May 25 and 29, 2014


 Raphael, Paul in Athens, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, 1514-15

Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, "Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way [NRSV, Acts 17:22]."

Sixth Sunday of Easter [Comments]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Choirs


Prelude: O Holy Spirit, enter in (Wie schön leuchtet) [Moore: Pipedreams], Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
 
Setting: Missa Alme Pater, Andrew Millington (b. 1952)

 
Introit: Awake Thou Wintry Earth [Christ Church Oxford: text/YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 
 

Motet: Rise up, my love [text] [Quintessential: listen; Elora: BNQ; BM] (info), Healey Willan, 1880-1968
 
Postlude:  Prelude and Fugue in F, Johann Pachelbel


12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale



Prélude : Vater unser [YouTube], Johann Pachelbel, (1653-1706)

Ordinaire : Missa en la, Pompeo Cannicciari (1670-1744)

 Introït : Sacerdotes Domini [texte] [Dominican : YouTube] [Christ Church Oxford : CML] (info), William Byrd (1543-1623)

Motet : Jesu dulcis memoria [texte/écoutez], Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Postlude : Prélude en fa, Johann Pachebel

4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)


Prelude:
Voluntary in a [Burchell: CML] (info), Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) 


Motet: Rise up, my love [text] [Quintessential: listen; Elora: BNQ; BM] (info), Healey Willan, 1880-1968 

Preces and Responses: Plainsong

Psalm: 104, verses 1-2, 10-19 (Thomas Norris)

Magnificat: Fifth Service
[Summerly: BNQ; BM] (info),

Thomas Tomkins

Nunc dimittis: Fifth Service [Summerly: BNQ; BM] (info), Thomas Tomkins

Anthem: My Beloved Spake
[text] [Hunt: YouTube], Thomas Tomkins

Postlude: 
A substantial verse [Challenger: listen], Thomas Tomkins






Giotto di Bondone, l'Ascension, Cappella Scrovegni, Padua, 1304-06

Après avoir dit cela, il fut élevé pendant qu'ils le regardaient, et une nuée le déroba à leurs yeux [Segond, Actes 1.9].

L'Ascension 

12h15 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale

 
Ordinaire : Missa secunda [Carmeli : YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) 

Introït : Jubilate Deo [texte] [South Florida : YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler 

Motet : Ite in universum mundum [texte] [Augsburg : BNQ ; BM] (info), Hans Leo Hassler

The 12h15 liturgy will be followed immediately by a recital of Messiaen's Ascension for organ.  See Choir Notes.