Music listings
Holy Thursday
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Washing of feet: Faith, hope & love/Ubi caritas (plainchant/McDonagh)
Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Ecce quomodo (Handl)
Hymn: Praised be Christ's immortal body
Procession: Pange lingua (plainchant); Tantum ergo (Bruckner)
Passion Sunday
Organ prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Bach)
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: Christus factus est (Anerio); Popule meus (Victoria)
Hymns: All glory praise and honour; O sacred head
Organ postlude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Bach)
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Prelude: Tiece en taille (Couperin)
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: Ecce quomodo (Handl); Popule meus (Victoria)
Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; O sacred head
Postlude: Partita on Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (Bach)
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich (Buxtehude)
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)
Hymns: Be thou my vision; Hail redeemer king divine
Postlude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Brahms)
Third Sunday of Lent
(The Cathedral Choir does not sing today, due to the Solemn Novena)
Second Sunday of Lent
The Cathedral Choir is joined today by the University Chorale of Boston College, USA.
Prelude: Exsultate justi in Domino (Viadana)
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: Beati quorum via (Stanford); Ave verum corpus (Mozart); Domine, non sum dignus (Victoria)
Hymns: All people that on earth do dwell; Be thou my vision
Postludes: In my Father's house (Stopford); Come, thou font of every blessing (arrr. Wilberg)
First Sunday of Lent
Organ prelude: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (Bach)
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: Jesu rex admirabilis (Palestrina); O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Howells)
Hymns: God of mercy and compassion; Hail redeemer king divine
Organ postlude: Psalm-prelude, set 2 no. 2 (Howells)
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Andante tranquillo (Mendelssohn)
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Beatitudes (Glenstal); Iste confessor (Scarlatti)
Hymns: Praise to the holiest in the height; Christ be near at either hand
Organ postlude: Fanfare (Matthias)
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Sehr langsam, from Sonata I (Hindemith)
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Ave Maria (Ardcadelt); Ave verum corpus (Saint-Saëns)
Hymns: Praise to the Lord; The mass is ended
Organ postlude: Choral, from Symphony II (Vierne)
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Oh wie selig seid ihr doch (Brahms)
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Beatitudes (Glenstal); Iste confessor (Scarlatti)
Hymns: Praise to the holiest in the height; Christ be near at either hand
Organ postlude: Prelude in E minor (Bruhns)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele (Brahms)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Ave Maria (Arcadelt); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)
Hymns: Praise my soul the king of heaven; The mass is ended, all go in peace
Organ postlude: Rhapsody in C sharp minor (Howells)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Vater unser im Himellreich (Buxtehude)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Magnificat (O'Donnell)
Hymns: Holy Spirit, Lord of love; Be thou my vision
Organ postlude: Prelude & fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Organ prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Bach)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Ave Maria (Arcadelt); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
Hymns: Praise my soul the king of heaven; The mass is ended, all go in peace
Organ postlude: Carillon de Westminster (Vierne)
The Baptism of the Lord
Organ prelude: Chant de paix (Langlais)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Sicut cervus (Palestrina); Magnificat (O'Donnell)
Hymns: Come down O love divine; Holy Spirit, Lord of love
Organ postlude: Carillon-Sortie (Vierne)
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm’ ich her (Pachelbel)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Carols: Wexford carol; Sussex carol; Torches (Joubert); Don oíche úd i mBeithil; Hark the herald angels sing
Organ postlude: Fugue on the Magnificat (Bach)
The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Day
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Carols: Adeste fideles; Sussex carol; Oíche Nollaig; Silent night; Hark the herald angels sing
Organ postlude: In dulci jubilo (Bach)
The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Night
The Cathedral Choir sings carols from about 9:40pm.
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Introit: Hodie Christus natus est (plainchant)
Carols: Adeste fideles; Sussex carol; Oíche Nollaig; Silent night; Hark the herald angels sing
Organ postlude: Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV 733 (Bach)
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Organ prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Buxtehude)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Behold a virgin bearing him (McDonagh); O radiant dawn (MacMillan)
Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris (plainchant)
Organ postlude: Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV 733
Third Sunday of Advent
Organ prelude: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 (Bach)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: O radiant dawn (MacMillan); Dixit Maria ad angelum (Hassler)
Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris (plainchant)
Organ postlude: Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 (Bach)
Second Sunday of Advent
Organ prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Bach)
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Rorate caeli desuper (Tye); Zion hears the watchmen's voices (Bach)
Hymns: O comfort my people; Alma redemptoris (plainchant)
Organ postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 (Bach)