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Christ & Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church New York, 10023 NY 120 West 69th Street C M HRIST USIC USIC ORSHIP & S M & W LITURGICAL MUSIC AT AINT It is often said “he who sings prays 2012 - 2013 Of course, worshippers incorporated C twice.” Saint Augustine usually re- S TEPHEN music in worship long before liturgi- HRIST ceives credit for the adage and, while cal theologians began discussing its there is no evidence that he used those merits. Ancient psalms tell us to ’ exact words, it is easy to see why he S E “serve the LORD with gladness and & S would receive the attribution. come before his presence with a PISCOPAL song” (Ps. 100:1) and the faithful have Augustine had a high view of the rela- AINT been doing it ever since. tionship between worship and music C and expressed it when he said, “he HURCH The parish of Christ & Saint Stephen’s who sings praise, does not only praise, S has a long tradition of integrating TEPHEN but also praises joyfully” and, “in the music and worship. From September song of the lover there is love.” Au- through to the end of June, our profes- gustine understood that when God is sional choir (under the direction of the subject, the lover offers something Organist & Choirmaster, Nigel Potts) ’ of his very being to the creator S sings the appointed psalms, select through the song. movements from the Mass setting, anthems and other liturgical offerings, Music is much more than an orna- in addition to leading the singing of ment to worship, it is worship itself. hymns and the congregational por- And when we offer music at the altar tions of the Mass setting. we are offering it not to an audience, or even to a congregation, but to God. This brochure outlines the liturgical Each Sunday the prelude is the begin- music to be offered this upcoming ning of our worship, for it helps us program year. It will give you an prepare to enter more fully into God’s idea of the rich variety of music to be presence in and through our worship experienced here as we continue to and can often convey feelings of ado- celebrate the rich musical tradition ration that words alone cannot ex- of our Anglican heritage. press. At the end of the service music helps express our thanks to God for We offer it to you with the hope that CHRIST & SAINT STEPHEN’S the grace we have shared at his altar. you will join us to “Sing to the LORD a new song.” (Ps.96.1). And may God EPISCOPAL CHURCH be praised. IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 8 CTOBER MUSIC STAFF ITURGICAL USIC 21 O CHRIST & SAINT STEPHEN’S L M The 21st Sunday after Pentecost PISCOPAL HURCH ‘Surely, he hath borne our griefs’ & Nigel Potts ~ Organist & Choirmaster E C 2012 – 2013 ‘And with His stripes we are healed’ The Anglican Church music tradition has been an 120 West 69th Street Sunday 11:00 am Choral Eucharist from ‘Messiah’ G. F. Handel important and enduring part of Nigel Potts’ life, New York, NY 10023 unless otherwise stated. Jesu, grant me this I pray having held Cathedral and Church positions in New 212-787-2755 ext. 6 Music is subject to change without notice. Orlando Gibbons (arr Edward Bairstow) Zealand, England and the USA. [email protected] As at 8/22/12 www.csschurch.org 28 OCTOBER Born into a musical family, (his grandmother being a www.nigelpotts.com 9 SEPTEMBER The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost student of Herbert Howells), Nigel’s church music ca- The 15th Sunday after Pentecost When the Lord turned again Adrian Batten reer began as an 8 year old chorister at Wellington Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni God be in my head John Rutter Cathedral. Blessed are the pure in heart Walford-Davies Nigel has held the Organ Scholarships in English The Reverend L. Kathleen Liles ATURDAY OVEMBER PM S , 3 N —5:00 Cathedrals, where he accompanied the choirs for Rector 16 SEPTEMBER Solemn Requiem Evensong for All Souls daily Evensongs, recordings and tours, and worked The 16th Sunday after Pentecost God be in my head John Rutter in London as a freelance organist playing services Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake Greater love hath no man John Ireland The Rev. Deacon J. Gregory Morgan and recitals in Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathe- Richard Farrent Justorum animae Sir Charles V. Stanford Assistant to the Rector dral and other churches. O bone Jesu Giovanni P. da Palestrina Let nothing ever grieve thee Johannes Brahms Let my prayer come up into thy presence A graduate of Yale University, Nigel was appointed Nigel Potts 23 SEPTEMBER William Harris Organist & Choirmaster of Christ & Saint Stephen’s in Organist & Choirmaster The 17th Sunday after Pentecost 2006, where he conducts the professional choir and Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace 4 NOVEMBER directs the Music at Christ & Saint Stephen’s concert Samuel S. Wesley All Saints’ Sunday series. In 2008, he oversaw