May 6, 2012

Rembrandt van Rijn, Baptism of the Eunuch, Het Catharijne Convent, Utrecht, 1626

 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him [Acts 8:38].

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 6, 2012

Click to go immediately to:

1) The
Music Programme Homepage

2) The
Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong 

3) The Concerts Cathédrale Calendar.


 Charles Villiers Stanford
 
The anthem and postlude for evensong this coming Sunday, May 6, are the work of Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924).
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Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem [New College: text/YouTube], 

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Click to hear by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and various artists:

Eight Part-Songs, Op. 119: The Bluebird, Op. 119, No. 3

Beati quorum via
 
Songs of the Sea:
No. 1 Drake's Drum
No. 2 Outward Bound
No. 3 Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain
No. 4 Homeward Bound
No. 5 The Old Superb 

Service in B-Flat, Op. 10: 
Te Deum Laudamus
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
 
Service in G - chorus and organ, Op. 81: 
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
Psalm 96 "O sing unto the Lord a new song"
Psalm 150 "O praise God in his holiness"
Agnus Dei 

An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures. Op. 77: II. The Fairy Lough 

A Soft Day, Op. 140, No. 3

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Stanford: Organ Works performed by Tim Winpenny at the 1965 Frobenius organ of The Queen's College, Oxford [BNQ; BM] (info)


Stanford was also the composer of seven symphonies. Click to go to a YouTube playlist of all seven symphonies.

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 Duccio di Buoninsegna, Jesus taking his leave of his discuples, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, 1308-11

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe / It is good for you that I should go away, Cantata 108, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Leusink and Richter.
 
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Wo gehest du hin? / Where are you going?, Cantata 166, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt, Leusink, and Suzuki.