January 12, 2014


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 [Comments] [Choir Notes]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers

Prelude: Offertoire (L’Orgue mystique, Epiphania  Domini) [Delvallée: YouTube], Charles Tournemire (1870-1937) 
  
Setting: Missa Iste confessor, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94)

Introit: Dies sanctificatus [text] [Colino: YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
 
Motet: Tribus miraculis [text] [St. Gregory: listen], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
 
Postlude: In dir ist Freude / In thee is gladness, BWV 615 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach

12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale

Prélude : Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 715 [Kibbie : écoutez], Johann Sebastian Bach  (1685-1750)

Ordinaire : Missa Iste confessor, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94)
 
Introït : Dies sanctificatus [texte] [Colino : YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Motet : Tribus miraculis [texte] [St. Gregory : listen], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Postlude : Fuga super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 716, [Kibbie : écoutez], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina


The Three Wise Men, Sant'Appolinare Nuovo, Ravenna, 526 CE

4:00 pm A Festival  of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany
The Cathedral Singers
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Organ Prelude: Communion (L’Orgue mystique, Epiphania Domini) [Delvallée: YouTube], Charles Tournemire (1870-1937) 

Which was the son of . . . [Cessak: text/You/Tube], Arvo Pärt  (b. 1935)

 
Magi videntes stellam [text], Clemens non Papa  (1510-58)
A Poor Place [text], Patrick Wedd  (b. 1948)
Bethlehem down [text/King's: YouTube], Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
Glory to the Christ Child  [Cleobury: text/listen], Alan Bullard (b. 1946)
Tribus miraculis [St. David's: text/listen], Luca Marenzio (1553-99)
All and Some [text], Jeremy Thurlow (b. 1976) 

Organ Postlude: Fantaisie (L’Orgue mystique, Epiphania Domini) [Delvallée: YouTube], Charles Tournemire