MISSION STATEMENTS OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM

The MUSIC PROGRAM at Christ Church Cambridge is about community, outreach, education, and pastoral care; but most of all, it is about worship of the Almighty.

Liturgical music embraces the arts to lift the senses and to illuminate the themes of the Lectionary through Scripture and poetry rendered to enhance meaning and to help embed them in our memory. It encourages, and nurtures, a community that listens responsively, increasing active participation through emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual engagement.

In addition to continual congregational participation, the Music Program at Christ Church consists of the Youth Choir, the Adult Choir, the Evensong Choir, the Handbell Choir, and the Evensong Choir Tour Committee. In all, more than 100 volunteers serve in this regular capacity.

Occasional concerts are intended both as a community bond and as a channel for reaching people who may not have visited Christ Church previously.

Music in worship is an integral part of prayer, a way of expressing thanks or lamentation, asking forgiveness; it is a source of familiarity and enjoyment, a participatory, accessible means of reaching people at a basic spiritual level transcending language. It is an ideal tool for all people to praise God.

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most Highest.” — Psalm 92:1

Drawing of Christ Church Cambridge by Gordon Tully. Photograph of the Schoenstein organ by Len Levasseur.

Other photographs by parishioners and sta2 of Christ Church Cambridge.

CHRIST CHURCH CAMBRIDGE

Christ Church Cambridge is the Episcopal Church in Harvard Square — a community of God’s people; baptized in Christ, varied in gifts, united in mission, seeking to become more inclusive as we minister to children, youth, and adults from all parts of the city and beyond. Our church home is a place of a6rming sanctuary, where many find hospitality and hope, even redemption and peace. Worship here is always about thanksgiving and overflows with themes of God’s grace, God’s call to justice, and our responsibility to one another as God’s children. We experience joy, laughter, and delight in moments of shared liturgical celebration, as we experience the awe of God’s presence among us in moments of ministry that include healing prayers, outreach, and pastoral care with the people around us. We continue to discern our ministry, as our hearts are continually tuned to sing God’s praise. Christ Church is known for its engaging liturgy and considerable outreach locally and abroad.

Wherever you are on your journey with God or toward God,

you are welcome here.

ADULT CHOIR

The Adult Choir is Christ Church’s primary parish choir, and auditions are open to singers of all ages. The Adult Choir leads the singing and other liturgical aspects of the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist each Sunday, plus occasional services such as Ash Wednesday, the many Holy Week liturgies, the Christmas Eve Midnight Eucharist, and A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. Music at Sunday services typically includes two anthems, plus leadership in a psalm, hymns, and service music. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at 7:15–9:15 p.m. The finest repertoire is drawn from the last five hundred years of choral composition around the world. Singers are required to have some reading ability to audition. The choir currently has 45 members and meets from September through early June.

EVENSONG CHOIR

The Evensong Choir is responsible for leading the congregation and providing choral music at most of our evening services, including our monthly Choral Evensong series, the annual Requiem, A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, and Holy Week services. The Evensong Choir was founded by Stuart Forster in 2000, and consists of 50 singers with strong sight-reading ability. Choral Evensong is sung at 4:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month, October through May (except January). There are two 7:15–9:15 p.m. rehearsals per month on Tuesday evenings, with preparation required between each rehearsal. Repertoire is drawn from the last five centuries of choral composition, focusing largely on six- to eight-part music of the cathedral tradition. This professional-standard choir has toured numerous times, with services sung in esteemed places such as Washington National Cathedral, Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York, the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, also in New York, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Westminster Abbey, Notre Dame de Paris, and many others. The Evensong Choir’s first CD, Vesper Light, was compiled from live recordings during American tours in our first decade.

