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Choir Music – Autumn 2025

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 7 September	Anthem: The Lord bless you and keep you	Rutter	Merbecke	OG/LB
Sunday 14 September	Anthem: Lord for Thy tender mercy’s sake	Hilton/Farrant	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 21 September	Anthem: Mine eyes for beauty pine Communion: Sicut Cervus	Howells Palestrina	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 28 September	Introit: Viri Galilei Gradual: Sing Joyfully (7pm for 8pm)	Plainchant Batten	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 5 October (Harvest Festival)	Anthem: Thou visitest the earth Communion: The Lord is my shepherd	Greene Goodall	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 12 October	Anthem: Litany to the Holy Spirit	Hurford	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 19 October	Communion: If ye love me	Tallis	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 26 October	Communion: God be in my head	Walford Davies	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 2 November (All Saints)	Anthem: Sicut Cervus	Palestrina	Merbecke	LB
Commemoration of the Faithful Departed 4.00pm. rehearsal 3.15pm
(All Souls)	Gradual: Rejoice in the Lord alway Communion: Locus Iste	Anon Bruckner	Merbecke	OG
Rehearsal at 10:00AM for 10.45am service
Sunday 9 November (Remembrance Sunday) At the War Memorial	Anthem: In War, Resolution *For the Fallen*	Malcolm Archer Douglas Guest		OG
Sunday 16 November	Anthem: O for a closer walk with God	Stanford	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 23 November	Communion: This is the Truth	Trad arr Vaughan Williams	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 30 November	Advent Wreath 1 The Lamb	Archer Tavener	Merbecke	LB
Advebnt Carols (4.30pm for 6pm service)
	Introit: Evening Responsory Angelus ad Virginum This is the Truth sent from above The Lamb Riu Riu Chiu	Palestrina/Cleobury Trad arr Carter Trad arr Vaughan Williams John Tavener Trad Spanish		OG
WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER CHOIR PRACTICE 7PM
Friday 5 December	Jesus Hospital Carols Myn Lykyng	R R Terry		LB
Sunday 7 December	Advent Wreath 2 Communion: Myn Lykyng	Archer R R Terry	Merbecke	LB
THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER CHOIR PRACTICE 7PM
Sunday 14 December	Advent Wreath 3 Nativity Carol	Archer Rutter	Rawsthorne	OG
COMMUNITY CAROL CONCERT Community choir/church choir and friends
Sunday 21 December	Advent Wreath 4 Communion: Peace on Earth	Archer Wallen	Merbecke	LB/OG
	CHRISTMAS CAROLS Wachet auf Nativity Carol Peace on Earth Myn Lykyng Masters in this Hall	Bach Rutter Wallen R R Terry Trad arr Willcocks		LB/OG
Wednesday 24 December	MIDNIGHT MASS (11.30pm, 10.30 rehearsal) Introit: Hodie Christus Natus Est Anthem: Masters in this Hall Communion: As on the night	Britten Trad arr Willcocks Gibbons	Rawsthorne	LB/OG
Thursday 25 December	CHRISTMAS DAY Introit: Hodie Christus Natus Est Communion: As on the night	Britten Gibbons	Merbecke	LB

REHEARSALS WILL RESTART ON FRIDAY 9 JANUARY at 7pm

Choir Music – Summer 2025

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 11 May	Communion: The Lord is my shepherd	Cornelius	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 18 May	Gradual: My Eyes for Beauty Pine Communion: Ave Verum	Howells Mozart	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 25 May	Gradual: Perspice Christicola Communion: If ye Love Me	13 th century anon Tallis	Merbecke	LB
Thursday 29th May (Ascension)	Introit: Viri Galilei Gradual: Sing Joyfully (7pm for 8pm)	Plainchant Batten	Merbecke	PLW
NO REHEARSAL ON FRIDAY 30 MAY
Sunday 1 June	Gradual: Sing Joyfully	Batten	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 8 June (Pentecost)	Gradual: Listen, sweet Dove Communion: O Lord give thy Holy Spirit	Ives Tallis	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 15 June (Trinity)	Introit: Laus Trinitate Gradual: Hymn to the Trinity Communion: Holy Holy	Hildegarde of Bingen Tchaikovsky Palestrina	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 22 June	Communion: Almighty & Everlasting God	Gibbons	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 29 June	Gradual: Non Nobis Domine Communion: The Lamb	Quilter Tavener	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 6 July	Gradual: Rejoice in the Lord alway Communion: Locus Iste	Anon Bruckner	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 13 July	CONFIRMATION SERVICE Gradual: Non Nobis Domine Communion: Listen Sweet Dove (2.45pm rehearsal for 4pm service) (NB 10am service is NON CHORAL)	Quilter Ives	Rawsthorne	OG
REHEARSALS WILL RESTART ON FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER!

