Whilst it is on the mind of DofM, here's the music for next term! As always, plenty of music, little time, but I hope there is something for everyone (including the new recruits - it is recruitment time (Boys in years 4/5/6 and Girls in years 5/6/7, only a very small number of spaces available this year) and older once again!) to look forward to. Masses : Archer Missa omnes Sancti, Byrd Mass for Four Voices, Chilcott A Little Jazz Mass (SSA with the Martin Pickett Trio, 28 September, 10:30am), Darke in A minor, Dvorak Mass in D, Fauré Requiem (2 November, 6:30pm), Haydn Little Organ Mass, Howells Collegium Regale, Jackson in G, Langlais Missa in simplicitate, Perrin Missa Brevis, Plainsong Dominator Deus, Rutter Requiem (9 November, 6:30pm), Schubert in G, Shephard Mass of the Nativity, Stanford in C, F & G, Vaughan Williams in D minor and Vierne Messe solenelle.
Canticles : Bairstow in Eb (B), Brewer in D, Byrd Second Service, Dunleavy La
mbert Service (G, 1st performance), Dunleavy St Peter's Service, Dyson in C minor(B), Gibbons Short Service, Howells Collegium Regale, Ireland Te Deum & Benedictus in F, Kelly in C, Moore First Service (G), Moore Second Service (M), Morley Fauxbourdons, Noon Second Service (G), D. Purcell in E minor, Rawsthorne Liverpool Service (B), Stanford in Bb, Stanford in G, Thiman in G (B), Walmisley in D minor and Watson in Eb (G). Anthems : Ashfield The fair chivalry, Attwood Turn thy face from my sins, Bach Wachet auf! (30 November, 6:30pm), Bainton And I saw a new heaven, Biebl Ave Maria (M), Britten Corpus Christi Carol, Britten Rejoice in the Lamb, Bruckner Locus iste, Burnam An endless Alleluia, Byrd Teach me, O Lord, Colson O living Bread, Dunleavy Round me falls the night, Dupré O salutaris hostia, Elgar Ave verum Corpus, Fauré Ave Maria, Ferguson A Prayer of Judith Rose (1st performance, 9 November, 10:00am), Franck Panis angelicus, Gibbons This is the record of John, Goss I heard a voice from Heaven, Greene Thou visitest the earth, Handel Messiah (extracts "in an hour" with trumpets and drums, 14 December, 6:30pm), Harris Holy is the true light, Hough O, soft, self-wounding Pelican, Howells O pray for the peace of Jerusalem, Hurford Litany to the Holy Spirit, Ireland Ex ore innocentium, Lang Let all the world, Le Fleming The Lamb, Martin Dominus illuminatio Meo, Moore All wisdom cometh from the Lord, Moore Through the day, Palestrina Sicut cervus, Parry I was glad, Philips Cantantibus in organis, Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord, Purcell O sing unto the Lord, Purcell Thou knowest, Lord, Rutter For the beauty of the earth, Shephard In darkness held, Stainer God so loved the world (in advance of our first Crucifixion in recent years next Holy Week), Stanford Iustorum animae, Tallis If ye love me, Tallis O nata lux, Tallis Verily, verily I say unto you, Tavener God is with us, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs (complete, RVW Festival Service, 12 October, 6:30pm), Vaughan Williams I vow to thee, my country, Vaughan Williams O taste and see, Walker I will lift up mine eyes, Wood Oculi omnium, Wood O thou, the central orb, and Wood The Best of Rooms.
Plus ... all the Hymns, Psalms and Responses, readings to learn, candles to light and snuff, and Carols and Anthems for Christmas, including those to be performed at our second concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday 4 December at the Royal & Derngate, and the live performance of Rufus Wainwright's "Bloom" with the Stephen Petronio [Dance] Company, also at the Royal & Derngate (8 November).
