Music for Sunday

The funny thing about Lent is that it speeds up as the season progresses, but Easter feels much slower. Perhaps there's a kind of rebound action from the intensity of Holy Week. While the Easter season certainly feels a bit more laid back, the Sundays certainly whizz by fast enough.

Since we're getting on in the season, and organ music is back on the menu at CCB, here's what's on the plan for Sunday.

The communion anthem will be

The Lord is my Shepherd -- Howard Goodall

The postlude will be

Praeludium -- Johann Christoph Kellner

Out and about: Easter triduum

The next four days are probably the most intensive period of music-making for the year, with the arrival of the great three days. Here is what is planned for the services at Christ Church.

Maundy Thursday, 8.00pm Mass of the Last Supper

The choir will sing chants from the American Gradual for the Maundy ceremonies.

Good Friday, 10.00am Liturgy

St John Passion -- plainchant
Reproaches -- Thomas Lius da Victoria
Crux Fidelis -- John IV of Portugal
God so loved the world -- John Stainer

In the afternoon I will be playing for Stations of the Cross at St Silas, Albert Park, which will include a performance of the Stabat Mater of Pergolesi.

Easter Vigil, 6.00am Sunday 5 April

Plainsong and organ music.

High Mass, 10.00am Sunday 5 April

Communion Service in F -- Herbert Sumsion
Blessed be the God and Father -- S.S. Wesley
Grand Choeur -- Theodore Dubois