Christ Church Cathedral Music Pages

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelbüchlein.

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Click to read about Johann Sebastian Bach, Orgelbüchlein.

Click to listen to the entire Orgelbüchlein byJames Kibbie at the 1717 Trost organ, St. Walpurgis, Großengottern, Germany

Performance by Ullrich Böhme at the Bach Organ of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. [musicMe]

Performance by Bernard Lagacé at the 1961 Beckerath organ of the Immaculée-Conception Church in Montreal [BNQ; BM] (info)

Aberystwyth

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Dr Joseph Parry in 1875

Click to read about the town of Aberystwyth in North Wales.

Click to read about Joseph Parry and listen to his hymn tune Aberystwyth.

Charles Wesley, Jesus Lover of My Soul, sung to Parry’s tune Aberysthwyth, with text. [YouTube]

Healey Willan, Prelude on Aberystwyth, performed by Patrick Wedd at the 1915 Casavant Frères organ of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montreal. [BNQ; BM] (info)

David Evan Thomas, Prelude on the Welsh Hymn: Aberystwyth, performed by Marilyn Biery on the 1927 E.M. Skinner; 1963 Aeolian-Skinner organ of the Cathedral of St. Paul, Saint Paul, MN – Click here, then click on “0818 Part 1,” then hold button and slide to 6:44 (6 minutes and 44 seconds).

Don Hannah, Variations on Aberystwyth, premiere, performed by Paul Hesselink at the 2004 Beckerath organ in the Doc Rando Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV. Click here, then click on “0918 Hour 2,” then hold button and slide to 28:44 (28 minutes and 44 seconds).

Edwin T. Childs, Hymn Fantasy: Jesus, lover of my soul, performed by Brenda Heck Portman at the 1992 Schantz organ of College Church, Wheaton, IL. (Segues into O God, our help in ages past.) Click here, then click on “0918 hour 2," then hold button and slide to 20:11 (20 minutes and 11 seconds).

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Household Music: No. 3 Aberystwyth: Variations, performed by theNorthern Sinfonia (Peter Francomb, horn),Richard Hickox conducting [BNQ; BM] (info)

Blessed is he that considereth

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Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy; the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

The Lord preserve him and keep him alive that he may be blessed upon earth, and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies.

The Lord comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed; make thou all his bed in his sickness.

I said, Lord be merciful unto me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Mine enemies speak evil of me: when shall he die and his name perish?

And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity, and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself and when he cometh forth he telleth it.

All mine enemies whisper together against me: even against me do they imagine this evil.

Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed against him, and now that he lieth let him rise up no more.

Yea even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted, who did also eat of my bread hath laid great wait for me.

But be thou merciful unto me, O Lord; raise thou me up again and I shall reward them.

By this I know thou favourest me, that mine enemy doth not triumph against me.

And when I am in my health thou upholdest me and shalt set me before thy face for ever.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: world without end. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

O Lord, we beseech thee

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O Lord, we beseech theelet thy continual pity help and defend thy Church; and, because it cannotcontinue in safety without thy succour, preserve it evermore by thy help andgoodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect)

One thing have I desired

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One thing have I desiredof the Lord, which I will require: even that I may dwell in the house of thelord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord and tovisit his temple. I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in theland of the living. (Pslam 27:4, 15)

Expectans expectavi

2012-01-24T09:32:00.000-08:00

This sanctuary of my soul unwitting I keep white and whole, unlatched and lit,if Thou shouldest care to enter or to tarry there. With parted lips andoutstretched hands and listening ears thy servant stands. Call thou early, callthou late, to thy great service dedicate. My soul, keep white and whole.(C. H.Sorley)

Charles Wood, Expectans expectavi, performed by the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, John Harper conducting. [BNQ; BM] (info)

Cantate Domino

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CantateDomino canticum novum; laus eius in ecclesia sanctorum. Laetetur Israel in eoqui fecit eum; et filii Sion exultent in rege suo.

Sing to the Lord a new song;sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. Let Israel rejoice in hismaker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their king. (Psalm 149:1,2)

Guiseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743), Cantate domino, performed by the Camerata a-cappella Augsburg [YouTube]

O Lord that seest

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O Lord that seest,from yon starry height, centred in one the future and the past, fashioned inthine own image, see how fast the world obscures in me what once was bright.Eternal sun, the warmth which thou hast given to cheer life’s flowery Aprilfast decays. Yet, in the hoary winter of my days for every green shall be mytrust in heaven. Celestial king, O let thy presence pass before my spirit, andan image fair shall meet that look of mercy from on high, as the reflectedimage in a glass doth meet the look of him who seeks it there, and owes itsbeing to the gazer’s eye. (H. W. Longfellow)

Frank Bridge, Allegro con spirito in B-flat

2012-01-17T11:58:00.000-08:00

To listen FrankBridge, Allegro con spirito in B-flat,from Three Pieces [1905] performed by Todd Wilson atthe 1998 Quimby organ of StMargaret Episcopal, Palm Desert, CA, click here, then click on "listen to the program," then hold button and slide to 22:10 (22 minutes and 10 seconds).

Thou wilt keep them

2012-01-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

Thou wilt keep themin perfect peace whose minds are stayed on thee. The darkness is no darknesswith thee, but the night is as clear as the day. The darkness and the light tothee are both alike. God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. O let mysoul live and it shall praise thee. For thine is the kingdom, the power and theglory, for ever more.

Peter Wishart: Alleluya, a new work

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Peter Wishart (1921-84)

Alleluya! A new work is come on hand through might and graceof Godès son to save the lost of every land. For now is free that erst wasbound. We may well sing Alleluya! Now is fulfilled the prophecy of David and ofJeremy and also of Isaiah. Sing we therefore both loud and high Alleluya!Alleluya, this sweetè song out of a green branch it sprung; God send us thelife that lasteth long. Now joy and bliss be him among that thus can singAlleluya! (English 15th cent.)

Tower Voices New Zealand, Karen Grylis conducting [BNQ] [BM] (info)

Edward Bairstow: I sat down

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Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)

I sat down under his shadowwith great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to thebanqueting house, and his banner over me was love. (Song of Songs 2:3,4)

Choir Consortium [YouTube]

Patrick Wedd: A Poor Place

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Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)

A poor place this, no place to welcome kings;

No place for myrrh nor frankincense nor gold.

