Hilary Term 2017 Services and Music MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD
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We welcome you to our worshipping community at Magdalen. Prayer and praise have been offered to God in this place since the fifteenth century, when the College was founded by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. The statutes of 1480 make provision for a Choir comprised of sixteen boy Choristers and a number of adult Clerks, that the worship of God, from whom all good things come, might be increased more widely and better sustained. That tradition continues unchanged today. The Choirmaster at Magdalen retains the ancient Latin title Informator Choristarum, and among those who have held the post over the centuries are John Sheppard, Daniel Purcell, Sir John Stainer, Sir William McKie, and, in more recent years, Dr Bernard Rose, the life of whose widow we celebrate in a memorial service on Saturday 28 th January. It is the aim of the Dean of Divinity and the Informator Choristarum that all our services here should be dedicated to the glory of God. Our music is not an end in itself but part of a larger whole. We hope that in the singing and in the silence, in the spoken word and in the beauty of this house of God, you will feel that greater presence, and be blessed by the peace that passes all understanding. MARK WILLIAMS Informator Choristarum JONATHAN ARNOLD Dean of Divinity
HILARY TERM 2017 Choral Services Services are normally sung by Magdalen College Choir (men and boys). Evensong on Saturdays is sung by Magdalen Consort of Voices (men and women) and on Saturday 11 March, will be sung by the Consort of Voices and the College Choir combined, to mark the end of term. Tuesdays are usually sung by the Choristers alone, and Fridays are sung by the Academical Clerks alone. During the school half-term holiday, services from 12 to 17 February will be sung by the Academical Clerks, and (on Thursday 16 February), by the Consort of Voices. Choral Evensong sung by the College Choir will replace Choral Evening Prayer on Tuesday 28 February (for the Distribution of Claymond s Dole) and a Boys Voices service of Choral Evening Prayer will replace Choral Evensong on Tuesday 2 March. Evensong on Sundays is followed by drinks in the Antechapel. Organ music Organ music plays an integral part in our liturgy. Alexander Pott, our Assistant Organist, and William Fox, our Organ Scholar, play the organ for the majority of the services in Chapel. Sermons The sermons on Sunday mornings during the term will focus on the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew, Chapter 5), known as The Beatitudes. Retiring Collections Our retiring collections will go to support the work of our charity for Hilary Term, Syria Relief, www.syriarelief.org.uk
Membership of the Choir The Informator Choristarum, Mark Williams, is always pleased to hear from prospective applicants for Choristerships, Academical Clerkships and Organ Scholarships. To arrange an informal meeting, please email Melanie Bennette, the Chapel and Choir PA, at choir@magd.ox.ac.uk. Supporting the Choir and Chapel The Chapel and Choir are grateful for the generous support of the College for their core activities, but look to benefactors to support additional activities, including recordings, concerts and tours. If you are interested in joining the Friends of Magdalen College Choir or wish to discuss ways of supporting music at the College, please contact the Informator Choristarum, through Melanie Bennette, at choir@magd.ox.ac.uk Websites www.magd.ox.ac.uk/chapel-and-choir www.magdalencollegechoir.com Social media www.facebook.com/magdalencollegechapel www.facebook.com/magdalencollegechoir www.twitter.com @magdcollchapel www.twitter.com @magdcollchoir
