Featuring in this week’s Zoom service from Galway, the Virtual Voices of St Nicholas’ Schola Cantorum sing Howard Goodall’s evergreen setting of Psalm 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd.
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Virtual Voices of St Nicholas’ Schola Cantorum sing Howard Goodall’s evergreen setting of psalm 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd. It was written in 1994 as the theme music for the TV comedy series ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. Despite (or perhaps because of) its origins as small-screen entertainment, the piece has become a firm favourite as an anthem for liturgical use in church.
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church is in the centre of Galway in the west of Ireland and marks its 700th anniversary in 2020. It is the church at the heart of the city with the city and the people at its heart. An Anglican church, the Rector is currently The Very Rev Lynda Peilow, the first woman appointed to the role.
St. Nicholas’, the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use as a place of worship, is dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra, patron saint of children, and of mariners. There is some disagreement about when it was built, but it was certainly finished by 1320 – and so we celebrate our momentous birthday in 2020.
St. Nicholas’ Schola Cantorum was founded in 2012, a modern reimagining of the ancient college of singers, established in 1486 and which gives the church its special title. In 2012, the Rector, Select Vestry and Parish decided to revive the ancient college, honouring the church’s musical heritage, and intending a dynamic community involved future.
Photo – Blackburn Cathedral
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