Choir Music – Spring 2025

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 5 January (Epiphany)	Communion: The Three Kings	Cornelius	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 12 January	Communion: Listen, Sweet Dove	Ives	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 19 January	Anthem: O Sing Joyfully Communion: Prayer of St Richard	Batten Boyd	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 26 January	Anthem: O Come ye Servants Communion: Ubi Caritas	Tye Durufle	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 2 February (Candlemas)	Anthem: When to the temple	Eccard	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 9 February	Anthem: Vox Christi Communion: Lead me Lord	Wilby Wesley	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 16 February	Communion: Vo tsartvii tvoyem	Grechaninov	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 23 February	Communion: Hear the voice and prayer	Tallis	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 2 March	Anthem: Now the green blade riseth Communion: O Nata Lux	Trad arr Linley Tallis	Merbecke	LB
Wednesday 5 March (Ash Wednesday) 7pm for 8pm	Introit: Lent Prose Intercessions: The Litany Communion: Miserere Mei	trad/Scott Marshall Byrd	Byrd: Agnus Merbecke	LB
Sunday 9 March	Anthem: Deep River Communion: Miserere Mei	arr Wilde Byrd	Byrd: Kyrie Merbecke	OG
Sunday 16 March	Communion: Of the glorious body telling	Victoria	Byrd: Sanctus Merbecke	LB
Sunday 23 March	Communion: My sinful soul	Trad/T Henley	Byrd: Agnus Merbecke	LB
THURSDAY 27 MARCH CHOIR REHEARSAL AT 7PM. NO REHEARSAL FRIDAY 28TH
Sunday 30 March (Mothering Sunday)	Anthem: Ave Maria Communion: Prayer for a new mother	Victoria Shephard	Byrd: Agnus Merbecke	LB
Sunday 6 April (Passion Sunday)	Communion: Nolo mortem peccatoris	Morley	Byrd complete	OG
Sunday 13 April (Palm Sunday)	Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David Communion: Pueri Hebraeorum	Plainchant Victoria	Merbecke	LB
Thursday 17 April (Maundy Thursday) 7pm for 8pm	Introit: Ubi Caritas Anthem: An Upper Room Psalm 22	Duruflé Glading	Merbecke	OG
Friday 18 April (Good Friday) 1.30pm for 3pm	The Lamentations Nolo mortem peccatoris	Bairstow Morley	N/A	LB
Sunday 20 April (Easter)	Introit: This Joyful Eastertide Anthem: Now the green blade riseth	trad arr Ledger trad arr Linley	Rawsthorne	LB
CHOIR RETURNS FRIDAY 9 MAY 7PM

Choir Music – Autumn 2024

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 8 September	Communion: The Lamb	Tavener	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 15 September	Communion: Now the green blade riseth	Mudd	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 22 September	Anthem: Lord, for they tender mercies’ sake Communion: Lead me, Lord	Farrant Wesley	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 29 September	Anthem: O Sing Joyfully	Batten	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 6 October (Harvest Festival)	Anthem: Thou Visitest the Earth Communion: Give Almes of Thy Goods	Greene Tye	Merbecke	LB
CHOIR PRACTICE ON THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 7pm
Sunday 13 October	Communion: Ave Verum	Byrd	Rawsthorne	OG
Sunday 20 October	Anthem: O Come ye Servants of the Lord	Tye	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 27 October	Gradual: Exultate justi	Bruckner	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 3 November (All Saints)	Anthem: O quam gloriosum Communion: Sicut Cervus	Victoria Palestrina	Merbecke	OG
	Commemoration of the Faithful Departed 4.00pm. rehearsal 3.15pm
(All Souls)	Introit: Missa di Requiem Anthem: In Paradisum (Requiem)	Plainchant Faure		OG
Sunday 10 November Remembrance Sunday At the War Memorial:	Rehearsal at 10:00AM for 10.45am service In War, Resolution For the Fallen	Malcolm Archer Douglas Guest		OG
Sunday 17 November	Communion: Ubi Caritas	Durufle	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 24 November	Anthem: Mine Eyes for Beauty Pine	Howells	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 1 December	ADVENT SUNDAY Advent Wreath 1 Anthem: Remember O Thou Man	Archer Ravenscroft	Merbecke	LB
(4pm, 3pm rehearsal)	ADVENT CAROLS Introit: Evening Responsory Remember O Thou Man Adam lay Ybounden A maiden most gentle A great and mighty wonder	Palestrina/Cleobury Ravenscroft Ord arr. Carter Praetorius		LB/OG
THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER CHOIR PRACTICE 7PM
Friday 6 December (Jesus Hospital Carols)	Adam lay Ybounden	Ord		LB
Sunday 8 December	Advent Wreath 2 Anthem: A maiden most gentle	Archer arr. Carter	Rawsthorne	OG
	COMMUNITY CAROL CONCERT Community choir/church choir and friends
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER CHOIR PRACTICE 7PM
Sunday 15 December	Advent Wreath 3 Anthem: A great and mighty wonder	Archer Praetorius	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 22 December	Advent Wreath 4 Anthem: Adam lay YBounden	Archer Ord	Merbecke	LB
	CHRISTMAS CAROLS Myn Lykyng Peace on Earth Away in a Manger Candlelight Carol Dancing Day	R R Terry Wallen arr Willcocks Rutter Gardner		LB/OG
Tuesday 24 December (11.30pm, 10.30 rehearsal)	MIDNIGHT MASS Introit: Hodie Christus Natus Est Anthem: Away in a Manger Communion: Peace on Earth	Britten arr Willcocks Wallen	Rawsthorne	LB/OG
Wednesday 25 December	CRISTMAS DAY Introit: Hodie Christus Natus Est Anthem: Ding dong Merrily on High	Britten Trad arr Willcocks	Merbecke	LB

