Sunday, November 24, 2013

Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King

24 November 2013

EntranceRejoice the Lord is king
Penitential RiteSt Gabriel (mtgf)
GloriaAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Psalm 121I rejoiced when I heard them say (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationSalisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of GiftsChreist the glory (Lalouette)
Eucharistic AcclamationsCreation (Marty Haugen)
Lamb of GodAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Communion AntiphonThe Lord sits as king (mtgf)
CommunionCalvarie Mount (Thomas Tallis)
FinalHail Redeemer, king divine

I was in two minds about the two choir pieces. The factors were both musical and theological in the liturgical context. Should it be bright-gentle, major-minor, loud-quiet, praise-petition. That is the order we went but it could have been the other way.

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

17 November 2013

EntranceAt the name of Jesus
Penitential RiteSt Gabriel (mtgf)
GloriaAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Psalm 97The Lord comes to rule (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationSalisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of GiftsTurn my heart (Marty Haugen)
Eucharistic AcclamationsCreation (Marty Haugen)
Lamb of GodAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Communion AntiphonAmen, I say to you (mtgf)
CommunionThere is a longing (Anne Quigley)
FinalThe voice of God ( )

I was away this Sunday.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

32nd Sunday on Ordinary Time

Remembrance Sunday

10 November 2013

EntranceEternal rest
GloriaAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Psalm 16I shall be filled (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationSalisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of GiftsI am the Resurrection (Croft)
I know that my Redeemer liveth (Croft)
Thou knowest, Lord (Purcell)
Eucharistic AcclamationsCreation (Marty Haugen)
Lamb of GodAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Communion AntiphonThe Lord is my shepherd (mtgf)
CommunionLux aeterna (Mozart)
FinalThine be the glory

This morning we were joined by members of the College Choir and we sang part of Mozart's Requiem - which we are preparing for the Church Colleges Choirs festival. At the Preparation of Gifts we sang a short sequence of piece. The first two parts of William Croft's Burial service which led in to Purcell's setting from his Funeral Music for Queen Mary. Croft does not set these words but indicated that Purcell's version should be sung. The readings of the day fitted well with Remembrance — or at least, to be slightly controversial, a Christian response to remembrance which is faith in the resurrection. That inspired the choice of the settings by Croft and the final hymn. Someone suggested to me afterwards that in the protestant settings there is no prayer for the dead but thinking about it proclamation of the resurrection maybe comes first. That is not deny the need for prayer for the dead as we did, musically, at both the beginning and at Communion

From last week we have been singing the third Memorial Acclamation - Save, us, Saviour. I may have mentioned this before but one of my bugbears is publishers (etc.) who don't know the difference between 6/4 and 3/2 — the first sung bar has the accents on 1st, 3rd and 5th notes and there is in 3/2. I also suspect it would flow better if the next bar was 4/4 not 3/4.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

3 November 2013

EntranceI heard the voice of Jesus say
Penitential RiteSt Gabriel (mtgf)
GloriaAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Psalm 144I will bless your name forever (mtgf)
Gospel AcclamationSalisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of GiftsLord, for thy tender mercies sake (Farrant)
Eucharistic AcclamationsCreation (Marty Haugen)
Lamb of GodAngels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Communion AntiphonYou will show me the path of life (mtgf)
CommunionO God you search me (Bernadette Farrell)
FinalThe kingdom of God