Introduction ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO tomorrow great hymns and the soaring music of the choir evening, for the first time, the Festival of Nine and organ stood in eloquent contrast to the Lessons and Carols took place in the chapel of darkness of a cold winter night and the tragic King's College, Cambridge. shadows of the recently concluded Great War. It was not the first such service. Almost forty The intervening years have seen the worldwide years earlier, the bishop of Truro devised a broadcast of this service become a much beloved lessons and carols service for his cathedral, as a Christmas tradition. way to introduce a more lively liturgical As in 1918, we in our own day turn again to these experience and to lure potential congregants out sacred words and songs in a world troubled by of the pubs on Christmas Eve. The format war, natural disaster, violence, and economic quickly became popular and spread widely. uncertainty. Tonight?s service is offered in the Following the Great War, a newly appointed spirit of that first service at King?s, as a light dean of King's College Chapel, the 34 year old shining in the darkness; with fervent prayer for Rev'd Eric Milner-White, instituted the service at peace, goodwill and understanding among all King's, in collaboration with his organist Arthur people rising amidst the strains of glorious hymns Henry Mann, who was twice his age and rather and carols. Although much of the music at this dubious of the whole affair. In 1918 the service service is sung by the choir, the congregation did not begin with 'Once in royal David's city.' plays a central role. Please listen intently, pray and That hymn (with a tune composed by Mann) sing with your heart, mind, and voice, as received permanent pride of place the following indicated below. Again, welcome! year, along with several alterations to the Young children are most welcome at this service readings and order of service. The service has and we invite you to utilize the gathering area remained more or less the same ever since. should your little one need a break from the hard In 1918, the prayers and scripture readings, the work of being quiet when appropriate.
Welcome to St. Paul's! We are glad to have you with us to celebrate the season in this great Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. Whoever you are, whomever you love, whatever you believe, you are welcome at St. Paul's. This is a holy time, and we invite you to experience all that our worship offers by participating fully in the service. Personal listening devices are available from the ushers if this would be helpful to your participation in our worship. As always, St. Paul?s welcomes people of all ages, remembering that children have their own ways of praising God. We invite you to model your gratitude and joy during worship, while we also recognize that children participate differently than adults. Please feel at home in this holy space. We hope for you and yours a blessed, holy, and peaceful season of Christmas. Be well, do good, and spread some hope in this world. And most of all, welcome to St. Paul's.
The Rev'd Curtis Farr, Rector Help create a prayerful and meditative atmosphere before the service by refraining from conversation. Directions to stand should be understood as a request of only those able to do so comfortably.
ORDER of SERVICE
ORGAN VOLUNTARY Es ist ein Ros ' entsprungen Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) ¶ Please rise when the clergy and choir enter the church HYMN [Verses 1 & 2 Choir only] 1 Once in royal David?s city 2 He came down to earth from heaven stood a lowly cattle shed, who is God and Lord of all, where a mother laid her baby and his shelter was a stable, in a manger for his bed: and his cradle was a stall: Mary was that mother mild, with the poor, the mean, and the lowly, Jesus Christ her little child. lived on earth our Savior holy.
(next page for verse 5) [Congregation in unison] 5 Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by, we shall see him, but in heaven, set at God?s right hand on high; where like stars his children crowned all in white shall wait around.
