THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BLACKBURN

Services and Music for March & April 2019

Blackburn Cathedral Cathedral Close Blackburn BB1 5AA

Telephone 01254 277 430

www.blackburncathedral.com GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to Blackburn Cathedral, where the daily rhythm of worship continues to sustain the people of Lancashire as it has done for centuries. Choral services have always been a central part of this offering, as we aim to provide the highest quality of music to complement the liturgy. You are most welcome to join us for any event listed in this booklet, and we hope you will have many pleasant and spiritually fulfilling visits to Blackburn Cathedral.

Toilets, including disabled toilets are in the Cathedral Crypt, accessed by the stairs or lift situated in the Temple Gallery, off the South Transept. A disabled toilet is also available at Cathedral level in the South Porch to the left of the main doors when looking towards them.

An induction loop is available in the Cathedral, for both speech and music, for those who are hard of hearing. Please turn your hearing aid to the appropriate setting. Large print orders of service are available for some services – please ask one of the Stewards for more information.

The use of video and audio recording equipment is not permitted during the service without the written permission of the Dean. Please switch off mobile phones and pagers before the beginning of any cathedral event.

Joining a choir: The Cathedral’s Director of Music, Samuel Hudson, is always pleased to hear from potential new members of any of the cathedral’s choirs. There are a range of opportunities at the cathedral catering for singers of all ages. For more information, please consult the music pages of the cathedral website, or contact the music department on [email protected]

Lunchtime Recitals: Details of Wednesday lunchtime recitals, which take place throughout choir term time and are free to attend (though a collection is taken) are listed against the relevant date.

The Very Reverend Peter Howell-Jones Dean

Canon Andrew Hindley Canon Sacrist Canon Dr Rowena Pailing Canon Missioner Canon Andrew Horsfall Canon Pastor The Right Reverend Philip North Episcopal Canon

Samuel Hudson Organist and Director of Music Shaun Turnbull Assistant Director of Music

Information published in this document is correct at time of printing. Changes to any listing will be advertised on the cathedral’s website where possible.

MARCH 2019

1 FRIDAY David, Bishop of Menevia, 8.40 Morning Prayer Patron of Wales, c. 601 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

2 SATURDAY Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 3.30 RSCM Blackburn Festival 2019 with presentation of awards including music by Bairstow, Ireland, and Duruflé

3 SUNDAY THE SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) A Blackburn Mass James Davy Preacher: Canon Pailing O nata lux Tallis Voluntary: Choral Song Wesley

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Stanford in C and F Preacher: Canon Pailing Ave verum Elgar Psalm 99 Come my way Cooper Voluntary: Paean Howells

4.00 Evensong (Cathedral Choir) Preacher: Bishop Philip Here, O my Lord Whitlock Psalm 89, vv. 5 – 12 Collegium Regale Service Howells Responses Radcliffe Greater love hath no man Ireland Voluntary: Andante Moderato in C minor Bridge

4 MONDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

5 TUESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 464 The Blackburn Canticles Samuel Hudson Psalm 89, vv. 20 – 30 Praise Dyson Responses Malcolm Archer

6 WEDNESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY 9.00 St Wilfrid’s CE Academy Service 11.00 Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes N.B. There is no Lunchtime Recital today 7.00 Solemn Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes (Boys, Girls & Men) The Litany Tallis Preacher: Canon Michael Wedgeworth Kleine Orgelmesse Haydn Miserere mei, Deus Byrd View me, Lord Richard Lloyd

7 THURSDAY Perpetua, Felicity and their companions, 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist Martys at Carthage, 203 5.15 Evensong (Cathedral Consort) Hymn 218(i) Purcell in B flat Psalm 74 Hear my prayer Purcell Responses Ebdon

8 FRIDAY Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910 8.40 Morning Prayer Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647; 12.30 Holy Communion Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929 5.15 Evening Prayer (said) 8.00 Compline (Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir)

9 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 3.30 Evensong (The Guild Singers, Chorley) Hymns 67; 63 Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Farrant Psalm 73, vv. 1 – 8 The Second Service Byrd Responses Smith Wash me throughly Wesley

