Come sing with us!
St. Thomas has several choirs – The “St. Thomas Choir” sings on Sunday mornings, and rehearses every Wednesday afternoon. The “Evensong Choir” sings 6 or so services of choral evensong through the year. And the “Cherub Choir” sings about monthly for our worship during the academic year, and rehearses on Wednesday afternoons.
What follows is information about the St. Thomas Choir. Come sing with us!
St. Thomas Choir
Rehearsal Schedule
5:00-6:30 most Wednesdays, Pentecost-Easter morning
We support the music at all 9:30 Sunday morning services while we are in season, as well as special services, such as Christmas Eve, Good Friday, etc. We also occasionally sing for funerals.
Music Schedule
December Hymn of the month: “Awake! awake and greet the new morn”
Dec 1, Advent 1C
Anthem: Savior of the nations, come
Dec 8, Advent 2C
Anthem: Rejoice, rejoice believers
Dec 8, Advent Lessons and Carols
Anthems: Adam Lay Ybounden, Ireland
Nunc Dimittis, from Evening Service in E-flat, Healey Willan
Dec 15, Advent 3C
Anthem: Lord, we beseech thee
Dec 22, Advent 4C
Zoom to 43:00 for the “Cherry Tree Carol”
Dec 24, 8/10 pm
Prelude:
Anthem: “Love has come”
Zoom to 1:00:00
St. Thomas Evensong Choir
Evensong schedule 2024-25
Service dates:
Oct 20, Nov 17, Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 16
Services on Sundays at 5:30. Call 4:30
Rehearsals vary – as noted under each service
November 17, Hilda of Whitby (18 Nov)
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, 12 5:30-6:30
Officiant: Jonah Kendall
Readings: Proverbs 6:20-23, Eph 4:1-6, Matthew 19:27-29
Voluntaries: Dupre 2nd verset des psaumes, J Stuart Archer Improvisation on Blaenwern
Responses: St. James Service – Powell SJMP
Anthem: “O for a closer walk with God,” CV Stanford, box 65
Service: King’s College service, L’Estrange
Psalm 113
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sCuhC0I7ufzwgt72pk4niIunfprs_rngGPEatkIT528/edit?usp=sharing
Hymns: 36 “O gladsome light, O grace”
January 19, Cecilia of Rome (21 Jan or 22 Nov)
Rehearsals: Wednesdays, Jan 8, 15, 6:30-7:30
Officiant
Readings: Azariah 1:28-34, 52-59, 68, Revelation 15:1-4, Luke 10:38-42
Voluntaries
Responses: Nardone
Anthem: “Hymn to St. Cecelia,” Proulx GIA
Service: Willan in E-flat
Psalm 150
Hymns: 30 “O Trinity of blessed light,”
February 16, Charles Todd Quintard (16 Feb)
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, Jan 28, Feb 4, 11, 6:15-7:15
Officiant
Readings: Sirach 34:14-19, Romans 14:10-13, Luke 14:15-24
Voluntaries
Responses: Thévenot
Anthem: “We give thanks to the Son,” Malcolm Archer
Service: Prescott Canticles, Carson Cooman Selah Pub.
Psalm 94:2-15
Hymns:
March 16, St. Patrick (17 Mar)
Rehearsals
Officiant
Readings: Ezekiel 36:33-38, 1 Thess 2:2b-12, Mt 28:16-20
Voluntaries
Responses: Ayleward
Anthem: “Be thou my vision,” Bob Chilcott
Service: Wood in E-flat No. 2
Psalm 97:1-2, 7-12
Hymns: 34 Innisfree Farm, 370 “I bind unto myself today”