S ERVICES & M USIC February Welcome t the start of February we celebrate the Feast of Candlemas – the occasion when the infant Jesus was presented in the Temple and Simeon and Anna recognised him as A the Light of the World. This encounter and Simeon’s response led to the beautiful words of the Nunc Dimittis, sung here at the Cathedral at every Evensong. This year Easter is early, so Shrove Tuesday – pancake-day - and Ash Wednesday follow just a few days after Candlemas. Traditionally on Shrove Tuesday we empty the store cupboards of all the food we’ll be denying ourselves as we fast during Lent. The next day, Ash Wednesday, is a day of penitence and all three services on that day of Christian obligation include the imposition of ashes. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and Christians are encouraged to fast, to give to charity and to pray. There are no flowers in church, the liturgical colour is purple and the music reflects a generally more reflective, sombre atmosphere. There is a day of respite as we celebrate Mothering Sunday, then the great three days – the Triduum – lead us through an emotionally-charged culmination of Lent as together we experience the Liturgy of the Foot- Washing on Maundy Thursday, the death of Christ on the Cross on Good Friday and finally the joy of Easter. So much beautiful music and inspiring worship lies ahead! In the meantime please do join us on Ash Wednesday at one of the three services: 8.00am, 12.30pm and 6.00pm. May God give us the strength and faith to keep a Holy Lent. The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Canon Precentor Dean of Bristol The Very Revd Dr David Hoyle Canon Precentor The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Master of the Choristers and Organist Mark Lee For more information, please contact the Music Administrator Tim Popple [email protected] 0117 926 4879 2 bristol-cathedral.co.uk About the Cathedral The original foundation on this site was an abbey established in 1148 by Robert Fitzhardinge of Berkeley Castle. It was built just outside the original walls of Bristol on high ground overlooking the river. The new monastery was dedicated to St Augustine. Initially all the abbey buildings were in Norman style (characterized by massive pillars and round arches) but between the 13th and early 16th centuries a sequence of rebuilding projects transformed the church into a Gothic one, showing the successive developments of Gothic style. The last section due to be rebuilt was the nave. However, just after the old nave had been demolished, and before much progress had been made with the rebuilding, Henry VIII dissolved the country’s monasteries and confiscated their assets. The new nave was therefore never built, and the work that had already been done was dismantled to provide stone for other projects in the area. On 9 December 1539 the last Abbot of Bristol handed over the abbey to the King’s Commissioners. Unlike many other cities, it was not originally intended that there should be a diocese of Bristol, and so its abbey was not due to become a cathedral. However, when it was discovered that St Peter’s Abbey in the nearby rival port of Gloucester was to be made a cathedral, Bristol’s citizens petitioned for equal treatment and in 1542 the disused abbey church was designated the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol. In 1877 the rebuilding of the nave was finally completed, 350 years after the original, Norman nave, had been demolished. 3 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Information Anthems Selected translations of anthems which are not sung in English are available from page 17. Bible Translation The Cathedral uses the NRSV Anglicised Edition translation of the bible for all services except BCP Holy Communion on Sundays. Reading selections are taken from the Common Worship Lectionary, with Evensong readings taken from the Pillar Lectionary. Choir Unless otherwise specified, all choral services are sung by the Cathedral Choir. On Mondays the boy choristers sing with the lay clerks and choral scholars. On Tuesdays the girl choristers sing with the lay clerks. Weekend services alternate between boy choristers and girl choristers. Communion If it is your custom to receive communion in your own church, you are welcome to receive here, whatever denomination you are. Feast Days Key On each day there is an indication of whether it is a day of significance. The different significances are indicated as follows: Feria (no commemoration or otherwise) Commemoration Lesser Festival Festival PRINCIPAL FEAST For Festivals and Principal Feasts, (and the evening service the day before) the altar colours will reflect the occasion, and Festal Responses are said or sung at the close of the evening service. Hymns Hymn numbers refer to the New English Hymnal (NEH), with tunes following. Incense On some feast days, incense is used during the service. This is indicated by the † symbol. Photography and Recording No photography or recording of any kind may take place during services, concerts, or rehearsals without the express permission of the Chapter. 