A place for simple folk and simple things,

A place of shadows, comfortless and cold.

Yet kings are here, and now as daylight dies,

By their command a minstrel softly sings

To calm the child, while Magi search the skies

For mighty Jupiter and Saturn’s rings.

So poor a place, yet now it welcomes kings.

See how they pause outside the stable door.

See how they kneel as each one humbly brings

A gift and lays it on the earthen floor.

For if the stars are true, if planets speak,

And if their journey to this humble place

Has guided them aright, this child they seek

Is mighty ruler both of time and space.

A poor place this, the world of these our days,

So poor in justice, poor in joy and peace;

Where children starve while every evil pays,

And empires clash in wars that never cease.

Yet still the Holy Child is brought to birth;

The grace he gives far more than we can tell.

His loving hands enfold the wounded earth,

And all is well, and all things shall be well.

Herbert O’Driscoll

Howard Skempton: It was a star

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Howard Skempton (b. 1947)

It was a star that promptedthem to travel to Jerusalem,to find a King; the King of the Jews. To Herod this came as disturbing news. Heasked his priests where the Saviour lay. “In Bethlehem” was all they could say. And thishe told (with fiendish care) the three wise men, and sent them there. They trustedin their wisdom quite and followed hard the heavenly light, and found a babe sosweet and small that even they were held in thrall; and being men of wealthimmense, brought gold and myrrh and frankincense. They whispered soft a fondshalom, and quietly they journeyed home.

Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum caro factum est

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Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)

Verbum caro factum est ethabitavit in nobis et vidimus gloriam ejus gloriam quasi unigeniti a Patre plenum gratiaeet veritatis.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, whose glory we have seenas of the only-begotten of the Father. (John 1:14)

Die Limburger Domsingknaben [YouTube]

Domchor Fulda / Jugendkathedralchor Fulda [YouTube]

Luca Marenzio: Tribus miraculis

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Luca Marenzio (1553-99)

Tribus miraculisornatum diem sanctum colimus: hodie stella magos duxit ad praesepium,
hodie vinum ex aqua factum est ad nuptias, hodie in Jordane Christus baptizarivoluit,
ut salvaret nos universos. Haec est dies illa, quam fecit Dominus; exsultemuset laetemur in ea. Alleluia.

We celebrate a day sanctified by three miracles: todaya star led the Wise Men to the manger; today water was changed into wine at themarriage feast; today Christ chose to be baptized by John in the Jordan for oursalvation. Alleluia. (Magnificat antiphon)

The Compline Choir of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas [listen]

Francesco Corteccia: Surge illuminare

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Francesco Corteccia (1502-71)

Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem, quia venitlumen tuum, et gloria Domini super te orta est.

Arise, shine, Jerusalem; for your light has come, and the glory of theLord has risen upon you.

Jacob Clemens non Papa: Magi videntes stellam

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Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510-58)

Magividentes stellam dixerunt ad invicem hoc signum magni regis est eamus etinquiramus eum et offeramus ei munera aurum thus et mirrhum.

The magi, having seen the star, said, each inturn: "This is the sign of a great king! Let us go and look for him andoffer him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh."

Francisco Guerrero: Ibant Magi

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Francisco Guerrero (1528-99)

Ibant Magi quamviderant stellam sequentes praeviam; lumen requirunt lumine Deum fatenturmunere.

To greet his birth the Magiwent, led by the star before them sent: called on by light, to Light theypress’d, and by their gifts their God confess’d.

Kwartet Quartz: [YouTube]

Johann Ebeling: All my heart this night rejoices

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Johann Ebeling

All my heart this night rejoices, as I hear, far and near,sweetest angel voices: Christ is born, their choirs are singing, till the aireverywhere now with joy is ringing.

Hark! a voice from yonder manger, soft and sweet, dothentreat: Flee from woe and danger! Brethren, come! from all that grieves youare freed; all you need I will surely give you.

Come, then, let us hasten yonder! Here let all, great andsmall, kneel in awe and wonder. Love him who with love is yearning. Hail thestar that from far bright with hop is burning.

Thee, dear Lord, with heed I’ll cherish, live to thee, andwith thee dying, shall not perish; but shall dwell with thee for ever, for onhigh in the joy that can alter never.

Gerhardt,tr. Winkworth

The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting. [listen]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Surge, illuminare

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem, quia venit lumen tuum, etgloria Domini super te orta est. Quia ecce tenebrae operient terram et caligopopulos. Super te autem orietur Dominus et gloria eius in te videbitur.

Arise, shine, Jerusalem; for your light has come, and theglory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, andthick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glorywill appear over you.

The Tallis Scholars [YouTube]

The virgin Mary had a baby boy

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The virgin Mary had a baby boy, and they said that his namewas Jesus.

He come from the glory, he come from the glorious kingdom.Oh yes, believer. The angels sang forthe baby boy: in excelsis Gloria. First the shepherds saw the boy; then thewise men saw the boy, and they said that his name was Jesus.

arr. Stephen Hatfield

Providence High School Women's Chamber [YouTube]

I saw three ships, arr. David Willcocks

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I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day, onChristmas Day;

I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in themorning.

And what was in those ships all three? Our saviour Christand his lady.

Pray, whither sailed those ships all three? O they sailedinto Bethlehem.

And all the bells on earth shall ring. And all the Angels inHeaven shall sing.

And all the souls on earth shall sing. Then let us allrejoice amain!

arr. David Willcocks

The Stairwell Carollers [YouTube]

Alan Bullard: Hillside Carol

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Alan Bullard (b. 1947)

We stood on the hills, our day’s work done, watchingthe frosted meadows that winter had won. The evening was calm, the air sostill, silence and restful peace enfolded the hill. There was a bright star,that shone in the night, larger than Venus it was and bright, so bright. Avoice from the sky to us did say: God isnow born to us on earth today. And so we have come, our day’s work done, ourloves, our hopes, ourselves we give to your son. (anon.)

Mark Sirett: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang

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Mark Sirett (b. 1952)

Sweet was the song the Virgin sang, when she to Beth’lemJuda came

And was delivered of a Son, that blessed Jesus hath to name:

"Lulla, lulla, lulla-bye, Sweet Babe," sang she,

And rocked him sweetly on her knee. "Sweet Babe,"sang she, "my son,”

And eke a Saviour born, who hath vouchsafèd from on high

To visit us that were forlorn: "Lalula, lalula,lalula-bye,

Sweet Babe," sang she, and rocked him sweetly on herknee.

