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MISSION STATEMENTS OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM The MUSIC PROGRAM at Christ Church Cambridge is about community, outreach, education and pastoral care; but most of all, it is about worship of the Almighty. Liturgical music embraces the arts to lift the senses and to illuminate the themes of the Lectionary through Scripture and poetry rendered to enhance meaning and to help embed them in our memory. It encourages, and nurtures, a community that listens responsively, increasing active participation through emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual engagement. In addition to continual congregational participation, the Music Program at Christ Church consists of the Youth , the Adult Choir, the Choir, the Handbell Choir, the Music Committee, and the Evensong Choir Tour Committee. In all, more than 100 volunteers serve in this regular capacity. The Concert Series is intended both as a community bond and as a channel for reaching people who may not have visited Christ Church previously. Music in worship is an integral part of prayer, a way of expressing thanks or lamentation, asking forgiveness; it is a source of familiarity and enjoyment, a participatory, accessible means of reaching people at a basic spiritual level transcending language. It is an ideal tool for all people to praise God. “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most Highest.” — Psalm 92:1

MUSIC COMMITTEE

The Music Committee advises the Director of Music on policies regarding music at Christ Church. In addition to acting as extra eyes and ears for what works, and does not work so well, on a regular basis, the committee members also help with periodic tasks such as distributing publicity and recruitment materials, organizing the Concert Series, and gathering collective opinions from the congregation.

Rachael Cobb, Chair

Drawing of Christ Church Cambridge by Gordon Tully Photograph of Stuart Forster by Heather Wiley Photographs of Christ Church Cambridge by Amey Callahan Photograph of the Schoenstein organ by Len Levasseur CHRIST CHURCH CAMBRIDGE

Christ Church Cambridge is the Episcopal Church’s presence in Harvard Square — a community of God’s people; baptized in Christ, varied in gifts, united in mission, seeking to become more inclusive as we minister to children, youth and adults from all parts of the city and beyond.

Our church home is a place of affirming sanctuary, where many find hospitality and hope, even redemption and peace. Worship here is always about thanksgiving and overflows with themes of God’s grace, God’s call to justice, and our responsibility to one another as God’s children. We experience joy, laughter, and delight in moments of shared liturgical celebration, as we experience the awe of God’s presence among us in moments of ministry that include healing prayers, outreach, and pastoral care with the people around us. We continue to discern our ministry, as our hearts are continually tuned to sing God’s praise.

HANDBELL CHOIR

The Handbell Choir is made up of volunteer “ringers” who rehearse on Monday evenings and play at the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist approximately once per month. They also play for regional handbell events. Instruments include four octaves of Whitechapel handbells and a set of handchimes. Melissa Hirshson, Handbell Choir Director ADULT CHOIR

The Adult Choir is Christ Church’s primary parish choir, and is open to singers of all ages. The Adult Choir leads the singing and other liturgical aspects of the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist each Sunday, plus occasional services such as Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, the Christmas Eve Midnight Eucharist, and the Carol Service. Music at Sunday services typically includes two , plus leadership in a psalm, and service music. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at 7:15–9:15 p.m. The finest repertoire is drawn from the last five hundred years of choral composition around the world. Singers are required to have some reading ability to audition. The choir currently has 40 members and meets from September through June.

EVENSONG CHOIR

The Evensong Choir was founded by Stuart Forster in 2000, and is open to teens and up. The choir consists of 40 singers with strong sight-reading ability. Choral Evensong is sung at 4:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month, October through May. There are two rehearsals per month on Tuesday evenings at 7:15–9:15 p.m. In each service, music articulates the stages of the Rite 1 Office of Evening Prayer, a time-honored service not offered regularly by any other church in the Greater Boston area. Repertoire is drawn from the last five centuries of choral composition, focusing largely on six- to eight-part music of the cathedral tradition. This professional-standard volunteer choir has taken residence at Washington National Cathedral; St. Thomas on Fifth Avenue, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, both in New York City; and at Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut. A second New York tour took place in August 2009, and a tour to sing in six English cathedrals was enjoyed in 2011.