the installation of the Paul Jacobs I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills These are they which follow the Lamb J. Goss new Schoenstein organ. Artist in Residence Leo Sowerby Justorum animae Sir Charles V. Stanford Nigel has commissioned choral music from promi- O quam gloriosum est regnum T.L. de Victoria nent American and British composers, and is a Na- Robert J. Russell 30 SEPTEMBER tional Examiner for the Royal School of Church Mu- Director of Music Emeritus The 18th Sunday after Pentecost 11 NOVEMBER sic, America. He will perform an organ recital in Beati quorum via Sir Charles V. Stanford The 24th Sunday after Pentecost King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, UK this June. Teach me, O Lord William Byrd O Praise the Lord Adrian Batten Haste thee, O God Adrian Batten Paul Jacobs ~ Artist in Residence 7 OCTOBER Paul Jacobs is one of the most celebrated Concert The 19th Sunday after Pentecost 18 NOVEMBER Organists of our generation and is also the Chair of O Lord our Governor Healey Willan The 25th Sunday after Pentecost Set me as a seal Sir William Walton the Organ Department at the Juilliard School. Cover Illustration: Turn back old man Gustav Holst Jesu, dulcis memoria Richard Shephard Paul accompanies the Christ & Saint Stephen’s The Martyrdom of St. Stephen by Peter Paul Rubens 14 OCTOBER Choir for major services through out the year, in The 20th Sunday after Pentecost 25 NOVEMBER addition to performing and lecturing on the concert O for a closer walk with God The Last Sunday after Pentecost: series. In 2008, he gave the opening dedication Sir Charles V. Stanford The Patronal Feast of Christ the King recital of the new Schoenstein organ. I will not leave you comfortless William Byrd O clap your hands together Orlando Gibbons Let all mortal flesh keep silence E. Bairstow In 2011, Paul was awarded the Best Instrumental So- 2 loist Performance (without Orchestra) Grammy. 7 12 MAY THE CHOIR 2 DECEMBER MONDAY, 24 DECEMBER The 7th Sunday of Easter: The 1st Sunday of Advent The Eve of the Nativity The Sunday after Ascension Day The Choir of Christ & Saint Stephen’s consists Rorate coeli Francisco Guerrero O clap your hands together Orlando Gibbons of eight professional New York singers. To thee, O Lord Sergei Rachmaninov Prelude of Hymns and Carols I will not leave you comfortless William Byrd 10:30 PM Although they all come with a wealth of O Magnum Mysterium Tomas L. de Victoria choral experience for blend and liturgical Fantasia on Christmas Carols 19 MAY SATURDAY, 8 DECEMBER—5:00 PM empathy, the choir members also have active Ralph Vaughan Williams The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday From Darkness to Light: solo, oratorio, and/or operatic careers within Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit Arr. W. Dawson the USA and Europe. A Procession of Advent Lessons & Carols The First Choral Eucharist Confirma Hoc Deus William Byrd Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord of our Lord’s Nativity O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Thomas Tallis The choir sings a wide range of repertoire Rejoice in the Lord alway Henry Purcell 11:00 PM during the course of the liturgical year, from Rorate coeli Francisco Guerrero Tomorrow shall be my dancing day 26 MAY the late Medieval and Renaissance period Magnificat (Short Evening Service) Traditional Carol, Arr. Sir David Willcocks Trinity Sunday through the 20th Century, to compositions of Orlando Gibbons For unto us a Child is born G. F. Handel Alleluia, I Heard a Voice Thomas Weelkes the present day, but with an emphasis on Vox dicentis, Clama Edward Naylor Nativity Carol John Rutter Almightly and everlasting God Tudor England and the great Anglican How beautiful upon the mountains Orlando Gibbons Choral tradition. Sir John Stainer TUESDAY, 25 DECEMBER 2 JUNE The Feast of the Nativity of our The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost THE SCHOENSTEIN & CO. ORGAN 9 DECEMBER Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni The 2nd Sunday of Advent A Child is born in Bethlehem Michael Praetorius If ye love me Thomas Tallis The organ at Christ & Saint Stephen’s was Vox dicentis, Clama Edward Naylor Nativity Carol John Rutter designed and built by the San Francisco How beautiful upon the mountains 9 JUNE company of Schoenstein & Co. in 2008. Sir John Stainer The 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 30 DECEMBER The organ of 15 stops, is in the symphonic Lord, I trust thee G.F. Handel The 1st Sunday of Christmas style, of which its concepts of maximum Here O my Lord Percy Whitlock 16 DECEMBER Lessons & Carols variety of tonal color and the widest possible The 3rd Sunday of Advent Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord dynamic range, creates an instrument not on- 16 JUNE Rejoice in the Lord alway Henry Purcell There is no rose John Joubert ly of great beauty, but versatility.
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