Music at Christ Church, 2019–2020September8 Welcome Sunday Brass Quintet The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune –

Ralph Vaughan Williams Draw us in the Spirit’s tether –

Harold Friedell15 Here, O my Lord – Eleanor Daley Bread of Heaven on thee we feed –

David Ashley White22 Dear Lord and Father –

Charles H.H. Parry A Chorister’s Prayer – Bruce Neswick29 Poor Man Lazarus – Jester Hairston In festo Sancti Michaelis Archangeli –

Luca Marenzio

October 6 Cherub Choir 5:00 p.m. Choral

Evensong with Dr. Jason Farris, Organist-Choirmaster at Grace Church, The Plains, Virginia

My eyes for beauty pine – Elizabeth Cox Preces and Responses – Graham Ellis Evening Service in G – Herbert Sumsion O Lord, support us all the day long –

Robert Lehman13 It is a good thing to give thanks –

David Hurd Christ has no body now, but yours –

David Ogden20 My eyes for beauty pine –

Herbert Howells27 How lovely is thy dwelling place –

Johannes Brahms Ave Verum Corpus – Stephanie Martin

November 3 Cherub Choir 5:00 p.m. Choral

Evensong with Aaron Goen, Director of Music at St. Andrew’s Church, Burke, Virginia

Preces and Responses – June Nixon Evening Service in D – Herbert Brewer And I saw a new heaven –

Edward Bainton10 Oculi Omnium – Charles Wood Ave Verum Corpus – Edward Elgar17 The anthems and

hymns today will all be by composer (and parishioner) Dr. William Bradley Roberts in honor of his upcoming retirement from Virginia Theological Seminary,

where he has served as Professor of Church Music since 2008.

24 All hail the power of Jesus’ Name – Amy Beach

King of Glory, King of Peace – J.S. Bach

December 1 Zion at thy shining

gates – George Guest

8 5:00 p.m. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

The combined choirs of Christ Church, brass quintet, and Dr. Daniel Aune, guest organist

15 Keep your lamps – arr. Andre Thomas

22 Wondrous Majesty – David Ashley White24 Christmas Eve Services 3:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 10:30 p.m.

January5 6:00 p.m. Armonia Nova Concert Dr. Constance Whiteside, Director12 The Baptism of Christ – Peter Hallock Shall we gather at the river –

Aaron Copland19 I waited for the Lord –

Felix Mendelssohn Grant us thy peace – Felix Mendelssohn26 O love – Elaine Hagenberg Let your little light shine –

Pamela Warrick-Smith

February 2 Cherub Choir 5:00 p.m. A Light to

Lighten: Music that destroys darkness

A service for Candlemas with guest conductor Michael Smith from St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, Philadelphia

9 I believe this is Jesus – Undine Moore I will arise – Parker/Shaw16 There is a balm in Gilead –

arr. William Dawson O salutaris Hostia – Herbert Howells23 Deep River – arr. Gerre Hancock Just as I am – Ben Hutto26 Ash Wednesday Miserere mei – William Byrd

March 1 Cherub Choir 5:00 p.m. Choral Evensong Preces and Responses – William Smith Short Service – Orlando Gibbons Let thy merciful ears – Thomas Mudd8 God so loved the world –

Stephanie Martin Lift thine eyes – Felix Mendelssohn15 Lord, make me to know my end –

Simon Sargon Almighty and everlasting God –

Orlando Gibbons

22 The 23rd Psalm – Bobby McFerrin The Lord is my shepherd –

Howard Goodall29 Out of the deep – Henry Purcell Kyrie from Mass for 4 Voices –

William Byrd

April 5 Palm Sunday 5:00 p.m. Meditation on the

Passion of Christ It is a thing most wonderful –

Philip Moore There is a green hill far away –

Herbert Sumsion He never said a mumblin’ word –

Spiritual, arr. Hopson Crux fidelis – Sarah MacDonald8 7:30 p.m. Taizé in the Auditorium9 Maundy Thursday The Mandatum – Peter Latona Love bade me welcome – David Hurd12 Easter Music for Brass Quintet, Choir and

Congregation19 Most glorious Lord of life –

William Harris26 My master from a garden rose –

Eleanor Daley Rise up, my love – Healey Willan

May 3 Cherub Choir10 Choral Mass with the choir from The

Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, Brent Erstad, Director

17 If ye love me – Thomas Tallis Lord, who createdst man –

Herbert Howells24 Become to us the living bread –

Jane Marshall Esto les digo – Kinley Lange31 Pentecost Every time I feel the Spirit –

arr. Dawson Litany to the Holy Spirit –

Peter Hurford

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DIVISIONAL

Drawing of the new Harrison & Harrison Organ to be installed in the Fall of 2020

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Music at Christ Church 2019–2020

As we begin another program year, I am excited to share with you this listing of choral music offerings at Christ Church.

The repertoire ranges from Renaissance motets to anthems composed within the last year. This past summer, many music directors at a conference I attended were encouraged to intentionally program more music by women composers, and I am eager to do my part to increase their presence in our parish music library. You will see some familiar and unfamiliar names, but I believe it is all music of high quality worthy of our corporate worship. The biggest change this year will be the removal of our current organ in January of 2020. Contractors will need several months to prepare our building for the arrival of the new Harrison & Harrison pipe organ in November of 2020. So, after Christmas, we will be expanding our repertoire of a cappella anthems as well as music best suited to piano accompaniment. I am excited about this opportunity. I send my sincere thanks to all of you who have generously donated to the Friends of Music fund in the past. Your help enables us to go above and beyond what is possible within the normal operating budget of the parish, increasing both the quantity and quality of music we are able to present. I invite you to consider supporting this

fund once again, and also to attend as many of our services as possible – and please be sure to bring along a friend with you as we “worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”

Jason Abel, Director of Music