Trinity Term 2019
Chapel Services and Music
MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD
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We welcome you to our worshipping community at Magdalen. Prayer and praise have been offered to God in this place since the fifteenth century, when the College was founded by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. The statutes of 1480 make provision for a Choir comprising sixteen boy Choristers and a number of adult Clerks, ‘that the worship of God, from whom all good things come, might be increased more widely and better sustained’. That tradition continues unchanged today. The Choirmaster at Magdalen retains the ancient Latin title Informator Choristarum, and among those who have held the post over the centuries are John Sheppard, Daniel Purcell, Sir John Stainer, Sir William McKie, and, in more recent years, Dr Bernard Rose.
It is the aim of the Dean of Divinity and the Informator Choristarum that all our services here should be dedicated to the glory of God. Our music is not an end in itself but part of a larger whole. We hope that in the singing and in the silence, in the spoken word and in the beauty of this house of God, you will feel that greater presence, and be blessed by the peace that passes all understanding.
MARK WILLIAMS JONATHAN ARNOLD Informator Choristarum Dean of Divinity
TRINITY TERM
Choral Services
Services are normally sung by Magdalen College Choir (men and boys). Evensong on Saturdays is normally sung by Magdalen Consort of Voices (men and women). Tuesdays are usually sung by the Choristers alone, and Fridays by the Academical Clerks alone. Details are given in the Music List when services depart from this pattern, such as during the school half-term holiday (25th May to 1st June). On Sundays, at the Eucharist, there is a short homily of approximately five minutes, and at Evensong a sermon of approximately ten minutes. Evensong on Sundays is followed by drinks in the Antechapel.
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Frideswide Voices
We are delighted that the girl choristers of Frideswide Voices, under the direction of Mr Will Dawes and accompanied on the organ by Mr Benjamin Banks, will be singing services on Monday evenings throughout this term (with exceptions, details of which are given in the Music List). In Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, they were resident in Christ Church and New College respectively. We are very glad to have them with us again, and the College Choir looks forward to a joint service with Frideswide Voices on 22nd May.
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Visiting Choirs & Instrumentalists
It is a pleasure to welcome the Consort of the Oratory School, Woodcote to join the Academical Clerks of the College Choir for Choral Evening Prayer on Friday 3rd May, and the Chamber Choir of Magdalen College School Junior School to join the Junior Choristers of the College Choir for Choral Evening Prayer on Tuesday 18th June. On Saturday 1st June, the Consort of Voices are joined by the Instruments of Time and Truth for Evensong which will include J.S. Bach’s exuberant setting of the Magnificat.
Organ music
Organ music plays an integral part in our liturgy. Alexander Pott, Assistant Organist, and Rupert Jackson, Organ Scholar, play the organ for the majority of the services in Chapel.
Retiring Collections
Our retiring collections will go to support the work of our charity for Trinity Term, Emmaus, www.emmaus.org.uk, which works to eliminate homelessness by providing meaningful work and a stable home for people in centres across the UK.
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APRIL TO JULY 2019
Supporting the Choir and Chapel
The Chapel and Choir are grateful for the generous support of the College for their core activities, but look to benefactors to support additional activities, including recordings, concerts and tours. If you are interested in joining the Friends of Magdalen College Choir or wish to discuss ways of supporting music at the College, please contact the Informator Choristarum, through Melanie Bennette, at [email protected], or collect a leaflet from the back of the Chapel.
Membership of the Choir
The Informator Choristarum, Mark Williams, is always pleased to hear from prospective applicants for Choristerships, Academical Clerkships and Organ Scholarships. To arrange an informal meeting, please email Melanie Bennette, the Chapel and Choir PA, at [email protected].
