19.05.2015
Try Out New Hymns at Thanks & Praise Roadshow
A special Thanks & Praise Roadshow will give people an opportunity to get acquainted with the new church hymnal supplement before it is published in September.
The ‘Come and Sing’ roadshow will call at St Mary’s Church in Howth on Thursday June 11 at 8.00 pm. It will involve an informal sing–through of some of the material contained in the new hymnal supplement. For those at the western and souther reaches of Dublin and Glendalough, the roadshow will be in St Mary’s Church in Maynooth on Thursday June 4 at 8.00 pm and Christ Church, Gorey on Monday June 8 at 7.30 pm.
The sessions will be led by musicians who have a working knowledge of the book. A sampler has been produced to enable the wide range of music being made available in Thanks & Praise to be experienced. Choirs, organists, vestry members, clergy and members of congregations are all very welcome to attend.
There will also be a special pre publication offer available during the roadshow.
The new supplement contains some 200 hymns, songs and liturgical settings reflecting the best of church music to emerge since the compilation of the most recent edition of the Church Hymnal.
The selection, which is authorised by the General Synod, includes many hymns and songs, plus new settings for the Eucharist, short songs and chants — alleluias, kyries, blessings, a number of items in the Irish language, music from the world church and some completely new compositions and arrangements.
Two years in preparation, the selection has been overseen by a team of parish and cathedral musicians and clergy and has been tested in local parishes.
Full details of all the roadshow venues are available at: www.ireland.anglican.org/hymnalsupplement