PETER, WOOTTEN WAWEN, WARKS Wootten Wawen is one of those complicated buildings that rewards careful attention. At its core is a Saxon central tower, around which has grown a series of accretions. The 11th c. nave and chancel have [...]
John Gayford considers the Marian antiphons to be sung after Compline Salve Regina and her three companions are often called the Marian Anthems or Antiphons. They are: Alma Redemptoris Mater (‘Gracious Mother of our Redeemer’) which is sung [...]
Will Lyon Tupman goes on a retreat As many of you will know, I am someone who likes being busy, doing things I enjoy, and living a generally active lifestyle. But I had also felt a desire to take [...]
Tom Sutcliffe explores some Handel Back from the Handel Festival in Göttingen, where my son Walter directed the opera this year - Rodrigo, written when Handel was 22 and replete with marvellous music of which quite a bit he [...]
Ann George encounters an uplifting celebration When I left the courtyard that Sunday morning at about 7:30 the sky was a clear pale blue and the air was quite still although fresh on my face. It took me 20 [...]
Arthur Middleton considers manuals of devotion Compiling one’s own book of devotion for private use has long been a practice in Anglican devotion and there are a number of classical examples of such purely devotional manuals which reflect not [...]
Thurifer gets musical To say that John Bridcut makes documentaries fails to scratch the surface of his achievements. He specializes in musicians: studies of Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Edward Elgar, Parry (with Prince Charles) with occasional excursions elsewhere, notably a film [...]
Art EDvard Munch: Love and Angst Rembrandt: Thinking on Paper British Museum Munch until 21 July 2019 Rembrandt until 4 August 2019 Edvard Munch was born into a prosperous family in Christiana, or Oslo as it became in [...]
Christopher Smith raises a glass on Queen Victoria’s 200th birthday I was a bit surprised at how little was made of Queen Victoria’s 200th birthday at the end of last month. I realize that it’s easier to celebrate a [...]
2019 continues to be a year in which it is dangerous to be a Christian. Not, perhaps for us here in the United Kingdom but around the world each day our brothers and sisters in Christ face horrific persecution. In [...]