EASTER SERVICES
APRIL 18 THURSDAY MAUNDY THURSDAY 6.00 pm Sung Eucharist with washing of feet MASS Poulenc Messe en Sol majeur HYMNS 79 (TUNE 128 ii), 280, 86 READINGS Exodus 12: 1-14; John 13: 1-17, 31b-35 ANTHEMS Edmund Jolliffe Ubi caritas Lotti Crucifixus etiam pro nobis
19 FRIDAY GOOD FRIDAY 12.00 pm The Good Friday Liturgy (Men’s Voices) GOSPEL Victoria The Passion according to St. John PSALM 22: 1-21 ANTHEMS Tallis The Lamentations of Jeremiah
21 SUNDAY EASTER DAY 11.00 am Festal Sung Eucharist MASS Langlais Messe solennelle HYMNS 110, 117, 120 READINGS Acts 10: 34-43; John 20: 1-18 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity ANTHEMS Ned Rorem Sing, my soul, his wondrous love Handel Hallelujah! VOLUNTARY Dupré Prelude & Fugue in B major Op. 7 No. 1
APRIL & MAY 2019
28 SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 11.00 am Sung Matins and Sermon before the University for St. Mark’s Day with Admission of Choristers and Sacristans RESPONSES Radcliffe HYMNS 117, 163 CANTICLES Ireland Te Deum and Jubilate in F PSALM 119: 9-16 READINGS Acts 15: 35-end; Mark 13: 5-13 PREACHER The Reverend Canon Dr Emma Pennington, Canon Missioner, Canterbury Cathedral ANTHEM Handel Since by man came death VOLUNTARY Mendelssohn Allegro assai vivace from Sonata No. 1, Op. 65
6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Founder’s Prayers INTROIT Wood Haec dies HYMNS 103, 363 RESPONSES Rose PSALMS 137, 138 READINGS Isaiah 52: 13-53: 12; Luke 24: 13-35 CANTICLES Howells Collegium regale ANTHEM Bob Chilcott Now the green blade riseth VOLUNTARY Elgar Imperial March
29 MONDAY GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON OF ENGLAND, C. 304 (TRANSFERRED) 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) INTROIT Trad. arr. Will Dawes Steal away PSALM 143 RESPONSES Plainsong HYMN 225 (i) READINGS Isaiah 43: 1-7; John 15: 1-8 CANTICLES Dyson in C minor ANTHEM Ireland Ex ore innocentium
30 TUESDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 148 READINGS Ezekiel 1: 4-14; 2 Timothy 4: 1-11 CANTICLE Plainsong O God, thy loving care for man MAGNIFICAT Watson in F ANTHEM Parry Long since in Egypt’s plenteous land
FIRST WEEK
MAY 1 WEDNESDAY PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES 6.00 am Singing from the Great Tower Rogers Hymnus Eucharisticus Vaughan Williams Linden Lea Morley Now is the month of Maying Arlen arr. Guy Turner Somewhere over the rainbow 9.15 am Sung Eucharist MASS Berkeley Missa brevis HYMNS 473 (OMIT *), READINGS Isaiah 30: 15-21; John 14: 1-14 164 (TUNE 128) ANTHEM Mathias As truly as God is our father VOLUNTARY Vierne Hymne au Soleil
2 THURSDAY ATHANASIUS, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, TEACHER, 373 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Tomkins PSALM 14 READINGS Jonah 2; Mark 4: 35-end CANTICLES Weelkes First Service ANTHEM Taverner Dum transisset Sabbatum
3 FRIDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (sung jointly by the Academical Clerks and the RESPONSES Plainsong Consort of the Oratory School, Woodcote) READINGS Genesis 6: 9-end; 1 Peter 3: 8-end PSALM 18: 1-22 CANTICLE Plainsong O Christ, the heavens’ eternal king MAGNIFICAT Sumsion in G ANTHEM Wise Awake, put on thy strength ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
4 SATURDAY ENGLISH SAINTS AND MARTYRS OF THE REFORMATION ERA 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT Lasso Jubilate Deo PSALMS 23, 24 RESPONSES Ayleward HYMN 251 READINGS 1 Samuel 2: 1-8; Matthew 28: 8-15 CANTICLES Hassler Magnificat quinti toni Josquin Nunc dimittis ANTHEM L’Héritier Surrexit pastor bonus
When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying. Karl Rahner MAY 2019
5 SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Walton Missa Brevis HYMNS 107, 310, 104 READINGS Acts 9: 1-6; John 21: 1-19 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity ANTHEM Philip Wilby Vox Dei VOLUNTARY Iain Farrington Finale from ‘Fiesta!’