Bob Chilcott: Pilgrim Jesus

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Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)

Jesus! Christus! Natus! In the manger of my body leaps thetiny child, and his breath is the word – the dance of God.

Corpus! Beatus! Peregrinus! Natus! In the ocean of my headthe steadfast ship rides tide and storm on its pilgrim crossing.

Oceanus! In the orchard of my heart springs the singingtree. Its root is faith and its sweet fruit charity.

Cor! Arbor! Amor! Riding ship, springing tree, and in themanger leaps the child, who is the word, the dance of God. (KevinCrossley-Holland)

Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens conducting. [Clip]

Alan Smith: There is no rose

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There is no rose of such virtue as is the rose that bareJesu. Alleluia.

For in this rose contained was heaven and earth in littlespace. Res miranda.

By that rose we may well see there be one God in personsthree. Pares forma.

The angels sungen the shepherds to: Gloria in excelsis Deo.Gaudeamus.

Leave we all this worldly mirth and follow we this joyfulbirth. Transeamus.

(English 15th cent.)

Visitation Church Choir [YouTube]

Olivier Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur

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Edward Burne-Jones / William Morris, Nativity, Trinity Church, Saugerties, New York

Listen to Olivier Messiaen, La Nativité du Seigneur, online performed by Messiaen himself, Jennifer Bate, Olivier Latry, and Simon Preston (click on name).

Click to listen to Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur from Pipedreams, Minnesota PBS, each movement performed by a different organist.

Alan Bullard: Glory, alleluia to the Christ Child!

2011-12-15T07:09:00.000-08:00

Alan Bullard

Glory, alleluia to the Christ Child! Out of the orient crystal skies a blazing star did shine, showing the place where sleeping lies a blessed babe divine. This very star the kings did guide, e’en from the furthest east, to Bethlehem where it betide this blessed babe did rest. And for the joy of his great birth a thousand angels sing: Glory and peace unto the earth where born is this new King!

Performance of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Stephen Cleobury conducting [listen]

Ecce concipies

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Ecceconcipies, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen eius Jesum. Hic erit magnus, etFilius Altissimi vocabitur. Super solium David, et super regnum eius sedebit,et regnabit in domo Jacob in aeternum; et regni eius non erit finis.

Behold, you shall conceive andbear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He shall be great and called the Sonof the Most High. He shall govern the throne of David and his kingdom, and rulein the house of Jacob for ever; and his kingdom will have no end. (Luke1:31-33)

Christmas Carols

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Click on artist(s) for a wide selection of Christmas Carols:

American Boychoir (1996);
Bach Choir;
Bryn Terfel;
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, etc. by King's College, Cambridge;
Clare College Singers and Orchestra, Cambridge (John Rutter) (1988);
Clare College Singers and Orchestra, Cambridge (John Rutter (2009)
Eileen Farrell;
Harrow Philharmonic Choir; Huddersfield Choral Society;
King's College, Cambridge (2003);
King's College, Cambridge (2004);
King's College, Cambridge (2007);
Taverner Consort (Andrew Parrott) (1999);
Taverner Consort (Andrew Parrott) (2007);
Trinity College, Cambridge (Richard Marlow);
Windsor Choir of St. George's Chapel.

"O" Antiphons

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Eric Gill: O

"O" Antiphons

Read about "O" Antiphons in Wikipedia.

Click to read Father William Saunders' article, What are 'O Antiphons'?

December 17th: O Sapientia

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

O Wisdom, who came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and reaching from beginning to end, mightily and sweetly ordered all things: Come, and teach us the way of prudence.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O Weisheit, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info) [Antiphons I-IV: YouTube]

O Weisheit,
hervorgegangen aus dem Munde des Höchsten,
die Welt umspannst du von einem Ende zu andern,
in Kraft und Milde ordnest du alles:
O komm und offenbare uns
des Weg des Weisheit und der Einsicht, O Weisheit.

December 18th: O Adonai

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Lord and Ruler of the house of Isrel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush, and on mount Sinai gave him the Law: Come, and with outstretched arm redeem us!

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O Adonai, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Click to hear Arvo Pärt, O Adonai, performed by Lumen Valo.

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info) [Antiphons I-IV: YouTube]

O Adonai,
der Herr und Führer des Hauses Israel,
im flammender Dornbusch
bist du dem Moses erschienen,
und hast ihm auf dem Berg das Gesetz gegeben.
O komm und befreie uns mit deinem starken Arm.

December 19: O Radix Jesse

O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem Gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.

O Root of Jesse, standing fast an ensign before the peoples, before whom all kings are mute, to whom the nations will do homage: Come quickly to deliver us.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O sproß aus Isais Wurzel, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting.. [CML] (info) [Antiphons I-IV: YouTube]

O sproß aus Isais Wurzel,
gesetzt zum Zeichen für die Völker,
vor dir verstummen die Herrscher der Erde,
dich flehen an die Völker:
o komm und errette uns, erhebe dich, säume night länger.

December 20th: O Clavis David

O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel; qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris, sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel: who opens and no one closes, who closes and no one opens: Come, and deliver from the chains of prison whoever sits in the darkness and the shadow of death.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O Schlüssel Davids, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info) [Antiphons I-IV: YouTube]

O Schlüssel Davids,
Zepter des Hauses Israel,
du öffnest, und niemand kann schließen,
du schließt, und keine Macht vermag zu öffnen:
o komm und öffne den Kerker der Finsternis
und die Fessel des Todes.

December 21st: O Oriens

O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Day-Spring, splendour of light everlasting: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O Morgenstern, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info) [Antiphons V-VII: YouTube]

O Morgenstern,
Glanz des unversehrten Lichtes:
der Gerechtigkeit strahlende Sonne:
o komm und erleuchte, die da sitzen in Finsternis,
und im Schatten des Todes.

December 22nd: O Rex Gentium

O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.

O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people: Come, and save us all, whom you formed out of clay.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O König aller Völker, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Click to hear Arvo Pärt, O King of all nations, sung by the BBC Singers, Bo Holton conducting.

