Music listings

The Cathedral Choir is on its summer break during the months of July and August.

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Deus meuus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: Praise to the holiest in the height; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Processional (Mathias)

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Cathedral Choir does not sing today.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Duo (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: The Beatitudes (Glenstal); Deus meus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: The Lord's my shepherd; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Choral, from Symphony no. 2 (Vierne)

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Fugue (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: Hail true body (Dykes Bower); Be still my soul (Sibelius)

Hymns: Holy God we praise thy name; O praise ye the Lord

Organ postlude: Toccata in B minor (Gigout)

The Presentation of the Lord

Organ prelude: Récit de Cromorne (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Missa Dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motets: Canticle of Simeon (O'Donnell); Sanctus (Fauré)

Hymns: Now that the daylight fllls the sky; The mass is ended, all go in peace

Organ postlude: Veni creator Spiritus (De Grigny)

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude sur l'introït d l'Éphiphanie (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Hail true body (Dykes Bower)

Hymns: Christ is made our sure foundation; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Prelude in D minor (Stanford)

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Sanctus (Fauré)

Hymns: All people that on earth do dwell; Now thank we all our God

Organ postlude: Choral in B minor (Franck)

The Baptism of the Lord

Organ prelude: Chant de paix (Langlais)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Jesu rex admirabilis (Palestrina)

Hymns: Come down, O love divine; Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord

Organ postlude: Veni creator Spiritus (Duruflé)

Second Sunday of Christmas

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Of the Father's heart begotten; The first nowell

Organ postlude: Toccata in B minor (Gigout)

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Torches (Joubert); Oíche Nollaig (arr. O'Donnell)

Carols: Adeste fideles; The first nowell

Organ postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)

The Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Day

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Carols: The first nowell; Silent night; Sussex carol; Oíche Nollaig; Adeste fideles

Organ postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)

The Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Night

Introit: Hodie Christus factus est (plainchant)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Carols: The first nowell; Silent night; Sussex carol; Oíche Nollaig; Adeste fideles

Organ postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Organ prelude: Prelude in G, op. 37 no. 2 (Mendelssohn)

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Behold a virgin bearing him (McDonagh); O radiant dawn (MacMillan)

Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris

Organ postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 (Bach)

Third Sunday of Advent

Organ prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Bach)

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Rorate caeli (Tye); Behold a virgin bearing him (McDonagh)

Hymns: Lo he comes with clouds descending; Alma redemptoris mater

Organ postlude: Prelude in E minor (Bruhns)

Second Sunday of Advent

Organ prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Buxtehude)

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motet: Rorate caeli (Tye)

Hymns: O comfort my people; Come thou redeemer of the earth; Alma redemptoris mater

Organ postlude: Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 (Bach)

First Sunday of Advent

Organ prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 (Bach)

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Behold a virgin bearing him (McDonagh); Rorate caeli (Tye)

Hymns: Lo he comes with clouds descending; Alma redemptoris mater

Organ postlude: Toccata in D minor, BWV 538 (Bach)

Solemnity of Christ the King

Organ prelude: Prelude in G, op. 101 no. 6 (Stanford)

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymn: Praise my soul the king of heaven; Hail redeemer king divine

Organ postlude: Toccata in D minor, BWV 538 (Bach)

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Largo, from Sonata no. 2 in C minor (Bach)

Mass: Missa pro defunctis (plainchant/Anerio)

Motets: I heard a voice from heaven (Goss); Sanctus (Fauré)

Hymn: Who are they like stars appearing; God is love, his the care

Organ postlude: Fugue, from Sonata no. 2 (Hindemith)

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Bach)

Mass: Missa pro defunctis (plainchant/Anerio)

Motets: Beatitudes (Glenstal); Requiem aeternam (Anerio)

Hymn: For all the saints; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Choral in B minor (Franck)

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Brahms)

Introit: Requiem aeternam (Anerio)

Mass: Missa pro defunctis (plainchant/Anerio)

Motets: I heard a voice from heaven (Goss); Beatitudes (Glenstal)

Hymn: Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: O Mensch bewein dein' Sünde groß (Bach)