April 26, 2009

Master of The Hague, Jesus Appearing to the Apostles, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1443

While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost.
(NRSV, Luke 24: 36b-37)."


The Third Sunday in Easter [Comments]

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers


Prelude: Christ Lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Introit: Regina caeli [text],
Francesco Soriano (c.1548-1621)

Mass Setting: Missa "Sine nomine,"
Lodovico da Viadana (1560-1627)

Motet: Regina caeli
[text] [Auckland Catholic:
listen], Gregor Aichinger (1565-1628)

Postlude: Christ lag in Todesbanden
[Ferrard:
listen], Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Salix from Plymouth Suite [Bate: listen], Percy Whitlock (1903-46)

Introit: Christ is risen, Polish carol, arr. David Jones

Preces and Responses: “Dresden,” John Sanders
(b. 1933)

Psalm:
114, (Tonus Peregrinus)

Canticles: Service in A, Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)


Anthem: He is risen [text], Percy Whitlock

Postlude: Toccata from Plymouth Suite [Bate:
listen], Percy Whitlock