Today is Christ the King Sunday, so we were a bit festive at Mass this morning, what with it being the patronal festival and all. The choir was joined by a professional brass quintet with typani to good effect. They played an extended prelude, with an interestingly slow version of Sine Nomine arranged for brass quintet, then they were joined by the organist to play Eugene Gigout's "Grande Choer Dialogue." The choral offertory was Witherope's "Look Ye Saints! The Sight Is Glorious." For communion, the brass did an arrangement of the hymn tune Crimond, then the choir sang the "Agnus Dei" from Paul Basler's Missa Kenya, accompanied by fluegal horn. The postlude was organ and brass playing Vaclav Nelhybel's Concertato: All Creatures of Our God and King. After Mass, they had champagne brunch in the parish hall.
Tony was up and dressed when I got home and wanted to go eat, so we landed at the Palace Cafe for a couple of bloody Marys, then we decided to eat. We converted to mimosas when the food arrived.
Assuming we don't fall asleep beforehand, we're planning to go to Evensong at Trinity Episcopal this afternoon at five to hear the Tulsa Boy Singers. Tomorrow is Saint C.S. Lewis's birthday, so they are planning a cocktail reception and birthday cake after Evensong in honor of St. C.S.
You know, one of the oddest things about getting to be over 40 is that I still get drunk just as much as ever, but now I always do it at church!
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