@ Michael & Dexter: it's very impressive that Sanders' setting continues to inspire people during Holy Week. Hope your performance went well – and in a church relatively local to me too! 🙂
Thank you for your blog entry and link. This is a stunning performance, so much so that I have bought the CD! We performed this yesterday (Good Friday) at St Mary's Church, Thornbury.
5:4
16 years ago
Hi Megan, thanks for your comment 🙂 Apart from early music, Sanders seems to be the only setting in more recent times – something i shall have to change in the years ahead! Anyway, enjoy it!
hi, i found your post looking for a download of this piece, i think it’s one of the most beautiful pieces of music i’ve heard.
As far as other settings go i think there is one by palestrina that i’ve sung before, with the text in latin and greek, although personally i still prefer the Sanders.
5:4
17 years ago
Thanks for this, Phil; to some extent, though – and without taking anything away from Sanders’ brilliant setting – the popularity of his and Victoria’s settings must be affected by the lack of any other settings. Apart from these two, i’ve never encountered any others, which strikes me as odd; haven’t composers found them worthy of exploration? Thanks also for the info about the Sanders Society; i didn’t know this had started •
The popularity of John Sanders’ Reproaches is, I think, a clear indication of that which you identify in your post here, Simon.
For those interested, The Sanders Society has recently been formed to further promote his music and to encourage young composers of music for the liturgy. The website includes an opportunity to register performances of John’s works.
Naomi Lambert
1 year ago
13 years on! I just heard this performed at Duke Chapel in the US, under the direction of Philip Cave. Stunning and so powerful
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@ Michael & Dexter: it's very impressive that Sanders' setting continues to inspire people during Holy Week. Hope your performance went well – and in a church relatively local to me too! 🙂
Thank you for your blog entry and link. This is a stunning performance, so much so that I have bought the CD! We performed this yesterday (Good Friday) at St Mary's Church, Thornbury.
Hi Megan, thanks for your comment 🙂 Apart from early music, Sanders seems to be the only setting in more recent times – something i shall have to change in the years ahead! Anyway, enjoy it!
hi, i found your post looking for a download of this piece, i think it’s one of the most beautiful pieces of music i’ve heard.
As far as other settings go i think there is one by palestrina that i’ve sung before, with the text in latin and greek, although personally i still prefer the Sanders.
Thanks for this, Phil; to some extent, though – and without taking anything away from Sanders’ brilliant setting – the popularity of his and Victoria’s settings must be affected by the lack of any other settings. Apart from these two, i’ve never encountered any others, which strikes me as odd; haven’t composers found them worthy of exploration?
Thanks also for the info about the Sanders Society; i didn’t know this had started •
The popularity of John Sanders’ Reproaches is, I think, a clear indication of that which you identify in your post here, Simon.
For those interested, The Sanders Society has recently been formed to further promote his music and to encourage young composers of music for the liturgy. The website includes an opportunity to register performances of John’s works.
13 years on! I just heard this performed at Duke Chapel in the US, under the direction of Philip Cave. Stunning and so powerful