Service Music List for 2024




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 2024 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.

 

Jan

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May

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Oct

Nov

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

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January

 

7 January - no choir

Epiphany 1

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall

 

 

14 January - no choir

Epiphany 2

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall

 

 

21 January - no choir

Epiphany 3

 
Visiting musicians in Ferguson Hall

 

 

28 January - no choir

Epiphany 4

 
Prelude
Voluntary No. 1 in C


Communion
'Jesus keep me near the cross'


Postlude
La Romanesca



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Antonio Valente (1520 - 1580)



MQ



MQ



MQ



 

February

 

4 February - Messiah Choir

Epiphany 5

 

Prelude
Variations from Organ Concerto in G Op. 1, No. 1


Anthems (from 'Messiah)
And the Glory of the Lord
Glory to God
Surely He hath borne our griefs and sorrows
Hallelujah


Solos
I know my Redeemer Liveth
The Trumpet Shall Sound


Postlude
La Rejouissance (Fireworks Suite)



G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)


G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)












G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



MQ















MQ


11 February

Transfiguration

 

Prelude
Voluntary No VI in B flat


Anthem
Christ is the World's true light


Postlude
Trumpet Tune  in D



Charles Burney (1726 - 1814)



W.K. Stanton (1891 - 1978)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



MQ







MQ


18 February

Lent 1

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Forty Days and Forty Nights'


Anthem
Turn thy face from my sins


Postlude
Prelude in E minor BWV 555



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



Thomas Attwood (1765 - 1838)



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)














25 February

Lent 2

 

Prelude
Clair de lune


Anthem
Magnificat in D


Postlude
Elegy



Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) arr. Harry Dexter



George Dyson (1883 - 1964)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



MQ







MQ



 

March

 

3 March

Lent 3

 

Prelude
Prelude in C


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Locus Iste


Communion
Teach me, O Lord


Postlude
Fantasia in G minor BWV 542



Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)







A. Bruckner (1824 - 1896)



Thomas Attwood (1765 - 1838)



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



MQ















MQ


10 March

Lent 4

Prelude
Berceuse


Anthems
God so loved the World



Postlude
Cortège



Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)




Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)



MQ








MQ


17 March

Lent 5

Prelude
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier


Anthem
Wash me throughly


Postlude
Choral Song



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)



MQ







MQ


24 March

Palm Sunday

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'


Anthem
Hosanna to the Son of David


Postlude
Postlude on 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623)



Dale Wood (1934 - 2003)



MQ







MQ


29 March

Good Friday

 

Prelude
O Mensch, bewein dein' Sünde groß


Anthems
Lamentation of Jeremiah
Herzliebster Jesu


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



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Edward Bairstow (1874 - 1946)
arr. J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



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



MQ








MQ



31 March

Easter Day

 

Prelude
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God


Communion setting
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus & Benedictus


Anthem
Hallelujah Chorus


Communion motet
I know that my Redeemer Liveth


Postlude
La Réjouissance 



Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739)



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



G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



G.F. Handel (1685 -1759)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



+ brass



+ brass
+ brass
+ brass







Georgia Cooper



+ brass



 

April

 

7 April

Easter 2

 

Prelude
Trumpet Tune III


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
The strife is o'er


Postlude
Chorale Prelude on 'Vulpius'



Paul Fey (1998 - )







Henry Ley (1887 - 1962)



Healey Willan (1880 - 1968)



MQ











MQ


14 April

Easter 3

 

Prelude
3rd movt, Organ Concert in Bb Op.4, No.2


Anthem
Surely He hath borne our griefs


Postlude
Toccata on 'Lasst uns erfreuen'



G.F. Handel (1685 -1759)



G.F. Handel (1685 -1759)



Nicholas Choveaux (1904 - 1995)



MQ







MQ


21 April

Easter 4

 

Prelude
Voluntary No 2 in D


Anthem
Psalm 23


Postlude
Festive March in C Op. 167



James Hook (1746 - 1827)



Howard Goodall (1958 - )



Paul Fey (1998 - )



MQ







MQ


28 April

Easter 5

 

Prelude
Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring


Anthems
The Call
O Taste and See


Postlude
Rondo in G



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



John Bull (1562 - 1628)



MQ








MQ



 

May

 

5 May

Easter 5

 

Prelude
Basse et Dessus de Trompette


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Greater Love


Communion motet
A New Commandment


Postlude
Marche Triomphale



Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749)







John Ireland (1879 - 1962)



arr. Michael Deasey



Théodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



MQ















AH


12 May

Sunday after Ascension
Mothers' Day

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise!'