4 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Psalms The traditional BCP Coverdale translation is used at Evening Prayer and Evensong. Common Worship translation is used at all other services. Congregation sit for the psalms, standing for “Glory be to the Father…” at the end of the last psalm. Service Length Said morning prayer lasts approximately 20 minutes. Said Lunchtime Eucharist lasts approximately 30 minutes. Evensong lasts around 40 minutes; evening prayer around 20 minutes. Eucharist on a Sunday lasts around 1hr 15. On a Sunday, Evensong lasts around one hour, incorporating additional hymns and a sermon. Quire Services: those unable to stay for the whole service are asked to sit in the Nave. Joining the Cathedral Choir If you have a child in Year 4, with a passion for music and singing, there are details of the Voice Trial Day towards the back of this booklet. If you are coming to Bristol as a student in September and sing alto, tenor, or bass, there are details of our Choral Scholarships towards the back of this booklet. 5 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Sunday 28 January Fourth Sunday of Epiphany BCP: Septuagesima 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, Septuagesima) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Martin Gainsborough Setting Missa Brevis Capella Regalis – Caesar Psalm 111 Motet What child is this? – Trad arr Sanders Hymns Entrance 373 Coe Fen Offertory 343 Redhead No. 46 Communion 307 Divine mysteries Post-communion 362 Abbot’s Leigh [185] Voluntary Flourish and Fugue – Cook 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG on World Leprosy Day QUIRE Preacher The Dean Responses Wilby Psalm 34.1-10 Canticles Day in B flat Anthem Make we joy now in this fest – Walton Hymns 333 Michael; 381 Ewing Voluntary Rhapsody No 3 – Howells Monday 29 January Verses | Cantoris Feria 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Wilby Psalm 143 Canticles Howells in G Hymn 401 (omit vv 3&4) Regent Square Anthem Love bade me welcome – Vaughan Williams Tuesday 30 January Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 1.15pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL NAVE Paul Walton, Assistant Organist, Bristol Cathedral – organ 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Lane Psalm 147 Canticles Fifth Service – Tomkins Hymn 217 Song 34 (Angels’ Song) Anthem Almighty and everlasting God – Gibbons 6 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Wednesday 31 January John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG sung by the Boy Choristers QUIRE Responses Nardone Psalm 149 Canticles Robinson in C Hymn 466 Moscow Anthem Prevent us, O Lord – Holman Thursday 1 February Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm The First Evening Prayer of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple QUIRE Psalm 118 Friday 2 February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 6.00pm CHORAL EUCHARIST FOR CANDLEMAS sung by the Lay Clerks EASTERN LADY CHAPEL Preacher The Revd Sarah Evans Psalm 24.7-end Setting Mass à 4 – Byrd Motet Senex puerum portabat – Byrd Translations are available from p.16 Hymns Processional 439 Gerontius Offertory 156 Servatrix [288] Communion 44 Pastor pastorum [282] Post-communion 387 Quem pastores Saturday 3 February Anskar, Bishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Leighton Psalms 15, 16 Canticles Weelkes for Trebles Hymn 497 St Ethelwald [449] Anthem O Lord, in thy wrath – Gibbons 7 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Sunday 4 February Second Sunday before Lent BCP: Sexagesima 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, Sexagesima) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Nicola Stanley Setting Missa Brevis – Mathias Psalm 104.26-end Motet Ave verum – Mawby Translations are available from p.16 Hymns Entrance 271 Hyfrydol Offertory 263 (omit *) Lasst uns erfreuen Communion 397 Monkland Post-communion 265 Regent Square Voluntary Final (Symphonie 4) – Vierne 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Preacher Canon Martin Gainsborough Responses Leighton Psalm 65 Canticles New College Service – Howells Anthem O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Howells Hymns 250 Ellers; 372 Monks Gate Voluntary Siciliano