YOUTH CHOIR

The Youth Choir is for children in grades 3 through 8. Choristers learn to read music and practice proper technique to lead to healthy vocal development. The Youth Choir helps to lead the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist, singing hymns, service music and an each Sunday. These anthems include trebles-only repertoire and selections from the vast collection of SATB music with the Adult Choir. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday afternoons at 5:00– 6:45 p.m., and include instruction in liturgy, Scripture, music theory, and choral repertoire. Parties, outings and fun make constant appearances in our September-through-June calendar! Community outreach is also an important part of the program: in recent years, thousands of dollars have been raised for the St. Agnes Children’s Home in Gokwe, Zimbabwe; Stand Up for Kids; and Heifer International. DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & ORGANIST

A dedicated church musician, STUART FORSTER has been Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1999. He has performed throughout both hemispheres as an organ soloist, accompanist, and conductor. As a composer, he has written congregational music and choral anthems; Paraclete Press currently publishes some of these pieces. Mr. Forster has also composed more than 90 arrangements and numerous organ transcriptions; his landmark organ transcription of Dvo řak’s Ninth Symphony, “From the New World,” was published by Éditions Chantraine, Belgium. He has been broadcast around the world and has recorded numerous CDs, including solo performances on the JAV and Pro Organo labels.

After considerable study and several appointments in his native Sydney, Australia, Mr. Forster traveled to the United States in 1996 to study with Professor Thomas Murray, earning two degrees from Yale University, as well as the Faculty Prize and the Robert S. Baker Scholarship from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and from the Yale School of Music the Julia R. Sherman Prize for excellence in organ playing. In addition to earning qualifications from the University of Sydney, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and Trinity College of Music, London, Mr. Forster has won the Sydney International Organ Competition and been awarded numerous other accolades, including the Scarf Foundation Award, the University of Sydney Organ Scholarship (awarded twice), the Alice Bryant Organ Scholarship (for two terms of three years each), and the Ruth and Paul Manz Organ Scholarship. While studying at Yale, Mr. Forster served as Fellow in Church Music at Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut; his work at the university included appointments as Marquand Chapel Organist, accompanist to various choruses and graduate courses, and teacher to numerous undergraduate and second-instrument organ students. He is currently working toward a Doctorate in Sacred Music (DSM) at the Graduate Theological Foundation, with a focus on the congregation’s experience of music and flow within liturgy; his dissertation documents and analyzes current experts’ techniques of hymn leadership and accompaniment with the organ.

Details of Mr. Forster’s compositions, performances, and recordings may be found on his web site: www.StuartAForster.com

MUSIC LIST : 2011–2012 SEASON

September 11, 2011 Proper 19A, Beginning of the 250th year at CCC Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Antonín Dvo řák (1841–1904) Psalm 103:8–13 by (1800–1880) I was glad Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Locus iste Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) “Final” from Symphonie I Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

September 11, 2011 4:00 p.m. From Horror to Hope: Reflections and Remembrances from 9/11 Elegy George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Chant de paix (Song of peace) Jean Langlais (1907–1991) Strengthen ye the weak hands William Harris (1883–1973) “St. Anne” Fuga in E-flat, BWV 552b Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

September 18, 2011 Proper 20A “Folk Tune” from Five Short Pieces Percy Whitlock (1903–1946) Fuga in g minor, BWV 578 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 145:1–8 Anglican chant by Reginald Moore (1850–1929) Most Glorious Lord of Life [world première] Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Teach me, O Lord (1543–1623) Imperial March Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

September 25, 2011 Proper 21A Scherzo in g minor Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925) Psalm 25:1–8 Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones arr. Wallace Hornibrook (1983) Christus factus est Felice Anerio (1560–1614) Grand Chœur Dialogué Eugène Gigout (1844–1925)

