June 21, 2015





Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, c.1607


On David’s return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand [NRSV, 1 Samuel 17:57].


Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Click to go immediately to:

1) The Music Programme Homepage

2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist, Eucharistie chantée and Evensong

3) L'Oasis Musicale






Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)

Read about Bob Chilcott on his own website.   And in Wikipedia.

Bob Chilcott, whose Missa Cantate and Pange Lingua are featured at the 10am Eucharist this coming Sunday started his career as a chorister and choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, and went on to be a long-time member of the King’s Singers before turning full-time to composing and conducting.

Pie Jesu and In paradisum, from Gabriel Fauré, Requiem, Robert Chilcott (treble) (Choir of King's College Cambridge), David Willcocks conducting.  Robert was 12 years old.  [YouTube]

Pie Jesu Domine,  Dona eis requiem. . . sempiternam  


O sweet Lord Jesus,  Grant them rest. . . eternal rest.   


In paradisum deducant te Angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem. Chorus angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere æternam habeas requiem.


May angels lead you into paradise; upon your arrival, may the martyrs receive you and lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem. May the ranks of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, the poor man, may you have eternal rest.


The entire performance of Fauré, Requiem. [YouTube]



Bob Chilcott has composed his own Requiem which is available along with other works for free online listening to those who have access to the Classical Music Library.  Check with your librarian.  Individual cardholders belonging to the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (Montreal), ready to open their record (dossier) online when prompted, if they click on [CML], will go to the page or music selection indicated. The Classical Music Library is not available through the Bibliothèques de Montréal.


Requiem & other works

composed by Bob Chilcott; conducted by Matthew Owens; performed by Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Choir of Wells Cathedral and The Nash Ensemble (Hyperion, 2012) [CML]  Liner notes with complete texts.


Requiem
Introit & Kyrie
Offertorio
Pie Jesu
Sanctus & Benedictus
Lux aeterna
Agnus Dei
Thou knowest, Lord


Salisbury Motets:
I sing of a mayden
When to the temple Mary went
Lovely tear of lovely eye
Hail, star of the sea most radiant


Downing Service
Magnificat
Nunc dimittis


Pilgrim Jesus
The Nine Gifts,
Jesus, springing


In 2004 Chilcott travelled to Taiwan to coach and conduct the Taipei Chamber Singers. Click to see and hear him conducting his arrangements of Every Time I Hear the Spirit, And So It Goes, and All My Trials.   

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Click to go to the Free Organ Recitals at St. James United Church, Montreal, for the Summer 2015 (Tuesdays at 12:30pm).

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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 56: Nos. 29






Mass of the 4th Sunday after Pentecost


Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]


Offertory  [YouTube]
Elevation [YouTube]
Communion [YouTube]
Alleluia No. 1  [YouTube]


Click for the entire performance of L'Orgue mystique byGeorges Delvallée.   


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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.




Vico Consorti, The Lost Sheep, Holy Door St. Peter's, Rome, 1949


Bach Cantatas for the Third Sunday after Trinity:


Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis in meinem Herzen / I had much affliction in my heart, Cantata 21, with performances by Fasolis, Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Herreweghe, Koopman, Kuijken,Leusink and Richter.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder / Ah Lord, poor sinner that I am, Cantata 135, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt, Leusink,Richter and Rilling.