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting.. [CML] (info) [Antiphons V-VII: YouTube]

O König aller Völker,
ihre Erwartung und Sehnsucht,
Schlußstein, der den Bau zusammenhält,
o komm und errette den Menschen,
den du aus Erde gebildet!

December 23rd: O Emmanuel

O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster.

O Emmanuel, our King and our Lawgiver, the anointed of the nations, and their Saviour: Come and save us O Lord, our God.

Click to listen to Cantuale Antonianum (Gregorian).

Click to listen to the Dominican students of Blackfriars, Oxford.

Arvo Pärt, O Immanuel, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [listen]

Click to hear Arvo Pärt, O Emmanuel, sung by the BBC Singers, Bo Holton conducting.

Arvo Pärt's version, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info) [Antiphons V-VII: YouTube]

O Immanuel,
unser König und Lehrer,
du Hoffnung und Heiland der Völker:
o komm, eile und schaffe uns Hilfe,
du unser Herr und unser Gott

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All of Arvo Pärt's Seven Antiphons, performed by Polyphony, Stephen Layton conducting. [CML] (info)

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An English medieval practice arose of moving all of the antiphons forward by one day (commencing therefore on 16 December) and adding an additional (eighth) antiphon on 23 December, with the acrostic thus becoming Vero cras, "truly, tomorrow". This is the antiphon O Virgo virginum (O Virgin of virgins), with the following text:

O Virgo virginum, quomodo fiet istud? Quia nec primam similem visa es nec habere sequentem. Filiae Jerusalem, quid me admiramini? Divinum est mysterium hoc quod cernitis.

Virgin of virgins, how shall this come to pass? For neither before you was any like you, nor shall your like appear again. Why do you look at me with wonder, O daughter of Jerusalem? This mystery that you behold is God’s own work.

Unknown performance of O Virgo virginum [YouTube]

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Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Fra Filippo Lippi and Workshop, The Nativity, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., c. 1445

Free Online performances of Johann Sebastian Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, with versions conducted by Georg Christoph Biller / Riccardo Chailly / Diego Fasolis / John Eliot Gardiner / Philippe Herreweghe / Phillip Ledger / Karl Münchinger)

Cantata I for the 1st Day of Christmas

Cantata II for the 2nd Day of Christmas

Cantata III for the 3rd Day of Christmas

Cantata IV for New Year's Day

Cantata V for the Sunday after New Year

Cantata VI for the Feast of Epiphany

R. Walker Robson

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Dr. R. Walker Robson. Mus.D. (Dublin), Mus.B. (Oxon),L.R.A.M., F.T.C.L, A.R.C.M. Studied at Rutherford College, Newcastle-on-Tyne;the Royal College of Music, London; pupil of Dr William Rea. Organist of St.James’, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, 1897-99; Prittlewell Parish Church, 1899-1904;Harlesden Parish Church, London, 1904-07; Christ Church, Crouch End, London,1907-47. Author of “The Repertoire of Modern Organists”, 1924. b. Alnwick,Northumberland, England, 1877.

Gaudete in Domino Semper

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Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete: modestia vestra nota sit omnibus hominibus: Dominus prope est. Nihil solliciti sitis: sed in omni oratione petitiones vestrae innotescant apud Deum.
Ps. Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam: avertisti captivitatem Iacob.

Rejoice in the lord always; again I say, rejoice. Letyour forbearance be known to all. The Lord is at hand. Do not be anxious overanything, but in all manner o prayer, let your requests be made known unto God.
Ps. Lord, you have blessed your land; you have put an end to Jacob’s captivity.(Philippians 4:4,5; Psalm 84)

Performance of Giovanni Vianini and La Scuola Gregoriana Mediolanensis [YouTube]

Alessandro Costantini: Confitemini Domino

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Alessandro Costantini:

Confitemini Domino, quoniambonus; quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus. Alleluia.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy shall last forever. Alleluia. (Psalm 136:1)

Performances:

Pueri Cantores della Cappella Sistina, Monsignor Marcos Pavan directing [YouTube]

Meridian Junior College Choir, Singapore, Nelson Kwei directing. [YouTube]

Estonian Female Choir [YouTube]

Populus Sion

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Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et auditam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis vestri.
Ps. Qui regis Israël, inténde: qui dedúcis, velut ovem, Joseph.
V. Gloria Patri et filio et spirtui sancto,
R. Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et auditam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis vestri.

People of Sion behold, the Lord is coming to save allnations; and the Lord shall cause you to hear his majestic voice for the joy ofyour heart.
Ps. O Shepherd of Israel hear is, you who lead Joseph like a flock.
V. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
People of Sion behold, the Lord is coming to save all nations; and the Lord shall cause you to hear his majestic voice for the joy of your heart.

Introit for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

Chanted by Congregation of St. Lazarus Autun [YouTube]

Chanted by Giovanni Vianini [YouTube]

Jacob Handl: De caelo veniet

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De caelo veniet, Dominator Dominus, et in manu ejus honor et imperium.Ecce Rex veniet, Dominus terrae, et ipse auferet jugum captivitatis nostrae. Super te Jerusalem, orietur Dominus et gloria ejus in te videbitur.

The Lord and master shall come from heaven,and in his hand shall be honour and dominion. Behold, the king, the Lord of theearth, shall come and himself shall take away the yoke of our captivity. OJerusalem, over thee shall the lord arise and in thee shall his glory be seen.

Performance of the Compline Choir, Jason Anderson conducting [listen]

Peter Aston: If ye love me

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If ye love me,keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father, and he shall give you anothercomforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth; ye knowhim, for he dwelleth in you and shall be in you. I will not leave youcomfortless, I will come to you.(John 14)

W. A. Mozart: Laudate Dominum

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Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes ; laudate eum, omnes populi. Quoniamconfirmata est super nos misericordia ejus, et veritas Domini manet in æternum.Gloria Patri…

Praise the Lord, all nations; praise him,all peoples. Certain is his love and mercy for us, and the faithfulness of theLord endures forever.Glory be to the Father… (Psalm 117)

Performance by Greta de Reyghere, soprano; the Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Patrick Peire conducting [YouTube]

Performance by Joshua Bell, violin; Orchestra of St. Luke's, Michael Stern conducting [YouTube]

Performance by Cecilia Bartoli; the Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roberto Gabbiani, director; and the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung directing. [YouTube]

Alessandro Scarlatti: Exsultate Deo

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Exsultate Deo, adjutori nostro : jubilate Deo Jacob.

