If your household was like mine last night, along with millions of other Downton Abbey addicts, we had our televisions tuned to the last episode of Season Six and hung on every word written by series creator, Julian Fellowes, who related this incident with a woman he met in California: I’m always very touched by… Read More Lady Edith’s wedding music
Some of you may have noticed on the right column of this blog, there is a column titled “Top posts and pages,” and for the last couple of weeks, my post Music for Downton Abbey has been listed there. Downton Abbey “has become one of the most widely watched television drama shows in the world,” according… Read More Mesmerized by Downton Abbey music
I heard Bach’s “Jesu, joy of man’s desiring” (from Cantata 147) as part of the wedding music on Sunday night’s premiere of Downton Abbey, Season 3, as did several others of you, and I wanted to share an amazing experience we had with this piece. It was in 1996, and a bunch of us Hawaii… Read More Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
After I wrote that last post about the wedding music on Downton Abbey, I received a question as to whether the John Stanley Trumpet Voluntary in D would really have been used in that era (1912–1921). My colleague from Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, David Link, wrote: “It’d be interesting to know if that was a… Read More Blame Queen Victoria
We eagerly awaited the premiere of Downton Abbey which was on PBS last night, and I was especially interested to see what was used for the music for Mary and Matthew’s wedding. It was John Stanley’s Trumpet Voluntary in D. This is a piece which I have played countless times, both as a solo organist and… Read More Music for Downton Abbey wedding