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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 Choir, 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 auditions are 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 anthems, plus leadership in a psalm, hymns, 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 32 members and meets from September through early 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. An international tour in 2015 is now in the planning stage.

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 anthem 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 A dedicated church musician, STUART FORSTER has RGANIST & O been Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church since 1999. He has performed throughout both hemispheres as an organ soloist, accompanist, and conductor. As a , he has written congregational music and choral anthems; Paraclete Press currently publishes some of these pieces. Dr. Forster has also composed more than 100 hymn arrangements and numerous organ transcriptions; his landmark organ transcription of Dvo řák’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; his book documents current experts’ techniques of hymn leadership and accompaniment with the organ, and was published by MorningStar Music Publishers in 2013.

After considerable study and several appointments in his native Sydney, Australia, 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, , 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, 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 recently earned a Doctorate in Sacred Music at the Graduate Theological Foundation, where his focus was on the congregation’s experience of music and flow within liturgy.

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

MUSIC LIST : 2013–2014 SEASON

September 8, 2013 Proper 18C, Homecoming Sunday Præludium und Fuga in G major, BWV 541 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 1 by Edgar Day (1883–1983) Venite populi, K.260 (1756–1791) Draw us in the Spirit’s Tether Harold W. Friedell (1905–1958) “Final” from Symphonie VI Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937)

September 15, 2013 Proper 19C Rhapsody No. 1 in D-flat Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Psalm 51:1–11 Anglican chant by Peter Jewkes (b. 1956) This is the day the Lord hath made Brian John (b. 1984) O salutaris hostia Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585) Postlude in D Henry Smart (1813–1879)

September 22, 2013 Proper 20C Præludium in D, BuxWV 139 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) Psalm 113 Anglican chant by Benjamin Cooke (1734–1793) Thee will I love Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Give Almes of thy Goods Christopher Tye (c. 1505–1572) Marche Triomphale Jacques Nicholas Lemmens (1823–1881)

September 29, 2013 Proper 21C Cortège et Litanie Marcel Dupré (1886–1971) Psalm 146 Anglican chant by James Nares (1715–1783) God is working his purpose out Martin Shaw (1875–1958) arr. Valerie W. Stephenson (1997) So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) Paean Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

October 6, 2013 Proper 22C, Blessing of the Animals “Le Cygne” from Carnaval des animaux Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Prayer for a Beloved Cat Jean-Paul Verpeaux (2013) Psalm 37:1–10 Anglican chant by Herbert Howells (1892–1983) For the beauty of the earth John Rutter (b. 1945) “Awake the harp” from Creation Franz Josef Haydn (1732–1809) Introduction and Toccata on Lasst uns erfreuen Nicholas Choveaux (1904–1995)

October 6, 2013 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Proper 22, Year One “Harmonies du soir” from Trois Impressions Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) O Gracious Light Stuart Forster (b. 1971) and Responses Robert W. Lehman (b. 1960) Psalm 145 Anglican chants by Alan Ridout (1934–1996), Reginald Moore (1850–1929), & Robert Turle (1823–1872) Collegium Regale Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Ascribe unto the Lord Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Choral Song and Fugue Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)

October 13, 2013 Proper 23C Prelude on Rhosymedre (“Lovely”) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations (1857–1934) Psalm 111 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) If we believe (1800–1880) Dextera Domini Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594) “Finale” from Symphonie II Charles Marie Widor (1844–1937)

October 20, 2013 252nd Anniversary of the Dedication of Christ Church Toccata in F, BWV 540 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 84:1–8 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Quam dilecta Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Locus iste Michael Sitton (b. 1958) Fête Jean Langlais (1907–1991)

October 27, 2013 Proper 25C Suite Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897) Psalm 84:1–6 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) You are my all in all Handbell Choir TBA O how amiable John Gardner (1917–2011) Toccata und Fuga in d minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

November 3, 2013 All Saints’ Sunday Voluntary VII in G major John Stanley (1712–1786) Offertoire pour la fête de la Toussaint Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Gaudent in coelis Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) Marche Héroïque A. Herbert Brewer (1865–1928)

November 3, 2013 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — All Saints’ Sunday Pièce héroïque César Franck (1822–1890) Gaudent in coelis Philips Peter (c. 1561–1628) Preces, Responses and the Lord’s Prayer (St. Thomas, NY) Antony Baldwin (b. 1957) Psalm 148 Anglican chant by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F Harold Darke (1888–1976) “Introit” & “Kyrie” from Requiem Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) Chant héroïque Jean Langlais (1907–1991)

