Choral Music List
The choir’s repertoire is both wide and varied performing music from the fourteenth century to the present day, and it is adventurous in its programming, balancing new and unfamiliar works with the traditional cathedral repertory.
June 1, 2025 The Seventh Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Ascendo ad Patrem meum - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem – Non vos relinquam Orphanos - William Byrd (c.1540- 1623)
June 8, 2025 Pentecost
10.30 Confirmation Service
Mass – Communion Service in C and F - C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Anthem - Confirma hoc Deus - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – If ye love me - Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
Psalm 33.1-12
Canticles – Second setting in Eb – Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Anthem - Veni Sancte Spiritus - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (C.1525-1594)
June 15, 2025 Trinity Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Papæ Marcelli - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem - Benedicta sit – Palestrina
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Verily, verily I say unto you - Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm 73.1-3, 16-end
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – As truly as God is our Father – William Mathias (1934 – 92)
May 4, 2025 The Third Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Brevis – Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Anthem - Lauda anima mea - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
May 11, 2025 The Fourth Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Eripe me - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem - Ego sum pastor bonus - Heinrich Isaac (c1450–1517)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - Surgens Jesus (part one) - Orlandus Lassus (1532 – 94)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm 113
Canticles - Thomas Causton (d.1570)
Anthem – Surgens Jesus (part two) - Lassus
May 18, 2025 The Fifth Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Quam pulchra es - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem – A new commandment – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – When Mary through the garden went - C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm 98
Canticles – In the key of F - John Ireland (1879 – 1962)
Anthem – O sons and daughters, let us sing – Walford Davies
May 25, 2025 The Sixth Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Selva morale e sprituale a4 – Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643)
Anthem - Benedicite gentes - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - O sing joyfully - Adrian Batten (c.1591–c.1637)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm 126
Canticles - Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 –2022)
Anthem – I know that my redeemer liveth – Thomas Morley (c.1558 – 1602)
April 27, 2025 The Second Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Mass in F – Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Anthem - Angelus Domini - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Ego sum panis vivus - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm 16
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840 - 1901)
March 2, 2025 Sunday Next Before Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Inter vestibulum - Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Anthem = Benedictus es Domine - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
March 9, 2024 1st Sunday of Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Eripe me - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem - Emendemus in Melius - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – View me, Lord - Richard Lloyd (1933 – 2021)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm 119.73-88
Canticles - Second Setting in Eb – Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Anthem - Scapulis suis - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
February 2, 2025 Candlemas
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa brevis - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Nunc dimittis – Amy Beach (1867 – 1944)
Anthem – When to the temple Mary went – Johannes Eccard (1543 – 1611)
February 9, 2025 4 Sunday before Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass –Missa Inviolata - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem – Si ambulavero (psalm 138:7) – Orlando di Lassus
February 16, 2025 3 Sunday before Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass – Missa Inter vestibulum - Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Anthem - Bonum est confiteri - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Hear my prayer - Henry Purcell (1659 – 95)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 45)
Psalm 6
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 – 2022)
Anthem – O Lord in thy wrath - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 –1625)
February 23, 2025 2 Sunday before Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass - Missa Eripe me - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Anthem - Perfice gressus meos - Palestrina
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake - Richard Farrant (d. 1580)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm 147
Canticles - In the key of F - John Ireland (1879 – 1962)
Anthem – The Canticle of Brother Sun - Grayston Ives (b.1948)
January 12, 2025, The Baptism of Christ
