2019-2020 Choral Music Calendar
September 8: Proper 18
O Sing Unto the Lord: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Yes, God is Real: Kenneth Morris (1917-1988)
September 15: Proper 19
Create in Me a Clean Heart: Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
All Shall Be Well: Larry Phillips (d. 2018)
September 22: Proper 20
O All Ye Nations: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Antiphonal Psalm: Henry Pfohl (1963)
September 23: Proper 21
Behold Now, Praise the Lord: Everett Titcomb (1884-1968)
Sacred Feast: Healey Willan (1880-1968)
October 6: Proper 22
Lord, I Trust Thee: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
O Gladsome Light, O Grace: Louis Bourgeois (c.1510-1561)
October 13: Proper 23
How Lovely are the Messengers: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace: Christopher Tye (1505-1572)
October 20: Proper 24
O, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes: Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)
October 27: Proper 25
Give Almes of Thy Goods: Christopher Tye (1505-1572)
November 3: All Saints’ Sunday
Cantique de Jean Racine: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Cantate Domino: Giuseppe Pitoni (1657-1743)
November 3: Choral Evensong for All Saints’ Sunday (5pm)
A Musician’s Prayer: Charles Callahan (b. 1951)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Preces and Responses: Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
Cantique de Jean Racine: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
November 10: Proper 27
I Will Give Thanks Unto the Lord: Thomas Matthews (1915-1999)
As the Bridegroom to His Chosen: John Rutter (b. 1945)
November 17: Proper 28
My Lord, What a Morning: Karl Henning (b. 1960)
O How Sweet, O Lord: Healey Willan (1880-1968)
November 24: Christ the King
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven: David K. Williams (1887-1978)
O Clap Your Hands Together, All Ye People: Martin Shaw (1875-1958)
December 1: Advent I
In the Stillness: Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
Dona nobis pacem: trad.
December 8: Advent II
Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Is Come: George J. Elvey (1816-1893)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree: Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
December 8: Advent Lessons & Carols (3pm)
Matins Responsory: I Look from Afar: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
O King, and Desire of All Nations: John Stainer (1840-1901)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree: Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Is Come: George J. Elvey (1816-1893)
Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary: Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Angelus ad virginem: trad., arr. David Willcocks
December 15: Advent III
Angelus ad virginem: trad., arr. David Willcocks
O Queen of Heaven: Timothy Rogers (b. 1961)
December 22: Advent IV
O King, and Desire of All Nations: John Stainer (1840-1901)
Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary: Charles Wood (1866-1926)
December 24: Christmas Eve (7:30pm)
Nativity Carol: John Rutter (b. 1945)
Myn Lyking: Richard Terry (1865-1938)
December 24: Christmas Eve Festival Prelude (10:30pm)
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree: Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Angelus ad virginem: trad., arr. David Willcocks
O Queen of Heaven: Timothy Rogers (b. 1961)
The Infant King: trad., arr. David Willcocks
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: trad., arr. David Willcocks
Coventry Carol: trad., arr. Martin Shaw
O Little One Sweet: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
December 24: Christmas Eve (11pm)
Nativity Carol: John Rutter (b. 1945)
Myn Lyking: Richard Terry (1865-1938)
December 29: Christmas I
Good King Wenceslas: trad., arr. David Willcocks
January 5: Christmas 2
Christmas Lessons & Carols (10am)
Coventry Carol: trad., arr. Martin Shaw
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: trad., arr. David Willcocks
The Infant King: trad., arr. David Willcocks
O Little One Sweet: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Nativity Carol: John Rutter (b. 1945)
Myn Lyking: Richard Terry (1865-1938)
January 12: Epiphany I
The Baptism of Jesus: Peter Hallock (1924-2014)
We Have Seen His Star: Everett Titcomb (1884-1968)
January 19: Epiphany II
Behold the Lamb of God (Messiah): George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
All People That on Earth Do Dwell: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
January 26: Epiphany III
Simon, Called Peter: Mary E. Caldwell (1909-2003)
O God Be Merciful Unto Us: Christopher Tye (1505-1572)
February 2: The Presentation
Joys Seven: Stephen Cleobury (b. 1948)
O How Amiable: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1871-1958)
February 9: Epiphany V
Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Is Come: Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Beauts vir: Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
February 16: Epiphany VI
Locus iste: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
O Heavenly Word: Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
February 23: Last Sunday After Epiphany
Transfiguration: William D. Thompson (b. 1929)
Christ, Upon the Mountain Stands: Robert Lehman (b. 1960)
February 23: Choral Evensong for the Last Sunday After Epiphany (5pm)
My Jesus is My Lasting Joy: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Russell Schulz-Widmar (b. 1944)
Preces and Responses: Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You: Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931)
February 26: Ash Wednesday (7pm)
Turn Thy Face From My Sins: Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
March 1: Lent I
Adam Lay Ybounden: John Ireland (1879-1962)
Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
March 8: Lent II
God So Loved the World: John Stainer (1840-1901)
Jesu dulcis memoria: Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
March 15: Lent III
The Lord is a Mighty God: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Once to Every Man and Nation: David Stanley York (1920-2010)
March 22: Lent IV
Let Thy Merciful Ears, O Lord: Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Even When God is Silent: Sumner Jenkins (b. 1962)
March 29: Lent V
Psalm 130: Paul Manz (1919-2009)
God Be in My Head: Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
April 5: Palm Sunday
Vexilla regis prodeunt: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Call to Remembrance: Richard Farrant (c.1525-1580)
April 9: Maundy Thursday (7pm)
Ubi caritas: Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Tristis est anima mea: Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
April 10: Good Friday (noon)
Good Friday Reproaches: Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
O vos omnes: Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Crux fidelis: John IV of Portugal (1604-1656)
April 11: The Great Vigil of Easter (5pm)
Christ Our Passover: Will C. Macfarlane (1870-1945)
Spring Bursts Today: Robert J. Powell (b. 1932)
April 12: Easter (9am & 11am)
Haec Dies: Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Christ Our Passover: Will C. Macfarlane (1870-1945)
Spring Bursts Today: Robert J. Powell (b. 1932)
April 19: Easter II
With a Voice of Singing: Martin Shaw (1875-1958)
Serving in Purenesse and Trueth: Carlton T. Russell (b. 1938)
April 26: Easter III
O God, the King of Glory: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Thy Love Brings Joy: Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
May 3: Easter IV
The Lord is My Shepherd: John Rutter (b. 1945)
God is a Spirit: Henry Smart (1813-1879)
May 10: Easter V
Psalm 131: Jeffrey Van (2007)
Blessed is the Man That Endureth Temptation: John Stainer (1840-1901)
May 17: Easter VI
Blessed Be the God and Father: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
If Ye Love Me: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)