CHRIST CHURCH CAMBRIDGE The Episcopal Church in Harvard Square Zero Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-3631 Internet: www.cccambridge.org
DR. STUART FORSTER Director of Music and Organist Telephone: 617-876-0200 ext. 3 e-mail: [email protected]
ADULT CHOIR MUSIC LIST 2019–2020 Season
Note: Music lists and choir calendars are also available on Realm.
AC1 = Anthems for Choirs 1 CC1 = Carols for Choirs 1 E = Mendelssohn Elijah L = Library sheet music M = Handel Messiah NCAB = The New Church Anthem Book
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 HOMECOMING SUNDAY , PROPER 18C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. No psalm today Offertory L036 I was glad Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Communion NCAB 17 Cantate Domino Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743)
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 PROPER 19C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 51:1–11 Anglican chant by Peter Jewkes (b. 1956) Offertory L773 Jubilate Deo William Walton (1902–1983) Communion L1005 Hymn to God Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 PROPER 20C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 113 Anglican chant by Benjamin Cooke (1734–1793) Offertory L888 Thee will I love Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Communion L995 Esto les Digo Kinley Lange (b. 1950)
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 PROPER 21C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 146 Anglican chant by James Nares (1715–1783) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L086 So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
OCTOBER 6, 2019 PROPER 22C, BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 37:1–10 Anglican chant by Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Offertory L596 All things bright and beautiful John Rutter (b. 1945) Communion L1211 Sing unto God George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), arr. Mark Schweizer
OCTOBER 13, 2019 PROPER 23C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 111 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Offertory NCAB 34 If we believe John Goss (1800–1880) Communion L1187 Dextera Domini Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594)
OCTOBER 20, 2019 258 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF CHRIST CHURCH , CAMBRIDGE Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 84:1–8 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Offertory L1008 Cantate Domino John Rutter (b. 1945) Communion L832 The best of rooms Gerald Near (b. 1942)
OCTOBER 27, 2019 PROPER 25C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 84:1–6 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion NCAB 18 Come down, O Love divine William Harris (1883–1973)
NOVEMBER 3, 2019 ALL SAINTS ’ SUNDAY , HOLY BAPTISM Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. No psalm today Offertory L1094 Song for Athene John Tavener (1944–2014) Communion L1274 Hear my prayer Moses Hogan (1957–2003)
Please sign up by Sept 8 if you would like to sing for this service
NOVEMBER 3, 2019 4:00 P.M. ALL SAINTS ’ SUNDAY REQUIEM Arrive at 2:00–2:15 p.m.; Rehearse at 2:30 p.m.; Service at 4:00 p.m.
Requiem Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) NOVEMBER 10, 2019 PROPER 27C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 17:1–9 Anglican chant by William Pasfield (1909–1994) Offertory NCAB 14 Blessed be the God and Father Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Communion L1280 Scio enim Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594)
NOVEMBER 17, 2019 PROPER 28C Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 98 Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L986 My Lord, what a mornin’ arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866–1949)
NOVEMBER 24, 2019 PROPER 29C, CHRIST THE KING Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 46 Anglican chant after Martin Luther (1483–1546) Offertory L782 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Communion L822 Let all mortal flesh Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874–1946)
DECEMBER 1, 2019 ADVENT 1, YEAR A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 122 Tone I.2 Offertory L860 Laetentur coeli William Byrd (1540–1623) Communion L1275 Rorate coeli Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)
DECEMBER 8, 2019 ADVENT 2A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 Tone I.1 Offertory NCAB 88 This is the record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Communion L735 How beautiful upon the mountains John Stainer (1840–1901)
DECEMBER 15, 2019 ADVENT 3A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Canticle 3 L762a Magnificat in G Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995) Offertory The Offertory will be a hymn today Communion L786 Canite tuba Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599)
DECEMBER 15, 2019 5:00 P.M. A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLS Arrive at 3:00–3:15 p.m.; Rehearse at 3:30 p.m.; Service at 5:00 p.m. L612 Lux aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) L1224 “Deo gracias” from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) L615 The holly and the ivy arr. June Nixon (b. 1942) M 4 “And the glory of the Lord” from Messiah Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759) L990 O come, O come, Emmanuel arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939) L736 Ave Maria Franz Biebl (1906–2001) L1273 Süser die Glocken nie klingen arr. Stuart Forster (b. 1971) L1276 Huron Carol arr. Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) L1053 Ríu, Ríu, Chíu Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) L1231 Mary’s boy child Jester Hairston (1901–2000), arr. Michael Kleinschmidt (b. 1966)
DECEMBER 22, 2019 ADVENT 4A, GREENING OF THE CHURCH Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 80:1–7, 16–18 Tone IV.4 Offertory L115 A spotless Rose Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Communion L455 Ecce Concipies Jacob Handl (1550–1591)
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DECEMBER 24, 2019 5:00 P.M. CHRISTMAS EVE FAMILY EUCHARIST Sopranos arrive by 3:30 p.m.; ATB arrive by 4:30 p.m.; Eucharist at 5:00 p.m.
