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Date: 22 July 2007 21:29:21
Some soulful, ponderous music this morning, including the Sibelius 'Be still my soul' as an anthem plus 'Finlandia' as the voluntary. But in spite of that, and the psalm being in a minor key, the service felt very upbeat. For some strange reason the minor key always cheers me up and excessively cheerful music saddens me. Some people are just born with their wires crossed. The young children of the Vestry Group led the prayers with a good deal more confidence than the adults often display. The choir were presented with a wonderful picture by the chorister who got married two weeks ago: of us all standing outside the church porch with drinks in our hands toasting the bride and groom. It looked a lot more natural than many of the 'posed' choir photos we've had done in the past.
Evensong had a good turn-out which pleased us as this was the last choral service before the summer holiday. It being a feast day (Mary Magdalene) we had the excuse for a Festival Evensong, with Brewer in D, the Sweeney responses and 'Here O my Lord' (Whitlock) as the anthem. Several choristers stayed behind to chat as we didn't want to go home. We may not be singing together for the next five weeks but of course we will all turn up to listen to the Exon Singers next week.