ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS

CROYDON

Programme of Music2009

Dear Friends,

Welcome to our magnifi cent church and the music programme for

the year. St Michael’s Church stands fi rmly in the Catholic tradition

and has always had a fi ne reputation for the beauty and style of its

music which enriches and enhances the liturgy and architecture.

It has been said that to listen to the music in the ornate style of

Pearson’s masterpiece is to catch a glimpse of heaven to the sounds of the angelic choir.

I hope that your visit will encourage you to see the glory of God in every part of your

life and in this place hallowed by unceasing worship.

With every blessing and good wish,

Fr Donald – Parish Priest

Dear Friends,

St Michael’s has had a long and distinguished tradition of

worship and music. Previous directors of music have included Dr

George Oldroyd, Leslie Betteridge, and, more recently, Michael

Fleming, whose contribution to the synergy of music and liturgy

still resonates throughout the church.

The church is blessed with their legacy: a fi ne choir that weaves

a rich tapestry of music into the worship of the church. Their

sound is complemented by the beautiful Fr. Willis organ (1882),

described by W.L. Sumner, a noted authority on the organ,

as ‘one of the fi nest three-manual instruments in Britain and

Europe’. The organ can be heard throughout the year in the service of the liturgy, and

in the hands of eminent recitalists including Thierry Escaich, D’Arcy Trinkwon and

Olivier Latry.

I hope that you enjoy your visit to St Michael’s.

With all best wishes,

Dr Robert Sholl

Director of Music

ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CROYDON

Programme of Music 2009

Dear Friends,

Those of you who visited St Michaels Church early last year would have seen it clad in

scaffolding. This was to carry out much needed maintenance. As with all buildings of its

age, it needs constant attention.

During the next fi ve to ten years we will need to address not only the regular

maintenance but also repairs to the stonework, which in places is crumbling badly,

together with major work on our magnifi cent organ and its casing. This work has been

estimated at £1 million in today’s terms.

In our role as trustees of St Michaels Church, we want to ensure its continuity for

future generations as a place of worship in the centre of Croydon, together with the

music which so enriches the liturgy and spiritual life of the church.

We would welcome all donations and all proceeds from our weekly organ recitals in

2009 will go to our fund.

With best wishes,

Michael Thompson

Gloria Renner-Thomas

Churchwardens

Parish Priest: Fr Donald Minchew (0208 680 8413)

Assistant Priest: Fr Colin Dickson (0208 633 1817)

Honary Assistant Priest: Fr Tom Stevens

Director of Music: Dr Robert Sholl

Assistant Director of Music: Gareth Hemmings

Organists: Lewis Brito-Babapulle and Arnfi nn Tobiassen

Parish administrator: Mrs Jackie Brooks (0208 680 2848)

Please contact Dr Robert Sholl (robertsholl@hotmail.com) about choir membership.

The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels with St. James

Poplar Walk, Croydon CR0 1UA

Overground: East Croydon (10 minutes walk), West Croydon (2 minutes walk).

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Provisional List of Solemnities and other commemorations

St Michael and All Angels - 2009

Sunday mass is at 11 a.m. (Unless otherwise stated)

Evensong at 3.30 p.m.

Weekday solemnities are at 8 p.m. (unless otherwise stated)

January

Sunday 4th Epiphany carol service

God is with us – John Tavener

There is no Rose – Jean Joubert

Lux Aurumque – Eric Whitacre

Here is the Little Door – Herbert Howells

Videntes Stellam – Francis Poulenc

Nunc Dimitis – Arvo Pärt

Tuesday 6th The Feast of the Epiphany

Missa Quaeramus cum pastoribus – Cristóbal de Morales

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern – Johann Sebastian Bach

February

Monday 2nd The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemass)

Missa Quarti Toni – Tomás Luis de Victoria

Senex puerum portabat – Tomás Luis de Victoria

Recessional – Gareth Hemmings

Wednesday 25th Ash Wednesday (no organ voluntaries in Lent)

