As part of their 2023 Choir Tour, the Choir of Great St Mary’s will be giving a choral recital at St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury on Friday 17 February 2023 at 12:30pm.
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Programme:
‘A taste of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and onwards at the University Church, Cambridge’
Advent
Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Op.44, No.2) – William Mathias
Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit – Johannes Eccard
How lovely are the messengers– Felix Mendelssohn
Christmas
Long the night – Traditional Ukrainian melody, arr. Roy Massey
In dulci jubilo – Hieronymous Praetorius and Michael Praetorius, compiled BT
Epiphany & Candlemas
The Selfless Love of Man (from ‘Livingstone the Pilgrim’) – Hamish MacCunn
Maria wallt zum Heiligtum – Johannes Eccard
and onward towards Easter and the Ascension
God so loved the world – Bob Chilcott
Glorious and Powerful God – Charles Wood
Conductor: Benedict Todd
Organist: Sam Hayes