Welsh Eucharist podcast
Listen to this feature about The Welsh Eucharist / Cymun y Cymry, a bilingual setting of the 2004 Church in Wales Eucharist by John Harper.
If you are looking for a communion setting for your church that's effective yet easy to sing, then this podcast is worth a listen. For many churches in Wales (and elsewhere), the shortage of church musicians can mean that the inclusion of any music in worship is difficult. This setting by Professor John Harper, the Director General of the RSCM, can be sung in English and/or Welsh with or without accompaniment.
For this podcast, Stuart Robinson has been talking to John Harper who offers simple advice on how to learn the various movements, for use in a variety of situations from choral and music group to congregation without any keyboard support whatsoever. We hear from those who have sung the setting, including Archbishop Barry Morgan (pictured left) and the singers and clergy at St David's Church in Nefyn on the Lleyn Peninsula.
To hear this podcast you will need to have Real Player installed on your computer (it should also work with other music players). You can download the feature for later listening by saving it on your computer or an MP3 player.
To download, right click on the link above. Using 'Save as', name the document as you wish and save it in the required place on your machine. The file is a large one (9MB) and depending on your line quality, will take a few minutes to download.
The music can be ordered online from RSCM Music Direct (www.rscm.com/shop).
There is also a CD recording available
by email: musicdirect@rscm.com
by telephone: +44 (0)845 021 7726
by post: RSCM Music Direct, SCM-Canterbury Press, St Mary's
Works, St Mary's Plain, Norwich. NR3 3BR
For further information and advice contact Stuart Robinson, the RSCM Co-ordinator for Wales:
Email:
srobinson@rscm.com or
telephone 07831 827701