El Greco, St. John the Baptist, Fine Arts Mueums of San Francisco, c.1600
Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey [NRSV, Mark 1:6].
The Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2011
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
3) The Concert Calendar
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El Greco, Annunciation, Colección Santander Central Hispano, Madrid, 1608-14
The introit for choral Eucharist this coming Sunday is the Advent Prose. The introit for evensong is Rorate caeli desuper. Click to read about both of them and listen to a number of online versions.
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The organ voluntaries for evensong this coming Sunday are prelude, verset 1 of Jean Titelouze, Conditor alme siderum (Creator of the Stars of Night) and postlude, versets 3 and 5. These versets alternate with chanted versions of versets 2 and 4. Listen to Yves-Georges Préfontaine, organist of the Grand Séminaire of Montréal, performing at the 1699 Tribuot / 1991 Aubertin organ of l'Église Saint-Martin, Seurre, alternating versets with the Chantres du Roy [BNQ; BM] (info).
Click to read about the hymn Conditor alme siderum with access to numerous online versions.
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The Annual Handel's Messiah Sing-Along will take place at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, December 10, at 5 pm, with the Cathedral Singers and orchestra, Patrick Wedd directing. Scores are available. Free admission / voluntary contribution.
A free live (and on-demand) performance of Handel's Messiah by the Trinity Church (Wall Street) Choir with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Julian Wachner, conductor, will be webcast on Sunday, December 11, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Program and text available. Click here on the current choir notes just before it is scheduled to begin.
Click to read about Messiah with access to a number of free online performances.
Click to read about Messiah with access to a number of free online performances.
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Edward Burne-Jones / William Morris, Nativity, Trinity Church, Saugerties, New York
Patrick Wedd will perform, Olivier Messiaen, La Nativité du Seigneur, on the Wilhelm organ of Christ Church Cathedral, on Saturday, December 17, at 5:00 pm. Free admission / voluntary contribution.
Listen to La Nativité du Seigneur online performed by Messiaen himself, Jennifer Bate, Olivier Latry, and Simon Preston (click on name).