Service Music List for 2026
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Mark QuarmbyDirector of Music |
Huw Bellling |
Andrei Hadap |
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 2026 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.
For previous years' music lists, please click on the years below:
January
4 January - no choir |
Christmas 2 |
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11 January - no choir |
Baptism of Jesus |
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18 January - no choir |
Epiphany 2 |
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25 January - no choir |
Epiphany 3 |
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February
1 February - Messiah Choir |
Epiphany 4 |
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Prelude |
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) |
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8 February |
Epiphany 5 |
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| Prelude Voluntary in F Op. 5, No.5 Anthem Lead me Lord A New Commandment Postlude Chaconne in E minor, BuxWV 160 |
Robert Broderip (c.1758 - 1808) S Wesley (1810 - 1876) arr. Michael Deasey Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) |
MQ AH |
15 February |
Transfiguration |
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| Prelude Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 Anthem Christ is the World's true light Postlude Improvisation on the 'Te Deum' |
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) W.K. Stanton (1891 - 1978) Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939) |
AH MQ |
22 February |
Lent 1 |
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| Prelude Sarabande with Variations in D minor HWV 437 Anthem Wash me throughly Postlude Allegro moderato, e serioso from Organ Sonata No. 1 |
G. F. Handel (1685 -1759) S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
MQ AH |
March
1 March |
Lent 2 |
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| Prelude Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem If ye love me Communion God so loved the World Postlude Adagio in G minor |
Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585) John Stainer (1840 - 1901) Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751) arr. Rollin Smith |
AH MQ |
8 March |
Lent 3 |
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| Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 633 Anthems Surely He hath borne our griefs and sorrows Postlude Postlude Op. 43, No. 46 |
J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759) Édouard Batiste (1820-1876) |
MQ AH |
15 March |
Lent 4 |
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| Prelude Prelude in E minor (arr. Franz Liszt) Anthem Psalm 23 - The Lord is My Shepherd Postlude Fantasia in G minor BWV 542 |
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AH MQ |
22 March |
Lent 5 |
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| Prelude Clair de lune Anthem Out of the deep Psalm chant 130 Postlude "Moderato" from Voluntary Op. 6 No. 3 |
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) arr. Harry Dexter Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) |
MQ AH |
29 March |
Palm Sunday |
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| Prelude Prelude on St Theodulph Anthem Processional to Calvary - Fling Wide the Gates Postlude Fanfare on 'Valet will ich dir geben' |
Malcolm Archer (1952 - ) John Stainer (1840 - 1901) Dale Wood (1934 - 2003) |
MQ MQ |
April
3 April |
Good Friday |
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| Prelude 'Were you there?' Anthem Kyrie Surely He hath borne our griefs and sorrows Stabat Mater Dolorosa (from Stabat Mater) Postlude "Funeral March" from Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 |
Dale Wood (1934 - 2003) Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986) G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759) Giovanni Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) arr. W. T. Best |
MQ AH |
5 April |
Easter Day |
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| Prelude Rondeau Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem Easter Hymn Blessed be the God and Father Communion motet God so loved the World Postlude Toccata (Symphony No. 5) |
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682 - 1738) Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945) S.S. Wesley (1810 - 1876) John Stainer (1840 - 1901) Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937) (arr. Richard Proulx) |
AH + brass MQ + brass |
12 April |
Easter 2 |
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| Prelude Chanson de Matin Anthem The strife is o'er Postlude Carillon de Westminster |
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Henry Ley (1887 - 1962) Louis Vierne (1890 - 1937) |
MQ AH |
19 April |
Easter 3 |
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| Prelude Jesu, Joy of man's desiring Anthem O for a closer walk with God Postlude Chorale Prelude on the Easter Hymn 'The Strife is O'er' |
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AH MQ |
26 April |
Easter 4 |
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| Prelude Anthem Flocks in pastures green abiding Postlude |
J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) |
May
3 May |
Easter 5 |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem How lovely are thy dwellings fair Communion motet O Taste and See Postlude |
J Brahms (1833 - 1897) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) |
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10 May |
Easter 6 |
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| Prelude Anthem Jubilate in B flat Postlude |
Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924) |
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17 May |
Sunday after Ascension |
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| Prelude Anthem O Clap your hands Postlude |
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) |
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24 May |
Pentecost |
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| Prelude Anthem Grieve not the Holy Spirit Postlude |
T Tertius Noble (1867 - 1953) |
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31 May |
Trinity |
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| Prelude Anthem I saw the Lord Postlude |
John Stainer (1840 - 1901) |
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June
7 June |
Pentecost 2 |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem Rejoice in the Lord Communion motet Just as I am Postlude |
Andrei Hadap John Maunder (1858 - 1920) |
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14 June |
Pentecost 3 |
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| Prelude Anthem How lovely are the Messengers Postlude |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
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21 June |
Pentecost 4 |
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| Prelude Anthem Magnificat in D Postlude |
George Dyson (1883 - 1964) |
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28 June |
Pentecost 5 |
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| Prelude Anthem Laudate Dominum Postlude |
W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
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July
5 July |
Pentecost 6 |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem Lead me Lord Communion motet The Lord Bless You and Keep You Postlude |
S Wesley (1810 - 1876) John Rutter (1945 - ) |
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12 July |
Pentecost 7 |
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| Prelude Anthem Hear my Prayer Postlude |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
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19 July |
Pentecost 8 |
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| Prelude Anthem I waited for the Lord Postlude |
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
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26 July |
Pentecost 9 |
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| Prelude Anthem Jesu, joy of man's desiring Postlude |
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) |
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August
2 August |
Pentecost 10 |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem Lord, I trust thee Communion motet Thou knowest Lord Postlude |
G. F. Handel (1685 - 1759) Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
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9 August |
Pentecost 11 |
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| Prelude Anthem O for a closer walk with God Postlude |
Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924) |
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16 August |
Pentecost 12 |
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| Prelude Anthem Give us the wings of faith Postlude |
Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979) |
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23 August |
Pentecost 13 |
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| Prelude Anthem Greater Love Postlude |
ohn Ireland (1879 - 1962) |
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30 August |
Pentecost 14 |
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| Prelude Anthem Dear Lord and Father of Mankind Postlude |
Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918) |
September
6 September |
Pentecost 15 - Fathers' Day |
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Prelude |
John Rutter (1945 - ) John Rutter (1945 - ) |
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13 September |
Pentecost 16 |
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Prelude |
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20 September |
Pentecost 17 |
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Prelude |
Alan Ridout (1934 - 1996) |
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27 September |
Pentecost 18 |
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Prelude |
John Rutter (1945 - ) |
October
4 October |
Pentecost 19 |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem All Creatures of our God and King Communion motet Postlude |
George Oldroyd (1887 - 1956) |
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11 October |
Pentecost 20 |
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| Prelude Anthem Postlude |
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18 October |
Pentecost 21 |
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25 October |
Pentecost 22 |
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| Prelude Anthem Postlude |
November
1 November |
All Saints' Sunday |
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| Prelude Communion setting Dudman + Matthias Anthem And I saw a new heaven Communion motet Postlude |
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8 November |
Pentecost 21 |
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| Prelude Anthem Postlude |
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15 November |
Sunday after Remembrance Day |
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| Prelude Anthem Postlude Bagpipes |
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22 November |
Christ the King |
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| Prelude Anthem Postlude Bagpipes |
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29 November |
Advent 1 |
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| Prelude Anthem Kirkin' o' the Tartans Postlude Bagpipes |
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December
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Mark QuarmbyDirector of Music |
Huw Bellling |
Andrei Hadap |
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 |



