Andante from 3rd Organ Concerto in D by Corrette

Pastor de Lasala and alumni of St Aloysius' College, Milsons' Point, Sydney, Australia, perform an excerpt from Michel Corrette's 3rd Organ Concerto in D. The organ is by Létourneau, op 22. The CD is available from the college. Contact: Murray.Happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au

Photography by Pastor de Lasala

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Music

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• Michel
• Corrette
• Organ
• Concerto

[gerardbedecarter]

I should know better than to get into an argument with someone who teaches Latin. Wouldn't it be best, however, to describe an "old boy" as an "alumnus" and an "old girl" as an alumna" with the plurals, respectively, "alumni" and "alumnae". The questions of whether to use classical, ecclesiastical or anglicised pronunciations (or some bizarre combination of the same) I leave to a return fight if i survive after licking my wounds *chuckles thrice in a rather dry manner*.

[tormus1]

Gerard - you are correct re alumn/us, -i and alumn/a, -ae. As for pronunciation, it depends on the context. I direct my Latin students use the classical pronunciation. However, in a non-classical context, I would use the ecclesiastical pronunciation. To make things difficult this differs according to the country where it is spoken. If am speaking in French and wish to use Latin terms, they would be gain a French accent! C'est la vie et vive la différence!

[gerardbedecarter]

Thanks, Pastor, for this beautiful presentation in music and photos !

[tormus1]

Thanks Gerard. Nice to hear from you after all this time.

[bac21380]

superbe

[tormus1]

Merci!

[gerardbedecarter]

I attended St Aloysius College, Milsons Point, from 1951 to 1959. My three other brothers also attended from 3rd class to 5th year. The following relatives of mine also attended: a great great uncle Norbert[at a previous location], two uncles, three second cousins [or first cousins once removed] and three nephews. My three brothers and I also attended Loreto Kirribilli preparatory to attending Aloysius. Yes, it was, and is, a wonderful school staffed by dedicated religious and lay teachers.

[evilmonk900]

ALOYS  hella yeah best school :)

[fartomania74]

i go to aloys

aloys rocks

[sean1135]

lol i go there