CHORAL MUSIC SCHEDULE 2003
All music is for Solemn Mass on Sundays at 11:00, unless otherwise noted. The choir of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a small professional ensemble that sings first-rate music appropriate to the liturgy. At each Solemn Mass, the minor propers of the Mass are sung to plainsong in the original Latin. The choir, in its role as a servant of the liturgical assembly, sings a setting of the Mass ordinary, and an anthem or motet during Communion. The choir’s repertoire of Masses and motets stretches from the Middle Ages to works by living composers. It is wonderful that this music is heard in a liturgical context, and in a spectacular acoustic, which is not unlike many of the great churches of Europe for which much of this great music was written. Solemn Mass also features great organ works as preludes and postludes, played on our famed click here
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August 15 – THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
Organ Recital by Robert McCormick 5:30
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Procession & Solemn Pontifical Mass 6:00
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Cantus Missae (Messe in Es-dur), Op. 109
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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
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Ave Maria
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Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
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Ave maris stella
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Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
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September 21 – THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Missa brevis
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Jackson Hill (b. 1941)
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O sacrum convivium
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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
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The music today is chosen by the Reverend John Beddingfield, curate, in honor of his first celebration of the Mass.
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October 5 – THE DEDICATION OF THE CHURCH
Procession & Solemn Mass 11:00
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Missa ‘Aeterna Christi munera’
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)/
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O Lord, I have loved the habitation of thine house
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Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)
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Solemn Evensong & Benediction 5:00
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Hail, gladdening light
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Charles Wood (1866-1926)
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Evening Service in D
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George Dyson (1883-1964)
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Thou, O God, art praised in Sion
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Malcolm C. Boyle (1902-1976)
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O salutaris Hostia (No. 1 in E-flat)
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Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
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Tantum ergo
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George Henschel (1850-1934)
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October 12 – THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Missa orbis factor
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Gerald Near (b. 1942)
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Lay not up for yourselves
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Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
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October 19 – THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Missa ‘Le bien que jai’
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Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572)
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Pater noster
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Jacob Handl (1550-1591)
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Solemn Evensong & Benediction is sung this evening by the Choir of Men and Women of Saint Peter’s Church, Morristown, New Jersey (Mr. Anthony Pinel, organist and director of music).
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October 26 – THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Gospel Mass
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Robert Ray (b. 1946)
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Here’s one
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arranged by Mark Hayes (b. 1953)
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October 31 – THE EVE OF ALL SAINTS’ DAY
Organ Recital by Eugene Roan and John Burkhalter 5:30 (Princeton, New Jersey)
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Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
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The Mass ‘Euge Bone’
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Christopher Tye (c. 1502-c. 1572)
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O quam gloriosum
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William Byrd (1543-1623)
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November 2 – THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Communion Service in D, Op. 45
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Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
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God is Love
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McNeil Robinson (b. 1943)
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November 3 – ALL SOULS’ DAY
Solemn Mass & Blessing of the Vault 6:00
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Missa pro defunctis
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Frei Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650)
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The choir of Saint Mary’s is joined this evening by the Choir of Men and Boys of Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut (Mr. Robert Tate, organist and choirmaster).
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November 9 – THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Missa quinti toni
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Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
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Höchster, was ich habe (Kantate, BWV 39)
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J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
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November 16 – THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Missa brevis in C-dur (Spatzenmesse), KV 220
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W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
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Laboravi in gemitu meo
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Antonio Caldara (c. 1670-1736)
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November 23 – THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING
Procession & Solemn Mass 11:00
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Missa Aedis Christi
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Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
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Gloria laus
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Christopher Tye (c. 1505-c. 1572)
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November 30 – THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Missa ‘In die tribulationis’
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Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
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E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
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Paul Manz (b. 1919)
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December 7 – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Missa super ‘Num komm, der Heiden Heiland’
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Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (c. 1670-1746)
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Prope est Dominus
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Jacob Regnart (c. 1540-1599)
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December 8 – THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Organ Recital by Robert McCormick 5:30
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Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
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Messe Solennelle
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Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
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Ave Maria
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Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
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December 14 – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Missa ‘Saeculorum Amen’
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Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
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Rorate coeli
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Francisco Guerrero
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December 21 – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Missa brevis
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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
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I sing of a maiden
