Christ Church

Prelude
(1) “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” – Johann Bernard Bach (1676-1749)
(2) Variations on “Il Est Ne”- Franklin Ashdown (b.1942)
(3) “The Holy Boy” – John Ireland (1879-1962)
(4) Noel and Variations “Josef est Bien Marie” – Claude Louis Balbastre (1727-1799)

Music During Communion
(1) Prelude on “Quem Pastores” – Healey Willan (1880-1968)
(2) Pastorale on “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – John G. Barr (b. 1938)

Postlude
Prelude on “From Heaven Above” and “O Thou Joyful One” – Anton Wilhelm Leupold (1867-1940)

Choral Evensong is one of the glories of our Anglican tradition. We are pleased to offer a series of Choral Evensongs, one of which (Oct. 30th), under the sponsorship of the Prayer Book Society, will feature several choirs from the Valley and will be part of a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

The Evensongs are at 4:00pm on the following Sundays: September 25th, 2011; October 30th; November 27th; April 29th, 2012; and May 27th.

The first event in our 2011-12 Concert Series will take place on Saturday, 24 September, at 7:30 pm. This poster has information on all four concerts.

A brochure with further information, including biographical notes for each featured musician, can be downloaded here as a pdf document.

Click here to download a copy of the poster (in pdf format).

Prelude:
(1) “In Dulci Jubilo”, Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
(2) Siciliana (The Holly and the Ivy) from Christmas Suite, Alec Rowley (1892-1958)
(3) Pastoral Symphony from Messiah, Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)

Music during Communion:
(1) Prelude on “From Heaven Above”, Gordon Young (1919-1998)
(2) Prelude on “This Endris Nyght”, Healey Willan (1880-1968)
(3) Berceuse on “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, Mary Gifford (b. 1951)

Postlude: Fantasy on “He is Born”, Richard Hudson (b. 1924)