Word: choiring
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...stone church of St. Michel in the tiny French village of Rodlinghem is full this Sunday morning. A strapping, red-bearded farmer named Gilbert, 22, leads the choir and congregation in the first hymn. As the notes die, 28-year-old Jean-Paul, a wiry, lean-faced legal clerk standing at the sanctuary lectern, launches into a short homily on the meaning of Lent, likening the penitential season to an automobile overhaul. After more songs and the reading of the Gospel, Pierre, 66, a sturdy, gray-haired retired farmer, leaves his pew and walks to the tabernacle. There he removes...
Despite the distances of time and character, the University Choir gave an excellent performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. The Vespers are made up of an introductory versicle, five psalms, a hymn especially for the Feast of the Virgin, and The Magnificat...
...Choir sang with enthusiasm and drive that carried it through seven parts of the Vespers. Only in the Magnificat, the last portion, did their energy fail as the pace began to slow from the singers' fatigue and the more sectional composition of the piece...
...sense of ensemble displayed throughout the work was extraordinary to hear. Complex rhythmic changes were handled to hear. Complex rhythmic changes were handled with a sureness that evades most choral groups. The choir's conductor, John Ferris, produced a fine sweep of phrase. Entrances were always sure, from the very first Amen of the Deus in adjutorium...
...Vespers program was another triumph for the University Choir. They filled Memorial Church for a program whose religious content was most likely anathema to many of their listeners. But it was the art of Monteverdi as sung by the Choir which was on display. The Choir has reinforced its strong reputation for the performance of early music...