The Choir of St. Michael's

The Choir of St Michael's is a friendly, mixed voice choir with over twenty adults and children. The core repertoire is a varied one, centring on the traditional Anglican canon. The choir is not only the musical focal point for each Sunday morning Eucharist, but also gives concerts and recordings.

Personnel
Director of Music is Oliver Gooch, former Organ Scholar of both Worcester Cathedral and Magdalene College, Cambridge. The present Assistant Choirmaster and Organist Paul Wingfield, was a Music Scholar at Eton and a former Organ Scholar of Lincoln College, Oxford. Our Assistant Organist is Lesley Burch, who plays for sung Choral Evensong each week at 6.30pm.

Practices take place each Friday evening, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, beginning with a practice for the children of the choir. If you are interested in joining the ladies and gentlemen of the choir, please contact Oliver Gooch at: ollie@musicatbray.co.uk

The Choir of St. Michael's, Remembrance Sunday, 13 November 2011


MUSIC LIST Winter 2012

DATE	ANTHEM/COMMUNION MOTET	COMPOSER	MASS	N/A

15 January	From the rising of the sun This is the little door	F A Gore Ousley Howells	Merbecke
(Friday 20 January – Choir Supper at 7.30pm. No practice)

22 January	O Sacrum Convivium	Mark Wilde	Merbecke

29 January	Candlemas, All Age *Rise up, shepherd, and follow When to the Temple Mary Went	arr Bob Chilcott Eccard	Merbecke

05 February	Rejoice in the Lord alway	Anon	Merbecke

12 February	The Heavens are telling (Creation)	Haydn	Merbecke

19 February	O Nata Lux O Lord, increase our faith	Tallis Loosemore	Merbecke	PW

22 February	Ash Wednesday Introit: Lent Prose Wash me throughly	Mode V, acc. Scott S.S. Wesley	Byrd Four Part/Merbecke
	7pm rehearsal / 8pm service

26 February	Adorumus te, Christe	Orlande de Lassus	Byrd/Merbecke

04 March	Lord, for thy tender mercies sake	Hilton/Farrant	Byrd/Merbecke	PW

11 March	Beati quorum via If ye love me	Stanford Tallis	Byrd/Merbecke

18 March	Mothering Sunday *Our lady’s dream (Unser lieben Frauen Traum)	Max Reger	Merbecke

25 March	Passion Sunday Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (from Cantata BWV 12) Adoramus te, Christe	J.S. Bach Orlande de Lassus	Byrd Four Part

01 April	Palm Sunday *Introit: Hosianna den Sohne Davids Lift up your heads (Messiah)	Batholomäus Gesius Handel	Rawsthorne	PW
Music at Bray Concert: A Celebration of JS Bach To include Cantata BWV 12 (Feast of St Michael) and Cantata BWV 202 (Wedding Cantata) 1.30pm rehearsal / 3pm concert

05 April	Maundy Thursday Introit: A new commandment Ubi caritas	Richard Shephard Durufle	Merbecke
	7.15pm rehearsal / 8pm service

06 April	Good Friday *The Reproaches	Sanders	Byrd Four Part
	9.30am rehearsal / 10am service
NB: Choir Practice 11.30am-12.30 (in place of evening rehearsal)

08 April	EASTER DAY Introit: This Joyful Eastertide Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Now the green blad riseth	arr Wood Stamford French trad, arr Lindley	Merbecke

END OF TERM

Term resumes Friday 20 April, 2012