Sumite psalmum et date tympanum : psalterium dum cum cithara.

Buccinate in Neomenia tuba : insigni dic solemnitatis vestrae.

Rejoice unto God our helper : sing aloud unto the God of Jacob.

Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel : the pleasant psaltery with the harp.

Blow the trumpet in the new moon : on the noted day of your solemnity.

Performance by the Vocal Ensemble of Lausanne, Michel Corboz conducting [YouTube]

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Christmas Rose

Advent Carol Service

Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 4:00pm

Preludes:

Es ist ein' ros’, James Woodman

Es ist ein' ros’, Johannes Brahms [info/listen]

Advent Responsory: I look from afar, PatrickWedd [text]

O Antiphons, Healey Willan [information]

O quickly come, Antony Pitts [text/listen]

Machet die Tore weit, Andreas Hammerschmidt [text/listen]

Lo, how a rose, trad.;harm. Praetorius; arr. Phil Mattson [info/listen]

Zion, at thy shininggates, Boom Brüder arr. George Guest [text]

Nova! Nova! Bob Chilcott [text/listen]

Dixit Maria, Hans Leo Hassler [text/listen]

This is the record ofJohn, Orlando Gibbons [text/listen]

People, look east, French, arr. Martin Shaw [text] [YouTube]

Never weather-beatensail, Richard Shephard [text]

Gaudete omnes etlaetamini, Jan PieterszoonSweelinck [text]

Postlude:

Fantasy “Lo, he comes," Kenneth Leighton

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

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Click to read about Es ist ein Ros entsprungen in Wikipedia.

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To listen to Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, performed by Wolfgang Rübsam on the 1988 Berghaus organ in the Thomas Surber Residence, Valparaiso, Indiana, click here, then click on "815 Part III," then hold the button and slide to 15:54 (15 minutes and 54 seconds).

To listen to Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, performed by Paul Halley on the 1992 Ruffatti organ in Spivey Hall of Clayton State University, Morrow Ga, followed immeditately by an improvisation by Halley, click here, then click on "Listen to the program," then hold the button and slide it to 16:04 (16 minutes and 4 seconds). (The improvisation begins at 18:58.)

Performance of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, by David Hill on the Henry Willis organ of Westminster Cathedral. [listen]

Performance of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, by Kevin Bowyer on the Marcussen-organ of Odense Domkirke [YouTube]

Performance of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, by Lorenzo Ghielmi on Wacker organ of the Stadtkirche of Winterthur [YouTube]

Performance of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, by Vincenzo Ninci on the Mascioni organ of the Duomo of Fiesole [YouTube]

Performance of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8, transcribed for piano by Busoni, performed by Paul Jacobs [YouTube]

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Orchestral version of Johannes Brahms, Chorale-prelude, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122, performed by The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. [listen]

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To listen to Max Baumann, Postlude, Es ist ein Ros, Op. 66, no. 2, performed by Rosalinde Haas on the 1999 Rieger organ of Vierzehnheiligen Monastery, Austria, click here, then click on "Listen to the program," then hold the button and slide it tto 16:52 (16 minutes and 52 seconds).

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Michael Praetorius, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (text in German):

Performance by the Kings' Singers. [listen]

Performance by the Vienna Boys' Choir. [listen]

Performance by the Thomanerchor Leipzig. [listen]

Performance by Kathleen Battle, soprano; George Mims, organ; Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York Choral Artists, Harlem Boys Choir; Leonard Slatkin conducting. [listen]

Performance by Jessye Norman, soprano; St. Thomas Men and Boy's Choir, Choristers of St. Barnabas, Riverside Church Choir; David Robertson, conducting [listen]

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Hugo Distler, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, performed by Chanticleer and Dawn Upshaw. [listen]

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Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming (text)

Performance of the Atlanta Chorus, Robert Shaw conducting. [YouTube]

Performance of the Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting. [YouTube]

Performance of Renee Fleming with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir [YouTube]

Performance of the Monteverdi Choir [YouTube]

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A Spotless Rose

A Spotless Rose is growing,Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers' foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight.	The Rose which I am singing,Whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing In Mary, purest Maid; Through God's great love and might The Blessed Babe she bare us In a cold, cold winter's night.

Translation By Catherine Winkworth

Herbert Howells, Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 2, A Spotless Rose:

Performance by The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting. [listen]

Performance by Gareth Morrel, baritone; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Philip Ledger conducting. [listen]

Performance by James Oxley, tenor; Finzi Singers; Paul Spicer conducting [listen]

Performance by Alexander Knight, baritone; David Goode, organ; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Stephen Cleobury conducting. [listen]

Performance by Schola Cantorum San Francisco, Paul Flight conducting. [listen]

Performance by Donald Sweeney, bass; Winchester Cathedral Choir; David Hill conducting. [listen]

Performance by Christopheren Nomura, baritone; Boston Trinity Church Choir; Brian Jones conducting. [listen]

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A Great and Mighty Wonder [text]

Performance, arr. James Whitbourn, by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge (2009) [YouTube]

Performance by the Choir of King's College (2007) [musicMe]

Performance by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow conducting. [musicMe]

Gaudete omnes et laetamini

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Gaudete omnes et laetamini,

quia ecce desideratus advenit.

Introite in conspectu eius inexultatione;

scitote quoniam ipse est expectationostra. Alleluia.

All people rejoice and sing praises

for behold the arrival of the one forwhom we longed.

Enter into his presence with rejoicing

and be sure that he is the one whom weawait. Alleluia.

Germanus: A great and mighty wonder

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A great and mighty wonder,
a full and holy cure!
The Virgin bears the Infant
with virgin-honor pure:
(R) Repeat the hymn again!
"To God on high be glory,
and peace on earth to men."

The Word becomes incarnate,
and yet remains on high;
and cherubim sing anthems
to shepherds from the sky; (R)

While thus they sing your Monarch,
those bright angelic bands,
rejoice, ye vales and mountains,
ye oceans, clap your hands: (R)

Since all he comes to ransom,
by all be he adored,
the infant born in Bethlehem,
the Savior and the Lord: (R)

Words: Germanus (ca. 634-734);
Trans: John Mason Neale (1818-1866), 1862

Zion at thy shining gates

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Zion at thy shining gates,
Lo, the King of glory waits,
haste thy monarch's pomp to greet,
strew thy palms before his feet.