YOUTH CHOIR

The Youth Choir is for children in grades 3 through 8. Choristers learn to read music and practice proper technique to lead to healthy vocal development. The Youth Choir helps to lead the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist, singing hymns, service music, and an anthem each Sunday. These anthems include some trebles-only repertoire, and an intergenerational experience is integrated by joining the Adult Choir regularly in selections from a vast collection of SATB music. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday afternoons at 5:00–6:30 p.m., and include instruction in liturgy, Scripture, music theory, and choral repertoire. Parties, outings, and fun make constant appearances in our September-through-June calendar! Community outreach is also an important part of the program: in recent years, thousands of dollars have been raised for the St. Agnes Children’s Home in Gokwe, Zimbabwe; Stand Up for Kids; and Heifer International.

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & ORGANIST

Stuart Forster has been Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church, the Episcopal Church in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, since 1999, and was recently appointed by the Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts to the Commission on Music and Liturgy. He previously served at Christ Church, New Haven, CT, and St. James’ Anglican Church, Sydney. Forster’s performances as soloist, accompanist, and conductor have been broadcast around the world, and he has recorded numerous CDs, including solo performances on the JAV and Pro Organo labels. MorningStar Music Publishers released his book, Hymn Playing: A Modern Colloquium, which draws on interviews with leading

church musicians to document expert techniques of hymn leadership and accompaniment with the organ. Forster has written orchestral transcriptions for the organ, liturgical music for congregations (including service music and more than 125 hymn arrangements), organ music, and choral anthems. His landmark organ transcription of Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, “From the New World,” was published by Éditions Chantraine, Belgium. Forster’s anthems are published by Paraclete Press; volumes of descants with accompaniments are newly published by Selah Publishing; larger hymn arrangements, some with optional brass, are published by MorningStar Music Publishers and St. James Music Press. Forster’s arrangements feature on the 2019 Affetto (Naxos) recording Love so amazing.

After considerable study and several appointments in his native Sydney, Australia, Forster traveled to the United States in 1996 to study with Professor Thomas Murray, earning two degrees from Yale University, as well as the Faculty Prize and the Robert S. Baker Scholarship from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and from the Yale School of Music the Julia R. Sherman Prize for excellence in organ playing. In addition to earning qualifications from the University of Sydney, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and Trinity College of Music, London, Forster has won the Sydney International Organ Competition and been awarded numerous other accolades, including the Scarf Foundation Award, the University of Sydney Organ Scholarship (awarded twice), the Alice Bryant Organ Scholarship (for two terms of three years each), and the Ruth & Paul Manz Organ Scholarship. While studying at Yale, Forster served as Fellow in Church Music at Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut; his work at the University included appointments as Marquand Chapel Organist, accompanist to various choruses and graduate courses, and teacher to several undergraduate and second-instrument organ students. He earned a Doctorate in Sacred Music at the Graduate Theological Foundation, with a focus on the congregation’s experience of music and flow within liturgy; his dissertation documents and analyzes current practices of hymn leadership and accompaniment with the organ.

Details of Dr. Forster’s compositions, performances, publications, and recordings may be found on his web site: www.StuartAForster.com

MUSIC LIST: 2019–2020 SEASON

September 8, 2019 Homecoming Sunday, Proper 18C

Tune in E George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Sonata da Chiesa Samuel Ducommon (1914–1987) I was glad Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Cantate Domino Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743) Trumpet Tune in E-flat David N. Johnson (1922–1987) Symphony and Canzona Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

September 15, 2019 Proper 19C

Præludium in D, BuxWV 139 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) Psalm 51:1–11 Anglican chant by Peter Jewkes (b. 1956) Jubilate Deo William Walton (1902–1983) Hymn to God Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Marche Triomphale Jacques Lemmens (1823–1881)

September 22, 2019 Proper 20C

Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Psalm 113 Anglican chant by Benjamin Cooke (1734–1793) Thee will I love Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Esto les Digo Kinley Lange (b. 1950) Pomp & Circumstance March No.4 in G Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

