Established in 1716, a Colonial Parish
A parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
Father Daniel Somers, Esq., Priest-in-Charge
Dr. Henry M. Richards, Senior Warden ~ Julia Barringer and Barbara Conklin, Junior Wardens
Michael T. Kevane, Organist/Choirmaster
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Music List 2018-2019
Wednesday, September, 2018—Choir’s First Rehearsal 7:45PM
Sunday, September 9, 2018—Creation 1—Planet Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #573— Father eternal, ruler of creation (Descant, MTK, new)
Introit: Lead me, Lord Samuel Sebastian Wesley
(New Church Anthem Book)
alt. Introit: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Setting: Rutter/Proulx/Irwin
Anthem: For the beauty of the earth Philip Stopford
alt. Anthem: O All ye works Philip Stopford
Communion: O nata lux Thomas Tallis
alt. Communion: Verbum caro natus est Anon.
Closing Hymn: #—Earth and all stars (Descant, MTK, new)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, September 16, 2018—Creation 2—Humanity Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #593—Lord, make us servants (Descant, TBD)
Introit: Let thy hand be strengthened (Coronation Anthem #2) George Frederic Handel
Setting: Rutter/Proulx/Irwin
Anthem: O Lord our governor Healy Willan
Communion: Christus factus est Felice Anerio
Closing Hymn: #490—I want to walk as a child of the light (Descant, TBD)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, September 23, 2018—Creation 3—Sky Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #585—Morning Glory, Starlit sky (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: I wonder as I wander John Jacob Niles
solo--TBD
Setting: Rutter/Proulx/Irwin
Anthem: All things bright and beautiful John Rutter
Communion: Not one sparrow is forgotten William Hawley
Closing Hymn: #380—From all that dwell below the skies (Descant TBD)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, September 30, 2018—Creation 4—Mountain Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #405—All things bright and beautiful (Descant, Hymnal 1982)
Introit: The eyes of all wait upon Thee Jean Berger
Setting: Rutter/Proulx/Irwin
Anthem: And I saw a new heaven Edgar Bainton
Communion: Christus factus est Felice Anerio
alt. Communion: Draw us in the Spirit’s tether Harold Friedell
Closing Hymn: #544—Jesus shall reign where e’er the sun (Descant, TBD)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, October 7, 2018—Proper 22
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #360—Only-begotten, Word of God eternal (Descant, MTK, 2015)
Introit: Deus in adiutorium (from 1610 Vespro della Beata Vergine) Claudio Monteverdi
Tenor solo, Mark Stewart
Setting: Rutter/Proulx/Irwin
Anthem: Be ye followers of God Leo Sowerby
alt. Anthem: O Lord, our governor Healy Willan
Communion: Not to us, O Lord Thomas Attwood Walmisley
Closing Hymn: #397—Now thank we all our God (Descant, MTK, 2015)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, October 7, 2018—Evensong—4 PM Saint Francis; Blessing of the Animals at 1 PM
Rehearsal—2 PM
Prelude: Improvisation
Introit: Seigneur, je vous en prie (4 motets, texts by St Francis of Assisi) Francis Poulenc
Preces and Responses: William Byrd
alt. Preces and Responses: Robert Lehman
Canticles: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis—Short Service William Byrd
Anthem: O all ye works of the Lord Philip Stopford
Office Hymn: # —All creatures of our God and King (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, October 14, 2018—Proper 23
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #680—O God, our help (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: O for a closer walk with God Charles Villiers Stanford
Setting: St. Patrick’s Eucharist Philip Stopford
Anthem: Selig sind die Toten Johannes Brahms
(Mvmt. 7; Ein Deutsches Requiem)Johannes Brahms
Communion: Teach me, O Lord William Byrd
Soprano Solo—Lauren Cho
Closing Hymn: #408—Sing praise to God (Descant, CG Descants, words added)
Postlude: Improvisation
Saturday, October 20--Rehearsal, 1:30 PM Orchestra and Choir
Sunday, October 21, 2018—Proper 24
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #495—Hail Thou once despised Jesus (Descant, MTK 2015)
Introit: Lord, for Thy tender mercy’s sake Richard Farrant
(New Church Anthem Book)
Setting: St. Patrick’s Eucharist Philip Stopford
Anthem: Cantata 150--Nach dir Herr, verlanget mich Johan Sebastian Bach
with Baroque orchestra
Soloists--TBD
Communion: Behold the Lamb of God (from Messiah, HWV 56) George Frederic Handel
Closing Hymn: #502—O Holy city, seen of God (Descant, DC Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Saturday, October 27—Rehearsal, 1:30 PM Orchestra only, Brahms Requiem
