November 29, 2015


Luca Signorelli, The Elect (detail), Chapel of San Brizio, Duomo, Orvieto, 1499-1502
And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints(NRSV, 1 Thessalonians, 3:13)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
First Sunday of Advent
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 Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco (detail), Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1496
In place of evensong this coming Sunday, there will be a festive procession of lessons and carols. Click to access the programme.
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"O" by Eric Gill
"O" Antiphons are an important element in Advent liturgy since the ninth century. A number of them will be sung during this year's Procession of Carols and Lessons for Advent.
Click to read about "O" Antiphons and listen to them in plainchant sung by the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford, as well as versions by Healey Willan, Arvo Pärt and others.  
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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 12, 4:30 pm, with the Cathedral Singers and orchestra, Patrick Wedd directing.  Scores will be available. Free admission / voluntary contribution.
Click to read about Messiah with access to a number of free online performances.
McGill University 12:30 Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall - Admission Free

November 29, Alcee Chriss

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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.


Netherlandish Miniaturist, Entry into Jerusalem
Très Belles Heures de Notre Dame de Jean de Berry
Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Madama, Turin, 1409
Bach Cantatas for the First Sunday of Advent:


Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Schwingt freudig euch empor / Soar in your joy, Cantata 36, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Kuijken,Leusink and Rilling.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland / Now come, Saviour of the Gentile, Cantata 61, with performances by Gardiner,Harnoncourt,  Leusink, Richter and Thomas.
 
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland / Now come, saviour of the gentiles, Cantata 62, with performances by Gardiner,Harnoncourt, Kamp and Leusink.

November 22, 2015


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




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The Music of Herbert Howells is featured at evensong this coming Sunday.
The music collection of La Grande Bibliothèque du Québec (Montréal), available to borrow contains Herbert Howells: Choral Music performed by the Wells Cathedral Choir, Rubert Gough (organ), Malcolm Archer conducting.




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McGill University 12:30 Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall - Admission Free

November 20, Chelsea Barton

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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.

The Sack of Jerusalem, Arch of Titus, Rome, 82 CE
Bach Cantata 90 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity:
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.

November 15, 2015

Luca Signorelli, The Blessed, Cappella di San Brizio, Duomo, Orvieto, 1499-1502
 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earthshall awake, some to everlasting life [NRSV, Daniel 12:2a].


Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
25th Sunday after Pentecost
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Musica Orbium

Fall 2015

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Stravinsky / Bruckner

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Stravinski, Mass
Bruckner, E Minor Mass
With Wind Ensemble

Sunday November 15, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
1201, de la Visitation
Montréal
H2L 3B5
Métro Beaudry
Regular Tickets: $35
Seniors,  Students,  Unemployed: $25
The body’s breath is the very basis of singing; so is it the foundation for brass and woodwind instruments. It is not surprising, then, that composers have found that choral and wind sonorities are naturally compatible.We are pleased to present two classic Mass settings, one romantic and one more modern. It is fortunate that both Bruckner and Stravinsky, each prolific composers in many styles, devoted much of their creativity to choral music; the great E-minor setting of Bruckner is a fine example of his rich romanticism, while Stravinsky’s neo-classic Mass of 1948 eschews any excess in favour of clarity and colour. We complement them with several of each composer’s unac
companied motets. In this way we present an evening of rarely heard masterpieces born on the very breath of life.
By way of preparation , listen free online:
Igor Stravinsky, Messe pour chœur mixte et double quintette à vents performed by SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and the Ensemble intercontemporain,  George Benjamin, direction [YouTube]
Anton Bruckner, Mass in e-minor, performed by the Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Winds [musicMe]

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Motets for both Eucharistic services this coming Sunday, as well as the Mass settings, are compositions of Hans Leo Hassler.  Scroll down to read about Hassler and listen to some of his music.

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Hans Leo Hassler  (c.1564 – 1612)

Han Leo Hassler in Wikipedia (read).     

Hassler in Bach-Cantatas (read).

Listen online to Hassler:
Missa secunda

Cantores Carmeli [YouTube]

Missa super Dixit Maria

Ensemble vocal européen, Philippe Herreweghe, conducting:  
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Missa ecce quam bonum

Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger conducting [BNQ;BM] (info)


Ecce quam bonum [text]

Paragita Choir [YouTube]

Laudate Dominum [text]

Casole International Renaissance Polyphony School, Ghislaine Morgan conducting [YouTube]

Cantate Domino [text]




Click to go to 17 versions (playlist) of Hans Leo Hassler, Cantate Domino, on YouTube.

Verbum Caro Factum Est [text]




Dixit Maria [text]


King College Symphonic Choir (Bristol, Tennessee) (listen)

Click to go to 10 versions (playlist) of Hans Leo Hassler, Dixit Maria, on YouTube.

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McGill University 12:30 Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall - Admission Free

November 13, Jonathan Oldengarm

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Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening.
William Blake, Woman Healed of an Issue of Blood, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1803-05
Bach Cantatas for the 24th Sunday after Trinity:
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig / Ah how fleeting, ah how insubstantial,Cantata 26, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt,Leusink and Richter.
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort / O eternity, you word of thunder, Cantata 60, with performances by Harnoncourt,  Koopman, Leusink and Richter.
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