June 15 and 19, 2014


Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Creation, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth [NRSV, Genesis 1:1].

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

For the Corpus Christi Eucharistie chantée, Thursday, June 19, at 12:15, scroll down.

Prelude: La Mystère de la Sainte-Trinité (Le Corps glorieux) [Trotter: musicMe], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92) 

Setting: Missa Prima Sexti Toni [Trinity: YouTube; CMAA:YouTube], Giovanni Croce (1557-1609)

 
Introit: Duo Seraphim [St. David's: text/listen], Juan Esquivel (1563-1614)  

 
Motet: Hymn to the Trinity [text] [St. Louis Cathedral: YouTube], Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-93)

 
Postlude:  St. Patrick's Breastplate - Allegro maestoso from Sonata Celtica, No. 4 in c, Op. 153 [Payne: BNQ;BM] (info) [YouTube],  Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1942)


12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale



Prélude : In Nomine XI (Gloria tibi Trinitas)John Bull (1562-1628)

Ordinaire : Missa sine nomine, Lodovico Viadana, (1560-1627)

Introït :  Haec dies [texte], Lodovico Viadana

Motet : Exsultate justi [texte] [Adoremus : YouTube], Lodovico Viadana 

Postlude : In Nomine XII (Gloria tibi Trinitas) [YouTube], John Bull

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


Prelude:
Première Pièce en trio  (Livre d'orgue) [Messiaen himself: musicMe], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)

Introit:
Duo Seraphim [St. David's: text/listen], Juan Esquivel (1563-1614)

Preces and Responses: William Byrd
(1543-1623)

Psalm: 146 (Ivor Atkins)

Magnificat: Great Service
[Tallis: listen],  William Byrd 
 

Nunc dimittis: Great Service [Willcocks: musicMe], William Byrd

Anthem:
O lux beata Trinitas [text] [Leeuwarder Madrigaalkoor: YouTube], William Byrd

Postlude:
Deuxième Pièce en trio  (Livre d'orgue) [Messiaen himself: musicMe]Olivier Messiaen

 
Corpus Christi, jeudi, le 19 juin
12h15 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale



Ordinaire : Mass for Four Voices [Tallis : YouTube], William Byrd (1543-1623)
 
Introït : Sacerdotes Domini [texte] [Dominican : YouTube] [Christ Church Oxford: CML] (info), William Byrd


 Motet : Venite Comedite [texte] [Noone : BNQ; BM] (info), William Byrd

Procession :  Tantum ergo [texte] [Escaich : MusicMe], Maurice Duruflé (1902-86)

Immediately following the 12h15 Eucharistie chantée, Patrick Wedd, will perform at the 1980 Wilhelm organ seven movements from Olivier Messiaen, Le Livre du Saint-Sacrement.  Duration: approximately 30 minutes.  Admission free.  Click for more information.