September 29, 2019 Proper 21C

Præludium in e minor Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697) Psalm 146 Anglican chant by James Nares (1715–1783) Prayer Jeanne C. Warzyn (1921–2015) So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) Carillon-Sortie Henri Mulet (1878–1967)

October 6, 2019 Proper 22C, Blessing of the Animals

Prayer for a Beloved Cat Jean-Paul Verpeaux (b. 1951) “Le Cygne” from Carnaval des animaux Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Psalm 37:1–10 Anglican chant by Herbert Howells (1892–1983) All things bright and beautiful John Rutter (b. 1945) Sing unto God George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), arr. Mark Schweizer Introduction & Toccata on Lasst uns erfreuen Nicholas Choveaux (1904–1995)

ABOVE: The Evensong Choir after singing Choral Evensong at

Westminster Abbey, April 2015

October 6, 2019 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong — Proper 22, Year 1

“Harmonies du soir” from Trois Impressions Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) Make ye joy to God William Byrd (1540–1623) Preces and Responses Robert W. Lehman (b. 1960) Psalm 145 Anglican chants by Alan Ridout (1934–1996), Reginald Moore (1850–1929), & Robert Turle (1823–1872) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D Herbert Brewer (1865–1928) Save us, O Lord Edward Bairstow (1874–1946) Choral Song and Fugue Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)

October 13, 2019 Proper 23C

“Allegro vivace” from Symphonie I Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Psalm 111 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) If we believe John Goss (1800–1880) Dextera Domini Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594) Paean Herbert Howells (1892–1983)

October 20, 2019 258th Anniversary of the Dedication of

Christ Church, Cambridge

Prelude on Rhosymedre (“Lovely”) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Psalm 84:1–8 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Cantate Domino John Rutter (b. 1945) The best of rooms Gerald Near (b. 1942) “Final” from Symphonie VI Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)

October 27, 2019 Proper 25C

Suite Gothique Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897) Psalm 84:1–6 Anglican chant by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing arr. Kevin McChesney (b. 1963) Come down, O Love divine William Harris (1883–1973) Toccata und Fuga in d minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

November 3, 2019 All Saints’ Sunday, Holy Baptism

Voluntary VII in G major John Stanley (1712–1786) Song for Athene John Tavener (1944–2014) Hear my prayer Moses Hogan (1957–2003) Marche Héroïque A. Herbert Brewer (1865–1928)

November 3, 2019 4:00 p.m. All Saints’ Sunday Requiem

Elegy George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) Requiem Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Pièce héroïque César Franck (1822–1890)

ABOVE: Requiem on the Sunday after All Saints’ Day, 2016

November 10, 2019 Proper 27C

“Andante sostenuto” from Symphonie GothiqueCharles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) Psalm 17:1–9 Anglican chant by William Pasfield (1909–1994) Blessed be the God and Father Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) Scio enim Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594) “Final” from Symphonie III Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

November 17, 2019 Proper 28C

Scherzo in g minor Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925) Psalm 98 Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Contemplation Cynthia Dobrinski (b. 1950) My Lord, what a mornin’ arr. Harry T. Burleigh (1866–1949) Fanfare Jacques Nicholas Lemmens (1823–1881)

November 24, 2019 Proper 29C, Christ the King

Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 46 Anglican chant after Martin Luther (1483–1546) It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Let all mortal flesh Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (1874–1946) Crown Imperial William Walton (1902–1983)

November 28, 2019 10:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day

Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) “Now thank we all our God” from Cantata 79 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Virgil Fox

December 1, 2019 Advent 1, Year A

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 122 Tone I.2 Laetentur coeli William Byrd (1540–1623) Rorate coeli Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) Toccata on Helmsley Stuart Forster (b. 1971)

December 1, 2019 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong — Advent 1, Year 2

Rorate caeli Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Non tarde veniet Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594) Preces and Responses Richard Ayleward (1626–1699) Psalm 111 Anglican chant by Reginald Moore (1850–1929) Short Service Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Vigilate William Byrd (1543–1623) Meditation on Veni Emmanuel Stuart Forster (b. 1971)

