Service Music List for 2025




St Stephen's Choir



Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Andrei Hadap

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 2025 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.

 

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January

 

5 January - no choir

Christmas 2

 
   

 

12 January - no choir

Baptism of Jesus

 
Prelude
Improvisation on 'What Child Is This?'


Postlude
Festive Toccata 



Andrei Hadap



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) 



AH



AH


19 January - no choir

Epiphany 2

 
Prelude
Improvisation on 'Jesus Love Me'


Postlude
A Canonic Gigue on 'Be Thou My Vision'



Andrei Hadap



 Andrei Hadap



AH



AH


26 January - no choir

Epiphany 3

 

Prelude
To His Servant Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse:
The Morning Star


Postlude
Festive Toccata 



Graeme Koehne AO (1956 - ) 




Colin Brumby (1933 - 2018)



MQ




MQ



 

February

 

2 February - Messiah Choir

Epiphany 4

 

Prelude
'Allemande' and 'Courante' from Suite No. 4 in E minor


Anthems
And the Glory of the Lord
Glory to God
Surely He hath borne our griefs and sorrows
Hallelujah


Postlude
Now thank we all our God (Cantata 29)



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)



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



AH










MQ


9 February - Communion

Epiphany 5

 

Prelude
Allegro (3rd movement) from Concerto No. 1


Anthem
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Alleluia 



Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)



S Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



MQ







AH


16 February - Communion

Epiphany 6

 

Prelude
Marcietta


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Communion
Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus)


Postlude
Trumpet Tune in G




Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)







Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Franz Schubert (1798 - 1828)



Paul Fey (1998 - )




AH















MQ



23 February

Epiphany 7

 

Prelude
Cornet Voluntary No. 6


Anthem
Blest are the pure in heart


Postlude
Postlude-Cantique



Charles Burney (1726 - 1814)



Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) 



MQ







AH



 

March

 

2 March - Choir welcome

Transfiguration

 

Prelude
"Allemande" from Partita No. 4 in D major BWV 828


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Christ is the World's true light


Communion
A Gaelic Blessing


Postlude
Improvisation on the Te Deum



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)







W.K. Stanton (1891 - 1978)



John Rutter (1945 - )



Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939)



AH















MQ


9 March

Lent 1

Prelude
Sarabande from Suite in D minor HWV 437


Anthems
Wash me throughly


Postlude
Marche Triomphale



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



MQ







AH


16 March

Lent 2

Prelude
"Prelude and Kyrie" from Messe Chorale


Anthem
Hide not though thy face


Postlude
Fantasia in G minor BWV 542



Charles Gounod (1818-1893)



Thomas Attwood (1765 -1838)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



AH







MQ


23 March

Lent 3  - visit of Solis Ensemble

 

Prelude
Adagio from the Oboe Concerto in D minor S D935


Anthem
Just as I am


Postlude
Prelude in E minor BWV 555



Alessandro Marcello (1673 - 1747)



John Maunder (1858 - 1920)



J.S . Bach (1685 - 1850)



MQ







MQ


30 March

Lent 4

 

Prelude
Gymnopédie No. 1


Anthem
Thou knowest Lord


Postlude
Postlude quasi fantasia from 
24 Pièces en style libre
, Op 1, No 24



Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)



Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)




MQ







AH




 

April

 

6 April

Lent 5

 

Prelude
"Agnus Dei" from Messe Chorale


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Drop, drop, slow tears


Communion motet
God so loved the World


Postlude
Cortège



Charles Gounod (1818-1893)







Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



AH















MQ


13 April

Palm Sunday

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'


Anthem
Processional to Calvary - Fling Wide the Gates


Postlude
Postlude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



AH







MQ


18 April

Good Friday

 

Prelude
O Mensch bewein' dein' Sünde groß


Communion setting
Little Organ Mass


Anthem
Were you there?


Postlude
Lacrymosa from Requiem



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)



Wiliam R Price



W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)



AH











MQ


20 April

Easter Day

 

Prelude
Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God


Communion setting
Kyrie (Messe Solennelle)
Gloria
Sanctus & Benedictus


Anthem
Easter Hymn


Communion motet
God so loved the World


Postlude
Finale from Symphony No. 3 (organ)



Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)
Michael Dudman (1938 - 1994)
Philip Matthias (1954 - )



Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
arr. Steven Verhaert


AH + brass



+ brass
+ brass
+ brass











MQ + brass
& percussion

27 April

Easter 2 + ANZAC Day

 

Prelude
Variations on 'Lobe den Herren'


Anthems
The strife is o'er
Thou knowest Lord


Postlude
"March Solennelle"



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



Alphonse Mailly (1833-1918)



MQ








AH



 

May

 

