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MUSIC at St. Barnabas
Pentecost 4 - June 20, 2010
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St Barnabas Day - June 13, 2010
  • Organ Preludes: Deck Thyself My Soul - J. S. Bach; Festival Sonata in E-flat - Mozart
  • Introit: I Will Go Unto the Altar - Willan
  • Anthem: Your Harps and Cymbals Sound - Handel
  • Solo: If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (“Messiah”) - Handel: Fiona Strachan
  • Organ Postlude: Chaconne - Couperin

Pentecost 2 - June 6, 2010
  • Organ Prelude: Christe Redemptor Omnium - Parry
  • Anthem: Grant Us Thy Peace - Mendelssohn
  • Organ Postlude: Chaconne - Couperin

Trinity Sunday - May 30, 2010
  • Organ Prelude: O God, Thou Faithful God - Brahms
  • Anthem: Holy, Holy, Holy - Handel
  • Solo: Green Pastures - Sanderson (Carlos Congote)
  • Organ Postlude: Verses from the Te Deum - 16th Cent. Anon

Pentecost - May 23, 2010
  • Organ Preludes: There Is A Spirit That Delights to Do No Evil - Rorem; Now We Pray to the Holy Spirit - Buxtehude
  • Anthem: May Thy Spirit Rest Upon Us - Gasparini
  • Solo: Green Pastures - Sanderson (Carlos Congote)
  • Organ Postlude: Little Prelude and Fugue in F - J. S. Bach

Easter 7 - May 16, 2010
  • Organ Preludes: Our Father Who Art in Heaven - J. S. Bac; h Dearest Jesu, We Are Here - Reger
  • Anthem Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - Handel
  • Organ Postlude: Voluntary in C - Purcell

Easter 6 - May 9, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Chorale Prelude on “Rhosymedre” - Vaughan Williams
  • Anthem: O Praise Ye the Lord - Parry
  • Communion: Flute music played by Fiona Strachan
  • Organ Postlude: Postludium - Peeters

Easter 4 - April 25, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Christ, You Are My Life - Walther; Andante - Mendelssohn
  • Anthem: Awake My Heart With Gladness - J. S. Bach
  • Solo: Draw Near to Me- J. S. Bach (Fiona Strachan)
  • Organ Postlude: Psalm Nineteen - Marcello

Easter Sunday April 4, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Fanfare - Purcell; Christ Lay in the Bonds of Death - J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: The Lord Is Risen - Mozart
  • Duet: Now Is Christ Risen - J. S. Bach (Fiona Strachan and Ross Hewitt)
  • Organ Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in F - Lübeck

Palm Sunday March 28, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: My Heart is Full of Longing - Brahms
  • Anthem: Ave Verum Mozart
  • Solo: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Messiah) - Handel; Carlos Congote
  • Organ Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in E minor - J. S. Bach

Sunday March 21, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Liturgical Prelude No. 1 – Oldroyd; Jesu, My Joy – J. S. Bach
  • Choir Presentation: Cantique de Jean Racine - Fauré; Stabat Mater - Schubert
  • Organ Postlude: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Walther

Sunday March 14, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Have Mercy Upon Me, O Lord – J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: Anthem I Will Lift Up My Eyes - Hobby
  • Duet Stabat Mater -Pergolesi (Fiona Strachan & Virginia Wright)
  • Postlude: Postlude Little Prelude and Fugue in G minor - J. S.Bach

Sunday March 7, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Two Liturgical Preludes - Oldroyd
  • Anthem: Therefore We, Before Him Bending - Roff
  • Postlude: Postlude I Will Praise Thee, O Lord My Strength - Marcello

Sunday February 28, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Have Mercy On Me, O Lord God - Walther; Ah, Holy Jesus - Brahms
  • Anthem: Anthem Hear Thou My Prayer, O Lord - Bissell
  • Postlude: Chaconne - Couperin

Sunday February 21, 2010

  • Anthem: Like as the Hart - Novello
  • Postlude: Toccata in A minor - Sweelinck

Sunday February 14, 2010

  • Organ Preludew: Andante - Mendelssohn, Dearest Jesu, We Are Here - J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: Two Short Anthems - Beach a) With Prayer and Supplication b) Peace I Leave You
  • Solo: I See the Love of God in Every River -Ouchterlony (Carlos Congote)
  • Postlude: Little Prelude and Fugue in F - J. S. Bach

Sunday February 7, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Chorale Prelude on “Melcombe” - Parry
  • Anthem: I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me - Bissell
  • Postlude: Toccata in E minor - Pachelbel

Sunday January 31, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: O God, Thou Faithful God -Brahms
  • Anthem: Cantate Domino - Pitoni
  • Solo To the Queen of Heaven- Dunhill (Fiona Strachan)
  • Postlude: Fugue in D minor - Cernohorsky

Sunday January 24, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Chorale Prelude on “Rhosymedre” - Vaughan Williams
  • Anthem: The Lamb - Younger
  • Postlude: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God - Marcello

Sunday January 17, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Praised Be Thou, Jesus Christ - J. S. Bach, We Three Kings - Rawsthorne
  • Anthem: The Shepherds’s Farewell - Berlioz
  • Postlude: Rigaudon - Campra

Sunday January 10, 2010

  • Organ Preludes: Now We Pray to the Holy Spirit - Buxtehude; Jesu, My Joy - J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: From the Eastern Mountains - Willan
  • Postlude: Cebell - Purcell

Sunday January 3, 2010

  • Organ Prelude: Sleep Well, O Child of Heaven - Guilmant
  • Anthem: Carol of the Birds Basque, Arr. Lorenz
  • Postlude: Sortie- Guilmant

Sunday December 20, 2009

  • Organ Prelude: All Our Hearts Await Thee - Peeters
  • Anthem: Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding - Thiman
  • Solo: Panis Angelicus -Franck
  • Postlude: Caprice Clérambault

Sunday December 13, 2009

  • Organ Prelude: Come, Saviour of the Gentiles - J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J. S. Bach
  • Postlude: Postludium - Peeters

Sunday November 29, 2009

  • Organ Prelude: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J. S. Bach
  • Anthem: The Angel Gabriel - Basque, arr. Pettman
  • Postlude:A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Walther

Sunday November 22, 2009

  • Organ Prelude: Christe Redemptor Omnium - Parry
  • Anthem: King of Glory, King of Peace - J. S. Bach
  • Solo: If With All Your Hearts - Mendelssohn
  • Postlude: Voluntary in A - Selby

 

The Organist
& Choirmaster

Dr. Eugene Gates has been organist and choirmaster of St. Barnabas Anglican Church for over 30 years. He received his musical education at Acadia University, McMaster University, University of Toronto and through additional study at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and in England. His principal organ teachers were E. F. Gmeiner, Edwin A. Collins and Douglas Bodle.

Eugene Gates is also on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, where he teaches organ, piano and history of music. He is also an examiner emeritus of that institution.

The Choir

St. Barnabas has a long tradition of good choral music. The choir consists of volunteers and four professional soloists/section leads. The choir's repertoire includes anthems and motets from every period of the church's song, oratorio choruses, plainsong and Anglican chant.

In addition to providing music for regular Sunday worship and special services, the choir presents an annual festival of lessons and carols during Advent, and a cantata or other extended choral work during Lent.

Rehearsals are held from September to June in the choir room on Thursday nights from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. New members are always welcome. Some music-reading ability is required.


   

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