October 2, 2011 Proper 22A, Blessing of the Animals Sheep may safely graze Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) “Le Cygne” from Carnaval des animaux Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Psalm 80:7–14 Anglican chant by (1814–1856) For the beauty of the earth (b. 1945) Praise to God in the highest Russian tune arr. Sidney Campbell (1909–1974) Introduction and Toccata on Lasst uns Erfreuen Nicholas Choveaux (1904–1995)

October 2, 2011 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Proper 22, Year 1 “Harmonies du soir” from Trois Impressions Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) I sat down under his shadow Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874–1946) and Responses (b. 1949) Psalm 145 Anglican chants by Alan Ridout (1934–1996), Reginald Moore (1850–1929), & Robert Turle (1823–1872) and Nunc dimittis in G (1899–1995) Sing to the Lord [world première] Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Choral Song and Fugue (1810–1876)

October 9, 2011 Proper 23A Prelude on Rhosymedre (1872–1958) “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Psalm 23 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) O God, thou art my God (1659–1695) Rejoice in the Lord alway anon. (16th century) Sinfonia from No. 29 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

October 16, 2011 250th Anniversary of the Dedication of Christ Church Cambridge Præludium und Fuga in G major, BWV 541 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 84:1–6 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Sing to the Lord a new song [world première] Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Come, renew us [world première] Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) “Final” from Symphonie VI Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

October 23, 2011 Proper 25A Andante con moto en sol mineur Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785–1858) Adagio in E major Frank Bridge (1879–1941) Psalm 1 Anglican chant by Edgar Day (1883–1983) Brethren, we have met to worship arr. Sandra Eithun (2002) Beati quorum via Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Toccata Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)

October 30, 2011 Proper 26A, Morning Prayer (BCP, 1662) Voluntary VII in G major John Stanley (1712–1786) Easter Anthem William Billings (1746–1800) Toccata und Fuga in d minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

November 6, 2011 All Saints’ Sunday, Memorial Wall, Holy Baptism Canzona Quarta Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643) Bring us, O Lord God William H. Harris (1883–1973) O quam gloriosum Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) Marche Héroïque A. Herbert Brewer (1865–1928)

November 6, 2011 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — All Saints’ Sunday Pièce héroïque César Franck (1822–1890) Gaudent in coelis Peter Philips (c. 1561–1628) Preces and Responses Robert W. Lehman (b. 1960) Psalm 148 Anglican chant by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) The St. Paul’s Service (1892–1983) Os justi Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Chant héroïque Jean Langlais (1907–1991)

November 13, 2011 Proper 28A Præludium in D, BuxWV 139 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) Psalm 90:1–8, 12 Anglican chant by Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929) Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word arr. Kevin McChesney (1997) Never weather-beaten sail Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Fanfare Jacques Lemmens (1823–1881)

November 20, 2011 Proper 29A, Christ the King “Adagio” from Symphonie VI Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937) Prelude to Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634–1702) Psalm 95:1–7a Anglican chant by Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Anniversary Te Deum [world première] Joseph Fear (b. 1980) Alleluia Responsory [U.S. première] Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Orb and Sceptre (1902–1983)

November 24, 2011 10:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) “Now thank we all our God” from Cantata 79 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) arr. Virgil Fox

All services listed here will be Holy Eucharist at 10:15 a.m., unless listed otherwise. The Holy Eucharist is also celebrated at 7:45 a.m. on Sundays, including all the same music (hymns, service music, and organ music) except for the choral music.