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa O magnum mysterium - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Anthem – Jubilate Deo omnis terra - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Epiphany Carols
Stella quam viderant Magi - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Susanni – R. Rodney Bennett (1936 – 2012)
Tribus miraculis - Palestrina
A babe is born – William Mathias (1934 -1992)
Make we joy now in this fest – William Walton (1902 – 1983)
January 19, 2025, Epiphany 2
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa brevis – William Walton (1902 – 1983)
Anthem – Jubilate Deo universa terra - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Latin Litany with Sermon
January 26, 2025, Epiphany 3
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Short Communion Service in the Phrygian Mode – Charles Wood (1866 -1926)
Anthem – Dextera Domini - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Behold the tabernacle of God – William Harris (1883 – 1973)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm 33
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Almighty and Everlasting God - Gibbons
December 1, 2024 Advent Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Conditor Alme Siderum – Giovanno Animuccia (1514 – 1571)
Anthem – Ad te levavi animam meam - G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
18.00 Advent Carol Service
Introit - Matins Responsory = G P Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Hosianna dem Sohne Davids - Bartholomäus Gesius (c. 1560-1613)
A tender shoot – Otto Goldschmidt (1829 – 1907)
Canite tuba – Francisco Guerrero 1528 – 99)
Ave Maria – Robert Parsons (d. 1570)
This is the truth sent from above – R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Christe qui lux es et dies – William Byrd (1539 – 1623
December 22, 2024 Advent 3
18.00 Carols by Candlelight
Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten (1813 – 1976)
O Radiant Dawn - (James Macmillan (1959-)
Ye nations all, on you I call - William Walker (1809 – 75)
Ave Maria – Robert Parsons (d. 1570)
Bethlehem Down - Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
Come Sing and Dance - Herbert Howells 1892 – 1983)
O Magnum Mysterium – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – c. 1611)
December 24, 2024 Advent 4
23.30 Midnight Mass
Mass - Communion Service in C and F - C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Anthem - O Magnum Mysterium – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – c. 1611)
December 25, 2024 Christmas Day
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Communion Service in C and F - C V Stanford (1852 -1924)
Anthem - O Magnum Mysterium – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – c. 1611)
November 3, 2024 All Saints Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Selva Morele e Spirituale - Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
Anthem - O quam gloriosum - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 - 1611)
November 10, 2024 Remembrance Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa pro defunctis, Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 - 1611)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - If ye love me - Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 - 1585)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c. 1540- 1623)
Psalm - 46
Canticles - High Evening Service - Richard Farrant (c.1525 - 1580)
Anthem - Non vos relinquam Orphanos - Byrd
November 17, 2024 Second Sunday before Advent
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass - Missa Aedis Christi - Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
Anthem - Peace be to this house - Thomas Howarth (b. 2011)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - Cantate Domino - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657 - 1743)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 -1996)
Psalm - 95
Canticles - Setting in D - EJ Moeran (1894 - 1950)
Anthem - Like as the hart - Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
November 24, 2024 The Feast of Christ the King
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Grayston Ives, Missa Brevis
Anthem - Sedebit dominus Rex - James MacMillian (b. 1959)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - Christe adoramus te - Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
Psalm - 72.1-7
Canticles - Evening Service - Thomas Causton (d.1570)
Anthem - Christe qui lux es et dies - Byrd
October 6, 2024 Trinity 19
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa brevis – Andrea Gabrieli (c.1532 – 1585)
Anthem – O sacrum convivium – Andrea Gabrieli
October 13, 2024 Trinity 20 Harvest Festival
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Vinum bonum – Orlando di Lassus (c. 1532 – 1594)
Anthem – Harvest Carol – Ian Ray (b.1946)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Peace be to this house – Thomas Howarth (b.2011)
Preces and Responses – Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm - 127
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 –
2022)
Anthem – Lord, I Have Loved the Habitation of Thy House, Rose
October 20, 2024 Trinity 21
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass – Missa Alleluia – Jean Mouton (c. 1459 – 1522)
Anthem - Benedic anima mea - Claudin de Sermisy (c.1490—1562)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Christus factus est - Felice Anerio (1560-1614)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm – 141
Canticles - Evening Service - Thomas Caustun (d.1570)
Anthem - Haec dies a4 - G. P. da Palestrina (1526-94)
October 27, 2024 Trinity 22 Dedication
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Elisabeth Zachariæ - Jacob Handl (1550 - 1591)
