Jean-Germain Drouais, The Canaanite Woman (detail), Louvre, Paris, 1784
Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.’ And her daughter was healed instantly [NRSV, Matt. 15:28].
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 12, 2014
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
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Patrick Wedd
The Christ Church Cathedral Choirs annual fundraising concert this year on Friday, November 7, 2014, will feature the music of John Taverner (1490-1545 ) and Sir John Tavener (1944-2013).
The featured work by John Taverner will be his Western Wind Mass.
There are in fact three Western Wind Masses, by John Taverner, Christopher Tye and John Sheppard. They are of special interest because they are the only set of linked masses to come out of Renaissance England and the first to be based on a secular melody.
Click to read Peter Phillips’ extensive discussion of the three masses and his attempt to reconstruct the original melody.
The secular song:
'Westron wynde, when wilt thou blow,
The small raine down can raine.
Cryst, if my love were in my armes
And I in my bedde again!'
Click to go to a discussion of the original Western Wind melody and a chance to listen to several midi files, including Peter Phillips’ reconstruction.
Rufus Muller, “Westron Wynde,” (Peter Phillips’ reconstruction) [BNQ; BM] (info)
The Naxos Music Library makes available for free online listening all three Western Wind Masses performed by the Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips. Check with your librarian. Cardholders of the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec [BNQ} or the Bibliothèques de Montréal [BM], ready to open their dossier (account) online, will be taken directly to the music by clicking on the appropriate. [BNQ] or [BM] (info)
John Taverner, Western Wind Mass performed by the Ars Nova of Copenhagen, Paul Hillier conducting. [YouTube]
John Taverner, Gloria from the Western Wind Mass performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom conducting [YouTube]
John Taverner, Credo from the Western Wind Mass performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom conducting. [YouTube]
John Taverner, Western Wind Mass performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
John Taverner, Gloria from Western Wind Mass, performed by the Harmonium Chamber Singers, Anne Matlack conducting. [YouTube]
Richard Dyer-Bennet sings the early 16th century song, "Westron Wynde." [YouTube]
Alfred Deller and The Deller Consort perform “Westron Wynde.” [YouTube]
Christopher Tye, Western Wind Mass performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford; Edward Higginbottom conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
John Sheppard, Western Wind Mass performed by the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)
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Casavant Organ - Notre Dame Basilica - Montreal
The Canadian International Organ Competition, held in Montreal every three years, runs from October 7 to 19, 2014. Competition will be held at three church organs: the 1961 Beckerath organ of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the 1915/1996 Casavant organ, Opus 615, of the Church of Saint John the Baptist and the 1891/2002 Casavant organ, Opus 26/1034, of Notre-Dame Basilica.
Click here for complete information here.
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Charles Tournemire, L'orgue mystique: Cycle after Pentecost, Op. 56, No. 45.
Performance by Georges Delvallée on the 3-manual 1888 Puget organ of Nôtre Dame de la Dalbade, Toulouse
Mass of the 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude for the Introit [YouTube]
Offertory [YouTube]
Elevation [YouTube]
Communion [YouTube]
Alleluiatic Choral No. 3 [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.
Illustrator of Petrus Comestor's 'Bible Historiale,' The Man with Dropsy and the Ox, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1372
Bach Cantatas for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Wer sich selbst erhöhet / Who exalts himself, Cantata 47, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Kuijken, Leusink and Rilling.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost / Ah, dear Christians, be consoled, Cantata 114, with performances by Gardiner, Leonhardt, Leusink and Rilling.