JANUARY 2017 15 SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 39 Puer nobis 51 Redhead No 46 47 Dix Mozart Missa Brevis in F K192 Isaiah 61: 1-11; Luke 18: 9-14 Blessed are the poor in spirit The Dean of Divinity Mozart Ave verum corpus Buxtehude Praeludium, Fuga & Ciaconna C-dur BuxWV 137 with Admission Ceremony Richard Lloyd View me, Lord, a work of thine Hymns 49 Epiphany 333 Michael Radcliffe Responses Psalm 78: 1-17 Ezekiel 2: 1-3.4; Galatians 1: 11-end Francis Jackson in G James MacMillan A New Song Litaize Epiphanie 16 MONDAY 17 TUESDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 86 1 Kings 19: 1-9a; Mark 1: 9-15 The Lord hath clothed me Sumsion in G Trad. arr. Alexander Berry Away in a manger 18 WEDNESDAY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Tomkins Responses Psalm 94 1 Kings 19: 1b-18; Mark 9: 2-13 Gibbons Short Service Hassler Ecce quam bonum
FIRST WEEK 19 THURSDAY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY WULFSTAN, 1095 Radcliffe Responses Psalms 98, 99 Leviticus 11: 1-8, 13-19, 41-45; Acts 10: 9-16 Dyson in F Warlock Bethlehem Down 20 FRIDAY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY RICHARD ROLLE, 1349 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 104: 1-23 Isaiah 49: 8-13; Acts 10: 34-43 O heavenly word of God on high Philip Moore First Service Biebl Ave Maria 21 SATURDAY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (Consort of Voices) AGNES, 304 Mendelssohn Herr Gott, du bist unsre Zuflucht für und für Humphrey Clucas Responses Psalm 106: 1-12 Genesis 35: 1-15; Acts 10: 44-end Mathias Jesus College Service Judith Bingham Epiphany Hymn 55 Crüger For me prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look towards Heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
JANUARY 2017 22 SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Hymns 52 Was lebet 407 Ravenshaw 485 Thornbury Hassler Missa Dixit Maria Isaiah 57: 14-21; Luke 7: 1-10 Blessed are those who mourn The Reverend Professor Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Oxford University Carissimi Plorate, filii Israel Buxtehude Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BuxWV 223 Hymns 433 Hanover 56 St Edmund (omit *) Smith Responses Psalm 108 Ecclesiastes 3: 1-11; 1 Peter 1: 3-12 Grayston Ives Edington Service Gibbons See, see the word is incarnate Bull Ut re mi fa sol la 23 MONDAY WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 24 TUESDAY WEEK OF PRAYER OF CHRISTIAN UNITY FRANCIS DE SALES, 1622 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalms 116, 117 Ezekiel 20: 39-44; John 17: 20-end There s a wideness in God s mercy Malcolm Archer Berkshire Service Dankworth Light of the World
SECOND WEEK 25 WEDNESDAY CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL 6.00 pm Festal Choral Evensong Byrd Praise our Lord, all ye gentiles Tomkins Responses Psalm 119: 89-104 Isaiah 56: 1-8; Colossians 1: 24-2: 7 Purcell in B flat Tomkins Great and marvellous are thy works Hymn 155 King s Lynn Couperin Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux from Messe pour les Paroisses 26 THURSDAY TIMOTHY AND TITUS, COMPANIONS OF ST. PAUL Rose Responses Psalm 119: 105-144 Deuteronomy 26: 16-end; Romans 14: 1-9 Stanford in G Copland Sing ye praises 27 FRIDAY 6.00 pm 9.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalms 128, 129 Leviticus 19: 9-28; Romans 15: 1-7 O Father, who didst all things make Suriano Magnificat secundi toni Mouton Nesciens mater Compline 28 SATURDAY THOMAS AQUINAS, 1274 2.00 pm Memorial Service for Mrs Molly Rose OBE 6.00 pm Choral Evensong (Consort of Voices, Women s Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalms 137, 138 Jeremiah 33: 1-11; 1 Peter 5: 5b-end Richard Lloyd St Radegund Service Caplet O salutaris hostia Hymn 308 (tn. 305) Anima Christi Listen and attend with the ear of your heart. St. Benedict