Missa Emendemus – G P Palestrina

Emendemus in melius – William Byrd

Miserere mei – Allegri

March

Sunday 1st (Lent 1)

Mass for 4 voices – William Byrd

Wash me throughly – SS Wesley

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (The Fifth Service) – Thomas Weelkes

Salvator Mundi – John Blow

Sunday 8th (Lent 2)

Mass from The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom – Sergei Rachmaninov

Vinea mea electa – Francis Poulenc

Evensong Magnfi cat and Nunc Dimitis in e – Daniel Purcell

Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei – Henry Purcell

Sunday 15th (Lent 3)

Missa Miserere Mihi Domine – Frei Manuel Cardoso

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (The Second Service) – Kenneth Leighton

When David heard – Thomas Tomkins

Sunday 22nd (Lent 4) Mothering Sunday

Messa di Gloria – Giacomo Puccini

O Salutaris Hostia – Gioachino Rossini

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis in B fl at – CV Stanford

Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (from Ein Deutsches Requiem) – Johannes Brahmes

Wednesday 25th The Annunciation of Our Lord to the BVM

Missa Maria Magdalene – Alonso Lobo

Fugue on Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (Magnifi cat) – Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday 29th (Lent 5)

Missa Escoutez de la Batalla– Francisco Guerrero

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (The Second Service) – Thomas Tomkins

When David heard – Thomas Weelkes

April

Sunday 5th Palm Sunday

Mass in g minor– Ralph Vaughan Williams

Hosanna to the Son of David – Thomas Weelkes

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis in g – Henry Purcell

Hear my Prayer – Henry Purcell

Voluntary in G – Henry Purcell

Wednesday 8th Tenebrae 9 p.m.

Lamentations – Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla

Popule Meus – Lajos Bardos

Thursday 9th Maundy Thursday 8 p.m.

Messe cum Jubilo (Kyrie and Gloria) – Maurice Durufl é

Friday 10th Good Friday 9.30 a.m.

Reproaches – Tomás Luis de Victoria

Crux fi deles – King John of Portugal

Christus factus est – Felice Anerio

Saturday 11th Easter Vigil Mass at 11.00p.m.

Mass in D – Antonín Dvor ˇák

Incantation pour un jour saint – Jean Langlais

Sunday 12th Easter Sunday 11 a.m.

Missa Festiva – Flor Peeters

Easter (from Five Mystical Songs) – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes Choral Fantaisie sur le Victimae Paschali – Charles Tournemire

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis in A – C V Stanford

Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes (with improvised organ versets)

Surrexit a mortuis – C M Widor

Allegro deciso (Evocation) – Marcel Dupré

Thursday 23rd St George’s Day

Mass in C – Franz Schubert

I was Glad – C H Hubert Parry

Concert Overture in C minor – Alfred Hollins

May

Thursday 21st The Ascension

Missa Ascendens Christus in altum – Tomás Luis de Victoria

God is gone up – Gerald Finzi

Transports de Joie – Olivier Messiaen

Sunday 31st Pentecost

Messe Solennelle – Jean Langlais

Choral varié sur le thème du Veni Creator – Maurice Durufl é

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (The Second Service) – Kenneth Leighton

Loquebantur variis linguis – Peter Philips

Sortie (Messe de la Pentecôte) – Olivier Messiaen

June

Monday 1st The Feast of the Visitation

Berliner Messe – Arvo Pärt

Ave verum corpus – William Byrd

Praeludium in D minor – Max Reger

Sunday 7th Trinity Sunday

Messe Solennelle – Louis Vierne

Triptyque (In Festo Ss. Trinitatis from L’Orgue Mystique) – Charles Tournemire

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (Collegium Regale) – Herbert Howells

I saw the Lord – John Stainer; Fugue à 5 in E fl at (St Anne) – J S Bach

Thursday 11th Corpus et Sanguinis Christi

Missa Pange Lingua – Josquin des Prez

Fantaisie Paraphrase – (In Festo Corporis Christi from L’Orgue Mystique) –

Charles Tournemire

Monday 29th St Peter and St Paul.

