Raffaello Sanzio, Study For St Paul Preaching In Athens
Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching. [NRSV, 2 Timothy 4:2].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar
Our annual fundraising concert will take place on Friday, November 5, at 7:30 pm. This year we are featuring the music of the famous Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who celebrated his 75th birthday on September 11 last. The concert will include works for choir (with and without organ) and two organ solos. Do come along to support your music programme, and please tell your friends.
Basilica di San Marco, Venice
The Mass setting for Choral Eucharist this coming Sunday, October 24, is Andrea Gabrieli, Missa Brevis.
Click to go to a performance by the Voci del Tesoro, Diana Daliman Silva conducting.
Click to go to a performance of Andrea Gabrieli, Missa Pater Peccavi, His Majesty's Consort of Voices, His Majesty's Sagbutts & Cornetts, Timothy Roberts conducting.
William Byrd
The organ voluntaries at evensong this coming Sunday, October 17, are the work of William Byrd. Click to go to the complete keyboard compositions of William Byrd by Davitt Moroney on YouTube.Davitt Moroney
Both motets at evensong this coming Sunday, October 17, are the work of Alessandro Scarlatti.
Rogier van der Weyden, Crucifixion, Philadelphia Museum of Art, c. 1460
Concerto Italiano; Gemma Bertagnolli, soprano; Sara Mingardo, contralto; Rinaldo Alessandrini conducting [listen]
Leonardo da Vinci, Benois Madonna, Hermitage, Saint Petersburg
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata 169, performed by John Eliot Gardiner , Leonidas Kavakos, Ton Koopman, Pieter Jan Leusink and Karl Richter.
Unknown Netherlandish Master, The Healing of the Paralytic, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., c.1560-90