Music at Christ Church 2006
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 |
| Mary, Mother of God | 1 January | New Year Carol Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) | Improvisation on a Genevan Tune ACL |
| Epiphany | 8 January | From the Rising of the Sun Frederick Ouseley (1825–1889) | Noël Suisse Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) |
| Epiphany 2 | 15 January | The Lamb John Tavener (b 1944) | Toccata in F J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV540 |
| Epiphany 3 | 22 January | Listen Sweet Dove Grayston Ives (b 1948) | Tuba Tune C S Lang (1891–1971) |
| Presentation of Christ | 29 January | Nunc dimittis T T Noble (1867–1953) in B minor When Mary to the Temple went Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) | Fiat Lux Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| Compline If ye love Me Thomas Tallis (1505–1585) Ave Maria Jacques Arcadelt (1505–1568) | Postlude pour l’Office de Complies Jehan Alain (1911–1940) | ||
| Fourth before Lent | 5 February | O Lord, increase our Faith Henry Loosemore (c1605–1670) | Prelude in D minor Alexandre Boëly (1785–1858) |
| Septuagesima | 12 February | O come ye Servants of the Lord Christopher Tye (c1505–1573) | Finale from Symphonie No 1 Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Sexagesima | 19 February | A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter (b 1945) | Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822–1890) |
| Quinquagesima | 26 February | My eyes for beauty pine Herbert Howells (1892–1983) | Paean Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
| Ash Wednesday | 1 March | Remember, O thou Man Thomas Ravenscroft (c1592–c1635) Thou knowest, Lord Henry Purcell (1659–1695) | Voluntary V in D minor John Alcock (1715–1806) |
| Lent 1 | 5 March | Hide not thou thy Face Richard Farrant (d 1580) | Adagio in G minor Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751) |
| Lent 2 | 12 March | View me, Lord Richard H Lloyd (b 1933) | Fantasia in C minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV537 |
| Lent 3 | 19 March | Beati Quorum via Charles V Stanford (1852–1924) | Prelude in C minor Op 37 Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) |
| Lent 4 Mothering Sunday | 26 March | Ave Maria Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) | Minuet Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897) |
| Lent 5 Passion Sunday | 2 April | Ave verum corpus William Byrd (c1539–1623) | Prelude in C minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV532 |
| Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion | 9 April | A Palm Sunday Antiphon David Morgan Hosanna to the Son of David Peter Aston (b 1938) | Processional William Mathias (1934–1992) |
| Maundy Thursday | 13 April | Wash me Throughly S S Wesley (1810–1876) I am the True Vine Peter Aston (b 1938) Psalm 22 Plainsong | |
| Good Friday | 14 April | Reproaches Plainsong Crux Fidelis John IV of Portugal (d 1656) God so Loved the World John Stainer (1840–1901) | |
| Easter Day | 16 April | First Mass of Easter Exsultet Plainsong Most Glorious Lord of Life William H Harris (1883–1973) | Toccata in G Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| Family Mass of the Resurrection This Joyful Eastertide Charles Wood (1866–1926) Messiah: Hallelujah G F Handel (1685–1759) | Toccata from Symphonie No 5 Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) | ||
| Low Sunday Second of Easter | 23 April | Blessed be the God and Father S S Wesley (1810–1876) | Prelude on the Te Deum Jean Langlais (1907–1991) |
| Third of Easter | 30 April | God be in my Head John Rutter (b 1945) | Sortie in E-flat Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817–1869) |
| Fourth of Easter | 7 May | The Lord is my Shepherd Howard Goodall (b 1958) | Toccata in 7 John Rutter (b 1945) |
| Fifth of Easter | 14 May | I am the True Vine Peter Aston (b 1938) | Alleluias Simon Preston (b 1938) |
| Sixth of Easter | 21 May | For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter (b 1945) Ubi Caritas Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) | Fugue sur le thème du Carillion des heure de la Cathédrale de Soissons Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) |
| Ascension Day | 25 May | God is gone up William Croft (1678–1727) | Heut’ triumphiret Gottes Sohn J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV630 |
| Seventh of Easter | 28 May | God is gone up William Croft (1678–1727) | Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son père: first movement from L’Ascension: Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) |
| Pentecost | 4 June | If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c1505–1585) Listen, sweet Dove Grayston Ives (b 1948) | Offertoire sur les grands jeux, from Messe à l’usage ordinaire des paroisses: François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Trinity Sunday | 11 June | Creation: The heavens are telling F J Haydn (1732–1809) | Fugue in E flat (“S Anne”) J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV552 |
| Corpus Christi | 15 June | Tantum Ergo Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) | Force et Agilité des Corps Glorieux Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) |
| S Richard of Chichester | 18 June | O Holy Jesus L J White (b 1910) | Placare Christi servulis from Le Tombeau de Titelouze Marcel Dupré (1886–1971) Op 38, 1942 |
| Trinity II | 25 June | A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter (b 1945) | Pièce d’Orgue J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV572 |