6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Sermon and Founder’s Prayers RESPONSES Smith HYMNS 113, 124 READINGS Isaiah 38: 9-20; John 11: 27-44 PSALM 27 CANTICLES Leighton Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense ANTHEM Bassano Dic nobis, Maria VOLUNTARY Langlais Bells
6 MONDAY THE BENEFACTION OF SIMON PERROTT, 1584 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 32 READINGS Exodus 24: 1-11; Revelation 5 CANTICLES Watson in F ANTHEM Colin Mawby I will lift up mine eyes
7 TUESDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Malcolm Archer PSALM 36 READINGS Leviticus 19: 9-18, 32-end; Matthew 5: 38-end CANTICLE Trad. French Now the green blade riseth MAGNIFICAT Bairstow in E flat ANTHEM Dankworth Light of the world ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
SECOND WEEK
8 WEDNESDAY JULIAN OF NORWICH, C. 1417 8.15 am Morning Prayer
3.30 pm Choral Evensong INTROIT Philip Wilby Vox Dei PSALMS 41, 42, 43 This service will be RESPONSES Tomkins HYMN 401 broadcast live on READINGS Genesis 3: 8-21; 1 Corinthians 15: 12-28 BBC Radio 3. CANTICLES David Bevan Magnificat octavi toni The congregation is asked Tye Nunc dimittis to be seated by 3.15pm. ANTHEM Mathias As truly as God is our father VOLUNTARY Simon Preston Alleluyas
9 THURSDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 48 READINGS Isaiah 33: 13-22; Mark 6: 47-end CANTICLES Batten Short Service ANTHEM Palestrina Regina coeli
10 FRIDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong before the Waynflete Dinner INTROIT Roderick Williams This is the work of Christ PSALMS 53, 54 RESPONSES Rose HYMN 272 (OMIT V. 3) READINGS Nehemiah 9: 6-17; Romans 5: 12-end CANTICLES Stewart in C sharp minor ANTHEM Grayston Ives Faithful Shepherd VOLUNTARY Mendlessohn Con moto maestoso from Sonata No. 3, Op. 65
11 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong attended by participants in the Choral & Organ Open Day INTROIT Trad. arr. Tippett Steal away PSALM 60 RESPONSES Rose HYMN 377 READINGS Isaiah 61: 10-62: 5; Luke 24: 1-12 CANTICLES Noble in B minor ANTHEM Wesley Blessed be the God and Father
God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall. Julian of Norwich MAY 2019
12 SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Palestrina Missa Brevis HYMNS 119 (TN. 107), 280, 271 READINGS Acts 9: 36-end; John 10: 22-30 PREACHER Professor Toby Garfitt, Emeritus Fellow in French, Magdalen College ANTHEM Clemens non Papa Ego flos campi VOLUNTARY Byrd A Fancy
6.00 pm Choral Evensong INTROIT Purcell Hear my prayer HYMNS 112, 477 RESPONSES Tomkins PSALM 66 READINGS Isaiah 63: 7-14; Luke 24: 36-49 CANTICLES Appleby Magnificat Tye Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Gabrieli Exultavit cor meum in Domino VOLUNTARY Buxtehude Praeludium G-moll BuxWV 148
13 MONDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 69: 1-12, READINGS Jeremiah 31: 10-17; Revelation 7: 9-end 30-37 CANTICLES Philip Moore Short Service ANTHEM J.S. Bach, arr. Gounod Ave Maria
14 TUESDAY MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong (Boys’ Voices) INTROIT Gounod Da pacem, Domine PSALM 73 RESPONSES Malcolm Archer HYMN 165 (TUNE 318) READINGS 1 Samuel 16: 1-13a; Matthew 7: 15-27 ANTIPHON In omnem terram CANTICLES Malcolm Archer Berkshire Service ANTHEM Simon Lole The Father’s Love VOLUNTARY Howells Master Tallis’s Testament
THIRD WEEK
15 WEDNESDAY CAROLINE CHISHOLM, 1877 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Radcliffe PSALM 76 READINGS Genesis 2: 4b-9; 1 Corinthians 15: 35-49 CANTICLES Watson in E ANTHEM Varley Roberts Seek ye the Lord
16 THURSDAY CAROLINE CHISHOLM, 1877 8.15 am Morning Prayer