10 SUNDAY THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) The Galloway Mass James MacMillan Preacher: Canon Horsfall O pray for the peace of Jerusalem Howells Voluntary: Durch Adams fall ist ganz verderbt (BWV 637) J. S.Bach

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Ley in A minor Preacher: Canon Horsfall Civitas sancti tui Byrd Psalm 91, vv. 1 – 11 Voluntary: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 686) J. S. Bach

4.00 Evensong (Cathedral Choir) Preacher: Canon Michael Wedgeworth Thou knowest, Lord Purcell Psalm 119, vv. 73 – 88 Fauxbourdon service Byrd Responses Smith Wash me throughly Wesley Voluntary: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (BWV 669) J. S. Bach

11 MONDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

12 TUESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 67 Magnificat Plainsong tone II Psalm 46 Nunc dimittis Burgon Responses Plainsong I give to you a new commandment Peter Nardone

13 WEDNESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion 1.00 Lunchtime Recital: Samuel Bristow Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 5.15 Evensong (Young People’s Choir) Hymn 67 Dyson in F Psalm 28 Remember not, Lord, our offences Purcell Responses Smith

14 THURSDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

15 FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evensong (Boys’ voices) Hymn 73(ii) Ridout in E Psalm 54 Salvator mundi David Bednall Responses Plainsong 8.00 Compline (Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir)

16 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 3.30 Evensong (George Heriot’s School Choir, Edinburgh) Hymns 67; 376 If ye love me Tallis Psalm 4 Thiman in G Responses Plainsong Be still, my soul Whitlock

17 SUNDAY THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir with George Heriot’s School Choir) The Galloway Mass James MacMillan Preacher: Liz McLean If ye love me Tallis Come down, O love divine Harris Voluntary: Rhosymedre Vaughan Williams

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Mass for four voices Byrd Preacher: Liz McLean God so loved the world Stainer Psalm 27 Nolo mortem peccatoris Morley Voluntary: Kyrie Gott, heiliger Geist (BWV 671) J. S. Bach

4.00 Evensong (Cathedral Choir & George Heriot’s School Choir) Beati quorum via Stanford Preacher: Simon Cox Stanford in B flat Psalm 135, vv. 1 – 14 Solus ad victimam Leighton Responses Ayleward Voluntary: Fantasy on ‘Forty days and forty nights’ Leighton

18 MONDAY Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher, 386 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

19 TUESDAY JOSEPH OF NAZARETH 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 160 (t. 210) Ashfield in D minor Psalm 1 Notre père Martin Responses Plainsong

20 WEDNESDAY Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion 1.00 Lunchtime Recital: Angela Hicks soprano 5.15 Evensong (Schola Cantorum) Hymn 216 Tonus Peregrinus & Tone ii Plainsong Psalm 3 Why fum’th in fight Tallis Responses Plainsong

21 THURSDAY Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist Reformation Martyr, 1556 5.15 Evensong (Cathedral Consort) Hymn 225 (ii) The Fifth Service Tomkins Psalm 71 Lord, let me know mine end Greene Responses Ebdon

22 FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said) 8.00 Compline (Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir)

23 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said) 7.00 Blackburn Music Society Concert: Brahms – ‘Ein Deutsches Requiem’ With Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra & Conductor Abi Kitching

Tickets: £12 in advance, under 19s free. £14 on the door. For further information see: www.blackburnmusicsociety.org.uk

24 SUNDAY THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) The Galloway Mass James MacMillan Preacher: Bishop Philip Remember not Lord, our offences Purcell Voluntary: Ach wie nichtig (BWV 644) J. S. Bach

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Kronstorfer Messe Bruckner Preacher: Bishop Philip Sicut cervus Palestrina Psalm 63, vv. 1 – 9 Call to remembrance Farrant Voluntary: Toccata and Fugue in D minor/major Reger

4.00 Evensong (Cathedral Choir & Be a Chorister for an Afternoon Participants) Lead me, Lord Wesley Preacher: The Dean Wood in D Psalms 12; 13 I give to you a new commandment Peter Nardone Responses Rose Voluntary: Tuba Tune Lang

