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By: Big Sing « RevRuth’s Rantings

Big Sing « RevRuth’s Rantings — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:55:49 +0000

[...] of Karg-Elert’s Nun Danket alle Gott died out (to a round of applause).� I am aware that other bloggers have discussed whether congregations should applaud Postludes or not, but I think on this occasion [...]

By: kelvin

kelvin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:12:36 +0000

I suppose one way of recognising that something has become tradition is that people can’t remember things being otherwise.

By: Harry Monroe

Harry Monroe — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:44:31 +0000

Kelvin….how long does a happening or event take before it becomes a tradition?

David….Have you never seen a Mexican Wave at a football match? There must be the equivalent in Applause!

By: David |Dah � veed|

David |Dah � veed| — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:35:51 +0000

I am not familiar with a “Mexican Clap.”

I am aware of the Mexican clap, but the clap is the clap, regardless of the country, a disease I am proud to have avoided!

By: kelvin

kelvin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:24:31 +0000

I’m happy to confirm that it is not the tradition at St Mary’s.

By: Harry Monroe

Harry Monroe — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:31:49 +0000

I think it is a wonderful tradition (if it is a tradition at St Mary’s). As an ex-organist I might well have been playing to an empty Church by the time I had finished my long concluding voluntary. (maybe my playing caused them to rush out!)

If we wish to express an opinion quietly, perhaps we could all be issued with numbered cards when we come into the Cathedral. At the end we then could hold up the cards giving a vote up to ten, and the summated total issued to the organist, and appear the next Sunday in the Service Sheet. These could all be added-up and a report given at the AGM. Should the level be 10% or more under the previous year the the Choirmaster might be sent to the sin-bin for a number of Sundays!

The other option might be to measure the extent of any ‘Mexican Clap’ which spread from source of the the initial clap!

Sorry Kelvin…I understand from where you are starting but let’s keep a wonderful tradition, where we applaud not only the performance, but the piece and the composer.

…..or maybe you are frightened that it might spread to sermons!

By: kelvin

kelvin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:02:48 +0000

The tassles on the gold vestments are supposed to represent angel’s wings.

Short tassles to the front, long tassles to the rear is the rule.

By: David |Dah � veed|

David |Dah � veed| — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:40:10 +0000

swishy wings and all.

Obviously the nelly angels, my dear Kimberly! Perhaps you meant whispery wings and all.

By: David |Dah � veed|

David |Dah � veed| — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:09:04 +0000

MadPriest feels that you are on the road to consecration Father. Perhaps we should make sure he is present to initiate the whooping and hollering.

By: kelvin

kelvin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:44:23 +0000

I think I would like to assert that there should be clapping at an ordination or a consecration. It is just that the bishops involved tend to encourage it in the wrong place. It should be a requirement before someone is ordained rather than a reward for having got through it in one piece.

Are not clapping, whooping and hollering a more liturgically appropriate response to the question “Do you the people of God in the diocese trust that N. is truly called by God to be your Bishop?” than the rather effete response from the people: “We do.”