ALL SAINTS CHURCH WORCESTER C Sunday, September 15 - Christmas Eve, 2019 September 15-Christmas Eve, Sunday, The Choir of All Saints Church All Saints of Choir The HORAL HORAL Organist and Director of Music and Director Organist Graeme McCullough McCullough Graeme Assistant Organist Michael Celularo Celularo Michael M USIC All Saints Church All Saints Church was the first Episcopal church established in the city of Worcester, beginning with a small gathering in the Town Hall on December 13, 1835. The name All Saints Church was adopted in 1843 and on June 10, 1846, the first service was held in the first Episcopal building on Pearl Street. A fire destroyed that building on April 7, 1874. A new church building on the present site was consecrated in 1877. Fire struck again in 1932 and destroyed all but the tower, spire, and some exterior walls. On Easter Sunday, 1934 the first service was held in the present building. With its rich carvings of wood and stone and its glorious stained glass windows, All Saints Church has been described by many as one of the most beautiful churches in New England. It is the largest Episcopal church in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, and as the architects for this Gothic Revival building were Frohman, Robb and Little of Boston, designers of the National Cathedral in Washington DC, our building has many similarities to that majestic cathedral. The Rice Memorial Organ at All Saints is one of the most celebrated in North America. Built by the Aeolian-Skinner company of Boston, opus 909 was an early success in the career of the company’s visionary tonal director, G. Donald Harrison. Pursuing an organ that could ‘speak fluent French’, Harrison succeeded in creating a sound that married an abundance of French brilliance with a bold English-tinted American accent. This was to delight generations of visiting French organists, from Marcel Dupré to Pierre Cochereau, and continues to enthral audiences and congregation alike today. The Choir of All Saints Church At the heart of the church’s musical activity is the choir, whose main duty is to provide appropriate music for the liturgy at Sung Eucharist every Sunday. Other duties include singing Choral Evensong once a month, as well as on major feast days, weddings, funerals, and concerts. In addition to its weekly liturgical duties at All Saints, the choir performs regularly in Worcester and in Boston. It has also performed further afield at Washington National Cathedral, New York City’s Carnegie Hall and St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, as well as venues elsewhere in the United States and Canada. The choir has also toured internationally, and in recent years has made a number of visits to the U.K. and Ireland. The All Saints Choir is unusual in that it maintains a choir of boy and girl choristers to sing the treble part, with adult volunteers singing the lower three parts. Entry is by audition, and the boy and girl choristers start their training with a probationary year, when they learn about the routines and repertoire of the choir, and are given a firm grounding in vocal technique and sight-reading. This training has led several generations of graduates to notable careers in music, both within New England and beyond. The choir is particularly proud of the musical connections that they maintain, especially their affiliation with the Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester and The Royal School of Church Music in America. The Director of Music, Graeme McCullough, is always happy to meet potential singers for an informal discussion at any time. Auditions take place throughout the year. All of the following services are at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and are sung by the Choir of All Saints Church unless otherwise stated. 15 September - The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost J.S. Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 730 & 731 Hymns: 410 (Lauda anima), 423 (St. Denio), 401 (Leoni) Psalm 14 (Turle) Charles Wood: Glorious and powerful God Richard Shephard: Soul of my Saviour J.S. Bach: Wir gläuben all an einen Gott BWV 680 22 September - The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Herbert Howells: Psalm Prelude Set 1, No. 1 Hymns: 390 (Lobe den Herren), 669 (Herzlich tut mich verlangen), 368 (Regent Square), 594 (Cwm Rhondda) Psalm 79 vv.1-6 (Camidge) Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers (from ‘St. Paul’) John Robinson: A Blackburn Grace (United States Premiere) Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to the Oratorio ‘St. Paul’ 29 September - The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Visitation of The Right Revd. Dr. Douglas Fisher, IX Bishop of Western Massachusetts Grayston Ives: Intrada (1977) Hymns: 545 (St. Fulbert), 438 (Woodlands), 574 (St. Petersburg), 625 (Darwall’s 148th) Psalm 91 vv.1-6 (Goss) Peter Hurford: Truly the Lord is in this place William Byrd: Sacerdotes Domini Grayston Ives: Processional 6 October - The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - St. Francis of Assisi 9:45 a.m. The Blessing of the