25 MONDAY THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE 8.40 Morning Prayer BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

26 TUESDAY Harriet Monsell, founder of the Community of 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist St John The Baptist, Clewer, 1883 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 70(i) Bairstow in E flat Psalm 64 Bist du bei mir Bach Responses Plainsong

27 WEDNESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion 1.00 Lunchtime Recital: Liam Cartwright All Saints, High Wycombe 5.15 Evensong (Schola Cantorum) Hymn 63 Fauxbourdon Service Arnold Psalm 39 O remember not Purcell Responses Plainsong

28 THURSDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

29 FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

30 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said) 7.30 Blackburn Symphony Orchestra with Sale Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Haworth present Mahler – Symphony No. 5

For tickets and further information: www.blackburnsymphony.org.uk

31 SUNDAY THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP) (Mothering Sunday)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) The Galloway Mass James MacMillan Preacher: The Dean The Lord bless you and keep you John Rutter Voluntary: Prière à notre dame Boëllmann

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Darke in E Preacher: The Dean Ave Maris Stella Grieg Psalm 127, vv. 1 – 4 The Lord bless you and keep you John Rutter Voluntary: Carillon-Toccata Longthorne

4.00 Evensong (Cathedral Choir) Preacher: Canon Pailing God so loved the world Stainer Psalm 30 The Short Service Gibbons Responses Clucas Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks Howells Voluntary: Variations on ‘Es stot ein Lind in Himmelreich’ Longthorne

APRIL 2019

1 MONDAY Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher, 1872 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

2 TUESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 86 Watson in E flat Psalm 80 Drop, drop, slow tears Bridge Responses Plainsong

3 WEDNESDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion 1.00 Lunchtime Recital: Tamsin Brown St John’s, Newcastle 5.15 Evensong (Schola Cantorum) Hymn 65 Tone viii & tone iii Plainsong Psalm 91 O Lord, hear my prayer Locke Responses Bond

4 THURSDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

5 FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evensong (Cathedral Choir) Hymn 74 Fauxbourdon Service Byrd Psalm 16 Prayer of King Henry VI Ley Responses Ayleward

The Cathedral Choirs resume the singing of services on Sunday, 14th April

6 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

7 SUNDAY THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP) (Passiontide Begins)

9.00 Parish Communion (congregational) Mass of St Thomas David Thorne Preacher: Canon Horsfall

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Rawstorne Singers) Wood in the Phrygian mode Preacher: Canon Horsfall Christus factus est pro nobis Bruckner Psalm 126

4.00 Evensong (Rawstorne Singers) Preacher: Bishop Philip Let thy merciful ears Mudd Psalm 35, vv. 1 – 9 Moeran in D Responses Byrd O Lord, look down from heaven Battishill

8 MONDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

9 TUESDAY Dietrich Bonhoffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

10 WEDNESDAY William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761; 8.40 Morning Prayer William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher, 1347 11.00 Holy Communion N.B There is no lunchtime recital today 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

11 THURSDAY George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

12 FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

13 SATURDAY 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

14 SUNDAY PALM SUNDAY 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) New English Folk Mass Preacher: Canon Michael Wedgeworth Ride on! Grayston Ives Voluntary: Processional Mathias

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Hosanna to the son of David Weelkes Francis Jackson in G The Passion according to St Luke Samuel Hudson Pueri Hebraeorum Victoria Voluntary: Valet will ich dir geben (BWV 736) J. S. Bach

4.00 Music and Readings for Holy Week (Men’s voices) Lamentations of Jeremiah Tallis

15 MONDAY MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

16 TUESDAY TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 95 Rose in E Psalm 55, vv. 12 – 23 Ex ore innocentium Ireland Responses Plainsong

17 WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion N.B There is no lunchtime Recital today 5.15 Evensong (Schola Cantorum) Hymn 96 Tone iii & tone vi Plainsong Psalm 88 Let my complaint come before thee Morley Responses Tallis

7.30 The Renaissance Singers’ Holy Week Concert: Vexilla Regis

Music and readings for holy week including works by Bruckner and Palestrina.