November 27, 2011 Advent 1B Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 80:1–7, 16–18 Tone IV.4 Drop down dew, O heavens Robert Twynham (1930–2011) We wait for thy loving kindness William McKie (1901–1984) Rhapsody on Helmsley William Lloyd Webber (1914–1982)

December 4, 2011 Advent 2B Fantasia sopra Freu dich sehr o meine Seele Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) “Every valley shall be exalted” from Messiah Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Psalm 85:1–2, 8–13 Tone I.2 Watchman, tell us of the night arr. Bruce Saylor (b. 1946) “Ev’ry valley” from The Nativity according to Saint Luke Randall Thompson (1899–1984) arr. Stuart Forster Voluntary on Winchester New Craig Sellar Lang (1881–1971)

December 4, 2011 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Advent 2, Year 2 “Magnificat en mi la” from Premier Livre d’Orgue Jean François Dandrieu (1681–1738) Laetentur coeli William Byrd (1543–1623) Preces and Responses William Smith (1603–1645) Psalm 114 Anglican chant by Francis Jackson (b. 1917) Evening Service in G minor Henry Purcell (1659–1695) Rorate coeli Craig Phillips (b. 1961) Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 203 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

December 11, 2011 Advent 3B Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 126 Tone I.1 The Spirit of the Lord Edward Elgar (1857–1934) How beautiful upon the mountains (1840–1901) Magnificat II. toni Matthias Weckmann (1616–1674)

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December 11, 2011 5:00 p.m. A Festival of In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Noël: Grand jeu et Duo Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) In dulci jubilo arr. Robert Pearsall (1795–1856) Adam lay in bondage Conrad Susa (b. 1935) Jesus Christ the apple tree Stanford Scriven (b. 1988) Det är ros utsprungen arr. Jan Sandström (b. 1954) Ríu, ríu, chíu Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) O come, O come, Emmanuel arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939) Ave Maria Franz Biebl (1906–2001) Shepherd’s pipe carol John Rutter (b. 1945) Blessed be that maid Mary arr. (b. 1919) Gaudete anonymous (Piae Cantiones , 1582) “Carillon de Westminster” from Pièces de Fantaisie Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

December 18, 2011 Advent 4B, Greening of the Church Fantasia on Veni Emmanuel Heathcote Statham (1889–1973) Magnificat in B-flat Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) arr. Stuart Forster Ecce concipies Jacob Handl (1550–1591) Toccata on Veni Emmanuel Andrew Carter (b. 1939)

December 24, 2011 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Service Noël sur les anches sans tremblant, et en Duo Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Prelude on Greensleeves Richard Purvis (1913–1994) The little road to Bethlehem Michael Head (1900–1976) arr. Stuart Forster Torches John Joubert (b. 1927) Fantaisie sur deux Noëls Joseph Bonnet (1884–1944)

December 24, 2011 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist Noël sur les anches sans tremblant, et en Duo Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Prelude on Greensleeves Richard Purvis (1913–1994) See amid the winter’s snow John Goss (1800–1880) arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919) The Infant King Basque Noël arr. David Willcocks (b. 1919) Fantaisie sur deux Noëls Joseph Bonnet (1884–1944)

December 25, 2011 Christmas Day Joseph est bien Marié Claude Balbastre (1724–1799) Noël Étranger Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772)

Due to potential construction in the church, organ voluntaries

have not been scheduled during Epiphany and Lent

January 1, 2012 The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ

January 8, 2012 Epiphany 1B, The Baptism of Christ Psalm 29 Anglican chant by Paul Edwards (b. 1955) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day John Gardner (b. 1917) Set me as a seal Stuart Forster (b. 1971)

January 15, 2012 A Celebration of Inclusion and Diversity in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Epiphany 2B Psalm 139:1–5, 12–17 Anglican chant by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit arr. Moses Hogan (b. 1957) The Lily of the Valley arr. Wendell Whalum (1931–1987)

January 22, 2012 A Celebration of Inclusion and Diversity in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Part II; Epiphany 3B Psalm 62:6–14 Anglican chant by George C. Martin (1844–1916) Witness arr. Jack Halloran (1916–1997) Esto les Digo Kinley Lange (b. 1950)

January 29, 2012 Epiphany 4B, Annual Meeting Psalm 111 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Verleih’ uns Frieden Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) How can I keep from singing? Robert Lowry arr. John Scott (b. 1956)

February 5, 2012 Epiphany 5B Psalm 147:1–12, 21c Anglican chant by Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Handbells TBA O sing joyfully (1591–1637)