No psalm Offertory CC2 #8 Ding dong! merrily on high arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015) Communion L602 Carol of the bells Mikola Leontovich (1877–1921)
DECEMBER 24, 2019 11:00 P.M. CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVAL EUCHARIST Arrive by 9:50 p.m.; Rehearse at 10:00 p.m.; Eucharist at 11:00 p.m. No psalm today Offertory CC1 #33 See amid the winter’s snow John Goss (1800–1880), arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015) Communion CC1 #36 The Blessed Son of God Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
JANUARY 5, 2020 EPIPHANY OBSERVED Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 72:1–7, 10–14 Anglican chant by Walter Parratt (1841–1924) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L951 O leave your sheep arr. Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) JANUARY 12, 2020 EPIPHANY 1A, THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST , HOLY BAPTISM Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 29 Anglican chant by Paul Edwards (b. 1955) Offertory L871 I will set his dominion in the sea Bruce Neswick (b. 1956) Communion L1258 God be in my head June Nixon (b. 1942)
JANUARY 19, 2020 A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING , JR. Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 77:11–20 Anglican chant by David Hurd (b. 1950) Offertory L1164 The battle of Jericho arr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003) Communion L692d “By and by” from A Child of our Time arr. Michael Tippett (1905–1998)
JANUARY 26, 2020 9:00 A.M. EPIPHANY 3A, ANNUAL MEETING Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. No psalm today Offertory L279 Prayer René Clausen (b. 1953) Communion NCAB 81 Subdue us by Thy goodness Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
FEBRUARY 2, 2020 FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 24:7–10 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Offertory NCAB 98 When to the temple Mary went Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) Communion L762b Nunc dimittis in G Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995)
FEBRUARY 9, 2020 EPIPHANY 5A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 112:1–9 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L577 Ave verum Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
FEBRUARY 16, 2020 EPIPHANY 6A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 119:1–8 Anglican chant by Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Offertory L746 Lord, my God, hear now my pleadingFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Communion L739c Beati quorum via Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
FEBRUARY 23, 2020 THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 99 Anglican chant by Thomas Attwood (1765–1838) Offertory L196 Alleluia Randall Thompson (1899–1984) Communion L1113c “O nata lux” from Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) FEBRUARY 26, 2020 7:00 P.M. ASH WEDNESDAY Arrive by 5:50 p.m.; Rehearse at 6:00 p.m.; Eucharist at 7:00 p.m. Psalm 103:8–14 Tone VIII.2 Ashing NCAB 46 Lord, for thy tender mercies’ sake Richard Farrant (c. 1530–1580) Offertory L1278 “Kyrie” from Messe in f Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) Communion L905 Benedic anima mea Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594)
MARCH 1, 2020 LENT 1A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 32 Tone III.4 Offertory L127 O hearken thou Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Communion L1218 Lord, who hast formed me Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
MARCH 8, 2020 LENT 2A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 121 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) Offertory L672 For God So Loved the World Hugo Distler (1908–1942) Communion E29 “He watching over Israel” from Elijah Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
MARCH 15, 2020 LENT 3A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 95 Tone II.1 Offertory L1055 The best of rooms Randall Thompson (1899–1984) Communion L587 Panis Angelicus César Franck (1822–1890)
MARCH 22, 2020 LENT 4A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 23 Tone VIII.1 Offertory L926 Cast me not away Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Communion AC1 #33 O For a Closer Walk arr. Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
MARCH 29, 2020 LENT 5A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 130 Tone III.5 Offertory L113 De Profundis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Communion L1169 O Lord, in thee is all my trust Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)
APRIL 5, 2020 PALM SUNDAY Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Palms L937 Hosanna to the Son of David Nicholas Vines (b. 1976) No psalm today Offertory L368 Drop, Drop, Slow Tears Robert Elmore (1913–1985) Communion L166 O perfect life of love Carson Cooman (b. 1982) HOLY WEEK EVENING SERVICES Please sign up by March 4 if you would like to sing any or all of these services
WEDNESDAY , APRIL 8, 2020 7:00 P.M. TENEBRAE Arrive at 5:15–5:30 p.m.; Rehearse at 5:40 p.m.; Service at 7:00 p.m.