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 29 SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 234 Ratisbon 292 Eisenach 383 Aberystwyth Palestrina Missa Brevis Zephaniah 3: 8-13; Matthew 11: 25-30 Blessed are the meek The Right Reverend Humphrey Southern, Principal, Ripon College, Cuddesdon Tallis O sacrum convivium Bruhns Praeludium in E minor Rose Dominus custodit te Hymns 436 Praise, my soul 377 St Denio Rose Responses Psalm 143 Genesis 28: 10-end; Philemon 1-16 Sumsion in A Berkeley The Lord is my shepherd Dupré Cortège et Litanie 30 MONDAY CHARLES, KING AND MARTYR, 1649 31 TUESDAY JOHN BOSCO, 1888 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 149 Proverbs 4: 10-end; Matthew 5: 13-20 O blest Creator of the light Plainsong Magnificat quinti toni Purcell Evening Hymn
THIRD WEEK FEBRUARY 1 WEDNESDAY BRIGID OF KILDARE, C. 525 Rose Responses Psalm 7 Isaiah 61: 1-9; Luke 7: 18-30 Watson in E Ned Rorem Sing my soul, his wondrous love 2 THURSDAY THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS) 6.00 pm Sung Eucharist Palestrina Missa Brevis Hebrews 2: 14-end; Luke 2: 22-40 Eccard When to the temple Mary went Tye Nunc dimittis Hymns 156 (tn. 288) Diva servatrix 181 Puer nobis nascitur Bach Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin BWV 616 3 FRIDAY ANSKAR, 865 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Tallis Responses Psalm 18: 1-22 Isaiah 56: 1-8; Matthew 28: 16-end Creator of the earth and sky Lassus Magnificat septimi toni Tallis Hear the voice and prayer 4 SATURDAY GILBERT OF SEMPRINGHAM, 1189 (Consort of Voices) Tallis Miserere nostri Ayleward Responses Psalm 21 Habakkuk 2: 1-4; Revelation 14: 1-7 H. Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni Plainsong Nunc dimittis Tallis O nata lux Hymn 244 Tallis s Canon Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you. St. Augustine of Hippo
FEBRUARY 2017 5 SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 473 Laudes Domini (omit *) 374 St Peter 427 Laudate Dominum Stanford in B flat Isaiah 55: 1-5; Matthew 6: 25-34 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness The Reverend Professor Jennifer Strawbridge, Associate Professor in New Testament Theology, Oxford University Whitlock Be still, my soul Mendelssohn Allegro maestoso e vivace from Sonata No. 4, Op. 65 Hymns 477 Rustington 245 Ar hyd y nos Radcliffe Responses Psalm 27 Amos 2: 4-end; Ephesians 4: 17-end Harwood in A flat Naylor Vox dicentis, clama Stanford Toccata in D minor 6 MONDAY MARTYRS OF JAPAN, 1597 ACCESSION OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1952 7 TUESDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 36 Ruth 1: 1-18; 1 John 3: 14-end Holy Father, cheer our way Stuart Beer First Service Berkeley O that I once past changing were 8 WEDNESDAY Tomkins Responses Psalm 42 1 Samuel 1: 19b-end; Luke 2: 41-end Ayleward Short Service Gibbons O Lord, in thy wrath
FOURTH WEEK 9 THURSDAY Matthew Martin Responses Psalm 49 Genesis 47: 1-12; Ephesians 3: 14-end Noble in B minor Matthew Martin Te lucis ante terminum 10 FRIDAY SCHOLASTICA, C. 543 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalms 53, 54 2 Samuel 1: 17-end; Romans 8: 28-end The Song of God s chosen one Mundy Service in three parts Dowland Lord, hear my prayer 11 SATURDAY (Consort of Voices) Ayleward Responses Psalm 60 Song of Solomon 2: 8-end; 1 Corinthians 13 Palestrina Magnificat primi toni Josquin Nunc dimittis Byrd Miserere mihi, Domine Hymn 409 Song 22 Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could. St. Gregory Nazianzen
