Music list  2017-2018

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Sunday 14 April - Palm Sunday

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Missa "Bella amfitrit'altera"

Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623), Hosanna to the son of David

Sortie: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Matthew Passion, "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß"

 

Sunday 7 April - Lent 5 - Passion Sunday

Mass: Merbecke

(Choir away on tour)

Sunday 31 March - Lent 4 - Mothering Sunday

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Missa super "La, la, maître Pierre"

Creed: Merbecke

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989), The Lord's my shepherd

Sunday 24 March - Lent 3

Tomas Luis Victoria (1548-1611), Missa "Surge, propera"

Creed: Martin Shaw

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Ave Maria

 

Sunday 17 March - Lent 2

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989), Mass for five voices

Creed: Martin Shaw

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), Salvator mundi

 

Sunday 10 March - Lent I

William Byrd (1538-1623), Mass for three voices

Creed: Martin Shaw

Thomas Morley (1567-1602), Nolo mortem peccatoris

 

Wednesday 6 March - Ash Wednesday

William Byrd (1538-1623), Mass for four voices

Tomas Luis Victoria (1548-1611), Psalm 51 fauxbourdons

 

Sunday 3 March - Quinquagesima

Josef Haydn (1732-1809), Missa Sancti Nicolai (Choir Gloria)

Creed: Martin Shaw

Josef Haydn (1732-1809), Missa Sancti Nicolai, "Et incarnatus est"

 

Sunday 24 February - Sexagesima

Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995), Communion service in F

Gloria and Creed: De Angelis

Edward Bairstow (1874-1946), Let all mortal flesh keep silence

 

Sunday 17 February - Septuagesima

Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Messe sur l'intonation catholique (Choir Gloria)

Creed: Plainsong I

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Cantique de Jean Racine

 

Sunday 10 February

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Aeterna Christi Munera

Gloria: Dom Gregory Murray

Creed: Merbecke

Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Wash me throughly

 

Sunday 3 February - Candlemass

Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Mass in C (Choir Gloria)

Creed: De Angelis

Johannes Eccard (1553–1611), When Mary to the Temple went

 

Sunday 27 January

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Papae Marcelli (Congregational Gloria)

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Magi tres

Sunday 20 January

Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Messe solennelle (choir Gloria)

Dr William Crotch (1775-1847), Lo! Starled Chief

 

Sunday 13th January

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Mass in G Major (Congregational Gloria)

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Here is the little door

 

Sunday 6th January, Epiphany

Schubert (1797-1828), Mass in G

Mendelssohn (1809-1847), There shall a star from Jacob come forth

Creed, Martin Shaw

Tuesday 25th December, Christmas Day

Darke (1888-1976), Communion service in F

Trad., Chanticleer, Gibbons (1583-1625) ed. P. Willenbrock, As on the night

Gloria and Creed, Merbecke

 

Monday 24th December, Christmas Eve

Charpentier (1643-1704), Messe de minuit

Darke (1888-1976), In the bleak mid winter

Victoria (1548-1611), O magnum mysterium

Gloria and Creed, De angelis

 

Sunday 23rd December, Advent IV

Plainsong Mass for Sundays in Advent

Taverner (c. 1490-1545), Audivi media nocte

Creed, Plainsong I

 

Sunday 16 December, Advent III

Gounod (1818-1893), Messe sur l'intonation catholique

Manz (1919-2009), E'en so Lord Jesus

Creed, Plainsong I

 

Sunday 9 December, Advent II

Ireland (1879-1962), Missa Brevis

Trad., Angelus ad virginem

Creed, Martin Shaw

 

Sunday 2 December, Advent Sunday

Wood (1866-1926), Communion Service in the Phrygian Mode

Besançon melody, People look East

Creed, Martin Shaw

 

Sunday 25th November, Christ the King
Mozart (1756-1791), Coronation Mass
(choir Gloria, “Benedictus” from Missa “Rex splendens”)
Creed: De angelis,
Mozart (1756-1791), “Benedictus” from Coronation Mass
Sortie: Handel (1685-1759), Halleluia (from Messiah)

Sunday 18th November

William Byrd (1543-1623), Mass for four voices (choir Gloria)
William Byrd (1543-1623), Ne irascaris Domine 
Creed : Plainsong I

 

Sunday 11th November, Remembrance Sunday

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704), Messe (Congregational gloria)

Geraint Lewis (1958-) The souls of the righteous

 

Saturday 10 November, 14h00

Service of Licensing of new chaplain, Father Mark Osborne

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), Missa Misericordias Domini (Congregational Gloria)

