THE TEMPLE CHURCH APRIL 2015

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1 THE TEMPLE CHURCH APRIL 2015 Holy Week: Sunday 29 March, a.m. Choral Communion: Palm Sunday Wednesday 1 April, 1.15 p.m. Organ Recital: Greg Morris Thursday 2 April, 1.15 p.m. Choral Communion: Maundy Thursday Friday 3 April, a.m. Choral Mattins: Good Friday Saturday 4 April, 8.00 p.m. Choral Communion: Easter Vigil Sunday 5 April, a.m. Choral Communion: Easter Sunday Other Main Events: Friday 10 April Sunday 19 April, 7.30 p.m. (6.30 p.m. Sundays) Shakespeare, King John Tuesday 21 April, 7.00 p.m. A Commemoration of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps in 1945 Thursday 30 April, 6.00 p.m. Book Launch: Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law

2 THE TEMPLE CHURCH LONDON S JERUSALEM: HOLY WEEK AND EASTER in the Templars round Church of the Holy Sepulchre Sunday 29 March, a.m. Palm Sunday Wednesday 1 April, 1.15 p.m. Thursday 2 April, 1.15 p.m. Maundy Thursday Friday 3 April, a.m. Good Friday Saturday 4 April, 8.00 p.m. Holy Saturday Sunday 5 April, a.m. Easter Sunday CHORAL COMMUNION: THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM The Temple Church Choir. ORGAN RECITAL: Greg Morris, Temple Church. CHORAL COMMUNION: THE LAST SUPPER The Choirmen of the Temple Church. CHORAL MATTINS: THE CRUCIFIXION The Temple Church Choir. EASTER VIGIL AND FIRST COMMUNION OF EASTER: THE EASTER FIRE The Temple Singers. CHORAL COMMUNION: WHY SEEK YE THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD? The Temple Church Choir. 2

3 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Friday 10 April Sunday 19 April, 7.30 p.m. (6.30 p.m. Sundays) Shakespeare, King John A Globe Theatre Production at the Temple Church Tickets 50. For further information and to book or Tuesday 21 April, 7.00 p.m. A Commemoration of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps in 1945 Tickets 20, 15, 10. For further information and to book or Thursday 30 April, 6.00 p.m. Book Launch: Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law (Cambridge University Press 2015) Edited by The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones and Professor the Worshipful Mark Hill QC All welcome Thursday 21 May, 7.00 p.m. Concert: The Temple Church Choir Mozart, Requiem Mass in D minor and Ave Verum Corpus Schubert, Mass No. 2 in G Major Tickets 35, 25, 15, 10. For further information and to book or This concert will be recorded for broadcast on Classic FM. 3

4 TEMPLE CHURCH DIARY: SPECIAL EVENTS MAY Thursday 21 May, 7.00 p.m. Thursday 28 May, 7.00 p.m. JUNE Tuesday 9 June, 6.00 p.m. Wednesday 10 June, 7.00 p.m. Thursday 11 June, 5.30 p.m. Sunday 14 June, 5.30 p.m. Monday 15 June, 5.45 p.m. CONCERT: THE TEMPLE CHURCH CHOIR Mozart, Requiem Mass in d and Ave Verum Corpus, Schubert, Mass No. 2 in G. Roger Sayer, conductor. Tickets 35, 25, 15, 10. For further information and to book CONCERT: 4 GIRLS 4 HARPS 15 th Anniversary Celebration Concert featuring music written and arranged by women including the World Premiere of Tetra, a four movement work based on the lives of four influential women and composed by four female composers; Nicola LeFanu, Savourna Stevenson, Alyssa Firsova and Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Tickets 10 available on the door. For further information and to book CHORAL EVENSONG: with special welcome to The Worshipful Company of Plumbers. CONCERT: BAR CHORAL SOCIETY WITH THE SOUTHBANK SINFONIA Haydn s Nelson Mass. Greg Morris, conductor. For further information CHORAL EVENSONG: with special welcome to the American Bar Association. CHORAL SERVICE: to welcome the American Bar Association. MAGNA CARTA DAY: CHORAL EVENSONG in Thanksgiving for Liberty and the Rule of Law. 4

