JOHN RUSHBY-SMITH
THE SOUTHWELL
SERVICE
(Click on the above picture of Southwell
Minster to hear the Magnificat)
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 email for further
details.
Also available is "The Southwell Te Deum",
composed in a similar style.
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