Georges de la Tour, Dream of St. Joseph, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, c.1640
An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit [NRSV, Matthew 1:20b].
Fourth Sunday of Advent [Comments] [Choir Notes]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Lo, How a Rose [YouTube], Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)
Setting: Missa “Dixit Maria” [Herreweghe: YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
Introit: Dixit Maria [text] [Colorado: listen; 6 videos: YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler
Motet: Ave maris stella [King's: text/YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler
Postlude: Ave maris stella [Bardon: musicMe], Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude : Es ist ein Ros [YouTube], Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)
Ordinaire : Missa Dixit Maria [Herreweghe: YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
Introït : Dixit Maria [texte] [Colorado: écoutez ; 6 videos: YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler
Motet : Ave maris stella [texte] [Cleobury : YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler
Postlude : Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, [Kibbie : écoutez], Johann Sebastian Bach, (1685-1750)
4:00 pm A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas
The Cathedral Singers
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Organ Preludes: In Dulci Jubilo
BWV 608 [Kibbie: listen; Koopman: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
BWV 608 [Kibbie: listen; Koopman: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
BWV 751 [Enz: musicMe], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
BuxWV 197 [Foccroulle: musicMe], Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
BuxWV 197 [Foccroulle: musicMe], Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Joseph Ahrens (1904-1997)
[listen], Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Choir Carols:
Whence is that goodly fragrance? [text] [Mormon: YouTube] French, arr. Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)
Verbum Patris humanatur [Sequentia: text/YouTube] [text] [Pitts: BNQ; BM] (info), Anonymous, 12th cent. arr. Antony Pitts (b. 1969)
Sans Day Carol [Polyphony: text/YouTube], Cornish Carol
There is no rose [text], George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
A boy was born [text] [listen], Benjamin Britten [1913-76]
O magnum mysterium [text], Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Cherry tree carol [text] [King’s: YouTube], English, arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919)
Jesus, Jesus rest your head [text] [YouTube], Appalachian carol, arr. Arthur Warrell (1900-70)
So said the angel [text], Peter Skellern (b. 1947)
Hodie Christus natus est [text] [Louis Halsey Singers: musicMe], Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612)
O magnum mysterium [text], Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Cherry tree carol [text] [King’s: YouTube], English, arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919)
Jesus, Jesus rest your head [text] [YouTube], Appalachian carol, arr. Arthur Warrell (1900-70)
So said the angel [text], Peter Skellern (b. 1947)
Hodie Christus natus est [text] [Louis Halsey Singers: musicMe], Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612)
Organ Postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach
