Month: May 2012

Nothing works the frist time.

Byartsyhonker May 24, 2012 1 Comment
I may be up past my bedtime, having harmonised the little tune I wrote earlier. Here's a rough draft harmonised version: Here's a .pdf of the sheet music: While dead in sin 001 And here's the problem: Revd Klages tweeted in haste, and the text he posted, while making sense, was not in fact 8.7.8.6.4.9.5.3.3.11, but rather 8.7.8.6.9.6.3.3.11. Note the missing line and the one with the extra...

One thing leads to another…

Byartsyhonker May 24, 2012 4 Comments
Today has been one of those bitty days when I can't quite settle to anything. A twitter chum of mine had a comedy exchange with a twitter chum of his, which resulted in this: While dead in sin and error’s way, My soul was troubled greatly. My grief o’ertook me night and day, Pain was all I did see. The light of the Gospel grace did shine, My darkened soul arose. Made anew, Baptized, too, By...

Press release on Women in the Episcopate

Byartsyhonker May 21, 2012 4 Comments
Ruthie Gledhill has kindly put the press release at her tumblr. It is, she says, the worst press release since the Reformation.My understanding of it is as follows:Changes made to the draft measure:1) Clarification of the word "delegation" to mean legal permission to act as a bishop rather than sacramental derivation of bishoppyness;2) Inclusion in measure of guidelines stating that pastoral...

Flash Compline: Wednesday, 23rd May

Byartsyhonker May 21, 2012 0 Comments
There will be a Flash Compline service at 9.45pm on Wednesday, 23rd May, outside St James Garlickhythe, near Mansion House Tube station. Here is a map. Music: We will use this setting of Compline. I will have a small number of spare copies, which you can purchase from me for £2 if you want to keep them, or borrow if you don't. Don't worry if you aren't a confident singer -- follow along with the...

New music for Pentecost: Sweet Spirit Comfort Me

Byartsyhonker May 18, 2012 1 Comment
St Paul's Cathedral had another composition competition. I only found out about it around ten days before the deadline but decided it was worth at least looking at the suggested texts and having a go at writing something. The result? Three verses of Robert Herrick's "Litany to the Holy Spirit", set for SATB. It's a bit mournful perhaps, but so is the text. Each verse is set differently, so adding...