El Greco, St Martin and the Beggar, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1597-99
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you [NRSV, Matthew 5:42].
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
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Patrick Wedd
Patrick Wedd plays an organ recital at 3:00 pm, next Sunday, February 27, at l’Église des Saints-Anges in Lachine. Included will be music by Copland, Peeters, Locklair and Jongen.
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Joseph Jongen
Joseph Jongen, the composer of both organ voluntaries at evensong this coming Sunday, is celebrated for his renowned Symphony Concertante for organ and orchestra, Op. 81. A version by Patrick Wedd and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi conducting, is available for free online listening by both the Naxos Music Library and the Classical Music Library. Check with your librarian. Cardholders of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (Montreal), ready to open their account (dossier) online, need only click on either the underlined [NML] or [CML] (info).
Click to go to a version on YouTube with Michael Murray, organ; and the San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart conducting.
Click to go to a version on YouTube with Michael Murray, organ; and the San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart conducting.
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Thomas Tallis, If ye love me, the introit of Choral Eucharist this coming Sunday, is one of the most popular choral works. Listen below to a wide variety of choices.
If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father,and he shall give you another comforter, that he may bide with you for ever, ev’n the spirit of truth.
Words: John 14: 15-17
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers conducting. [listen]
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting [listen]
The Bristol Choral Society, Adrian Partington conducting [listen]
The University of Michigan Glee Club, Jerry Blackstone conducting [listen]
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philip Ledger conducting [listen]
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips conducting [listen]
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown conducting [listen]
The Godley Singers [listen]
The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford; Owen Rees conducting [listen]
The Dale Warland Singers. [listen]
Taipei Chamber Singers, Guest Conductor: Bob Chilcott. [listen]
The Giltspur Singers, Christopher Maxim conducting. [listen]
Der Knabenchor der Chorakademie Kempen. [listen]
Taipei Chamber Singers, Guest Conductor: Bob Chilcott. [listen]
The Giltspur Singers, Christopher Maxim conducting. [listen]
Der Knabenchor der Chorakademie Kempen. [listen]
Choir of Guildford Cathedral, Andrew Millington conducting [listen]
A playlist of 38 versions [YouTube]
A playlist of 38 versions [YouTube]
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Peter Paul Rubens, The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantatas for Septuagesima Sunday:
Performance of Cantata 84 conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Monica Huggett and Pieter Jan Leusink. [text/listen]
Performance of Cantata 92 conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, Gustav Leonhardt, Pieter Jan Leusink and Karl Richter. [text/listen]
Performance of Cantata 144 conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, Gustav Leonhardt, Pieter Jan Leusink and Masaaki Suzuki. [text/listen]