Choir resumes on FRIDAY 3 JANUARY at 7pm

Choir Music – Summer 2024

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 21 April	Communion: The Lamb	Tavener	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 28 April	Communion: Now the green blade riseth	Trad arr. Lindley	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 5 May	Gradual: Perspice, Christicola Communion: If ye love me	10th century anon Tallis	Merbecke	LB
Thursday 9 May (Ascension Day)	Introit: Viri Galilei Gradual: Lift up your heads	Plainchant Amner	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 12 May	Gradual: Lift up your heads Communion: O God the King of Glory	Amner Purcell	Rawsthorne	OG
CHOIR REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY 16 MAY AT 7PM INSTEAD OF FRIDAY 17
Sunday 19 May (Pentecost)	Gradual: Alleluia I heard a Voice	Weelkes	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 26 May (Trinity)	Introit: Laus Trinitate Gradual: Mine eyes for beauty pine Communion: Hymn to the Trinity	Hildegarde of Bingen Howells Tchaikovsky	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 2 June	Gradual: Exultate justi	Viadana	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 9 June	Gradual: O Sing Joyfully	Batten	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 16 June	Communion: Cantique de Jean Racine	Faure	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 23 June	Gradual: Rejoice in the Lord always Communion: Oculi omnium	Anon Wood	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 30 June	Communion: Prayer for the Healing of the Sick	Tavener	Merbecke	LB
CHOIR REHEARSAL ON THURSDAY 4 JULY AT 7PM INSTEAD OF FRIDAY 5
Sunday 7 July	Gradual: Lord for thy tender mercy’s sake Communion: Geistliches Lied	Farrant Brahms	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 14 July	Gradual: Give us the wings of Faith Communion: Ubi caritas	Bullock Gjeilo	Rawsthorne	OG

REHEARSALS WILL RESTART ON FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER!

Choir Music – Spring 2024

Date	Anthem/Motet	Composer	Mass	Cond/Org
Sunday 7 January	Communion: The Three Kings	Cornelius	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 14 January	Anthem: The Lamb Communion: God be in my head	Tavener Howells	Merbecke	OG
Sunday 21 January	Anthem: O Sing Joyfully Communion: Sicut Cervus	Batten Palestrina	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 28 January	Anthem: When to the temple Mary went	Eccard	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 4 Feburary	Anthem: Cantate Domino Communion: Holy is the True Light	Hassler Harris	Merbecke	LB
Sunday 11 Feburary	Anthem: O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht Communion: Jesu, the very thought of thee	JS Bach Bairstow	Merbecke	OG
Wednesday 14 Feburary (Ash Wednesday)	Introit: Lent Prose trad Intercessions: The Litany Communion: Miserere Mei	Scott Marshall	Byrd: Agnes Merbecke Merbecke	LB
Sunday 18 Feburary	Anthem: Miserere Mei		Byrd: Merbecke	LB
Sunday 25 Feburary	Anthem: Call to Remembrance Communion: My Sinful Soul	Farrant Trad/T Henley	Byrd: Kyrie Merbecke	LB
Sunday 3 March	Communion: Lord, let me know mine end	Greene	Byrd: Sanctus Merbecke	LB
Sunday 10 March (Mothering Sunday)	Anthem: A Hymn to the Virgin	Glading	Byrd: Agnus Merbecke	OG
Sunday 17 March (Passion Sunday)	Anthem: Christus Factus Est Communion: Were you there?	Bruckner Trad/Chilcott	Byrd: Kyrie/ Merbecke	LB
Sunday 24 March (Palm Sunday)	Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David Communion: Puer Hebraeorum	Plainchant Victoria	Byrd: Sanctus/ Merbecke	LB
Thursday 28 March (Maundy Thursday) (7pm for 8pm)	Introit: Ubi Caritas Anthem: An Upper Room Psalm 22	Duruflé Glading	Merbecke	OG
Friday 29 March (Good Friday)	Were you there? The Lamentations	Trad/Chilcott Bairstow	Byrd (complete)	LB
Sunday 31 Match (Easter)	Introit: This Joyful Eastertide Anthem: The Heavens are Telling	trad arr Ledger Haydn	Rawsthorne	LB/OG

REHEARSALS WILL CONTINUE FOR CONCERT ON APR 7 AND THEN RESTART ON FRIDAY 19 APRIL