November 10, 2013 Proper 27C “Andante sostenuto” from Symphonie Gothique Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) “Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto” from Cantata 191 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 17:1–9 Anglican chant by William Pasfield (1909–1994) Blessed be the God and Father Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Cantate Domino Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743) “Final” from Symphonie III Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

November 17, 2013 Proper 28C Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Psalm 98 Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Sing to the Lord Robert Lehman (b. 1960) My Lord, what a mornin’ arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866–1949) “Allegro maestoso e vivace” and “Fugue” from Sonata No. 2 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) The Holy City Stephen Adams (1841–1913)

November 24, 2013 The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Prelude to Te Deum Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634–1702) Psalm 46 Anglican chant after Martin Luther (1483–1546) Te Deum in B-flat Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Let all mortal flesh keep silence Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874–1946) Alleluyas Simon Preston (b. 1938)

November 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) Now thank we all our God Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) arr. Virgil Fox

December 1, 2013 Advent 1A Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 122 Tone I.2 Laetentur coeli (1543–1623) Thou shalt know him Mark Sirett (b. 1952) Rhapsody on Helmsley William Lloyd Webber (1914–1982)

December 1, 2013 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Advent 1, Year Two Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) “Lasset uns frohlokken” from Sechs Sprüche Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Preces and Responses Richard Shephard (b. 1949) Psalm 111 Anglican chant by Reginald Moore (1850–1929) Evening Service in B minor (1864–1932) Rorate caeli desuper William Byrd (1543–1623) Præludium in g minor, BuxWV 149 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

December 8, 2013 Advent 2A Fantasia sopra Freu dich sehr o meine Seele Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) Rorate caeli Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968) Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 Tone I.1 Virga Jesse floruit Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) How lovely are the messengers Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Præludium in e minor, BWV 548 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

December 15, 2013 Advent 3A “Magnificat en mi la” from Premier Livre d’Orgue Jean François Dandrieu (1681–1738) Strengthen ye the weak hands William Harris (1883–1973) Canite tuba Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594) Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 203 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

December 15, 2013 5:00 p.m. A Festival of Noël sur les anches sans tremblant, et en Duo Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Angels visit when we sing Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord (1897–1961) I wonder as I wander Carl Rütti (b. 1949) “And the glory of the Lord” from Messiah (1685–1759) O come, O come, Emmanuel arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939) A Hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) Angelus ad pastores ait Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612) Bethlehem down Peter Warlock (1894–1930) Chanticleer Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921–2003) “Carillon de Westminster” from Pièces de Fantaisie Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

December 22, 2013 Advent 4A Fantasia on Veni Emmanuel Heathcote Statham (1889–1973) There is no Rose Raymond Weidner (b. 1947) By the Creator, Joseph was appointed Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Toccata on Veni Emmanuel Andrew Carter (b. 1939)

December 24, 2013 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Eucharist In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Noël Étranger Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Greensleeves Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) O Holy Night Adolphe Adam (1803–1856) Carol of the Bells Mikola Leontovich (1877–1921) Postlude on Mendelssohn (b. 1919) December 24, 2013 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) “Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto” from Cantata 191 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Noël Étranger Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Greensleeves Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Wassail Carol William Mathias (1934–1992) Psallite unigenito Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) Postlude on Mendelssohn David Willcocks (b. 1919)

December 25, 2013 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Postlude on Mendelssohn David Willcocks (b. 1919)

December 29, 2013 Christmas 1A Joseph est bien marié Claude Balbastre (1724–1799) Paean on Divinum Mysterium John Cook (1918–1984)

January 5, 2014 The Epiphany Epilogue on Dix William Harris (1883–1973) Two settings of “Brightest and best” arr. Katherine Bryant and Psalm 72:1–7, 10–14 Anglican chant by (1841–1924) In the Bleak Midwinter Harold Darke (1888–1976) Surge illuminare William Byrd (1543–1623) Imperial March Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

January 12, 2014 Epiphany 1A: The Baptism of Christ Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 29 Anglican chant by Paul Edwards (b. 1955) I will set his dominion in the sea Bruce Neswick (b. 1956) God be in my head Colin Brumby (b. 1933) “Toccata” from Plymouth Suite Percy Whitlock (1903–1946)

January 19, 2014 A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. “Largo” from Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Antonín Dvo řák (1841–1904) arr. Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Psalm 40:1–12 Anglican chant by Shirley Hill (b. 1933) Ain’t got time to die Hall Johnson (1888–1970) Give me Jesus arr. Larry Fleming (b. 1936) Psalm-Prelude No.3 from Set 2 (Psalm 33:3) Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

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Stuart Forster will begin a sabbatical on January 21, 2014, and will return to Christ Church on May 5. During Dr. Forster’s absence, Brian Jones, Organist Emeritus from Trinity Church in Boston, will be Interim Music Director at Christ Church.