5.30 pm Sung Eucharist with Confirmation MASS Rheinberger Cantus Missae HYMNS 140, 393 Please note the earlier READINGS Acts 13: 13-25; John 13: 16-20 start time PREACHER The Right Reverend Humphrey Southern Principal, Ripon College, Cuddesdon ANTHEM Peter Nardone I give you a new commandment VOLUNTARY Leighton Veni Creator Spiritus
17 FRIDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 88 READINGS Ecclesiastes 12: 1-8; Romans 6: 1-11 CANTICLE Plainsong O Father, who didst all things make MAGNIFICAT Suriano Secundi toni ANTHEM Parsons Credo quod redemptor meus vivit ANTIPHON Palestrina Regina coeli
9.00 pm Compline (Men’s Voices) HYMN Plainsong Ad cenam agni providi ANTIPHON Whyte Regina coeli
18 SATURDAY GREGORY DIX, 1952 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT Brumel Sicut lilium PSALM 91 RESPONSES Reading HYMN 118 READINGS 1 Chronicles 29: 10-13; Luke 24: 13-35 CANTICLES Leighton Second Service ANTHEM Guerrero Ave virgo sanctissima
Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness Meister Eckhart MAY 2019
19 SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Tye Missa Euge bone HYMNS 84, 302, 375 READINGS Acts 11: 1-18; John 13: 31-35 PREACHER The Reverend Professor Sabina Alkire, Honorary Chaplain ANTHEM Sheppard Kyrie Lux et Origo VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Vivace from Sonata in G BWV 530/i
6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Sermon RESPONSES Matthew Martin HYMNS 439, 425 READINGS Daniel 6: 6-23; Mark 15: 46-16: 8 PSALM 102: 1-12 CANTICLES Walmisley in D minor ANTHEM Hayes Lord, thou hast been our refuge PREACHER The Reverend Jonathan Sedgwick, Priest-in-Charge, St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, and former Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College VOLUNTARY Handel Presto from Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 5
20 MONDAY ALCUIN OF YORK, 804 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 104: 1-23 READINGS Genesis 15: 1-18; Romans 4: 13-end CANTICLES Sumsion in G ANTHEM Franck Panis angelicus
21 TUESDAY HELENA, 330 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 106: 1-12 READINGS Deuteronomy 8: 1-10; Matthew 6: 19-end CANTICLE Grayston Ives The Lord hath clothed me MAGNIFICAT Rose in E ANTHEM Casals Nigra sum ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
FOURTH WEEK
22 WEDNESDAY CAROLINE CHISHOLM, 1877 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (sung jointly with Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Radcliffe PSALM 108 READINGS Hosea 13: 4-14; 1 Corinthians 15: 50-end CANTICLES Wood in D ANTHEM Matthew Martin Te lucis ante terminum
23 THURSDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Smith PSALM 115 READINGS Exodus 3: 1-15; Mark 12: 18-27 CANTICLES Hooper Short Service ANTHEM Gabrieli Jubilate Deo
24 FRIDAY JOHN & CHARLES WESLEY, 1791 & 1788 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Tallis PSALM 119: 1-16 READINGS Ezekiel 36: 33-end; Romans 8: 1-11 CANTICLE Plainsong Before the ending of the day MAGNIFICAT Mundy Service in three parts ANTHEM Sheppard Christ rising again ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
25 SATURDAY BEDE, 735; ALDHELM, 709 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) RESPONSES Paul Spicer PSALM 119: 89-104 READINGS Isaiah 38: 9-20; Luke 24: 33-end HYMN 456 CANTICLES Gray in F minor ANTHEM Parry At the round earth’s imagined corners
A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness. Mother Teresa MAY & JUNE 2019