Christ, for thee their triple light,
faith and hope and love unite;
this the beacon we display
to proclaim thine advent day.

Come and give us peace within,
loose from the bands of sin,
take away the galling weight
laid on us by Satan's hate.

Give us grace thy yoke to wear,
give us strength thy cross to bear,
make us thine indeed and word,
thine in heart and life, O Lord.

So, when thou shalt come again,
judge of angels and of men.
We with all thy saints shall sing
Alleluias to our King.

B. H. Kennedy (1804-89)

Lo how a rose e'er blooming

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Lo, how a rose e'er blooming,
From tender stem hath sprung.
Of Jesse's lineage coming,
As men of old have sung;
It came, a flow'ret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When halfspent was the night.

Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind,
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind;
To show God's love aright,
She bore to men a Savior,
When halfspent was the night.

O Flower, whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air,
Dispel with glorious splendour
The darkness everywhere;
True man, yet very God,
From Sin and death now save us,
And share our every load.

Antony Pitts: O come quickly

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O quickly come, dread judge of all! For awful though thine advent be, all shadows from the truth will fall and falsehood die in sight of thee. O quickly come, for doubt and fear like clouds dissolve when thou art near. O quickly come, great King of all! Reign all around us and within; let sin no more our souls enthral, let pain and sorrow die with sin. O quickly come, for thou alone canst make thy scattered people one. O quickly come, true Life of all! For death is mighty all around; on every home his shadows fall, on every heart his mark is found. O quickly come, for grief and pain can never cloud thy glorious reign. O quickly come, sure Light of all! And drive the gloomy night away! Lest haply weakly souls should fall with weary watching for the day. O quickly come, for round thy throne no eye is blind, no night is known. O blessed Saviour, Love of Love! O Father, fount of life and light! O Holy Spirit, heavenly dove! To thee be glory, praise and might. God of our fathers, one in three, with angel hosts we worship thee. (Laurence Tuttiett)

Performance of Tonus Peregrinus, the composer, Antony Pitts, conducting BNQ BM (info)

Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit

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[Psalm 24:7-10]
Machet die Tore weit und die Türen in der Welt hoch,
daß der König der Ehren einziehe.
Wer ist derselbige König der Ehren?
Es ist der Herr, stark und mächtig im Streit.
Machet die Tore weit und die Türen in der Welt hoch!

Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
He is The Lord, strong and mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

[Mark 11:10]
Hosianna dem Sohne Davids in der Höhe,
Blessed is the Son of David in the highest heaven!’

[Isaiah 40:5]
Denn die Herrlichkeit des Herrn wird offenbaret!
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed!

Performance of the Fulda Cathedral choirs, Franz-Peter Huber conducting [YouTube]

Performance of the Capella Peregrina, Ute Weitkämper conducting [YouTube]

Performance of the Limburg Cathedral Choir and the Girls' Choir [YouTube]

Performance of the Pestalozzi School choir and the Sachsenringchor, Simon Fröhlich conducting. [YouTube]

Performance of the Forest City Singers, Pepper Pike, Ohio; arr. Parker/Shaw [listen]

Charles Villiers Stanford: Justorum animae

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Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt,
et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.
Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,
illi autem sunt in pace

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will ever touch them.
In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
but they are at peace.

Performance of The Stanford Chamber Chorale and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen M. Sano conducting. [YouTube]

Richard Dering: Ave verum corpus

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Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum incruce pro homine, cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine: esto nobispraegustatum in mortis examine.O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu, fili Mariae. Miserere mei. Amen.

Hail true body, you who hung on the crossfor the sake of humanity, from whose side flowed both water and blood. Be our foodboth now and at our death. O sweet, O holy Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy onus. (Innocent VI)

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Performance of the Cambridge Singers, John Rutter conducting.

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Adrian Batten: O praise the Lord

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O praise the Lord,all ye people; praise him all ye nations. For his merciful kindness is evermore and more towards us; and the truth of the lord endureth for ever and ever.(Psalm 117)

Performance of the Choir of Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal), Cleveland, Horst Buchholz conducting [YouTube]

William Byrd Masses

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William Byrd

William Byrd composed three Masses: one for three, four and five voices.

Performance of the three Masses by the Choir of Winchester Cathedral, David Hill conducting. [musicMe]

Performance of the three Masses by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks conducting. [musicMe]

Performance of the Mass for four voices by the Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips conducting. [YouTube]

Performance of the Mass for four voices by The Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [Grooveshark]

Performance of the Mass for four voices by the Vassar College Choir, Christine Howlett conducting. [YouTube]

Performance of the Mass for five voices by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philip Ledger conducting. [musicMe]

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The Virtual Byrd Choir is the sacred music unit of the Virtual Wilbye Consort. Both activities, founded in Tokyo in 2001, rely on one Japanese male voice.

Click to hear Byrd, Mass for Four Voices (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei), performed by the Virtual Byrd Choir.

Click to hear Byrd, Mass for Three Voices (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei), performed by the Virtual Byrd Choir.

Click to hear Byrd, Mass for Five Voices (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei), performed by the Virtual Byrd Choir.

Gabriel Fauré, Requiem, op. 48

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Gabriel Fauré, Requiem, op. 48

Click to go to an online performance by Simon Estes (Bass), Lucia Popp (Soprano), the Leipzig Radio Chorus, the Dresden Staatskapelle, Sir Colin Davis conducting.

Click to go to an online performance by James Morris (Bass Baritone), Judith Blegen (Soprano),the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Robert Shaw conducting.

Requiemæternam dona eis, Domine:

et luxperpetua luceat eis.

Te decethymnus, Deus, in Sion,

et tibireddetur votum in Jerusalem.

Exaudiorationem meam,

ad te omniscaro veniet.

Kyrieeleison.

Christeeleison.

Grant themeternal rest, Lord,

And letperpetual light shine upon them.

A hymnbecometh Thee, O God, in Zion,

And a vowshall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem.

Hear myprayer:

To Thee allflesh shall come.

Lord, havemercy;

Christ, havemercy.