February 5, 2012 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Epiphany 5, Year 2 Cantate Domino Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612) Responses (1929–1988) Psalm 34 Anglican chants by George C. Martin (1844–1916), John Barnard (b. 1948), & Frederick A. Gore Ouseley (1825–1889) Magnificat, K. 193 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Nunc dimittis Gustav Holst (1874–1934) See, see the Word is Incarnate (1583–1625)

February 12, 2012 Epiphany 6B Psalm 30 Anglican chant by William Hawes (1785–1846) My soul, there is a country Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) O sacrum convivium (c. 1505–1585)

February 19, 2012 Last Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 50:1–6 Anglican chant by Thomas Attwood (1765–1838) O nata lux Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) Holy is the true light William H. Harris (1883–1973)

February 22, 2012 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Psalm 103:8–14 Tone VIII.2 “” from Mass for Four Voices William Byrd (1543–1623) O Lord, in thy wrath Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Hear my prayer, O Lord Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

February 26, 2012 Lent 1B Psalm 25:1–9 Tone I.7 Salvator mundi Thomas Tallis (c.1505–1585) Almighty God, which hast me brought Thomas Ford (c.1580–1648)

March 4, 2012 Lent 2B Psalm 22:22–30 Tone VIII.1 “I waited for the Lord” from Hymn of Praise Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) The best of rooms Gerald Near (b. 1942)

March 4, 2012 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Lent 2, Year 2 A Prayer of King Henry [world première] Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Versicles, Responses and Lord’s Prayer in D Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995) Psalm 8 Anglican chant by Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Short Service Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Lord, let me know mine end Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918)

March 11, 2012 Lent 3B Psalm 19 Tone VII.3 Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom (1572–1656) Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695)

March 18, 2012 Lent 4B Psalm 107:1–3, 17–22 Tone V.1 Panis Angelicus César Franck (1822–1890) God so loved the world Philip Stopford (b. 1977)

March 25, 2012 Lent 5B Psalm 51:1–13 Tone IV.1 Nolo mortem peccatoris Thomas Morley (1557/8–1602) “Salvator mundi” from Requiem Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday Hosanna to the Son of David Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Solus ad victimam Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) O sorrow deep David Hurd (b. 1950)

April 4, 2012 7:00 p.m. Tenebrae In Monte Oliveti Marc Antonio Ingegneri (c. 1540–1592) Tristis est anima mea Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722) Vere languores nostros Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) Christus factus est Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Miserere mei, Deus William Byrd (1543–1623)

April 5, 2012 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Psalm 116:1, 10–17 Tone VIII.1 Ave verum corpus David Briggs (b. 1962) Tantum ergo Sydney Nicholson (1875–1947) Peace is my last gift to you Robert Powell (b. 1944)

April 6, 2012 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Psalm 22:1–11 Tone IV.1 The Passion according to John Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Adoramus Te Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594)

April 7, 2012 7:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594) “Gloria in excelsis” from Mass of Light Alan Wilson (b. 1947) My beloved spake (1899–1973) The Easter Song of Praise Richard Shephard (b. 1949) “Finale” from Symphonie II Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937)

April 8, 2012 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Easter Day “Hornpipe” from Water Music Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Festival Voluntary Flor Peeters (1903–1986) “Hallelujah” from Messiah Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Christ our Passover Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1942) Ye of New Jerusalem Richard Shephard (b. 1949) Awake, thou wintry earth Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) “Toccata” from Symphonie V Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937)

April 15, 2012 Easter 2B Prelude for Easter ( Haec dies & O filii et filiae ) Gerald Near (b. 1942) Psalm 133 Anglican chant by Gerre Hancock (b. 1934) Christ lag in Todesbanden Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) arr. (b. 1937) Alleluia Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)

April 22, 2012 Easter 3B “Allegro vivace” from Symphonie I Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Psalm 4 Anglican chant by George Job Elvey (1816–1893) Christ the Lord is risen again John Rutter (b. 1945) Surrexit Christus hodie Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654) “Finale” from Symphonie VI Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937)

