St Mary's Church Choir, Thornbury

Choral Music Programme

2009 2008 2007 2006

2009	10.45 Parish Eucharist	6.00 Choral Evensong
	Choir	Choir
January 4	Anthem: Wise men of old came seeking (French traditional)
January 6 Feast of the Epiphany		7.30pm CHORAL EUCHARIST Setting: Festive Eucharist (Rawsthorne) Anthem: From the rising of the sun (Ouseley)
January 11	Anthem: The Lord bless you (Rutter)
January 18	Anthem: O Lord my God (Wesley)
January 25 Conversion of St Paul	Offertory: In Christ alone Anthem: There's a wideness (Bevan)	CHORAL EVENSONG Introit: O come ye servants (Tye) Responses: Neary Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Harwood in A flat Anthem: How lovely (Mendelssohn)

2008	10.45 Parish Eucharist	6.00 Choral Evensong
	Choir	Choir
January 6 Feast of the Epiphany	Festive Eucharist (Rawsthorne)	Introit: Responsory (Palestrina) Responses: Phillipson-Masters Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Brewer in D Carols: A maiden most gentle; Far away; No small wonder
January 13	Anthem: From all that dwell (Walmisley)
January 20 Celebration Sunday	Gloria & Agnus Dei (Vierne)
January 27 Conversion of St Paul	FAMILY EUCHARIST	ECUMENICAL SERVICE
February 3 Candlemas	Anthem: When to the temple (Eccard)	DEANERY HEALING SERVICE Beatitudes Let your restless soul (Iona) Ubi caritas (Iona) Venu sancte spiritus (Taize) God be in my head (Rutter) O Lord increase our faith (Loosemore) Almighty and everlasting God (Gibbons) Ave verum corpus Mozart)
February 6 Ash Wednesday		7.30pm CHORAL EUCHARIST WITH ASHING
February 10	Anthem: O Lord my God (Wesley)
February 17	Anthem: Listen sweet dove (Ives)	Introit: Lord for thy tender mercies sake (Hilton) Responses: William Smith Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Morley with fauxbordons Anthem: O Lord the maker (Wm Mundy)
February 24	Anthem: Wash me throughly (Wesley)
March 2 Mothering Sunday	FAMILY EUCHARIST
March 9 Passion Sunday	Anthem: O Saviour of the world (Goss)
March 16 Palm Sunday	Introit: The feast of palms Anthem: Is it nothing to you (Ouseley)	EXPERIENCE EASTER
March 21 Good Friday		2pm HOLY HOUR Anthems: Reproaches The Lamentation (Bairstow) God so loved the world (Stainer) Were you there
March 23 Easter Day	Anthem: This joyful Eastertide (Charles Wood)	Introit: Easter anthems Responses: Bernard Rose Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Stanford in A Anthem: Ye choirs (Stanford)
March 30	Anthem:
April 6	Anthem: Here O my Lord (Whitlock)
April 13	Anthem: The Lord is my shepherd (Schubert)
April 20	Anthems: All my days (Beautiful Saviour) (Townend) Come, my way (Harris)
April 27	FAMILY EUCHARIST	Introit: If ye love me (Tallis) Responses: Bernard Rose Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Statham in E minor Anthem: Come down O love divine (Harris)
May 1 Ascension Day		7.30pm FESTIVE EUCHARIST Setting: Stanford in C & F Anthem: Coelos ascendit hodie (Stanford)
May 4
May 11	Anthem: Listen sweet dove (Ives)
May 14		7.30pm Archdeacon's Visitation
May 18 Trinity Sunday	Anthem: Lord I trust thee (Handel)
May 25	FAMILY EUCHARIST	Introit: O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace (Tye) Responses: Smith Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Harris in A Anthem: I give you a new commandment (Nardone)
June 1	Anthem: O be joyful in the Lord (Rutter)
June 8	Anthem:
June 15	Anthem:
June 22	Anthem:
June 29	Anthem:
July 6 BAPTISM & CONFIRMATION	Anthem: Come down O love divine (Harris) Veni sancte spiritus (Taize)
July 13	Anthem: Now the green blade (Lindley)
July 20	Anthem: Behold the tabernacle (Harris)
July 29	FAMILY EUCHARIST	Introit: Lead me Lord (Wesley) Responses: Sanders Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: C H Lloyd Anthem: They that go down (Sumsion)
August 3	Anthem: Lord I trust thee (Handel)
August 10	Anthem: Lead me Lord (Wesley)
August 17	Anthem: O Lord increase our faith (Loosemore)
August 24	Anthem: Holy is the true light (Harris)
August 31	Anthem: God so loved the world (Stainer)
September 7	Anthem: I give you a new commandment (Aston)
September 14 St Mary's Patronal Festival	Introit: Ave Maria (Arcadelt) Anthem: Ave Maris Stella (Grieg)	Introit: Ave Maria (Elgar) Responses: Phillipson-Masters Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Harris in A Anthem: Bogoroditrye Dyevo (Rachmaninoff)
September 21	Anthem: O for a closer walk(Stanford)
September 28 St Michael & All Angels	FAMILY EUCHARIST	Introit: Bless the Lord (Frith) Responses: Sumsion Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Sumsion in G Anthem: And I saw another angel (Stanford) Presentation: The Angel Gabriel from heaven came Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Shaw) In Paradisum (Faure Requiem)
October 5	Anthem:
October 12	Anthem:
October 19	Anthem:
October 26	Anthem:
November 2 All Saints	Anthem: O King all glorious (Willan)
November 9 Remembrance	Anthem: Holy is the true light (Harris)
November 16	Anthem: Beatitudes (RH)
November 23 Christ the King	10am CHORAL MATINS Responses: Philipson-Masters Te Deum & Jubilate: Stanford in B flat Anthem: Rejoice the Lord is King (Archer) 10.45am CHORAL EUCHARIST Opening: 100 Coronation version Coronation Gloria (Stanford) Eucharist setting: Stanford in B flat Anthem: Thou wilt keep him (Wesley)	Introit: Laudate dominum (Harker) Responses: Sanders Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Stanford in B flat Anthem: Let all the world (Vaughan Williams)
November 30 Advent Sunday	Anthem: This is the truth (Vaughan Williams)	ADVENT SERVICE OF LIGHT Matin responsory A tender shoot (Goldschmidt) Veiled in darkness (Rudolph) Bogoroditseye dyevo (Rachmaninoff) People look east (Ferguson) E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
December 7	Anthem: Come thou long-expected Jesus (Ley)
December 14	Anthem: Rejoice in the Lord always (Redford)	4pm CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
December 21	Anthem: The Angel Gabriel	SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS including: Still, still, still (Ledger) A child is born (Archer) The Lamb (Tavener) A maiden most gentle (Carter) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Gardner) On this day earth shall ring (Hylton Stewart) What sweeter music (Rutter)
December 24 Christmas Eve		MIDNIGHT MASS Anthem: Carols
December 25 Christmas Day
December 28 Feast of Holy Innocents	Anthem: Thou must leave thy holy dwelling (Berlioz)