December 8, 2019 Advent 2A

Fantasia sopra Freu dich sehr o meine Seele Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 Tone I.1 This is the record of John Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) How beautiful upon the mountains John Stainer (1840–1901) Præludium in g minor, BuxWV 149 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

December 15, 2019 Advent 3A

“Magnificat en mi la” from Premier Livre d’Orgue Jean François Dandrieu (1681–1738) Magnificat in G Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995) Canite tuba Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599) Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 203 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

December 15, 2019 5:00 p.m. A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

Noël sur les anches sans tremblant, et en DuoLouis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Of the Father’s Love Begotten arr. Bruce Neswick (b. 1956) Rorate coeli Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968) Lux aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) “Deo gracias” from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) The holly and the ivy arr. June Nixon (b. 1942) “And the glory of the Lord” from Messiah Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759) O come, O come, Emmanuel arr. Andrew Carter (b. 1939) Ave Maria Franz Biebl (1906–2001) Süser die Glocken nie klingen [world première] arr. Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Huron Carol arr. Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Ríu, Ríu, Chíu Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) Mary’s boy child Jester Hairston (1901–2000), arr. Michael Kleinschmidt (b. 1966) “Carillon de Westminster” from Pièces de Fantaisie Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

LEFT:

A Festival of Nine

Lessons & Carols,

2016

December 22, 2019 Advent 4A, Greening of the Church

Joseph est bien marié Claude Balbastre (1724–1799) Psalm 80:1–7, 16–18 Tone IV.4 A spotless Rose Herbert Howells (1892–1983) Ecce Concipies Jacob Handl (1550–1591) Toccata on Veni Emmanuel Andrew Carter (b. 1939)

ABOVE: The Christ Church Cambridge Youth Choir, 2017

December 24, 2019 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Eucharist

My Spirit Be Joyful Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. E. Power Biggs Musette on Adeste fideles Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968) Ding dong! merrily on high arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015) Carol of the bells Mikola Leontovich (1877–1921) Italian Duet George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), arr. Barbara Harbach

December 24, 2019 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Eucharist

My Spirit Be Joyful Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. E. Power Biggs Musette on Adeste fideles Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968) See amid the winter’s snow John Goss (1800–1880), arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015) The Blessed Son of God Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Italian Duet George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), arr. Barbara Harbach

December 25, 2019 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day

In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Postlude on Mendelssohn David Willcocks (1919–2015)

December 29, 2019 10:00 a.m. Christmas 1A

Noël Étranger Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Paean on Divinum Mysterium John Cook (1918–1984)

January 5, 2020 Epiphany observed

Epilogue on Dix William Harris (1883–1973) Psalm 72:1–7, 10–14 Anglican chant by Walter Parratt (1841–1924) Star in the East William Walker, arr. Philip L. Roberts (2003) O leave your sheep arr. Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) Imperial March Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

January 12, 2020 Epiphany 1A, The Baptism of Christ, Holy Baptism

Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 29 Anglican chant by Paul Edwards (b. 1955) I will set his dominion in the sea Bruce Neswick (b. 1956) God be in my head June Nixon (b. 1942) “Toccata” from Plymouth Suite Percy Whitlock (1903–1946)

January 19, 2020 Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion,

in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Go down, Moses Fela Sowande (1905–1987) Joys are Flowing Like a River (Blessed Quietness)arr. Anna Laura Page (b. 1943) Psalm 77:11–20 Anglican chant by David Hurd (b. 1950) The battle of Jericho arr. Moses Hogan (1957–2003) “By and by” from A Child of our Time arr. Michael Tippett (1905–1998) Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho Fela Sowande (1905–1987)

January 26, 2020 9:00 a.m. Epiphany 3A, Annual Meeting

Concerto No. 2, 3rd Movement Friederich Seitz (1848–1918) Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Prayer René Clausen (b. 1953) Subdue us by Thy goodness Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