Missa Tu es Petrus – GP Palestrina

Tu es Petrus – GP Palestrina

Tu es Petrus – Henri Mulet

July

Saturday 25th St James

Missa in Festis Apostolorum II – G P Palestrina

Sicut cervus – G P Palestrina

Fête – Jean Langlais

August

Thursday 6th The Transfi guration

Missa in Simplicitate – Jean Langlais

O nata Lux – Thomas Tallis

Adoro te – Olivier Messiaen

Saturday 15th The Assumption of Our Lady

Missa Assumpta est Maria – G P Palestrina

Assumpta est Maria – G P Palestrina

Ave Maria – Max Reger

September

Saturday 26th Votive Mass of Our Lady (Festival Weekend) 10 a.m.

Missa Bell’ Amfi trit altera – Orlando di Lasso

Ego fl os campi – Clemens non Papa

Carillon – David Bedford

Followed by an organ recital by Susan Landale (Paris), and Parish lunch

Prices: £12/£10 and £5 for lunch

Sunday 27th Michaelmass (transferred)

Mass in e minor – Anton Bruckner

Paraphrase sur le Te Deum – Marcel Dupré

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (Gloucester) – Herbert Howells

Hear my Words ye people – C H Hubert Parry

Rhapsody No. 3 – Herbert Howells

November

Sunday 1st All Saints

Missa O Quam Gloriosam – Tomás Luis de Victoria

O Quam gloriosam – Tomás Luis de Victoria

Placare Christe Servulis – Marcel Dupré

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis (St Paul’s Service) – Herbert Howells

O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells

Choral (Offi ce de la Toussaint) – Charles Tournemire

Monday 2nd All Soul’s Day

Requiem – Maurice Durufl é

Sunday 8th Remembrance Sunday

Requiem – Gabriel Fauré

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis – James MacMillan

Funeral Ikos – John Tavener

Le Tombeau de Georges Rouault – James MacMillan

Sunday 22nd Christ the King

Messe Salve Regina – Jean Langlais

In ecclesiis – Giovanni Gabrieli.

Fantaisie sur le Te Deum et Guirlandes Alléluiatiques – Charles Tournemire

Evensong Magnifi cat and Nunc Dimitis in D – Edward Bairstow

O God, the King of Glory – Orlando Gibbons

Action de Grâce (Te Deum) – Jean Langlais

Sunday 29th Advent Sunday

Mass for 5 voices – William Byrd

A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells

Advent carol service

Hosanna to the Son of David – Thomas Weelkes

O Maria, Dei cella, splendor glorie – Las Heulgas Codex (13th Century)

This is the record of John – Orlando Gibbons

Komm Jesu Komm – JS Bach

Magnifi cat quinti toni – Hieronymus Praetorius

December

Tuesday 8th The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Mass – Igor Stravinsky; Totus Tuus – Henryk Górecki

Praeludium – Zoltán Kodály

Thursday 24th Christmass Eve – Midnight Mass 12 p.m.

