SOUNDBOARD October 2005

October 2005

Editorial Comment

Several courses for organists have taken place over the Summer, and there are several more in the pipeline — so no one need feel left out! There are reports within of both the RSCM Summer School at York and the Charles Wood Summer School in Armagh. We haven’t heard of anyone who attended the annual St Giles course this year. Did anyone?

On page 3 there are details about a series of training events being organised by the Committee. Geoff Weaver is to direct the day’s activities and anyone who has experienced Geoff Weaver will want to hear him again. You can read more about him also on page 3. He will facilitate the Teamwork in Worship workshop on Friday 11 November and then will join Eoghan Heaslip of CORE Church to lead the Access All Areas event on Saturday 12 November. This event is to bring together those working with traditional type church music (organ, choir, hymns) with those involved with the newer and younger styles of church music.

The Living Worship liturgy course in January/February is an extended course for in-post musicians, singers, members of congregations, lay readers, clergy, in fact, basically anyone interested in the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of Christian worship and music of the liturgy. The course leader will be Rev. Tom Gordon and the four sessions are entitled:

• Why Christians worship
• The tools of worship
• the praise of God: Christian Hymnody
• How to make it work.

Church Music in ..........
The article in the ‘Church Music in .....’ series has had to be held back until the January issue. In the meantime, some more offerings for the series are needed. Do tell the readers how you do things in your church. Let us know about what services are held, and when, how many are in your choir, how often and when you you have practices, what music is sung during the services, do you sing the psalm and/or the Communion Service, do the children of the Parish ever take a prominent part in the Service? What is your usual Sunday routine? Do you have the occasional outing or social event? And so on.

We feel this series has been, and can further be, a source of ideas to others. We wait in anticipation!

Christ Church Leeson Park Organ for Posterity
Congratulations and well done to Derek Seymour who has issued a CD of organ music from Christ Church Leeson Park. Details will be found within.

1. Editorial Comment
2. Talking to Tristan Russcher
3. A ‘Top Ten’ WeddingVoluntaries
4. Something for Everyone at York Summer School
5. The Charles Wood Summer School
6. The Companion to the Church Hymnal
7. Notes & News