February 2, 2020 Feast of the Presentation

Psalm 24:7–10 Anglican chant by George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987) When to the temple Mary went Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) Nunc dimittis in G Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995)

February 2, 2020 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong — Feast of the Presentation

We wait for thy loving kindness William McKie (1901–1984) Preces and Responses William Smith (1603–1645) Lord’s Prayer Robert Stone (1516–1613) Psalm 48 Anglican chant by Edwin George Monk (1819-1900) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F Harold Darke (1888–1976) Great is the Lord Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

February 9, 2020 Epiphany 5A

Psalm 112:1–9 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) Handbells TBA Ave verum Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

February 16, 2020 Epiphany 6A

Psalm 119:1–8 Anglican chant by Stuart Forster (b. 1971) Lord, my God, hear now my pleadingFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Beati quorum via Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

February 23, 2020 The Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Psalm 99 Anglican chant by Thomas Attwood (1765–1838) Alleluia Randall Thompson (1899–1984) “O nata lux” from Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)

February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday

Psalm 103:8–14 Tone VIII.2 Lord, for thy tender mercies’ sake Richard Farrant (c. 1530–1580) “Kyrie” from Messe in f Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) Benedic anima mea Orlande de Lassus (1532–1594)

March 1, 2020 Lent 1A

Psalm 32 Tone III.4 O hearken thou Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Lord, who hast formed me Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)

March 1, 2020 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong — Lent 1, Year 2

Bow thine ear William Byrd (1543–1623) Preces and Responses Richard Shephard (b. 1949) Psalm 51 Anglican chant by Peter Jewkes (b. 1956) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Salvator mundi Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)

March 8, 2020 Lent 2A

Psalm 121 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) For God So Loved the World Hugo Distler (1908–1942) “He watching over Israel” from ElijahFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)

March 15, 2020 Lent 3A

Psalm 95 Tone II.1 The best of rooms Randall Thompson (1899–1984) Panis Angelicus César Franck (1822–1890)

March 22, 2020 Lent 4A

Psalm 23 Tone VIII.1 Cast me not away Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) O For a Closer Walk arr. Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

ABOVE: Stuart Forster conducts the Christ Church choirs at

the Ordination & Consecration of the Right Reverend Alan Gates

as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 2014

March 29, 2020 Lent 5A

Psalm 130 Tone III.5 De Profundis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) O Lord, in thee is all my trust Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585)

April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday

Hosanna to the Son of David Nicholas Vines (b. 1976) Drop, Drop, Slow Tears Robert Elmore (1913–1985) O perfect life of love Carson Cooman (b. 1982)

April 8, 2020 7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

Psalms and canticles plainsong tones In Monte Oliveti Giovanni Croce (1557–1607) Tristis est anima mea Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722) Vere languores nostros Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1549–1611) Christus factus est Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1743) Miserere mei, Deus William Byrd (1543–1623)

April 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday

Psalm 116:1, 10–17 Tone VIII.1 Peace I leave with you Amy Beach (1867–1944) Ave Verum Corpus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Tantum ergo Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

April 10, 2020 12:00 & 7:00 p.m. Good Friday

Psalm 22:1–11 Tone IV.1

April 11, 2020 7:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter

Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1526–1594) My beloved spake Patrick Hadley (1899–1973) My master from a garden rose Gordon Young (1919–1988)

ABOVE: The Great Vigil of Easter, 2016

April 12, 2020 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Easter Day

Concerto in D Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762) “Hallelujah” from Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Christ our Passover Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1942) Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Christ the Lord is ris’n today Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Voluntary in D William Boyce (1710–1779)

ABOVE: Easter morning, 2015

April 19, 2020 Easter 2A

Psalm 16 Anglican chant by John Randall (1717–1799) Alleluia, give thanks arr. Sondra Tucker (2009) Carol of the Exodus arr. Richard Shephard (b. 1949)