L1133 Psalms and Canticles for Tenebrae plainsong tones L652 In Monte Oliveti Giovanni Croce (1557–1607) L1032 Tristis est anima mea Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722) L1173 Vere languores nostros Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) L163 Christus factus est Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743) L745 Miserere mei, Deus William Byrd (1543–1623)
THURSDAY , APRIL 9, 2020 7:00 P.M. MAUNDY THURSDAY Arrive at 5:15–5:30 p.m.; Rehearse at 5:40 p.m.; Eucharist at 7:00 p.m.
Psalm 116:1, 10–17 Tone VIII.1 Footwashing L1265 Peace I leave with you Amy Beach (1867–1944) Offertory NCAB 10 Ave verum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Communion L591 Tantum ergo Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
SATURDAY , APRIL 11, 2020 7:00 P.M. THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER Arrive at 5:15–5:30 p.m.; Rehearse at 5:40 p.m.; Service at 7:00 p.m.
Canticle Pascha nostrum Tone III.1 Psalm L705 Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594) Song of Praise L211c “Gloria in excelsis” from Mass of Light Alan Wilson (b. 1947) Offertory L894 My beloved spake Patrick Hadley (1899–1973) Communion L103 My master from a garden rose Gordon Young (1919–1988)
APRIL 12, 2020 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. EASTER DAY Arrive by 7:50 a.m.; Rehearse at 8:00 a.m.; Eucharists at 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Song of Praise M 44 “Hallelujah” from Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Canticle L664 Christ our Passover Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1942) Offertory AC1 #50 Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Communion L1125 Christ the Lord is ris’n today Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)
APRIL 19, 2020 EASTER 2A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 16 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L1241 Carol of the Exodus arr. Richard Shephard (b. 1949)
APRIL 26, 2020 EASTER 3A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 116:1–3, 10–17 Anglican chant by Edwin Edwards (1853–1909) Offertory L1189 This is the day the Lord hath made Brian John (b. 1984) Communion L785 Ego sum panis vivus William Byrd (1540–1623)
MAY 3, 2020 EASTER 4A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 23 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) Offertory L401 Jubilate Deo in C Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Communion L682 Now the God of peace Gerald Knight (1908–1979)
MAY 10, 2020 EASTER 5A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16 Anglican chant by Jonathan Battishill (1738–1801) Offertory L136 Greater love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) Communion L845 Youth Choir only: The Call Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
MAY 17, 2020 EASTER 6A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 66:7–18 Anglican chant by Ivor Atkins (1869–1953) Offertory The Handbell Choir will play the Offertory today TBA Communion L142 If ye love me Peter Aston (1938–2013)
MAY 24, 2020 EASTER 7A Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. Psalm 68:1–10, 33–36 Anglican chant by William Crotch (1775–1847) Offertory L821 God is gone up Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) Communion L902 O rex gloriae Luca Marenzio (1553–1599)
MAY 31, 2020 PENTECOST , HOLY BAPTISM Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. No psalm today Offertory L940 Duh Tvoj blagi Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944) Communion L1245 A sound came from heav’n Douglas Mews (1918–1983)
JUNE 7, 2020 TRINITY SUNDAY , END OF PROGRAM YEAR Arrive at 8:45–9:00 a.m.; Rehearse at 9:10 a.m.; Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. No psalm today Offertory L378 O clap your hands Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Communion L684 I will sing with the spirit John Rutter (b. 1945)