Sunday, October 28, 2018—Proper 25
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #709—O God of Bethel, by whose hand (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: O Lord, increase our faith Henry Loosemore
(New Church Anthem Book)
Setting: St. Patrick’s Eucharist Philip Stopford
Anthem: Selig sind die da Leid (Mvmt. 1, Ein Deutsches Requiem) Johannes Brahms
Communion: O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams
Soprano solo, Lauren Cho
Closing Hymn: #567—Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Saturday, November 3, 1:00 PM—Rehearsal, Orchestra and Choir, Brahms Requiem
Sunday, November 4, 2018—All Saints Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #287—For all the saints (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: Justorum animae Charles Villiers Stanford
Setting: St. Patrick’s Eucharist Philip Stopford
Anthem:Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Ein Deutsches Requiem) Johannes Brahms
alt. Anthem: Selig sind die Toten (Ein Deutsches Requiem) Johannes Brahms
Communion: Verily, verily, I say unto you Thomas Tallis
Closing Hymn: #618—Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, November 4, 2018—Evensong—All Saints Sunday
Rehearsal, 2 PM—Orchestra and Choir
Prelude: Improvisation
Preces and Responses: William Byrd
Canticles: Magnificat in C Major Charles Villiers Stanford
Nunc Dimittis Charles Villiers Stanford
Anthem: Ein Deutsches Requiem—Movements 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 Johannes Brahms
Orchestra; soprano solo—Carolyn Hanif
Office Hymn: #618—Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Descants, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, November 11, 2018—Proper 27
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #410—Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (Descant, Hymnal 1982)
Introit: The blessed Son (from Hodie, 1958) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Setting: Calvary Service Thomas Pavlechko
Anthem: Ecce Sacerdos magnum Anton Bruckner
Communion: Locus Iste Anton Bruckner
(New Church Anthem Book)
Closing Hymn: #594—God of grace and God of glory (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, November 18, 2018—Proper 28
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #631—Book of books (Descant, MTK, 2013)
Introit: Teach me, O Lord Thomas Attwood
alt. Introit: Lord, be Thy word my rule (Hymn 626) Henry Lascelles Jenner
Setting: Calvary Service Thomas Pavlechko
Anthem: Ave verum Colin Mawby
alt. Anthem: Vigilate William Byrd
Communion: O Salutaris Hostia á 6 William Byrd
alt. Communion: O Salutaris Anthon Werner
Closing Hymn: #665—all my hope on God is founded (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, November 25, 2018—proper 29—Christ the King
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #544—Jesus shall reign (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: Machet die tore weit á 6 Andreas Hammerschmidt
Setting: Calvary Service Thomas Pavlechko
Anthem: See, see, the Word is incarnate Orlando Gibbons
Verse solos: Kathleen Spoto, Soprano2; Marianne Skinner, Alto 1; Rebecca Shaffer, Alto 2
Julia Barringer, Tenor; Harold Dunn, Bass
alt. Anthems: Vigilate William Byrd
Let all mortal flesh keep silence Edward Bairstow
Solos, Mark Stewart, Tenor; Harold Dunn, Bass
Communion: E’en so Lord Jesus, quickly come Paul Manz
Closing Hymn: #494—Crown Him with many crowns (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Saturday, December 1, 2018—Rehearsal, Orchestra and Choir—1:30 PM
Sunday, December 2, 2018—Advent 1
Prelude: none (Holy silence before procession)
Opening Hymn: #59—Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding (Descant, Hymnal 1982)
Introit: Vigilate William Byrd
alt. Introit: My Lord, what a mornin’ arr. Harry T. Burleigh
Setting: Hurd—New Plainsong
Anthem: Excerpts from Cantatas 140, 70, and 167 Johann Sebastian Bach
Communion: A tender shoot Otto Goldschmidt
Closing Hymn: #66—Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Descant, TBD)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, December 9, 2018—Advent 2
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #76—On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry (Descant, 101VDs)
Introit: And the Glory of the Lord (from Messiah, HWV 56) George Frederic Handel
Setting: Hurd—New Plainsong
Anthem: Benedictus in B flat Major, (Op. 10) Charles Villiers Stanford
Communion: Come now O Prince of Peace Geon-yong Lee
Closing Hymn: #657—Love Divine, all love excelling (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, December 16, 2018—Advent 3
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #
Introit: Rejoice in the Lord alway Anon.
