Jan Provost, Abraham, Sarah, and the Angel, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1520s
The Lord said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her(NRSV, Genesis 17:15-16)
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Andante tranquillo [Tharp: NML] from Organ Sonata No. 3 in a, Op. 65, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47)
Introit: Movement 1, Aus Tiefer Not, [text: p.6] [St. John's College: listen] from Op. 23, No. 1, Felix Mendelssohn
Mass Setting: Missa Brevis No. 3, Keith Bissell (1912-92)
Motet: Movements 4 & 5, Und Ob Es Währt and
Ob Bei Uns Ist Der Sunden Viel (Aus Tiefer Not) [text: p.6] [St. John's College: (4th mvt) listen; (5th mvt) listen], from Op. 23, No. 1, Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn 4:00 pm Evensong
The Choir of the Church of St James the Apostle
Prelude: Fantasia of Foure Parts [Tilney:
Preces and Responses: Bernard Rose (1919-1996)
Psalm: 119 (Spicer)
Magnificat: [Ensemble musicale dell'Appennino marchigiano: YouTube; Copenhagen Royal: NML], attrib. Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Nunc Dimittis: fauxbourdons Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