26 SUNDAY FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 11.00 am Sung Eucharist (Men’s Voices) MASS Byrd Mass for three voices HYMNS 102, 295, 486 READINGS Acts 16: 9-15; John 14: 23-29 PREACHER The Reverend Professor Robert Gilbert, Fellows’ Chaplain ANTHEM Monteverdi Ego sum pastor bonus VOLUNTARY Scheidt Niederländisches Lied, Cantio Belgica
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) INTROIT Sheppard Submit yourselves one to another RESPONSES Plainsong HYMNS 349, 362 (TN. 185) READINGS Zephaniah 3: 14-end; PSALM 119: 161-end Matthew 28: 1-10, 16-end CANTICLES Philip Moore Second Service ANTHEM Sheppard Rejoice in the Lord VOLUNTARY Bull Ut re mi fa sol la
27 MONDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
28 TUESDAY LANFRANC, 1089 8.15 am Morning Prayer
29 WEDNESDAY ROGATION DAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 143 READINGS 2 Samuel 23: 1-5; Colossians 2: 20-3: 4 CANTICLES Palestrina Magnificat quarti toni Palestrina Nunc dimittis octavi toni ANTHEM Byrd Non vos relinquam orphanos
FIFTH WEEK
30 THURSDAY ASCENSION DAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Sung Eucharist (Consort of Voices) MASS Victoria Missa Ascendens Christus HYMNS 130 (OMIT *), 352 READINGS Acts 1: 1-11; Luke 24: 44-end PREACHER Professor Toby Garfitt, Emeritus Fellow in French, Magdalen College ANTHEM James MacMillan Data est mihi potestas VOLUNTARY Messiaen Force et agilité des Corps Glorieux
31 FRIDAY VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong (Men’s Voices) INTROIT Liszt Ave maris stella PSALM 150 RESPONSES Richard Lloyd HYMN 185 READINGS Zechariah 2: 10-end; John 3: 25-30 ANTIPHON Ut audivit CANTICLES Wood in E ANTHEM Biebl Ave Maria VOLUNTARY Mulet Angelus
JUNE 1 SATURDAY JUSTIN, C. 165 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices and Instrumentalists) RESPONSES Ayleward PSALM 6 READINGS Numbers 11: 16-17, 24-29; 1 Corinthians 2 HYMN 444 CANTICLES J.S. Bach Magnificat BWV 243 Plainsong Nunc dimittis ANTHEM J.S. Bach Wann soll es doch geschehen BWV 11/xi
Every man prays in his own language, and there is no language that God does not understand. Duke Ellington JUNE 2019
2 SUNDAY SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Stanford in B flat HYMNS 134, 288, 296 READINGS Acts 16: 16-34; John 17: 20-end PREACHER Dr Ralph Walker, Founder’s Chaplain ANTHEM Bairstow Let all mortal flesh keep silence VOLUNTARY Brahms Prelude and Fugue in G minor
6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Sermon RESPONSES Matthew Martin HYMNS 128, 495 READINGS Isaiah 44: 1-8; Luke 24: 44-end PSALM 14 CANTICLES Francis Jackson in G ANTHEM Gibbons O clap your hands PREACHER The Right Reverend Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Heut’ triumphiret Gottes Sohn BWV 630
3 MONDAY THE MARTYRS OF UGANDA, 1885-87 AND 1977 8.15 am Morning Prayer
4 TUESDAY PETROC, 6TH CENTURY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys’ Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 26 READINGS 1 Samuel 10: 1-10; 1 Corinthians 12: 1-13 CANTICLE Plainsong Sing we triumphant hymns of praise MAGNIFICAT Tallis in the Dorian mode ANTHEM Richard Shephard Let him who seeks ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
5 WEDNESDAY BONIFACE OF CREDITON, 754 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Smith PSALM 27 READINGS 1 Kings 19: 1-18; Matthew 3: 13-end CANTICLES De Rore Magnificat primi toni Malcolm Nunc dimittis tertii toni ANTHEM Lasso Ad te levavi
SIXTH WEEK
6 THURSDAY INI KOPURIA, 1945 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Tomkins PSALM 32 READINGS Ezekiel 11: 14-20; Matthew 9: 35-10: 20 CANTICLES Byrd Short Service ANTHEM Schütz Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
