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
10:50 am
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
St Bride’s Choir and Orchestra perform Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem Mass which provides the musical setting as we join others across the nation in this solemn act of remembrance.
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Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music
Responses: Herbert Sumsion
Psalm: tbc
Canticles: Evening Service in A – Herbert Sumsion
Sermon in Music: i) For the fallen – Douglas Guest; ii) So they gave their bodies to the Commonwealth – Peter Aston; iii) We shall keep faith – Julian Thomas
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Second before Advent
Choral Eucharist – Second before Advent
Setting: St Magnus Mass – William Petter
Canticle: Jubilate – Gordon Jacob
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: A prayer – Ken Burton
Organ Voluntary: Allegro deciso from Evocation – Marcel Dupré
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Second before Advent
Choral Evensong – Second before Advent
Responses: Francis Jackson
Psalm: tbc
Canticles: Faux-bourdon Evening Service – Peter Tranchell
Anthem: For lo, I raise up – Charles Villiers Stanford
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Organ Voluntary: Elegy – George Thalban-Ball
The service will be followed by refreshments. All are most welcome.
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Christ the King
Choral Eucharist – Christ the King
Setting: Missa O rex gloriae – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Psalm: 46
Sermon: The Revd Dr Jeff Lake, Associate Priest of St Bride’s
Anthem: Let all mortal flesh keep silence – Edward Bairstow
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Christ the King
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Christ the King
Responses: William Byrd
Psalm: tbc
Canticles: Short Evening Service – William Byrd
Sermon in Music: i) O Rex gloriae – Luca Marenzio; ii) Christe, adoramus te – Claudio Monteverdi; iii) O Rex gloriae – Adam Gumpelzhaimer
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Advent Sunday
Choral Eucharist – Advent Sunday
Setting: Communion Service in G – Percy Whitlock
Canticle: Benedicite – Robert Ashfield
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Rejoice int he Lord alway – anon.
Organ Voluntary: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 – Johann Sebastian Bach
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist
Choral Eucharist
Setting: tbc –
Psalm/Canticle: tbc –
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: tbc –
Organ Voluntary: tbc –
5:30 pm
Light out of Darkness
Light out of Darkness
Join us as we mark the Second Sunday of Advent and celebrate 350 year’s of Wren’s St Bride’s
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Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
As is traditional in Advent, St Bride’s Choir will be singing Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols on the Third Sunday of Advent.
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