January 8, 2017

L'Oasis Musicale: Concerts at the Cathedral and at St George's
Giovanni Bellini, Baptism of Christ, Santa Corona, Vicenza, 1500-02
And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him [NRSV, Matt: 3:16].
Baptism of the Lord
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Prélude à l’Introït, Communion (Epiphania Domini, l’Orgue Mystique) [YouTube], Charles Tournemire, (1870-1939
Setting: Missa brevis [YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94)

Introit: Die Sanctificatus [text] [YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina   
Motet: Tribus miraculis [text/listen], Luca Marenzio (1553-99)
Postlude: Fantaisie (Epiphania Domini, l’Orgue Mystique)
  [YouTube],  Charles Tournemire
12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude :  Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685 [ëcoutez],  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ordinaire : Missa brevis [YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94)

Introït : Die Sanctificatus [texte] [YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina   
Motet : Tribus miraculis [texte/ëcoutez], Luca Marenzio (1553-99)
Postlude : Allein Gott in der Höh, BWV 677 [YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach
4:00 PM: Music and Readings for Epiphany [Click here]
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)