Anthem – Locus iste – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – O Lord the maker - William Mundy (c.1530 - 91)
Preces and Responses - Bernard Rose (1916 –1996)
Psalm – 132
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem - Greater Love Hath No Man – John Ireland (1879 – 1963)
August 4, 2024 Trinity 10
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Verily, verily I say unto you - Thomas Tallis (c1505–85)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603–45)
Psalm – 88.1-10
Canticles – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in Fauxbourdon - Carolus Andreas (1550–1627)
Anthem – Ave verum - William Byrd (c.1540–1623)
August 11, 2024 Trinity 11
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Ego sum panis vivus - William Byrd (c.1540–1623)
Preces and Responses - Byrd
Psalm – 91.1-12
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons - Francis Jackson (1917–2022)
Anthem – Set me as a seal - William Walton (1902–83)
August 18, 2024 BVM (Patronal)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Rise up, my love - Healey Willan (1880–1968)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603–45)
Psalm – 100
Canticles – Evening Service with Fauxbourdons - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Anthem – Salve Regina - Diogo Dias Melgás (1638–1700)
August 25, 2024 Trinity 13
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Tibi laus, tibi gloria - Orlando di Lasso (1532-94)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603–45)
Psalm – 116.10-end
Canticles – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in Fauxbourdon - Carolus Andreas (1550–1627)
Anthem – O Lord, the maker – William Mundy (c.1529–1591)
July 14, 2024 Trinity 7
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Behold the tabernacle of God - William Harris (1883 – 1973)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
Psalm – 66.1-8
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583–1625)
Anthem – Civitas sancti tui - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
July 21, 2024 Trinity 8
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840 – 1901)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (1603 – 45)
Psalm – 73.21-end
Canticles – Setting in D – E J Moeran (1894 – 1950)
Anthem – I know that my Redeemer liveth – Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)
July 28, 2024 Trinity 9
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – O taste and see – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
Psalm – 74.11-16
Canticles – Evening Service in D – George Dyson (1883 – 1964)
Anthem – O sacrum convivium - Grayston Ives (b.1948)
June 2, 2024 Trinity 1
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Elizabeth Zachary – Hans Leo Hassler (1564 – 1612)
Anthem – Cantique de Jean Racine – Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
June 9, 2024 Trinity 2
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Vinum bonum – Orlando di Lassus (c. 1532 – 1594)
Anthem – Aus der tiefe ruf ich, Herr – Heinrich Schütz (1585 – 1672)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Beati quorum via - C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Preces and Responses – William Smith (1603 – 45)
Psalm – 37:1-11
Canticles – Second Setting in Eb – Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Anthem – O for a closer walk with God – Grayston Ives (b.1948)
May 5, 2024 Easter 6
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Communion Service in C – John Ireland (1879 – 1962)
Anthem – May Carol – Peter John Still (b. 1958)
May 12, 2024 Easter 7
10.30 Confirmation Service
Mass – Missa Ascendo ad Patrem meum - G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
Anthem – Coelos ascendit hodie – C V Stanford (1852 – 1924)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – If ye love me - Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Preces and Responses – William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm – 147:1-12
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 – 2022)
Anthem – O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983)
May 19, 2024 Pentecost
10.30 Choral Eucharist (University Sermon)
Mass – Missa Brevis: Tongues of Fire - Cecilia McDowell (b. 1951)
Anthem – Linguae Ignis - McDowall
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Sicut cervus – G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c1540 – 1623)
Psalm – 139:1-11
Canticles – In the key of F - John Ireland (1879 – 1962)
Anthem – Loquebantur variis linguis - Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
May 26, 2024 Trinity Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Mass for four voices - William Byrd (c1540 – 1623)
Anthem – As truly as God is our Father – William Mathias (1934 – 92)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Listen sweet dove - Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Preces and Responses – Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Psalm – 104:1-10
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – As truly as God is our Father – William Mathias (1934 – 92)
April 21, 2024 Easter 4
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena - Healy Willan (1880 – 1968)
Anthem – Open thou my eyes – John Rutter (b. 1945)
Te deum in B flat – C V Stanford (1852 – 1924)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Verily, verily - Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Preces and Responses – Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 1656)
Psalm – 81:8-16
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Ego sum panis vivus – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
