January 3 and 6, 2016


Dieric Bouts the Elder, The Adoration of the Magi, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, 1465
On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh [NRSV, Matthew 2:11].
January 3, 2015
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Scroll down for the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2015.
Prelude: Stella ista [Dupré: BNQ; BM] (info), Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Setting: Missa brevis, No. 4, Corde natus, Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Introit: Orietur stella [text],  Jacob Handl (1550-91)  
Motet: Magi videntes stellam [text] [YouTube], Clemens non Papa  (1510-58)
Postlude:  Wie schön leuchtet [YouTube], Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale
Prélude : Stella ista [Dupré: BNQ; BM] (info), Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Ordinaire : Missa in nativitate, Giovanni Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743)
Introït : Orietur stella [text],  Jacob Handl (1550-91)  
Motet : Magi videntes stellam [texte][YouTube], Clemens non Papa  (1510-58)
Postlude :  Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [YouTube], Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
4:00 pm Evensong
The Cathedral Singers
(For live streaming via Radio Ville Marie, click here)
Prelude: Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern [listen], James Woodman (b. 1957)
Introit: Orietur stella [text], Jacob Handl (1550-91)
Preces and Responses: Andrew Millington (b. 1952)
Psalm: 72, verses 1-11, 19-21, George Thalben-Ball
Magnificat: Evening Service in F [St. Paul's:YouTube], George Dyson (1883-1964)
Nunc dimittis:  Evening Service in F [St. Paul's: YouTube], George Dyson
Anthem: The Three Kings [Winchester: text/YouTube], Peter Cornelius (1824-74)
Postlude:  Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)


Sassetta, Adoration of the Magi, Chigi-Saracini Collection (Monte dei Paschi), Siena, c. 1435
On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh [NRSV, Matthew 2:11]
Feast of  the Epiphany [Choir Notes]
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
12:15 pm Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers Quartet
Setting: Missa in nativitate, Giovanni Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743)
Introit: How bright appears the morning star [text] [Wiltener: YouTube], Philipp Nicolai(1556-1608)
Motet: Magi videntes stellam [text], Clemens non Papa  (1510-58)


On the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6,  immediately following the 12:15 pm Eucharist,Patrick Wedd will perform at the 1980 Wilhelm organ the following programme (Admission free):
Einige canonische Veränderungen über das Wienachtslied “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her”, BWV 769a
      Canon all’ottava
   Canon alla quinta
   Canon alla settima
   Canon per augmentationem
   Canto fermo in canone
[Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Les Mages (La Nativité du Seigneur) [Bate:musicMe], Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 [Bardon: musicMe], Dietrich Buxtehude(1637-1707)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern[YouTube], Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)