7 FRIDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Tallis PSALM 36 READINGS Ezekiel 36: 22-28; Matthew 12: 22-32 CANTICLE Plainsong Eternal monarch, King most high MAGNIFICAT Tallis in the Dorian mode ANTHEM Tallis If ye love me ANTIPHON Plainsong Regina coeli
9.00 pm Compline (Men’s Voices) HYMN Plainsong Ad cenam agni providi ANTIPHON Byrd Regina coeli
8 SATURDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong sung jointly with the Choirs of Christ Church and New College INTROIT Victoria Veni sancte spiritus PSALMS 42, 43 RESPONSES Rose HYMN 427 READINGS Deuteronomy 16: 9-15; John 7: 37-39 CANTICLES Palestrina Magnificat primi toni Holst Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Vulpius Dum complerentur
THIS SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE IN MAGDALEN COLLEGE CHAPEL.
To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust that I will hear the voice of blessing – that demands real effort. Henri J.M. Nouwen JUNE 2019
9 SUNDAY PENTECOST (WHIT SUNDAY) 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Martin Messe pour double chœur HYMNS 140, 446, 408 READINGS Acts 2: 1-21; John 14: 8-17 PREACHER Dr Spencer Klavan, Lecturer in Greek Language and Literature, ANTHEM Friedell Draw us in the Spirit’s tether Magdalen College VOLUNTARY Titelouze Veni creator
6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong INTROIT Poulenc Salve Regina HYMNS 137, 431 RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 47 READINGS Exodus 33: 7-20; John 16: 4b-15 ANTIPHON Non vos relinquam CANTICLES Howells in G ANTHEM Harvey Come, Holy Ghost VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Fantasia super Komm, heiliger Geist BWV 651
10 MONDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 55 READINGS Genesis 12: 1-9; Romans 4: 1-8 CANTICLES Malcolm Archer Berkshire Service ANTHEM J.S. Bach Mein Gläubiges Herze
11 TUESDAY BARNABAS THE APOSTLE 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong (Boys’ Voices) INTROIT Mendelssohn Lift thine eyes PSALM 60 RESPONSES Malcolm Archer HYMN 167 READINGS Ecclesiastes 12: 9-end; Acts 9: 26-31 ANTIPHON Qui vult venire post me CANTICLES Philip Moore Faburdens ANTHEM Ridout Let saints on earth in concert sing VOLUNTARY Dupré Placare Christe servulis
SEVENTH WEEK
12 WEDNESDAY FOUNDER’S DAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Founder’s Prayers INTROIT Elgar They are at rest PSALM 66 RESPONSES Rose HYMN 413 READINGS Genesis 15; Romans 4: 1-8 CANTICLES Walton Chichester Service ANTHEM D Purcell Sing we merrily VOLUNTARY Britten Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria
13 THURSDAY 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Radcliffe PSALM 69: 1-22 READINGS Genesis 22: 1-18; Hebrews 11: 8-19 CANTICLES Brewer in D ANTHEM Elgar The Spirit of the Lord
14 FRIDAY RICHARD BAXTER, 1691 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 73 READINGS Isaiah 51: 1-8; John 8: 48-end CANTICLE Plainsong Rejoice the year upon its way MAGNIFICAT Lasso Septimi toni ANTHEM Schubert Hymne an den heiligen Geist ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina
15 SATURDAY EVELYN UNDERHILL, 1941 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices) INTROIT Tallis Miserere nostri PSALM 77 RESPONSES Paul Spicer HYMN 381 READINGS Isaiah 40: 12-end; Mark 1: 1-13 CANTICLES Giles Swayne Magnificat Josquin Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Byrd Tribue Domine
There is no one who is insignificant in the purpose of God. Alistair Begg JUNE 2019
16 SUNDAY TRINITY SUNDAY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist MASS Mozart Coronation Mass HYMNS 159, 294, 146 READINGS Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31; John 16: 12-15 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity ANTHEM Stewart King of Glory, King of Peace VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Prelude in E flat major BWV 552/i
