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‘Jerusalem, the Holy City’

A choral concert of music to celebrate the Holy City on 26th November 2022.

Urbs beata Jerusalem (Blessed city Jerusalem) - Plainsong

I was glad - Boyce (1711-1799)

The Lamentations of Jeremiah (Part 1) - Tallis (1505-1585)

Civitas sancti tui - Byrd (1539-1623)

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Howells (1892-1983)

Blessed City, heavenly Salem - Bairstow (1874-1946)
Zion Hear the Watchmens’ Voices, from Wachet auf - Bach (1685-1750)

including ‘Wachet auf’ by Nicolai and Bach, played on the organ

How beautiful upon the mountains - Stainer (1840-1901)

And I saw a new heaven - Bainton (1880-1956)

Lauda Sion (1st movement) - Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Jerusalem (with audience) - Parry (1848-1918)

Here is a review of the concert, and the poster.

‘Jubilee’

The music for this concert on 4th June 2022 was chosen from music played at Coronations, and pieces written during the Queen’s reign. It included the following items.

Zadok the Priest - G F Handel (1685 - 1759)

Rejoice in the Lord always - John Redford (c.1490 - 1543)

I will not leave you comfortless - William Byrd (1543 - 1623)

O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth - William Byrd (1543 - 1623)

I was glad - Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace - S.S.Wesley (1810 - 1876)

O taste and see - R.Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

All people that on earth do dwell (Old 100th) - R.VWilliams (1872 - 1958)

Jubilate Deo in C - Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Time and Concord (from “Gloriana”) - Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

The Lord is my shepherd - Howard Goodall (1958 - )

The Lord bless you and keep you - John Rutter (1945 - )

Yesterday - Lennon and McCartney (arr. Bob Chilcott and Jacob Narverud)

Somewhere over the rainbow - Harold Arlen, arr. Iain Cooper

National Anthem

Here is the poster.

‘Classics to Moderns’

The music for this concert on 26th March 2022 included the following.

Classics:

Te Deum - Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Little Organ Mass - Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Regina Coeli (K.V.276) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Magnificat - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736)

Moderns:

Blessed be the God and Father - Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1766 - 1837)

The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23) - C.V.Stanford (1852 - 1924)

All wisdom cometh from the Lord - Philip Moore (1943 - )

Five mystical songs - Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872 - 1958)

We finished with:

A Ukrainian Prayer - John Rutter (1945 - ), written in March 2022

Here is the poster.