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CHRISTMAS MUSIC 2007

 

 

   

 

                                            CHRISTMAS EVE

                                            Monday, December 24

                                        11:30 p.m.  A VIGIL OF SCRIPTURE & MUSIC
                                        Church opens at 10:45 p.m.
                                        The music preceding the midnight Mass includes organ pieces,

                                                        a motet, and familiar carols.
                                                  Organ chorale prelude: Von Himmel hoch (bwv 701),
                                                      
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

                                                  Organ chorale variations: Von Himmel hoch,

                                                       Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
                                                  Motet: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Sethus Calvisius (1556-1615)
                                                  Verse Anthem for Christmas Day, Maurice Greene (1696-1755)

                                                        Marion Beckenstein, soprano
                                                   Sussex Carol: On Christmas Night,

                                                        Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
                                        12:00  MIDNIGHT MASS
                                                   Chant:  Proclamation of the Birth of Christ, Gloria and Sanctus

                                                         from Missa VIII "De Angelis," Alleluia, Communion
                                                         In splendoribusPuer natus in Bethlehem

                                                   Agnus Dei from Missa quatuor vocum,

                                                         Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
                                                   Motet: Quem vidistis, pastores, Richard Dering (ca.1580-1630)
                                                   Motet: Resonet in laudibus, Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)

                                                   Organ chorale prelude: Von Himmel hoch (bwv 700),

                                                        Johann Sebastian Bach

 

 

         CHRISTMAS DAY

         Tuesday, December 25

11:15 a.m.  MASS OF THE DAY

            Chant:  Introit Puer natus, Gloria and Sanctus from

                  Missa VIII “De Angelis,” Alleluia,
                  Communion Viderunt omnes

            Agnus Dei from Missa tertii toni, Costanzo Porta (1529-1601)
            Motet: Hodie nobis caelorum rex,

                 Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)
            Motet: Hodie Christus natus est,
                  Luca Marenzio (ca.1553-1599)
             Organ chorale preludes: In dulci jubilo and Puer natus
                   in Bethlehem, Dietrich Buxtehude (ca.1637-1707);

                   In dulci jubilo, Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)

 

Click here for music for Choral Vespers for Epiphany,

            Sunday, January 6, 2008.

                                     The Choir of Corpus Christi Church

                                     Catherine Aks, Marion Beckenstein, sopranos

                                     Phyllis Farmer, Scott Fraser, altos

                                     Scott England, David Ronis, tenors

                                     Thomas Baler, Phillip Gleason, Robert Kuehn, basses

                                      Louise Basbas, Director of Music and Organist