December 31, 2017

L'Oasis Musicale: Concerts
at the Cathedral and at St George's



Hans Memling, Presentation, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1463


When the time came for their purification
according to the law of Moses,
they brought him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord
(NRSV, Luke 2:22).


The Naming of Jesus


10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers Quartet


Prelude: Vom Himmel hoch
(From heaven on high), BWV 606 listen],
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)    
Setting: Missa O magnum mysterium [YouTube]


Introit: From heaven on high to earth I come
Motet: O magnum mysterium [text] [YouTube]
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Postlude: Von Himmel hoch [listen],
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)


12h45 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs de la cathédrale


Prélude :  Vom Himmel hoch. LV 42, [YouTube],
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau (1663-1712)   
Ordinaire :  Missa O magnum mysterium


Introït :  Je viens à vous du haut des cieux


Motet :  O magnum mysterium [texte] [YouTube],
Tomás Luis de Victoria


Postlude :  Vom Himmel hoch. LV 51,
verses 1 and 2, [YouTube],
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau

No Evensong