The Collegiate and Parish Church of St Mary, Swansea
Choir Music List: May 2006

Tuesday 2nd May                                                   Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor

5.30pm Evensong (Boys’ Choir)                            CP 158, 159                                            Ps 78, 32-end

 

Sunday 7th May                                                     Fourth Sunday of Easter

9.30am Family Eucharist                                        CP 143, 517, 136, 145

A New English Folk Mass

Now the green blade riseth                                     French traditional, arr. Simon Lindley

Voluntary: Toccata in B Minor                               Eugène Gigout

 

6.00pm Choral Evensong                                        CP 151, 566, 159                                    Thomas Tallis Responses

The Fifth Service                                                     Thomas Tomkins                                    Ps 81, 8-16 (254)

My shepherd is the living Lord                               Thomas Tomkins

 

Tuesday 9th May                                                   Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop

5.30pm Evensong (Youth Choir)                            CP 145, 150                                            Plainsong Responses

Eric H. Thiman in G                                                                                                               Ps 91 (230)

 

Thursday 11th May

7.00pm Youth Choir to sing for the Friends of the Royal Institution of South Wales at Swansea Museum

 

Saturday 13th May

12.30pm Wedding (with choir)

 

Sunday 14th May                                                   Fifth Sunday of Easter

9.30am Sung Eucharist                                            CP 442, 516, 437 (t.HON 164)              Ps 22, 25-31 (67)

William Harris in F

O taste and see                                                        Ralph Vaughan Williams

Voluntary: Sortie                                                    Marcel Dupré

 

6.00pm Choral Evensong                                        CP 145, 158, 155                                    Peter Conibear Responses

Charles Villiers Stanford in C                                                                                                 Ps 96 (239)

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem                                     Charles Villiers Stanford

 

Tuesday 16th May                                                 Edmwnd Prys & John Davies

5.30pm Evensong (Boys’ Choir)                            CP 15, 216                                              Ps 105, 23-45

 

Sunday 21st May                                                   Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogation Sunday)

9.30am Sung Eucharist                                            CP 250, 538, 497                                    Ps 98 (264)

Herbert Sumsion in F

A new commandment                                              Richard Shepherd

Voluntary: Fugue (Carillon de Soissons                )               Maurice Duruflé

 

6.00pm Music & Readings for Rogationtide

Benedicite in Bb                                                       Herbert Sumsion

Maker of man                                                         Thomas Tunnard

 

Tuesday 23rd May                                                 Rogation Day

5.30pm Evensong (Boys’ Choir)                            CP 251, 253                                            Ps 115

 

Thursday 25th May                                               The Ascension of Our Lord

7.30pm Solemn Eucharist                                       CP 167, 163, 172                                    Ps 47 (129)

Missa Brevis                                                           Antonio Lotti

The eternal gates lift up their heads                        Christopher Tye

Voluntary: Heut’ triumphiret Gottes Sohn             Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Sunday 28th May                                                   Sunday after the Ascension

9.30am Sung Eucharist                                            CP 163, 311, 398                                    Ps 1 (26)

William Mathias in C

O God the King of Glory                                        Henry Purcell

Voluntary: Toccata Giocosa                                   William Mathias

 

6.00pm Choral Evensong                                        CP 172, 169, 612                                    Bernard Rose Responses

Herbert Sumsion in A                                                                                                             Ps 147, 1-11 (384)

God is gone up                                                        Gerald Finzi

Vicar of St Mary’s & Team Rector of the Central Swansea Team Ministry: The Revd Andrew Vessey

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