Aylesford Priory

asb · Post by **asb** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:29 am

Can anyone help, please? My Parish have arranged to hold the sacrament of reconciliation for our First Holy Communion children, in the Relic Chapel at Aylesford Priory, and have asked me to play. The timescale mans that I cannot get there in advance to try the instrument, as I have to play for a St Patrick's day mass "at home" immediately beforehand, which the children and their families are attending, and we are all going off to Aylesford straight after.

The only information I have been able to get is "Someone will wheel it out for you. You can either have it on set organ settings or play your own combination with manuals." !!

docmattc · Post by **docmattc** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:54 pm

How did it go asb?

asb · Post by **asb** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:59 am

docmattc wrote:How did it go asb?

Nice of you to take the trouble to ask - thank you.

It went very well; the instrument is a Viscount 1-man, no pedals job (can't remember model no) with a very nice sound. I have a Viscount 2-manual at church that is now about 15 years old, and was good for its time, but Viscount have obviously moved on since then in terms of sound quality.

The service was very simple; songs were "God's greatest gift" (Bernadette Farrell) "Thank you for giving me the morning", Lenten Gospel acclamation from "Music for Children's Litorgy of The Word" (Chris Walker) and "God forgave my sin".

organist · Post by **organist** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:02 am

I think it a disgrace that the organ at a major pilgrimage centre for the diocese is so inadequate. I played it for a Unity Commission Mass and it basically had one sound and one volume only.

asb · Post by **asb** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:37 am

organist wrote:I think it a disgrace that the organ at a major pilgrimage centre for the diocese is so inadequate. I played it for a Unity Commission Mass and it basically had one sound and one volume only.

When was that? The one I played was actually quite good and varied...

I agree however, that even so, one would expect something bigger and better.

organist · Post by **organist** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:50 am

asb that was a few years ago but I was in the congregation for a big Catenian mass there 2 Sundays back and the organ was completely inadequate and everything got slower and slower. The clapping Gloria without claps and getting slower - not fun, Credo III drawn out - no thanks. The problem was not the organist it was the celebrant (who gave an excellent homily) singing into the mike which was completely unnecessary!

gwyn · Post by **gwyn** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:06 am

it was the celebrant singing into the mike which was completely unnecessary!

They're a mixed blessing, aren't they? Mics that is, not the clergy.

Oh, I don't know though. :lol:

organist · Post by **organist** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:41 am

Both of them! Actually Catenians en masse usually love to sing and the clergy should realise this!

musicus · Post by **musicus** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:49 pm

organist wrote:Both of them! Actually Catenians en masse usually love to sing and the clergy should realise this!

This is true, but... the 'clapping' Gloria at a Catenian Mass? That was a courageous choice!

nazard · Post by **nazard** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:56 am

musicus wrote:... the 'clapping' Gloria at a Catenian Mass? That was a courageous choice!

"Courageous" wasn't the word that came to my mind!

organist · Post by **organist** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:39 pm

I reckon the idea was to appeal to family members although there were not many kids present! It was probably also "everyone knows that! just as Celtic liturgy was used and the hymns were predictable!

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