Service Music List for 2019




St Stephen's Choir



Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Nico Tjoelker

Organ Scholar



Enquiries: mark@ssms.org.au
or phone the church office on 02 9221 1688
Music listed subject to change - correct at time of uploading

For details of the 2019 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.

 

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January

 

6 January - no choir

Epiphany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 January - Messiah Choir

Baptism of Jesus

 
Prelude



Anthems
And the Glory
Glory to God
Surely he hath borne our griefs
Hallelujah


Postlude








G F Handel (1685 - 1759)
G F Handel (1685 - 1759)
G F Handel (1685 - 1759)
G F Handel (1685 - 1759)







Peter Kneeshaw










Peter Kneeshaw


20 January - no choir

Epiphany 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 January - no choir

Epiphany 3

 
Prelude
Allegro (from Organ Concerto)


Postlude
Rigaudon



Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)



André Campra (1660 - 1744)



MQ



MQ



 

February

 

3 February

Epiphany 4

 

Prelude
Voluntary in F major Op. 5, No. 5


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Communion motet
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Choral Song



Robert Broderip (c.1758 - 1808)







JS Bach (1685 – 1750)



Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876) 



Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876)



MQ















MQ


10 February

Epiphany 5

 

Prelude
Voluntary in C major, No.2


Anthem
Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus)


Postlude
Toccata on 'Amazing Grace'



George F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



Franz Schubert (1798) 1828)



Chris Pardini (1984 - )



MQ



OT



MQ


17 February

Epiphany 6

 

Prelude
Allegro, ma non presto (Organ Concerto No. 2 in B flat)


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude
Prelude in Classic Style



George F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Gordon Young (1919 - 1998)



MQ



Psalm



MQ


24 February

Epiphany 7

 

Prelude
Voluntary in F, Op.2, No.3


Anthem
Blest are the pure in heart


Postlude
Grand Chœur 



George Berg (c.1730 - c.1775)



Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)



Théordore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



MQ



Gospel



MQ



 

March

 

3 March

Transfiguration

 

Prelude
Cornet Piece in B flat major, No.6


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
My eyes for beauty pine


Communion
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Præludium in D minor, BuxWV 140



Charles Burney (1726-1814)







Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)



W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)



Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



MQ















NT


10 March

Lent 1

Prelude
Prélude (from 'Prélude, Fugue & Variation') 


Anthem
Turn thy face from my sins


Postlude
Prelude in E minor BWV 555



César Franck (1822 - 1890)



Thomas Attwood (1765 - 1838)



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



NT







MQ


17 March

Lent 2

Prelude
'Adagio' from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 564


Anthem
The Call


Postlude
Fugue from Sonata No. D in D minor, Op.65, No 6



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



NT







MQ


24 March

Lent 3

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Forty Days and Forty Nights'


Anthem
Like as the hart


Postlude
Fugue in D minor Op. 129



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)



Max Reger (1873 - 1916)



MQ



Psalm



NT


31 March

Lent 4 - Launch of the Con Year

 

Prelude
Erbarm' dich mein, O Herre Gott BWV 721


Anthem
Thou knowest Lord


Postlude
Fugue in A minor BWV 543



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ



Ps, Ep, G



NT



 

April

 

7 April

Lent 5

 

Prelude
Melodia from Op. 59


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
God so loved the World


Duet - Robb and Jacqueline

Communion motet
Like as the hart


Postlude
Cortège



Max Reger (1873 - 1916)







John Stainer (1840 - 1901)





Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



NT

















MQ


14 April

Palm Sunday

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'All Glory, Laud and honour'


Anthem
On the way to Jerusalem


Postlude
Postlude on 'All Glory, Laud and honour'



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



John Maunder (1858 - 1920)



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



NT



Gospel



MQ


19 April

Good Friday

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'When I survey'


Anthem
Were you there? 


