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Manz E'en so Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Adv p72
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Marchant The souls of the righteous NCAB p443; OEAB p97
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Mathias A Babe is born CfC3 p4
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Mathias Lift up your heads, O ye gates AfC1 p81 🟢
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\title{Church Music Corner}
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\p{In addition to my computer science career I am also a classically-trained singer, with extensive experience in liturgical music in the Catholic and Anglican traditions.}
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\p{Currently, I sing with the Choir of [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au), located near my home in Canberra. We sing for most of the weekly Sunday Eucharist services as well as semi-regular Evensong services. I am also available for liturgical singing in and around the Canberra area. Please [get in touch](loc-0009) if you are interested.}
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\p{Currently, I sing with the Choir of [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au), located near my home in Canberra. We sing for most of the weekly Sunday Eucharist services as well as semi-regular Evensong services. I am also available for liturgical singing in and around the Canberra area. Please [get in touch](loc-0009) if you are interested. When I'm travelling away from Canberra, I have on occasion sung with the choirs at [St Peter's Eastern Hill](https://www.stpeters.org.au/) in Melbourne, [St. Michael and All Saints](https://smas.church/) and [Old St. Paul's](osp.org.uk) in Edinburgh, and elsewhere. }
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\p{I began my musical career as a treble in [St. Mary's Cathedral Choir](https://cathedralchoir.sydney/), Sydney at the age of 10. At that time, St. Mary's was under the direction of David Russell, who encouraged me to pursue my interest in medieval liturgical music. I studied Gregorian Chant semiology and performance, both independently and under the tutelage of Prof. Neil McEwan FRSCM.}
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\title{Baptism of the Lord 2026}
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\quote{Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus. Óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.\br
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Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini: benedíximus vobis de domo Dómini: Deus Dóminus, et illúxit nobis, allelúia, allelúia.
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\figcaption{St Peter's Eastern Hill, Melbourne.}
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\p{This Sunday I sang with the choir of [St. Peter's Eastern Hill](https://www.stpeters.org.au) in Melbourne. We sang the Simple Communion Service in F Major by William Harris, for which I can't find a recording online (although the [livestream link for St. Peter's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsT4HF1ND7E) isn't bad, and we sang it well). For a motet we sang Marenzio's [Tribus miraculis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DW4n-Wgcs8): }
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\td{Tribus miráculis ornátum, diem sanctum cólimus:}
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\td{Distinguished by three miracles, this holy day is celebrated:}
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\td{Hódie stella Magos duxit ad præsépium:}
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\td{Today the star led the Magi to the manger;}
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\td{Hódie vinum ex aqua factum est ad núptias:}
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\td{Today wine was made from water at the wedding;}
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\td{Hódie in Jordáne a Joánne Christus baptizári vóluit,}
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\td{Today in the Jordan by John, Christ chose to be baptized}
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\td{ut salváret nos, Allelúia.}
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\td{in order to save us, Alleluia.}
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\p{It was really nice to sing with a choir that was a little more well-resourced, meet some lovely new people, and learn some music that was new to me. I'll be sure to join this choir again whenever I'm in Melbourne!}
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\title{Churchy Tourism in Melbourne}
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\p{The clergy and lay canons at [St. Peter's Eastern Hill](https://www.stpeters.org.au), in addition to letting me [sing in their choir](loc-002U), were also kind enough to let me join them for their private divine office, and I've been joining them every day I've been here in Melbourne. I start the day with Matins and Lauds and end the day with Vespers. It's been surprisingly restorative. For one, it stops me from sleeping in later and later which often happens over time when I travel. I plan to do the same thing when I travel to Edinburgh later in the month.}
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\p{I also attended some services at the lovely Catholic [St. Patrick's Cathedral](https://melbournecatholic.org/st-patricks-cathedral) across the road, although I found their service schedule disappointing compared to Sydney's St. Mary's Cathedral. The building itself is beautiful, however: }
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\p{Also, for completeness' sake I guess, I visited briefly the Anglican [St. Paul's Cathedral](https://cathedral.org.au) near Flinders Street Station, but unlike St. Pat's it was quite overrun with tourists. Still much to appreciate in the building itself, however:}
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\p{I also went to the State Library of Victoria, where in addition to seeing the impressive La Trobe Reading Room I also got to have a look at a few manuscripts that were interesting to me:}
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\p{The first manuscript pictured above seems to be a chant for the text \em{Levíta Lauréntius}, but it doesn't seem to resemble any of the chants from the Solesmes books. I'm not sure where this melody comes from or where it's ended up (if anywhere) in the modern graduals. The next one, in a frame, seems to be a page from a nocturnal or antiphonary, because what starts halfway down the page is \em{Centum quadraginta}, an antiphon for the memorial of the Holy Innocents. The third shot, which isn't of a chant book, seems to be a missal of some kind, with a Eucharistic canon on the left and some propers on the right, including the \em{ad te levávi} text that immediately signifies the first Sunday of Advent. }
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\p{This week I have been holidaying in Melbourne!}
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