April 29, 2012 Easter 4B Pastorale César Franck (1822–1890) Psalm 23 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) “Jubilate” from The Festal Service in G Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) My shepherd will supply my need Antony Baldwin (b. 1957) Postlude in D Henry Smart (1813–1879)

May 6, 2012 Easter 5B Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 22:24–30 Anglican chant by Christopher Steel (1939–1991) Blessed be the God and Father Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) I am the true vine Margaret Sandresky (b. 1921) Triumphal March Jacques Lemmens (1823–1881)

May 6, 2012 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Easter 5, Year 2 Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892–1983) O sing unto the Lord Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) Preces and Responses [world première] Stephen Stacks (b. 1988) Psalm 8 Anglican chant by Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (All Saints, Rome) Bruce Saylor (b. 1946) Laudibus in sanctis William Byrd (1543–1623) Toccata und Fuge in D minor/major Max Reger (1873–1916)

May 13, 2012 Easter 6B “Cantabile” from Symphonie VI Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937) Psalm 98 Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Come Away to the Skies Middlebury arr. Jane McFadden (2001) If ye love me Peter Aston (b. 1938) Paean Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

Friday, May 18, 2012 7:30 p.m. Concert The Creation — Franz Josef Haydn (1732–1809) The Christ Church Adult Choir Teresa Wakim, soprano ; Alexander Nishibun, tenor ; Darian Worrell, bass David Briggs, organist Stuart Forster, conductor

May 20, 2012 Easter 7B Præludium und Fuga in D, BWV 532 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 1 Anglican chant by Edgar Day (1883–1983) “Lift up your heads, O ye gates” from Messiah (1685–1759) Coelos ascendit hodie Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) March upon Handel’s “Lift up your heads” Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)

May 27, 2012 Pentecost Komm heiliger Geist Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 104:25–35, 37b Anglican chant by George Walsh (d. 1765) How lovely are the messengers Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Let thy Holy Spirit Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944) Choral et Toccata sur le thème du “Veni Creator” Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)

June 3, 2012 Trinity Sunday Præludium in E-flat (BWV 552a) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) I saw the Lord John Stainer (1840–1901) Now the God of peace Gerald Knight (1908–1979) Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

CD RECORDINGS AVAILABLE AT CHRIST CHURCH

THE FIRST CD EVER TO BE RELEASED FROM CHRIST CHURCH CAMBRIDGE

Vesper Light: Liturgical Music sung by the Evensong Choir of Christ Church Cambridge Live tour recordings Stuart Forster, Director of Music and Organist

Recorded at Washington National Cathedral; Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue, and the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York

Track listing: O gracious light — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) I will not leave you comfortless — William Byrd (1543–1623) “Gloria in excelsis” from Messe solennelle — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Preces — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Almighty and everlasting God — Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Psalm 113 — Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Suffrages — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) “ and Benedictus” from Messe solennelle — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) All wisdom cometh from the Lord — Philip Moore (b. 1943) Ave Maria — Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) A Hymn to the Virgin — (1913–1976) “Benedictus” from Festal Communion Service in B-flat — Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) “Final” from Symphonie I — Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

Symphonic Quest Stuart Forster, organist

The four-manual organ, built by Schoenstein & Co. in 1997 for First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, is showcased in some of Stuart’s orchestral transcriptions and music composed for the organ in America, Australia, France, Italy, England, and Germany.

“Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets — Gustav Holst (1874–1934), trans. Stuart Forster Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ — Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), trans. Stuart Forster Andante con moto en sol mineur — Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785–1858) Noël: Grand jeu et Duo — Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Scherzo in g minor — Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925) “Cantabile” from Symphonie VI — Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) Tuba Tune — Christopher Luke (b. 1972) Choral Song and Fugue — Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) “Allegretto” from Symphony No. 7 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1833), trans. Stuart Forster “Communion” from Triptyque — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Toccata — Gerre Hancock (b. 1934)

Great Organ Builders of America, Volume 8 — Ernest M. Skinner Stuart Forster’s pioneer recording of the 1931 4-manual E.M. Skinner Organ at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, Ohio. The first transcription of the complete ‘New World’ Symphony is premiered with other transcriptions and organ music from Australia, France, England, and Germany.

