Service Music List for 2023




St Stephen's Choir



 

Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Position Vacant

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 2023 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.

 

Jan

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

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January

 

1 January - no choir
Service in Ferguson Hall

Christmas 2

 
Prelude
Great is thy faithfulness


Communion
Away in a manger


Postlude
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High



arr. Auld



arr. McDonald



arr. Mark Hayes



MQ piano



MQ piano



MQ piano


8 January - no choir

Epiphany 1

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall


 

 

15 January - no choir

Epiphany 2

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall


 

 

22 January - no choir

Epiphany 3

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall


 

 

29 January - Messiah Choir

Epiphany 4

 
Prelude
Variations from Concerto No.1 in G


Solos
I Know that My Redeemer Liveth
Comfort ye & Every Valley


Choruses
And the Glory
Glory to God
Surely He hath borne
Hallelujah


Postlude
La Rejouissance (Water Music)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)




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



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


G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



MQ




Natasha Gesto
Alex Young









MQ



 

February

 

5 February

Epiphany 5

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 6 in B flat


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
If ye love me


Communion motet
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Trumpet Tune III (2023)



Charles Burney (1726 - 1814)







Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)



S Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



MQ















MQ


12 February

Epiphany 6

 

Prelude
Voluntary in C major Set 1, No.1


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God
The Lord Bless You and Keep You


Postlude
Nun danket all Gott
[Now Thanks We All Our God]


John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)
John Rutter (1945 - )



Sigfrid Kart-Elert (1877 - 1933)



MQ








MQ


19 February

Transfiguration

 

Prelude
Adagio from Oboe Concerto SD935 in D minor


Anthem
Christ is the World's true light


Postlude
"Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578



Alessandro Marcello (1673 - 1747) arr. J.S. Bach



W.K. Stanton (1891 - 1978)



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



MQ







AM


26 February

Lent 1

 

Prelude
Bergamasca (sections 1-3) (Fiori Musicali)


Anthem
Blest are the pure in heart


Postlude
Adagio in G minor



Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643)



Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)



Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751) arr. Rollin Smith



AM







MQ



 

March

 

5 March

Lent 2

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Forty Days and Forty Nights'


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Turn back O Man


Communion
A New Commandment


Postlude
Canzona in D minor BWV 588



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )







Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934) 



arr. Michael Deasey



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



MQ















AM


12 March

Lent 3

Prelude
Bergamasca (sections 4-5) (Fiori Musicali)


Anthem
Miserere


Postlude
Cortège



Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643)



Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



AM







MQ


19 March

Lent 4

Prelude
Erbarm' dich, O herre Gott BWV 721 


Anthem
Thou visitest the earth


Postlude
Elegy



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755)



George Thalben-Ball (1896 - 1987)



MQ







AM


26 March

Lent 5

 

Prelude
"Air on the G string" BWV 1068  
Mvmt 2 from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major


Anthem
Offertory


Postlude
Elegy



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)




Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



AM








MQ



 

April

 

2 April

Palm Sunday

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Processional to Calvary - Fling Wide the Gates


Communion motet
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Postlude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)







John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



W A Mozart (1756 - 91)



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



MQ















AM


7 April

Good Friday

 

Prelude
Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625


Anthem
Were you there?


Communion motet
God so loved the world


Postlude
Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (St Matthew's Passion)




J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Wiliam R Price



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
arr. Robert Gower



AM











MQ



2.00pm - Good Friday concert

Requiem - Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) plus other works

 

9 April

Easter Day

 

Prelude
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19)


Anthem
Hallulujah Chorus


Postlude
La Réjouissance 



Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



Brass







Brass


16 April

Easter 2

 

Prelude
Trumpet Tune III


Anthem
The strife is o'er


Postlude
Prelude on 'The Strife is O'er'



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)



Healey Willan (1880 - 1968)



MQ







MQ


23 April

Easter 3

 

Prelude
Andante and Andante con moto (Sonata V in D)


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude
Allegro maestoso (Sonata V in D)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



