District of Columbia: That's the official name of the US nation's capital and the Federal District. Locals and local media call it the District or DC. What about the name "Washington?" Well, Washington and District of Columbia are two names for the US capital city. There is no Washington in the District of Columbia. They mean the same thing. That's why it's repetitive to say, "Washington DC." So why do the corporate media and others say, "Washington DC?" To cater to stupid people in the US who don't know what the District of Columbia is or where it is. So rather than educate people and consistently use the official name of the US nation's capital — which is the District of Columbia — they use "Washington DC" which is not the official name. It's okay to say DC, the District, or Washington, but not "Washington DC" because that's like saying San Francisco, San Francisco. That's how it was explained to me when I moved there. It's redundant since, again, they are two names for the same place, the same city. District residents care very deeply about this topic. It's a pet peeve of many District residents, including myself as a former District resident. I've heard political talking heads in DC on YT cater to stupid people — rather than educate them — by changing the name of the judicial courts in DC. For example: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gets changed to the Appeals Court for Washington DC. There is no such court with that name in the District. The same for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. No court in the District ends with the language "Washington DC" because, again, that is not the official name of the nation's capital. Also, they use the acronym DMV which stands for District, Maryland and Virginia. It is this site's goal to educate, and not cater to stupid. Not surprisingly, the 34-count convicted felon and now US dictator from the Epstein Class always says, "Washington DC". This nut has lived there how long and he is still saying that? One can't fix stupid so don't bother wasting your time trying. Yet I've heard his staffers say to guests "Welcome to DC."
Wood: Hail, gladdening light – The Choir of Trinity College Chapel (Oxbridge)
This a cappella anthem — which begins at 40.00 in the video below — is one of my favourite Anglican anthems. And because it’s a cappella, for it to be performed correctly, it takes the finest choristers with precise pitch, blending ability, and timing, relying on choristers to hold the beat and create the full musical texture, as The Trinity Choir can do.
The Choir of Trinity College Chapel (part of the established Church of England) performed this anthem effortlessly, including the soprano section’s sustained High B Flat near the end of the piece. This anthem is for Double Chorus where one Chorus — on the Epistle or Gospel side of the Chapel — answers the other. And if you look closely, you’ll see Steven (Trinity’s Director of Music) pointing at one side of the Choir and then the other side for their entrances.
Also Steven took the piece at a nice brisk pace which also allowed the choristers to carry phrases over that are usually not carried over by other choral ensembles. This performance is one of the finest I’ve heard, if not the finest.
It was performed for Choral Evensong during the Fall term (November 2025).