Postlude
O Mensch, bewein dein' Sünde groß



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



Wiliam R Price



J.S.Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ



Gospel



NT


2.30pm - Olivet to Calvary by John Maunder


 

21 April

Easter Day

 

Prelude
Jesus Christ is Risen today


Anthem
Easter Hymn


Postlude
Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)



Robert Hobby (1962 - )



Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)



G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



NT + brass



Gospel



MQ + brass


28 April

Easter 2

 

Prelude
Cornet Voluntary


Anthem
The strife is o'er


Postlude
Final (Symphony No. 1)



John Travers (1703 - 1758)



Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)



Louis Vierne (1970 - 1937)



MQ



Psalm



NT



 

May

 

5 May

Easter 3

 

Prelude
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 662


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
If ye love me


Communion motet
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Toccata on the Easter hymn 'O Sons and Daughters'



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)







Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)



Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Lynwood Farnam (1885 - 1930)



NT















MQ


12 May

Easter 4

 

Prelude
The King of Love My Shepherd Is


Anthem
Psalm 23


Postlude
3rd movt from Concerto in D minor BWV 596



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



Howard Goodall (1958 - )



Bach/Vivaldi



MQ



Psalm



NT


19 May

Easter 5

Prelude
2nd movt from Concerto in D minor BWV 596


Anthem
Cantate Domino


Postlude
Improvisation sur le Te Deum



Bach/Vivaldi



Giuseppe Pitoni (1657 - 1743)



Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939)



NT



Psalm



MQ


26 May

Easter 6

Prelude
Voluntary No. VI in D minor


Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Postlude
Alla Hornpipe from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Maurice Bevan (1921 - 2006)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



MQ







NT



 

June

 

2 June

Sunday after Ascension

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Hail the day that sees Him rise (Llanfair)'


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Choral Hymn for Ascensiontide


Communion motet
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Heut' triumphiret Gottes Sohn BWV 630



Robert J Powell (1932 - )







Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)



Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ







Gospel & Ep.







MQ


9 June

Pentecost

Prelude
Nun bitten wir den Heilgen Geist


Anthem
Every time I feel the Spirit


Postlude
Veni Creator Spiritus



Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



W.L. Dawson (1899 - 1990)



Eugenio M. Fagiani (1972 - )



MQ



Gospel & Ep.



NT


16 June

Trinity - Choral Matins

 

Prelude
Andante from Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527


Introit
Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus)


Preces and Responses
Quarmby


Psalm
150


Canticles
Stanford in B flat
Te Deum & Jubilate Deo


Anthem
The heavens are telling


Postlude
Celebration on 'Holy, Holy, Holy'



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Franz Schubert (1798) 1828)



Mark Quarmby (AAPB)



Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)




Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809



Rhonda Furr (1953 - )



NT




















Psalm



MQ


23 June

Pentecost 2

 

Prelude
Voluntary in C, No. 1.


Anthem
Like as the hart


Postlude
Now Thank We All Our God



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)



Paul Manz (1919 - 2009)



MQ



Psalm



MQ


30 June

Pentecost 3

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 1 in C, Op. 146


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude
'Choral et Final' de 
Prélude, Adagio et Choral Varié sur le thème du "Veni Creator"



James Hook (1746 - 1827)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)




MQ







NC




 

July

 

7 July


Pentecost 4 -
RSCM SydneyinSpires Service
with the RSCM choir




Prelude
3rd movt Concerto in D minor BWV 596


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
The Heavens are Telling


Communion Motets
A prayer of King Henry VI
Almighty and everlasting God


Postlude
Veni Creator Spiritus Op. 93b



Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), arr. J.S Bach (1685 -1750)







Joseph Haydn (1752 - 1809)



Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)
Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)



Eugenio Fagiani (1972 - )



NT
















NT


14 July

Pentecost 5 - Frontier Services

Prelude
Choral et trois variations sur 'Veni Creator'


Anthem
Cantique de Jean Racine


Postlude
Marche des Marseillois



Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)



Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)



Claude Balbastre (1724 - 1799)



