The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Swansea

Music List

December 2023

Sunday 2^ndDecember Advent Sunday

11.00am Choral Eucharist

Johann Sebastian Bach Wachet auf, ruftuns die stimme Hymns: 24, 36 (t.391), 39, 31

Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers

John Ireland in C Advent Prose

Boris Ord Adam lay y-bounden

Johann Gottfried Walther Gottes Sohn ist kommen

6.00pm Advent Carol Service by Candlelight

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Matin & Vesper Responsories

Ralph Vaughan Williams This is the truth

Thomas Ravenscroft Remember, O thou man

Otto Goldschmidt A tender shoot

arr. Edgar Pettman Gabriel’s Message

Percy Buck The Renunciation

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Caprice sur les grands jeux

Tuesday 4^th December

5.30pm Choral Evensong, sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir

Jeanne Demessieux Rorate Coeli

Plainsong Responses Psalm 74

J.H. Arnold Tones & Fauxbourdons Hymn 29

William Reynolds Christ is the morning star

Andreas Nikolaus Vetter Nun komm, der Heiden Heila

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Sunday 10^thDecember The Second Sunday of Advent

11.00am Choral Eucharist, with Admission of Choristers

Dietrich Buxtehude Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BuxWV 211 Hymns: 26, 234, 608, 29

Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers

Herbert Sumsion in F Advent Prose

Otto Goldschmidt A tender shoot

Heinrich Buttstedt Gottes Sohn ist kommen

4.00pm Choral Evensong

Johann Sebastian Bach Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Hymns: 25, 27

Richard Ayleward Responses Psalm 40, 14-21

Charles Villiers Stanford in Bb

Charles Wood O thou, the central orb

George Dyson Hymn Prelude:Hark the glad sound

Tuesday 12^th December

6.30pm Civic Carol Celebration

Simon Mold Candlelight Carol

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Sunday 17^thDecember The Third Sunday of Advent

11.00am Choral Eucharist

Dietrich Buxtehude Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn, BuxWV 192 Hymns: 27, 34, 37, 38

Malcolm Archer Advent Wreath Prayers

Plainsong Missa de angelis Advent Prose

Ralph Vaughan Williams This is the truth sent from above

C. Hubert H. Parry Chorale Prelude on ‘Dundee’

4.00pm Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

Simon Mold Candlelight Carol

Boris Ord Adam lay ybounden

German, arr.Michael Praetoriu Lo, how a rose e’er blooming

Basque, arr. Edgar Pettman The Angel Gabriel

Meirion Wynn Jones Mary, flower of flowers all

Harold Darke In the bleak midwinter

William Reynolds Welcome, all wonders in one sight!(First Performance)

Johann Sebastian Bach In dulci jubilo, BWV 729

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Sunday 24^thDecember The Fourth Sunday of Advent- Christmas Eve

11.00am Holy Eucharist – No Choir

Dietrich Buxtehude Mein Seele erhebt den Herren, BuxWV 204 Hymns: 35, 362, 58, 32, 63

Johann Sebastian Bach Lob sei demallmächtigen Gott, BWV 602

4.00pm Evening Prayer (said)

11.30pm Midnight Mass for the Nativity of Our Lord (Choral, with Chamber Orchestra)

Georg Frederic Handel Overture to Messiah

arr. Woodward Up! Good Christen Folk, and listen Hymns: 56 (omit *), 69 (version 2), 76, 64, 53

Joseph Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo

arr. Wood Ding, dong, merrily on high

Johann Sebastian Bach In dulci jubilo, BWV 729

Monday 25^th December THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD– Christmas day

10.00am Holy Eucharist, with Carols Hymns: 48 (omit *), 45, 62 (omit 4 & 5), 67

Dom Clement Jacob Prélude sur l’Introït pour la fête de la NativitéPuer natusest

Louis James Lefébure-Wély Sortie in Eb

St Mary’s Choir will then be in recess until Sunday 7^th January 2024

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Sunday 31^st December

11.00am Holy Eucharist The First Sunday of Christmas

Hymns: 57, 58, 64, 73