点评:I attended the Sunday 1030 Eucharist. The attendance was about typical for an English cathedral (in my limited experience, at least) and the average age possibly a little lower than I have seen elsewhere. Happily there were no guitars; the service was fairly high church, as I prefer. The Cathedral itself is unique in my experience. It is absolutely beautifully decorated inside with lots of white and lots of light. The service sheet was exemplary in every way, with music for all the hymns and chants. The choir of Shrewsbury Abbey was there on a guest visit and they sang their parts of the service exquisitely. I was there at least in part to hear the famous Blackburn Cathedral organ (Walker/Wood) and was not disappointed. It played quietly and beautifully at the start of the service but had plenty of opportunity to open up and then then its power was overwhelmingly impressive. Hearing one side come in whilst the other was blaring was thrilling (the two parts are on separate sides of the cathedral); the ‘stereo’ effect was another joy of this organ. Anyone who enjoys hearing our greatest cathedral instruments should hear this one. There was toilets easily accessible near the café which was already doing a good trade. The entire complex was in immaculate condition. The polished marble floor was lovely too. It may be my ageing ears but from well back in the nave the sharpness of focus of the organ and choir - both placed at the far side of the crossing - was slightly lost. When I go again, and I will, I will sit further forward. Good, relevant sermon.
翻译:我参加了 1030 年星期日的圣体圣事。出席人数对于英国大教堂来说是典型的(至少在我有限的经验中),平均年龄可能比我在其他地方看到的要低一些。幸好没有吉他。正如我所喜欢的,教堂的服务相当高级。在我的经历中,大教堂本身是独一无二的。它的内部装饰非常漂亮,有大量的白色和大量的光线。服务表在各个方面都是典范,所有赞美诗和圣歌都有音乐。什鲁斯伯里修道院的唱诗班来访,他们精美地演唱了仪式中的部分内容。我在那里至少部分地听到了著名的布莱克本大教堂管风琴(沃克/伍德),并且没有失望。它在服务开始时安静而优美地演奏,但有很多机会打开,然后它的力量令人印象深刻。听到一侧进来而另一侧在喧闹的声音令人兴奋(这两部分位于大教堂的不同两侧); “立体声”效果是这个风琴的另一个乐趣。任何喜欢聆听我们最伟大的大教堂乐器的人都应该听听这一款。咖啡馆附近有厕所,很方便,生意已经很好了。整个建筑群完好无损。抛光的大理石地板也很可爱。可能是我的耳朵老化了,但从中殿后面看去,管风琴和唱诗班的焦点清晰度(都位于十字路口的远端)略有丢失。当我再去的时候,我会,我会坐得更靠前。好的、相关的讲道。