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.

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

 

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

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2010

2011

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2014

2015

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2018

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2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

             

 

 

 

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



Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude








Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)



















 

July

 

6 July

Pentecost 4

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Grieve not the Holy Spirit


Communion motet
A New Commandment


Postlude












T Tertius Noble (1867 - 1953)



arr. Michael Deasey


























13 July

Pentecost 5

Prelude



Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude








John Ireland (1879 - 1962)


















20 July

Pentecost 6

 

Prelude



Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude








Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)


















27 July

Pentecost 7

 

Prelude



Anthem
Hear my Prayer


Postlude








Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



















 

August

 

3 August

Pentecost 8

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem



Communion motet



Postlude











































10 August

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























17 August

Pentecost 10

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























24 August

Pentecost 11

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























31 August

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude




























 

September

 

7 September

Pentecost 13 - Fathers' Day

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem



Postlude



































14 September

Pentecost 14

 

Prelude



Anthem


Postlude

























21 September

Pentecost 15

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























28 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude




























 

October

 

5 October

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem



Communion motet



Postlude











































12 October

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























19 October

Pentecost 19

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























26 October

Pentecost 20

 

Prelude


Anthem



Postlude


























 

November

 

2 November

All Saints' Sunday

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Communion motet



Postlude












Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)






























9 November

Pentecost 21

 
Prelude



Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude








John Ireland (1879 - 1962)


















16 November

Sunday after Remembrance Day
Kirkin' o' the Tartans & St Andrew's Day TBC

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
Bagpipes


























23 November

Christ the King

 
Prelude



Anthem
Kirkin' o' the Tartans


Postlude
Bagpipes







arranged by Mark Quarmby


















30 November

Advent 1

 
Prelude



Anthem
Kirkin' o' the Tartans


Postlude
Bagpipes







arranged by Mark Quarmby



















 

December

 

7 December

Advent 2 - Holy Communion

 

Prelude


Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem



Communion Motet



Postlude









































14 December

Advent 3 - Greening the Church TBC

 
Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
Bagpipes


























21 December

Advent 4

 

Prelude



Carols








Postlude

















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24 December - 8pm

Christmas Eve
Nine Lessons and Carols by Candelight

 

Prelude


Carols




Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'











Robert Parker











Brass and organ


24 December - 10pm

Christmas Eve
Carols and Communion

 

Prelude


Carols




Postlude
Toccata on 'Angels Song'











Robert Parker











Brass and organ


25 December

Christmas Day

 

Prelude


Carols



Postlude

























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