Music at Christ Church 2005
All music at the Parish Mass, unless otherwise stated
In addition to this list there is generally an organ interlude played during the Communion| Day | Date | Choir | Organ voluntary |
| Baptism of Our Lord | 9 January | Never was a day so bright Francis Duffy | Toccata & Fugue in D minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 565 |
| Epiphany 2 | 16 January | Agnus Dei Harold Darke (1888–1976) in E | Sonata in B-flat (1st Mov) Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) |
| Epiphany 3 | 23 January | Day by Day Martin How (b 1933) From the Rising of the Sun Frederick A G Ouseley (1825–1889) Te Deum Richard Woodward (1744–1777); Henry Smart (1813–1879); James Turle (1802–1882) | Litanies Jehan Alain (1911–1940) |
| Presentation | 30 January | Nunc Dimittis T T Noble (1867–1953) in B minor | Fiat Lux Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| Next before Lent | 6 February | Mine eyes for beauty pine Herbert Howells (1892–1983) | Carillon Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Ash Wednesday | 9 February | Hide not thou thy face Richard Farrant (d 1580) | Adagio in G minor Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751) |
| Lent 1 | 13 February | Lead me, Lord S S Wesley (1810–1876) | Liebster Jesu J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 731 |
| Lent 2 | 20 February | If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c1505–1585) | Adagio Samuel Barber (1910–1981) |
| Lent 3 | 27 February | Thou knowest, Lord Henry Purcell (1659–1695) | Rondeau from Abdelazer: Henry Purcell (1659–1695) |
| Mothering Sunday | 6 March | View me, Lord Richard H Lloyd (b 1933) | Fugue on the Magnificat J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 733 |
| Lent 5 | 13 March | God so loved the world John Stainer (1843–1901) | Herzlich tut mich verlangen J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 727 |
| Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion | 20 March | Hosanna to the Son of David Peter Aston (b 1938) | Toccata from Suite Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1837–1924) |
| Maundy Thursday | 24 March | Wash me throughly S S Wesley (1810–1876) | |
| Good Friday | 25 March | Crux fidelis John IV of Portugal (d 1656) | |
| Easter Vigil | 27 March | Blessed be the God and Father S S Wesley (1810–1876) | Toccata from Symphonie No 5 Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) |
| Easter Day Service played by the band | 27 March | This joyful Eastertide Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Everybody’s Changing Keane arr ACL 2005 Theme from Thunderbirds Barry Gray (1925–1984) arr ACL 2004 |
| Second of Easter | 3 April | A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter (b 1945) | Sarabande for the Morning of Easter Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
| Third of Easter 125th anniversary of the Father Willis Organ at Christ Church, opened 10 April 1880 | 10 April | Jesu, joy of Man’s desiring J S Bach (1685–1750) from Cantata No 147 | Toccata in the Dorian Mode J S Bach (1685–1750) |
| Choral Evensong: Responses John Reading (1645–1692) Psalm 150 C V Stanford (1852–1924) Canticles T T Noble (1867–1953) in B minor O for a closer walk with God C V Stanford (1852–1924) | Toccata in G Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) | ||
| Organ Recital: Voluntary for Double Organ Henry Purcell (1659–1695) Cornet Voluntary in G William Waland (d 1750) Air & Gavotte S S Wesley (1810–1876) Prelude and Postlude from Six Short Preludes and Postludes Set 1 No 1 C V Stanford (1852–1924) Sonata in G (1st Mov) Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Psalm Prelude (Set 1 No 1) Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Crown Imperial William Walton (1902–1983) arr Herbert Murrill (1909–1952) Meditation Peter Hurford (b 1930) Paean Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) | |||
| Fourth of Easter | 17 April | Ave verum Corpus W A Mozart (1756–1791) | Prelude and Fugue in D J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 532 |
| Fifth of Easter | 24 April | The Call R Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) | Toccata & Fugue (Fantasia) in D minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 565 |
| Sixth of Easter | 1 May | O for a closer walk with God C V Stanford (1852–1924) | Toccata from Symphonie No 3 Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Ascension Day | 5 May | Chorale Prelude on Lobet den Herren: Max Reger (1873–1916) | |
| Seventh of Easter | 8 May | God is gone up William Croft (1678–1727) | Crown Imperial William Walton (1902–1983) arr Herbert Murrill (1909–1952) |
| Pentecost | 15 May | If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c1505–1585) | Komm, Heiliger Geist J S Bach (1685–1750) |
| Trinity Sunday | 22 May | Hymn to the Trinity P I Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) | Chorale no 2 in B minor César Franck (1822–1890) |
| Corpus Christi | 29 May | Ave verum Edward Elgar (1857–1934) | Alleluias Simon Preston (b 1938) |
| Trinity II | 5 June | O Lord, increase our Faith Henry Loosemore (c1605–1670) | Fantasia & Fugue in G minor J S Bach (1685–1750) |
| Trinity III | 12 June | Day by Day Martin How | Toccata in F J S Bach (1685–1750) |
| Trinity IV | 19 June | O Saviour of the World John Goss (1800–1880) | Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822–1890) |
| Trinity V | 26 June | Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni (1657–1743) | Toccata Eugène Gigout (1844–1925) |
| Trinity VI | 3 July | The Call Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) | Carillon-Sortie Henri Mulet (1878–1967) |
| Trinity VII | 10 July | Out of darkness Christopher Walker (b 1947) | Passacaglia on a Danish Three-fold Amen Martin Setchell (b 1949) |