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Patrick Hadley (1899-1973)
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December 24 – THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Carols for Choir and Congregation 10:30
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Procession and Solemn Mass 11:00
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Missa ‘Quaeramus cum pastoribus’
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Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500-1553)
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Verbum caro factum est
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Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
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December 25 – THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
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Missa ‘Dixit Maria’
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Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
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Omnis mundus iocundetur
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Michael Praetorius (c. 1571-1621)
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December 28 – THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
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Missa ‘Ich segge adieu’
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Johannes de Fossa (c. 1540-1603)
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Resonet in laudibus
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Jacob Handl (1550-1591)
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January 4 – THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
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Missa Morus
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Elliott Z. Levine (b. 1948)
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Candlelight Carol
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John Rutter (b. 1945)
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January 6 – THE EPIPHANY
Organ Recital 5:30
Robert McCormick
Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
Missa ‘Surge propera’ Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Surge, illuminare Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
January 11 – THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Missa ‘O regem coeli’ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
The shepherds’ farewell (L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Organ Recital 4:40
Andrew Henderson (New York City)
January 18 – THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Missa in simplicitate (1953) Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Panis angelicus Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Organ Recital 4:40
Robert McCormick with Jasmin Lalande, saxophone (New York City)
January 25 – THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Missa ‘Bell' amfitrit’ altera’ Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
O bone Jesu attributed to Loyset Compère (c. 1445-1518)
Organ Recital 4:40
Gudmundur Sigurdsson with Margret Boasdottir, soprano (Rekyjavik, Iceland)
February 1 – THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Messe Nr. 2 in G-dur, D. 167 Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Organ Recital 4:40
Christopher Creaghan (New York City)
February 2 – THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Organ Recital 5:30
Robert McCormick
Blessing of Candles, Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
Nunc dimittis (Fauxbourdons) Robert McCormick (b. 1978)
Missa Papae Marcelli Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Diffusa est gratia Giovanni Maria Nanino (1543/44-1607)
February 8 – THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Missa brevis in F, Op. 117 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Verleih uns Frieden Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Organ Recital 4:40
Brian Harlow (New York City)
February 15 – THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Communion Service in F Herbert W. Sumsion (1899-1995)
The Beatitudes Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Organ Recital 4:40
Christopher Jennings (New Haven, Connecticut)
February 22 – THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Missa Luba arranged by Guido Haazen (20th century)
Great Day arranged by Warren Martin (1916-1982)
Organ Recital 4:40
Christopher Wells (New York City)
February 25 – ASH WEDNESDAY
Solemn Mass 6:00
Mass for Four Voices William Byrd (1543-1623)
Miserere mei, Deus Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
Miserere mei, Deus Byrd
February 29 – THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
Missa quatuor vocem Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Exaudi, Domine Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1553/56-1612)
March 7 – THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Missa ‘Le bien que j’ay’ Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572)
Eripe me de inimicis Andreas Raselius (c. 1563-1602)
March 14 – THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
Missa Secunda Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
Tristis est anima mea Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
March 21 – THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Missa brevis, Op. 57 Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
I sat down Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
March 25 – THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Organ Recital 5:30
David Phillips (London, England)
Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
Missa ‘Ave maris stella’ Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Ave Maria (for double choir) Victoria
March 28 – THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Missa ‘Pater noster’ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
O Domine Jesu Christe Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
April 4 – PALM SUNDAY
The Liturgy of the Palms, Procession & Solemn Mass of the Passion 11:00
Missa ‘In die tribulationis’ (1980) McNeil Robinson (b. 1943)
April 8 – MAUNDY THURSDAY
The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 6:00
Missa syllabica Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
April 9 – GOOD FRIDAY
The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 12:30 and 6:00
Sung to Plainsong, with Improperia Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
April 10 – EASTER EVE
The Great Vigil of Easter 7:00
Communion Service in E Harold E. Darke (1888-1976)
Sing ye to the Lord Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946)
April 11 – EASTER DAY
Solemn Mass 11:00
Missa ‘Maria Magdalene’ Alonso Lobo (c. 1555-1617)
Maria Magdalene Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Organ Recital 4:30
Robert McDermitt (Associate Organist)
Solemn Paschal Evensong 5:00
Evening Service in A, Op. 12 Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
At Benediction
O salutaris Hostia Sydney H. Nicholson (1875-1947)
Tantum ergo Nicholson
April 18 – THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Solemn Mass 11:00
Mass for Three Voices William Byrd (1543-1623)
Christ rising again John Sheppard (c. 1515-1559/60)
Organ Recital 4:40
Cleveland Kersh (Princeton, New Jersey)
April 25 – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Missa brevis in B-dur, KV 275 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ave verum corpus, KV 618 Mozart
Organ Recital 4:40
To be announced
May 2 – THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Solemn Mass & May Crowning 11:00
Missa ‘Surge propera’ Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Regina coeli Victoria
Organ Recital 4:40
Terry Heisey (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
May 9 – THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Messe ‘Cum jubilo’, Op. 11 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
O salutaris Hostia, Op. 3, No. 1 Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Organ Recital 4:40
Michael Diorio (Boston, Massachusetts)
May 16 – THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Mass for Five Voices William Byrd (1543-1623)
Sing joyfully Byrd
Organ Recital 4:40
Iain Quinn (Hartford, Connecticut)
May 20 – ASCENSION DAY
Organ Recital 5:30
Robert McCormick
Procession & Solemn Mass 6:00
Missa brevis, Op. 50 Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
God is gone up, Op. 27, No. 2 Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
May 23 – THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Missa ‘Ascendens Christus in altum’ Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Ascendens Christus in altum Victoria
Organ Recital 4:40
Karen Beaumont (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
May 30 – THE DAY OF PENTECOST
Solemn Mass 11:00
Missa brevis (1944) Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Draw us in the Spirit’s tether Jack H. Ossewaarde (b. 1918)
Organ Recital 4:40
Richard Latham (New York City)
June 6 – TRINITY SUNDAY
Solemn Mass & Solemn Te Deum 11:00
Sarum Mass, Op. 66 Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
Libera nos, salva nos John Sheppard (c. 1515-1559/60)
Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Organ Recital 4:40
Dale Bonenberger (New York City)
June 13 – THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Solemn Mass, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament & Benediction 11:00
Chichester Mass William Albright (1944-1998)
Communion Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
The full choir resumes the regular schedule on the Feast of the Dedication, Sunday, October 3, 2004.
During the summer months, the choir sings only for the Assumption of Our Lady.
August 15 – THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
Procession & Solemn Mass 11:00
Missa ‘Salve intemerata’ Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
Gaude, virgo mater Christi Josquin Desprez (c. 1440-1521)
