Church of the Transfiguration was decorated with a brilliant red when we processed
into our service this week. It is such a stark contrast to the
white we have had for the Easter Season. The service itself was a
celebration of Pentecost, or the coming of the Comforter, which
was reflected in the music that was shared.
Anyone who is familiar with Vaughn William's Pilgrims
Progress would have appreciated the postlude, "Into thy
hands I commend my spirit," sung by a baritone soloist (the
character Watchful the Porter) and accompanied by a small
orchestra. Our church could afford the space for the singer to
walk away as he was singing the end of the piece. What a perfect
"goodbye for now."
This past Sunday was the last service sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores until after our
summer break. We don't stop singing, we just sing other things. We
will record the music of the "Early French Masters" that we have
been working on, as well as receive the next set of service music
for the fall term, and the music for the next recording (another
French Masters set), and memorize the music for our Fall tour. So
the word "break" is not that accurate; better to say,"doing
something different" maybe!
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