Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of the Lord, National Gallery, London, 1450s
The Baptism of the Lord [Comments]
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Prelude: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam / Christ, our Lord, came to the Jordan, BWV 684 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Mass Setting: Missa Noe, Noe, Jacob Arcadelt (1510-68)
Introit: Surge illuminare [text], Francesco Corteccia (1502-71)
Motet: Tribus miraculis [St. David's: text/listen], Luca Marenzio (1553-99)
Postlude:In dir ist Freude / In thee is gladness, BWV 615 [Kibbie: listen], Johann Sebastian Bach
Sassetta, Adoration of the Magi, Chigi-Saracini Collection (Monte dei Paschi), Siena, c. 1435
4:00 pm A Festival of Lessons and Carols For Epiphany
The Cathedral Singers
Organ prelude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV, 223 [Stella: YouTube], Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Carols:
Verbum caro factum est [text/YouTube], Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)
It was a star [text], Howard Skempton (b. 1947)
A Poor Place [text], Patrick Wedd (b. 1948)
I sat down [text/YouTube], Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)
Alleluya, a new work [Tower: text/listen], Peter Wishart (1921-84)
Tribus miraculis [St. David's: text/listen], Luca Marenzio (1553-99)
Surge illuminare [text/Tallis:YouTube], Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94)
Organ postlude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Joseph Ahrens (1904-97)