April 26, 2020 Easter 3A

Psalm 116:1–3, 10–17 Anglican chant by Edwin Edwards (1853–1909) This is the day the Lord hath made Brian John (b. 1984) Ego sum panis vivus William Byrd (1540–1623)

May 3, 2020 Easter 4A

“Pastorale” from Sonata No. 1 in D minor Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911) Psalm 23 Anglican chant by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) Jubilate Deo in C Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Now the God of peace Gerald Knight (1908–1979) Litanies Jehan Alain (1911–1940)

May 3, 2020 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong — Easter 4, Year 2

Pastorale César Franck (1822–1890) O sing unto the Lord Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) Responses Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988) Psalm 150 Anglican chant by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) Mount Saint Alban Service David Hogan (1949–1996) Blest pair of sirens Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) “Final” from Symphonie I Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

May 10, 2020 Easter 5A

“Cantabile” from Symphonie VI Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16 Anglican chant by Jonathan Battishill (1738–1801) Greater love hath no man John Ireland (1879–1962) The Call Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Toccata en si mineur Eugène Gigout (1844–1925)

May 17, 2020 Easter 6A

Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 66:7–18 Anglican chant by Ivor Atkins (1869–1953) Perseverance Tammy Waldrop (b. 1962) If ye love me Peter Aston (1938–2013) Toccata Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)

May 24, 2020 Easter 7A

Præludium und Fuga in D, BWV 532 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Psalm 68:1–10, 33–36 Anglican chant by William Crotch (1775–1847) God is gone up Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) O rex gloriae Luca Marenzio (1553–1599) March upon Handel’s “Lift up your heads” Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)

May 31, 2020 Pentecost, Holy Baptism

Choral varié sur le thème du “Veni Creator” Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) Duh Tvoj blagi Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944) A sound came from heav’n Douglas Mews (1918–1983) Fantasia super Komm heiliger Geist, BWV 651 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

June 7, 2020 Trinity Sunday, end of program year

Præludium in E-flat, BWV 552a Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) O clap your hands Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) I will sing with the spirit John Rutter (b. 1945) Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

HANDBELL CHOIR Melissa Hirshson, Handbell Choir Director

The Handbell Choir is made up of volunteer “ringers” who rehearse on Monday evenings and play at the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist approximately ten times a year. They also play outside the parish occasionally. Instruments include 4½ octaves of Whitechapel handbells and a set of handchimes. Auditions require some previous musical experience.

THE KENNEY TRUMPET FUND

We are delighted to welcome trumpeters Elizabeth Jewell and Adam Dohanian to play at the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist on Homecoming Sunday, September 9, on Christmas Eve at both the 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. Eucharists, and then again on Easter Day at both the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Eucharists. Preludes, postludes, service music, and hymn arrangements will all be lifted to new levels of excitement.

Funding for trumpet players at Christ Church comes from the Kenney Trumpet Fund. If you would like to contribute to this fund, or to the Music Fund, please speak with the Director of Music or the Controller.

LEFT:

The Adult

Choir, 2018

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Jesus Christ is risen today Songs of thankfulness and praise Amazing grace New songs of celebration render Come down, O Love divine For all the saints He is risen Sing, ye faithful, sing with gladness Hail the day that sees him rise

All creatures of our God and King I heard the voice of Jesus say When I survey the wondrous cross Lord, you give the great commission When in our music God is glorified O God of earth and altar Come, thou fount of every blessing Be thou my vision Angel-voices ever singing Jerusalem

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Stuart Forster, Director of Music & Organist

Recorded at Washington National Cathedral;

Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue, and the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York

Track listing: O gracious light — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) I will not leave you comfortless — William Byrd (1543–1623) “Gloria in excelsis” from Messe solennelle — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Preces — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) Almighty and everlasting God — Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) Psalm 113 — Anglican chant by James Turle (1802–1882) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Su2rages — Robert Lehman (b. 1960) “Sanctus and Benedictus” from Messe solennelle —

Louis Vierne (1870–1937) All wisdom cometh from the Lord — Philip Moore (b. 1943) Ave Maria — Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) A Hymn to the Virgin — Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) “Benedictus” from Festal Communion Service in B-flat —

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) “Final” from Symphonie I — Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

Also available from CDBaby and iTunes

Symphonic Quest Stuart Forster, organist

The four-manual organ, built by Schoenstein & Co. in 1997 for First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, is showcased in some of Stuart’s orchestral transcriptions and

music composed for the organ in America, Australia, France,

Italy, England, and Germany.

“Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets — Gustav Holst (1874–1934), trans. Stuart Forster Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ — Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), trans. Stuart Forster

Andante con moto en sol mineur — Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785–1858) Noël: Grand jeu et Duo — Louis Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Scherzo in g minor — Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925) “Cantabile” from Symphonie VI — Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) Tuba Tune — Christopher Luke (b. 1972) Choral Song and Fugue — Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876) “Allegretto” from Symphony No. 7 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1833), trans. Stuart Forster

“Communion” from Triptyque — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Toccata — Gerre Hancock (1934–2012)

Great Organ Builders of

America, Volume 8

— Ernest M. Skinner Stuart Forster’s pioneer recording of the

1931 4-manual E.M. Skinner Organ at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, Ohio.

The first transcription of the complete “New World” Symphony is premiered

with other transcriptions and organ music from Australia, France,

England, and Germany.

Gothic Toccata — Graeme Koehne (b. 1956) Blithe Bells — Percy Grainger (1882–1961), after Bach, arr. Stuart Forster “Allegro vivace” from Symphonie I — Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Bridal March from The Birds of Aristophanes — C. Hubert H. Parry (1848–1918) Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Tuba Tune — Reginald Porter-Brown (1910–1982) Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” — Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), trans. Stuart Forster

HARMONIZATIONS & DESCANTS The first two volumes of hymn arrangements from Stuart Forster,

new from Selah Publishing

Available now from http://www.selahpub.com/OrganKeyboard/OrganTitles/16

0-739-ForsterHarms.html

HYMN PLAYING: A MODERN COLLOQUIUM A book from Stuart Forster (2013)

Playing hymns on the organ is a centuries-old tradition that has been passed down largely through osmosis and guesswork. To address a growing need for more explicit instruction, Forster surveys available resources about hymn playing, and then launches a discussion expounding twenty vital aspects encompassing the art of accompanying hymns.

To equip the organist with a palette of tools for every occasion, he has amassed the expertise of eleven leaders in the world of hymn playing. The panel considers everything from learning and teaching hymns through the instruments and people involved in growing a community of engaged singers within a congregation. The character and artistry of the participants is revealed through frank anecdotes from their collective 300+ years of experience. Here, we learn from David Cherwien, Mark Dwyer, David Erwin, John Ferguson, Peter Jewkes, Stephen Loher, Walden Moore, Bruce Neswick, John Scott, Jeffrey Smith, and Tom Whittemore. 352 pages.

This book is available from MorningStar Publishers at

http://www.morningstarmusic.com/viewitem.cfm/item_id/90-44 Also available at amazon.com

THE ORGAN

Dedicated April 30, 2006

Built by Schoenstein & Co., Organ Builders, Opus 149

Jack Bethards, President & Tonal Director Stuart Forster, Consultant

3 manuals and pedals

43 voices, 69 stops, 50 ranks 2840 pipes, electric-pneumatic action

The Pipe façade was inspired by the style

of John Snetzler (1710–1785), who built the church’s first organ in 1762.

