Here is the choral music for All Saints Coventry Choir and Canterbury Choir through the season of Epiphany plus a few titles into Lent. There is the significant omission of Christmas Eve, as I’m waiting to hear about orchestra funding that will inform those programming decisions. Even in the midst of uncertainty, the angel chorus of “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy” is ringing in my ears.

I’m excited about our repertoire — a delightful musical mixture of intimate friends, new acquaintances and beloved relatives we haven’t visited in a long while.

NEW — denotes new work for All Saints choirs

Canterbury-2014-15-Music-Calendar.pdf (68 downloads) Coventry-2014-15-Music-Calendar.pdf (63 downloads)

DAY, DATE & TIME MUSICIANS REPERTOIRE
Sun, Sep 7
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry soloists
  • FINAL SUNDAY OF SUMMER
  • Vaughan Williams – O How Amiable
  • Palestrina – Verbum caro
Sun, Sep 14
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry with Dan Cole & 1 PM Service Ensemble
  • HOMECOMING
  • Vega, arr. Cole — El Espiritu de Dios
  • Sosa — El cielo canta
Sun, Sep 21
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • PROPER 20: Celebration of Ministries
  • Spiritual, arr. Johnson — Ain’t Got Time to Die, with soloist Ben Cortez
  • Hurd — Love Bade Me Welcome
Sun, Sep 28
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • ST. FRANCIS DAY
  • Howells — Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale)
  • Chinese Folk Tune, arr. Walker — For the Beauty of the Earth NEW
Sun, Oct 5
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury with Rhythm Section
  • PROPER 22: Stewardship Kick-Off Sunday
  • Dorsey/Lojeski — Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  • Roberts — Remember Me, with soloist Elizabeth Tatum
Sun, Oct 12
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • PROPER 23
  • Bachlund — These Children We Dedicate
  • Lassus — Jubilate Deo
Sun, Oct 19
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • PROPER 24
  • Monteverdi — Cantate Domino
  • Proulx — How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Fair
Sun, Oct 26
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • PROPER 25: Presentation Sunday
  • Strimple — Psalm 133 NEW
  • Duruflé — Ubi caritas
Sun, Nov 2
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry with Chamber Orchestra
Sun, Nov 9
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • PROPER 28
  • Spiritual, arr. Howard — Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
  • Bachlund — Gentle God
Sun, Nov 9
5:00 PM		 Coventry
  • CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST
  • Adams — This Still Room
  • Gretchaninoff — Prayer NEW
Sun, Nov 16
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • PROPER 28
  • Gwyneth Walker — Love Unfolding
  • Rachmaninoff — To Thee, O Lord
Sun, Nov 23
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: Feast of the Reign of Christ
  • MacMillan — A New Song NEW
  • Byrd — Agnus Dei from Mass for Four Voices
Wed, Nov 26
7:30 PM		 Coventry soloists and volunteers from Canterbury and Coventry choirs
  • THANKSGIVING EVE
  • Friedell — Draw Us In the Spirit’s Tether
Sun, Nov 30
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • ADVENT I
  • Tallis — Audivi media nocte
  • Spiritual, arr. James Walker — Great Day! with soloist Stephen McDonough
Sun, Dec 7
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • ADVENT II
  • Zanaida Robles — Prepare the Way
  • Batten — Lord, We Beseech Thee
Sun, Dec 7
5:00 PM		 Coventry with Kyle Champion
  • ADVENT FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
  • Betinis — Behind the Clouds, with soloist Zanaida Robles
  • Ferko — Adam lay ybounden
  • Sweelinck — Gaudete omnes
  • Brahms — The Angel’s Greeting from Marienlieder
  • Biebl — Ave Maria, with Coventry soloists
  • James Walker — Magnificat, with soloist Serena Eichhorn and cellist Kyle Champion
Sun, Dec 14
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • ADVENT III
  • Betinis — Behind the Clouds, with soloist Zanaida Robles
  • Sweelinck — Gaudete omnes
Sun, Dec 21
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • ADVENT IV
  • Biebl — Ave Maria, with Coventry soloists
  • Brahms — The Angel’s Greeting from Marienlieder
Sun, Dec 21
5:00 PM		 Canterbury with Alison Bjorkedal
  • ADVENT EVENSONG
  • Britten — A Ceremony of Carols, with Canterbury soloists & Alison Bjorkedal, harp
  • Plainsong — Magnificat
Wed, Dec 24
8:00 PM		 Canterbury with Chamber Orchestra
  • CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVE EUCHARIST
  • Repertoire to be determined based on orchestra funding
Wed, Dec 24
11:00 PM		 Coventry with Chamber Orchestra
  • CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVE EUCHARIST
  • Repertoire to be determined based on orchestra funding
Thu, Dec 25
10:30 AM		 Coventry soloists CHRISTMAS DAY
Sun, Dec 28
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • CHRISTMAS I: Healing services
  • Vaughan Williams — The Blessed Son of God
  • Brahms — Lord, Lead Us Still
Wed, Dec 31
7:30 PM		 Canterbury soloists
  • NEW YEAR’S EVE
  • Halley — Sound Over All Waters

