Bless, O Lord, us Thy servants who minister in Thy temple. Grant that what we sing with our lips we may believe in our hearts, and what we believe in our hearts we may show forth in our lives.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Royal School of Church Music Choristers’ Prayer

Music staff

Eugene Lavery, Director of Music & Organist

Hannah Scholz, Organ Scholar

Sharon Lavery, Chorister Program Voice Teacher

Liturgical Choral and Organ Music2017 | 2018

August

27 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Communion Service - Robert PowellPsalm 124 - Tone VIII.1Holy is the true Light - William HarrisMy eyes for beauty pine - Herbert HowellsHymns: 523, 416, 525

Organ Voluntaries:Master Tallis’s Testament - Herbert HowellsFanfare - John Cook

September

3 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Communion Service - Robert PowellPsalm 105:1-6, 23-26 - Tone VIII.1God so loved the world - John StainerHymns: 473, 249, 439, 401

Organ Voluntaries:Pastorale - Alec RowleyCarillon - Herbert Murrill

10 The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 149 - Kellow John PyeDraw us in the Spirit’s tether - Harold FriedellLead me, Lord - Samuel Sebastian WesleyHymns: 518, 174, 327, 460

Organ Voluntaries:Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele, Op. 122, No. 5 - Johannes BrahmsSinfonia (Cantata 29) - Johann Sebastian Bach tr. Marcel Dupré

September

17 The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 114 - Edward BairstowWash me throughly - Samuel Sebastian WesleyAve verum - Edward ElgarHymns: 410, 516, 397

Organ Voluntaries:Chant de paix - Jean LanglaisNun danket alle Gott - Sigfrid Karg-Elert

24 The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 105:1-6, 36-44 - Tone VIII.1I give you a new commandment - Peter AstonHymns: 541, 343, 309, 690

Organ Voluntaries:Fantasia of Four Parts - Orlando GibbonsTuba Tune - Norman Cocker

October

1 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 78:1-4, 13-17 - Tone VIII.1Go forth into the world in peace - John RutterLord, for thy tender mercy’s sake - John HiltonHymns: 477, 641, 618

Organ Voluntaries:Prière - Jean LanglaisHymne d’Actions de graces “Te Deum” - Jean Langlais

8 The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral Eucharist | Saint Alban’s ChoristersService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 19 - Tone VIII.1I am the true vine - Peter AstonO taste and see - Ralph Vaughan WilliamsHymns: 448, 495, 458, 537

Organ Voluntaries:Molto adagio (Organ Sonata in C minor) - Alexandre GuilmantPrelude, Fugue, and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 - Dietrich Buxtehude

6:00 PM Sacred Arts | Baylor Brass Quintet

October

15 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 106:1-6, 19-23 - Tone VIII.1O for a closer walk with God - Charles Villiers StanfordHymns: 7, 321, 557, 637

Organ Voluntaries:Prière - Jean LanglaisAllegro maestoso e vivace (Sonata II) - Felix Mendelssohn

22 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 99 - Thomas AttwoodGive almes of thy goods - Christopher TyeAve verum - Gabriel FauréHymns: 372, 596, 544

Organ Voluntaries:Berceuse - Louis ViernePrelude in G major, BWV 541i - J.S. Bach

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

29 The Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost

9 & 11:15 AM Choral Eucharist | Saint Alban’s ChoristersService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 90:1-6, 13-17 - Tone VIII.1If ye love me - Philip WilbyI give to you a new commandment - Peter NardoneHymns: 450, 517, 680

Organ Voluntaries:Take Care (Hudson Preludes) - Nico MuhlyPraeludium in E minor - Nicolaus Bruhns

November

5 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 107:1-7, 33-37 - Edward BairstowO quam gloriosum - Tomás Luis de VictoriaHymns: 287, 624, 286, 625

Organ Voluntaries:Adagio, BWV 564ii - Johann Sebastian BachPlacare Christe servulis - Marcel Dupré

All Saints’ Day

6:00 PM Sacred Arts | Commemoration of All Faithful DepartedMesse de Requiem, Op. 48 - Gabriel Fauré

November

12 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 78:1-8 - Tone VIII.1We wait for Thy loving kindness, O God - William McKieHymns: 68, 454, 324, 690

Organ Voluntaries:Toccata in C, BWV 564i - J.S. BachFollow-Up (Hudson Preludes) - Nico Muhly

