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Wed 15th October - Peterborough Cathedral (rpt. Sun 19th October) Introit: Holy is the true light (Harris) Responses: Clucas Office Hymn: O Jesu, Saviour of mankind (Jesu Redemptor omnium) Psalm: 78 (Howells, Bayler, Noble, Flintoft, Reid, Baker, Mann) First Lesson: Micah 3 Canticles: Chichester Service (Lennox Berkeley) Second Lesson: John 17 vv20-26 Anthem: A New Song (James MacMillan) Final Hymn: Give us the wings of faith (San Rocco) Organ Voluntary: Ite missa est (from Missa de Gloria) (Leighton) Wed 22nd October - Gloucester Cathedral (rpt. Sun 26th October) Introit: O Lorde, the maker of al thing (Joubert) Responses: Sanders Psalms: 108, 109 vv1-4, 20-30 First Lesson: Habakkuk 1 vv1-11 Canticles: Cape Town Service (Joubert) Second Lesson: John 19 vv31-42 Anthem: Blest Glorious Man (Joubert) Hymn: Give us the wings of faith (Edgbaston) Organ Voluntary: Passacaglia and Fugue, Op. 35 (Joubert) Wed 29th October - The Queen’s College, Oxford (rpt. Sun 2nd November) Introit: Beati omnes (Purcell) Responses: Reading Psalms: 66, 67 (Ley, Knyvett, Elgar) First Lesson: Hosea 11 vv1-11 Office Hymn: For all thy Saints, O Lord (Sandys) Canticles: Purcell in G minor Second Lesson: Luke 6 vv17-31 Anthems: Selig sind die Toten (Schütz) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Schütz) Let my prayer come up (Blow) Final Hymn: Who are these, like stars appearing (All Saints) Organ Voluntary: Voluntary in D minor for double organ (Purcell) Wed 5th November - Canterbury Cathedral (rpt. Sun 9th November) Introit: Justorum animae (Stanford) Responses: Shephard Psalms: 27, 28, 29 (Foster, Goss, Attwood) First Lesson: Isaiah 2 vv1-11 Canticles: Parry in D (Great Service) Second Lesson: Matthew 2 vv16-23 Anthem: Lux aeterna (Elgar) Doxology: We will remember them (Elgar arr. Tracey) Hymn: Earth's fragile beauties (Kingsfold) Organ Voluntary: Introduction and Fugue in C sharp minor (SS Wesley) Wed 12th November - Hereford Cathedral (rpt. Sun 16th November) Introit: View me Lord (Richard Lloyd) Responses: Bernard Rose Psalms: 65, 66, 67 (Turle, Crotch, Kelway) First Lesson: Isaiah 6 Canticles: Hereford Service (Howells) Second Lesson: Matthew 5 vv21-37 Anthem: Blessed City, heavenly Salem (Bairstow) Organ Voluntary: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (Bach) Wed 19th November - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (rpt. Sun 23rd November) Organ Prelude (Suite médiévale) (Langlais) Introit: A child's prayer (James MacMillan) Responses: Philip Stopford Office Hymn: O God, whose hand hath spread the sky (Coeli deus sanctissime) Psalm: 27 (Martin, Cooke) New Testament Canticle: Colossians 1 vv12-20 (Parratt) Lesson: James 1 vv22-27 Homily: Archbishop John Onaiyekam Anthem: Let all the world (Leighton) Magnificat (James MacMillan) Final Hymn: Hail redeemer, King divine (King Divine) Motet: Salve Regina (Timothy Noon) Organ Voluntary: Festival Fanfare (Leighton) Wed 26th November - Newcastle Cathedral Introit: Let us now laud and magnify (Mundy) Responses: Rose Office Hymn: Thy kingdom come! on bended knee (Irish) Psalm: 119 vv145-176 First Lesson: Isaiah 19 Canticles: Sumsion in G Second Lesson: Matthew 10 vv16-33 Anthem: Hast not Thou forsaken us (Avison) Final Hymn: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold) Organ Voluntary: Prelude on 'Rhosymedre' (Vaughan Williams) Sun 30th November - Advent Carol Service from St John’s College, Cambridge Advent Prose: Rorate Coeli (Byrd) Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel) Bidding Prayer Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Ord) I The Message of Advent Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai First lesson: Isaiah 11 vv1-5 Anthem: A New Song (MacMillan) Second lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5 vv1-11 Anthem: Advent Calendar (Beattie) II The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse and O Clavis David Anthem: I am the day (Dove) Third lesson: Micah 4 vv1-4 Anthem: How beautiful upon the mountains (Stainer) Fourth lesson: Luke 4 vv14-21 Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus) III The Prophetic Call Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex Gentium Carol: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Gardner) Fifth lesson: Malachi 3 vv1-7 Anthem: The last and greatest Herald (McCabe) Sixth lesson: Matthew 3 vv1-11 Hymn: On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry (Winchester New) IV The Christ-Bearer Sentence and Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Carol: