December 13, 2015

St. John the Baptist, 17th cent. Greek Orthodox Icon
John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire[NRSV, Luke 3:16].
The Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) [Choir Notes]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
Women of the Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Lo, how a rose [listen], Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Setting: Messe Basse [Labadie: musicMe], Gabriel Fauré, (1845-1924)

Introit: Lo, how a rose [text] [Von Stade:YouTube], Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Motet: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [text], Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608)
Postlude:  Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, Bwv 661 (How the world longs for your birth) [Isoir:YouTube; Kibbie: listen; Stockmeier: YouTube],  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude : Un rejeton fidèle (Lo, how a rose) [listen], Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Ordinaire : Messe Basse [Labadie: musicMe], Gabriel Fauré, (1845-1924)

Introït : Un rejeton fidèle (Lo, how a rose) [texte] [Von Stade : YouTube], Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Motet : Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [texte], Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608)

Postlude : Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BuxWV 211 [Foccroulle : musicMe], Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)
Prelude: Lo, how a rose [listen], Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Introit: Lo, how a rose [text] [Von Stade:YouTube], Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Preces and Responses: Harold Darke (1888-1976)
Psalm: 12, Luke Flintoft
Canticles: Service in G, Robert Powell (b. 1932)
Anthem: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [text], Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608)

Postlude: Lo, How a Rose [YouTube], Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)