Advent Carol Service
First broadcast from 20051127 to 20061203.
2 episodes
| First Broadcast | Description |
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| 20051127 | From the Chapel of St John's College in Cambridge. The director of music is David Hill, with organists Paul Provost and Léon Charles. Advent Prose: Rorate coeli (William Byrd) Processional Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Bidding Prayer Carol: A Tender Shoot (Otto Goldschmidt) The Message of Advent Sentence & Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia & O Adonia First lesson: Isaiah 11.1-5 Carol: I Know a Flower (Francis Jackson) Second lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 Motet: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Edward Bairstow) The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse & O Clavis David Motet: The cry of Elisha after Elijah (Geraint Lewis) Third lesson: Micah 4.1-4 Motet: Richte Mich Gott (Felix Mendelssohn Barthody) Fourth lesson: Luke 4.14-21 Hymn: Come Thou Long-expected Jesus The Prophetic Call Sentence & Collect Antiphons: O Oriens & O Rex Gentium Carol: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. David Willcocks) Fifth lesson: alachi 3.1-7 Motet: The Clouded Heaven (Judith Bingham) Sixth lesson: Matthew 3.1-11 Hymn: On Jordan's Bank the Baptists Cry The Christ Bearer Sentence & Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Carol: Telling God's story (Richard Wilberforce) Seventh lesson: Luke 1.39-49 Motet: Ave Maria (Edward Elgar) The Magnificat: Jackson in G Eighth lesson: John 3:1-8 Sentence & Christmas Collect Carol: There Is a Flower (John Rutter) Hymn: Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending College Prayer & Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf (Johann Sebastian Bach). |
| 20061203 | From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge. Advent Prose: Rorate coeli (Plainsong) Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel Bidding Prayer Carol: Adam lay y bounden (Philip Ledger) I :The Message of Advent Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia; O Adonai First lesson: Isaiah 11 vv1-5 Carol: Threshold of Night (Tarik O'Regan) Second lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5 vv1-11 Anthem: This is the record of John (Orlando Gibbons) II: The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse; O Clavis David Carol: This have I done for my true love (Gustav Holst) Third lesson: Micah 4 vv1-4 Carol: E'en so Lord Jesus (Paul Manz) Fourth lesson: Luke 4 vv14-21 Hymn: Come thou long-expected Jesus III: The Prophectic Call Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Oriens; O Rex Gentium Carol: Out of your sleep (Nelson) Fifth lesson: Malachi 3 vv1-7 Carol: A spotless rose (Herbert Howells) Sixth lesson: Matthew 3 vv1-11 Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry IV: The Christ Bearer Sentence and Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Carol: There is no rose (Benjamin Britten) Seventh lesson: Luke 1 vv39-49 Motet: I sing of a maiden (Lennox Berkeley) Magnificat: Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigense (Herbert Howells) Eighth lesson: John 3 vv1-8 Sentence and Christmas Collect Carol: Bethlehem Down (Peter Warlock) Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending College Prayer and Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 (Johann Sebastian Bach) Director of Music: David Hill Senior Organ Student: Paul Provost. |