Services are Choral Evensong and start at 6.15 p.m., unless otherwise stated.
Hymns are from the New English Hymnal.
(This programme is subject to change. It was last updated on 17th December 2003)
| Month | Date | Introit | Responses | Psalms | Service | Anthems | Hymns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | Here is the little door Howells |
Rose | 145 (vv. 1-13) |
Dyson in F | The three kings Cornelius |
54 52 |
| 29 | Now the God of peace Gerald Knight |
Rose | 34 | Wood in Eb (No. 1) | Greater love hath no man Ireland |
206 253 |
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| February | 12 | O come, ye servants of the Lord Tye |
Rose | 42 | Walmisley in D minor | Christ. whose glory fills the skies Darke |
444 376 |
| 26 | Let thy merciful ears, O Lord Mudd |
Butler | 148 | Ireland in F | Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace S. S. Wesley |
342 466 |
|
| March | 12 | Turn Thy face from my sins Attwood |
Butler | 40 | Stanford in Bb | Soul of my Saviour Anthony Caesar |
383 62 |
| 26 | Ave verum Elgar |
Smith | 95 | Magnificat Evelyn Sharpe in C Nunc Dimittis S. R. Norman |
My beloved spake Hadley |
64 67 |
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| April | 9 | I sat down Bairstow |
Smith | The Lamentation Bairstow |
Walford Davies in G | God so loved the world Stainer |
83 84 |
| 16 | 7.30 p.m. A Meditation on the Sacred Passion THE CRUCIFIXION John Stainer (The Mid-Week Choir will be joined by voices from other Parish Choirs) |
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| May | 14 | This joyful Eastertide Wood |
Tanner | 111 113 |
Gray in A | My soul there is a country Parry |
113 351 |
| 28 | Ubi caritas Duruflé |
Tanner | 137 138 |
Murrill in E | Let the people praise thee Mathias |
271 374 |
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| June | 11 | 7.45 p.m. A Special Festal Evensong | |||||
| Behold, the tabernacle of God William Harris |
Tanner | 122 | Gray in A | How lovely are thy dwellings Brahms |
485 443 488 |
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| 25 | Lead me, Lord S. S. Wesley |
John Sanders | 123 124 125 |
Stanford in A | I saw the Lord Stainer |
358 410 |
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| July | 9 | Holy, holy, holy Schubert |
John Sanders | 92 93 |
Noble in B minor | Jesu, the very thought is sweet Martin Shaw |
420 484 |
| 23 | Most glorious Lord of life William Harris |
John Sanders | 115 | Smart in Bb | The Lord is my Shepherd Schubert |
64 457 |
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| August | The Choir is on holiday during August | ||||||
| September | 10 | Ave Maria Simon Lindley |
John Sanders | 53 54 |
Ireland in C | O how glorious is the Kingdom Harwood |
185 184 |
| 24 | Lo round the throne Ley |
Andrew Millington | 118 | Blair in B minor | Jerusalem on high Alan Gray |
57 190 |
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| October | 8 | Let all men praise the Lord Mendelssohn |
Andrew Millington | 39 | Lloyd in Eb | Christ is our cornerstone John Cook |
297 397 |
| 22 | Lead, kindly Light Ley |
Morley | 109 | Parry in D | Praise the Lord Elvey |
378 436 |
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| November | 5 | Holy is the true light Harris |
Morley | 30 | S. S. Wesley in F | Thou wilt keep him C. Lee Williams |
341 224 |
| 19 | Never weather beaten sail Campian |
Tomkins | 91 | Stainer in Bb | If the Lord himself Walmisley |
499 498 |
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| December | 3 | 6.15 p.m. A Festival Service to Celebrate Advent | |||||
| He, watching over Israel Mendelssohn |
Sanders | Benedictus | C. Hylton Stewart in C | I waited for the Lord; Lift thine eyes to the
mountains; Sleepers, wake, a voice is
calling Mendelssohn And I saw another Angel Stanford |
11 3 8 12 17 9 |
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| 17 | 7.30 p.m. The Christmas Carol Service Nine Lessons, Carols & Hymns |
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| 19 | 12.15 - 1.00 p.m. Mid-Day Carols in the Minster | ||||||
Further details of the Music Programme for 2003 will be added as soon as possible.
The first Mid-Week Choral Service next year will be on Wednesday 14th January 2004.
Copyright © 2003 N. A. Wallington. All rights reserved.