SPECIFICATION:

Great (Manual II):

enclosed except * 11 voices, 16 stops, 14 ranks, 801 pipes, 5 bells

1. Gamba [from #5] 16' 2. *First Open Diapason 8' 3. Second Open Diapason 8' 4. *Harmonic Flute 8' 5. Gamba 8' 6. Gamba Celeste (tc) 8' 7. Bourdon 8' 8. Principal 4' 9. Bourdon [from #7] 4' 10. Twelfth 2 2/3' 11. Fifteenth 2' 12. Seventeenth 1 3/5' 13. Mixture III–IV 1 1/3' 14. Trumpet (from #46) 8' 15. Clarinet (from #48) 8' 16. Tuba (from #50) 8' Great Unison O2 Chimes [digital] Cymbelstern Swell (Manual III): enclosed 15 voices, 18 stops, 19 ranks, 1113 pipes ‡ indicates stops under double expression

17. Lieblich Bourdon 16' 18. Open Diapason 8' 19. Stopped Diapason [from #17] 8' 20. Echo Gamba 8' 21. Vox Angelica 8' 22. ‡Flauto Dolce 8' 23. ‡Flute Celeste (tc) 8' 24. Gemshorn 4'

25. Harmonic Flute 4' 26. ‡Flauto Dolce [from #22] 4' 27. ‡Flute Celeste [from #23] 4' 28. Flageolet 2' 29. ‡Mixture III–V 2' 30. ‡Contra Fagotto 16' 31. ‡Cornopean 8' 32. Oboe 8' 33. ‡Vox Humana 8' 34. ‡Clarion 4' Tremolo Swell to Swell 16' Swell Unison O2 Swell to Swell 4' Choir (Manual I): enclosed 13 voices, 16 stops, 13 ranks, 762 pipes

35. Dulciana 16' 36. Open Diapason [from #3] 8' 37. Concert Flute [1–12 from #38] 8' 38. Lieblich Gedeckt 8' 39. Dulciana [from #35] 8' 40. Unda Maris (tc) 8' 41. Fugara 4' 42. Forest Flute 4' 43. Nazard 2 2/3' 44. Harmonic Piccolo 2' 45. Tierce (tc) 1 3/5' 46. Trumpet 8' 47. English Horn 8' 48. Clarinet 8' 49. ‡Tuben [3 Swell chorus reeds] 8' 50. Tuba 8'

Harp [digital] 8' Celesta [digital] 4' Tremolo Variable tremolo Choir to Choir 16' Choir Unison O2 Choir to Choir 4' Pedal 4 voices, 19 stops, 4 ranks, 164 pipes

51. Sub Bass [from #53; Resultant 1–7] 32' 52. Open Wood 16' 53. Sub Bass 16' 54. Gamba [from #5] 16' 55. Dulciana [from #35] 16' 56. Lieblich Gedeckt [from #17] 16' 57. Principal 8' 58. Flute [from #4] 8' 59. Stopped Diapason [from #17] 8' 60. Dulciana [from #35] 8' 61. Fifteenth 4' 62. Flute [from #4] 4' 63. ‡Contra Fagotto [from #30] 32' 64. Ophicleide [from #50] 16' 65. ‡Contra Fagotto [from #30] 16' 66. Tuba [from #50] 8' 67. Trumpet [from #46] 8' 68. Tuba [from #50] 4' 69. Trumpet [from #46] 4'

SERVICE TIMES AT CHRIST CHURCH

Sunday at 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns and sermon

Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist with choirs, hymns, and sermon

Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong 1st Sunday of the month, with the Evensong Choir

Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist sponsored by the Harvard Episcopal Chaplaincy

Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist with sermon

Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

Special services as listed in this booklet

STAFF The Reverend Kathryn Elledge, Interim Priest The Reverend Jonathan Eden, Associate Rector Dr. Stuart Forster, Director of Music & Organist

The Reverend Rita Powell, Episcopal Chaplain to Harvard University Leigh Meunier, Office Coordinator

Ariana Seidman, Liturgy & Music Assistant Mary Charlotte Buck, Coordinator of Children’s & Family Ministries

Maryann Badejo, Financial Coordinator Madison Spahn, John Bitsas, Peter Traver, John Verkuilen, Section Leaders

Hernan Moya, Jeffrey Moura, Sextons