Words: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Music: Irby, melody and harm. Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876); revised by A. H Mann (1850-1929) and others; descant David Willcocks (1919-2015) 87. 87. 77
THE BIDDING PRAYER Said by the Rector BELOVED IN CHRIST, at this Christmas-tide let it be our care and delight to hear again the message of the angels, and in heart and mind to go unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger. Therefore let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience through the glorious Redemption brought us by this holy Child; and let us make this church, dedicated to his great apostle Paul, glad with our carols of praise: But first, let us pray for the needs of the whole world; for peace on earth and goodwill among all his people; for unity and understanding within the Church he came to build, and especially in our sister parish of San Lucas y San Pablo in Bridgeport; in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and in the town and county of Fairfield. And let us remember, in his name, those that he loves most fervently: the poor and the helpless, the cold, the hungry, and the oppressed; the sick and them that mourn, the lonely and the unloved, the aged and the little children; all those who know not the Lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his heart of love. Lastly, let us remember before God all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore, and in a greater light, that multitude which no one can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom in the Lord Jesus we are one for evermore. These prayers and praises let us humbly offer to God, in the words which Christ has taught us: ¶ All, together Our Father, w ho art in heaven, hallow ed be thy Name, thy k ingdom come, thy w ill be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as w e forgive those w ho trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the k ingdom, and the pow er, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ¶ The Rector continues May Almighty God give us grace: May Christ give us the joys of everlasting life: and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. Amen.
¶ The Congregation may be seated
CAROL William Mathias (1934-1992) Nowell. Who is there that singeth so, Nowell? I am here, Sir Christémas. Welcome, my Lord Sir Christémas! Welcome to all, both more and less, come near. Nowell. Dieu vous garde, beaux sieurs, tidings I you bring: [God protect you, good sirs] a maid hath borne a child full younge, which causeth you to sing: Nowell. Christ is now born of a pure maid; in an ox stall he is laid, wherefore sing we at abrayde: Nowell. Buvez bien, buvez bien par toute la compagnie. [Drink well, throughout the gathering] Make good cheer and be right merry, and sing with us now joyfully: Nowell. Nowell! ? Anon., c. 1500
THE FIRST LESSON Genesis 3:8 - 15 Reader: William B, A Chorister of the Choir God tells sinful Adam and Eve that they have lost the life of Paradise
CAROL Boris Ord (1897-1961) ADAM LAY YBOUNDEN, bounden in a bond, Four thousand winter thought he not too long, And all was for an apple, an apple that he took, As clerkès finden, written in their book. Ne had the apple taken been, the apple taken been, Ne had never our Lady abeen heavené Queen. Blessed be the time that apple taken was, Therefore we moun singen, Deo gracias. ?Sloane MS (modernized), 15th c. English THE SECOND LESSON Isaiah 9:2 - 7 Reader: Phil Sidebottom, Schola The Prophet Isaiah reveals God?s promise of a Messiah for a faithful people
CAROL English folk carol, collected by Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), arr. H. Walford Davies (1869-1941) THE HOLLY AND THE IVY, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown: O the rising of the sun, and the running of the deer, the playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir. The holly bears a blossom, as white as any flower, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ To be our sweet Savior: Refrain The holly bears a berry, as red as any blood, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do poor sinners good: Refrain The holly bears a prickle as sharp as any thorn, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ On Christmas day in the morn: Refrain The holly bears a bark as bitter as any gall, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ For to redeem us all. Refrain ?Traditional English, early 19th cent.
¶ Sung by all, standing
HYMN [Choir only] [Congregation in unison] 3 But when to Bethlehem the came, 4 Now to the Lord sing praises, whereat this infant lay, all you within this place, They found him in a manger and with true love and brotherhood where oxen feed on hay; each other now embrace; His mother Mary, kneeling, This holy tide of Christmas unto the Lord did pray: Refrain (all join) doth bring redeeming grace: Refrain
Words: English West Country traditional, 1833; alt. Music: Chestnut, melody from The English Dancing Master, 1651; harm and descant by David Willcocks (1919-2015)
¶ The Congregation may be seated THE THIRD LESSON Isaiah 11:2 - 9 Reader: Lorie Boveroux, A Choir Parent God?s peace is revealed to Israel
CAROL Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907) A TENDER SHOOT HATH STARTED up from a root of grace, as ancient seers imparted from Jesse's holy race, it blooms without a blight, blooms in the cold, bleak winter, turning our darkness into light. This shoot Isaiah taught us, from Jesse's shoot should spring, the Virgin Mary brought us the branch of which we sing: Our God of endless might, gave her this child to save us, thus turning darkness into light. ? William Bartholomew 1793-1867
THE FOURTH LESSON Micah 5:2 - 5 Reader: Bob Webber, St. Cecilia Choir The Prophet Micah speaks Bethlehem's destiny ¶ Sung by all, standing
HYMN [Choir only] [Congregation in unison] 3 How silently, how silently, 4 O holy Child of Bethlehem, the wondrous gift is given! descend to us, we pray; So God imparts to human hearts cast out our sin and enter in, the blessings of his heaven. be known in us today. No ear may hear his coming, We hear the Christmas angels but in this world of sin, the great glad tidings tell; where meek souls will receive him, O come to us, abide with us, still the dear Christ enters in. our Lord Emmanuel!
