Music at Christ Church 2007
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 |
| Epiphany | 7 January | Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day John Gardner (b 1917) | Carillon-Sortie Henri Mulet (1878–1967) |
| Epiphany 2 | 14 January | Bethlehem Down Peter Warlock (1894–1930) | Litanies Jehan Alain (1911–1940) |
| Epiphany 3 | 21 January | O sing Joyfully Adrian Batten (1591–1637) | Prelude and Fugue in Am J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV543 |
| Presentation | 28 January | When Mary to the Temple went Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) | Fiat Lux Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| Compline Bethlehem Down Peter Warlock (1894–1930) The Shepherds’ Farewell Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Ave Maria Jacques Arcadelt (1505–1568) |
Ave Maria Franz Liszt (1811–1886) after Arcadelt S183 Postlude pour l’Office de Complies Jehan Alain (1911–1940) |
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| 3 before Lent | 4 February | Here O my Lord Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) | First movt, Sonata no 1 in G Edward Elgar (1857–1934) |
| 2 before Lent | 11 February | Blest are the Pure in Heart Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) | Carillon Louis Vierne (1870–1937) |
| Next before Lent | 18 February | Ave verum Corpus W A Mozart (1756–1791) | Prelude & Fugue in D J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 532 |
| Ash Wednesday | 21 February | Remember O Thou Man Thomas Ravenscroft (c1592–c1635) Thou knowest, Lord Henry Purcell (1659–1695) | Lenten Postlude on a Plainsong theme ACL |
| Lent 1 | 25 February | My eyes for Beauty pine Herbert Howells (1892–1983) | Psalm Prelude No 1 Herbert Howells (1892–1983) |
| Lent 2 | 4 March | Hide not thou thy Face Richard Farrant (d 1580) | Adagio in G minor Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751) |
| Lent 3 | 11 March | Call to Remembrance, O Lord Richard Farrant (c1525–1580) Come down, O Love divine William Harris (1883–1973) | Fantasia in C minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV537 |
| Lent 4 Mothering Sunday | 18 March | Ave Maria Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) O for a closer walk with God C V Stanford (1852–1924) | Prelude in G J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV568 |
| Lent 5 Passion Sunday | 25 March | God so loved the World Bob Chilcott (b 1955) | O Mensch bewein J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 622 |
| Palm Sunday of Our Lord’s Passion | 1 April | A Palm Sunday Antiphon David Morgan The Feast of Palms Alan Bullard (b 1947) | Marche Européenne David Sanger (b 1947) |
| Maundy Thursday | 5 April | Wash me throughly S S Wesley (1810–1876) I am the True Vine Peter Aston (b 1938) Psalm 22 Plainsong | |
| Good Friday | 6 April | O vos Omnes Giovanni Croce (1557–1609) Reproaches Plainsong Crux fidelis John IV of Portugal (d 1656) | |
| Easter Day | 8 April | First Mass of Easter Exsultet Plainsong Messiah: Hallelujah G F Handel (1685–1759) | Sarabande for the Morning of Easter Herbert Howells (1893–1983) |
| Family Mass of the Resurrection This Joyful Eastertide Charles Wood (1866–1926) Now the Green Blade riseth Trad arr Simon Lindley (b 1948) | Toccata from Symphonie No 5 Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) | ||
| Second of Easter | 15 April | Most glorious Lord of Life W H Harris (1883–1973) | Toccata Eugène Gigout (1844–1925) |
| Third of Easter | 22 April | He is risen Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) | Carillon Herbert Murrill (1909–1952) |
| Fourth of Easter | 29 April | The Lord is my Shepherd Howard Goodall (b 1958) | Fantasia & Fugue in G minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 542 |
| Fifth of Easter | 6 May | And I saw a new Heaven Edgar Bainton (1880–1956) | Dankpsalm Max Reger (1873–1916) |
| Sixth of Easter | 13 May | Lord make me an Instrument Peter Aston (b 1938) | Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822–1890) |
| Ascension Day | 17 May | God is gone up Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) | Prelude and Fugue in F# minor Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) BuxWV146 |
| Seventh of Easter | 20 May | Christ has no body now but yours David Ogden (b 1965) | TBC |
| Pentecost | 27 May | If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c1505–1585) | Improvisation on Down Ampney ACL |
| Trinity Sunday | 3 June | Choral Evensong Ave verum corpus Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Responses William Smith of Durham (1603–1645) Canticles Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995) in A The Spirit of the Lord Edward Elgar (1857–1934) | First movt, Sonata No 2 Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Op 87A |
| Organ Recital: Homage to Buxtehude, Elgar and Langlais Nimrod No 9 from Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma): Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Op 36, 1899 Prelude and Fugue in F# minor Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) BuxWV146 Chant de Paix Jean Langlais (1907–1991) Imperial March Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Op 32, 1897 Fugue in C “Gigue” Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) BuxWV174 Incantation pour un Jour Saint Jean Langlais (1907–1991) Sonata in G (First movt) Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Op 28, 1895 | |||
| Corpus Christi | 10 June | Ave verum corpus Edward Elgar (1857–1934) | Prelude & Fugue in C J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 531 |
| S Richard of Chichester | 17 June | The Spirit of the Lord Edward Elgar (1857–1934) | Placare Christe servulis from Le Tombeau de Titelouze Marcel Dupré (1886–1971) Op 38, 1942 |
| S John the Baptist | 24 June | This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) | Incantation pour un Jour Saint Jean Langlais (1907–1991) |