Tickets: £10 (under 16s free) on the door in advance from King George’s Hall Box Office in person or on 0844 847 1664

18 THURSDAY MAUNDY THURSDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 11.00 Diocese of Blackburn Chrism Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said) 7.30 Maundy Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Missa brevis Palestrina Preacher: Canon Pailing Ubi caritas Duruflé Psalm 22 O sacrum convivium Tallis

19 FRIDAY GOOD FRIDAY 8.40 Morning Prayer 10.00 A Pilgrimage in Prayer (Young People’s Choir) 12.00 The Three Hours’ Devotion, concluding with 2.00 The Liturgy of Good Friday (Cathedral Choir) Is it nothing to you Ouseley Psalm 22 The Lamentation Bairstow Salvator mundi Tallis

20 SATURDAY EASTER EVE 9.00 Morning Prayer 5.15 Evening Prayer 8.00 Easter Vigil (Cathedral Choir & YPC) Missa brevis Walton Preacher: Bishop of Blackburn This joyful Eastertide Harris Voluntary: Paraphrase on Judas Maccabeus Guilmant

21 SUNDAY EASTER DAY 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (Young People’s Choir) Preacher: Canon Horsfall Easter Acclamations Eden Mass of St Thomas David Thorne This joyful Eastertide arr. Wood The Easter Song of Praise Richard Shephard Voluntary: Toccata in G Dubois

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Cathedral Choir) Preacher: Bishop of Blackburn Schubert in G This joyful Eastertide arr. Wood O sons and daughters Walford Davies Hallelujah Handel Voluntary: Toccata on ‘Nu la oss takke Gud’ Hovland

4.00 Festal Evensong (Cathedral Choir & Cathedral Girls’ Choir) Rise up, my love Willan Preacher: The Dean Dyson in D Psalm 66, vv. 1 – 11 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Stanford Responses Rose Voluntary: Tochter over ‘Tochter Zion’ Willem van Twillert

The Cathedral Choirs resume the singing of services on Tuesday 30th April

22 MONDAY MONDAY OF EASTER WEEK 10.00 Morning Prayer 10.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

23 TUESDAY TUESDAY OF EASTER WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

24 WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY OF EASTER WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion N.B There is no Lunchtime Recital today 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

25 THURSDAY THURSDAY OF EASTER WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

26 FRIDAY FRIDAY OF EASTER WEEK 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

27 SATURDAY SATURDAY OF EASTER WEEK 9.00 Morning Prayer 9.30 Holy Communion 3.30 Evensong (Sine Nomine) Hymns 124; 123 Christ ist erstanden von Bruck Psalm 145 Wood in D Responses Sasha Johnson Manning In resurrectione tua Byrd

28 SUNDAY THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER 8.00 Holy Communion (BCP)

9.00 Parish Communion (congregational) Mass of St Thomas David Thorne Preacher: The Dean

10.30 Cathedral Eucharist (Sine Nomine) Mass for four voices Byrd Preacher: The Dean Surrexit pastor bonus L’Hériter Psalm 150

2.00 Royal Society of St George Service

4.00 Evensong (Sine Nomine) 1st Evensong of George Preacher: Canon Pailing Surrexit Christus hodie Scheidt Psalms 111; 116 Latin Canticles Ērik Ešenvalds Responses Sasha Johnson Manning Gloria in excelsis Weelkes

29 MONDAY GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON OF ENGLAND C. 304 8.40 Morning Prayer 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evening Prayer (said)

30 TUESDAY MARK THE EVANGELIST 8.40 Morning Prayer with Eucharist 12.30 Holy Communion 5.15 Evensong (Girls’ voices) Hymn 163 (t. 128ii) St David’s Service Simon Lole Psalm 45 Give us the wings of faith Mark Blatchly Responses William Dore

LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

WEDNESDAYS AT 1.00PM Admission Free (retiring collection)

May 2019 1 Hannah Gibson Worcestershire 8 Stephen Crookes Carlisle Cathedral (former Cathedral Music Scholar) 15 Peter Litman Peel Cathedral, Isle of Man 22 Peter Morris organ & piano with Jane Eminson flute