| Trinity VIII | 17 July | Teach me O Lord Thomas Attwood (1783–1859) | Fantasia on BACH Franz Liszt (1811–1886) |
| Trinity IX | 24 July | If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c1505–1585) | Chorale Prelude on Lobe den Herren: Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748) |
| Dedication Festival | 31 July | Panis Angelicus Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) | Finale from Sonata No 1 Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) |
| Trinity XI | 7 August | Lead me Lord S S Wesley (1810–1876) | Chorale Fantasia on Nun Danket: Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) |
| Assumption of Our Lady | 14 August | O Lord, increase our Faith Henry Loosemore (c1605–1670) | Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit Johann Gottlieb Töpfer (d 1869) |
| Trinity XIII | 21 August | Greater love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) | Passacaglia in C minor BWV582 J S Bach (1685–1750) |
| Trinity XIV | 28 August | There is a Redeemer Melody Green arr ERB | Improvisation on a Hymn Tune |
| Trinity XV | 3 September | Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni (1657–1743) | Fanfare Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) |
| Choral Evensong: Responses John Reading (1645–1692) Psalm 108 Canticles C V Stanford (1852–1924) in C O Lorde the Maker of al Thing John Joubert (b 1927) | Prelude & Fugue in Em J S Bach (1685–1750) | ||
| Organ Recital: J S Bach (1685–1750) Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 532 Chorale Preludes: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 Fantasia and Fugue on BACH Franz Liszt (1811–1886) | |||
| Trinity XVI | 11 September | Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Anon (Hilton/Farrant) | Dankpsalm Op 145 No 2 Max Reger (1873–1916) |
| Trinity XVII | 18 September | Come down, O Love divine William Harris (1883–1973) | Finale from Symphonie No 1 Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Trinity XVIII | 25 September | Call to Remembrance, O Lord Richard Farrant (c1525–1580) | Litanies Jehan Alain (1911–1940) |
| Trinity XIX Harvest Thanksgiving | 2 October | Thou visitest the Earth Maurice Greene (1696–1755) | Festival Flourish Gordon Jacob (1895–1984) |
| Trinity XX | 9 October | And I saw a new Heaven Edgar Bainton (1880–1956) | Sonata No 3 (1st Mov) Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) |
| Trinity XXI | 16 October | View me, Lord Richard H Lloyd (b 1933) | Sonata No 1 (1st Mov) Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) |
| Last after Trinity | 23 October | Ubi Caritas Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) | Fugue “sur le Nom de Alain” Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) |
| All Saints | 30 October | Give Us the Wings of Faith Ernest Bullock (1890–1979) | Incantation pour un Saint Jour Jean Langlais (1907–1991) |
| Third before Advent | 6 November | Ave verum Corpus William Byrd (1543–1623) | Prelude in Em J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 548 “The Wedge” |
| Remembrance Sunday | 13 November | Greater Love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) | Nimrod Edward Elgar (1857–1934) |
| Christ the King | 20 November | Hosanna to the Son of David Peter Aston (b 1938) | Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son père: first movement from L’Ascension: Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) |
| Advent Sunday | 27 November | O Thou the central Orb Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Chorale Prelude on Wachet Auf: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 645 |
| Advent Carol Service: Matin Responsory G P da Palestrina (1525–1594) Advent Prose Plainsong This is the Truth sent from above Trad arr Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) The Cherry Tree Carol Trad arr David Willcocks (b 1919) | Toccata on Vom Himmel Hoch: Garth Edmundson (1900–1971) | ||
| Advent 2 | 4 December | Never weather-beaten sail Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Chorale Prelude on Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 599 |
| Advent 3 | 11 December | This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) | Chorale Prelude on Gottes Sohn ist kommen: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 600 |
| Advent 4 | 18 December | Ave Maria Jacques Arcadelt (1505–1568) | Toccata & Fugue in Dm J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV565; part of the Radio 3/RCO Bach week |
| Service of Nine Lessons and Carols: Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord (1897–1961) Torches John Joubert (b 1927) Sans Day Carol arr John Rutter (b 1945) The Lamb John Tavener (b 1944) The Angel Gabriel Basque, arr Edgar Pettman (1886–1943) Away in a manger French, arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) O Men from the Fields Arnold Cooke (1906–2005) The Three Kings Peter Cornelius (1824–1874) God so loved the world John Stainer (1840–1901) | Pastorella J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 590 Fantasia on In dulci jubilo: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 729 | ||
| Christmas Day | Midnight Mass 24 December | Away in a manger W J Kirkpatrick (1838–1921) arr David Willcocks (b 1919) O little one sweet German, arr J S Bach (1685–1750) Ding dong! Merrily on high French, arr Charles Wood (1866–1926) In the bleak midwinter Harold Darke (1888–1976) | Toccata on Vom Himmel Hoch: Garth Edmundson (1900–1971) |
| Mass for all the Family 25 December | Ding dong! Merrily on high French, arr Charles Wood (1866–1926) O little one sweet German, arr J S Bach (1685–1750) Away in a manger French, arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) | Noël sur les Grands Jeux Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) | |
| James L Thomas MA FRCO FTCL Organist & Choir Director |
The 1880 Father Willis Organ The choir and other organisations |
