The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Swansea

Music List

February 2025

 

Sunday 2nd February         The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Candlemas

11.00am Choral Eucharist, with Candlemas Ceremonies

Johann Jakob Froberger          Toccata No.8 in E minor

Plainsong                                 We have waited, O God                                  Hymns: 362, 174, 87, 2

Giovanni Grossi                       Messa a quattro voci                                      Psalm 24

Tomás Luis de Victoria           Nunc dimittis tertii toni

Johann Sebastian Bach           Fugue in G minor, BWV 861

 

4.00pm Festal Choral Evensong

Johann Jakob Froberger          Toccata No.9 in C

John Sanders Responses                                                                                 Hymns: 80 (omit *), 360

Ernest John Moeran in D                                                                                Psalm 122

Samuel Sebastian Wesley       Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace

Johann Bernhardt Bach          Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

 

 

Tuesday 4th February       Manche Masemola (1928), Child Martyr in South Africa

5.15pm Choral Evensong, sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir

Léon Boëllmann                      Pastorale                                            

Plainsong Responses                                                                                       Psalm 9                      

Charles Hylton Stewart in C

Henry Purcell                          Let the words of my mouth                            Hymn 94

Léon Boëllmann                      Postlude

 

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Sunday 9th February         The Fourth Sunday before Lent

11.00am Choral Eucharist

Johann Jakob Froberger          Toccata No.10 in F                                          Hymns: 492, 233, 411, 393

William Harris in F

John Goss                                These are they which follow the Lamb          Psalm 138

Johann Pachelbel                    Toccata No.1 in C

 

4.00pm Choral Evensong

Johann Jakob Froberger          Toccata No.11 in E minor

Thomas Ebdon Responses                                                                               Hymns: 515, 426

Herbert Brewer in D                                                                                       Psalm 2

Johann Sebastian Bach           Jesus, who didst ever guide me

Johann Jakob Froberger          Toccata No.12 in A minor

 

 

Tuesday 11th February

5.15pm Evensong

Johann Pachelbel                    Toccata No.2 in D minor                                 Psalm 33

Canticles Set C                                                                                                            Hymn 11

Johann Pachelbel                    Toccata No.3 in D

 

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Sunday 16th February       The Third Sunday before Lent (Septuagesima)

9.30am Holy Eucharist                No Choir                                              Hymns: 137, 391, 505

 

2.30pm Inauguration Service of Swansea Minster          

Karl Jenkins                 The glory of this house (special commission)                        Hymns: 301, Calon lân, 455

James MacMillan       A new song                                                                  Psalm 48, 1-7 (Henry G. Ley)

Louis Vierne                Final, Symphonie, No.1

 

 

Tuesday 18th February     John of Fiesole (1455), Priest& Andrei Rublov (c.1430), Monk; Painters

5.15pm Choral Evensong, sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck      O lux beata trinitas

Plainsong Responses                                                                                       Psalm 50

Peter Conibear in Bb

Felix Mendelssohn                  O lux beata trinitas                                         Hymn 520

Johann Pachelbel                    Ach Gott, vom Himmel siehdarein

 

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Sunday 23rd February       The Second Sunday before Lent (Sexagesima) – Creation Sunday

11.00am Choral Eucharist

Johann Sebastian Bach           Prelude in G, BWV 568           Hymns: 250 (omit 5&6), 267, 254, 556

William Mathias                     Series 3 Communion                                       Psalm 65

Franz Schubert                        Holy, holy, holy

Norman Gilbert                       Epilogue

 

4.00pm Choral Evensong, sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir

Johann Sebastian Bach           Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

Plainsong Responses                                                                                       Hymns: 431, 18

Edward C. Bairstow in Eb                                                                               Psalm 147, 12-20

Ludwig van Beethoven            The heavens declare the Creator’s glory

Sigfrid Karg-Elert                    Marche Triomphale, Nun danket alle Gott

 

Tuesday 25th February

No Evensong - Half term           

 

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