Philippe de Champaigne, The King of the Jews, Musée des Granges de Port-Royal, 1655
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world [NRSV, John 18:36a]."
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Feast of the Reign of Christ
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Feast of the Reign of Christ
November 25, 2012
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
The Mass setting and introit this coming Sunday are the work of Hans Leo Hassler:
Hans Leo Hassler (c.1564 – 1612)
Han Leo Hassler in Wikipedia (read).
Hassler in Bach-Cantatas (read).
Listen online to Hassler:
Ecce quam bonum
Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum,
Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is:
Sicut unguentum in capite,
It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
quod descendit in barbam, barbam Aaron,
that ran down unto the beard: even unto Aaron's beard,
quod descendit in oram vestimenti ejus;
and went down to the skirts of his clothing.
sicut ros Hermon, qui descendit in montem Sion.
Like as the dew of Hermon: which fell upon the hill of Sion.
Quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionem,
For there the Lord promised his blessing:
et vitam usque in sæculum.
and life for evermore.
Performance by the Paragita Choir [YouTube]
Performance by the Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger conducting [BNQ; BM] (info)
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Missa "Ecce quam bonum," performance by the Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger conducting [BNQ;BM] (info)
Missa "Ecce quam bonum," performance by the Augsburg Cathedral Boys' Choir; Reinhard Kammler conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
Cantate Domino
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini eius: annuntiate de die in diem salutare eius.
Sing to the Lord, and bless his name: announce his salvation from day to day.
Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam eius, in omnibus populis mirabilia eius.
Announce among the nations his glory, and his wonders to all peoples.
Click to go to 14 versions (playlist) of Hans Leo Hassler, Cantate Domino, on YouTube.
Verbum Caro Factum Est
Verbum caro factum est
The word was made flesh
et habitavit in nobis
and lived among us
et vidimus gloriam eius
and we saw his glory
quasi unigeniti a Patreas
of the only Son of the Father
plenum gratiae et veritatis.
full of grace and truth.
Manchester Choral Society [listen]
Die Limburger Domsingknaben[YouTube]
Domchor Fulda / Jugendkathedralchor Fulda, Franz-Peter Huber, conducting [YouTube]
Dixit Maria
Mary said to the Angel:
Ecce ancilla Domini,
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord,
fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
be it done to me, according to your word.
James River Singers (listen);
Click to go to 6 versions (playlist) of Hans Leo Hassler, Dixit Maria, on YouTube.
Missa super Dixit Maria
The Fayrfax Ensemble: Gloria (listen)
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The organ voluntaries for Choral Evensong this Sunday are from Olivier Messiaen, L'Ascension:
L'Ascension ("The Ascension") is a piece for orchestra, composed by Olivier Messiaen in 1932-33. Messiaen described it as "4 meditations for orchestra".
The orchestral piece is in four brief sections:
Performance of Leopold Stowkowski and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra [Grooveshark]
Performance of l'Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Wung Chung conducting [musicMe]
The orchestral piece is in four brief sections:
- Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père ("The majesty of Christ demanding its glory of the Father")
- Alleluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel ("Serene alleluias of a soul that longs for heaven")
- Alleluia sur la trompette, alleluia sur la cymbale ("Alleluia on the trumpet, alleluia on the cymbal")
- Prière du Christ montant vers son Père ("Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father")
Performance of Leopold Stowkowski and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra [Grooveshark]
Performance of l'Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Wung Chung conducting [musicMe]
Organ version:
In 1933-34, Messiaen made a version for solo organ. The first, second and fourth movements are arrangements of the orchestral pieces, but Messiaen composed a new third movement, Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne ("Ecstasies of a soul before the glory of Christ, which is its own glory"), usually just known as Transports de joie
Olivier Messiaen, L'Ascension, Four meditations for organ:
Click on the name to go to performances by Charles Krigbaum, Hans-Ola Ericsson, Thomas Trotter and Olivier Latry.
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George Frideric Handel, Messiah
The Annual Handel's Messiah Sing-along will take place at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, December 15, 5:00 pm, with the Cathedral Singers and orchestra, Patrick Wedd directing. Scores will be available. Free admission / voluntary contribution.
Free video performances of Handel's Messiah by the Trinity Church (Wall Street) Choir with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Julian Wachner conductor, are available for online viewing: December 13, 2010 and December 12, 2011. Program and text available.
Free video performances of Handel's Messiah by the Trinity Church (Wall Street) Choir with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Julian Wachner conductor, are available for online viewing: December 13, 2010 and December 12, 2011. Program and text available.
Click to read about Messiah with access to a number of free online performances.
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McGill University Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall - Admission Free
Fridays from November 2 to December 7 at 12:30 pm
Friday, November 23: William Porter
Friday, November 30: Hans-Ola Ericsson
Friday, December 7: John Grew
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Performance by Georges Delvallée on the 3-manual 1888 Puget organ of Nôtre Dame de la Dalbade, Toulouse
Bach Cantata 90 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity:
The Sack of Jerusalem, Arch of Titus, Rome, 82 CE
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Es reifet euch ein schrecklich Ende /A dreadful end carries you away, Cantata 90, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt, Leusink, Schröder and Werner.