4 May

Easter 3

 

Prelude
Prelude in E major BWV 854 and
Fugue in E major BWV 878


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
If ye love me


Communion motet
Lead me Lord


Postlude
Prelude in Classic Style



J.S. Bach (1685-1750)








Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)



S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Gordon Young (1919 - 1998)



AH
















MQ


11 May

Easter 4
Mothers' Day

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 2 in D


Anthem
Psalm 23


Postlude
Grand Offertory in E minor



James Hook (1746 - 1827)



Howard Goodall (1958 - )



Charles-Alexandre Fessy (1804-1856)



MQ







AH


18 May

Easter 5

Prelude
Choral 


Anthem
Blessed be the God and Father


Postlude
Celebration 'Holy, Holy, Holy' 



Louis Vierne (1870-1937) 



S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Rhonda Furr (1953 - )



AH







MQ


25 May

Easter 6

Prelude
'Adagio' from Trumpet Concerto TWV 51


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Postlude
Allegro assai vivace (4th movt, Sonata No. 1 in F minor)



Georg Telemann (1681 - 1767)



Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)



MQ







AH



 

June

 

1 June

Sunday after Ascension

 

Prelude
Werde munter, mein Gemüte BWV 1118


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
God is Gone Up


Communion motet
Choral Hymn for Ascensiontide


Postlude
Prelude in B, Op, 7, No.1



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)







Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)



Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)



Marcel Dupré (1886 - 1971)



AH















Nico Tjoelker


8 June

Pentecost

Prelude
Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist 


Anthem
Every time I feel the Spirit


Postlude
Toccata on 'Veni Creator Spiritus'



D. Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



W.L. Dawson (1899 - 1990)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



AH







MQ


15 June

Trinity - RSCM Music Day

 

Prelude
Improvisation on 'Holy, Holy, Holy, ...Blessed Trinity'


Anthem
I saw the Lord


Postlude
Introduction and Toccata on the hymn 'Lasst uns erfreuen'



Andrei Hadap



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Nicholas Choveaux (1909 - 1995)



AH







MQ


22 June

Pentecost 2

 

Prelude
Voluntary VIII in D 


Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Postlude
Allegro moderato e serioso (first movement)
from Sonata No. 1 in F minor



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Maurice Bevan (1921 - 2006)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)




MQ






AH




29 June

Pentecost 3

 

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


Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude
Fugue in A minor (2024)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)



Andrei Hadap (b. 1999)



MQ







AH



 

July

 

6 July

Pentecost 4

 

Prelude
Adagio from Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Grieve not the Holy Spirit


Communion motet
A New Commandment


Postlude
Tuba Tune



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)







T Tertius Noble (1867 - 1953)



arr. Michael Deasey



C. S. Lang (1891 - 1971)



AH















MQ


13 July

Pentecost 5

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


Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude
Sortie in E flat



Robert Broderip (c.1758 - 1808)



John Ireland (1879 - 1962)



Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817 - 1870)



MQ







AH


20 July

Pentecost 6

 

Prelude
Méditation


Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude
Now thank we all our God



Théodore Dubois (1837-1824)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



S. Karg-Elert (1877-1933)



AH







MQ


27 July

Pentecost 7

 

Prelude
Voluntary No 6 in B flat 


Anthem
Hear my Prayer


Postlude
Fiat Lux



Charles Burney (1726 - 1814)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)



MQ







AH



 

August

 

3 August

Pentecost 8

 

Prelude
Chœur de Voix humaines


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
O Taste and See


Communion motet
Panis Angelicus


Postlude
Rigaudon



Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817 - 1869)







Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



César Franck (1822 - 1890)



André Campra (1660 - 1744)



AH















MQ


10 August

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude
Allegro from Concerto No.1


Anthem
O Thou the Central Orb


Postlude
Toccata Primi Toni Op.11



Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)



Charles Wood (1866 - 1926)



Einar Sark (1921-2005)



MQ







Johnny Deng
(Eton College)

17 August

Pentecost 10

 

Prelude
Improvised Meditation


Anthem
Lord, I trust thee


Postlude
Marche épiscopale



Andrei Hadap



G F Handel (1685 - 1759)



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



AH







MQ


24 August

Pentecost 11

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 1 in C


Anthem
Alleluia


Postlude
Marche



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817 - 1869)



MQ







AH


31 August

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude
Siciliano


Anthem
Magnificat in D


Postlude
Tuba Tune



Andrei Hadap (1999 - )



Charles Brewer (1865 - 1928)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



AH







MQ



 

September

 

7 September

Pentecost 13 - Fathers' Day

 

Prelude
Dance for the Flutes (2002)


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
For the Beauty of the Earth


