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St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne St Paul’s Cathedral Together transforming our City and Diocese MELBOURNE Services and Music List: 28 March – 4 April 2021 Sunday 28 March PALM SUNDAY 8am BCP Holy Communion. Hymn: Ride on, ride on in majesty Friday 2 April GOOD FRIDAY 10am Choral Eucharist. Organist: Lachlan Redd TB, BS, SusanH 9am The Choral Liturgy of Good Friday C, C, SimonC Choristers: Cantoris Boys SHvth, C, EW Organist: Roslyn Carolane KB, C, C Hymns: Int: Ride on, ride on in majesty; C, C, PN Choristers: Cantoris Girls SCos, C, C Off: My song is love unknown; C, KB, StephC Hymns: Grad: O sacred head; TB, C, NE Dis: The royal banners forward go OD, BS, GB Coll: When I survey; xx, xx, GB Setting: Missa Aeterna Christi munera – GP da Palestrina (1525-94) Sac: And now, O Father (Lamb during communion) Psalm: 22:1-21 Chant: June Nixon Psalm: 31.9-18 Chant: Plainsong responsorial Passion: According to St John (NRSV) – Francesco Soriano (?1548-1621) Gspl Acc: none Motets: Reproaches & Devotions of the Cross (including Popule meus, Trisagion, Motet: Ave verum corpus – William Byrd (c.1543-1623) and Crux fidelis); Christus factus est – Felice Anerio (c.1560-1614); Postlude: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 – Kyrie and Angus Dei from Mass for Four Voices – William Byrd J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Mr Lachlan Redd, Sub-Organist (c.1543-1623); Were you there? – arr. Mia Makaroff (b.1970) 1pm Mandarin Worship 華語崇拜 1.30pm The Crucifixion – John Stainer (1840-1901) JS, SusanH, SimonC Organist: Siegfried Franke SClp, C, C Monday 29 March Cathedral closed Soloists: Richard Thomas, tenor; Barry Fry, bass KB, C, C HOLY MONDAY Choristers: Cantoris Boys TB, BS, EW PS, GB, NE Tuesday 30 March Cathedral open for personal prayer from 10am HOLY TUESDAY Saturday 3 April Cathedral closed 11am Sung Chrism Eucharist with renewal of ordination vows HOLY SATURDAY 2pm Requiem Eucharist and Thanksgiving for the life of Belinda Wong-Barker Ensemble Gombert and friends directed by Mr John O’Donnell Sunday 4 April EASTER DAY Organist: Dr Calvin Bowman 6.30am Sung Easter Vigil, with Baptism and Confirmation (5.10pm Evensong (in person from Thursday 25 March) live streamed) Organist: Mrs Roslyn Carolane Please note that in person Evensong is cancelled today Exsultet: Sing choirs of heav’n; Off: The strife is o’er; Dis: Thine be the glory 10am Choral Eucharist. Organist: Mark Slavec TB, SusanH, LS Wednesday 31 March Cathedral open for personal prayer 10am-3pm Choristers: Decani Girls KB, C, C HOLY WEDNESDAY Hymns: Int: Jesus Christ is risen today; C, C, C (StephC) 8am Boy Choristers’ Rehearsal at Trinity Grammar School Off: At the Lamb’s high feast; BSlvc, NE, GB 12.15pm Eucharist Dis: Thine be the glory C, C, C, C, BSmth Setting: Missa Rorate Coeli desuper, Hob XXII:3 – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Thursday 1 April Cathedral open for personal prayer from 10am (Agnus Dei during communion) MAUNDY THURSDAY Psalm: Resp. Easter Anthems Chant: George Garrett (1834-97) 6pm Choral Eucharist, followed by Watch of Prayer BO, SusanH, SimonC Motet: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Organist: Lachlan Redd SClp, C, C Postlude: Finale from Symphony No.6, Op.42 No.2 – Charles-Marie Widor (1844- Choristers: Decani Boys HH, C, C (StephC) 1937): Mr Mark Slavec, June Nixon Organ Scholar Hymns: Grad: An upper room (GA: Emin); TB, NE, C Off: Christians lift your hearts and voices; OD, GB, LS Proc: Now my tongue, the mystery telling Setting: Communion Service in E – Harold Darke (1888-1976) Ech. Psalm: 116:1-2, 11-8 Chant: June Nixon Ftwshng: Ubi caritas – Maurice Duruflé (1902-86) Motet: If ye love me – Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85) Alt Strp: Psalm 88 Chant: Philip Nicholls (b.1976) .
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