O DomineJesu Christe, Rex gloriae,

liberaanimas defunctorum de poenis inferni,

et deprofundo lacu, de ore leonis;

ne absorbeattartarus,

ne cadant inobscurum.

Hostias etpreces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus.

Tu suscipepro animabus illis,

quarum hodiememoriam facimus.

Fac eas,Domine, de morte transire ad vitam,

quam olimAbrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

Amen.

O Lord JesusChrist, King of Glory,

Deliver thesouls of the dead from the pains of Hell,

From thedeep lake, from the mouth of the lion;

Let notTartarus swallow them,

Nor let themfall into darkness.

Prayers andsacrifices to Thee, Lord, we offer.

Do Thoureceive them on behalf of those souls

Whom we thisday commemorate.

Grant, Lord,that they pass from death to life,

As Thoudidst promise to Abraham and to his seed.

Amen.

Sanctus,Sanctus, Sanctus,

Dominus DeusSabaoth.

Pleni suntcoeli et terra gloria tua

Hosanna inexcelsis.

Holy, Holy,Holy,

Lord God ofHosts!

Heaven andearth are full of Thy glory.

Hosanna inthe highest!

Pie Jesu,Domine, dona eis requiem sempiternam.

BlessedJesus, Lord, grant them everlasting rest.

Agnus Dei,qui tollis peccata mundi:

dona eisrequiem sempiternam.

Lux æternaluceat eis, Domine:

Cum sanctistuis in æternum, quia pius es.

Requiemæternam dona eis, Domine,

et luxperpetua luceat eis.

Lamb of God,Who ta kest away the sins of the world,

Grant themeternal rest.

Leteverlasting light shine upon them, Lord,

With Thysaints for ever, for Thou art good.

Grant themeternal rest, Lord,

And letperpetual light shine upon them.

Libera me,Domine, de morte æterna,

in die illatremenda:

Quando coelimovendi sunt et terra:

Dum venerisjudicare sæculum per ignem.

Tremensfactus sum ego, et timeo,

dumdiscussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Dies illa,dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,

Dies magnaet amara valde.

Requiemæternam dona eis, Domine:

et luxperpetua luceat eis.

Libera me,Domine …

Deliver me,O Lord, from eternal death

On thatawful day

When theheavens and the earth shall quake,

When Thoushalt come to judge the world by fire.

Full ofterror am I, and trembling,

And I fearthe trial and the wrath to come.

That dayshall be a day of wrath, calamity and misery.

A mightyday, and exceedingly bitter.

Grant themeternal rest, O Lord,

And letperpetual light shine upon them.

Deliver me,O Lord, deliver me …

In paradisumdeducant te angeli:

in tuoadventu suscipiant te martyres,

et perducantte in civitatem

sanctamJerusalem.

Chorusangelorum te suscipiat,

et cumLazaro quondam paupere

æternamhabeas requiem.

May theangels receive thee in Paradise.

At thycoming may the martyrs

receivethee, and bring thee

Into theHoly City, Jerusalem.

There maythe choir of angels receive thee,

And withLazarus, once a beggar,

May’st thouhave eternal rest.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Prelude and Fugue in G, Op. 37 No. 2

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To listen to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Prelude and Fugue in G, Op. 37 No. 2, performed by John Rose at the 1970 Beckerath organ of Lyman ConcertHall, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, click here, then click on "8636 Part 1," then hold button and slide to 25:00 (25 minutes and 00 seconds).

Music Orbium Concert Autumn 2011

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Johannes Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem, performed by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Jose Gallardo and Eugenia Rubinova, pianists; soprano Susan Gritton; baritone Hano Muller-Brachmann; Stephen Cleobury conducting. [musicMe] (info)

Paul Patterson, Kyrie and Gloria from Missa Brevis,
performed by the London Philharmonic Choir,
Owain Arwel Hughes conducting. [CML] (info)

Healey Willan, Kyrie Eleison, from Missa Brevis 5

performed by the Choirs of Saint Mary Magdalene,
Toronto, Robert Hunter Bell conducting.
[YouTube]

Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer

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Hear my prayer, O God, inclineThine ear! Thyself from my petition do not hide! Take heed to me! Hear how inprayer I mourn to Thee! Without Thee all is dark, I have no guide. The enemy shouteth,the godless come fast! Iniquity, hatred upon me they cast; the wicked oppressme, ah, where shall I fly? Perplexed and bewildered, O God, hear my cry! Myheart is sorely pained within my breast, my soul with deathly terror isoppressed, trembling and fearfulness upon me fall, with horror overhelmed,Lord, hear me call! O for the wings of a dove! Far away would I rove! In thewilderness build me a nest, and remain there for ever at rest. (WilliamBartholomew, after Psalm 55)

Performance of the Choir of Eton College; Adam Berman, treble soloist [YouTube]

Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening Light

2011-10-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

Hail, gladdening Light, of His pure glory poured, who is th'immortal Father, heavenly, blest, Holiest of Holies - Jesus Christ our Lord! Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest; the lights of evening round us shine; we hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit divine. Worthiest art thou at all times to be sung with undefiled tongue, Son of our God, giver of life, alone: therefore in all the world thy glories, Lord, thy own.

Performance of King's College, Cambridge [YouTube]

O quam gloriosum

2011-10-25T08:15:00.001-07:00

Oquam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti! Amictistolis albis, sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit.

O how glorious is the kingdom, in whichall the saints rejoice with Christ; clothed in white robes, they follow thelamb wherever he goes. (All Saints antiphon)

Music in the Weeks Ahead

2011-10-21T14:45:00.001-07:00

New music listings will be added as they become available.

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Sleepers, wake!"

2011-10-19T05:15:00.000-07:00

"Sleepers, wake!"A voice astounds us; the shout of rampart-guards surrounds us: "Awake,Jerusalem, arise!" Midnight's peace their cry has broken, their urgentsummons clearly spoken: "The time has come, O maidens wise! Rise up, andgive us light; the bridegroom is in sight. Alleluia! Your lamps prepareand hasten there, that you the wedding feast may share." Lamb of God, theheavens adore you; let saints and angels sing before you, as harps and cymbalsswell the sound. Twelve great pearls, the city's portals: through them westream to join the immortals as we with joy your throne surround. No eye hasknown the sight, no ear heard such delight: Alleluia! Therefore we sing togreet our King; forever let our praises ring. Philipp Nicolai (1566-1608)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus, joy of our desiring

2011-10-19T04:46:00.000-07:00

Jesus, joy of our desiring,
holy wisdom, love most bright;
drawn by thee, our souls aspiring
soar to uncreated light.
Word of God, our flesh that fashioned,
with the fire of life impassioned,
striving still to truth unknown,
soaring, dying round thy throne.