Anthem
God is Gone Up


Postlude
Heut' triumphiret Gottes Sohn BWV 630



Malcolm Archer (1952 - )



Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)



J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



AH







MQ


19 May

Pentecost

Prelude
Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist 


Anthems
Every time I feel the Spirit
God is Gone Up (repeat request)


Postlude
Toccata on 'Come, Holy Spirit'



Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)



W.L. Dawson (1899 - 1990)
Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)



Paul Fey (1998 - )



AH








MQ


26 May

Trinity

Prelude
Chorale Prelude on 'Amazing Grace'


Anthem
I saw the Lord


Postlude
Celebration on 'Holy, Holy, Holy, Blessed Trinity!'



Andrei Hadap



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



Rhonda Furr (1953 - )



AH







MQ



 

June

 

2 June

Pentecost 2

 

Prelude
Prélude


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Communion motet
Thou knowest Lord


Postlude
Improvisation on the 'Te Deum'



Theodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)







Maurice Bevan (1921 - 2006)



Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)



Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939)



AH















MQ


9 June

Pentecost 3

Prelude
Variations on Lobe den Herren 


Anthem
Locus Iste


Postlude
Trio Super Lobe den Herren
canto fermo in Pedale



Paul Fey (1998 - )



Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)



Andrei Hadap




MQ







AH



16 June

Pentecost 4 - Memorial Service

 

Prelude
Cantilène religieuse


Anthems
I saw the Lord
God is Gone Up


Postlude
Now Thank We All Our God 



Theodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



John Stainer (1840 - 1901)
Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)



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



AH








MQ


23 June

Pentecost 5

 

Prelude
Andante Cantabile (3rd Movt) from Symphony Op. 13 No.4


Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude
Prelude in Classic Style



Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937)



Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)



Gordon Young (1919 - 1998)



AH







MQ


30 June

Pentecost 6

 

Prelude
Prière


Anthem
Panis Angelicus


Postlude
Toccata



Theodore Dubois (1837 - 1924)



César Franck (1822 - 1890)



Eugène Gigout (1844 - 1925)



AH







AH



 

July

 

7 July

Pentecost 7

 

Prelude
Préambule 


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Lead me Lord


Communion motet
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Marche-Sortie



Louis Vierne (1870-1937)







S Wesley (1810 - 1876)



Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



AH















AH


14 July

Pentecost 8

Prelude
Lied 


Anthem
How lovely are the Messengers


Postlude
Marche des Marseillois pour le 14 juillet 



Louis Vierne (1870-1937)



Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Claude Balbastre (1724 - 1799)



AH







MQ


21 July

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude
Clarinet Meditation


Anthem
O Saviour of the World


Postlude
Trio Super Be Thou My Vision, il canto fermo nel Pedale



Paul Fey (1998 - )



John Goss (1800 - 1880)



Andrei Hadap



MQ







AH


28 July

Pentecost 10

 

Prelude
Interlude


Anthem
How lovely are thy dwellings fair


Postlude
Tuba Tune in D



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



J Brahms (1833 - 1897)



C. S. Lang (1891 - 1971)



AH







MQ



 

August

 

4 August

Pentecost 11

 

Prelude
Voluntary No. 8 in D minor


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Wash me throughly


Communion motet
Ave verum corpus


Postlude
Toccata



John Stanley (1712 - 1786)







S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876)



W A Mozart (1756 - 91)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



MQ















AH


11 August

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude
Meditation on Abide with Me


Anthem
Psalm 130


Postlude
Festive Trumpet Tune



Andrei Hadap



Chant: Purcell



David German (1954 - )



