18. O – The O Antiphons – Choreographing O Sapientia
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O – The O Antiphons – Choreographing O Sapientia
In 2015, Fr Alan brought together members of the congregation and choir – Thomas Hyde, composer, Clare McCaldin, mezzo-soprano, and Cheyney Kent, bass – along with Stevie Farr, Director of Music, Michael Papadopoulos, Assistant Director of Music, the St Paul’s choir and choreographer Hubert Essakow to create a work of music, song and dance in an interpretation of The O Antiphons of Advent.
O was performed at St Paul’s Knightsbridge on 29 November 2015, Advent Sunday, to great acclaim.
Scroll down this page to find a series of films, under the title O – The O Antiphons, which record the creation of the work. Further films will be added in the weeks after the performance on 29 November, so do keep watching.
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O – The O Antiphons – Choreographing O Sapientia
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O – The O Antiphons – the story of setting O to music and dance
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O – The O Antiphons – What Are The Antiphons?
We began with a seminar, led by the Ven Nick Mercer, who explained what the O Antiphons are. The Ven Nick prepared a paper, which is referred to in the film and which you may like to print off to have while watching.
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O – The O Antiphons – A word about antiphons
Continuing the seminar about The O Antiphons, the Ven Nick talks about antiphons in general.
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O – The O Antiphons – The order of the Os
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O – The O Antiphons – How to Approach the Creation of the New Work
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O – The O Antiphons – Fr Alan Gyle talks to Mezzo-Soprano Clare McCaldin
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O – The O Antiphons – The First Creative Workshop
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O – The O Antiphons – How To Stage The Invocation
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O – The O Antiphons – O Adonai: The First Read-Through
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O – The O Antiphons – O Radix Jesse
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O – The O Antiphons – Rex Gentium
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O – The O Antiphons – Choreographing O Radix Jesse
Credits
Films created by Liz Smith of EntertainingTV
Hubert Essakow – Photography credit Stephen Wright
Clare McCaldin – Photography credit Amanda Clarke
Cheyney Kent – Photography credit Neil Thomas Douglas
Gaia Cicolani – Photography credit James Williams
David Ledger – Photography credit Luisa Rodriguez
Robert Bridger – Photography credit Jack Thomson
Scroll down on this page to watch Film 18: Choreographing O Sapientia.
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