AM







AM


30 April - Conservatorium High Singers

Easter 4

 

Prelude
Fantasie in E flat


Anthems
Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Rise up my love
Locus Iste


Postlude
Fugue in D major BWV 532



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)



Anon
Healey Willan (1880 - 1968)
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)



J.S. Bach (1685 -1750)



Kian Chan









Tina Zhang



 

May

 

7 May

Easter 5 - Coronation

 

Prelude
The Prince of Denmark's March


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
The Call


Communion motet
O Taste and See


Postlude
Crown Imperial 



Jeremiah Clarke (1674 - 1707)







Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



Sir William Walton (1902 - 1983)



AM















MQ


14 May

Easter 6 - Mothers' Day

 

Prelude
Tuba Tune


Anthem
The Lord Bless you and keep you


Postlude
Toccata in B minor



Paul Fey (1998 - )



John Rutter (1945 - )



Eugène Gigout (1844 - 1925)



MQ







AM


21 May

Sunday after Ascension

Prelude
Prelude on 'Ye Holy Angels Bright' (Darwall 148th)


Anthem
Lift up ye heads


Postlude
Heut' triumphiret Gottes Sohn BWV 630



Percy Whitlock (1903  - 1946)



G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



AM







MQ


28 May

Pentecost

Prelude
Toccata on 'Veni Creator' (Come Holy Spirit)


Anthem
Every time I feel the Spirit


Postlude
Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist BWV 667



Paul Fey (1998 - )



W.L. Dawson (1899 - 1990)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1785)



MQ







AM



 

June

 

4 June

Trinity

 

Prelude
Prelude from Te Deum, H.146


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
I saw the Lord


Communion motet
Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus)


Postlude
Celebration on 'Holy, Holy, Holy'



Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)







John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Franz Schubert (1798) 1828)



Rhonda Furr (1953 - )



AM















MQ


11 June

Pentecost 2

Prelude
'Allegro' from Concert No.1 in C


Anthem
Rejoice in the Lord Alway


Postlude
Danse Macabre (arr. Edwin H. Lemare)



Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)



Anon



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)



MQ







AM


18 June

Pentecost 3 - Aleks' last Sunday

 

Prelude
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582


Anthem
How lovely are the Messengers


Postlude
Fugue in C minor, BWV 582



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



AM







AM


25 June

Pentecost 4 - MB

 

Prelude
Concerto in C


Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude
Allegro di molto con fuoco (from Fantasie in Eb)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



John Ireland (1879 - 1962)



C. Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)



MQ







KC



 

July

 

2 July

Pentecost 5 - MB

 

Prelude
Variations on Mein Junges Leben hat ein End


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Laudate Dominum


Communion Motet
Ave verum corpus

Postlude
Improvisation on the 'Te Deum'



Jan Sweelinck (1532 - 1621)







W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)



W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)


Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939)



KC














MQ


9 July

Pentecost 6 - MB

Prelude
Voluntary No. 2 in D


Anthem
Hear my Prayer


Postlude
Toccata in F BWV 540



James Hook (1746 - 1827)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



MQ







KC


16 July

Pentecost 7

 

Prelude
Prelude from English Suite No. 3 in G minor BWV 808


Anthem
Blessed be the God and Father


Postlude
Trumpet Tune No. 6



J. S. Bach (1685-1750)



S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



KC







MQ


23 July

Pentecost 8

 

Prelude
Elfes


Anthem
I waited for the Lord


Postlude
Prelude  in C minor BWV 546



Joseph Bonnet (1884 - 1944)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



J. S. Bach (1685-1750



MQ







KC


30 July

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude
Voluntary in D major Op.1, No.1 


Anthem
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Postlude
Festive Trumpet Tune



Henry Heron (c.1730 - 1795)



J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)



David German (1954 - )



MQ







MQ



 

August

 

6 August

Pentecost 10

 

Prelude
Elegy II (on Nettleton)


