December 3, 2017

L'Oasis Musicale: Concerts at the Cathedral and at St George's
The annual sing-along Handel’s Messiah:
Christ Church Cathedral, Saturday, December 9, 4:30 pm
Admission free, scores available


"From the fig tree learn its lesson [NRSV, Mark 13:28a].”
The First Sunday of Advent
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Trio super Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 660 [listen], Johann Sebastian Bach
Setting: Missa in Adventu, Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)


Introit: Advent Prose [listen & text], Plainsong mode 1
Motet: And I will betroth you [text], Michael Zev Gordon (b. 1963)
Postlude: Fantasia “Lo, he comes,”  William Lloyd Webber (1914-82)  
12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude :   Veni Emmanuel, James Woodman (né en 1957)
Ordinaire :  Missa in a, Pompeo Cannicciari (1670-1744)


Introït :  Jerusalem Surge [texte] [YouTube], Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517)
Motet : Prope est Dominus [texte] [YouTube], Jacob Regnart (1544-99)


Postlude : Veni Emmanuel, James Woodman
Click for 4:00 pm Procession
with Readings and Carols for Advent
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)