St. John the Baptist, Moscow School, State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin, 1560sSee, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me [NRSV, Malachi 3:1a].
Second Sunday of Advent [Comments]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
Trebles and Women's Voices
Prelude: Sleepers Wake, BWV 645 [Alain: YouTube; de Groen: YouTube; Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Introit: Jesus Christ the apple tree [text], Somerset folk song, arr. Bullard
Trebles and Women's Voices
Prelude: Sleepers Wake, BWV 645 [Alain: YouTube; de Groen: YouTube; Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Introit: Jesus Christ the apple tree [text], Somerset folk song, arr. Bullard
Mass Setting: Messe basse [American Boychoir: listen; Cambridge Singers: listen], Gabriel Fauré (1825-1924)
Motet: Lo, how a rose e’er blooming [text] [Cambridge Singers: listen], Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), arr. Phil Mattson
4:00 pm Advent Service of Readings and Organ Music
Patrick Wedd, organ
Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, Bwv 659 [Alain: YouTube; Kibbie: listen; Koopman: YouTube]; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio super Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 660 [Kibbie: listen; Bryndorf: YouTube; Stockmeier: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach
Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, Bwv 661 [Isoir: YouTube; Kibbie: listen; Stockmeier: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 [Alain: listen; de Groen: listen; Kibbie:listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Desseins éternels from La Nativité du Seigneur [Latry/Weir/Gerstein: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)
Wachet auf, Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)
6:00 pm Eucharist of Remembrance on the 20th anniversary of the Massacre at the École Polytechnique
Women of the Cathedral Singers and Concerto Della Donna, Iwan Edwards, director
Prelude: How blessed are you faithful souls, Op. 122, No. 6 [Sonnleitner: listen], Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Postlude: Force et agilité des corps glorieux from Les Corps glorieux [Latry: listen; Bate: listen; Weir: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)
