Duccio di Buoninsegna, Transfiguration, National Gallery, London, 1308-11. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him [NRSV, Luke 9:30].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir NotesTransfiguration Sunday
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1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
Relive the Christ Church Cathedral Choirs concert that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the cathedral: music composed by cathedral musicians and music composed for the cathedral. Click for more information and learn how to purchase your own CD of the Banquet céleste. Your contribution supports music at the cathedral.
Henry Purcell, Thou knowest Lord, is the Introit for evensong this coming Sunday. Originally it was part of the Funeral Music for Queen Mary. Click to read about and listen to the Funeral Music, elements of which have found themselves in the sound tracks of The Clockwork Orange and The Godfather.
McGill Winter Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall: 12:30 pm
Admission Free
Friday, February 12: Thomas Pousont
2010 is the 600th Anniversary of the Birth of Johannes Ockeghem (1410-97)
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Johann Sebastian Bach did not compose a cantata specifically for the Transfiguration. Cantata 1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern / How brightly shines the morning star, originally intended for the Feast of the Annunciation, is often also used for Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. Click to go to a performance by Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting.
Fra Angelico, Transfiguration, Convento di San Marco, Florence, 1440-41.jpg
McGill Winter Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall: 12:30 pm
Admission Free
Friday, February 12: Thomas Pousont
2010 is the 600th Anniversary of the Birth of Johannes Ockeghem (1410-97)
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Click to go to Johannes Ockeghem: Missa 'Ancilla Domini,' Pro Cantione Antiqua; Collegium Aureum; Bläserkreis für Alte Musik; Bruno Turner conducting.
Jan van Eyck, Mary (detail), The Ghent Altarpiece, Cathedral of Saint Bavo, Antwerp, 1432
Click to go to Alonso Perez de Alba, Stabat Mater dolorosa, performance by Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter, tenors; Gordon Jones, bass; Hilliard Ensemble.
El Greco, Crucifixion, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 16th c.
Johann Sebastian Bach did not compose a cantata specifically for the Transfiguration. Cantata 1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern / How brightly shines the morning star, originally intended for the Feast of the Annunciation, is often also used for Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. Click to go to a performance by Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting.
Fra Angelico, Transfiguration, Convento di San Marco, Florence, 1440-41.jpg