Last summer we were in Scotland, I knew we were not going to come back in a long time over the days we spent there, tried that nothing left for us to see and do.
And one of the things that were pending was attending a Protestant church service ..... so obvious that they put their faces when I said in the church of Fort William (the village where we were) had service 11 o'clock that morning, and we went there.
As we approached the church, we found that the pastor was getting to the parishioners at the door, one by one ... I went and asked permission to asist with all due respect to the service. With infinite surprise face, I very kindly asked several questions to which I replied trying to be very compelling, yes, we are Catholic, yes, are from outside (thought Italian) yes, we want to participate in a Protestant service know .... finally invited us.
This is the church ... I do not remember his name.
As we are accustomed to seeing in movies, nothing was missing: there was the celebrant, choir, organ, organist ....( that looked very old, and found that playing fine).
We gave our Bibles and books of Psalms, and began the ceremony.
Throughout the service
dominated the singing of psalms. Almost after every intervention of the "cure", they sang some, and more and more beautiful. Since we had the books, we could easily follow the text and understand what they sang.
The organist played, the choir sang a beautiful melody, all perfectly cohesive voice in a chorus, of course, did not seem professional ...! Attendees also sang, we just imbued with that perfect music for the occasion, and even at times joined them in the choruses.
The experience proved to be very interesting, and when it was over and people approached us and asked if we liked and browse awhile, we lacked time to be interested in the music and its author: John Rutter.
My daughter was then part of the school chorus, superbly directed by Pilar, a former colleague during the years of the Conservatory, and with whom I spoke of those parts for both choir and piano we had liked .... shortly after our kids were singing these same songs.
Since then, many works John Rutter are the repertoire of our choir.
John Rutter is an English choirmaster who also composed religious-themed works always.
now 65, lives in Cambridge, England, and gives concerts with choral societies throughout the world. He composed from small individual songs to complete masses through collections of carols, psalms, tunes, etc. His catalog is extensive, and almost exclusively devoted to choral music.
Today's music is one of their songs more famous, the "Angel's Carol", which is usually performed in a version for choir and piano or choir and orchestra. I bring the very choir of Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, a choral ensemble of voices so perfect that sometimes can not believe they sing live.
Although I personally prefer the version for piano and children's choir .... be professional bias. Judge for yourselves!
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