January 26, 2014 9:00 a.m. Epiphany 3A, Annual Meeting Peace be to this congregation arr. Harry Grindle (b. 1935) Subdue us by Thy goodness Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

February 2, 2014 The Presentation Psalm 24:7–10 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) When to the temple Mary went Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) Nunc dimittis in G (1899–1995)

February 2, 2014 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Candlemas Hail, gladdening light Charles Wood (1866–1926) Responses Bernard Rose (1916–1996) Psalm 48 Anglican chant by Edwin George Monk (1819–1900) Second Service William Byrd (1543–1623) Hodie beata Virgo William Byrd (1543–1623)

February 9, 2014 Epiphany 5A Psalm 112:1–9 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) Guide me, O thou great Jehovah arr. Lloyd Larson (2009) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)

February 16, 2014 Epiphany 6A Psalm 119:1–8 Anglican chant by Stuart Forster (b. 1971) O quam amabilis es Pierre Villette (1926–1988) Beati quorum via Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

February 23, 2014 Epiphany 7A Psalm 119:33–40 Anglican chant by Gerald Knight (1908–1979) Teach me, O Lord Philip Stopford (b. 1977) Behold, the tabernacle of God William H. Harris (1883–1973)

March 2, 2014 Last Sunday after Epiphany Joysong Handbell Choir TBA Psalm 99 Anglican chant by Thomas Attwood (1765–1838) Hidden in light Stanford Scriven (b. 1988) A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter (b. 1945) March 2, 2014 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Last Sunday after Epiphany, Year Two O gladsome light Harold Darke (1888–1976) Responses Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) Psalm 114 Anglican chant by Francis Jackson (b. 1917) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Hymn to the Creator of Light John Rutter (b. 1945)

March 5, 2014 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Psalm 103:8–14 Tone VIII.2 Kyrie ‘Le Roy’ John Taverner (c. 1495–1545) Lord, to thee I make my moan Thomas Weelkes (c.1575–1623) Benedic, anima mea Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594)

March 9, 2014 Lent 1A Psalm 32 Tone III.4 O hearken thou Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Psalm 131: Lord, my heart is not haughty Max Janowski (1912–1991)

March 16, 2014 Lent 2A Psalm 121 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) Sicut Moses serpentem Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) “God so loved the world” from Crucifixion (1840–1901)

March 23, 2014 Lent 3A Psalm 95 Tone II.1 Like as the hart Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Panis Angelicus César Franck (1822–1890)

March 30, 2014 Lent 4A Psalm 23 Tone VIII.1 The Lord is my shepherd John Rutter (b. 1945) O For a Closer Walk arr. Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

April 6, 2014 Lent 5A Psalm 130 Tone III.5 De Profundis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) I am the resurrection and the life Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)

April 6, 2014 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Lent 5, Year Two Bow thine ear William Byrd (1543–1623) Preces and Responses William Smith (1603–1645) Psalm 145 Anglican chants by Alan Ridout (1934–1996), Reginald Moore (1850–1929), & Robert Turle (1823–1872) ‘Short’ Evening Service Thomas Tallis (1505–1585) Schaffe in mir, Gott Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Hosanna to the Son of David Thomas Weelkes (c.1575–1623) Drop, drop slow tears Brian Chapple (b. 1945) O perfect life of love Carson Cooman (b. 1982)

April 16, 2014 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 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743) Miserere mei, Deus William Byrd (1543–1623) Psalms and canticles plainsong

April 17, 2014 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Psalm 116:1, 10–17 Tone VIII.1 Ave verum Colin Mawby (b. 1936) Tantum ergo Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) Ubi caritas Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

April 18, 2014 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Psalm 22:1–11 Tone IV.1 The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) Adoramus te Eric Barnum (b. 1979)

April 19, 2014 7:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Pascha Nostrum Tone III.1 Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594) “Gloria in excelsis” from Mass of Light Alan Wilson (b. 1947) Why seek ye the living? Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) “Victimae paschali laudes” from Resurrexi Gerald Near (b. 1942)

April 20, 2014 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day “Hallelujah” from Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Christ our Passover Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1942) Light’s glittering morn bedecks the sky Horatio Parker (1863–1919) Christ the Lord is ris’n today Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)

April 27, 2014 Easter 2A Psalm 16 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) The day of resurrection Handbell Choir TBA Christ the Lord is risen again! John Rutter (b. 1945)

May 4, 2014 Easter 3A Psalm 116:1–3, 10–17 Anglican chant by Edwin Edwards (1853–1909) Alleluja, surrexit Dominus vere Jacquet de Berchem (c. 1505–1567) The key Anthony Piccolo (b. 1953)

