September 27, 2009

Andrea del Castagno, Queen Esther, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, c.1450

Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have won your favor, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me -- that is my petition -- and the lives of my people -- that is my request (NRSV, Esther 7:3)."

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost [Comments]

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Meditation [Kane: YouTube], Peter Hurford (b. 1930)

Introit: I will thank thee, O Lord [text], Daniel Purcell (1660-1717)

Mass Setting: Service in F, Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)

Motet: O almighty God [text], George Bancrofte (fl. 1600)

Postlude: Exurgat Deus, Peter Hurford

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Andante in F, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Introit: O for a closer walk with God [text] [Winchester: CML] (info), Charles Villiers Stanford

Preces and Responses: Bryan Kelly (b. 1934)

Psalm: 19 (Turle, Noble)

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

Anthem: The God of Peace [text], Richard Lloyd (b. 1933)

Postlude: Fantasia and Toccata [Drury: NML] (info), Charles Villiers Stanford

September 20, 2009

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Hundred Guilder Print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, c.1647-49

"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me (NRSV, Mark 9:37)."

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost [Comments]

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Intermezzo from Petite Suite [Sadler: listen; NML] (info), Gerald Bales(1919-2002)

Introit: Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Keith Bissell (1912-92)

Mass Setting: Mass of St. Thomas, Derek Holman (b. 1931)

Motet: Thee we adore, Derek Holman

Postlude: Finale from Petite Suite [Sadler: listen; NML] (info), Gerald Bales

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Meditation, Barrie Cabena (b. 1933)

Introit: Hail, gladdening light [text] [Mary Magdalene: listen], Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Preces and Responses: “Lac Macdonald,” Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)

Psalm: 16 (Walmisley)

Canticles: Service in f, Derek Holman (b. 1931)

Anthem: Before the ending of the day [text], Healey Willan

Postlude: Sonata Giojoso, Barrie Cabena

September 13, 2009

Alexander Master, Peter confessing Jesus to be the Christ, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, c.1430

He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah (NRSV, Mark 8:29)."

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost [Comments] (Holy Cross)

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Sehr langsam from Organ Sonata No. 1 [de Vries: listen], Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Introit: Kyrie eleison [text], Robin Davies (b. 1975)

Mass Setting: Missa ex machina, Robin Davies

Motet: Cibavit nos [text], Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)

Postlude: Phantasie from Organ Sonata No. 1, [de Vries: listen], Paul Hindemith

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Vexilla regis, Flor Peeters (1903-1986)

Introit: Crux fidelis [text] [Pro cantione antiqua: listen], John of Portugal (1603-56)

Preces and Responses: Philip Moore (b. 1943)

Psalm: 46 (Luther)

Canticles: Robin Davies (b. 1975)

Anthem: Crux fidelis, Jacob Clemens non Papa (1500-56)

Postlude: Vexilla regis, Healey Willan (1880-1968)

September 6, 2009

Germain-Jean Drouais, Christ and the Caananite Woman (detail), Louvre, Paris, 1784

Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. (NRSV, Mark 7:26).

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost [Comments]

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Liebster Jesu, BWV 633 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Introit: God is living, God is here [text], Johann Sebastian Bach

Mass Setting: Missa Brevis 3, Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Motet: Come, I pray thee [text], W. H. Anderson (1882-1955)

Postlude: “Dorian” Toccata in d, BWV 538 [de Groen: YouTube; Koopman: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Cornet Voluntary in e, Op. 7 No. 7 [Marlow: listen], John Stanley (1712-86)

Introit: O praise the Lord, Adrian Batten (1591-1637)

Preces and Responses: Plainsong

Psalm: 113, 117 (Tones 5.2, 6)

Magnificat: Octavi Toni [Capella Sancti Michaelis: listen], Orlande de Lassus (1532-94)

Nunc dimittis: Tone 1.4

Anthem: O Lord, the maker of all thing [text], English Anonymous, 16th cent.

Postlude: Voluntary in D, Op. 6 No.6 [Marlow: listen], John Stanley