5 Wednesday 17 June, 7.00 p.m. Monday 29 June, 5.45 p.m. CONCERT: RAPHAEL WALLFISCH Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, Johann Sebastian Bach. Tickets 25, 20, 15, 10. For further information and to book CHORAL EVENSONG: St Peter s Day. JULY Tuesday 7 July, 7.00 p.m. Sunday 26 July, a.m. CONCERT: CLOSE HARMONY FROM THE CHORAL SCHOLARS OF ST JOHN S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE The Gentlemen of St John s The Gentlemen sing everything from early sacred music to folk songs and pop. This is sure to be a delightful evening rounded off with a glass of wine in Church Court. Tickets 20, 15, 10. For further information and to book BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION AND CHORAL COMMUNION President and Preacher: The Bishop of London. Followed by a family barbecue in Church Court. CONFIRMATION If you or any of your children or grandchildren would like to consider confirmation this summer, do get in touch with me; we will be holding sessions to prepare candidates from Easter onwards. Robin Griffith-Jones, master@templechurch.com 5

6 REGULAR SERVICES AND EVENTS SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL MATTINS SUNDAY SCHOOL Children are most welcome to the Church s Sunday School which meets in the vestry.the Sunday School teachers are Geri Peterson, Sue Lindsey and Melinda Traves. For more information please contact Liz Clarke, , liz@templechurch.com. TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 9.00 a.m a.m. MORNING PRAYER (said) WEDNESDAY 1.15 p.m p.m. ORGAN RECITAL The 2015 series of Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals continues with recitals by Greg Morris (1 April) and Timothy Wakerell (29 April). For full information about future recitals please refer to You are welcome to bring sandwiches to eat in the Round during the recital. THURSDAY 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 6

7 WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL APRIL p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Greg Morris, Temple Church THURSDAY 2 APRIL Maundy Thursday 1.15 p.m. CHORAL COMMUNION (Men s Voices) Introit Ubi caritas (plainsong) Mass Missa inter vestibulum (Guerrero) Epistle 1 Corinthians end Gospel Luke Offertory Christus factus est (Anerio) FRIDAY 3 APRIL Good Friday a.m. CHORAL MATTINS THE CRUCIFIXION Introit Hear my Prayer (Purcell) Responses (Smith) Psalm 22 (Plainsong) 1st Lesson Isaiah The Reproaches (Sanders) 2nd Lesson John Salvator mundi (Blow) Anthem Christus factus est (Bruckner) Preacher The Master Organ Volunary O haupt voll blut und wunden (Buxtehude) SATURDAY 4 APRIL Easter Vigil 8.00 p.m. CHORAL COMMUNION THE EASTER FIRE Mass in F (Darke) Epistle Romans Gradual Blessed be the God and Father (Wesley) Gospel Matthew Organ Volunary Prelude and Fugue in C (J. S. Bach) 7

8 SUNDAY 5 APRIL 8 Easter Day 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL COMMUNION Organ Prelude Prelude in E flat (J. S. Bach) Introit This joyful Eastertide (Wood) Mass in G with strings (Schubert) Epistle Colossians Gradual Psalm Easter Anthems Gospel John Preacher The Master Communion Anthem Rise Heart (Vaughan Williams) Hallelujah (Handel) Organ Voluntary Toccata in F (J. S. Bach) WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 3.30 p.m. BBC Radio 3. Tune in to the broadcast of our choir s Easter Carol Service pre-recorded here at the Temple Church. FRIDAY 10 APRIL AND SATURDAY 11 APRIL 7.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 SUNDAY 12 APRIL Low Sunday 4.00 p.m. BBC Radio 3. Tune in to the broadcast of our choir s Easter Carol Service pre-recorded here at the Temple Church p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 TUESDAY 14 APRIL AND WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 7.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 THURSDAY 16 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 7.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 FRIDAY 17 APRIL 7.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3

