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 – Sixth of Easter
Choral Eucharist – Sixth of Easter
Setting: ‘Collegium Regale’ Communion Service – Herbert Howells
Psalm: 67
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Put thou thy trust in the Lord – Arthur Bliss
Organ Voluntary: Choral-Improvisation sur le “Victimae paschali” – Charles Tournemire
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Sixth of Easter
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Sixth of Easter
Responses: Kenneth Leighton
Psalms: 126, 127
Canticles: ‘Collegium Regale’ Evening Service – Herbert Howells
Sermon in Music: i) O sons and daughters – Henry Walford Davies; ii) O filii et filiae – Martin Baker
Organ Voluntary: Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor – Max Reger
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Sunday after Ascension
Choral Eucharist – Sunday after Ascension
Setting: Missa Ascendens Christus in altum – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Canticle: Jubilate from the Second Service – Orlando Gibbons
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Ascendit Deus – Peter Philips
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Sunday after Ascension
Choral Evensong – Sunday after Ascension
Responses: Janet Wheeler
Psalm: 68: 1-12, 18-19
Canticles: Evening Service in B minor – Hugh Blair
Anthem: Ascension Hymn – Charles Wood
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
11:00 am
Orchestral Festal Eucharist – Pentecost Sunday
Orchestral Festal Eucharist – Pentecost Sunday
St Bride’s Orchestra join St Bride’s Choir for a liturgical performance of Haydn’s Heiligmesse to mark the Feast of Pentecost.
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Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Pentecost
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Pentecost
Responses: Orlando Gibbons
Psalm: 33: 1-12
Canticles: Short Evening Service – Orlando Gibbons
Sermon in Music: i) O God, the King of Glory – Orlando Gibbons; ii) O clap your hands – Orlando Gibbons
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Trinity Sunday
Choral Eucharist – Trinity Sunday
Setting: Communion Service in A minor – Harold Darke
Psalm: 8
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Hymn of the Cherubim – Sergei Rachmaninoff
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Trinity Sunday
Choral Evensong – Trinity Sunday
Responses: Jonathan Rathbone
Psalm: 73: 1-3, 16-end
Canticles: Evening Service in E – Herbert Murrill
Anthem: Faire is the heaven – William Harris
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – First after Trinity
Choral Eucharist – First after Trinity
Setting: Missa Brevis – Lennox Berkeley
Canticle: ‘Collegium Regale’ Jubilate – Herbert Howells
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Like as the hart – Herbert Howells
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – First after Trinity
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – First after Trinity
Responses: Matthew Martin
Psalm: 57
Canticles: ‘Edington’ Evening Service – Grayston Ives
Sermon in Music: i) Civitas sancti tui – William Byrd; ii) Jerusalem on high – Frederick Ouseley; iii) O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
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