The article does a poor job of linking to the chord, or to the verse in question.
It comes after the 6th verse (featuring a descant, where the highest voices sing above the tune).
The 7th verse is all in unison, which makes the chord stand out more.
David Willcocks (whose arrangement this article discusses) used to conduct a big christmas concert every year at the Royal Albert Hall, sung a choir he conducted called the Bach Choir. For that concert he added a brass fanfare & accompaniment on top of everything else, which brings everything to another level. I went a few years in a row when I was a young boy, and it gave me some incredibly happy memories (including meeting Willcocks).
The link in the first paragraph basically takes you right to it. There's a second or so of lead time, but coupled with the text, it's pretty easy to get.
Many Episcopalians are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony, a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head against that person’s rib cage.
It’s natural for Episcopalians to sing in harmony. We are too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When you’re singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it’s an emotionally fulfilling moment. By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other.
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[ 3.7 ms ] story [ 33.9 ms ] threadIt comes after the 6th verse (featuring a descant, where the highest voices sing above the tune).
The 7th verse is all in unison, which makes the chord stand out more.
David Willcocks (whose arrangement this article discusses) used to conduct a big christmas concert every year at the Royal Albert Hall, sung a choir he conducted called the Bach Choir. For that concert he added a brass fanfare & accompaniment on top of everything else, which brings everything to another level. I went a few years in a row when I was a young boy, and it gave me some incredibly happy memories (including meeting Willcocks).
Here’s the whole seventh verse with brass, sung by that choir and conducted by Willcocks: https://youtu.be/YG2woiVsJrc?t=199.
The current conductor of that choir (David Hill) is quoted in the article.
It says the chord comes halfway through the final verse, and then has an embedded youtube video of the whole song.
They could have easily updated the embed to start at the 7th verse.
It’s natural for Episcopalians to sing in harmony. We are too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When you’re singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it’s an emotionally fulfilling moment. By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other.
garrison keillor
Apparently he has attended both Lutheran and Episcopal churches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Keillor
Where did you find the Episcopalian version of the quote?
http://episcopalprincess.blogspot.com/2008/06/garrison-keill...
worth noting that lutherans and episcopalians are in full communion now, so the line blurring is somewhat officially sanctioned
https://blogs.elca.org/eirr/called-to-common-mission-the-lut...