Words: Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) Music: Forest Green, English melody; adapt. and harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) CMD
¶ The Congregation may be seated
THE FIFTH LESSON Luke 1:26 - 38 Reader: Suzanne Haas, Chair, Music Ministry Team The Angel Gabriel salutes the blessed Virgin Mary
CAROL Stephen Cleobury (b. 1948) THE FIRST GOOD JOY that Mary had, The next good joy that Mary had, it was the joy of one; it was the joy of two; to see the blessed Jesus Christ to see her own son, Jesus Christ, when he was first her son: to make the lame to go: When he was first her son, good man: To make the lame to go, good man: and blessed may he be, and blessed may he be, both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. The next good joy that Mary had, The next good joy that Mary had, it was the joy of three; it was the joy of four; to see her own son, Jesus Christ, to see her own son, Jesus Christ, to make the blind to see: to read the Bible o'er: To make the blind to see, good man: To read the Bible o'er, good man: and blessed may he be, and blessed may he be, both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. The next good joy that Mary had, The next good joy that Mary had, it was the joy of five; it was the joy of six; to see her own son, Jesus Christ, to see her own son, Jesus Christ, to bring the dead alive: upon the crucifix: To bring the dead alive, good man: Upon the crucifix, good man: and blessed may he be, and blessed may he be, both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity.
The next good joy that Mary had, it was the joy of seven; to see her own son, Jesus Christ, to wear the crown of heaven: To wear the crown of heaven, good man: and blessed may he be, both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to all eternity. ? Words Traditional English
THE SIXTH LESSON Luke 2:1 - 7 Reader: John Abdenour, Director of Music St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus
CAROL Die Heilige Nacht, Franz Gruber (1787-1853), arr. John Abdenour (b. 1962) STILLE NACHT, HEILIGE NACHT! Silent night, holy night! Alles schläft einsam wacht All?s asleep, one sole light nur das traute hochheilige Paar. Just the faithful and holy pair, Holder Knabe im lokkigen Haar, peaceful boy with curly hair, schlafe in himmlischer Ruh, Sleep in heavenly peace, schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! Sleep in heavenly peace! Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Silent night, holy night! Hirten erst kund gemacht! Shepherds first see the sight durch der Engel Halleluja through the angels? hallelujah tönt es laut von fern und nah: sounding loudly both far and near: Christ der Retter ist da, Christ the Savior is here, Christ der Retter ist da! Christ the Savior is here! Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Silent night, holy night! Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht Son of God, Mary?s child, Leib aus deinem göttlichen Mund, love is smiling from thy holy face da uns schlägt die rettende Stund, at this hour of redeeming grace, Christ, in deiner Geburt, O Christ at thy birth, Christ, in deiner Geburt! O Christ at thy birth! ?Jopsephus Franciscus Mohr (1792-1848); trans. various sources