NT







MQ


21 July

Pentecost 6

 

Prelude
Chanson de Matin


Anthem
Kyrie (from Mass in G)


Postlude
Menuet Gothique



Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)



Franz Schubert (1767 - 1828)



Léon Boëllmann (1862 - 1897)



MQ



OT



NT


28 July

Pentecost 7

 

Prelude
Adagio from Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 65, No. 1


Anthem
Hear my Prayer


Postlude
Con moto maestoso (Sonata No. 3 in A Op. 65, No. 3)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



MQ



Gospel



NT



 

August

 

4 August

Pentecost 8

 

Prelude
Largo e spiccato (Concerto in D minor BWV 596)


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Stanford in B flat
Jubilate Deo


Communion motet
O Taste and See


Postlude
Marche aux Flambeaux



Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), arr. J.S Bach (1685 -1750)







Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)




Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



F Scotson-Clark (1840 - 1883)



NT
















MQ


11 August

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude
Andante tranquillo from Sonata in A, Op. 65, No.3


Anthem
O Thou the Central Orb


Postlude
Mr Purcell's Procession



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Charles Wood (1866- 1926)



June Nixon (1942 - )



NT



Gospel



MQ


18 August

Pentecost 10

 

Prelude
Presto (4th movement of Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No.5)


Anthem
Lord, I trust thee


Postlude
Toccata in F BuxWV 157



G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



G F Handel (1685 - 1759)



D. Buxtehude (1637 - 1907)



MQ







NT


25 August

Pentecost 11

 

Prelude
Allegro (from Organ Concerto)


Anthem
Thou knowest Lord


Postlude
Nun danket alle Gott



Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)



Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933)



MQ



OT



MQ



 

September

 

1 September

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude
Voluntary in A minor


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Magnificat in G


Communion Motet
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Vivace e Maestoso



Anonymous (18th century)







Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876)  



C.G. Tag (1735 - 1811)



MQ















NT


8 September

Pentecost 13

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Be Thou My Vision'


Anthem
Turn back O Man


Postlude
Tuba Tune



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)



C. S. Lang  (1891 - 1971)



MQ







NT


2.30 pm - HymnFest

And the Glory (Messiah) - G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)

Kyrie (Messe Solennelle) - Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)

 

 
     

15 September

Pentecost 14

 

Prelude
Andante (3rd movement) from Sonata No. 6 in D, Op. 65


Anthem
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Postlude
Prelude in Classic Style



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



J.S. Bach (1685 -1750)



Gordon Young (1919 - 1998)



NT







MQ


22 September

Pentecost 15

 

Prelude
Voluntary in A minor Op. 1, No. 5


Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude
Fuga BuxWV174



Henry Heron (c. 1730 - 1795)



Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)



D. Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



MQ







NT


29 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude



Anthem
Give us the wings of faith


Postlude








Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979)







NT







NT



 

October

 

6 October

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Te Deum


Communion motet
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Prince of Denmark's March



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)







Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)



W A Mozart (1756 - 91)



Jeremiah Clarke (1674 - 1707)



NT+Phil O'Neill (trumpet)















NT+Phil O'Neill (trumpet)


13 October

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude
Come, my way


Anthem
Cantique de Jean Racine


Postlude
Let all the World



Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)



Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



MQ+Robb Dennis (tenor)







MQ+Robb Dennis (tenor)


20 October

Pentecost 19

Rodgers organ
Prelude
What a Friend we have in Jesu


Anthem
God is our hope and strength


Postlude
Battle Hymn of the Republic



arr. Kurt Kaiser and Herbert Colvin



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



arr. Tedd Smith and Don Hustad



MQ & NT







MQ & NT


27 October

Reformation Sunday

Rodgers organ
Prelude
Panis Angelicus

Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Postlude
Crown Him With Many Crowns (Diademata)



César Franck (1822 - 1890)
arr. Tedd Smith and Don Hustad

Maurice Beaven (1921 - 2006)