As Dew in Aprylle (Warlock) Seventh lesson: Luke 1 vv39-49 Carol: A Spotless Rose (Howells) Magnificat: Stanford in A Eighth lesson: John 3 vv1-8 Sentence and Christmas Collect Carol: Alleluya! A new work is come on hand (Peter Wishart) Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley) College Prayer and Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 (Bach) Wed 3rd December - Lichfield Cathedral (rpt. Sun 7th December) Introit: Advent Prose (Lloyd) Responses: Leighton Office Hymn: Creator of the starry height (Conditor alme) Psalm: 18 (Harris, Turle, Hopkins, Wesley) First Lesson: Isaiah 28 vv1-13 Canticles: Evening Service on Plainsong Tones (Wills) Second Lesson: Matthew 12 vv38-50 Anthem: Morning Prayers (from Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer) (Philip Moore) Final Hymn: Hark, what a sound (Highwood) Organ Voluntary: Fantasy on 'Veni, Emmanuel' (Leighton) Wed 10th December - St Edmundsbury Cathedral (rpt. Sun 14th December) Introit: Super flumina Babylonis (Palestrina) Responses: Tomkins Psalms: 53, 54, 55 (Smart, Turle, Stainer) First Lesson: Isaiah 31 Office Hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates (Wellington) Canticles: Watson in E Second Lesson: Matthew 15 vv1-20 Anthem: And I saw a new heaven (Bainton) Final Hymn: Hills of the North, rejoice (Little Cornard) Organ Voluntary: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 569 (Bach) Wed 17th December - Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (rpt. Sun 21st Dec) Introit: Adam lay y-bounden (Frank Boles) Responses: Michael Walsh Psalms: 42, 43 (Scott, Martin, Barnby) First Lesson: Malachi 3 v16 - 4 v6 Canticles: Gloucester Service (Howells) Second Lesson: Mark 9 vv9-13 Anthems: Evening Hymn (Nicholas Maw) There is no rose (Alan Smith) Hymn: O holy City, seen of John (Sancta Civitas) Organ Voluntary: Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7 (Duruflé) A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Wed 24th December (Radio 4 : 1502-1630) (rpt. Thur 25th December : Radio 3 : 1400-1540) Live from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. Ninety years ago, shortly after the end of the First World War, the then Dean of King's, Eric Milner-White, devised and led the service in the College Chapel for the first time. Ten years later, in 1928, it was first transmitted by the British Broadcasting Company. The pattern of the Festival, based around nine Bible readings which tell the story of the loving purposes of God, has remained the same and for many people all over the world, it heralds the beginning of Christmas. Sun 28th December - Clare College, Cambridge (Sun Tx only – Pre-rec: 13th December) A service of music and readings including the first broadcast performance of 'Ex Maria Virgine' - a sequence of Christmas carols by John Tavener completed on Christmas Day 2005. Verbum caro; Nowell! Nowell! Out of your sleep; Remember O thou man; Sweet was the song; Ave rex angelorum; There is no rose; Ding! Dong! merrily on high; Rocking; Unto us is born a Son; Verbum caro. Wed 31st December - Rodolfus Choir at Douai Abbey (rpt. Sun 4th Jan) Introit: Sing lullaby (Howells) Responses: Howells Psalms: 90, 148 (Woodward, Walmisley) First Lesson: Jeremiah 23 vv1-6 Office Hymn: All my hope on God is founded (Michael) Canticles: Dallas Service (Howells) Second Lesson: Colossians 2 vv8-15 Anthem: Long, long ago (Howells) Final Hymn: Christ is the world's true light (Nun danket) Organ Voluntary: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 769 (Bach) Weds 7th January - King’s College, London (rpt. Sun 11th Jan) Weds 14th January - St Thomas Church, 5th Avenue, New York City (Pre-rec: Thursday 13th November) (rpt. Sun 18th Jan) Weds 21st January - Bath Abbey (rpt. Sun 25th Jan) Weds 28th January - Truro Cathedral (rpt. Sun 1st Feb) Weds 4th February - St Paul’s Cathedral (rpt. Sun 8th Feb) Weds 11th February - Chester Cathedral (rpt. Sun 15th Feb) Weds 18th February - Royal Holloway College, University of London (rpt. Sun 22nd Feb) Ash Weds 25th February - St John’s College, Cambridge (rpt. Sun 1st March) Weds 4th March - Christ Church, Oxford (rpt. Sun 8th March) Weds 11th March - King’s College, Cambridge (rpt. Sun 15th March) Weds 18th March - Westminster Abbey – Purcell Anniversary (rpt. Sun 22nd March) Weds 25th March - Wells Cathedral (rpt. Sun 29th March) Weds 1st April - St George’s Church, Hanover Square, London – Handel Anniversary (rpt. Palm Sun 5th April) Weds 8th April - Westminster Cathedral (no repeat) |
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