Pierre Villette (1926-1998), Hymne à la Vierge

 

Sunday 4th November, All Saints

Harold Darke (1888-1976), Communion service in E, "Collegium regalis" (Choir gloria)

William Harris (1883-1973), Faire is the heaven

 

Thursday 1st November, All Souls

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Requiem

 

Sunday 28th October,

Arthur Wills (1926-), Missa Passionis Christi (Congregational gloria)

Edgar Bainton (1880-1956), And I saw a new heaven

 

Sunday 21st October,

William Byrd (1538-1623), Mass for 3 voices (Choir Gloria)

Pierre Villette (1926-1998), Hymne à la Vierge

 

Sunday 14th October, Harvest

John Merbecke (1515-1585), Mass, harmonised for 4 voices by John Stainer (Choir with Congregation)

John Stainer (1840-1901), Ye shall dwell in the land

 

Sunday 7th October

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), Missa Cantuariensis (Congregational Gloria)

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Behold, O God, our defender

 

Sunday 30th September,

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Communion service "Collegium regalis" (Choir Gloria)

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Behold, O God, our defender

 

Sunday 23rd September,

George Oldroyd (1887-1956), Mass for the Quiet Hour (Congregational Gloria)

C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), O for a closer walk with God

 

Sunday 16th September,

Charles Wood (1886-1926), Mass in F (congregational Gloria)

Charles Wood (1886-1926), Expectans expectavi

 

Sunday 9th September,

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Little Organ Mass

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), I was glad 

 

Wednesday 15th August, Assumption

Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Assumpta est Maria

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Ave Maria à 8 

 

Sunday 15th July

Robert Führer (1525-1594), Kurze Festmesse in B

 

Sunday 8th July,

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Missa "in illo tempore" (Choir Gloria)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Hear my prayer

 

Sunday 1st July, Visiting Choir, St George's Belfast

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Little Organ Mass

Edgar Bainton (1880-1956), And I saw a new heaven

 

Sunday 24th June,

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Mass in F (Choir Gloria)

C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Benedictus in Bb

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), This is the Record of john

 

Sunday 17th June, Choir in Caen

John Taverner (1490-1545), Leroy Kyrie (Choir Gloria)

Christopher Tye (1500-1572), Missa "Euge bone"

William H.Harris (1883-1973), Holy is the true light

 

Sunday 10th June, Wills Halls Visiting Choir

William Byrd (1540-1623), Mass for three voices (Congregational Gloria)

Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623), Hosanna to the son of David

 

Sunday 3rd June,

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Missa 1650 (Congregational Gloria)

Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Nunc Dimitis

 

Sunday 27th May,

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Aeterna Christi munera (Congregational Gloria)

Piotr IlitchTchiakovski (1840-1893), Hymn to the Trinity

 

Sunday 20th May,

John Ireland (1879-1962), Communion service in C (Choir Gloria)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Dum complerentur

 

Sunday 13th May,

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), Missa Cantuariensis (Congragational Gloria)

Charles Villiers Standford (1852-1924), Christus ascendit hodie

 

Thursday 10th May, Ascension Day

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Collegium Regalis Communion service (Choir Gloria)

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956), God is gone up

 

Sunday 6th May,

John Merbecke (1510-1585), Communion Service, harmonized by Stainer

Maurice Greene (1696-1755), Thou visitest the earth

 

Sunday 29th April,

John Taverner (c.1495-1545), Leroy Kyrie

Christopher Tye (C.1500-1573), Mass Euge Bone Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), Wash me throughly

 

Sunday 22nd April,

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), Missa "Misericordias Domini"

William Byrd (1538-1623), Victimae paschali

 

Sunday 15th April,

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa Salve

John Taverner (c.1490-1545), Dum transisset sabbatum

 

Sunday 8th April,

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Mass in D

Charles Villiers Standford (1852-1924), Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

 

Holy Week

 

Sunday 25th March, Palm Sunday

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa "Salve"

Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), Hosanna to the son of David

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Matthew Passion, "Kommt, ihr Töchter"

 

Monday 26th March 19h

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa "Simile est regnum"

Tuesday 27th March 19h

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa "O quam gloriosum est regnum"

Wednesday 28th March

Chrism Mass 11h30

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa "Aeterna Christi munera"

William Byrd (1540-1623), Ecce quam bonum

 

Evening service 19h

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa "Surge Propera"

Thursday 29th March 19h30

Adrian Batten (1591-1637), Short Service

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Missa brevis in F (Gloria)

