As we emerge from the current pandemic, all choirs will face huge challenges to maintain their long tradition of choral excellence.
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We hope and pray that it will not be too long before we are able once again to meet together and "Sing praises to our God". Amen.
Music used during the Ash Wednesday service
PSALM: 51 (Camidge)
ANTHEM: Hide not thou tjy face & Call to remembrance (Farrant)
HYMN: Forty days and forty nights
As before, this music has been recorded by some members of the choir and alumni, and others of St James the Greater, Leicester, each working individually from their own homes.
Virtual Nine Lessons and Carols - 24th December 2020
As we approached the Christmas season this year, we were unsure as to whether the choir would be able/allowed to sing our usual services. Fortunately, they were, but they have also recorded this full (virtual) service of Nine Lessons and Carols, following on from the successful and popular series of virtual Evensongs, earlier in the year.
As before, this service has been recorded by members of the choir and alumni, and others of St James the Greater, Leicester, each working individually from their own homes.
A Virtual Choral Evensong for St James' Day
Once again working indvidually from their homes, the choir, alumni and others have recorded full Service of Choral Evensong for 26th July 2020 (Patronal Festival) The last service in the strangest of choir terms, as the choir now takes its summer break (!)
INTROIT: Locus Iste (Bruckner)
Locus iste a Deo factus est, Inaestimabile sacramentum, irreprehensibilis est.
( This place was made by God, a priceless sacrament; it is without reproach. )
HYMN: Angel voices ever singing
RESPONSES: Rule
PSALM: 105 (Howells)
CANTICLES: Stanford in Bb
ANTHEM: I was glad (Parry)
HYMN: How shall I sing that majesty ?
Available to watch on our YouTube channel
#TogetherInHope #ThisIsLeicester
We WILL be glad, when they say unto us that we may go into the house of the LORD.
A Virtual Choral Evensong for Easter 5
Working indvidually from their homes, the choir and alumni, and others have recorded a full Service of Choral Evensong for 10th May 2020 (Easter 5)
HYMN: Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
RESPONSES: Rose
PSALM: 31 (Howells)
CANTICLES: Howells Collegium Regale
ANTHEM: Evening Hymn (Balfour Gardiner)
HYMN: We have a Gospel to Proclaim
Available to watch on our YouTube channel
A Virtual Choral Evensong for Easter Day
Working indvidually from their homes, the choir and others have recorded a full Service of Choral Evensong for Easter Day
HYMN: Christ Triumphant
RESPONSES: Smith
CANTICLES: Brewer in D
ANTHEM: O Sons and Daughters (Walford Davies)
HYMN: Thine be the Glory
Available to watch on our YouTube channel
Tenebrae
An audio recording from Good Friday 2017
Music includes:
Christus factus est (Bruckner)
Lamentations (Bairstow)
Crown of Thorns (Tchaikovsky)
Crucifixus (Lotti)
Solus ad victimam (Leighton)
Download the archived Order of Service
Music and Readings for Holy Week
An audio recording from Palm Sunday 2019
Music includes:
Hosanna to the Son of David (Weelkes)
And they came to a place (Stainer)
The Crown of Roses (Tchaikovsky)
Drop, drop slow tears (Leighton)
Download the archived Order of Service