Fra Angelico, Presentation in the Temple, Convento di San Marco, Florence, 1440-42 (detail)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany / Candlemas
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Christ Church Cathedral observes the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple this coming Sunday and special attention is therefore paid to the Nunc Dimittis, the Canticle of Simeon.
Christ Church Cathedral observes the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple this coming Sunday and special attention is therefore paid to the Nunc Dimittis, the Canticle of Simeon.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying [Luke 2:25-28],
Nunc Dimittis / The Canticle of Simeon
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine,
secundum verbum tuum in pace.
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum.
Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum.
Lumen ad revelationem gentium,
et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat, nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace
according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation.
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles,
and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Luke 2: 29–32
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Gregorian Chant
Performed by the Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Juergen Budday conducting [listen]
Performed by the Nuns of the Abbey of Regina Laudis [listen]
Herbert Kennedy Andrews, Nunc Dimittis in D; performed by the Litchfield Cathedral Choir; David Hill, soloist; Peter King, organ; Jonathan Rees-Williams conducting [listen]
Samuel Arnold, Evening Service in A, performed by the St. Martin's Chamber Choir, Timothy Krueger conducting [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinborough; Simon Nieminski, organ; Matthew Owens conducting [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by the St. Philips Boy' Choir [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by Paul Miles-Kingston, treble; Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet; Martin Neary, organ [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by James Bowman, countertenor; Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet; City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox conducting [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by Aled Jones; Andrew Goodwin, organ [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by Lesley Garret, Philharmonia Orchestra [listen]
Geoffrey Bourgon, performed by the Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury; Andrew Swait, treble; Benjamin Nicholas conducting [listen]
William Byrd, performed by Stile Antico [listen]
Peter Maxwell Davies, The Edinburgh Service; performed by the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh; Matthew Owens conducting [listen]
George Dyson, Nunc Dimittis in D, performed by the Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury conducting [listen]
George Dyson, Nunc Dimittis in F Major, performed by the Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry rose conducting [listen]
Orlando Gibbons, Second Service; performed by the Boys and Men of Wells Cathedral Choir; Rupert Gough, organ; Malcolm Archer conducting [listen]
Alexandre Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov, arranged by George Matterling; performed by the Merrill Staton Choir, Merrill Staton conducting [listen]
Gustav Holst, performed by the Queen's College Choir, Cambridge, Rupert Jordan conducting [listen]
Gustav Holst, performed by the Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt conducting [listen]
Gustav Holst, Nunc dimittis, H. 127; performed by the Winchester Cathedral Choir; David Hill conducting [listen]
Gustav Holst, performed by the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and boys, Indianaoplis [listen]
Gustav Holst, performed by the Finzi Singers, Paul spicer conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, Gloucester Service; performed by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Stephen Cleobury conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, Nunc Dimittis for Chorus, performed by the Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, from the Dallas Canticles, performed by the Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, Nunc Dimittis in G; performed by the Litchfield Cathedral Choir; Peter King, organ; Jonathan Rees-Williams conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, St. Paul's Service; performed by the Choir of Christ Church St. Lawrence, Sydney; Peter Jewkes, organ; Neil McEwan conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, St Paul's Service; performed by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge; Christopher Robinson conducting [listen]
Herbert Howells, Nunc Dimittis, Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense; performed by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge; Christopher Robinson conducting. [listen]
Francis Jackson, Evening Service in B Flat: Homage to Thomas Weelkes, performed by the Exon Singers, Matthew Owens conducting [listen]
Gabriel Jackson, Truro Service, performed by the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Matthew Owens [listen]
Kenneth Leighton, Second Service, performed by the Queen's College, Cambridge, Rupert Jordan conducting [listen]
Kenneth Leighton, Second Service, performed by the Wells Cathedral Choir, Anthony Crossland conducting [listen]
Dan Locklair, for SSAATTTBB choir, performed by the Bel Canto Company, David Pegg conducting [listen]
Elisabeth Lutyens, performed by EXAUDI, James Weeks conducting [listen]
James MacMillan, performed by the BBC Singers; Jonathan Scott, organ; Stephen Betteridge, chorus master [listen]
Arvo Pärt, performed by the Estonian Chamber Choir; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ; Paul Hillier conducting [listen]
Richard Shephard, Nunc Dimittis in memoriam Lionel Dakers, for chorus, performed by the Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Simon Lole conducting [listen]
Howard Skempton, performed by the Exon Singers, Matthew Owens conducting [listen]
Henry Thomas Smart, performed by the Chichester Cathedral Choir; Jeremy Suter, organ; Alan Thurlow conducting [listen]
Charles Villiers Stanford, Nunc dimittis in A; performed by the Ely Cathedral Choir; Jeremy Filsell, organ; Paul Trepte conducting [listen]
Charles Villiers Stanford, Nunc dimittis in B Flat; performed by the Ely Cathedral Choir; Jeremy Filsell, organ; Paul Trepte conducting [listen]
Chasrles Villiers Stanford, Nunc dimittis in G Major; performed by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge; Christopher Robinson conducting. [listen]
Herbert Sumsion, To Be A Light: Nunc Dimittis in G Major; performed by the Choir of Belfast Cathedral; Ian Barber, organ; David Drinkell conducting [listen]
Thomas Tallis, Dorian, performed by The Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood conducting [listen]
Michael Tippett, Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense, performed by the BBC Sinder, Stephen Cleobury conducting [listen]
Michael Tippett, Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense; Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge; Matthew Steynor, organ; James Week conducting [listen]
Michael Wise, Service in E Flat, performed by the Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber conducting [listen]
William Turner, Service in A, performed by The Choir Of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber conducting [listen]
Christopher Tye, performed by the Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Timothy Brown conducting [listen]
Christopher Tye, performed by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford; Richard Pinel, organ; Bill Ives conducting [listen]
Thomas Weelkes, Service in "F fa ut," performed by the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas conducting [listen]
Arthur Wills, performed by the Boys of Ely Cathedral Choir; Jonathan Lilley, organ and piano; Paul Trepte conducting [listen]
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Playlist of over 50 Nunc dimittis arranged alphabetically by composer with the Gregorian chant first [YouTube]