September 21, 2008

Master of the Manne, The Gathering of the Manna, Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai, 1470

"I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God (NRSV, Exodus 16:12).'"
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Our Father (
listen), BuxWV 219, Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) [BNQ]

Introit: Exultate justi (
text & listen), Lodovico Viadana (1560-1627) [BNQ]

Mass Setting: Missa de Beata Virgine,
Gregor Aichinger (1564-1628)

Motet: O Sacrum Convivium (
text), Giovanni Croce (1557-1609) [BNQ]

Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C (
listen), Georg Böhm (1661-1733) [BNQ]



4:00 pm Evensong (St. Matthew)
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Werde Munter, BWV 147 (
listen & watch), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) [BNQ]

Introit: Holy is the true light,
William Harris (1883-1973)

Preces and Responses: Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)

Psalm: 112 (Alcock)

Canticles: Service in G, Herbert Sumsion

Anthem: O King all glorious (
listen), Healey Willan (1880-1968) [BNQ]

Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 545 (
listen), Johann Sebastian Bach