The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost

19 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 123 - Charles Hylton StewartLord, I trust thee - George Frideric HandelHymns: 541, 551, 327, 598

Organ Voluntaries:Adagio (Symphonie V) - Charles-Marie WidorGrand Choeur - Alexandre Guilmant

The Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

26 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Festival Eucharist - Craig PhillipsPsalm 100 - Tone VIII.1King of Glory - T. Frederick H. CandlynLet all mortal flesh keep silence - Stephen CleoburyHymns: 460, 478, 494

Organ Voluntaries:Prelude on “K’a Mura” - Fela SowandeMarch Héroique - Herbert Brewer

The Last Sunday after PentecostChrist the King

December

3 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistIntroit: Matin Responsory - Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaService: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena - Healey WillanPsalm 80:1-7, 17-19 - Tone II.1And the glory of the Lord (Messiah) - George Frideric HandelAdvent Prose (Rorate cæli) - Mode IHymns: 57, 640, 59

Organ Voluntaries:Prelude: Rorate cæli (Choral orné) - Jeanne DemessieuxWachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 - J.S. Bach

The First Sunday of Advent

December

10 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena - Healey WillanPsalm 85:1-2, 8-13 - Tone II.1How beautiful upon the mountains - John StainerHow beautiful are the feet (Messiah) - George Frideric HandelHymns: 65, 67, 66

Organ Voluntaries:Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 660 - J.S. BachPassacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161 - Dietrich Buxtehude

The Second Sunday of Advent

17 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena - Healey WillanPsalm 126 - Tone II.1The angel Gabriel - Edgar PettmanThis is the record of John - Orlando GibbonsHymns: 73, 444, 72

Organ Voluntaries:Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 - J.S. BachToccata in D minor, Op. 59, No. 5 - Max Reger

The Third Sunday of AdventGaudete

6:00 PM Sacred Arts | A Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsI wonder as I wander - Karl ReadAdam lay ybounden - Howard SkemptonThe holly and the ivy - June NixonSussex Carol - Philip LedgerThe angel Gabriel - Edgar PettmanTomorrow shall be my dancing day - John GardnerNativity Carol - John Rutter

Organ Voluntaries:Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8 - Johannes BrahmsDieu parmi nous (La Nativité) - Olivier Messiaen

24 9 AM Choral EucharistService: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena - Healey WillanPsalm 89: 1-4, 20-27 - (said)Hymns: 56, 269, 54

Organ Voluntaries:Veni Redemptor gentium, SWV 149 - Samuel ScheidtNun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 - J.S. Bach

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

24 3:00 PM Family Eucharist | Saint Alban’s ChoristersService: Communion Service - Robert PowellSing Noël - Natalie SleethAway in a manger - David WillcocksHymns: 83, 96, 79, 111, 87

Organ Voluntaries:Christmas Cradle Song - Alfred HollinsGod rest ye merry, Gentlemen - John Rutter

The Eve of the Nativity ofOur Lord Jesus Christ

8:30 PM Choral EucharistService: Mass of the Nativity - Richard ShephardPsalm 96 - John RandallThe holly and the ivy - June NixonNativity Carol - John RutterHymns: 83, 105, 78, 111, 87

Organ Voluntaries:Pastoral Dance on On Christmas Night - Robin MilfordCarillon-Sortie - Henri Mulet

10:30 PM Festival Concert for Choir & OrganIn dulci jubilo, BWV 729 - J.S. BachI wonder as I wander - Karl ReadAway in a manger - David WillcocksSussex Carol - Philip LedgerO holy night - Adolphe AdamEs ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op. 122, No. 8 - Johannes Brahms

11:00 PM Choral EucharistService: Mass of the Nativity - Richard ShephardPsalm 96 - John RandallThe holly and the ivy - June NixonNativity Carol - John RutterHymns: 83, 105, 78, 111, 87

Organ Voluntaries:Carillon-Sortie - Henri Mulet

December

25 10:00 AM Morning PrayerHymns: 83, 87

Organ Voluntaries:Desseins éternels (La Nativité) - Olivier MessiaenNoël Suisse – Louis-Claude d’Aquin

The Nativity ofOur Lord Jesus Christ

31 9 & 11:15 AM Choral EucharistService: Communion Service - Robert PowellPsalm 147:13-21 - (said)Hymns: 82, 98, 100

The First Sunday after Christmas