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Lord, I trust thee


Communion motet
Panis Angelicus


Postlude
Tuba Tune



Paul Fey (1998 - )







G F Handel (1685 - 1759)



César Franck (1822 - 1890



C. S. Lang (1891 - 1971)



KC















MQ


13 August

Pentecost 11

 

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


Anthem
How lovely are the Messengers


Postlude
Fugue in F BWV 540



Robert Broderip (c.1758 - 1808)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ







KC


20 August

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude
Solo I (from Trois Solos)


Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Postlude
Now Thank We All Our God



Jean-Baptiste Robin (1976 - )



Maurice Bevan (1921 - 2006)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) arr. Fox



KC







MQ


27 August

Pentecost 13

 

Prelude
Trumpet Voluntary in C, Op. 5, No.1 


Anthem
Give us the wings of faith


Postlude
Church congregational meeting



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979)







MQ











 

September

 

3 September

Pentecost 14 - Fathers' Day &

Blessing of the Flowers

 

Prelude
'Flower Duet' from 'Lakmé


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
For the Beauty of the Earth


Communion Motet
God so loved the World


Postlude
Nun danket alle Gott



 Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)







John Rutter (1945 - )



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



S. Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933)



MQ















MQ


10 September

Pentecost 15

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 23 in A minor


Anthem
Thou visitest the earth


Postlude
Grand Chœur



Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755)



Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755)



Théodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



MQ







MQ


2.00 pm - HymnFest

 

 

 
     

17 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 5 in G


Anthem
All things bright and beautiful


Postlude
Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 557



Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755)



John Rutter (1945 - )



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ







MQ


24 September

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude
Concerto on 'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty'


Anthem
The heavens are telling


Postlude
Choral Song



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809)



S. S. Wesley (1810-1876)



MQ







MQ



 

October

 

1 October

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
All Creatures of our God and King


Communion motet
God so loved the World


Postlude












George Oldroyd (1887 - 1956)



John Goss (1800 - 1880)


























8 October

Pentecost 19

 

Prelude



Anthem
A Gaelic Blessing


Postlude








John Rutter (1945 - )


















15 October

Pentecost 20

 

Prelude



Anthem
Rejoice in the Lord Alway


Postlude








Henry Purcell (1885 - 1695)


















22 October

Pentecost 21 - Iona

 

Prelude


Anthem
The Lord Bless You and Keep You


Postlude







John Rutter (1945 - )

















29 October

Pentecost 22

 
Prelude


Anthem
If ye love me


Postlude







Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)


















 

November

 

5 November

All Saints' Sunday

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Communion motet
Holy is the True Light


Postlude












Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)



William Harris (1883 - 1973)


























12 November

Pentecost 24

 
Prelude



Anthem
Sleepers Wake


Postlude








Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)


















19 November

Pentecost 25 - Remembrance Day

 

Prelude



Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude
Bagpipes







John Ireland (1879 - 1962)


















26 November

Christ the King
Kirkin' o' the Tartans & St Andrew's Day

 

Prelude



Anthem
Kirkin' o' the Tartans
Above all Praise

Postlude
Bagpipes







arranged by Mark Quarmby
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)


















 

December

 

3 December

Advent 1 - Holy Communion

 

Prelude


Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
O thou the central orb


Communion Motet
Es ist ein' Ros'


Postlude











Charles Wood (1866 - 1926)



Michaël Prætorius (1571–1621)

























10 December

Advent 2

 
Prelude



Anthem
Deck the Halls


Postlude
Bagpipes







arr. Mark Hanson


















17 December

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

 

Prelude



Carols








Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'
















Robert Parker
















Brass and organ


24 December - 10 am

Christmas Eve

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
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24 December - 8 & 11pm

Christmas Eve

 

Prelude


Carols




Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'











Robert Parker











Brass and organ


25 December

Christmas Day

 

Prelude


Carols



Postlude

























30 December - No Choir

Christmas 1

 

Prelude



Postlude


   
     

 

 




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Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Position Vacant

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