Rudgate : Message: Carol Service

Hello Everyone!

In what seems like a spare 5 seconds I've got this morning before I dash off to sing Byzantine Chant in Leeds, I'm going to pass on details of the Carol Service arrangements so far....

Sunday 21st December 2:30pm in St Paulinus' Church, York.

First Rehearsal THIS FRIDAY 5th December 7:30pm also at St Paulinus'. I can get details to people with transport so you know where to find it! Transport for those without will be provided, just let me know and we can sort that out.

The service itself will be on the same lines as the last two years broadly following the format of 9 Lessons & Carols - but not quite! We also end with Benediction.

Bernadette & I went through the music last Friday and this is what we've come up with. I know we can't please everyone, some of my favourites didn't make it, but I think we can please most people, singers and non-singers alike.

Here is the list with Readings, most likely taken from the Jerusalem Bible.

CC1 & CC2 refer to Carols for Choirs 1 & 2 respectively

Welcome to St Paulinus' Church, York

Traditional Carol Service

Sunday 21st December 2003. 2:30pm

with

The Rudgate Singers

Directed by

Steve Jandrell

Rudgate Singers: Opening hymn: The Truth from Above [Vaughan Williams] CC2 p202

Opening Prayers, followed by:

All now sing: On Jordan's Banks .....

First Reading: Genesis 3:8-15

Rudgate Singers: Adam Lay Y Bounden [Ord] CC2 p10

Second Reading: Genesis 22:15-18

Rudgate Singers: O Jesu So Meek [Bach]

Third Reading: Isaias 9:2-6

Rudgate Singers: Resonet in Laudibus (Gallus/Handl)

All now sing: The Race that long in darkness pined

Fourth reading: Isaias 11:1-4,6-9

Rudgate Singers: Es ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen [Praetorius] in German!

Fifth reading: Luke 1:26-35,38

Rudgate Singers: Hail Blessed Virgin Mary [Wood] CC2 p50

All now sing: O little town of Bethlehem

Sixth reading: Luke 2:8-16

Rudgate Singers: Quelle est Cette Odeur Agr�able [arr a certain C V Walsh] Vincent, can you do us about a dozen copies of this and bring them on Friday? Ta!

All now sing: While Shepherds Watched

Seventh reading: Matthew 2:1-11

End of the seventh reading

Rudgate Singers: In Dulci Jubilo [Pearsall] CC1 p42 (may have to resort to the Gesius version we sang last year if not enough voices)

All now sing: The First Nowell

Eighth reading: John 1:1-14

End of the eighth reading

Rudgate Singers: Hodie Christus Natus Est [Swellinck]

All now sing: Unto us is born a son

Rudgate Singers: Gaudete

Closing Prayers, followed by:

All now sing: Veni Veni Emmanuel [plainsong]

BENEDICTION.

O Salutaris Hostia to the tune "Puer Nobis". Many people may recognise the tune as 'Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth' It fits - so we're doing it!

Tantum Ergo - plainsong

Adoremus in �ternum - Allegri

Adeste Fideles - arr Joseph Cullen

That's it! I'm now off to Leeds.

Mike

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PS. I'm copying this to others not on the Rudgate List, who may or may not be in York on the 21st. If you are, you're more than welcome to join us!

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