Anglican perfection...

Since the arrival of 2007 I've been playing and singing the psalms for each evening as set by The Parish Psalter (RSCM 1989 version) with chants mainly from the RSCM Chant Book (1981). As a guidance to tasteful accompaniment I've been using Church Organ Accompaniment by Marmaduke P. Conway (Canterbury Press 1952). Though I've been using my reed organ at home, I have tried to adapt the pipe organ characteristics.

I had almost forgot how wonderful Anglican chanting really is. This is the very essence of Anglican church music and worship combined. One can not really put a price on a well performed psalm, because it is such a wonderful and important element of Anglican worship. At the same time there is nothing more horrible than a psalm that doesn't follow the rythm of speach, and with a organ that does not allow the choir to bring forth the message of the spalm.

The church musician who does not grasp the concept of Anglican chanting is missing out on a very important dimension, I believe.