9 SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2.00 p.m. WEDDING William Wapshott and Sophie Keen 7.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 SUNDAY 19 APRIL The Second Sunday after Easter 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. CHORAL MATTINS (Men s Voices) Organ Prelude Sarabande for the morning of Easter (Howells) Introit Upon this Eastertide (Eccard) Responses (Byrd) Psalm st Lesson Isaiah Te Deum (Anerio) 2nd Lesson Philippians Jubilate (Plainsong) Anthem Surrexit Pastor bonus (Victoria) Preacher The Master Organ Voluntary Resurrection (Dupré) 6.30 p.m. Shakespeare, King John. A Globe Theatre production. See page 3 TUESDAY 21 APRIL 7.00 p.m. A COMMEMORATION OF THE LIBERATION OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS in We remember the events of the war years and the horrors of the camps and of the Holocaust in music linked with the camps, in the words of survivors, in original film footage and in prayers led by Rabbis Helen Freeman and Jackie Tabick. The Temple Singers will be joined by the West London Synagogue Choir. Tickets: 20, 15, 10. For further information and to book WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 1.00 p.m. MEMORIAL SERVICE Richard Nussey THURSDAY 23 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 9

10 SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2.00 p.m. WEDDING Andrew Beasley and Caroline Mair SUNDAY 26 APRIL The Third Sunday after Easter 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) a.m. BAPTISM Caspar Robin Kevin Carmody a.m. EASTER CAROL SERVICE The Temple Church Choir, The Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams. Poems by George Herbert. Organ Prelude Concerto in G (Prince Johann Ernst, arr. Bach) Introit Since by Man came Death (Handel) 1 st Lesson John Anthem Easter (Vaughan Williams) 2 nd Lesson John Anthem I got me Flowers (Vaughan Williams) Anthem Love bade me welcome (Vaughan Williams) 3 rd Lesson Luke Anthem The Call (Vaughan Williams) 4 th Lesson John Final Lesson Matthew Organ Voluntary Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 (Bach, arr. Dupré) p.m. BAPTISM Olivia Grace Elizabeth Thompson WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 1.15 p.m. ORGAN RECITAL Timothy Wakerell, New College, Oxford THURSDAY 30 APRIL 1.15 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION (said) 6.00 p.m. BOOK LAUNCH - MAGNA CARTA, RELIGION AND THE RULE OF LAW (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Edited by The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones and Professor the Worshipful Mark Hill. All welcome. 10

11 Address for all Correspondence CHURCH INFORMATION The Temple Church Office First Floor, 2 King s Bench Walk Temple EC4Y 7DE The Master The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones Tel: master@templechurch.com General Administrator, Catherine de Satgé Tel: catherine@templechurch.com The Verger, John Shearer Tel: verger@templechurch.com The Choir Further information about the choir and scholarships for choristers is available from: The Director of Music, Roger Sayer Associate Organist, Greg Morris Tel: Fax: Music Administrator, Liz Clarke Tel: liz@templechurch.com The choristers singing-teachers are Anita Morrison and Michael Jamieson-Smith. Concerts and other Events Development Consultant: Rachel Pearson Tel: rachel@templechurch.com Finance and Box Office Manager: Carol Butler Tel: Events and Marketing Assistant: Dan Hall Tel: dan@templechurch.com 11

12 SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE TEMPLE CHURCH CHOIR The Temple Church Choristers at the Supreme Court, Washington DC, after their triumphant concert there. In November 2014 the choir visited Washington DC for the celebration of the Magna Carta Exhibition at the Library of Congress. The choir sang twice at the Library itself, in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal (there in her capacity as Inner Temple s Royal Bencher), and then in the Supreme Court. Alongside the choir in the Inns delegation were both the Treasurers of 2014 and of Masters Judge, Tomlinson and Moore-Bick all took part in discussions of the living legacy of Magna Carta. This ambassadorial trip to celebrate the Charter was a triumph. We are now looking forward to the Classic FM broadcast of the choir s concert here on Thursday 21 May 2015; and to the choir s tour of Holland, July If you might like to support any of the choir s projects or the endowment of our choristers educational bursaries, you are most welcome to contact me. Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple master@templechurch.com. 12