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Music Diary for Shrewsbury Abbey

  February 2012

Thursday, 2nd February – Presentation of Christ in the Temple

7.30 pm Hymns: 94, 244 (tune 2), 238, 207 Setting: Wood in the Phrygian mode

Anthem: Nunc Dimittis in G Stanford

Voluntary: Fiat Lux Dubois

 

Sunday, 5th February – Third Sunday before Lent

10.00 am Hymns: 605 (tune 416 ii), 607 (v. 1- 4), 612, 598 Setting: Thorne Mass of St Thomas

Anthem: When to the temple Mary went Eccard

Voluntary: Fantasia in c Bach

3.00 pm Hymns: 489, 585 Psalm: 5

Men’s Voices Setting: Sumsion in G Responses: Edwards

Anthem: Tantum Ergo Faure

Voluntary: Procession Sumsion

 

Sunday, 12th February – Second Sunday before Lent

10.00 am Hymns: 250, 254, 469, 64 Setting: Thorne Mass of St Thomas

Anthem: Litany to the Holy Spirit Hurford

Voluntary: Recessional Mathias

3.00 pm Mayoral and Civic Service

Hymns: tbc

Anthem: How lovely are thy dwellings Brahms

Voluntary: Fantasia and Fugue in g Parry

 

Sunday, 19th February - Sunday next before Lent

10.00 am Hymns: 418, 248, 369, 267 Setting: Wood in the Phrygian Mode

Anthem: Tantum Ergo de Severac

Voluntary: Chromatic Fantasia in d Sweelinck

3.00 pm Hymns: 11, 253 Psalm: 2

Setting: Dyson in F Responses: Smith

Anthem: Like as the hart Howells

Voluntary: Psalm Prelude Set 2 no. 3 Howells

 

Wednesday, 22nd February – Ash Wednesday

7.30 pm Hymns: 95, 97, 96, 411 Setting: Batten Short Service

Introit: Lent Prose plainsong

Anthem: Drop, drop slow tears Walton

 

Sunday, 26th February – First Sunday of Lent

10.00 am Hymns: 95, 379, 496, 203 Setting: John Merbecke

Anthem: Adoramus Te Lassus

Voluntary: Aus tiefer Not schrei‘ ich zu dir BWV 686 Bach

3.00 pm Hymns: 14 (v. 1, 2 &6), 541 Psalm: 119 v. 17 – 32 plainsong

Setting: Causton Short Service Responses: Ferial

Anthem: Drop, drop slow tears Walton

 

March 2012

 Saturday, 3rd March – Second Saturday in Lent

5.15 pm                 Hymns: 97, 536                                                  Psalm:  4

Sung by the           Introit: Hear my Prayer Purcell                         Responses: Barnard

New Abbey            Anthem: Remember, not O Lord Purcell            Setting: Purcell in g minor

Singers                  Voluntary: Finale from Sonata no. 1 in c Rheinberger

 

Sunday, 4th March –  Second Sunday of Lent

10.00 am               Hymns: 380 (omit v. 5 &6), 6, 523, 366             Setting: John Merbecke

                              Anthem: Tantum Ergo Widor

                              Voluntary: Sonata no. 6 in d minor Mendelssohn

 

3.00 pm                 Hymns: 17, 101                                                  Psalm: 135 v. 1 – 14 plainsong

                              Setting: Tomkins Second Service                       Responses: Ferial

                              Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end Greene

                              Voluntary: Ciaconna in d Pachelbel

 

Sunday, 11th March – Third Sunday of Lent   

10.00 am               Hymns: 395, 480, 581 (2nd tune), 547                Setting: John Merbecke

                              Anthem: God so loved the world Chilcott

                              Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in a BWV 543 Bach

 

3.00 pm                 Civic Service and Launch of the Regeneration Campaign

                              Hymns: tbc                                                        

                              Introit: O Sing Joyfully Batten

                              Anthem: Te Deum in B flat Stanford

                              Voluntary: Concert Fantasia on a Welsh March Best

 

Sunday, 18th March -  Mothering Sunday

10.00 am               Hymns: 163, 487, 375, 499                                Setting: John Merbecke

                              Anthem: Mother of God Tavener

                              Voluntary: Toccata in Seven Rutter

 

3.00 pm                 Hymns: 99, 23                                                    Psalm: 13 & 14 plainsong

                              Setting: Moore Third Service                             Responses: Ferial

                              Anthem: Totus Tuus Gorecki

                              Voluntary: Wit glauben all an einen Gott BWV 680 Bach           

 

Saturday, 24rd March – Fifth Saturday in Lent

5.15 pm                 Hymns: 385, 593                                                Psalm: 108 v. 1 – 13

Sung by the           Introit: Exultate Justi Viadana                            Responses: Rose

Hereford               Anthem: O thou the central orb Wood               Setting: Noble in b minor

Chamber Choir      Voluntary: tbc

 

Sunday, 25th March – Passion Sunday  

10.00 am               Hymns: 112, 123, 108, 125                                Setting: John Merbecke

                              Anthem: The Lamentation Bairstow

                              Voluntary: O Mensch, bewein’ dein Sunde grosse BWV 622 Bach

 

3.00 pm                 Anthem: Christi qui Lux White

Stations of  The Cross                                                                            

                               

Tom Edwards, Organist and Director of Music

Nigel Pursey, Associate Director of Music

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