Comments on: Visual Complexity

By: Melissa Barnes

Melissa Barnes — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:49:00 +0000

This is my absolute favorite song. We performed it when I was in high school and I feel in love. I am so happy that I could find it.

By: John White

John White — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:28:42 +0000

That recording is the St Clement’s Choir in Philadelphia from their album Hymns of Heaven and Earth.

By: Samuel Becker

Samuel Becker — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:26:22 +0000

I knew Ursula a little. She was utterly fabulous and twinkled with fun. Full of stories about Ralph, who she clearly still adored, nearly 50 years after his death.

By: minim

minim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:43:45 +0000

Thanks for the hymn, Nico – now I must go forth and find some Howells for my collection, I suspect! So beautiful. I totally agree with you re: the English choral tradition. I sort of grew up with it (well, the Australian version of the English choral tradition) and I find singing that music is just one of the most satisfying musical experiences possible. Really must pick a choir to join and go back to it… Loving your blog – so many superbly unexpected bits and pieces!

By: Stanley Moon

Stanley Moon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:36:43 +0000

Well, it is the Year of the Golden Pig, y’all.

By: Judd

Judd — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:29:56 +0000

This is one of my absolute favorite pieces of music in the world. My friend Kenric (who manages a great Holst website, by the way) introduced me to the whole 20th c. British choral world (just after you somehow passed up that opportunity at Tanglewood, I might add), and the Hymn was one of the centerpieces of that education. My harmonic and melodic language has never been the same since (thankfully). Anyway, are you 100% sure that's not the Choir of New College Oxford? My ears are not the best ones, but the recording you posted really sounds like the recording on my iPod, which is that group. I think the timings check out, too, though that could be, you know, because they took the same tempo.