AH







MQ


18 August

Pentecost 13

 

Prelude
Prelude on 'Let us break bread together'


Anthem
Turn back O Man
Psalm 130


Postlude
Trio Super Lobe den Herren
canto fermo in Pedale



Charles Callahan (1951 - 2023)



Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

Chant: Purcell


Andrei Hadap




MQ








AH



25 August

Pentecost 14

 

Prelude
Rêverie


Anthem
Zadok the Priest


Postlude
Grand Chœur



Louis Vierne (1870-1937)



G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759)



Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)



AH







MQ



 

September

 

1 September

Pentecost 15 - Fathers' Day

 

Prelude
Dutch Meditation on 'Abide with Me'


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
The heavens are telling


Communion motet
A Gaelic Blessing


Postlude
Carillon (Book 2, No 9)



Paul Fey (1998 - )







Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809)



John Rutter (1945 - )



Louis Vierne (1870-1937)



MQ















AH


8 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659


Anthem
Let us with a gladsome mind


Postlude
Commemoration March



 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) 



Alan Ridout (1934 - 1996)



Frederick Scotson Clark (1840 - 1883



AH







MQ


15 September

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude
Elegy on a Theme of Holst: Thaxted


Anthem
For the Beauty of the Earth


Postlude
Voluntary Op. 6 No. 2



Deagan Jones (2022)



John Rutter (1945 - )



Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)



MQ







AH


22 September - NO CHOIR

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude
Voluntary in A minor 


Anthem
No choir due to the St Luke Passion in the afternoon


Postlude
La Romanesca



Anonymous (18th century)







Antonio Valente (c. 1530 - 1580)



MQ







MQ


29 September

Pentecost 19

 

Prelude
'Allemande' and 'Gigue' from French Suite No. 6 BWV 817


Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Thou visitest the earth


Communion motet
A Gaelic Blessing


Postlude
Mohrentanz



 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)







Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755)



John Rutter (1945 - )



Tielman Susato (c.1510 - 1570)



AH















MQ



 

October

 

6 October - Blessing of the Animals

Pentecost 20

 

Prelude
Le Cygne [The Swan]
from the 'Carnival of the Animals'


Anthem
All Creatures of our God and King


Postlude
La Poule [The Chook]



C. Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)




George Oldroyd (1887 - 1956)



Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)



MQ








AH


13 October - Holy Communion

Pentecost 21

 

Prelude



Anthem
There's a wideness in God's mercy


Communion motet
God so loved the World


Postlude








Maurice Bevan (1921 - 2006)



John Goss (1800 - 1880)






















20 October

Pentecost 22

 

Prelude



Anthem
Teach me, O Lord
Beati quorum via


Postlude








Thomas Attwood (1765 - 1838)
Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



















27 October

Pentecost 23

 

Prelude


Anthem
O Saviour of the World


Postlude







John Goss (1800 - 1880)


















 

November

 

3 November

All Saints' Sunday

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Give us the wings of faith


Communion motet
And I saw a new heaven


Postlude












Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979)



Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)


























10 November

Pentecost 25

 
Prelude



Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude








Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)


















17 November

Sunday after Remembrance Day
Kirkin' o' the Tartans & Scottish Regiment

 

Prelude



Anthem
Greater Love
The Kirkin' o' the Tartan


Postlude
Bagpipes







John Ireland (1879 - 1962)
arranged by Mark Quarmby



















24 November

Christ the King

 
Prelude



Anthem
Let all the World


Postlude
Bagpipes







Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)



















 

December

 

1 December

Advent 1 - Holy Communion

 

Prelude


Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Sleepers Wake


Communion Motet
Es ist ein' Ros'


Postlude











Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)



Michaël Prætorius (1571–1621)

























8 December

Advent 2 - Greening the Church TBC

 
Prelude



Anthem
Deck the Halls


Postlude
Bagpipes







arr. Mark Hanson


















15 December

Advent 3

 

Prelude



Anthem
Rejoice in the Lord Alway


Postlude








Henry Purcell (1885 - 1695)


















22 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


22 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

























29 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 2024 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