Service Music List for 2025
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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:
January
5 January - no choir |
Christmas 2 |
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12 January - no choir |
Baptism of Jesus |
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| Prelude Improvisation on 'What Child Is This?' Postlude Festive Toccata |
Andrei Hadap Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) |
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19 January - no choir |
Epiphany 2 |
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| Prelude Improvisation on 'Jesus Love Me' Postlude A Canonic Gigue on 'Be Thou My Vision' |
Andrei Hadap Andrei Hadap |
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26 January - no choir |
Epiphany 3 |
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Prelude |
Graeme Koehne AO (1956 - ) Colin Brumby (1933 - 2018) |
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February
2 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) J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) arr. Virgil Fox |
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9 February - Communion |
Epiphany 5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Prelude "Prelude and Kyrie" from Messe Chorale Anthem Hide not though thy face Postlude Fantasia in G minor BWV 542 |
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AH MQ |
23 March |
Lent 3 - visit of Solis Ensemble |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Prelude |
Tim Attride John Rutter (1945 - ) John Rutter (1945 - ) Louis Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869) |
MQ AH |
14 September |
Pentecost 14 |
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Prelude |
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AH MQ |
21 September |
Pentecost 15 |
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Prelude |
Florence Price (1887 - 1953) John Rutter (1945 - ) Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869) |
MQ AH |
28 September |
Pentecost 16 |
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Prelude |
Abdrei Hadap Johannes Haydn (1732 - 1809) Théodore Dubois (1837 - 1924) |
AH MQ |
October
5 October |
Pentecost 17 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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' |
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Navy Woodwind playing AH MQ |
9 November |
Pentecost 21 |
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| Prelude Jesu, joy of man's desiring Anthem And I saw a new heaven Postlude Marche Triomphale |
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MQ AH |
16 November |
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| Prelude Amazing Grace Mass setting Kyrie, Gloria and Sanctus Postlude Jazz ensemble |
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MQ Jazz band |
23 November |
Christ the King |
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| Prelude "Allegro Moderato" from Voluntary Op. 6 No. 1 Anthem Above all Praise Postlude Prelude in G BWV 568 |
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AH MQ |
30 November |
Advent 1 |
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| Prelude Meditation on 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' Anthems Zion hears her watchmen's voices Kirkin' of the Tartan Postlude Bagpipes |
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MQ Bagpipes |
December
7 December |
Advent 2 - Holy Communion |
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| 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' |
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AH MQ |
14 December |
Advent 3 - Greening the Church |
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| Prelude Anthem Deck the Halls Postlude |
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21 December |
Advent 4 |
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| Prelude Anthem The Angel Gabriel Postlude |
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24 December - 8pm |
Christmas Eve |
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| 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 |
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| Prelude Carols Postlude Toccata on 'Angels Song' |
Robert Parker |
Harp Brass and organ |
25 December |
Christmas Day |
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| Prelude Carols Postlude |
Harp |
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28 December - No Choir |
Christmas 1 |
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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 |