April 28, 2024 Easter 5 (2)
10.30 Choral Eucharist - Carol Harrison (US)
Mass – Missa brevis – Cecilia McDowell (b. 1951)
Anthem – Os justi – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 96)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Cantate domino – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657 – 1743)
Preces and Responses – William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm – 96
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (c.1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Surge illuminare a 8 – G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
March 3, 2024 Lent 3
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Quarti toni – T L de Victoria (1548 – 1611)
Anthem – Civitas sancti tui – William Byrd (c1540 – 1623)
March 21, 2024 Cranmer Commemoration
11.00 Choral Matins
Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c1540 – 1623)
Psalms – 105.1-15
Canticles – Short Service – Te Deum and Benedictus – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Anthem – Almighty God the fountain of all wisdom - Thomas Tomkins (1572-‐‑1656)
Holy Week 2024
March 25, 2024 Monday in Holy Week
20.00 Compline
Sung by the Choral Scholars (Plainchant)
March 26, 2024 Tuesday in Holy Week
20.00 Compline
Sung by the Choral Scholars (Plainchant)
March 27, 2024 Wednesday in Holy Week
20.00 Compline
Sung by the Choral Scholars (Plainchant)
March 28, 2024 Maundy Thursday
20.00 Choral Eucharist of the Last Supper
Mass – Communion Service in C and F – C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Mandatum - Ubi Caritas – Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Anthem – Oculi omnium – Charles Wood (1866 - 1926)
Stripping of the Altars - Ne irascaris Domine - William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623)
March 29, 2024 Good Friday
12noon Good Friday Devotion (The Seven Last Words)
Anthem - Hide not thou thy face - Richard Farrant (d. 1581)
Anthem – Vere languores – T L de Victoria (1548 – 1611)
Anthem – O vos omnes – Giovanni Croce (1557 – 1607)
14.00 The Liturgy of Good Friday
Psalm 22 - Plainchant
St John Passion – T L de Victoria (1548 – 1611)
Anthem - Ecce quomodo moritur – Jacob Handl (1550-1591)
March 31, 2024 Easter Day
10.30 Choral Eucharist with Easter Ceremonies
Mass – Missa Brevis – A Gabrieli (c. 1532 - 1585)
Gloria - Gloria a 12 - G Gabrieli (c. 1554 - 1612)
Anthem – Dic nobis Maria - G Bassano (c. 1561 - 1617)
Dismissal - Hallelujah Chorus - G F Handel (1685 - 1759)
We are joined once again by players from Instruments of Time and Truth
15.30 Easter Carol Service
Introit – Now the green blade riseth – Martin Shaw (1875 - 1958)
Anthem - Haec dies – William Byrd (1540 - 1623)
Anthem – Blessed be the God and Father - S S Wesley (1766 - 1837)
Anthem - O sons and daughters - H Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)
Anthem - Ye choirs of new Jerusalem - C V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
February 4, 2024 2 Sunday before Lent (Sexagesima)
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Brevis – Grayston Ives (b.1948)
Anthem – In principio erat verbum - Francisco Garro (d.1623)
17.30 Intercollegiate Service
Introit - Love Bade Me Welcome – Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Anthem - Greater Love Hath No Man – John Ireland (1879 – 1963)
Anthem - Ubi Caritas – Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
February 11, 2024 Next Sunday before Lent (Quinquagesima)
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Communion Service in A minor – Harold Darke (1888 – 1976)
Anthem – O nata lux de lumine – Thomas Tallis (c.1505–1585)
February 18, 2024 Lent 1
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Inter vestibulum - Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Anthem –In jejunio et fletu – Thomas Tallis (c1505 – 85)
Introit – View me, Lord – Richard Lloyd (1933 – 2021)
Preces and Responses –Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 1656)
Psalm – 119:17-32
Canticles – Charles King (1687 – 1748)
Anthem – O Lord, my God – S. S. Wesley (1810 – 1876)
February 25, 2024 Lent 2
10.30 Choral Eucharist (US)
Mass – Missa Aedis Christi – Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983)
Anthem – Miserere mei, Deus – William Byrd (c1540 – 1623)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake – Farrant/Hilton C.16(1603 – 45)
Preces and Responses – William Smith
Psalm – 135:1-14
Canticles – Evening Service – Richard Farrant (d. 1580)
Anthem – My soul, there is a country – Hubert Parry (1848 – 1918)
December 3, 2023 Advent 1
6.00pm Advent Carol Service with the German Lutheran Congregation
Matin Responsory - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland – arr. Seth Calvisius (1556-1615)
Laetentur coeli – William Byrd (1543 – 1623)
Drop down ye heavens – Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Ave Maria – Robert Parsons (d. 1570)
E’en so Lord Jesus, quickly come - Paul Manz (1919-2009)
Praeter rerum seriem - Josquin des Prez (1450-1521)
December 17, 2023 Advent 3
6.00pm Carols by Candlelight
Adam lay y bounden – Boris Ord (1897 – 1961)
What sweeter music – Richard Rodney Bennet (1936 – 2012)
Jesus Christ the apple tree – Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987)
Make we joy now in this fest – William Walton (1902 – 1983)
Ave Maria – Robert Parsons (d. 1570)
Sing Lullaby – Howells (1892 - 1983)
Ding dong merrily on high– arr. Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen (b.1943)
December 24, 2023 Advent 4/Christmas
11.30pm Midnight Mass
Mass – Missa O Magnum Mysterium - T L de Victoria (1548 – 1611)
