Advent Carol Service, live from the Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge

Advent Carol Service, live from the Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge
Sunday 1 December 2024, 6pm

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Daniel Blaze, Sir William McKie Senior Organ Scholar
Evie Perfect, Junior Organ Scholar

An Order of Service allowing you to follow each piece and each reading can be found at the link below:
https://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/sites/def...

ORGAN VOLUNTARIES
O Antiphon Preludes: v. O oriens; vi. O Rex Gentium; vii. O Emmanuel (Nico Muhly)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 (J. S. Bach)
Rorate Caeli (Demessieux)
Gottes Sohn ist Kommen, BWV 600 (J. S. Bach)
14 Choral-Improvisationen für Orgel, Op. 65: Vom Himmel hoch (Karg-Elert)
Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottessohn, BWV 601 (J. S. Bach)
Le Tombeau de Titelouze, Op. 38: i. Creator Alme Siderum (Dupré)
Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602 (J. S. Bach)
RESPONSORY Matin Responsory (after Palestrina)
PROCESSIONAL HYMN O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel, arr. Graham Ross (Clare 2003))
BIDDING & LORD’S PRAYER
FIRST LESSON Genesis XII: 1–9
MOTET Adam lay ybounden (Ord)
SECOND LESSON Isaiah IX: 2–7
ANTHEM We look for You (Reena Esmail)
THIRD LESSON Isaiah XLII: 1–9
ANTHEM A Baby Sleeps (Phillip Matty, winner of Clare College Carol Composition Competition 2024, first performance)
MOTET Das Wort ward Fleisch (Hammerschmidt)
HYMN Come thou Redeemer of the earth (Puer nobis nascitur, arr. Graham Ross)
FOURTH LESSON Luke I: 39–56
CANTICLE Magnificat in G (Stanford)
FIFTH LESSON Luke II: 1–7
CAROL Angelus ad virginem (Trad. Irish, arr. Carol Barnett)
HYMN Hark, what a sound (Highwood), arr. Graham Ross)
SIXTH LESSON Revelation I: 4–18
ANTHEM Seek him that maketh the seven stars (Jonathan Dove)
PRAYERS & COLLECT
CAROL Noe, noe (David Bednall)
HYMN Lo! he comes with clouds descending (Helmsley, arr. Timothy Brown (Clare Director of Music 1979–2010))
BLESSING
ORGAN VOLUNTARY La Nativité du Seigneur: ix. Dieu parmi nous (Messiaen)

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