Chancel Choir Anthems

2003-2004


Sunday, September 7 Come, Let Us Make a Joyful Noise G. F. Handel
Rally Day Praise God With Heart and Voice Cary Ratcliff
   
Sunday, September 14   Come, Let Us Sing Giovanni Gabrieli
  Beati quorum via * Charles Villiers Stanford
   
Sunday, September 21 Grieve Not the Holy Spirit of God * T. Tertius Noble
  Greater Love Hath No Man John Ireland
   
Sunday, September 28 How Shall I Sing to God? * Cary Ratcliff
  A New Creation René Clausen
   
Sunday, October 5 O Sacrum Convivium * James Biery
World Communion Communion motet: Set me as a seal René Clausen
   
Sunday, October 12 O Lord, Increase My Faith * Orlando Gibbons
  Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit arr. William L. Dawson
   
Sunday, October 19 Gift of Finest Wheat * arr. John Ferguson
  See the Silent Ones Cary Ratcliff
   
Sunday, October 26 Justorum Anime * Orlandus Lassus
  Pilgrims’ Hymn Stephen Paulus
   
Sunday, November 2 Major Work:  
  Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) Franz Josef Haydn
   
Sunday, November 9 Cantique de Jean Racine * Gabriel Fauré
  With a Voice of Singing Martin Shaw
   
Sunday, November 16 My Song Shall Be Alway of the Lovingkindness * Gerald Near
  O Be Joyful John Rutter
   
Sunday, November 23 The Last Words of David * Randall Thompson
  The Promise of Living Aaron Copland
   
Sunday, November 30 Lo, How a Rose * Hugo Distler
  E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Paul Manz
   
Sunday, December 7 How Lovely Are the Messengers * Felix Mendelssohn
  I Look from Afar Anthony Piccolo
  Communion motet: O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams
   
Sunday, December 14 Arise, Shine! Joel Martinson
     
   
Sunday, December 21 Magnificat Arvo Pärt
  Who Comes? Leo Nestor
   
Wednesday, Once in Royal David’s City arr. David Willcocks
December 24 Magnificat Arvo Pärt
Christmas Eve In the Bleak Midwinter Harold Darke
  Make We Merry Andrew Carter
  Sing We Now of Christmas arr. Fred Prentice
  Sweet Dreams Form a Shade Emma Lou Diemer
  Ave Maria Anton Bruckner
   
Sunday, December 28 (No Choir)
 
   
Sunday, January 4 Sing We Now of Christmas * arr. Fred Prentice
  In the Bleak Midwinter Gustav Holst
   
Sunday, January 11 Salvation is Created Paul Tschesnokoff
  Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston
   
Sunday, January 18 Thy Perfect Love * John Rutter
  Good News Jane M. Marshall
   
Sunday, January 25 The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee * Jean Berger
  Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord Kirke Mechem
   
Sunday, Feburary 1 Sound Over All Waters * Paul Halley
  Communion motet: Set Me As A Seal René Clausen
   
Sunday, Feburary 8 O Sing Unto the Lord A New Song * Peter Aston
  The Call (from A New Creation) René Clausen
   
Sunday, Feburary 15 Brother James’ Air * Gordon Jacob
  Sing to the Lord Alice Parker
   
Sunday, Feburary 22 Laudate Dominum * W. A. Mozart
  Immortal, Invisible Eric Thiman
   
Sunday, Feburary 29 For He Shall Give His Angels * Felix Mendelssohn
  Seek Ye the Lord René Clausen
   
Sunday, March 7 Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
(Robert Swensen, tenor; Matthew Swensen, treble)
Benjamin Britten
  Let This Mind Be in You Lee Hoiby
   
Sunday, March 14 Youth Worship Service  
     
   
Sunday, March 21 Special Music:  
  Cantata No. 4, “Christ Lag in Todesbanden” J. S. Bach
   
Sunday, March 28 The Secret of Christ Richard Sheppard
  Jesus, So Lowly Harold Friedell
   
Sunday, April 4 Christus Factus Est Anton Bruckner
Palm Sunday Heilig Felix Mendelssohn
  Communion motet: O Sacrum Convivium Olivier Messiaen
   
Thursday, April 11 O Sacrum Convivium Olivier Messiaen
Maundy Thursday O Saving Victim Zachary Wadsworth
  Christus Factus Est Anton Bruckner
  God So Loved the World John Stainer
   
Sunday, April 11 Kyrieleis John Leavitt
Easter Sunday At the Lamb’s High Feast Walter Pelz
  Hallelujah (from Messiah) G. F. Handel
   
Sunday, April 18 The Tree of Life - K. Lee Scott
  This Joyful Eastertide - Charles Wood
   
Sunday, April 25 Children's Musical:  
  "Once Upon a Parable"  
   
Sunday, May 2 Prayer of St. Francis Kola Owolabi
  The Lord Bless You and Keep You John Rutter
   
Sunday, May 9 I Was Glad C. H. H. Parry
  And I Saw A New Heaven Edgar Bainton
   
Sunday, May 16 I Will Not Leave You Comfortless Everett Titcomb
  O God Be Gracious Hal Hopson
   
Sunday, May 23 Jubilate Deo * Benjamin Britten
  Lost in the Night F. Melius Christiansen
   
Sunday, May 30 If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis
Pentecost Jesus Christ is Lord John Bertalot
   
Sunday, June 6 I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Leo Sowerby
  My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Virgil Thomson
  Communion motet: Set Me As A Seal René Clausen
   
Sunday, June 6 Magnificat & Nunc dimittis ("Collegium Regale") Herbert Howells
Choral Evensong And I Saw A New Heaven Edgar Bainton
  Preces & Responses Paul Halley
  Psalms 32 & 34 Anglican Chant
(Rochester Cathedral Psalter)
   
Sunday, June 13 O Clap Your Hands Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Christ Hath a Garden K. Lee Scott
   
Sunday, June 20 Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel Moses Hogan
  Beautiful Savior F. Melius Christiansen
   
   
  * indicates Chapel anthem





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