Through the way where hope is guiding,
hark, what peaceful music rings; 
where the flock, in thee confiding, 
drink of joy from deathless springs. 
Theirs is beauty's fairest pleasure; 
theirs is wisdom's holiest treasure. 
Thou dost ever lead thine own 
in the love of joys unknown.

Performance of Messiah College Concert Choir, Linda Tedford conducting. [CML] (info)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Sine Nomine

2011-10-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

Performance of the Coro della Radio Svizzera, Diego Fasolis conducting [musicMe] (info)

Performance of the London Choir of the Carmelite Priory, John McCarthy conducting [musicMe] (info)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater

2011-10-18T12:43:00.000-07:00

Alma RedemptorisMater, quae pervia caeli porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgerequi curat populo: Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem:Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud Ave, peccatorummiserere.

Kind mother of the Redeemer, the open gateway to heavenand star of the sea. Help your fallen people who strive to rise again; we prayyou, who bore your holy son by a miracle of nature, a virgin first and last,who received God’s greeting from the mouth of Gabriel, have mercy on sinners.

Arranged by J. Dixon; performance of Julian Podger, tenor; The Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner conducting [musicMe] (info)

John Barrett, Voluntary in C

2011-10-11T11:36:00.000-07:00

To listen to John Barrett, Voluntary in C, performed by Paul Klemme at the 1995 Reuter organ of the Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh; Gerald Webster, trumpet, click here, then click on "1023 hour 1," then hold button and slide to 9:06 (9 minutes and 6 seconds).

Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist

2011-10-05T08:32:00.000-07:00

Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist,
Tröst, stärk uns im Glauben allermeist,
Daß wir am letzten End'
Fröhlich abscheiden aus diesem Elend.
Eleison, eleison! Amen.

Kyrie, O God the Holy Ghost,
Guard our faith, the gift we need the most;
Do Thou our last hour bless;
Let us leave this sinful world with gladness.
Eleison, eleison! Amen.

Christe, aller Welt Trost

2011-10-05T08:30:00.001-07:00

Christe, aller Welt Trost
Uns Sünder allein du hast erlöst.
O Jesu, Gottes Sohn,
Unser Mittler bist in dem höchsten Thron;
Zu dir schreien wir aus Herzensbegier:
Eleison, eleison!

Kyrie, O Christ, our King,
Salvation for sinners Thou didst bring.
O Lord Jesus, God's own Son,
Our Mediator at the heav'nly throne,
Hear our cry and grant our supplication.
Eleison, eleison!

Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit

2011-10-05T08:28:00.000-07:00

Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit,
Groß ist dein' Barmherzigkeit,
Aller Ding' ein Schöpfer und Regierer.
Eleison, eleison!

Kyrie, God Father in heaven above,
Great art Thou in grace and love;
Of all things the Maker and Preserver.
Eleison, eleison!

Charles Villiers Stanford: Pray that Jerusalem

2011-10-04T08:42:00.000-07:00

Pray that Jerusalemmay have peace and felicity; let them that love thee and thy peace have stillprosperity. Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remain, andever may thy palaces prosperity retain. Now for my friends’ and brethren’ssakes, peace be to thee, I’ll say; and for the house of God our Lord I’ll seekthy good alway. (Scottish Psalter, 1650)

Performance by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge; JamesVivian, organ; Stephen Cleobury conducting. [musicMe] (info)

Fear not, O land

2011-10-04T08:33:00.001-07:00

Fear not, O land,be glad and rejoice, for the Lord will do great things. Be not afraid, yebeasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the treebeareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be gladthen, ye children of Sion, and rejoice in the Lord your God. The floors shallbe full of wheat, and ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise thename of the Lord your God that hath dealt so wondrously with you. (Joel2:21-26)

Thou visitest the earth

2011-10-04T07:56:00.001-07:00

Thou visitest theearth and blessest it; and crownest the year with thy goodness. (Psalm 65)

A Carol of Beauty

2011-10-04T07:44:00.001-07:00

Praise we the Lordwho made all beauty for all our senses to enjoy. Owe we our humble thanks andduty that simple pleasures never cloy. Praise him who makes our life apleasure, sending us things which glad our eyes. Thank him who gives us welcomeleisure, that in our heart sweet thoughts arise. Praise him who by a simpleflower lifts up our hearts to God above. Thank him who gives to each one powersto find a friend to know and love. Praise we the Lord… (Steuart Wilson)

Jesus Christ the apple tree

2011-09-27T11:41:00.001-07:00

The tree of life my soul hath seen,
Laden with fruit, and always green:
The trees of nature fruitless be
Compared with Christ the apple tree.

His beauty doth all things excel:
By faith I know, but ne'er can tell
The glory which I now can see
In Jesus Christ the apple tree.

For happiness I long have sought,
And pleasure dearly I have bought:
I missed of all; but now I see
'Tis found in Christ the apple tree.

I'm weary with my former toil,
Here I will sit and rest awhile:
Under the shadow I will be,
Of Jesus Christ the apple tree.

This fruit doth make my soul to thrive,
It keeps my dying faith alive;
Which makes my soul in haste to be
With Jesus Christ the apple tree.

Laetentur caeli

2011-09-27T11:36:00.001-07:00

Laetentur caeli et exultet terra commoveatur mare et plenitudo eius;gaudebunt campi et omnia quae in eis sunt tunc exultabunt omnia ligna silvaruma facie Domini quia venit; quoniam venit iudicare terram iudicabit orbem terraein aequitate et populos in veritate sua.

Letthe heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, the sea in her fullness respond; thefields and all that is in them will be happy. Then all the trees of the woodsshall rejoice before the face of the Lord, because he comes; for he shall cometo judge the world with justice and the people with his truth. (Psalm 96:11-13)

Pater noster

2011-09-27T11:24:00.001-07:00

Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum;adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua sicut in caelo et in terra. Panemnostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut etnos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sedlibera nos a malo. Amen.

Our Father, who art inheaven…