6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong with Sermon and Founder’s Prayers RESPONSES Rose HYMNS 466, 478 READINGS Exodus 3: 1-15; John 3: 1-17 PSALM 84 ANTIPHON Benedictus es CANTICLES David Bevan Magnificat octavi toni Rachmaninov Nunc dimittis ANTHEM Stainer I saw the Lord PREACHER The Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Priest-in-Charge, St. Mary-at-Hill, Eastcheap and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Fugue in E flat major ‘St Anne’ BWV 552/ii
17 MONDAY SAMUEL & HENRIETTA BARNETT, 1913 & 1936 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 89: 1-19 READINGS Exodus 2: 1-10; Hebrews 11: 23-31 CANTICLES Christopher Robinson in C ANTHEM Vaughan Williams The Call
18 TUESDAY BERNARD MIZEKI, 1896 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (sung jointly by the Junior Choristers and Magdalen College School Junior School Chamber Choir) RESPONSES Plainsong READINGS Exodus 2: 11-end; Acts 7: 17-29 PSALM 93 CANTICLE Plainsong Creator of the earth and sky MAGNIFICAT Dyson in C minor ANTHEM Bob Chilcott Irish Blessing ANTIPHON Plainsong Salve Regina
EIGHTH WEEK
19 WEDNESDAY SUNDAR SINGH OF INDIA, 1929 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evensong RESPONSES Matthew Martin PSALM 101 READINGS Exodus 3: 1-12; Acts 7: 30-38 CANTICLES Rubbra in A flat ANTHEM Monteverdi Dixit Dominus
20 THURSDAY DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR HOLY COMMUNION (CORPUS CHRISTI) 8.15 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Sung Eucharist and Procession MASS Byrd Mass for four voices HYMNS 310, 307, 368 READINGS Genesis 14: 18-20; John 6: 51-58 PREACHER Mr Oliver Baldwin, Undergraduate, Modern Languages, ANTHEMS Lobo O quam suavis est, Domine Magdalen College Laloux Tantum ergo VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele BWV 654
21 FRIDAY 8.30 am Morning Prayer
6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men’s Voices) RESPONSES Richard Lloyd PSALM 106: 1-12 READINGS Exodus 34: 1-10; Mark 7: 1-13 CANTICLE Plainsong Father most holy MAGNIFICAT Philip Moore First Service ANTHEM Grayston Ives Ego sum panis vivus ANTIPHON Richafort Salve Regina
22 SATURDAY ALBAN, C. 250 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (College Choir & Consort of Voices) INTROIT Hassler Cantate Domino PSALM 108 RESPONSES Radcliffe HYMN 252 READINGS Exodus 34: 27-end; 2 Corinthians 3: 7-end CANTICLES Dyson in D ANTHEM Parry Blest pair of sirens VOLUNTARY Vierne Final from Symphony No. 1, Op. 14
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. St. Teresa of Avila JUNE & JULY 2019
23 SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST 10.00 am Sermon before the University for St. John the Baptist’s Day ANTHEM Trad. arr. Tippett Deep river HYMN 58 PREACHER The Reverend Canon Dr Robin Ward, (TUNE 94) Principal, St. Stephen’s House, Oxford
THIS SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN ST. JOHN’S QUAD
24 MONDAY BERNARD MIZEKI, 1896 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 119: 1-16 READINGS Malachi 4; Matthew 11: 2-19 CANTICLES Sumsion in D ANTHEM Purcell Evening Hymn
25 TUESDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong for Magdalen College Junior School leavers INTROIT Tomkins Almighty and everlasting God PSALM 119: 89-104 RESPONSES Smith HYMN 413 READINGS Genesis 41: 15-40; James 5: 13-end CANTICLES Brewer in D ANTHEM James Whitbourn Set me as a seal VOLUNTARY Cocker Tuba Tune
SEATS IN THE INNER CHAPEL WILL BE RESERVED FOR MCS PUPILS, FAMILIES AND STAFF.
