August 14, 2011


Salvador Dali, Ecce Virgo Concipiet, Biblia Sacra, 1964-67


Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel [NRSV, Isaiah 7:14].


10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Ave Maris Stella, from Ten Chorale Preludes on Gregorian Hymns, Op. 75, Flor Peeters (1903-86) 

Mass Setting: Missa VIII De Angelis [Heiligenkreuz: listen], Plainsong 10th c.

Introit: Ave Maria [text] [Westminster Cathedral: listen], Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Motet: Ave Maria [text] [King's Singers: YouTube], Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Postlude: Toccata and Hymn, Op. 28, "Ave Maris Stella" [Bewig: YouTube], Flor Peeters

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Ave Maris Stella from LeTombeau de Titelouze, Op. 38, [Keeley: NML] (info), Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Introit:
Ave Maris Stella: organ verses [Albitzler: YouTube] Jean Titelouze (1563-1633)

Preces and Responses: Plainsong

Psalm: 149 (Tone 3.5)

Magnificat:
Tone 5.1, organ verses: Livre d’orgue de Montréal (1724) [Gilbert: listen]

Nunc dimittis: Tone 1.4

Anthem: Ave Maris Stella from 15 Versets sur les Vêpres de la Vièrge, Op. 18 [Fano: YouTube], Marcel Dupré

Postlude:
While the king sitteth at his table from
15 Versets sur les Vêpres de la Vièrge, Op. 18 [Hancock; NML] (info), Marcel Dupré