May 4, 2014 Evensong at 4:00 p.m. — Easter 3, Year Two Laudate Dominum Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) Preces and Responses Stephen Stacks (b. 1988) Psalm 114 Anglican chant by Francis Jackson (b. 1917) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) Laudibus in sanctis William Byrd (1543–1623)

May 11, 2014 Easter 4A “Pastorale” from Sonata No.1 Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) Psalm 23 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) Antiphon Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Jubilate Deo William Walton (1902–1983) “Final” from Symphonie I Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

May 18, 2014 Easter 5A Scherzo in g minor Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925) Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16 Anglican chant by Jonathan Battishill (1738–1801) Alleluia No. 1 Handbell Choir TBA Greater love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) Toccata Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)

May 25, 2014 Easter 6A Adagio in E major Frank Bridge (1879–1941) Psalm 66:7–18 Anglican chant by Ivor Atkins (1869–1953) Glorious and Powerful God Charles Wood (1866–1926) If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585) Litanies Jehan Alain (1911–1940)

June 1, 2014 Easter 7A Præludium und Fuga in D, BWV 532 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 68:1–10, 33–36 Anglican chant by William Crotch (1775–1847) God is gone up Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) Lift up your Heads, O Ye Gates William Mathias (1934–1992) March upon Handel’s “Lift up your heads” Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)

June 8, 2014 Pentecost, end of program year Choral varié sur le thème du “Veni Creator” Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) “Veni, Sancte Spiritus” from Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) I will sing with the spirit John Rutter (b. 1945) Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

HYMN PLAYING : A MODERN COLLOQUIUM

A new book from Stuart Forster (2013)

Playing hymns on the organ is a centuries-old tradition that has been passed down largely through osmosis and guesswork. To address a growing need for more explicit instruction, Forster surveys available resources about hymn playing, and then launches a discussion expounding twenty vital aspects encompassing the art of accompanying hymns.

To equip the organist with a palette of tools for every occasion, he has amassed the expertise of eleven leaders in the world of hymn playing. The panel considers everything from learning and teaching hymns through the instruments and people involved in growing a community of engaged singers within a congregation. The character and artistry of the participants is revealed through frank anecdotes from their collective 300+ years of experience. Here, we learn from David Cherwien, Mark Dwyer, David Erwin, John Ferguson, Peter Jewkes, Stephen Loher, Walden Moore, Bruce Neswick, John Scott, Jeffrey Smith, and Tom Whittemore. 352 pages.

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ABOVE: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

LEFT: The Evensong Choir on tour in 2011, pictured before Choral Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral

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) “Sanctus 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 — Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) “Benedictus” from Festal Communion Service in B-flat — Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) “Final” from Symphonie I — Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

also available from CDBaby and iTunes 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 — (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. Stuart 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. Stuart Forster

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

17. Lieblich Bourdon 16' 41. Fugara 4' [from #30] 32' 18. Open Diapason 8' 42. Forest Flute 4' 64. Ophicleide [from #50] 16' 19. Stopped Diapason 43. Nazard 2 2/3' 65. ‡Contra Fagotto [from #17] 8' 44. Harmonic Piccolo 2' [from #30] 16' 20. Echo Gamba 8' 45. Tierce (tc) 1 3/5' 66. Tuba [from #50] 8' 21. Vox Angelica 8' 46. Trumpet 8' 67. Trumpet [from #46] 8' 22. ‡Flauto Dolce 8' 47. English Horn 8' 68. Tuba [from #50] 4' 23. ‡Flute Celeste (tc) 8' 48. Clarinet 8' 69. Trumpet [from #46] 4' 49. ‡Tuben [3 Swell chorus reeds] 8'

SERVICE TIMES AT CHRIST CHURCH

Sunday at 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns and sermon

Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist with choirs, hymns, and sermon

Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong 1st Sunday of the month

Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist sponsored by the Harvard Episcopal Chaplaincy

Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist with sermon

Special services as listed in this booklet

STAFF The Reverend Joseph O. Robinson, Rector The Reverend Jonathan T. Eden, Associate Rector Dr. Stuart Forster, Director of Music and Organist The Reverend Luther Zeigler, Episcopal Chaplain to Harvard University Catherine Belcher, Parish Administrator Dona O’Donnell, Financial Administrator Erin Anguish, Communications Coordinator Sean R. Glenn, Music Program Assistant Jerry Kucera and Hernan Moya, Head Sexton and Assistant Sexton Zach Jacques, Barry Martinez, and Alfred Mousset, Sunday Sextons