Music and Service List 1995

MONDAY 31 JULY

7.30pm SOLEMN EVENSONG

Prelude: Pastorale (Sonata 1) Felix Guilmant

Introit: Sing joyfully William Byrd

Preces and Responses William Byrd

Psalms 148, 149, 150

First Reading: Isaiah 30. 15-21

Office Hymn: Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire (Mode viii)

Canticles in B flat Henry Purcell

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12. 4-13

Anthem: The Spirit of the Lord Edward Elgar

Sermon: The Very Reverend David Bentley Bishop of Gloucester

Hymn: Love of the Father, Love of God the Son (Song 22)

Voluntary: Finale (Sonata 1) Felix Guilmant

TUESDAY 1 AUGUST

11.00am SOLEMN EUCHARIST of the Blessed Sacrament

Prelude: Recit de Tiere en Taille Nicholas D'Grigny

Introit: Tantum Ergo Maurice Durufle

Mass in five parts William Byrd

Old Testament Reading: Exodus 16. 2-15

Gradual: Remember not Lord our offences Henry Purcell

Gospel: John 6. 53-58

Sermon: The Very Reverend Peter Berry Provost of Birmingham Cathedral

Offertory: Christus factus est Anton Bruckner

Communion Motet: Justorum animae William Byrd

Voluntary: Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux Nicholas D'Grigny

WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST

11.00am SOLEMN EUCHARIST of Our Lady

Prelude: Prelude on Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan Williams

Introit: Ava Maria Gustav Holst

Mass in G minor Ralph Vaughan Williams

Old Testament Reading: Micah 5. 2-4

Gradual: Salve Regina Francis Poulenc

Gospel: Luke 1. 39-49

Sermon: The Reverend Stephen Holmes Vicar of St Luke's Church, Bournmouth

Offertory: Ave Maria Simon Lindley

Communion Motet: Ave Maria Franz Biebel

Voluntary: Toccata, Fugue and Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella Flor Peeters

7.30pm ORGAN RECITAL given by Sean Farrell

9.00pm COMPLINE

O nata lux Thomas Tallis

Christe, qui lux es et dies William Byrd

In pace William Blytheman

Ave Maria Robert Parsons

THURSDAY 4 AUGUST

12.00pm SOLEMN EUCHARIST sung at Great Witley, Worcestershire

Prelude: Gloria tibi Trinitas John Bull

Introit: Behold, God is my helper (Tone VII)

Mass in four parts William Byrd

Gradual: O quam gloriosum Tomas Luis de Vittoria

Sermon: Brother Amos SSF Guardian, Glasshampton Monastery

Offertory: Christe Jesu, pastor bone John Taverner

Communion Motet: Ave verum William Byrd

Voluntary: Fantasia Chromatica Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

4.00pm CHORAL EVENSONG

Prelude: A Fantasy Thomas Tomkins

Introit: Behold, how good and joyful Stanley Vann

Psalms 18

Canticles: The Short Service Edmund Hooper

Anthem: Dum transisset Sabbatum John Taverner

Office Hymn: Lord, her watch thy Church is keeping (Everton)

Voluntary: Praeludium in E Dietrich Buxtehude

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST

7.30pm SOLEMN EUCHARIST of St Dominic & St Oswald

Prelude: Adagio (Symphonie V) Charles Widor

Introit: O quam gloriosum William Byrd

Messe a deux choeurs et deux orgues Charles Widor

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2. 6-13

Gradual: Justorum animae Charles Villiers Stanford

Gospel: John 16. 12-15

Sermon: Canon Robert Llewellyn Vicar of St Catherine's Church, Gloucester

Offertory: O how glorious is the Kingdom Basil Harwood

Communion Motet: O Lord in Thy wrath Orlando Gibbons

Voluntary: Allegro (Symphonie VI) Charles Widor

SATURDAY 5 AUGUST

11.00am SOLEMN MATINS

Prelude: Voluntary on the Old 100th Henry Purcell

Introit: Hear my prayer Henry Purcell

Preces and Responses John Reading

Psalms 24

First Reading: Isaiah 52, 7-19

Benedicite & Jubilate Henry Purcell

Second Reading: Luke 10. 1-9

Anthem: Jehovah quam multi Henry Purcell

Hymn: O God of earth and altar (King's Lynn)

Voluntary: Voluntary for Double Organ in D minor Henry Purcell

SUNDAY 6 AUGUST

11.00am SOLEMN EUCHARIST with the West of England Players

Prelude: Elevation Felix Guilmant

Hymn: When I called upon the Lord (Tone VII)

Maria Teresa (in B flat) Joseph Haydn

Old Testament Reading: Exodus 34. 29- end

Hymn: Tis good, Lord, to be here! (Carlisle)

Gospel: Luke 9.28-36

Sermon The Right Reverend Rowan Williams Bishop of Monmouth

Hymn: Light's abode, celestial Salem (Regent Square)

Communion Motet: Ave verum corpus (K618) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Voluntary: Piece d'Orgue (BWV 572) Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude: Flourish for an Occasion William Harris

Introit: Jesu, the very thought Edward Bairstow

Preces and Responses Bernard Rose

Psalms 72

First Reading: Exodus 24. 12-end

Hymn: Jesus, these eyes have never seen (Nun danket All)

Canticles: Collegium Regale John Tavener

Second Reading: 1 John 3. 1-3

Anthem: Faire is the heaven William Harris

Hymn: How shall I sing that majesty? (Kingsfold)

Sermon: The Reverend Michael Tavinor Vicar of Tewkesbury Abbey

Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey)

O salutaris hostia: Herbert Sumsion

Tantum ergo sacramentum: Herbert Sumsion

Hymn: Love Divine, all love excelling (Blaenwern)

Voluntary: Toccata and Fugue (Opus 56 nos 5-6) Max Reger

6.00pm SOLEMN EVENSONG with BENEDICTION