Christ Church Cathedral Choral Repertoire
Click HERE to download September 2011-May 2012 music for the liturgy.
September 11
Offertory: Draw us in the spirit's tether - Harold Friedell
Communion: Almighty God, who hast be brought - Thomas Ford
September 18
Offertory: Christ hath a garden - Gary Davison
Communion: The apple tree - David Ashley White
September 25
Offertory: Prayer to Jesus - George Oldroyd
Communion: Bread of the world - Ian Brentnall
October 2
Offertory: Glorious and powerful God - Charles Wood
Communion: Christ hath a garden * - Eleanor Daley
October 9
Offertory: Rejoice in the Lord always - anonymous 16th c
Psalm: Psalm 23 - Jeffrey Smith
Communion: Flocks in pastures green abiding - Johann Sebastian Bach
October 16
Offertory: Thou, O God, art praised in Zion * - Malcolm Boyle
Communion: Not unto us, O Lord - Thomas Walmisley
October 23
PARISH CHOIR
October 30
Offertory: The Lord is my light * - Gary Davison
Communion: He who is down needs fear no fall - Philip Moore
November 6 - Solemn Choral Evensong and Benediction for All Saints
Introit: Let my prayer come up as the incense * - Peter Hallock
Responses: Guildford Cathedral - Philip Moore
Canticles: Worcester Service - Herbert Howells
Psalms: 148 and 150 - chants Willcocks/Stanford
Motet: Gaudent in coelis - Peter Philips
Motet: O quam gloriosum - Tomás Luis de Victoria
Benediction Hymn: O salutaris - Nicholas Wilton
Benediction Hymn: Tantum ergo - Nicholas Wilton
November 13
Offertory: Lord let me know mine end - Maurice Greene
Communion: Never weather-beaten sail - Gary Davison
November 20
Offertory: Let all the world in every corner sing * - Kenneth Leighton
Communion: Let all mortal flesh keep silence - Gustav Holst
November 23 - Thanksgiving Eve
Offertory: Sing to the Lord of harvest - Healey Willan
November 27 - Advent I
Offertory: Drop down, O heavens from above - Gerald Near
Communion: We wait for thy lovingkindness O Lord - Stephen Elvey
December 4 - Advent II
Offertory: Comfort, comfort ye, my people - arr. Michael Velting
Communion: Canite tuba - Giovanni da Palestrina
December 11 - Advent III
Offertory: This is the record of John - Orlando Gibbons
Communion: Lo, in the time appointed - Healey Willan
December 11 - Festival of Lessons and Carols
Matin Responsory - Palestrina
Carol after the 1st Lesson: Adam lay ybounden - Philip Ledger
Carol after the 2nd Lesson: Zion at thy shining gates - Gary Davison
Carol after the 3rd Lesson: Christ hath a garden - Eleanor Daley
Carol after the 4th Lesson: O come, o come, Immanuel - arr. David Willcocks
Carol after the 5th Lesson: Advent Carol - Richard Shephard
Carol after the 6th Lesson: There is no rose of such virtue - John Joubert
Carol after the 7th Lesson: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high - Mack Wilberg
Carol after the 8th Lesson: Past three o'clock - arr. John Rutter
Carol after the 9th Lesson: Jesu, the very thought of thee - Paul Halley
December 18 - Advent IV
Offertory: Advent Carol - Richard Shephard
Communion: There is no rose of such virtue - John Joubert
December 24
Offertory: The Sussex Carol - arr. David Willcocks
Offertory: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high - Mack Wilberg
Communion: Past three o'clock - arr. John Rutter
Communion: Up! Good Christen folk, and listen - harm. G. R. Woodward
Communion: Unto us is born a son - arr. David Willcocks
Communion: In the bleak midwinter - Harold Darke
January 1
Offertory: Unto us is born a son - arr. David Willcocks
Communion: In the bleak midwinter - Harold Darke
January 8 - Baptism of our Lord
Offertory: Jesus autem hodie - Peter Hallock
Communion: Carol of the Baptism - George Brandon
January 15
Offertory: Day by day - Martin How
Communion: God be in my head - Herbert Howells
January 22
Offertory: The Lord is my light * - Gary Davison
Communion: Jesu, the very thought of thee - Paul Halley
January 29
Offertory: Ye servants of th'all bounteous Lord - Samuel Webbe, Jr.
