Music listings

The Cathedral Choir takes its summer break during the months of July and August, and returns on the first Sunday of September.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich (Buxtehude)

Mass: Miss orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); Ave verum corpus (Elgar)

Hymns: Crown him with many crowns; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Fugue sur le nom d'Alain (Duruflé)

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude in F (Stanford)

Mass: Miss orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); O strength and stay (Bourgeois/Harris)

Hymns: Christ be beside me; Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord

Organ postlude: Prelude in F sharp minor

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 (Bach)

Mass: Miss orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: Jesu rex admirabilis (Palestrina); Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Bach)

Hymns: Praise my soul the king of heaven; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Prelude in D minor (Stanford)

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Méditation (Duruflé)

Mass: Miss orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); O strength and stay (Bourgeois/Harris)

Hymns: Crown him with many crowns; Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord

Organ postlude: St Patrick's breastplate (Stanford)

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Méditation (Duruflé)

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); O strength and stay (Bourgeois/Harris)

Hymns: Crown him with many crowns; Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord

Organ postlude: St Patrick's breastplate (Stanford)

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Adagio, from Sonata no. 3 (Mendelssohn)

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Iste confessor (D. Scarlatti)

Hymns: Holy God we praise thy name; The mass is ended, all go in peace

Organ postlude: Prelude in C, BWV 547 (Bach)

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: God so loved the world (Goss)

Hymns: Crown him with many crowns; When I behold the wondrous cross; Praise to the holiest in the height

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Verse (Tomkins)

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

Hymns: Christ be beside me; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Scherzo (Leighton)

Ss Peter & Paul, Apostles

Organ prelude: Voluntary no. 2 (Weelkes)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: The beatitudes (Glenstal); Like as the hart (Howells)

Hymns: Who are these like starts appearing; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Psalm prelude, set 2 no. 3 (Howells)

Pentecost Sunday

Organ prelude: Victimae paschali laudes (Praetorius)

Introit: Introit for Pentecost (O'Donnell)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Veni creator spiritus (plainchant/O'Donnell)

Hymn: Regina caeli (plainchant)

Organ postlude: Variations on Veni creator spiritus (Duruflé)

The Ascension of the Lord

Organ prelude: Duo; Trio (Clérambault)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: In the departure of the Lord (Bull); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Let the earth rejoince and sing; Regina caeli (plainchant)

Organ postlude: Prelude in G minor (Buxtehude)

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Organ prelude: Andante, from Sonata in D minor, op. 65 no. 6 (Mendelssohn)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Regina caeli (Soriano)

Hymns: This joyful Eastertide; Regina caeli (plainchant)

Organ postlude: Passacaglia in D minor (Buxtehude)

Corpus Christi

Organ prelude: Voluntary no. 1 (Weelkes)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: In the departure of the Lord (Bull); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

Hymns: The king of love my shepherd is; Hail redeemer king divine

Organ postlude: Toccata in F (Buxtehude)

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Méditation (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Regina caeli (Soriano); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)

Hymns: Alleluia, sing to Jesus; Regina caeli (plainchant)

Organ postlude: Mors et resurrectio (Langlais)

Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

Organ prelude: Méditation (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Like as the hart (Howells)

Hymns: Sing praise to our creator; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: St Patrick's breastplate (Stanford)

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: An tAiséirí (traditional); O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: This joyful Eastertide; Regina caeli (plainchant)

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

Third Sunday of Easter

Organ prelude: Lullaby (Ives)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Sicut cervus (Palestrina); Ave verum (Mozart)

Hymns: Now the green blade rises; Regina caeli (plainchant)

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

Second Sunday of Easter

Organ prelude: Fantasia on Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 695 (Bach)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell); Most glorious Lord of life (Harris)

Hymns: Now the green blade rises; Regina caeli (plainchant)

Organ postlude: Fantasia on Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 (Bach)

Easter Sunday

Organ prelude: Improvisation

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell); Most glorious Lord of life (Harris)

Hymns: Jesus Christ is risen today; Thine be the glory

Organ postlude: Intrada (Ives)

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil

Exsultet: Roman Missal

Gloria: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Liturgy of baptism: Litany of the saints (Missal); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)

Motets: O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell); Most glorious Lord of life (Harris)

Hymn: Thine be the glory

Organ postlude: Intrada (Ives)