Setting: Hurd—New Plainsong
Anthem: This is the record of John Orlando Gibbons
Marianne Skinner, alto solo
Communion: Prepare ye the way of the Lord Michael Wise
Solos: Soprano, Carolyn Hanif; alto, Rebecca Shaffer; Counter tenor, Mark Stewart;
Tenor, Julia Barringer; Bass, Harold Dunn
Closing Hymn: #640—Watchmen, tell us of the night (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Saturday, December 22, 2018—Rehearsal for Lessons and Carols—2:00-4:00 PM
Sunday, December 23, 2018—Advent 4
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #475—God Himself is with us (Descant, CG Descants)
Introit: Build thee more stately mansions Gordon Young
Setting: Hurd—New Plainsong
Anthem: Magnificat in B flat Major (Op. 10) Charles Villiers Stanford
Communion: Mary’s Magnificat Andrew Carter
(New Church Anthem Book) Carolyn Hanif, soprano solo
Closing Hymn: #278—Sing we of the blessed Mother (descant, MTK, 2015)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, December 23. 2018—Vhristmas Lesson and Carols—4:00 PM
Rehearsal—2:00 PM
Prelude: Music for Harp duet
Procession--Hymn: #83—O Come, all ye faithful (Descant, 100 Carols)
Introit: This is the truth from above Ralph Vaughan Williams
Carols: Processional, Wolcom Yole!, Deo Gracias, This Little Babe, Recessional
(from Ceremony of Carols, 1943) Harp duo Benjamin Britten
Birthday Carol David Willcocks
The Blessed Son (from Hodie, 1958) Ralph Vaughan Williams
?Allelujah, freuet euch Andreas Hammerschmidt
?What sweeter music John Rutter
? Past Three o’clock arr. Charles Wood
Recession-- Hymn: #87—Hark, the herald angels sing (Descant, 100 Carols)
Postlude: Music for harp duo
Monday, December 24—Christmas Eve—Christmas I Proper—TIME TBD
Rehearsal—TIME TBD
Choral Prelude: Sir Christèmas William Matthias
O Magnum Mysterium Tomas Luis da Victoria
Allelujah, freuet euch Andreas Hammerschmidt
Solo trio, Mark Stewart, Julia Barringer, Harold Dunn
The Birthday Carol David Willcocks
Sussex Carol David Willcocks
Past Three o’clock arr. Charles Wood
Gaudete Anon.
Organ Voluntary: In Dulci Jubilo Marcel Dupré
Opening Hymn: #83—O Come, all ye faithful (Descant, 100 Carols)
Introit: Ding dong, merrily on high arr. Charles Wood
Anthem: What sweeter music John Rutter
Communion: In the bleak midwinter Harold Darke
Closing Hymn: #87—Hark the herald angels sing (Descant, 100 Carols)
Postlude: Improvisation
Wednesday, December 26, 2018—No Rehearsal, No Eucharist at 7 PM
Sunday, December 30, 2018—Christmas I
TBD
Wednesday, January 2, 2019—Choir Rehearsal—7:45 PM
Sunday, January 6, 2019—The Epiphany
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #127—Earth has many a noble city
Introit: O God, who by the leading of a star Thomas Attwood
Setting: Matthias
Anthem: Viderunt omnes Pérotin
alt. Anthem: There shall be a star Felix Mendelssohn
(New Church Anthem Book)
Communion: O nata lux Thomas Tallis
Closing Hymn: #497—How bright appears the morning star
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, January 6, 2019—Epiphany Evensong—4:00 PM
Rehearsal—2:00 PM
Prelude: Improvisation
Introit: O nata lux Thomas Tallis
Preces and Responses: William Byrd
Canticles: Magnificat in C major Charles Villiers Stanford
Nunc dimittis in C Major Charles Villiers Stanford
Anthem: Viderunt omnes Pérotin
alt. Anthems: There shall be a star Felix Mendelssohn
Tribus miraculis Michael T. Kevane
Office Hymn: #497—How bright appears the morning star
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, January 13, 2019—Epiphany 1—Baptism of the Lord
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #135—songs of thankfulness and praise (Descant, 101VDs)
Introit: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day John Gardener
Setting: Matthias
Anthem: Tribus miraculis Michael T. Kevane
Communion: Final Chorale, cantata no, 7 Johann Sebastian Bach
Closing Hymn: #120—The sinless One to Jordan came (Descant, CG Descants)
Postlude: Improvisation
Sunday, January 20, 2019—Epiphany 2
Prelude: Improvisation
Opening Hymn: #440 Blessed Jesus, at Thy word (Descant, MTK, 2015)
Introit: O almighty God George Barcroft
Setting: Matthias
Anthem: Draw us in the Spirit’s tether Harold Friedell
Communion: I sat down under His shadow Edward Bairstow
Closing Hymn: #542—Christ is the world’s true light (Descant, 101 VDs)
Postlude: Improvisation
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