Sundays@4 - Organ Vespers with Neil Cockburn, Director of Music
Sunday August 31 at 4pm in the Cathedral
Repertoire:
Rachel Laurin (1962-2023): Suite Brève Op. 6, No. 1: Prelude, Intermezzo, and Meditation
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Prelude in B Major, Op. 99
C.V. Stanford (1852-1924): Toccata, Op. 57
Hymns:
573 O Day of Peace
13 O Gladsome Light
363 My Soul Proclaims Your Glory, Lord (The Magnificat)
575 Let Streams of Living Justice
All of our 4pm Sunday services follow a familiar service format: either Choral Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer, or Evening Prayer from the Book of Alternative Services. There are versicles and responses ("O God make speed to save us," or "O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly"), readings from scripture - including psalms, canticles (e.g. the Magnificat), an affirmation of faith (usually one of the creeds), intercessions, and the Lord's Prayer. Week by week, we build the music around this familiar, repeating structure, according to one of the genres or styles in our rota.
Incense is used at all Sundays@4 services.