HEXHAM ABBEY DECEMBER Choral and Organ Music for Services 2017

Sunday 3rd Advent 10.00am Praise with Taizé Hexham Abbey Junior Girls Choir

Motet: Trad I wanna be ready Hymns on sheet Organ: Miller Wachet Auf

6.30pm Choir and Candles for Advent Hexham Abbey Boys and Girls Choir Choir: Palestrina Matin Responsory

Manz Peace be to you Sirret Thou shalt know him when he comes Stainer How beautiful upon the mountains

Ferguson People look East Organ: Peeters Toccata (Suite Modale)

Wednesday 6th 6.30pm Choral Evensong Hexham Abbey Boys Choir Canticles: Suriano and Victoria Psalm 74: 1-13 Responses: Sanders Anthem: Redford Rejoice in the Lord Organ: Te Velde Conditor lame siderum Thursday 7th 6.30pm Choral Evensong Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Responses: Atkinson Psalm 11 Canticles: Dyson in C minor Anthem: White A prayer of St Richard of Chichester Organ: Buxtehude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

Sunday 10th 2nd Sunday of Advent 10.00am Parish Eucharist Hexham Abbey Boys Choir Kyrie: Vierne Messe Solenelle Hymns: 197(t.189) 513 401 202(t.144)

Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Peruvian Motet: Gibbons This is the record of John Organ: Lloyd Webber Prelude on Winchester New

6.30pm Choral Evensong Hexham Abbey Boys Choir Responses: Sanders Psalm 40: 1-12 Canticles: Noble in A minor Hymns: 247 249 Anthem: Guest Zion, at thy shining gates Organ: Bach Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 661

Wednesday 13th 6.30pm Festival of Sankta Lucia Procession Visiting Choir from Sweden

Thursday 14th 6.30pm Choral Evensong Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Responses: Ayleward Psalm 27: 1-7 Canticles: Moore Third Service Anthem: Goodall The Lord is my shepherd Organ: Moore Veni Emmanuel

Revd Canon Dr Dagmar Winter Rector Michael Haynes Director of Music Revd Matthew Hunter Associate Priest Keith Dale Assistant Organist

HEXHAM ABBEY DECEMBER Choral and Organ Music for Services 2017

Sunday 17th 3rd Sunday of Advent 10.00am Parish Eucharist Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Kyrie: Peruvian Hymns: 117 393 340 270 Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Charpentier Mass in C Motet: Poston Jesus Christ the apple tree

Organ: Couperin Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux

6.30pm Choral Evensong Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Responses: Ayleward Psalm 27: 1-12

Canticles: Purcell in E minor Hymns: 745 288(omit v2) Anthem: Sirett Thou shalt know him when he comes

Organ: Byrd Fantasia in C

Saturday 23rd 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Carols: Sirett Thou shalt know him when he comes Carter A maiden most gentle Wood Ding dong merrily on high Poston Jesus Christ the apple tree Willcocks Sing Lullaby Rutter Shepherds pipe carol Organ: Vierne Finale (Symphony VI)

Sunday 24th Fourth Sunday of Advent 10.00am Parish Eucharist Hexham Abbey Chamber Choir Setting: Peruvian Hymns: 469 620 400 475(vv1-4) Motet: Parsons Ave Maria

Organ: Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor

Sunday 24th Christmas Eve 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Hexham Abbey Boys Choir Carols: Sirett Thou shalt know him when he comes Carter A maiden most gentle Wood Ding dong merrily on high Willcocks Up good Christian folk Warlock Bethlehem Down Rutter Shepherds pipe carol Organ: Vierne Finale (Symphony VI)

11.30pm Midnight Eucharist of the Nativity Hexham Abbey Girls Choir Setting: Charpentier Mass in C Carols: Wood Ding dong merrily on high Willcocks Sing Lullaby

Organ: Howells Paean

Monday 25th Christmas Day 10.00am Parish Eucharist Hexham Abbey Boys Choir Setting: Haydn St Nicholas Carols: Willcocks Up good Christian folk

Warlock Bethlehem Down Organ: Edmundson Vom Himmel Hoch

Sunday 31st 1st Sunday of Christmas 10.00am Parish Eucharist Setting: Thorne Hymns: 227 313 573 (v1, 2 & 5) 35 (omit vv3&4) Organ: Bach Toccata in F BWV 540

6.30pm Evensong (said with Hymns) Organ: Mathias Processional Hymns: 4 496 687

Revd Canon Dr Dagmar Winter Rector Michael Haynes Director of Music Revd Matthew Hunter Associate Priest Keith Dale Assistant Organist