Together Canterbury and Coventry Choirs premiere Daniel Corral's Prayer for the World, commissioned in celebration of James Walker's 30th Anniversary as Director of Music and Organist. What an honor to receive this wonderful gift of music. It was a pleasure to work with the extraordinarily creative Los Angeles-based composer, Daniel Corral, and to bring this work to life.
Preparing Bach's Magnificat was a turning point in the life of Canterbury Choir. It was one of those repertoire-stretching experiences that brought the musicianship level of all to a higher level. Because of the generosity of two choir families we were able to hire the orchestra and offer this magnificent choral work as part of our Advent Evensong. It was hard work, over several months, and in the end, an incredibly joyful and fulfilling experience.
I’ve been asked to reflect today on 30 years of music ministry and on my vocation as a musician working in the church.
This first evening Contemplative Eucharist was an outgrowth from our morning contemplative eucharist in Lent of 2012. For many years, we had a series of evensongs — usually six — throughout the program year.
With this service, we began replacing a few of those with this new form. Much silence, an instrumental piece as >
One of my skills, developed over the years (especially the last five) at All Saints, has been guiding, mentoring and encouraging music staff members through the doctoral programs at the USC School of Music. There are many reasons that I chose to stop with a master’s degree, all of which were confirmed through these processes! >