| Trinity IV | 1 July | Choral Evensong Responses William Smith of Durham (1603–1645) Canticles William H Harris (1883–1973) in A Evening Hymn Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877–1950) | Toccata in G Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| Trinity V | 8 July | Never weather-beaten sail Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Marche Triomphale “Nun Danket” Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) |
| Trinity VI | 15 June | O taste and see Ralph Vaughan Williams (1878–1952) | Prelude from Te Deum Marc-Antoine Charpentier (c1645–1704) |
| S Mary Magdalene | 22 July | View me, Lord Richard H Lloyd (b 1933) | Kyrie Eleison W Henry Maxfield (1849–?) |
| Dedication Festival | 29 July | Ave verum corpus William Byrd (c1539–1623) | Chorale Prelude on a theme of Crüger Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679–1735) |
| Transfiguration of Our Lord | 5 August | Choral Evensong Responses John Reading (1645–1692) in A Canticles C V Stanford (1852–1924) in B flat O Lorde the Maker of al Thing John Joubert (b 1927) | First movt, Concerto in A minor Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) arr J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV593 |
| Choir holiday: 12 August – 2 September | |||
| Trinity XIV | 9 September | Day by Day Martin How (b 1933) | First movt from Sonata in Dm Johann Gottlieb Töpfer (d1869) |
| Holy Cross | 16 September | Ave verum corpus William Byrd (c1539–1623) | Final from First Sonata F Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) |
| Trinity XVI | 23 September | Ubi caritas Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) | Fugue sur le nom de Alain Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) |
| Trinity XVII | 30 September | Ave verum corpus W A Mozart (1756–1791) | Meditation on “Dives and Lazarus” ACL |
| 1 October | Licensing and Commissioning Locus iste Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) | Sortie in E-flat Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817–1869) | |
| Harvest Thanksgiving | 7 October | Choral Evensong Introit: Thou visitest the Earth Maurice Greene (1696–1755) Responses: William Smith of Durham (1603–1645) Canticles: George Dyson (1883–1964) in F For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter (b 1945) | Chorale Prelude on Nun Danket J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 657 |
| Trinity XIX | 14 October | O Lord increase our Faith Henry Loosemore (c1605–1670) | Fugue in F major J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV540 |
| Trinity XX | 21 October | O sing joyfully Adrian Batten (1591–1637) | Toccata Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) |
| All Saints | 28 October | Give us the wings of faith Ernest Bullock (1890–1979) | Toccata and Fugue in D minor J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 565 |
| 4 before Advent | 4 November | Choral Evensong in the Octave of All Saints Responses: Richard Ayleward (1626–1669) Canticles: C V Stanford (1852–1924) in C O quam gloriosum Tomás Luís de Vittoria (1548–1611) | Incantantion pour un Jour Saint Jean Langlais (1907–1991) |
| Remembrance Sunday | 11 November | Make me an instrument of your peace Peter Aston (b 1938) O pray for the peace of Jerusalem Herbert Howells (1893–1983) | Adagio Samuel Barber (1910–1981) |
| 2 before Advent | 18 November | Prayer of S Richard L J White (b 1910) | Prelude in Cm J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 549 |
| Christ the King | 25 November | Lift up your heads William Mathias (1934–1992) | Prelude and Fugue in D J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 532 |
| Advent Sunday | 2 December | Chorale Prelude on Nun Danket: G F Kaufmann (1679–1735) | |
| Second of Advent | 9 December | This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) | Chorale Prelude on Wachet Auf: J S Bach (1785–1750) BVW 645 |
| Advent Carol Service Matin Responsory G P da Palestrina (c1525–1594) Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord (1897–1961) This is the Truth sent from above Trad arr Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston (1905–1987) This is the Record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Advent Prose Plainsong I sing of a Maiden Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989) | Toccata on Vom Himmel Hoch: Garth Edmundson (1900–1971) | ||
| Third of Advent | 16 December | O Thou the Central Orb Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Chorale Prelude on Nun komm der heiden Heiland: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 659 |
| Fourth of Advent | 23 December | There is no Rose John Joubert (b 1927) | Magnificat Fugue in Dm J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 733 |
| Service of Nine Lessons & Carols Zion hears the Watchmen’s voices J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 140 The Cherry Tree Carol Traditional There is no Rose John Joubert (b 1927) A Maiden most Gentle Andrew Carter (b 1939) The Angel Gabriel Basque arr Edgar Pettman (1866–1943) Away in a Manger French arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) Shepherd’s Pipe Carol John Rutter (b 1947) The Nativity Carol John Rutter (b 1947) Ding! Dong! Merrily on high French trad arr Charles Wood (1866–1926) | Fantasia on In Dulci Jubilo: J S Bach (1685–1750) BWV 729 | ||
| Christmas Day | 24 December | Midnight Mass Away in a Manger French arr Reginald Jacques (1894–1969) Shepherd’s Pipe Carol John Rutter (b 1947) | Toccata in G Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) |
| 25 December | Mass of the Day The Nativity Carol John Rutter (b 1947) | Noël Grand Jeux et Duo Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) | |
| Holy Family | 30 December | Coventry Carol English 15th Century arr Martin Shaw (1875–1958) | Noël Suisse Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) |
| James L Thomas MA FRCO FTCL Organist & Choir Director |
The 1880 Father Willis Organ The choir and other organisations |