CAROL Michael Head (1900-1976), arr. Noble Cain (1896-1977) AS I WALKED DOWN THE ROAD at set of sun, the lambs were coming homeward, one by one. I heard a sheep bell softly calling them Along the little road to Bethlehem. Beside an open door, as I drew nigh, I heard sweet Mary sing a lullaby. She sang about the lambs at close of day and rocked her tiny King among the hay. Across the air a silver sheep-bell rang, ?The lambs are coming home,? sweet Mary sang, ?Your star of gold, your star of gold is shining in the sky, So sleep, my little King, go lullaby.? ? Margaret Rose (d. 1958)
THE SEVENTH LESSON Luke 2:8 - 16 Reader: The Rev'd Alice A. Mindrum, Priest Affiliate The shepherds go to the manger
CAROL Harold Darke (1888-1976) IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ. Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day, Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay; Enough for Him, whom angels fall before, The ox and ass and camel which adore. What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart. ? Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) ¶ Sung by all, standing
HYMN
¶ The Congregation may be seated
THE EIGHTH LESSON Matthew 2:1 - 12 Reader: Jim Buggy, Senior Warden of the Vestry The Magi are led by a star to Bethlehem
CAROL Judith Weir (b. 1954) JERUSALEM, REJOS FOR JOY: With angellis licht in legionis Jesus, the sterne1 of most bewte2 thou art illumynit all about. in thee is rissin as richtous roy,3 Three kingis of strenge regionis fro dirkness to illumine thee. to thee are cumin with lusty rout, With glorius sound of angell gle all drest with dyamantis, thy prince is born in Baithlem reverst with gold in every hem, which sall thee mak of thraldome fre. sounding attonis4 with a schout. Illuminare, Jerusalem. Illuminare Jerusalem. The regeand tirrant that in thee rang, Herod, is exilit and his ofspring, 1 star 2 beauty 3 king The land of Juda that josit wrang,5 4 at once, together and rissin is now thy richtous king. 5 held, harbored 6 worthy So he so mychtie is and ding,6 quhen men his glorius name dois nem, hevin erd and hell makis inclyning. Illuminare, Jerusalem. ?Anonymous 15th cent., Scottish MS
¶ All stand for the Ninth Lesson
THE NINTH LESSON All Standing John 1:1-15 Reader: The Rev'd Curtis A. Farr, Rector St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation ¶ The congregation may be seated
CAROL John Tavener (1944-2013) God is with us. Hear, ye people, Even to the uttermost end of the earth. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. The people that dwell in the shadow of death, upon them the light has shined. For unto us a child is born! For unto us a son is given! And the government shall be upon his shoulder; And his name shall be called Wonderful! Counselor! The mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace. Hear ye people, Even to the uttermost end of the earth. Christ is born! ? From the Orthodox Great Compline for Christmas Eve ¶ Sung by all, standing
HYMN
[Congregation in unison] 4 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: Glory to God, glory in the highest; Refrain Words: John Francis Wade (1711-1786); tr. Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880) and others Music: Adeste fideles, present form of melody att. John Francis Wade (1711-1786); desc. J.R. Abdenour (b. 1962) Irr.
¶ The Congregation remains standing THE COLLECT FOR CHRISTMAS Priest The Lord be with you. People And also with you.
The Priest Affiliate says the Collect. ALMIGHTY GOD, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
THE BLESSING
The Rector blesses the people. MAY OUR GREAT REDEEMER, who by his incarnation gathered into one things earthly and heavenly, fill you with the sweetness of inward peace and goodwill; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always. Amen.
