The Collegiate and Parish Church of St Mary, Swansea
Choir Music List: December 2003

 

 

Sunday 7th December                           The Second Sunday of Advent (Bible Sunday)

9.30am    Family Eucharist                     CP pr380 (omit 2, 4 & 6), 362, HON 329, CP 601

A New English Folk Mass

Zion hears the watchmen’s voices          J. S. Bach

Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in G       Dietrich Buxtehude

 

6.00pm    Choral Evensong                     CP 25, 38, 37                                          Plainsong Responses

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy scripture   William Russell                       Ps 119, 105-120 (314, 315)

Henry Purcell in G minor

Thy word is a lantern                              Henry Purcell

 

Sunday 14th December                         The Third Sunday of Advent

9.30am    Sung Eucharist                        CP 34, 26, 38                                          Ben (107)

Missa de Angelis

Rejoice in the Lord alway                  Anon., C16th

Voluntary: Durch Adams Fall                J. S. Bach

 

6.00pm    Compline                                                CP 32, 24                                                Ps 134

The Renunciation                                    Percy C. Buck                                        

 

Friday 19th December                           O Root of Jesse!

7.30pm    The City Carol Service

Gaudete                                                   16th-century (Piae Cantiones)

The Holy Son                                          Peter Hurford

What Tidings?                                         Alun Hoddinott

Dixit Maria                                             Hans Leo Hassler

How sweet is love                                   Michael Paget

Torches                                                   John Joubert

Illuminare, Jerusalem                             Judith Weir

Voluntary: Carillon-Sortie                      Henri Mulet

 

Sunday 21st December                         The Fourth Sunday of Advent

9.30am Sung Eucharist                            CP 32, 49, 362                                        Mag (282)

Missa de Angelis

Hymn to the Virgin                                  Benjamin Britten

Voluntary: Postlude                                William Mathias

 

3.00pm    Choir to sing carols at Marina Nursing Home

 

6.00pm    Choral Evensong and Benediction          CP 25, 32, 326 (pt2), 316 (pt2)             Plainsong Responses

Ave Maria                                               Jacob Arcadelt                                        Ps 123 (262)

Short Service                                           Orlando Gibbons

Dixit Maria                                             Hans Leo Hassler

 

Thursday 25th December                     Christmas Day: The Nativity of Our Lord

10.00am  Festal Eucharist                      CP pr62 (omit 4), 67, 64, r53                 Ps 96 (239)

Harold Darke in F

Emmanuel                                               Michael Praetorius

Voluntary: In dulci jubilo                        J. S. Bach

 

Sunday 28th December                         The First Sunday of Christmas

9.30am    Sung Eucharist                        CP 57, 63, 67 

John Merbecke

 

6.00pm    Evening Prayer (no choir)       CP 69, 45, 56 (omit 4), 55                     Ps 132 (said)

Mag (92)                 Nunc (87)

 

 

Rector: The Revd Canon Alun Wyn Evans, MA                           

Director of Music: Dr William Reynolds, BMus MA PhD LRSM LTCL ARCO