November 4, 2012

 The River of Life, Bamberg Apocalypse, Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg, 1000-20

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more [NRSV, Revelation 21:4a].


All Saints Sunday 

10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Subtilité des corps glorieux from Les Corps glorieux [Trotter: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)

Mass Setting: Missa "O quam gloriosum" [Summerly: BNQ, BM] (info), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)


Introit:O quam gloriosum [text][Harmonia:YouTube], Jacob Vaet (1529-67)


Motet: O quam gloriosum [text] [Summerly: BNQ, BM] (info), Tomás Luis de Victoria

Postlude:Joie et clarté des corps glorieux from Les Corps glorieux [Trotter: listen],Olivier Messiaen

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

Prelude:Les eaux de la grace from Les Corps glorieux [Trotter: listen], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)

Introit:O how glorious [text], Healey Willan (1880-1968)
 
Preces and Responses: Ben Parry (b. 1965)
 
Psalm: 149 (Richard Woodward)
                                      
Canticles: Service in G, Ben Parry 
 

Anthem: O thou, whose all-redeeming might [text] Plainsong, arr. David Blackwell (b. 1961)

Postlude: Force et agilité des corps glorieux from Les Corps glorieux [Trotter: listen],Olivier Messiaen