FEBRUARY 2017 12 SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT (SEPTUAGESIMA) 11.00 am Sung Eucharist (Men s Voices) Hymns 404 Iste confessor 295 Picardy 366 Heathlands Guerrero Missa Inter vestibulum Exodus 34: 1-9; Matthew 18: 21-35 Blessed are the merciful The Right Reverend Andrew Proud, Bishop of Reading A. Gabrieli O sacrum convivium Bach Vivace from Sonata in G BWV 530/i (Men s Voices) Poulenc Seigneur, je vous en prie Hymns 420 Wolvercote 250 Ellers Richard Lloyd Responses Psalm 65 Amos 3: 1-8; Ephesians 5: 1-17 Wood in E Wood Great Lord of Lords Howells Rhapsody in E flat Op. 17, No. 2 13 MONDAY 14 TUESDAY CYRIL AND METHODIUS, 869 AND 885 8.30 am 6.00 pm Morning Prayer Evening Prayer (said) VALENTINE, C. 269 15 WEDNESDAY SIGFRID, 1045 THOMAS BRAY, 1730 (Men s Voices) Richard Lloyd Responses Psalm 76 Isaiah 58: 6-end; Matthew 25: 31-end Iain Farrington Blues Service Walker Lord, thou hast been our refuge
FIFTH WEEK 16 THURSDAY (Consort of Voices) Richard Shephard Responses Psalm 84 Isaiah 42: 1-9; Luke 4: 14-21 Leighton Second Service Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden 17 FRIDAY JAWANI LUWUM, 1977 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Tallis Responses Psalm 86 Amos 5: 6-15; Ephesians 4: 25-end Fast sinks the sun to rest Dufay Magnificat quinti toni Tallis In pace 18 SATURDAY (Consort of Voices) Tavener Mother of God, here I stand Richard Shephard Responses Psalm 91 Amos 5: 18-24; John 2: 13-22 Giles Swayne Magnificat Wood Nunc dimittis Cecilia MacDowall Ave regina caelorum Hymn 467 Wiltshire The source of justice is not vengeance but charity. St. Bridget of Sweden
FEBRUARY 2017 19 SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT (SEXAGESIMA) 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 238 Melcombe 341 Franconia 475 Darwall s 148 th Haydn Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo 2 Samuel 2: 21-31; Matthew 5: 1-11 Blessed are the pure in heart The Reverend Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director, Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative at Oxford University John Rutter God be in my head Bach Toccata in F BWV 540/i Hymns 242 St Peter 391 Gwalchmai Smith Responses Psalms 98, 99 Proverbs 8: 1, 22-31; Revelation 4 Weelkes First Service Purcell I was glad Byrd Voluntary for My Lady Nevell 20 MONDAY 21 TUESDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 106: 1-12 Isaiah 52: 1-10; Romans 10: 5-21 Glory to Thee, my God, this night Plainsong Magnificat quarti toni Schütz Eins bitte ich vom Herren 22 WEDNESDAY Smith Responses Psalm 108 Isaiah 52: 13-53:6; Romans 15: 14-21 D. Purcell in E minor Morley Nolo mortem peccatoris
SIXTH WEEK 23 THURSDAY POLYCARP OF SMYRNA, C. 155 Matthew Martin Responses Psalms 114, 115 Isaiah 53: 4-12; 2 Corinthians 4: 1-10 Gabriel Jackson Truro Service John Joubert O Lorde, the maker of al thing 24 FRIDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Plainsong Responses Psalm 119: 1-16 Zechariah 8: 16-end; Matthew 10: 1-15 O Kind Creator, bow thine ear De Monte Magnificat quarti toni Sheppard In manus tuas 25 SATURDAY (Consort of Voices) Ayleward Responses Psalm 119: 89-104 Jeremiah 1: 4-10; Matthew 10: 16-22 Gibbons Second Service Tallis Suscipe quaeso Domine Hymn 410 Westminster To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often. John Henry Cardinal Newman
FEBRUARY / MARCH 2017 26 SUNDAY SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT (QUINQUAGESIMA) 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 440 Lobe den Herren (omit *) 469 Epsom 376 Kingsfold Rheinberger Cantus missae Micah 4: 1-4; John 16: 25-33 Blessed are the peacemakers The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Laloux Tantum ergo Duruflé Fugue sur le nom d Alain Tippett Deep River Hymns 393 Mannheim 413 Nun danket Matthew Martin Responses Psalm 119: 105-144 2 Kings 2: 1-12; Matthew 17: 9-23 Leighton Collegium Magdalanae Oxoniense Holst Turn back, O man Alain Litanies 27 MONDAY GEORGE HERBERT, 1633 28 TUESDAY SHROVE TUESDAY with Distribution of Claymond s Dole Rachmaninov To Thee, O Lord Rose Responses Psalms 137, 138 Judges 14: 5-17; Revelation 10: 4-11 Dyson in D Grayston Ives There is a land of pure delight Hymn 239 Slane Vierne Final from Symphony No. 2, Op. 20 MARCH 1 WEDNESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY 6.00 pm Solemn Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Byrd Mass for five voices Joel 2: 1-2, 12-17; Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 Allegri Miserere mei Byrd Memento Domine Hymns 67 Aus der tiefe 70 Southwell