| Trinity III | 2 July | O Lord, increase our Faith Henry Loosemore (c1605–1670) | Paean Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) |
| Trinity IV | 9 July | Come down, O Love divine William H Harris (1883–1973) | Finale from Symphonie No 6 Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) |
| Trinity V | 16 July | Give us the Wings of Faith Ernest Bullock (1890–1979) | Prelude and Fugue in G minor Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) BuxWV149 |
| Trinity VI | 23 July | Lead me, Lord S S Wesley (1810–1876) | Improvisation on a German melody in the Dorian Mode ACL |
| Dedication Festival | 30 July | Ave verum Corpus W A Mozart (1756–1791) | Fanfare in A Anon |
| Transfiguration | 6 August | Ave verum Corpus William Byrd (c1539–1623) | Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 681 |
| Assumption of Our Lady | 13 August | O Holy Jesus L J White (b 1910) | TBC |
| Trinity X | 20 August | Five Mystical Songs: The Call Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) | Fanfare Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) |
| Trinity XI | 27 August | Day by Day Martin How (b 1933) | TBC |
| Trinity XII | 3 September | Cantate Domino Guiseppe Pitoni (1657–1743) | Fugue in C “Gigue” Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) BuxWV174 |
| Trinity XIII | 10 September | God be in my Head John Rutter (b 1945) | Toccata from Suite Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897) |
| Trinity XIV | 17 September | Lord for thy tender mercy’s sake Anon attr Richard Farrant (d 1580) | Prelude in G J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV568 |
| Trinity XV | 24 September | Beati Quorum via Charles V Stanford (1852–1924) | Dankpsalm Max Reger (1873–1916) |
| Trinity XVI Harvest Thanksgiving | 1 October |
With the Choir of S Mary’s, Walton-on-Thames Communion Service in E Harold Darke (1888-1976) Thou visitest the Earth Maurice Greene (1696–1755) For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter (b 1945) Creation: The Heavens are telling F J Haydn (1732–1809) | Toccata in F J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV540 |
| Trinity XVII | 8 October | Mine eyes for beauty pine Herbert Howells (1892–1983) | Paean Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
| Trinity XVIII | 15 October | Here, O my Lord Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) | Toccata Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) |
| Trinity XIX | 22 October | Tantum ergo Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) | Fugue sur le nom de Alain Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) |
| All Saints | 29 October | O quam gloriosum Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611) | Placare servulis from Le Tombeau de Titelouze Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Op 38, 1942 |
| 4 before Advent | 5 November | O sing joyfully Adrian Batten (1591–1637) | Final from Symphonie I F Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) |
| 3 before Advent Remembrance Sunday | 12 November | Greater love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) | Fugue in E flat (“S Anne”) J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV552 |
| 2 before Advent | 19 November | And I saw a new Heaven Edgar Bainton (1880-1956) | Final from Symphonie III Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Christ the King | 26 November | King of All Ages Paul Isom | Prelude on Nun Danket: G F Kaufmann (1679-1735) |
| Advent Sunday | 3 December | O Thou the central Orb Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Chorale Prelude on Wachet Auf: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 645 |
| Second of Advent | 10 December | Mary’s Magnificat Andrew Carter (b 1939) | Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland J S Bach (1685-1750) BWV599 |
| Advent Carol Service Matin Responsory G P da Palestrina (1525–1594) Adam lay ybounden Peter Warlock (1894–1930) The Lord at first Trad arr David Willcocks (b 1919) The Linden Tree German arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) There is no Rose John Joubert (b 1927) Hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) |
Toccata on Vom Himmel Hoch: Garth Edmundson (1900–1971) | ||
| Third of Advent | 17 December | This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) | Voluntary for Double Organ Henry Purcell (1659–1695) |
| Fourth of Advent | 24 December | Improvisation in the Phrygian Mode ACL | |
| Christmas Day | Carols before Midnight |
The Linden Tree German arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) This is the Truth sent from above Trad arr Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Sans Day Carol arr John Rutter (b 1945) In the bleak midwinter Harold Darke (1888–1976) Torches John Joubert (b 1927) Ding dong! Merrily on high French, arr Charles Wood (1866–1926) | |
| Midnight Mass: 24 December | Communion Service in E Harold Darke (1888–1976) O Little One sweet German trad arr J S Bach (1685–1750) Dormi Jesu Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986) | In dulci jubilo J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV729 | |
| Mass of the Day: 25 December | Dormi Jesu Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986) | Noël Suisse Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) | |
| Holy Family | 31 December | Coventry Carol 16th Cent Trad | 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 |