Animals in the Saint Francis Courtyard Hymns: Levas II 189, 389 (Monkland), 400 (Lasst uns erfreuen), Charles Villiers Stanford: Benedictus in C Grayston Ives: Listen sweet dove Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasie and Fugue in D minor, Op.103 5:00 p.m. - Choral Evensong Herbert Howells: Preludio ‘Sine Nomine’ Philip Radcliffe: Preces and Responses Psalm 137 (Garrett) Graeme McCullough: Magnificat (The St. Olaf Service) Charles Wood: Nunc Dimittis in B flat James Burton: Laudibus in sanctis (Commissioned in 2019 by the All Saints Choir) Hymn 665 (Michael) Kenneth Leighton: Paean Saturday, 12 October - Festal Choral Evensong 5:00 p.m. Choral Evensong sung by the choirs of St. Paul’s, Fairfield, St. Paul’s, Norwalk, and All Saints, Worcester, directed by Dr. Barry Rose OBE Felix Mendelssohn: Andante Religioso & Allegretto (Sonata No.4) Charles Wood: Nunc Dimittis in B flat Hymn: 24 (St. Clement) Philip Radcliffe: Preces and Responses Psalm 65 (Taylor) John Stainer: Evening Canticles in B flat Herbert Sumsion: They that go down to the sea in ships J.S. Bach: Fugue in E flat (‘St. Anne’) BWV 13 October - The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost The choristers of St. Paul’s, Fairfield, and All Saints, Worcester, directed by Dr. Barry Rose OBE Francis Pott: Improvisation on ‘Slane’ Hymns: 545 (St. Fulbert), 603 (St. Botolph), 511 (Abbot’s Leigh), 494 (Diademata) Malcolm Archer: The Christ Church Mass Psalm 66 vv.1-8 (Atkins) Barry Rose: O praise God in his holiness (Psalm 150) David Halls: Locus iste Eugène Gigout: Grand Choeur Dialogué 20 October - The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost The Adults and Teen Boys of All Saints Choir Gaston Litaize: Prélude liturgique Hymns: 535 (Paderborn), 628 (St. Ethelwald), Levas II 147, 709 (Dundee) Psalm 119 vv.97-104 (Mode VIII) George Dyson: Morning and Evening Frank Martin: The Lord’s Prayer (In terra pax) William Mathias: Processional 5:00 p.m. - Taizé Prayer Service 27 October - The Feast of All Souls (transferred) Gabriel Fauré: Pavane (1887) Hymns: 526 (Dundee), 253 (San Rocco), 232 (Nyland), 625 (Darwall’s 148th) Psalm 130 (Hylton Stewart) Gabriel Fauré: Requiem Louis Lefébure-Wély: Fugue in D minor 3 November - The Feast of All Saints (transferred) César Franck: Prière Hymns: 287 (Sine Nomine), 686 (Nettleton), 522 (Austria), 618 (Lasst uns erfreuen) Psalm 149 (Turle) Tomás Luis de Victoria: O quam gloriosum est regnum Thomas Tallis: Audivi vocem de caelo venientem Olivier Messiaen: Apparition de l’église éternelle 5:00 p.m. - Festal Choral Evensong Sung jointly with the choir of All Saints, Ashmont J.S. Bach: Prelude in D major, BWV 532 Bernard Rose: Versicles and Responses Hymns: 621 (Rhuddlan), 432 (Laudate Dominum) Psalm 24 (Barnby) Herbert Brewer: Evening Canticles in D Herbert Howells: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 10 November - The Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost George Thalben-Ball: Elegy Hymns: 608 (Melita), 457 (St. James), 680 (St. Anne), 397 (Nun danket alle Gott) Psalm 127 (Tone II) Peter Aston: So they gave their bodies Douglas Guest: They shall grow not old Edward Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma Variations) 17 November - The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost Malcolm Archer: Sicilienne Hymns: 423 (St. Denio), 460 (Hyfrydol) Psalm 16 (Havergal) Richard Lloyd: View me, Lord W.A. Mozart: Ave verum corpus Eugène Gigout: Grand Chœur Dialogué 5:00 p.m. - Taizé Prayer Service 24 November - The Feast of Christ the King Olivier Messiaen: Le Banquet Céleste Hymns: 616 (Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein), 410 (Lauda anima), 390 (Lobe den Herren), Christ Triumphant (Guiting Power) Psalm 93 (Garrett) Malcolm Williamson: Dignus est Agnus Graeme McCullough: King of Glory, King of Peace Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony No. 6 - Allegro 1 December - The First Sunday of Advent Sung by the Worcester State University Chorale Dietrich Buxtehude: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BuxWV 211 Hymns: 640 (Aberystwyth), WLP 724 (People, look east), 613 (St. Cecilia) Psalm 122 (Howells) Herbert Howells: Here is the little door Maurice Duruflé: Ubi caritas et amor J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 5:00 p.m. - Advent Carol Service 4:30 p.m. Organ prelude (played by Gavin Klein and Isabella Gentleman) Please see separate service sheet for details 8 December - The Second Sunday of Advent Kenneth Leighton: Fantasy on ‘Veni Emmanuel’ Hymns: 72 (Richmond), 76 (Winchester New), 444 (Thornbury), 59 (Merton) Psalm 72 vv.1-7 (Plainsong Tone II) Malcolm Archer: The desert shall rejoice arr. John Scott: Creator of the stars of night J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 15 December - The Third Sunday of Advent “Gaudete” J.S. Bach: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 Hymns: 481 (Gopsal), 68 (Llangloffan), 75 (Ascension), 61 (Wachet auf) Canticle 9 (Plainsong Tone II) George Guest: Zion, at thy shining gates Paul Manz: E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to ‘Saint Paul’ 5:00 p.m.