actions that were enjoyed by all. It was also interesting to learn about the origination o Ntsikana’s Bell an Resurrection Hymn.
We were indeed blessed by having so many di erent voices in attendance, with a conductor who really knew her stu . We learnt so much, and I am looking orward to the next RSCM event! Samantha Gomez
160 YEARS OF WORSHIP
IN CAPE TOWN
Sixty RSCM Cape Town Branch members collaborated to thank God or 160 years o aith ul worship at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Bree Street, Cape Town in January this year. His Grace Archbishop Thabo Makgoba presided. He emphasized that ‘our aith tells us that although there is sin, there is also redemption. When an ordinary man received God’s grace, it turned Saul the persecutor
into Paul the apostle.’
Organ, brass ensemble and choir raised the roo , singing hymns, Psalm 67 and anthems to the glory o God. Special thanks to members o the churches
o St Oswald, St Phillip, St Andrew,
St Cyprian, St Mark and All Saints and the Aeterno Chorale. Soli Deo Gloria. Ce ricWilliams(Chairperson,Cape
Town Branch)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BARK?
As an amusing aside to the Summer School report, above, while director Andrew Lumsden was per orming arecitalo aJ.S.BachPreludeand Fugue, he was unexpectedly joined in accompaniment by a barking dog! Remarkably, and to the amusement o all,thedogbarkedintimewith the music and gave its fnal ‘woo ’ asthe uguecametoanend!
Robert Tait
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
MATTHEW OWENS, WELLS CATHEDRAL ORGANIST AND MASTER OF THE CHORISTERS, INSTALLED AS A PREBENDARY
Matthew Owens has been made
a Prebendary (Canon)o Wells Cathedral by the Bishopo Bath and Wells in recognition o his ‘outstanding
service to the Church in the Diocese and particularly in the Cathedral’. HeisthefrstOrganisto Wells Cathedral to receive this honour.
A prebendary is so called because he or she holds a prebend – the manor
orparishorotherestate romwhich the prebendary used to derive an income. Such prebends have long been disendowed and now put nothing into the prebendary’s pocket, but their
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