Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C - Charles V. Stanford - Kampen Boys Choir

This Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C was sung by the Kampen Boys Choir in Choral Evensong February 8, 2020 in the Bovenkerk of Kampen (NL)
Choirmaster: Rintje te Wies
Sander van den Houten played the famous Hinsz organ (1743)

[@janesmith9024]

Wonderful particularly in this time of covid 19 when so many of us singers cannot sing any more. I love singing Stanford. My 3 sons, who were music scholars in England are all grown up now but I am sure the next generations and thereafter will continue to sing. it is good to see the English choral tradition abroad too.

[@lennoxwillett5324]

Greetings from Christchurch New Zealand. Enjoying this excellent well trained choir, and fantastic organ accompaniments in a warm acoustic. Congratulations.

[@cornbeef]

So many amazing moments, the altos "World WITHOUT eeeeend!", the basses and tenors in the Amen, the "Aaaand to beeee THE GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOORY" It's a fantastic piece and one of the last ones the great Stanford wrote.

[@brmichaelth]

One of my favourites from Stanford! well sung!

[@hanjoelzenga8784]

Weer prachtig. Ook de Ursulacantorij van de oude Ursulakerk te Warmenhuizen heeft het al menig keer in de maandelijkse vesper mogen zingen, genieten!

[@artfuldodger4850]

Love it, brilliant

[@revjonathan3166]

Thankyou so much. I love this so much and have for many years now. Do you also sing Blessed be the Hod and Father? I wish we could sing with you. My 10 year old son loves this too and my 14 year old daughter who plays the Pipe Organ, but we are in Australia.

[@jimbroome-blanchard7357]

Beautiful this is one of my favorite Magnificat I think it did drag a bit I guess being a choir boy myself I use to singing it a tad faster....

[@Africanbloke]

Excellent topnotch Dutch choir doing justice to the English cathedral choir tradition. Methinks Rintje te Wies is in the inspirational choirmaster class of Barry Rose. Minor nitpick. I would have the gloria sung with slightly more gusto. I think it was a tad too solemn.

[@pavlostriantaris2817]

Impressive! How on earth were these dramatic changes made to the registration since the good ol' Hinsz is completely mechanical??

[@michaelashcroft2665]

Christopher You are misinformed. Choral Evensong is flourishing and growing in the UK. Listen to BBC Radio3 each Wednesday at 4pm. As for being elitist our great Choral foundations and parish churches accept choristers on musical potential regardless of background. Have you heard the Temple church choir recently? Simply superb.

[@TheKampenBoysChoir]

It is also flourishing and growing in The Netherlands

[@e.a.coldrick]

Love how the boys get iPads but the back row aren't trusted enough to have them

[@TheKampenBoysChoir]

Now they have iPads too

[@christopherdew2355]

Wonderful! Is this another English invention being done better by others?! Just as well as the English seem to be doing their best not to continue it: too elitist and non-inclusive. Sickening.