August 9, 2009

Georges Rouault, Out of the Depths, Miserere mei engraving, plate 47, 1922-27

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD (NRSV, Psalm 130:1).

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

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This coming Sunday is truly Healey Willan's day with the four organ voluntaries, the canticles at evensong and three of the motets all his compositions. Click to read about Healey Willan and listen to a wide selection of his music.





The Hebrew reading this coming Sunday from 2 Samuel is about the death of David's son, Absalom. Click to listen to versions of When David Heard by Weelkes, Tomkins, East, Burchard and Whitacre.




Click to learn about choir auditions for children 8-16: The Trebles Choir under the direction of Patrick Wedd.






Summer in Montreal is an Organ Festival

Click for the calendar of organ recitals, all of which are free admission/voluntary contribution.





2009 Commemoration: 200th Anniversary of the Death of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)



Click go to performances of Joseph Haydn, Harmoniemesse / Salve Regina, Nancy Argenta, soprano; Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano; Mark Padmore, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir; Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox conducting.




Click for Herbert Howells, Stabat Mater dolorosa, performed by Neil Archer, tenor; the London Symphony Chorus; the London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting.




Click for performance of, Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata 96, by Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.