February 14, 2010

Raffaello Sanzio, Transfiguration (detail), Pinacoteca, Vatican, 1518-20


And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white [NRSV, Luke 9:20].

Transfiguration Sunday [Comments]

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers


Prelude: Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire a son Père (Majesty of Christ praying that his Father should glorify him) from L’Ascension [Messiaen himself: listen; Bryam-Wigfield: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)


Introit: Gloria in excelsis [text], Claude Guodimel (1514-72)

Mass Setting: Service in C, Bryan Kelly (b. 1934)

Motet: O God my King [text], John Amner (1579-1641)

Postlude: Le Fils, Verbe et Lumière (The Son, Word and Light) from Méditations sur le mystère de Sainte Trinité (Meditations on the mystery of the Holy Trinity) [van der Steen: listen; Bonaventure: listen], Olivier Messiaen

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers


Prelude: La relation réelle en Dieu est réellement identique à l’essence (The true relation in God is actually identical to the essence) from Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité (Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity) [van der Steen: listen; Bonaventure: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)

Introit: Thou Knowest Lord [King's Consort: YouTube], Henry Purcell (1659-95)

Preces and Responses: [St. David's Youth:
YouTube], John Reading (1645-92)

Psalm: 119 (Woodward)

Canticles: Service in F,
Michael Wise (1648-87)

Anthem: Thy Word is Lantern [King's Consort:
YouTube], Henry Purcell

Postlude:
Le Fils, Verbe et Lumière (The Son, Word and Light) from Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité (Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity) [van der Steen:
listen; Bonaventure: listen], Olivier Messiaen