Rembrandt van Rijn, The Prophetess Anna, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1631At that moment she [Anna] came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem [NRSV, Luke 2:38]
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Presentation of Our Lord
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1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
Aert de Gelder, Simeon's Song of Praise, Mauritshuis, The Hague, c. 1700
McGill Winter Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall: 12:30 pm
Admission Free
Friday, February 5: Han Mi Kang
Friday, February 12: Thomas Pousont
2010 is the 550th anniversary of the birth of Pierre de la Rue (1460-1518).
Click to go to Pierre de la Rue: Missa l'Homme armé, performance by the Ensemble Clément Janequin, Dominique Visse conducting.
Click to go to Giovanni Maria Nanino, Stabat Mater, performance by the Altöttinger Kapellsingknaben.
In addition to the celebrated Canata 82, Ich habe genug, Bach created another cantata for the Feast of the Purification, BWV 200, of which only an aria fragment remains. Click to go to a performance by Robin Tyson, countertenor; the Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner conducting.
The Presentation of Our Lord
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata 82, Ich habe genug, is among his most popular. Composed for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, now more commonly known as the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, Cantata 82 is a reflection on the Song of Simeon, the Nunc dimittis. Click to read about Ich habe genug with the possibility of listening online to a wide variety of performances.
Aert de Gelder, Simeon's Song of Praise, Mauritshuis, The Hague, c. 1700
McGill Winter Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall: 12:30 pm
Admission Free
Friday, February 5: Han Mi Kang
Friday, February 12: Thomas Pousont
2010 is the 550th anniversary of the birth of Pierre de la Rue (1460-1518).
Click to go to Pierre de la Rue: Missa l'Homme armé, performance by the Ensemble Clément Janequin, Dominique Visse conducting.
Click to go to Giovanni Maria Nanino, Stabat Mater, performance by the Altöttinger Kapellsingknaben.
Bernardo Daddi, Crucifixion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c. 1325-30
In addition to the celebrated Canata 82, Ich habe genug, Bach created another cantata for the Feast of the Purification, BWV 200, of which only an aria fragment remains. Click to go to a performance by Robin Tyson, countertenor; the Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner conducting.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Presentation in the Temple, Hamburger Kunsthalle, c. 1627-28