Lighten Our Darkness PART 2

Lighten Our Darkness PART 2

The past and present of Choral Evensong... the best of church music.
In Part 2: Covid, The Willis Organ of Salisbury, Howells in the USA, John Rutter, Craftsman's Art - the stone of Winchester and the glass of York, Evensong in the Netherlands, Howells' St Paul's Service, St Patrick's lasting legacy, Blackburn Cathedral choristers, Composing Joanna Forbes L'Estrange's Preces & Reposnses, Grantham Parish Church, Andrew Nethsingha, the Coronation, Gesualdo Six, Allegri's Misereri Mei, Andrew Lumsden, Winchester, New College Oxford, Rugby School again.

This project is a snapshot of the 450 year old tradition of Choral Evensong at the beginning of the 21st century, looking into the origins, reportoire and current state of this rich liturgical heritage. The documentary includes interviews with some of the country's finest church musicians, while all the music was recorded at actual services in cathedrals and churches around the country and overseas; none of it was recorded in a studio environment.

Lighten Our Darkness PART 2
  • Lighten Our Darkness Pt 2

    The very best of church music recorded in glorious 5.1 Surround Sound. This project is a snapshot of the 450 year old tradition of Choral Evensong at the beginning of the 21st century, looking into the origins, reportoire and current state of this rich liturgical heritage. The documentary include...

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