¶ The Congregation remains standing for the hymn (overleaf) HYMN
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788), alt. Music: Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847); adapt. William H. Cummings (1831-1915); desc. J. R. Abdenour (b. 1962) 77. 77. D with Refrain
¶ Please leave the church quietly, so that those remaining can listen to the voluntary
ORGAN VOLUNTARY In dulci jubilo BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Music Notes
To mark the centenary of the Festival of Nine Cathedral choir men in their common hall Lessons and Carols at King's College, (which would neatly explain the exhortation to Cambridge, our service today includes music bouve bien). A perfect fit for an earthy text, composed or arranged by all the individuals who Mathias? setting has aged well, offering listeners have served as director of music at the chapel in music with an effervescent and buoyant spirit. that time (except Philip Ledger, who was similarly represented in the Advent Carol The Holly and the Ivy is an English carol of Service earlier this month). indeterminate provenance. The words were first published in a broadside in Birmingham in 1814, If Charles Dickens is credited with inventing, and the tune was collected in 1911 by Cecil in literature, the modern celebration of Sharp, one of several folk music aficionadi Christmas, similar honors must be accorded (along with Vaughan Williams and others) who David Willcocks. Through dozens of recordings drove the development of folk song-based with the King's College choir, as a composer and hymns of the early 20th century. The verses as editor of the ubiquitous Carols for Choirs series reference various elements of Christ?s passion issued by Oxford University Press, Willcocks (blood, thorn, gall). One curious evolution in the shaped the sound of Christmas like nobody else, text concerns a preposition: In the early 1814 John Rutter included. In today?s service, his version, the final line of the refrain is ?sweet music is represented by two timeless descants: singing of the choir,? which morphed in ?God rest you merry, Gentlemen"? and "Once subsequent iterations to ?sweet singing in the in royal David?s city," the latter an arrangement choir.? Not a minor difference: the first reference of a melody composed by Willcocks' predecessor is to an ensemble, the second, to the quire, the Arthur Henry Mann. area in cathedrals and abbey churches where the Boris Ord was Director of Music at King's monks sang their office services. An early from 1927 to 1957. Unlike Willcocks, Ord?s example of the influence of the Oxford body of published musical works stands at movement, perhaps? The charming tune of this exactly one: his elegantly restrained setting of carol has incited countless arrangers to try their Adam lay ybounden, which has been a staple of luck, but none has succeeded more brilliantly carol services worldwide for many years. The than Henry Walford Davies, organist of the medieval text thanks God for the incident of Temple Church in London. Adam, Eve, the serpent, for although the eating of the apple opened humankind to sin and its It is indeed a small world. The composer of A horrible consequences, it also led ultimately to tender shoot was not only the husband and the incarnation of Jesus through ?Our Lady,? accompanist of the famous opera singer Jenny Mary: The fall of mankind into sin, in and of Lind, but also a student of Mendelssohn. Otto itself a catastrophe, is redeemed by God and Goldschmidt's lovely part song sets words by becomes the perfect vehicle of God?s grace Mendelssohn's collaborator and librettist, through the coming of Jesus. William Bartholomew. Out of all these webs of connection and influence sprang a musical William Mathias composed his setting of Sir tender shoot that has proved of lasting worth. Christèmas as part of a larger work, Ave Rex, in 1969. The fifteenth century carol is comprised of During his long tenure as director of music at a jocular dialogue between an assembled King's College since 1983, Stephen Cleobury has company of worshipers/ partiers and the established a reputation as a fine musician and messenger/ master of ceremonies, Sir an outstanding ambassador to the world for the Christèmas. Frank Ll. Harrison believed that the cause of cathedral music. He will retire from his original carol might well have been devised for post at King's in September 2019, and his use at the Christmas celebrations of the Exeter kindness and diplomacy will be missed by all. An active composer and arranger, his setting of Ord was temporarily replaced at King's by Joys Seven is typical, a hardy perennial that Harold Darke. An organist and composer, occasioned the breaking of no new ground but Darke's best loved composition is doubtless In is nonetheless a pleasure to sing. the bleak