Gothic Toccata — Graeme Koehne (b. 1956) Blithe Bells — Percy Grainger (1882–1961), after Bach, arr. Forster “Allegro vivace” from Symphonie I — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Bridal March from The Birds of Aristophanes — C. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918) Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Tuba Tune — Reginald Porter-Brown (1910–1982) Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” — Antonín Dvo řák (1841–1904), trans. Forster SINGING A NEW SONG (OR SEVERAL ) FOR OUR 250 TH ANNIVERSARY

New music has been part of major celebrations since the beginning of time, from Miriam in the Old Testament to the recent royal wedding in Westminster Abbey. Some of you may have been part of the première of The Nativity according to St Luke, which Randall Thompson composed for orchestra, soloists, choir, and props (!) as part of the 1961 celebration of the 200 th anniversary of Christ Church’s dedication.

The Music Committee planned well ahead for the 250 th , and wrote a proposal in February 2009. We have worked steadily on this proposal, and are delighted to share the fruits of this labor. To our knowledge, Thompson’s Nativity hasn’t been performed since that 1961 series (apart from a couple of movements I arranged for choir and organ last year), so we decided to try something that might enjoy more regular use. We commissioned two composers whose pieces have recently received plenty of positive feedback when we have sung them at CCC: Eleanor Daley and Robert Lehman. We asked each composer to write two pieces, one of “Offertory Anthem size” and one of “Communion size,” in the hope that we might add something to the standard repertoire. We offered the composers a choice of texts appropriate to the celebration, but also suitable for other occasions. The theme from the of “God making old things new” was central to the text selection. Joe Fear and Stuart Forster both felt moved to add their own contributions to the festivities.

Eleanor Daley has been Director of Music at Fairlawn Avenue United Methodist Church in Toronto since 1982. More than 140 of her choral compositions have been published, and she was the featured composer in the September issue of Choral Journal (the monthly publication of the American Choral Directors’ Association). Pieces by Ms. Daley that we have already sung at CCC are Angels visit when we sing; Hymn to God (“Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun”); Let all the World in Ev’ry Corner Sing; and Once as I remember .

Robert Lehman is the Organist and Choirmaster at the Episcopal Church of St. Michael and St. George in St. Louis. Dr. Lehman has previously served at Washington National Cathedral, at St. Bartholomew’s in New York, and at Christ Church in New Haven, where he developed one of the country’s finest professional choir programs. The long list of his compositions sung at CCC includes: Annunciation Carol (“Nova, nova, ave fit ex Eva”); Carol of the Advent (“People, look East”); Here, O My Lord; Hosanna to the Son of David (composed for Stuart Forster); Matin Responsory (An Advent Responsory); O gracious light (recorded by the CCC Evensong Choir on the CD Vesper Light ); Preces and Responses (also on the CD); and Saint John Baptist (“The last and greatest herald of Heaven’s King”).

The new pieces will be shared between the three choirs and the four regular time slots. The new pieces (commissions [marked *] and volunteered compositions) are scheduled to be premièred as follows:

Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. Offertory: *Most glorious Lord of life — Eleanor Daley (sung by the Adult Choir & Youth Choir; text by Edmund Spenser)

Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Anthem: *Sing to the Lord — Robert Lehman (sung by the Evensong Choir; text from Psalm 98)

Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. Offertory: Sing to the Lord a new song — Stuart Forster (sung by the Adult Choir, Youth Choir, & Evensong Choir; text from Psalms 96, 149, and 150)) Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. Communion: *Come, renew us — Eleanor Daley (sung by the Adult Choir & Evensong Choir; text by David Adam)

Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. Offertory: Anniversary Te Deum — Joseph Fear (sung by the Adult Choir; text from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer )

Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. : *A Prayer of King Henry — Robert Lehman (sung by the Evensong Choir; text by Henry VI)

THE ORGAN

Dedicated April 30, 2006 Built by Schoenstein & Co., Organ Builders, Opus 149 Jack Bethards, President & Tonal Director Stuart Forster, Consultant

3 manuals and pedals, 43 voices, 69 stops, 50 ranks, 2840 pipes; electric-pneumatic action

The Pipe façade was inspired by the style of John Snetzler (1710–1785), who built the church’s first organ in 1762.

