The Music of St James’s Church
SUNDAY 17th November
II before Advent
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Missa Orbis factor– Christian Morris
Motet: Cibavit eos– Byrd
Voluntary: Fugue in D minor, BWV 565– J. S. Bach
SUNDAY 24th November
Christ the King
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Missa mon Coeur– Lassus
Motet: Rex Tremendae & Recordare – Mozart
Voluntary: Acclamations (Suite Médiévale) – Langlais
SUNDAY 1st December
Advent I
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Missa Canonica– Brahms
Motet: Laetentur caeli– Byrd
Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme, BWV 645 – J. S. Bach
6pm Advent Carol Service
Music as per Order of Service
SUNDAY 8th December
Advent II
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Mass for 5 voices –Byrd
Motet: Alma Redemptoris Mater– Victoria
Voluntary: Nun komm, der heiden heiland, BWV 661 – J. S. Bach
SUNDAY 15th December
Advent III (Gaudete)
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Mass in G – Schubert
Motet: Angelus ad virginem – Barry Rose
Voluntary: March on a Theme by Handel, “Lift up your heads”, Op. 15, no. 2 – Guilmant
SUNDAY 22nd December
Advent IV
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Missa Dixit Maria– Hassler
Motet: Dixit Maria– Hassler
Voluntary: Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV 733 – J. S. Bach
6pm Festival of Lessons & Carols
Music as per Order of Service
TUESDAY 24th December
The Nativity of Our Lord
11.30pm Midnight Mass
Setting: Missa Brevis– Jonathan Dove
Motet: This is the truth sent from above– Bob Chilcott
Voluntary: Toccata (Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 42, no. 1)– Widor
WEDNESDAY 25thDecember
The Nativity of Our Lord
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Missa Brevis in C, KV 220 ‘Sparrow’– Mozart
Motet: Riu, riu, chiu – James Speakman
Voluntary: Final (Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 14)– Vierne
SUNDAY 29thDecember
Christmas I
10.30am High Mass
Setting: Messe a deux voix– Gounod
Motet: Ave Maria– Matthew Martin
Voluntary: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729– J. S. Bach
George de Voil BA (Oxon.) FRCO
Organist and Director of Music
This programme is subject to change and is a guide only.