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Ubi Caritas

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Lamentations for Easter Saturday

Friday 30th March 19h30

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Impromperia, Caligaverunt oculi mei

Saturday 31st March, Holy Saturday 21h

Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Messe Solennelle

 

Sunday 1st April, Easter 10h30

Harold Darke (1888-1975), Communion service in F

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cantate N° BWV31," Der Himmel Lacht! Die Erde jubiliert" mvt N°2

 

 

 

 

Earlier this Year

 

 

Sunday 14th January, Epiphany 2

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Papae Marcelli

Peter Cornelius (1824-1874), Three Kings

 

Sunday 21st January

C. Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Mass in G (congregational Gloria)

Howard Skempton (b. 1947), It was a star

 

Sunday 28th January

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Missa brevis in F (choir Gloria)

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Omnes de Saba

 

Sunday 4th February, Candlemas

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Missa "Bella Amfitrit'altera" (choir Gloria)

William Byrd (1540-1623), Hodie beata virgo

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), Nunc dimittis

 

Sunday 11th February, Quinquagesima

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Missa "Cum jubilo" (choir Gloria)

Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Alma redemptoris

 

Wednesday 14th February, Ash Wednesday

William Byrd (1540-1623), Mass for four voices

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652), Miserere

 

Sunday 18th February, Lent 1

William Byrd (1540-1623), Mass for five voices

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Hear my prayer

 

Sunday 25th February, Lent 2

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Missa "Quando io penso al martir"

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Miserere mei

 

Sunday 4th March, Lent 3

Plainsong Kyrie

Christopher Tye (1500-1572), Mass "Western Wynd"

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), In jejunio et fletu

 

Sunday 11th March, Mothering Sunday

Harold Darke (1888-1975), Communion service in E

Peter Crump (b.1928), Ave maris stella

 

Sunday 18th March, Passion Sunday

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Mass 1650

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Ne in furore

 

 

First term 2017

 

 

Monday 25th December, Christmas Day

Charles Wood (1886-1926), Missa Portae Honoris

Trad., Ding dong merrily on high

 

Sunday 24th December, Christmas Eve

Harold Darke (1888-1975), In the bleak mid-winter

Joseph Haydn (1732- 1809), Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo

Jan Pieters Sweelinck (1562- 1621), Hodie Christus natus est

 

Sunday 24th December, ADVENT IV

Merbecke/Stainer (1840-1901), Mass for four voices

John Joubert (b. 1927), There is no rose

 

Sunday 17th  December ADVENT III

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Collegium Regale

Charles Wood (1886-1926), Magnificat

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Ne Timeas Maria

 

Sunday 10th  December ADVENT II

John Ireland (1879-1962), Missa Brevis

James Macmillan (1959- ), O radiant dawn

 

Sunday 3rd  December ADVENT I

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), Mass Salve Intermerata

John Taverner (1490-1545),  Audivi vocem de caelo

 

Sunday 26th November

Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Coronation Mass

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Benedictus as Anthem

 

Sunday 19th November

William Walton (1902-1983), Missa Brevis

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Jubilate Deo

 

Sunday 12th November

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), Missa Cantuariensis

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Remember, remember, Lord, not our offenses

 

Sunday 5th November

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Missa O quam gloriosum est regnum

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), O quam gloriosum

 

Thursday 2nd November

Mozart (1756-1791), Requiem Mass

 

Sunday 29th October

Charles Wood (1886-1926), Mass in F

C. Viliers Stanford (1852-1924), O for a closer walk with God

C. Viliers Stanford (1852-1924), Te Deum Laudamus

 

Sunday 22nd October

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594), Missa La La Maitre Pierre

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Bell Anthem

 

Sunday 15th October

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704), Messe des morts

Maurice Greene (1696-1755), Thou visited the Earth

 

Sunday 8th October

Palestrina (1525-1594), Missa Brevis

Françis Poulenc (1899-1963), Salve Regina

 

Sunday 1st October

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), Missa In Honorem Sancti Dominici (Cong Gloria)

William Byrd (1540-1623), Ave Verum

 

Sunday 24th September

Francisco  Guerrero (1528-1599), Missa 'De la Bataila Escoutez' with Gloria

Igor Stravinski (1882-1971), Pater Noster

 

Sunday 17th September

C. Viliers Stanford (1852-1924), Mass in G Major

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), For he shall give his Angels charge over Thee

 

Sunday 10th September

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Missa Sancti Nicolai

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Ne in furore