Anthem – There is no rose – John Joubert (1927 – 2019)
December 25, 2023 Christmas
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa O Magnum Mysterium - T L de Victoria (1548 – 1611)
Anthem – Make we joy now in this fest – William Walton (1902 – 1983)
November 5, 2023 All Saints Sunday
10.30am Choral Eucharist with University Sermon (The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham)
Mass - Missa O Quam gloriosum - T L de Victoria (c.1548 - 1611)
Anthem – Beati mundo corde – William Byrd (1543 – 1623)
November 12, 2023 Remembrance
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass for four voices - William Byrd (c.1539-1623)
Anthem – Peccantem me quotidie - Byrd
3.30pm Choral Requiem
Mass - Missa defuntorum - T L de Victoria (c.1548 – 1611)
November 19, 2023 2 before Advent
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Ave maris stella - Jean de Bournonville (c.1585–1632)
Anthem - Dum aurora finem daret - G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – God is our hope and strength – J S Bach (1685 – 1750)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 89, 19-29
Canticles – In F major – John Ireland (1879 – 1962)
Anthem – E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come – Paul Manz (1919 – 2009)
November 26, 2022 Christ the King
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa brevis - William Walton (1902 - 1983)
Anthem – Let all mortal flesh keep silence – E. C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Above all praise – Felix Mendelsohn (1809 – 1847)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 93
Canticles – In F major – Charles King (1687-1748)
Anthem – Christ, whose glory fills the skies – H Darke (1888 – 1976)
October 1, 2023 Trinity 17
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa In te Domini speravi - G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
Anthem - Super flumina Babylonis - Palestrina
October 8, 2023 Harvest Festival
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass – In the keys of C and F major – C.V Stanford (1852 – 1924)
Anthem– Thou visitest the earth – Maurice Greene (1696 – 1755)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Ubi caritas – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 136, 1-9
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 – 2022)
Anthem - A new commandment - William Mundy (c.1529–c.1591)
October 15, 2023 Trinity 19
10.30am Choral Eucharist with University Sermon (Rev'd Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease)
Mass – Missa brevis – Cecilia McDowell (b. 1951)
Anthem – Os justi – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 96)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – J S Bach (1685 – 1750)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 138, 1-8
Canticles – In D major – E. J. Moeran (1894 – 1950)
Anthem – O Lord, the maker of all thing – William Mundy (c. 1530 – 91)
October 22, 2023 Trinity 20
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass - Missa Già fu chi m'ebbe cara - G P Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
Anthem – Ave Maria – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c.1505 – 85)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm - 142
Canticles – In E major – Herbert Murrill (1909 – 1952)
Anthem – O for a closer walk with God – C V Stanford (1852 – 1924)
October 29, 2023 Dedication Festival
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass - Messa da Capella, 1641 – Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643)
Anthem – Locus iste, Anton Bruckner (1824 – 96)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Behold the tabernacle of God – William H Harris (1883 – 1973)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm - 132
Canticles – Second Setting in E Flat – Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Anthem – O how amiable – R Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958)
9 July, 2023 The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit Oculi omnium - Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Responses William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Canticles Richard Farrant (d. 1581)
Anthem Almighty and everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
16 July, 2023 The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit God is our hope and strength – J S Bach (1685 – 1750)
Responses William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Canticles Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem Behold the tabernacle of God - William H. Harris (1883 – 1973)
23 July, 2023 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit Christus factus est – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)
Responses William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Canticles Short Service, Thomas Weelkes (1573 – 1623)
Anthem God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840 – 1901)
30 July, 2023 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit O taste and see, R. Vaughan-Williams (1872 – 1958)
Responses William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Canticles Short Service, Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem O sacrum convivium – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Sunday 4 June 2023 Trinity Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Brevis – Kenneth Leighton (1929 – 1988)
Anthem – Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Sunday 11 June 2023 Trinity 1
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Brevis – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Anthem – Almighty and everlasting God – Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – O most merciful – Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
