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Songs of praise the angels sang


Songs of Praise in St Mary's Church, Banbury on Saturday, June 28th 2008 at 6 pm (rehearsal at 4 pm, followed by tea)

Banbury St Mary Director
Richard Goodall MA, ARCO
Director of Music
St Margaret's, Oxford


Organist
Cynthia Hall MA, FRCO
St Giles', Oxford



This event marks 300 years of continuous choral tradition at St Mary’s, and Banbury's 400th anniversary of becoming a mayoral town; James I granted its charter on June 28th 1608.

Come and sing rousing hymns and anthems, along with music by William Crotch (1775-1847), organist at St Mary's in the Georgian period. NB: Robes will not be worn.
MUSIC
Click on links in bold for free downloads. NB: Singers should bring their own copies of the anthems if at all possible, and indicate which they can provide on the booking form.

1) Songs of praise the angels sang (Northampton)
2) And did those feet (Jerusalem)
3) Comfort, O Lord (Crotch, 1775-1847)
4) Psalm 84 (Crotch in G)
5) Glorious things of thee are spoken (Austria)
6) Love divine (Blaenwern)
7) All my hope on God is founded (Michael)
8) Zadok the Priest – Handel (1685-1759)
9) O Jesus, I have promised (Wolvercote)
10) Now thank we all our God (Nun danket)
11) Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

Contact details: Tim Wimbush (01295 780555)

BOOKING FORM




COST: £5

BOOKING FORM


St Mary's, Banbury: interior

 



St Mary's Church
is a splendid Georgian church in the centre of Banbury, on the Horsefair: Map .

Banbury parking:
South Bar
North Bar
Horsefair
(all free after 6pm)
and off
Calthorpe Street
(Pay and Display & NCP: 24 hrs charge)

Extracts from the preface to
Songs of Praise

(Vaughan Williams)

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