Choral Evensong - 29/11/2009

From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge. Advent Prose: Laetentur caeli (Lassus) Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel) (descant: Hill) Bidding Prayer Carol: A tender shoot (Goldschmidt) I: The Message of Advent Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai First Lesson: Isaiah 11 vv1-5 Carol: Adam lay ibounden (Swayne) (commissioned for this service) Second Lesson: I Thessalonians 5 vv1-11 Motet: Vigilate (Byrd) II: The Word of God Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Radix Jesse and O Clavis David Carol: Out of your sleep (Milner) Third Lesson: Micah 4 vv1-4 Carol: Telling (Finnissy) Fourth Lesson: Luke 4 vv14-21 Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus) (descant: Robinson) III: The Prophetic Call Sentence and Collect Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex Gentium Carol: This have I done for my true love (Holst) Fifth Lesson: Malachi 3 vv1-7 Carol: There is no rose (Joubert) Sixth Lesson: Matthew 3 vv1-11 Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (Winchester New) (descant: Robinson) IV: The Christ-Bearer Sentence and Collect Antiphon: O Emmanuel Carol: Bogoroditse Djevo (Part) Seventh Lesson: Luke 1 vv39-49 Magnificat: Sumsion in G Eighth Lesson: John 3 vv1-8 Sentence and Christmas Collect Carol: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock) Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley) (descant: Robinson) College Prayer and Blessing Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 (Bach) Senior organ student: Timothy Ravalde Director of music: Andrew Nethsingha.