Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in B minor (T Tertius Noble) - Guildford Cathedral Choir (Barry Rose)

Guildford Cathedral Choir, directed by Barry Rose:
Evensong at Guildford Cathedral, 30 November 1967:
(Thomas Tertius Noble was Organist & Choirmaster at Ely Cathedral and York Minster but spent the latter part of his career in the United States, his final post being at St Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. His B minor setting of the Evening Canticles was published in 1898, while he was still at Ely)
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him, throughout all generations.
He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
GLORIA
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
GLORIA
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[@ArchivesofSound]

The musical score can be inspected via www2.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Evening_Canticles_in_b_minor_(T._Tertius_Noble)

[@bon-bonfeist8824]

ArchivesofSound we sang this in the Feast of Lights, University of Redlands, early 1960's

[@droolian01]

I have fond memories of singing the tenor part. Being instructed by our choirmaster, at the end of the Gloria to "engage maximum beauty" always makes me chuckle. He was right too

[@kevinhartley5636]

Absolutely wonderful, just how we sung it St Marks school choir

[@davidcrook4166]

Listening to this right now; this is rather like Stanford! THIS one deserves to be better known than it is! Seems to be ahead of its time too! I'm about to press the "Like" button again!

[@ArchivesofSound]

Noble in B minor used to be standard repertoire in English cathedrals and probably still is. You might be interested in this video from ARCM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5WQnGOvecaobdE

[@hougrel9514]

Happily it is in the repertoire of Wye Parish Church (Kent). I particularly like the change of musical moods. For a tenor the end of the Gloria, a lovely soaring line, is particularly rewarding, (and you get to sing it twice).

[@ArchivesofSound]

Always nice to get a second go at a good bit!

[@wurlitzer895]

I would be fascinated to know the reason(s) for anyone 'disliking' these superb recordings. A fact that is of absolutely no interest to anyone other than me, but TT Noble passed away one month and two days after my arrival into this troubled world. Beautiful, sensitive singing from the Guildford choir, as always. Thanks for uploading! Regards, Peter A :) :) :)

[@ArchivesofSound]

You're welcome. And, by the way, some people just like to hate things. It takes all sorts...

[@joejones1145]

This is still part of Lincoln Cathedral's Evensong repertoire (writing in 2023). The choir is performing this tomorrow, Tuesday 25 April 2023.

[@colkev777]

Good 2 note that St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral Royal Aberdeen UK shall sing likewise with Prof. A. Morrison FSta with his wife Dr Clare woods in the Ist year of Bishop Anne Dyer's Episcopate. 26/5/2018.