Great Sacred Music Sunday, January 17, 2021
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Great Sacred Music Sunday, January 17, 2021 William Byrd: Ne perdas cum impiis The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood Sir Michael Tippett: Plebs angelica Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, John Scott Gregory Livovski: Hymn of the Cherubim Bulgarian Radio & Television Choir, Mikhael Milkov "Ne perdas cum impiis" translates as "O shut not up my soul with the sinners" and is taken from Psalm 25:9. Sir Michael Tippett dedicated his motet “Plebs Angelica” to the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, January 1944. Russian composer Grigory Lvovsky (1830-1894) composed over 100 works for the Orthodox liturgy. Franz Schubert: Tantum ergo in E flat, D. 962 Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling Sibylla Rubens, soprano; Irene Friedli, alto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Thomas Mehnert, bass Sir William Harris: Bring us, O Lord God Cambridge Singers, John Rutter Schubert’s best known sacred compositions include his setting of the Ave Maria and the Mass in G major. His setting of the Tantum Ergo dates from October 1828. Sir William Harris (1883-1973) was organist of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor from 1933-1961. Commentary: Julian Wachner Anton Bruckner: Os justi Voces 8 Healey Willan: Hymn Anthem on "Ye watchers and ye holy ones" Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison Matthew Larkin, organ English-born composer and organist Healey Willan (1880-1968) emigrated to Canada in 1913 and was well-known for his work with the choir of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Toronto. Dr. Willan wrote over 800 compositions most of which were sacred choral and organ music. The great symphonic composer Anton Bruckner also wrote some fine music for the church. “Os Justi” is written for double choir. It takes its text from Psalm 36:30-31. Philippe Rogier: Laboravi in gemitu meo Magnificat, Philip Cave Edward Bairstow: Sing ye to the Lord The Choir of Saint Thomas Church, New York City, John Scott Jeremy Bruns, organ Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Intermezzo (Andantino) from Organ Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 98 Scott Dettra, organ 1996 Schoenstein Organ in St. Paul's Parish, K Street, Washington, DC Franco-Flemish composer Philippe Rogier (c. 1561-1596) spent much of his life in Spain where he was director of music for the King of Spain. Sir Edward Bairstow set text from Exodus in this marvelous resurrection anthem. Scott Dettra (1975-) is currently Director of Music and Organist at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas. J.S. Bach: Cantata 13, "Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen" Holland Boys' Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink Ruth Holton, soprano; Sytse Buwalde, alto Knut Schoch, tenor; Bas Ramselaar, bass The German translates as “My sighs, my tears”. This cantata is rather gloomy except for Bach’s use of the hauntingly beautiful oboe di caccia and the sprightly recorders. You will recognize the final chorale tune as one you have heard in the Saint Matthew Passion. Josef Haydn: The Seasons Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner Barbara Bonney, soprano; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Andreas Schmidt, baritone Austrian composer Josef Haydn was encouraged to write his oratorio The Seasons because his previous oratorio The Creation enjoyed immense popularity. The libretto by Baron Gottfried van Swieten is based on a 1730 poem by James Thomson..