SEVENTH WEEK 2 THURSDAY CHAD, 672 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Malcolm Archer Responses Psalms 13, 14 Genesis 2: 7-end; Hebrews 2: 5-end O God, thy loving care for man Bairstow in E flat Elgar Doubt not thy Father s care 3 FRIDAY 6.00 pm 9.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Tallis Responses Psalm 18: 1-22 Genesis 4: 1-12; Hebrews 4: 12-end Before the ending of the day Suriano Magnificat secundi toni Lassus Audi benigne conditor Compline 4 SATURDAY in memory of Lorna Oakley (Consort of Voices) Radcliffe God be in my head Hymns 376 Kingsfold 331 Eventide Humphrey Clucas Responses Psalm 23 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 5: 19-25 Howells Gloucester Service Harris Bring us, O Lord God Vierne Adagio from Symphony No. 3, Op. 28 We can do no great things; only small things with great love. Teresa of Calcutta
MARCH 2017 5 SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 11.00 am Sung Eucharist Hymns 280 Schmücke dich 414 Caithness 353 Repton Berkeley Missa Brevis 2 Timothy 3: 10-17; John 15: 18-27 Blessed are the persecuted The Dean of Divinity Arvo Pärt The Beatitudes Langlais Dialogue sur les Mixtures from Suite Brève Hymns 248 Strength and Stay 63 St Bernard Tomkins Responses Psalm 27 Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, 16-end; Luke 15: 1-10 Morales Magnificat octavi toni Tye Nunc dimittis Gibbons Behold, thou hast made my days Dupré Fugue in G minor Op. 7 6 MONDAY 8.30 am 6.00 pm Morning Prayer Choral Evensong sung by the Choir of Hollyfield School, Kingston 7 TUESDAY PERPETUA, FELICITY AND COMPANIONS, 203 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Boys Voices) Malcolm Archer Responses Psalm 36 Deuteronomy 31: 7-13; 1 John 3: 1-10 Return to the Lord Stuart Beer First Service Ireland Ex ore innocentium 8 WEDNESDAY EDWARD KING, 1910 FELIX, 647 GEOFFREY STUDDERT KENNEDY, 1929 Radcliffe Responses Psalm 42 Genesis 11: 1-9; Matthew 24: 15-28 Sumsion in A Howells O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
EIGHTH WEEK 9 THURSDAY Smith Responses Psalm 49 Genesis 13: 1-13; 1 Peter 2: 13-end Palestrina Magnificat tertii toni Victoria Nunc dimittis tertii toni Purcell Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts 10 FRIDAY 6.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Men s Voices) Richard Lloyd Responses Psalms 53, 54 Genesis 21: 1-18; Luke 9: 18-27 O cross whereby the world is blessed Philip Moore Second Service Philip Moore Ubi caritas 11 SATURDAY (College Choir & Consort of Voices) Duruflé Notre père Radcliffe Responses Psalm 59 Genesis 32: 22-32; 2 Peter 1: 10-end Howells Collegium regale Brahms Geistliches lied Hymn 381 Ewing Widor Marche Pontificale from Symphony No. 1 Op. 13 Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. St. Francis of Assisi
MARCH 2017 17 FRIDAY PATRICK, BISHOP, MISSIONARY, PATRON OF IRELAND C. 460 before the Waynflete Dinner Tippett Steal away Matthew Martin Responses Psalm 89: 1-19 Exodus 19: 1-9a; 1 Peter 1: 1-9 Wood in D Stanford Beati quorum via Hymn 336 Angel voices Vierne Final from Symphony No. 1 Op. 14 25 SATURDAY THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY before the Gaudy (1992 1994) Rachmaninov Bogoroditsye Dyevo Rose Responses Psalm 119: 89-104 Numbers 20: 1-13; 1 Corinthians 10: 23-end Leighton Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense Tavener Annunciation Hymn 185 Abbot s Leigh Dupré Ave maris stella IV REGULAR CHORAL SERVICES IN THE TRINITY TERM WILL BEGIN WITH THE UNIVERSITY SERMON FOR ST. MARK S DAY ON SUNDAY 23RD APRIL AT 11.00 AM.
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