Spatzenmesse – W A Mozart

God is with us – John Tavener

Dieu parmi nous (from La Nativité du Seigneur)– Olivier Messiaen

Friday 25th Christmass Day

Missa Sancti Nicolai – F J Haydn

Allegro (from Symphony no 6) – Charles-Marie Widor

ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CROYDON

ORGAN RECITALS 2009

WEDNESDAYS AT 1.10pm

15 April Richard Townend St. Margaret Lothbury

22 April Andrew Scott Croydon Parish Church

29 April Sarah Kim Paris, France

6 May Adrian Adams St. John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood

13 May Peter Wright Southwark Cathedral

20 May Huw Morgan St. Lawrence’s, Catford

27 May Norman Harper St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark

3 June Ashley Grote Gloucester Cathedral

10 June Francesca Massey Peterborough Cathedral

17 June Eleni Keventsidou Rugby School

24 June Steven Grahl St. Marylebone Parish Church

1 July Ben Sheen Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford

8 July Tim Harper St. Paul’s Cathedral

15 July Jérôme Faucheur Lille, France

22 July Carl Jackson Chapel Royal Hampton Court

29 July Maxine Thévenot Cathedral Church of St. John,

Albuquerque, New Mexico

NO RECITALS DURING AUGUST

2 Sept Cathy Lamb Lichfi eld Cathedral

9 Sept Arnfi nn Tobiassen and St. Michael and All Angels,

Kira Doherty (Horn) Croydon and London

16 Sept Ben Horden Royal Hospital Chelsea

23 Sept Kevin Duggan Bornholm, Denmark

30 Sept Andrew Earis St. Sepulchre, London

7 Oct Travis Baker St. Michael’s, Highgate

14 Oct Emma Gibbins St. Georges, Belfast

21 Oct Attila Lazlo Royal Academy of Music

28 Oct Sunny Son Kansas, U.S.A.

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International Concert Series

Thursdays at 7.30 in November 2009

(with candles and incense)

5th: Thierry Escaich

(Titulaire organiste de St-Etienne du Mont):

Including Improvisations

12th: D’Arcy Trinkwon (London):

Complete Franck Organ works I

(Six Pièces)

19th: D’Arcy Trinkwon (London):

Complete Franck Organ Works II

(Trois Pièces, Trois Chorals)

26th: Olivier Latry

(Titulaire Organiste de Notre-Dame de Paris):

Including Improvisations

Tickets £12.00/10.00

Concert series

Music of Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992)

Three evening concerts at 7.30

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Friday June 12th

Robert Sholl (St Michael and All Angel’s, Croydon)

Livre du Saint Sacrement (1984)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1991)

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Friday December 11th

Robert Sholl (St Michael and All Angel’s, Croydon)

Paraphrase pour la jugement Dernier (1935)

Claire Delbos (1906 - 1959)

La Nativité du Seigneur (1935)

Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)

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Friday June 19th: Mercury Quartet

Violin - Vlad Maistorovici – Cello - Corentin Chassard

Clarinet - Harry Cameron-Penny – Piano - Antoine Francoise

ProgrammeQuatrain II - Toru Takemitsu (1930 - 96)

Trio for clarinet, Violin and Piano

(Berg’s own arrangement of the slow movement of his

Kammerkonzert) – Alban Berg (1885 – 1935)

Court Studies after The Tempest – Thomas Adès (b. 1971)

Quatuor pour la fi n du Temps – Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)

Tickets £5.00

Great Organ

Double Open Diapason 16Open Diapason I 8Open Diapason II 8Claribel Flute 8Viola 8Principal 4Harmonic Flute 4Quint 22/3

Fifteenth 2Mixture (17,19,22) IIIBombard 8

Choir Organ (enclosed)

Double Dulciana 16Viola da gamba 8Lieblich Gedact 8Dulciana 8Salicet 4Harmonic Flute 4Piccolo 2Corno di Bassetto 8Tuba 8 (unenclosed)Tremulant

Positive Organ (Unenclosed)

Bourdon 16Claribel Flute 8Stopped Diapason 8Gemshorn 4Flute 4Nazard 22/3

Block Flute 2Tierce 13/5

Larigot 11/3

Mixture (22, 26, 29) III

Swell Organ

Contra Gamba 16

Open Diapason 8

Lieblich Gedact 8

Dulciana 8

Vox Angelica 8

Octave 4

Harmonic Flute 4

Flageolet 2

Mixture (17, 19, 22) III

Oboe 8

Double Trumpet 16

Cornopean 8

Clarion 4

Tremulant

Pedal Organ

Contra Bourdon 32

Open Wood 16

Violone 16

Bourdon 16

Contra Dulciana 16

Lieblich Bourdon 16

Cello 8

Flute 8

Quint 51/3

Octave Metal 4

Mixture (15, 19, 22) III

Sordun 32

Ophicleide 16

Double Trumpet 16

Trumpet 8

Clarion 4

Organ Specifi cation

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