Christmas Day (2017)

Sunday, 25 December 2017

 
Entrance Hodie Christus natus (chant)
O Come all ye faithful
Kyrie Kyrie Eleison (Missa Ubi Caritas, Bob Hurd)
Gloria Missa Ubi Caritas
Psalm All the ends of the earth (Alan Johnson)
Gospel Acclamation St Agatha Alleluia (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts God rest you merry, gentlemen
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Missa Ubi Caritas
Agnus Dei Missa Ubi Caritas
Communion O little town of Bethlehem
Postcommunion Coventry Carol (Anon. 14th c., arr Shaw)
Recessional Hark, the herald angels sing

The usual robust fare for men’s voices!

The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the night (2017)

Saturday, 24 December 2016

 
Opening Hymn Adeste Fideles
Reading Isaiah 11:1-10 (A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse)
Choir Lo, how a rose e’er blooming (David Blackwell)
Hymn Once in royal David’s city
Reading Micah 5:1-4 (Out of you, Bethlehem, will be born the one…)
Choir Candlelight Carol (John Rutter)
Hymn O little town of Bethlehem
Reading Isaiah 52: 7-10 (How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of one…)
  Christmas Proclamation
Gloria Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd)
Reading Isaiah 9:2-7 (The people that walked in darkness)
Psalm Today a Saviour has been born (Martin Foster)
Reading Titus 2:11-14 (God’s grace has been revealed)
Gospel Acclamation St Agatha Alleluia (mcb)
Reading Luke 2:1-14 (The Nativity)
Creed Credo III & Et Incarnatus from the Mass for three voices (William Byrd, c.1540-1623)
Preparation of the gifts In the bleak midwinter (Holst)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Missa Ubi Caritas (Bob Hurd)
Agnus Dei Missa Ubi Caritas
Communion My Lord has come (Will Todd) – Choir
Silent Night
Recessional Hark the herald angels sing

We kept to last year’s pattern, which seemed to work so well. Bob Hurd’s vigorous and festive setting of the Gloria was given added energy by the addition of brass and drum.

4th Sunday of Advent (Year B, 2017)

Sunday, 24 December 2017

 
Entrance The Angel Gabriel
Kyrie Missal Chant
Psalm Ps 88 (mcb)
Gospel Acclamation Alleluia: Show us your mercy (Alan Rees)
Preparation of the Gifts Ave Maria (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828, arr. Proulx)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Simple Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei Missal Chant
Communion O Clavis David (chant)
Come Saviour, come like dew
Recessional O come, O come Emmanuel
 

On the most ‘Marian’ regular Sunday of the liturgical year, we sang Richard Proulx’s arrangement of Schubert’s gem, setting the Latin text of the prayer firstly for soloist (on this occasion choral scholar Chris Warrington), and then for four-part choir.

3rd Sunday of Advent (Year B, 2017)

Sunday, 17 December 2017

 
Entrance Rejoice for ever (mcb)
Kyrie Missal Chant
Psalm My Soul Rejoices (Owen Alstott)
Gospel Acclamation Alleluia: Show us your mercy (Alan Rees)
Preparation of the Gifts O Radix Jesse (chant)
Magnificat Octavi Toni (Orlande de Lassus, 1532-1594)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Simple Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei Missal Chant
Communion Be strong, our God will come (Psallite)
Recessional Hark! a herald voice
 

2nd Sunday of Advent (Year B, 2017)

Sunday, 10 December 2017

 
Entrance Song of Consolation (Peter Jones)
Kyrie Missal Chant
Psalm Ps 84 (Elsie Wright)
Gospel Acclamation Alleluia: Show us your mercy (Alan Rees)
Preparation of the Gifts Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord, 1897-1961)
Sanctus, Acclamation A, Amen Simple Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei Missal Chant
Communion O Adonai (chant)
Wait for the Lord (Taizé)
Recessional Come, thou long-expected Jesus
 

Christmas is Coming! (2017)

Music and Readings for Advent and Christmas

Sunday, 3 December 2017

 
Cathedral Choir & Notability There is no rose (Alan Smith)
All O Come, O come Emmanuel
Cathedral Choir Wake, o wake with tidings thrilling (Philipp Nicolai/ J.S Bach)
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord)
All The angel Gabriel
Notability The night he was born (Helen Dunmore/Bob Chilcott)
Mary, did you know? (Mark Lowry/Buddy Greene)
Anthony Hunt Schlafe, mein Liebster (J. S. Bach)
All Once in royal David’s city
Notability Stille Nacht
Born on a New Day (John David)
Cathedral Choir Lo, how a rose e’er blooming (David Blackwell)
Cathedral Choir & Notability My Lord has come (Will Todd)
All God rest ye merry, gentlemen
All Lo he comes with clouds descending
Anthony Hunt Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (J.S. Bach)

1st Sunday of Advent (Year B, 2017)

Sunday, 3 December 2017

 
Entrance Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Kyrie Missal Chant in English
Psalm God of hosts, bring us back (Sue Furlong)
Gospel Acclamation Alleluia: Show us your mercy (Alan Rees)
Preparation of the Gifts Wake, O Wake with tidings thrilling (Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608, arr. mcb, & J. S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Sanctus, Acclamation B, Amen Simple Sanctus (mcb)
Agnus Dei Missal Chant in English
Communion O Sapientia (chant)
To you, O lord, I lift my soul (Marty Haugen)
Recessional Lo he comes with clouds descending
 

A return to my Simple Sanctus for Advent, this time sung a cappella.