November 19, 2017

L'Oasis Musicale: Concerts at the Cathedral and at St George's

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Parable of the Talents, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1652
Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours [NRSV, Matthew 25:24-25].'
The 24th Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Adagio from Concerto No. 2 in g [YouTube],
Matthew Camidge (1774-1844)  
Setting: Missa Brevis [YouTube], Andrea Gabrieli (1510-86)  
Introit: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [text] [YouTube], Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)  
Motet: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [text/YouTube], John Blow [1649-1708]  
Postlude: Gavotte from Concerto No. 2 in g [YouTube],
Matthew Camidge

12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude :  Improvisation, Robert Hamilton   
Ordinaire :  Missa Brevis [YouTube], Andrea Gabrieli (1510-86)  
Introït : O Rex gloriae [texte] [YouTube], Luca Marenzio (1553?-99)

Motet :  Veni Creator Spiritus [texte], [musicMe], Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)  
Postlude :  Improvisation, Robert Hamilton

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)
Prelude:  “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" Op. 122 N. 5) [YouTube], Johannes Brahms (1833-97)

Introit: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [text] [YouTube], Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)   
Preces: [YouTube] WilliamSmith (1603-45)
Psalm: 122, Robert Cooke
Canticles: Short Service,  John Blow [1649-1708]
Anthem: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem [text/YouTube], John Blow [   

Postlude: Prelude and fugue in G, BWV 550, YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)