Communion motet
A Gaelic Blessing



Postlude
Boléro de concert



Tim Attride







John Rutter (1945 - )



John Rutter (1945 - )




Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869)



MQ
















AH


14 September

Pentecost 14

 

Prelude
Prelude Op.101 No. 1


Anthem
Let us with a gladsome mind


Postlude
Toccata on 'Amazing Grace'



Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)



Alan Ridout (1934 - 1996)



Chris Pardini (1973 - )



AH







MQ


21 September

Pentecost 15

 

Prelude
Adoration


Anthem
All things bright and beautiful


Postlude
Marche



Florence Price (1887 - 1953)



John Rutter (1945 - )



Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869)



MQ







AH


28 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude
Meditation


Anthem
The heavens are telling


Postlude
Grand Chœur 



Abdrei Hadap



Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809)



Théodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



AH







MQ



 

October

 

5 October

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude
"Tortoises" and "The Elephant" 
from Carnival of the Animals


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
All Creatures of our God and King


Communion motet
A New Commandment


Postlude
La poule (The Hen)



Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)








George Oldroyd (1887 - 1956)



arr. Michael Deasey



Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)



AH
















AH


12 October - Remembrance

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude
Nimrod


Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude
Elegy



Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)



John Ireland (1879 - 1962)



George Thalben-Ball (1896 - 1987)



Phill O'Neill trumpet







Phill O'Neill trumpet


19 October

Pentecost 19

 

Prelude
Prélude" from English Suite No. 4 BWV 809


Anthem
Rejoice in the Lord


Postlude
La Romanesca



J.S. Bach (1685-1750)



Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



Antonio Valente (1520 - 1580)



AH







MQ


26 October

Pentecost 20

 

Prelude
Gabriel's Oboe (from 'The Mission')


Anthem
How lovely are Thy dwellings fair


Communion motet
A New Commandment


Postlude
"Allegro assai vivace"from the Organ Sonata No. 1



Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020)



Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)



arr. Michael Deasey



Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 



MQ











AH



 

November

 

2 November

All Saints' Sunday

Open Sydney

Prelude
In Paradisum


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Give us the wings of faith


Communion motet
In Paradisum


Postlude
Toccata on 'For all the Saints'



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)







Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979)



Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)



Michael Bedford (1949 - )


Navy Woodwind playing
AH















MQ


9 November

Pentecost 21

 
Prelude
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Postlude
Marche Triomphale



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)



Th. Dubois (1937-1924)



MQ







AH


16 November

Jazz Mass

 

 

Prelude
Amazing Grace


Mass setting
Kyrie, Gloria and Sanctus


Postlude
Jazz ensemble



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



Ike Sturm







MQ







Jazz band


23 November

Christ the King

 
Prelude
"Allegro Moderato" from Voluntary Op. 6 No. 1


Anthem
Above all Praise


Postlude
Prelude in G BWV 568 



Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



 J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



AH







MQ


30 November

Advent 1

 
Prelude
Meditation on 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel'


Anthems
Zion hears her watchmen's voices
Kirkin' of the Tartan


Postlude
Bagpipes



Paul Fey (1998 - )



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
arr. Mark Quarmby







MQ








Bagpipes



 

December

 

7 December

Advent 2 - Holy Communion

 

Prelude
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659


Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Sleepers Wake


Communion Motet
Es ist ein' Ros'


Postlude
Postlude on 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel'



 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)







Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Michaël Prætorius (1571–1621)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



AH















MQ


14 December

Advent 3 - Greening the Church

 
Prelude



Anthem
Deck the Halls


Postlude








arr. Mark Hanson


















21 December

Advent 4

 

Prelude



Anthem
The Angel Gabriel


Postlude








David Willcocks (1919 - 2015)


















24 December - 8pm

Christmas Eve
Nine Lessons and Carols by Candelight

 

Prelude


Carols
Carol of the Bells
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Gabriel's Message
Magnificat in G
Candlelight Carol
Angels' Carol
O Holy Night


Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'






Mykola Leontovich (1877 - 1921)
John Gardner (1917 - 2011)
David Willcocks (1919 - 2015)
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)
John Rutter (1945 - )
John Rutter (1945 - )
Adolphe Adam (1803 - 1856)



Robert Parker



Harp












Brass and organ


24 December - 10pm

Christmas Eve
Carols and Communion

 

Prelude


Carols




Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'











Robert Parker



Harp







Brass and organ


25 December

Christmas Day

 

Prelude


Carols



Postlude















Harp









28 December - No Choir

Christmas 1

 

Prelude



Postlude


   
     

 

 




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Mark Quarmby

Director of Music

Huw Bellling

Choral Director

Andrei Hadap

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 2025 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

2025