Another year, another Simojoki family lunchtime concert at Holy Trinity church in Fareham. You can listen to the whole thing here: Programme: Simojoki Family: Fantazia Upon One Note (Z. 745) — H. Purcell (1659–95) Markus Simojoki: Menuet I & II from Partita No. 1 (BWV 825) — J.S. Bach (1685–1750) Sarah, Daniel & Tapani Simojoki:…
Simojoki Family Concert 2018
Almost exactly a year since last year's event, the "Simojoki Family Consort", as we were style, was privileged to give another lunchtime concert at Holy Trinity church in Fareham. It was also the world premier performance of the Furzehall Quartet! You can listen to the whole thing here: The performance was also captured on video…
Simojoki Family Concert
This happened today: A lunchtime concert at Holy Trinity church in Fareham. Music by Frank Bridge, Joseph Haydn and J.S. Bach. I'm very proud of the children (not to mention Sarah!), not just for their wonderful playing in today's concert, but all the hard work that has enabled them to develop their God-given talents. Hanna…
Chants for the Reformation Lessons
After the lecture on Music and the Reformation last Friday, we celebrated choral vespers. To get a sense of an earlier time in the Lutheran church, the readings (Epistle & Gospel for Reformation Day) were chanted according to Luther's directions in Die Deutsche Messe. Here's the music (text from ESV®). The Epistle: The Gospel:…
Seven theses on church music
From a presentation I was honoured to give yesterday at Luther-Tyndale Memorial Church in London, as part of their annual Reformation Festival. I. Music is the chief vehicle for the proclamation of the Word of God in the Church. II. Therefore, the task of church music is to proclaim the Word of God. III. As…
The purpose of music in the church
Here's an extract from the episode of Sunday Cantata on 25 August 2013 on Lutheran Radio UK. You can listen to the whole programme here. The first part of the programme demonstrates how these words apply to the cantata of the day, BWV 33. One of the important questions for all church musicians—and indeed for…
God Is Gone Up!
Happy Ascension Day! God is gone up with a triumphant shout! The Lord with sounding Trumpets' melodies: Sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praises out, Unto our King sing praise seraphicwise! Lift up your Heads, ye lasting Doors, they sing, And let the King of Glory enter in. Methinks I see Heaven's sparkling courtiers…
An absolute gem…
…from Salomo Franck and J.S. Bach. I have just finished the script for next Sunday's Sunday Cantata on Lutheran Radio UK, on Bach's cantata BWV 132, Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. (If you haven't heard the earlier episodes yet, visit the programme page to catch up! And send…
A Mighty Fortress with a difference
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