SPECIFICATION :

Great (Manual II): enclosed 22. ‡Flauto Dolce 8' 47. English Horn 8' except * 23. ‡Flute Celeste (tc) 8' 48. Clarinet 8' 11 voices, 16 stops, 14 ranks, 801 pipes, 24. Gemshorn 4' 49. ‡Tuben [3 Swell chorus reeds] 8' 5 bells 25. Harmonic Flute 4' 50. Tuba 8' 1. Gamba [from #5] 16' 26. ‡Flauto Dolce [from #22] 4' Harp [digital] 8' 2. *First Open Diapason 8' 27. ‡Flute Celeste [from #23] 4' Celesta [digital] 4' 3. Second Open Diapason 8' 28. Flageolet 2' Tremolo 4. *Harmonic Flute 8' 29. ‡Mixture III–V 2' Variable tremolo 5. Gamba 8' 30. ‡Contra Fagotto 16' Choir to Choir 16' 6. Gamba Celeste (tc) 8' 31. ‡Cornopean 8' Choir Unison Off 7. Bourdon 8' 32. Oboe 8' Choir to Choir 4' 8. Principal 4' 33. ‡Vox Humana 8' 9. Bourdon [from #7] 4' 34. ‡Clarion 4' Pedal 4 voices, 19 stops, 4 ranks, 164 pipes 10. Twelfth 2 2/3' Tremolo 11. Fifteenth 2' Swell to Swell 16' 51. Sub Bass [from #53; Res’t 1–7] 32' 12. Seventeenth 1 3/5' Swell Unison Off 52. Open Wood 16' 13. Mixture III–IV 1 1/3' Swell to Swell 4' 53. Sub Bass 16' 14. Trumpet (from #46) 8' 54. Gamba [from #5] 16' 15. Clarinet (from #48) 8' Choir (Manual I): enclosed 55. Dulciana [from #35] 16' 13 voices, 16 stops, 13 ranks, 762 pipes 56. Lieblich Gedeckt [from #17] 16' 16. Tuba (from #50) 8' Great Unison Off 35. Dulciana 16' 57. Principal 8' Chimes [digital] 36. Open Diapason [from #3] 8' 58. Flute [from #4] 8' Cymbelstern 37. Concert Flute [1–12 from #38] 8' 59. Stopped Diapason [from #17] 8' 38. Lieblich Gedeckt 8' 60. Dulciana [from #35] 8' Swell (Manual III): enclosed 39. Dulciana [from #35] 8' 61. Fifteenth 4' 15 voices, 18 stops, 19 ranks, 1113 pipes 40. Unda Maris (tc) 8' 62. Flute [from #4] 4' ‡ indicates stops which are under double expression 63. ‡Contra Fagotto [from #30] 32' 41. Fugara 4' 17. Lieblich Bourdon 16' 42. Forest Flute 4' 64. Ophicleide [from #50] 16' 18. Open Diapason 8' 43. Nazard 2 2/3' 65. ‡Contra Fagotto [from #30] 16' 19. Stopped Diapason [from #17] 8' 44. Harmonic Piccolo 2' 66. Tuba [from #50] 8' 20. Echo Gamba 8' 45. Tierce (tc) 1 3/5' 67. Trumpet [from #46] 8' 21. Vox Angelica 8' 46. Trumpet 8' 68. Tuba [from #50] 4' 69. Trumpet [from #46] 4'