A Concert of Music for Advent
Saturday 13th December
  • Plainchant introit  for Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete in Domino semper  - Rejoice in the Lord always!
  • Giaches de Wert                 (1535–1596)   
  • John Sheppard                     (1515 – 1558)   
Gaudete Omnes et laetamini  - Rejoice and be glad all ye peoples!
  • Praetorius                               (1560  1629)    
  • Hieronymus Sweelinck  (1562 – 1621)        
Canite Tuba in Sion! -  Blow the trumpet in Sion !  
  • Palestrina                                (c. 1525 – 1594)   
  • Francisco Guerrero          (1528 – 1599)         
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 Rorate Coeli  - Drop down, ye heavens, from above  
  • Jacob Handl                           (1550 -1591)      
  • Dominic McGonigal                 
Laetentur Caeli   - Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice!
William                  Byrd        (1539/40 – 1623)

INTERVAL

O Come, O Come Emmanuel 
  • Philip Lane           (1950 -  )   The Angel Gabriel from heaven came
Reading              The Annunciation (Elizabeth Jennings)
  • Gilles Binchois  (c1400 – 1460)                 Magnificat tertii toni       
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) A Virgin most pure                           
Reading                 A Christmas Carol (GK Chesterton)
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams                                   Cherry tree carol                                                   
  • Igor Stravinsky  (1882 – 1971)                    Ave Maria                              
Reading.                Christ’s Nativity  ( Henry Vaughan)
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams                                   Wassail                                                                        
Lo He comes with clouds descending
  • Anon                                                                 Gaudete!   Christus est natus!