Day 141:
VULPIUS
The strife is o'er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor's triumph won;
Now be the song of praise begun,--
Hallelujah!
The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions hath dispersed;
Let shouts of holy joy outburst,--
Hallelujah!
The three sad days have quickly sped;
He rises glorious from the dead;
All glory to our risen Head!
Hallelujah!
He brake the age-bound chains of hell;
The bars from heaven's high portals fell,
Let hymns of praise His triumph tell.
Hallelujah!
Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee,
From death's dread sting Thy servants free,
That we may live, and sing to Thee,
Hallelujah!
Latin, mediaeval: Tr. Francis Pott
Music: Melchior Vulpius; arranged (with Faux Bourdon) by
Ernest MacMillan, Free harmonisation by Bert Van der Hoek;
Chorale prelude by Healey Willan
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Days to go: 860 -- Pieces to go: 9.75
Day 140: Just tried to link the Cortner concert program to this blog but couldn't do it. When I figure it out...
The concert was a joyous celebration of Larry Cortner's life and legacy. I am pleased with how things went and everyone in attendance pronounced the concert a success. Also thank you to James Reaney, and his article about the concert in the London Free Press.
We were witnesses to the beginning of an urban (organist's) legend concerning Michael Unger, who as the last performer played the Vierne Final from the 1st Symph. A cipher started! Oh no! It blended in quite well with the harmonies for a while. In trying to disengage the cipher, Michael Unger started to play trills here and there, hoping to hit on the note, thereby stopping the cipher. No luck. Then he figured out that the cipher was in the pedal, so he started to play the pedal notes with more vigour. Soon the cipher stopped. Michael Unger had fixed it himself, while playing at full speed and full organ, without dropping a note! You deserve to win at Harlaam, young padawan. Show 'em how it's done!
The concert was a joyous celebration of Larry Cortner's life and legacy. I am pleased with how things went and everyone in attendance pronounced the concert a success. Also thank you to James Reaney, and his article about the concert in the London Free Press.
We were witnesses to the beginning of an urban (organist's) legend concerning Michael Unger, who as the last performer played the Vierne Final from the 1st Symph. A cipher started! Oh no! It blended in quite well with the harmonies for a while. In trying to disengage the cipher, Michael Unger started to play trills here and there, hoping to hit on the note, thereby stopping the cipher. No luck. Then he figured out that the cipher was in the pedal, so he started to play the pedal notes with more vigour. Soon the cipher stopped. Michael Unger had fixed it himself, while playing at full speed and full organ, without dropping a note! You deserve to win at Harlaam, young padawan. Show 'em how it's done!
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