Palestrina Matins Responsory for Advent - St. Paul's, London version- Has anyone ever used this as..
  • tomboysuzetomboysuze
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    a processional for the First Sunday of Advent?
    Is it appropriate for that if you have a choir that can do a decent job?
    http://youtu.be/HQAvuQHb55E
  • OrganistRob320OrganistRob320
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    What I usually do is have the choir sing the Responsory as a prelude and use Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth as the entrance.
    Thanked by 1tomboysuze
  • tomboysuzetomboysuze
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    Rob? Hey! Hi. Thanks. Sounds good. Are you doing it this Sunday?
    tomboysuze ( a.k.a. Susan Carroll from Chamber Choir)
  • OrganistRob320OrganistRob320
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    This year we are using it on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. I have used it on the First Sunday before.
  • Mark HuseyMark Husey
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    I've used it on Advent III before the Hymn in Procession, and sometimes on Advent IV, too, if I have the singers in town to do it. We put the first version on YouTube, actually; would that we had the resources of Saint Paul's Cathedral!
    Thanked by 1tomboysuze
  • tomboysuzetomboysuze
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    We did actually pull it off with two men (one very good tenor) and 5 women. It was extremely effective! (we rehearsed it a lot so that everyone could find their starting pitches and the different sections.) That seemed to be the most difficult part. Cheers, Mark!
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