29 SATURDAY PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES 6.00 pm Choral Evensong for the ‘Be a Chorister for a Day’ event INTROIT Rachmaninov To thee O Lord PSALM 142 RESPONSES Radcliffe HYMN 475 READINGS Ezekiel 34: 11-16; John 21: 15-22 CANTICLES Stanford in A ANTHEM John Rutter For the beauty of the earth VOLUNTARY Karg-Elert Nun danket alle Gott
SEATS IN THE INNER CHAPEL WILL INITIALLY BE RESERVED FOR FAMILIES OF THOSE TAKING PART IN THE ‘BE A CHORISTER FOR A DAY’ EVENT.
SERVICES FOLLOWING THE END OF UNIVERSITY TERM
JULY 1 MONDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evensong with Dismissal Ceremony (Frideswide Voices) RESPONSES Plainsong PSALM 122 READINGS Isaiah 32; James 3: 13-end HYMN 252 CANTICLES Ben Parry Ely Canticles ANTHEM Stanford A Song of Wisdom
6 SATURDAY ETHELDREDA, C. 678 6.00 pm Choral Evensong before the Gaudy (2000-2002) INTROIT Sheppard Libera nos PSALM 32 RESPONSES Tomkins HYMN 333 READINGS Isaiah 6: 1-9; Revelation 19: 9-end CANTICLES Howells in G ANTHEM Matthew Martin A Hymn to St. Etheldreda VOLUNTARY Francis Pott Laudes
22 MONDAY MARY MAGDALEN 6.00 pm Sung Eucharist (Consort of Voices) MASS Tallis Missa Salve intemerata HYMNS 174 (TUNE 195; OMIT *), 267 READINGS Song of Solomon 3: 1-14; John 20: 1-2, 11-18 PREACHER The Reverend Dr Andrew Bowyer, Dean of Divinity Elect ANTHEM Marenzio Mulier, quae erat in civitate VOLUNTARY Nivers Fortem virili pectore
REGULAR CHORAL SERVICES IN THE MICHAELMAS TERM WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2019 AT 11.00AM
SUNDAY 7 JULY, 6.00 pm SJE Arts, Iffley Road, Oxford
PSALMS OF DAVID Music by Gabrieli, Gibbons, Hassler, Lassus, Monteverdi & Schütz
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts Mark Williams, conductor
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Heinrich Schütz’s Psalmen David, the Choir of Magdalen College are joined by the renowned early music ensemble, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, in psalm settings by Giovanni Gabrieli, Orlando Gibbons, Hans Leo Hassler, Orlando di Lasso and Claudio Monteverdi, alongside selections from Schütz’s seminal setting of these powerful texts.
Tickets available from www.artsfestivaloxford.org 01865 253505
‘utterly timeless’ ‘a vibrant, appealing performance’ Independent on Sunday, ***** The Times, ****
‘Richly sustained performances’ The Observer, *****
NEW RELEASE (JUNE 2019)
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