April 1, 2012


Eric Gill, Palm Sunday, Tate Colections, London

Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord (NRSV, Mark 11:9)!


10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Choirs

Mass Setting: Missa passionis Christi, Arthur Wills (b. 1926)

Introit: Hosianna dem Sohne Davids [text], Bartholomäus Gesius (1560-1613)

Gradual: Crucifixus [text/listen], Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)

Motet: Plorans Ploravit [text], Henrique Carlos Correa (1680-1747)

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

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)

Prelude: Herzliebster Jesu, BWV 1093 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Introit: Hosianna dem Sohne Davids [text], Bartholomäus Gesius (1560-1613)

Preces and Responses: Ben Parry (b. 1965)

Psalm: 118:1-4, 17-29 (Garrett, Elvey)
 
Canticles: Huntsville Service, Philip Moore (b. 1943)

 Anthem: Solus ad victimam [Christ Church Oxford: text/YouTube], Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Postlude: Jésus accepte la souffrance from La Nativité Du Seigneur [Preston: musicMe], Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)