Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Tenebrae from Westminster Cathedral

For those who cannot attend Tenebrae, or have no option to, you may be interested in listening to this BBC Radio 3 programme (Choral Evensong) which presents the office of Tenebrae from Westminster Cathedral in London:

Listen: Office of Tenebrae

Here is the programme:

First Nocturn
Psalm 70 (Plainsong)
First Lesson: Incipit lamentatio leremiae prophetae (Plainsong)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (Lassus)

Second Nocturn
Psalm 72 vv1-8 (Plainsong)
Second Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55
Responsory: Amicus meus (Victoria)
Third Lesson: St Augustine's dissertation on Psalm 55
Responsory: Iudas mercator (Victoria)
Fourth Lesson: Meditation (Canon Christopher Tuckwell)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis (Victoria)

Third Nocturn
Psalm 77 vv1-8 (Plainsong)
Fifth Lesson: I Corinithians 11 vv17-22
Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (Victoria)
Sixth Lesson: I Corinthians 11 vv23-27
Responsory: Una hora non potuistis (Victoria)
Seventh Lesson: Meditation (Canon Christopher Tuckwell)
Responsory: Seniores populi (Victoria)
Versicle: Christus factus est (Anerio)
Collect
Strepitus

Assistant master of music: Matthew Martin
Master of music: Martin Baker.

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