2015

Sun, Jan 4
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • CHRISTMAS II
  • Berlioz — The Shepherd’s Farewell
  • Friedell — Song of Mary
Sun, Jan 11
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • EPIPHANY I: Baptism of our Lord
  • Holst — Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, with soloists Zanaida Robles & Vincent Robles
  • Traditional English Carol — Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Sun, Jan 18
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury with Rhythm Section
  • EPIPHANY II: Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
  • Hampton — True Light, with soloist Elizabeth Tatum
  • Roberts — Lamb of God
  • Adrozzo — If I Can Help Somebody, with soloist Elizabeth Tatum
Sun, Jan 25
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • EPIPHANY III
  • Thompson — The Road Not Taken
  • Proulx — Prayer of the Venerable Bede, with soloist Serena Eichhorn
Sun, Feb 1
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • EPIPHANY IV
  • Stevens — In Thee, O Lord, Have I Put My Trust
  • Kroehler, arr. Walker — Cielos nuevos, with soloists Ruth Ballenger & Jim Campbell
Sun, Feb 8
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • EPIPHANY V
  • Handel — Put Thy Trust In God from Chandos Anthem No. 6, with soloist Vincent Robles
  • Palestrina — Surge, illuminare (Double Choir)
Sun, Feb 8
5:00 PM		 Canterbury
  • CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST
  • Hopkins — The Peace Which Passeth Understanding NEW
  • Phillips — Keep Watch, Dear Lord
Sun, Feb 15
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry with Bill Cunliffe Quintet
  • LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY: Jazz Eucharists
  • Cunliffe — Just a Closer Walk, with soloist Zanaida Robles
  • Cunliffe — Jazz Mass
Wed, Feb 18
7:30 PM		 Canterbury
  • ASH WEDNESDAY
  • Dowland — My God, Accept My Heart
  • Willan — Create In Me a Clean Heart, O God
Sun, Feb 22
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • LENT I
  • Gjelo — Phoenix (Agnus Dei) NEW
Sun, Mar 1
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • LENT II
  • Gwyneth Walker — God Speaks to Each of Us
Sun, Mar 8
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • LENT III
  • Handel — As Longs the Hart For Flowing Streams from Chandos Anthem No. 6, with Coventry soloists
Sun, Mar 15
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • LENT IV
  • Repertoire to be announced
Sun, Mar 15
5:00 PM		 Coventry
  • LENTEN EVENSONG
  • Muhly — Magnificat NEW and Nunc dimittis
Sun, Mar 22
9 & 11:15 AM		 Canterbury
  • LENT V
  • Repertoire to be announced
Sun, Mar 29
9 & 11:15 AM		 Coventry
  • SUNDAY OF THE PASSION/PALM SUNDAY
  • Mawby — Ave verum corpus NEW