JOHN RUSHBY-SMITH
THE SOUTHWELL SERVICE
Listen: Magnificat Nunc
Dimittis
John
Rushby-Smith composed "The Southwell
Service" (Magnificat and Nunc
Dimittis) in 1996 for the choir of Southwell Minster (Rector Chori:
Paul Hale).
As well as being
regularly sung in Southwell Minster, the Service has
been broadcast on BBC Radio Three's "Choral Evensong" and recorded on
the Cantoris CD CRCD 6023 "The Lord is my
Shepherd".
The musical
language is chromatic, but has recognizable roots in the established Anglican
tradition which shaped the composer's musical background - he was a chorister
in the Minster Choir from 1945-1951.
The work is
attractive and accessible, and is of moderate difficulty.
Please contact the composer
for further details.
Also available
is "The Southwell Te Deum", composed in a
similar style.