Service Music List for 2026




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 2026 Friday Music Concert Series please go here.

 

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

 

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January

 

4 January - no choir

Christmas 2

 
   

 

11 January - no choir

Baptism of Jesus

 
   

 

18 January - no choir

Epiphany 2

 
   

 

25 January - no choir

Epiphany 3

 
   

 


 

February

 

1 February - Messiah Choir

Epiphany 4

 

Prelude
The Harmonious Blacksmith Air & variations HWV 430


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


Postlude
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba



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)



AH










MQ


8 February

Epiphany 5

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

Prelude
Prelude in E minor (arr. Franz Liszt)


Anthem
Psalm 23 - The Lord is My Shepherd


Postlude
Fantasia in G minor BWV 542



Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)



Howard Goodall (1958 - )



J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



AH







MQ


22 March

Lent 5

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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'




J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)



Healy Willan (1880 - 1968)




AH







MQ



26 April

Easter 4

 

Prelude



Anthem
Flocks in pastures green abiding


Postlude








J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)



















 

May

 

3 May

Easter 5

 

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)


























10 May

Easter 6
Mothers' Day

 

Prelude



Anthem
Jubilate in B flat


Postlude








Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)


















17 May

Sunday after Ascension

Prelude



Anthem
O Clap your hands


Postlude








Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)


















24 May

Pentecost

Prelude



Anthem
Grieve not the Holy Spirit


Postlude








T Tertius Noble (1867 - 1953)


















31 May

Trinity

Prelude



Anthem
I saw the Lord


Postlude








John Stainer (1840 - 1901)



















 

June

 

7 June

Pentecost 2

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
Rejoice in the Lord


Communion motet
Just as I am


Postlude












Andrei Hadap



John Maunder (1858 - 1920)


























14 June

Pentecost 3

Prelude



Anthem
How lovely are the Messengers


Postlude








Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)


















21 June

Pentecost 4

 

Prelude



Anthem
Magnificat in D


Postlude








George Dyson (1883 - 1964)


















28 June

Pentecost 5

 

Prelude



Anthem
Laudate Dominum


Postlude








W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791)



















 

July

 

5 July

Pentecost 6

 

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 - )


























12 July

Pentecost 7

Prelude



Anthem
Hear my Prayer


Postlude








Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)


















19 July

Pentecost 8

 

Prelude



Anthem
I waited for the Lord


Postlude








Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)


















26 July

Pentecost 9

 

Prelude



Anthem
Jesu, joy of man's desiring


Postlude








J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)



















 

August

 

2 August

Pentecost 10

 

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)


























9 August

Pentecost 11

 

Prelude



Anthem
O for a closer walk with God


Postlude








Charles V Stanford (1852 - 1924)


















16 August

Pentecost 12

 

Prelude



Anthem
Give us the wings of faith


Postlude








Ernest Bullock (1879 - 1979)


















23 August

Pentecost 13

 

Prelude



Anthem
Greater Love


Postlude








ohn Ireland (1879 - 1962)


















30 August

Pentecost 14

 

Prelude



Anthem
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind


Postlude








Charles H.H. Parry (1848 - 1918)



















 

September

 

6 September

Pentecost 15 - Fathers' Day

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
For the Beauty of the Earth


Communion Motet
A Gaelic Blessing


Postlude












John Rutter (1945 - )



John Rutter (1945 - )


























13 September

Pentecost 16

 

Prelude



Anthem
The heavens are telling


Postlude








Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809)


















20 September

Pentecost 17

 

Prelude



Anthem
Let us with a gladsome mind


Postlude








Alan Ridout (1934 - 1996)


















27 September

Pentecost 18

 

Prelude



Anthem
All things bright and beautiful


Postlude








John Rutter (1945 - )



















 

October

 

4 October

Pentecost 19

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
All Creatures of our God and King


Communion motet



Postlude












George Oldroyd (1887 - 1956)






























11 October

Pentecost 20

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























18 October

Pentecost 21

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























25 October

Pentecost 22

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude




























 

November

 

1 November

All Saints' Sunday

 

Prelude



Communion setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem
And I saw a new heaven


Communion motet



Postlude












Edgar Bainton (1880- 1956)






























8 November

Pentecost 21

 
Prelude



Anthem



Postlude



























15 November

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

 

Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
Bagpipes


























22 November

Christ the King

 
Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
Bagpipes


























29 November

Advent 1
Kirkin' o' the Tartans & St Andrew's Day TBC

 
Prelude



Anthem
Kirkin' o' the Tartans


Postlude
Bagpipes







arranged by Mark Quarmby



















 

December

 

6 December

Advent 2 - Holy Communion

 

Prelude


Communion Setting
Dudman + Matthias


Anthem



Communion Motet



Postlude









































13 December

Advent 3 - Greening the Church TBC

 
Prelude



Anthem



Postlude
Bagpipes


























20 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

























27 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