St Bride’s is renowned for the outstanding quality and breadth of its musical tradition. Our professional choir is one of the finest of its kind, enriching both our Sunday worship and the numerous special services that take place. St Bride’s also hosts its own lunchtime recital series, as well as serving as a concert venue, bringing inspirational music to our corner of the City throughout the year.
ALISON JOYCE – Rector of St Bride’s
FORTHCOMING CHORAL SERVICES
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Lent II
Choral Eucharist – Lent II
Setting: Missa Sancti Dominici – Edmund Rubbra
Canticle: Benedicite – George Dyson
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Litany to the Holy Spirit – Peter Hurford
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – St David’s Day
Choral Evensong – St David’s Day
Honouring the life and witness of the great sixth‑century patron saint of Wales, St David.
Responses: James Gough
Psalm: 135: 1-14
Canticles: Evening Service in E flat – Henry Walford Davies
Anthem: Let the people praise thee, O God – William Mathias
Sermon: The Revd Dr Jeff Lake, Associate Priest of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: Fantasy on Calon Lân – Isabelle Ryder
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Lent III
Choral Eucharist – Lent III
Setting: Missa brevis “Awake, my soul” – Judith Bingham
Psalm: 95
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Set me as a seal upon thine heart – Eleanor Daley
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Lent III
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Lent III
Responses: Janet Wheeler
Psalm: 40: 1-12
Canticles: Evening Service in B minor – Herbert Howells
Sermon in Music: i) Like as the hart – Herbert Howells; ii) Wash me throughly from my wickedness – Samuel Sebastian Wesley
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Lent IV
Choral Eucharist – Lent IV
Setting: Mass of the Quiet Hour – George Oldroyd
Canticle: Festival Benedicite in D – Herbert Sumsion
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Ave maris stella – Edvard Grieg
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Lent IV
Choral Evensong – Lent IV
Responses: Kenneth Leighton
Psalm: 23
Canticles: Evening Service – Phillip Cooke
Anthem: Geistliches Lied – Johannes Brahms
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
The service will be followed by refreshments. All are most welcome.
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Passion Sunday
Choral Eucharist – Passion Sunday
Setting: Missa brevis in D minor – Antonio Lotti
Psalm: 130
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Crucifixus – Antonio Lotti
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Passion Sunday
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Passion Sunday
Responses: Thomas Tomkins
Psalm: 30
Canticles: Evening Service in F minor – Pelham Humfrey
Sermon in Music: Motet “Komm, Jesu, komm” BWV 229 – Johann Sebastian Bach
11:00 am
Blessing of Palms, Procession & Choral Eucharist – Palm Sunday
Blessing of Palms, Procession & Choral Eucharist – Palm Sunday
The crowds hail Jesus as their Messiah laying palms as he enters Jerusalem in this, the first of our services retelling the dramatic events of Holy Week & Easter.
Setting: Mass in G – Francis Poulenc
Canticle: Benedictus in B flat – Charles Villiers Stanford
Anthem: Hosanna to the Son of David – Thomas Weelkes
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Palm Sunday
Choral Evensong – Palm Sunday
Responses: Philip Moore
Psalm: 80
Canticles: Evening Service in E – Sydney Watson
Anthem: Ride on, ride in majesty – Grayston Ives
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
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