Psalm - 41
Canticles – Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585)
Sunday 25 June 2023 Trinity 3
15.00 Choral Eucharist and Ordination
Mass - Missa brevis – Andrea Gabrieli (1532/3–1585)
Anthem - Listen sweet dove - Grayston Ives (b. 1957)
7 May - The Fifth Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass - Missa Panis quem ego dabo - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 –1594)
Anthem – Zadock the Priest – Henry Lawes (d.1662) Composed for the Coronation of Charles II
14 May - The Sixth Sunday of Easter
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Dum complerentur - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548 - 1611)
Anthem – Non vos relinquam Orphanos - William Byrd (c.1540 – 1623)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – God is our hope and strength – J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Preces and Responses – Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 1656)
Psalm – 87, 36, 5-10
Canticles - Short Evening Service – Thomas Weelkes (c.1576 - 1623)
Anthem – O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Thomas Tomkins
21 May - The Seventh Sunday of Eucharist
10.30 Choral Eucharist with University Sermon
Mass – Missa O rex gloriæ - Alonso Lobo (c.1555-1617)
Anthem – Ascendens Christus in altum - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – O Christ, who art the light and Day – Robert Whyte (c.1538 – 1574)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (c.1603 –1645)
Psalm – 47
Canticles – Plainsong with Fauxbourdons – Francis Jackson (1917 – 2022)
Anthem – The Lord goes up – Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
28 May - Pentecost
10.30 Choral Eucharist with Confirmation
Mass – Missa brevis – Andrea Gabrieli (1532/3–1585)
Anthem – Hodie completi sunt - Andrea Gabrieli (1532/3–1585)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Song 23: To the Holy Spirit – Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (c.1603 –1645)
Psalm – 67, 133
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Listen sweet dove - Grayston Ives (b. 1957)
6 April - Maundy Thursday
20.00 Eucharist of the Last Supper
Mass – Missa brevis - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 –1594)
Ubi caritas – Grayston Ives (b. 1957)
Anthem – Verily I say unto you – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585)
Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae (1:1-5) – Orlande de Lassus (c.1530/32 – 1594)
7 April - Good Friday
12.00 Seven Last Words Reflections
Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae (1:6) Orlande de Lassus (1532 – 1594)
Vere languores – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
O vos omnes – Giovanni Croce (1557-1607)
14.00 The Good Friday Liturgy
Psalm 22 – Plainchant
Passion – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Ecce quomodo moritur - Jacob Handl (1550-1591)
9 April - Easter Sunday
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Missa Ego flos campi – Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (ca. 1590 –1664)
Anthem – Pascha nostrum - William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
Hallelujah Chorus – George Frederick Handel (1685 – 1759)
15.30 Easter Carol Service
Ye choirs of New Jerusalem – Edwards C. Bairstow (1874 – 1946)
Blessed be the God and Father – Samuel S. Wesley (1810 – 1876)
Athens – Piae Cantiones (arr. Geoffrey Shaw)
16 April - The Second Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Mass – Missa Inviolata - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 - 1594)
Anthem – Mitte manum tuam - Heinrich Isaac (c 1450 – 1517)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit - Ego sum pastor bonus - Giovanni Bonaventura Matucci (1712–1777)
Preces and Responses - William Smith (c.1603 –1645)
Psalm – 30, 1-5
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – O Lord Increase my Faith - Gibbons
23 April - The Third Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass – Mass – Missa Inter vestibulum - Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Anthem – Ego sum panis vivus - William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Verily I say unto you - Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
Psalm – 48
Canticles - Short Evening Service – Thomas Weelkes (c.1576 - 1623)
Anthem – O Lord, the maker – William Mundy (c. 1530 – 1591)
30 April - The Fourth Sunday of Easter
10.30 Choral Eucharist
Mass –
Anthem – I sat down under his shadow – Sir Edward Cuthbert
Bairstow (1874 – 1946)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Cantate Domino - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
Psalm – 29, 1-10
Canticles - Evening Service – Richard Farrant (d. 1580)
Anthem - If ye love me - Thomas Tallis
5 March - The Second Sunday of Lent
10.30 Choral Eucharist with Baptism
Mass – Missa Emendemus in melius - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
Anthem – Emendemus in melius, - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
21 March - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer
11.30 Choral Matins
Psalm – 105 vv1-15
Canticles – Te Deum in C, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 – 1924) Anthem – Rejoice in the Lord always – Anon (C.16)
26 March - The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday)
15.30 Choral Evensong
Introit – Oculi omnium - Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm - 30
Canticles – The Third Service - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Anthem – First antiphon - Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882 – 1922)