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2007	10.45 Parish Eucharist	6.00 Choral Evensong
	Choir	Choir
January 7 Feast of the Epiphany	Anthem: From the rising of the sun (Ouseley)	Introit: Arise, shine (Palestrina) Responses: Philipson-Masters Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Stanford in C Anthem: Say where is he born (Mendelssohn)
January 14	Anthem: From all that dwell (Walmisley)
January 21	SPECIAL SOUTH INDIA THEME
January 28	Anthem: The Lord bless you and keep you (Rutter)	Introit: O come ye servants of the Lord (Tye) Responses: Tomkins Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Brewer in D Anthem: Let all the world (Matthias)
February 4	Anthem: Holy Spirit, truth divine (Carter)
February 11	Anthem: Jesu, the very thought (Lole)
February 18	Anthem: My eyes for beauty pine (Howells)
February 21 Ash Wednesday		7.30pm CHORAL EUCHARIST WITH ASHING
February 25	FAMILY EUCHARIST	Introit: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake (Farrant) Responses: Phillipson-Masters Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Sumsion in A Anthem: Almighty and everlasting God (Gibbons)
March 4	Anthem: And didst thou travel (Shephard)
March 11	Anthem: Call to remembrance (Farrant)
March 18 Mothering Sunday	FAMILY EUCHARIST
March 25 Passion Sunday	Anthem: God so loved the world (Stainer)	ROAD TO FREEDOM
April 1 Palm Sunday	Introit: The feast of palms Anthem: O Saviour of the world (Goss)	CALVARY
April 6 Good Friday		2pm HOLY HOUR Anthems: The Lamentation (Bairstow) Crux fidelis (John of Portugal) Were you there Christus factus est (Bruckner) In tears of grief (Bach)
April 8 Easter Day	Anthem: This joyful Eastertide (Charles Wood)	Introit: With a voice (Sumsion) Responses: Phillipson-Masters Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Brewer in D Anthem: Come ye faithful (Thatcher)
April 15	Anthem: Now the green blade
April 22	FAMILY EUCHARIST
April 29	Anthem: A Clare Benediction (Rutter)
May 6	Anthem: Jesus dulcis memoria (Victoria)	Introit: O Lord the maker (Mundy) Responses: Phillipson-Masters Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Harwood in A flat Anthem: O Lord the maker (Joubert)