George Elvey (1868) arr. Herbert Colvin



MQ & NT






MQ & NT



 

November

 

3 November

Sunday after All Saints' Day

 

Prelude
Lacrimosa (from 'The Requiem')


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Communion motet
In Paradisum (Requiem)


Postlude
Toccata in D Op.59, No.5



W.A Mozart (1756 - 1791)







Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)



Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)



Max Reger (1873 - 1916)



NT















NT


10 November

Pentecost 22

 
Prelude
Andante sempre piano from
Concerto for two trumpets, strings & basso continuo


Anthem
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (2 pt)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (SATB)


Postlude
Now thank we all our God (from Cantata 79)



Johann Molter (1696 - 1765)




John Rutter (1945 - )




J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



NT









MQ


17 November

Sunday after Remembrance Day

 

 

30th Battalions Annual Church Parade

 
Prelude
Elegy


Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude
Bagpipes



George Thalben-Ball (1896 - 1987)



John Ireland (1879 - 1962)







MQ






Bagpipes



24 November

 

 

Kirkin' o' the Tartans &

St Andrew's Day

Christ the King

 

Prelude
Noël Écossais


Anthem
Kirkin' o' the Tartans


Postlude
Bagpipes



Alexandre Guilmant (1837 - 1911)



arranged by Mark Quarmby







MQ







Bagpipes



 

December

 

1 December

Advent 1 - Greening of the Church

 

Prelude
Deck the Halls


Anthem
Deck the Halls


Postlude
Quand Jésus naquit à Noël



Michel Rondeau (1948 - )



Mark Hanson



Claude Balbastre (1724 - 1799)



MQ







NT


8 December

Advent 2 - Christmas Bowl & Communion

 
Prelude
Es ist ein' Ros entsprungen Op. 122, No.8

Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Sleepers Wake!


Communion Motet
294 Behold a rose is growing


Postlude
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645



Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)






F. Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)



Es ist ein' Ros



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ














NT


15 December

Advent 3

 

 

A themed Advent / Christmas service
e.g. Australian Carols /


or carols we don’t get to sing /


or a Christmas drama (Christmas lunch is this day)

 
Prelude
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659


Anthem
The Silver Stars


Postlude
'Votre bonté grand dieu'



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



William G. James (1892 - 1977)



Claude Balbastre (1724 - 1799)



NT







MQ


22 December

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

 

Prelude
Gavotte
Prelude in C BWV 846


Carols
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
Sans Day Carol
Good Christian men, rejoice
A Maiden most Gentle
O Holy Night



Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'



Carlos Salzedo (1885 - 1961)
J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Mack Wilberg (1955 - )
John Rutter (1945 - )
Philip Ledger (1937 - 2012)
Andrew Carter (1939 - )
Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)




Robert Parker



Harp













Brass and organ


24 December - 11pm

Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols

 

Prelude
Gavotte
Prelude in C BWV 846


Carols
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
A Maiden most Gentle
O Holy Night


Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'



Carlos Salzedo (1885 - 1961)
J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Mack Wilberg (1955 - )
Andrew Carter (1939 - )
Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)



Robert Parker



Harp










Brass and organ


25 December

Christmas Day

 

Prelude
In dulci jubilo BWV 608

Carols
Sans Day Carol
Good Christian men, rejoice


Postlude
'Toccata' from 5th Symphony



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)


John Rutter (1945 - )
Philip Ledger (1937 - 2012)



C. M. Widor (1844 - 1937)



NT







MQ


29 December - No Choir

Christmas 1

 

Prelude
Noël sur les Flûtes


Postlude
Noël Suisse


Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772)



Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772)


MQ



MQ

     

 

 




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Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Nico Tjoelker

Organ Scholar


Enquiries: mark@ssms.org.au
or phone the church office on 02 9221 1688

Music listed subject to change - correct at time of uploading


For details of the 2018 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.


For previous years' music lists, please click on the years below:

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024