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Date: 19 February 2006 19:22:02
Only a morning service for the choir today. The new choirmaster's plan to trawl through the vestry cupboards finding anthems we don't normally sing produced another gem which was tried out on the congregation this morning. I didn't hear any complaints over coffee. Harper's 'Spirit of Love' was initially included in an RSCM booklet by its esteemed director but, after the Festival in Exeter Cathedral, it was put away and not brought out again until a couple of Fridays ago. The anthem uses the theme and rhythm of a weaving loom (6-8 followed by 2-4) to show how the Holy Spirit can 'weave us into one'. It's the first time I can remember singing an anthem where the first word (sung by the men) is 'N-n-n-n'. The top line responds later with 'ah-ah-ah-ah', a much more familiar sound to choristers and congregations alike.