Communion: The secret of Christ - Richard Shephard
February 5
PARISH CHOIR
February 12
Offertory: Almighty and everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons
Communion: O sacrum convivium - Giuseppe Bernabei
February 19
Offertory: Let all the world in every corner sing * - Kenneth Leighton
Communion: Prayer for Transfiguration day - John Weaver
February 26
Offertory: Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statues - Thomas Attwood
Communion: Call to remembrance - Richard Farrant
February 26 - Choral Evensong on the First Sunday of Lent
Introit: Let my prayer come up as the incense * - Peter Hallock
Responses: in G - Gary Davison
Canticles: Short Service - Orlando Gibbons
Psalms: 51 - Chant Bairstow SPCP
Motet: A Prayer of self-dedication - Gary Davison
Motet: Have mercy upon me, O Lord (T.bar.B) - Thomas Tomkins
Motet: Karin Boye's evening prayer - Egil Hovland
March 4 - CHOIR SWITCH for Diocesan Chorister Festival
Offertory: A Prayer of self-dedication - Gary Davison
Communion: Have mercy upon me, O Lord (T.bar.B) - Thomas Tomkins
March 11
Offertory: Here, O my Lord - Eleanor Daley
Communion: A Prayer of self-dedication - Gary Davison
March 18
Offertory: God so loved the world - Bob Chilcott
Communion: O sacrum convivium - Dan Locklair
March 25
Offertory: Verwirff mich nicht - Johannes Brahms
Communion: Schaffe in mir ein rein Herz - Johannes Brahms
April 1 - Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion
Passion: According to St. Mark - John Sanders
Offertory: Let this mind be in you - Lee Hoiby
Communion: Vere languores - Tomás Luis de Victoria
April 5 - Maundy Thursday
Offertory: Ave verum corpus - William Byrd
Anthem/Footwashing: This is my commandment - Charles Beaudrot
Communion: O sacrum convivium - Dan Locklair
April 6 - Good Friday
Passion: Passion according to St. John - Craig Phillips
Anthems: Good Friday Anthems - Robert Powell
April 7 - The Great Vigil of Easter
Offertory: Haec Dies - Giovanni da Palestrina
Communion: Now the green blade riseth - arr. Simon Lindley
Communion: Surrexit pastor bonus - Raphael Coloma
April 8 - Easter
Offertory: Christ the Lord is risen today - Eleanor Daley
Offertory: Easter anthem - William Billings
Communion: Haec dies - Giovanni da Palestrina
Communion: Now the green blade - arr. Simon Lindley
Communion: Surrexit pastor bonus - Raphael Coloma
Communion: This joyful Eastertide - arr. Philip Ledger
April 15
Offertory: Most glorious Lord of life - William Harris
Communion: Away with gloom, away with doubt - Barry Ferguson
April 22
PARISH CHOIR
April 29
Offertory: Surrexit pastor bonus - Raphael Coloma
Communion: The Lord is my Shepherd - Maurice Greene
May 6
Offertory: Ubi caritas - Paul Mealor
Communion: I am the true vine - Margaret Sandresky
May 6 - Choral Evensong in Eastertide
Responses: in G - William Smith
Canticles: in G - Herbert Sumsion
Psalms: 23 and 27 - Chants Smith / Turle
Motet: The Lord is my light * - Gary Davison
Motet: Let all the world in every corner sing * - Kenneth Leighton
May 13
Offertory: Cantate Domino à 4 - Hans Leo Hassler
Communion: This is my commandment - Charles Beaudrot
May 20 - Sunday after the Ascension
Offertory: Let all the world in every corner sing * - Kenneth Leighton
Communion: Beati quorum via - Charles Villiers Stanford
May 27 - Pentecost
Offertory: Hail this joyful day's return - Craig Phillips
Communion: O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit - Thomas Tallis
* Denotes anthems to be sung at the Opening Worship Service of the American Guild of Organists' National Convention, July 1, 2012.