midwinter. While it may have begun life as a humble Perhaps Stephen Cleobury's greatest lasting Tyrolean folk hymn, what we now think of as legacy as music director at King's will be the ?Silent Night? is rarely performed that way custom he established of the choir's annually today. World-wide fame has not been kind to commissioning a new carol for the Festival of this little tune, and tonight we will attempt a Nine Lessons and Carols. As is the case with little restorative justice. The choir will sing a commissions, some of the works produced have simple arrangement of three of the original been hits and some have not. Judith Weir?s stanzas, unaccompanied, in German. Even this Illuminare, Jerusalem was commissioned and will overstate things a bit: the evidence suggests premiered in 1985. It is reckoned a hit. The that the earliest performances of Die heilige music manages the remarkable feat of sounding Nacht were in unison or two parts at most, both archaic and very modern at the same time, accompanied by guitar. A quick glance at the utilizing taut, spare, very linear writing almost translation (see above) will show that the in the style of Machaut or Ockeghem, but original text has not survived unaltered into the turning to a modern harmonic palette unafraid most common English translations. Joseph of dissonance, tritones, and polytonality. Weir?s Mohr?s six stanzas unfold their theology and use of the organ ? as a special effect, not an doctrine at a leisurely pace that doesn't work in accompaniment ? is striking. The text is from a the usual three stanza structure of our 15th century Scottish manuscript, and its contemporary English version. Thus Mohr combination of (medieval) English and Latin is could take time in the opening stanza to paint a perfect example of a carol in the strictest sense. his image of the baby Jesus as a ?beautiful boy with curly hair,? a phrase now permanently The music of John Tavener speaks in the idiom overwritten in English translations as ?holy of the Orthodox Church, his adopted faith. A infant so tender and mild.? Christmas Proclamation communicates through the Orthodox musical idiom, with the tenor A generation before there was John Rutter soloist utilizing traditional orthodox vocal there was Michael Head. Unlike Rutter, whose technique and ornamentation and singing in Christmas offerings would fill a decent sized dialogue with the choir's chant-like material. volume by themselves, Head?s oeuvre of choral The work concludes with a startling appearance works for Christmas stands at one: his setting of by the organ, which until the end of the piece a poem by Margaret Rose, The Little Road to has been silent. Bethlehem. Principally a composer of art songs, Head adorns Rose?s words with a melody of Like its more famous cousin in Cambridge, timeless beauty and sweetness (basically setting the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St. the template that would become the hallmark of Paul's Fairfield has been the occasion for the so much of John Rutter?s music). composition of hymn descants specifically devised for the choir and the space. Both "O At our Armistice Day concert last month we come, all ye faithful" and "Hark the herald considered the phenomenon of musicians and angels" are heard today in arrangements by artists going off to war, along with everyone music director John Abdenour. else. This happened to the same degree during the second world war as it had during the first. At the great collegiate chapels of Cambridge, this meant that in 1941 Robin Orr left his post at St. John's College (replaced for the duration by none other than Herbert Howells) and Boris Participating in today?s service Clergy The Rev'd Curtis A. Farr, Officiant The Rev'd Alice A. Mindrum Music John R. Abdenour, Director of Music Dylan R. C, Assisting Organist Benjamin McCormack, Assisting Conductor Christopher McCormack, Assisting Conductor
Acolyte Andrew Corbett Ushers Trish Garton, Rich Hagedus The St. Paul?s Choir Cantoris Choir - Treble Corinne A, Matthew B, Madison C, Claire D, Conor G, Julia H**, Evan M, Josephine M, Miranda S [Ryan G]
Alto ? Cantoris: Elisabeth Boveroux§ , Becket Greten-Harrison (Section Leader), Laura Mozier, Olivia Seymour§ , Amanda Sidebottom§ , Eva Uhrich
Tenor ? Cantoris: Christopher McCormack, Benjamin McCormack (Section Leader)
Bass ? Cantoris: Eric Andren, Benjamin P, Gregory Sullivan (Section Leader)
Decani Choir - Treble William B, Olivia B, Fiona C*, Madison C, Madeline C, Natalie F-S, Caitlyn G, Maya K [Kate D]
Alto ? Decani: Dolores Abbott, Elijah McCormack§ (Section Leader), Kelly Cranston§ , Tracey Cranston, Sarah McCormack
Tenor ? Decani: Jonathan Taylor (Section Leader)
Bass ? Decani: Dylan C (Section Leader), Ryan C, Bennett S, Colin S, Philip Sidebottom, Noah S
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