Philippe de Champaigne, The Dream of St. Joseph, National Gallery, London, 1642-3
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Patrick Wedd will perform Olivier Messiaen, La Nativité du Seigneur, on the 1980 Wilhelm organ of Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, December 21, at 4:30 pm. Admission free / voluntary contribution. Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur performed by Jennifer Bate, Olivier Latry, and Simon Preston (Click on name.)
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A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas will be celebrated at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, December 22, at 4:00 pm. Freewill offering.
Organ Preludes: In Dulci Jubilo
BWV 608 [Kibbie: listen; Koopman: YouTube], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
BuxWV 197 [Foccroulle: musicMe], Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Joseph Ahrens (1904-1997)
[listen], Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Joseph Ahrens (1904-1997)
[listen], Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Choir Carols:
Whence is that goodly fragrance? [text] [Mormon: YouTube] French, arr. Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)
Verbum Patris humanatur [Sequentia: text/YouTube] [text] [Pitts: BNQ; BM] (info), Anonymous, 12th cent. arr. Antony Pitts (b. 1969)
Sans Day Carol [Polyphony: text/YouTube], Cornish Carol
There is no rose [text], George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
A boy was born [text] [listen], Benjamin Britten [1913-76]
O magnum mysterium [text], Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Cherry tree carol [text] [King’s: YouTube], English, arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919)
Jesus, Jesus rest your head [text] [YouTube], Appalachian carol, arr. Arthur Warrell (1900-70)
So said the angel [text], Peter Skellern (b. 1947)
Hodie Christus natus est [text] [Louis Halsey Singers: musicMe], Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612)
Organ Postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach
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Adrian Foster
Adrian Foster, assistant organist of Christ Church Cathedral, will give a holiday organ recital in the spirit of Epiphany at the 1980 Wilhelm organ, on Saturday, December 28, at 4:30 pm. Admission free / donation accepted.
Programme:
Helmut Walcha (1907-1991), Chorale Preludes, Vol. 2: No. 6: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité:
II. La sainteté de Jésus Christ VI. Le fils, verbe et lumière
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), L’Orgue mystique, cycle de Noël, Op. 55:
Epiphania Domini (L’Épiphanie)
I. Prélude à l'Introït II. Offertoire III. Élévation IV. Communion V. Fantaisie
Jean Langlais (1907-1991), Neuf Pièces:
III. Chant de paix V. Dans une douce joie
Ned Rorem (b. 1923), A Quaker Reader:
8. “…No darkness at all…” 11. Ocean of Light
By way of preparation listen to the concert online performed by a variety of artists. [Click here]
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Maître François, John the Baptist Preaching, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, c.1475-80