Engagements

VOLUNTARY: Purcell Adbelazer Suite, Z. 570: ii. Rondeau
INTROIT: Tavener Rocking
RESPONSES: Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013)
PSALM: 117 (Purcell)
READINGS: John VII: 1-13; 14-24
CANTICLES: Moeran in D
ANTHEM: Tavener Sweet was the song
HYMN: 48 (Stuttgart)
VOLUNTARY: John Rutter (Clare 1963) Toccata in 7

SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2026, 7.30 P.M.
ELY CATHEDRAL
Tickets £5–40 : www.elycathedral.org
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
WAR REQUIEM, OP. 66
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Ed Lyon, tenor
Gareth Brynmor John, bass
Cambridge Chapel Choirs of Gonville & Caius, Selwyn, Jesus and Clare Colleges
Choristers of Jesus College
St Catharine’s College Girls’ Choir
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
Britten Sinfonia
Ludovic Morlot, conductor

VOLUNTARY Duruflé Prelude sur l’introit de l’Epiphanie, Op. 6
INTROIT Traditional (c. 1450) Nowell, nowell! Out of your sleep
HYMN 47 (Dix, arr. Graham Ross (Clare 2003))
Reading Genesis 12: 1–9
CAROL Traditional (c. 1420) Ther is no rose of swych vertu
READING Isaiah LX: 1–7
ANTHEM Trad. Basque, arr. Jim Clements Gabriel’s Message 
READING Psalm 72: 10–15
ANTHEM Traditional When righteous Joseph wedded was 
READING Matthew II: 1–6
ANTHEM Traditional, arr. John Rutter (Clare 1963) The holly and the ivy 
READING Matthew II: 7–12
CAROL Cecilia McDowall The Magi 
READING Revelation VII: 9–17
CAROL Traditional (c. 1300), arr. Carol Barnett Angelus ad Virginem
PREACHER The Rev’d Dr Arabella Milbank
CAROL Traditional (1328), arr. Pearsall In dulci jubilo
HYMN 52 (Was lebet, arr. Graham Ross)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach In dulci jubilo, BWV 729

VOLUNTARY Stanford Six short preludes and postludes, Op. 101: i. Allegretto in F
INTROIT Berkeley I sing of a maiden
RESPONSES plainsong
PSALM 134 (Tallis)
READINGS John VII: 25–44; 45–52
CANTICLES Ireland in F
ANTHEM Ireland Greater love hath no man
HYMN 54 (Illsley)
VOLUNTARY Ireland Elegy

VOLUNTARY Duruflé Chant donné en Hommage à Jean Gallon
INTROIT Vivek Haria Lord, I cry unto thee 
RESPONSES plainsong
PSALM 141 (Taylor)
READINGS John VII: 53–VIII: 11; John VIII: 12–20
CANTICLES Brewer in D
ANTHEM Mouton Nesciens mater
HYMN 51 (Redhead)
VOLUNTARY Duruflé Meditation

VOLUNTARY Gibbons A Fancy
INTROIT Wylkynson Jesus autem transiens
RESPONSES plainsong
PSALM 27: 1–12 (Turle; Hylton Stewart)
CANTICLES Fayrfax Magnificat Regale; Tye Lord, let thy servant now depart
ANTHEM Cornysh Ave Maria, Mater Dei
PREACHER The Rev’d Professor Andrew Atherstone
HYMNS 484 (t. 167 Aurelia);
55 (Crüger, arr. Graham Ross (Clare 2003))
VOLUNTARY Gibbons Fantasy

VOLUNTARY Stanford Six short preludes and postludes, Op. 101: vi. Andante con moto
INTROIT Ola Gjeilo Northern Lights
RESPONSES Ben de Souza
PSALM 9: 1–8 (Crotch)
READINGS John VIII: 21–30; 31–47
CANTICLES Stanford in B flat
ANTHEM Paulus The road home
HYMN 57 (Dundee)
VOLUNTARY Vaughan Williams Rhosymedre

Please note that there will be no service in Chapel today.

VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662
INTROIT traditional Westron wynde
MASS Taverner The Western Wind
ANTHEM Tallis Spem in alium
PREACHER The Rev’d Professor Nicholas Sagovsky
HYMNS 456 (Sandys); 271 (Hyfrydol)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 663

VOLUNTARY Nkeiru Okoye Dusk
INTROIT Ken Burton Rest
RESPONSES Smith
PSALM 33 (Randall)
READINGS John VIII: 48–53; 54–59
CANTICLES Batten Fourth Service
ANTHEM Ghislaine Reece-Trapp Amazing grace
HYMN 247 (Nunc dimittis)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664

VOLUNTARY Tallis Gloria tibi trinitas
INTROIT Tavener Hymn to the Mother of God
RESPONSES Smith
PSALM 18 (Turle)
READINGS John IX: 1–12; 13–25
CANTICLES Byrd Second Service
ANTHEM Howells Like as the hart
HYMN 475 (Darwall’s 148th)
VOLUNTARY Byrd Ave Maria

VOLUNTARY Byrd Verse
INTROIT Stravinsky The dove descending
RESPONSES Smith
PSALM 84 (How (Clare 1949))
CANTICLES Humfrey in e 
ANTHEM Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
i. Easter
ii. I got me flowers
iii. Love bade me welcome
iv. The call
v. Antiphon
PREACHER The Rev’d Dr David Hoyle
HYMNS 394 (Luckington); 373 (Coe Fen) ‡
VOLUNTARY Stravinsky arr. Perfect Tango for Piano

VOLUNTARY Walton Elegy
INTROIT Parsons Credo quod redemptor
RESPONSES Ebdon
PSALM 50 (Woodward)
READINGS John IX: 26–34; 35–41
CANTICLES Mathias Jesus Service
ANTHEM Walton Set me as a seal upon thine heart
HYMN 337 (Martyrdom)
VOLUNTARY Langlais Legende pour une saint, Op. 6, No. 17

INTROIT Walton A litany
PSALM 51 (Allegri Miserere)
THE LENT PROSE plainsong
READING Matthew IV: 1–11
HYMN 67 (Aus der tiefe)

VOLUNTARY Frescobaldi Canzona
INTROIT Bruckner Locus iste
RESPONSES Ebdon
PSALM 61 (Bairstow)
READINGS John X: 1–10; 11–21
CANTICLES Héloïse Werner (Clare 2010) Magnificat; Victoria Nunc dimittis a 4
ANTHEM Bruckner Christus factus est
HYMN 160 (t. 190 (Coelites plaudant))
VOLUNTARY Langlais Hommage à Frescobaldi: viii. Épilogue

VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
INTROIT Nystedt Immortal Bach
RESPONSES Ebdon
PSALM 119: 1–16 (Atkins)
CANTICLE Durante Magnificat in B flat
CANTATA J. S. Bach Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150:
i. Sinfonia
ii. Chorus: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
iii. Aria (soprano): Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnügt
iv. Chorus: Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit
v. Aria (alto, tenor, bass): Zedern müssen von den Winden
vi. Chorus: Meine Augen sehen stets zu dem Herrn
vii. Chorale (ciaccona): Meine Tage in dem Leide
PREACHER Professor Douglas Hedley
HYMNS 205 (Westminster Abbey); 333 (Michael, arr. John Rutter (Clare 1964)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Fuga in g, BWV 131a

VOLUNTARY Leighton Aus der Tiefe, Op. 72
INTROIT Ireland Ex ore innocentium
RESPONSES Cecilia McDowall
PSALM 74 (Garrett; Noble)
READINGS John X: 22–30; 31–42
CANTICLES Dewberry (Clare 1843) in E flat
ANTHEM Stainer God so loved the world
HYMN 64 (Abridge)
VOLUNTARY Peeters Postludium

VOLUNTARY Brahms O welt ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
INTROIT Bonis Tantum ergo
RESPONSES Cecilia McDowall
PSALM 142 (Barnaby)
READINGS John XI: 1–16; 17–44
CANTICLES Rusca Magnificat sesto tono à 8; plainsong Nunc dimittis
ANTHEM Bairstow The Lamentation
HYMN 75 (Innsbruck)
VOLUNTARY Reger Passion, Op. 145

VOLUNTARY Brahms 11 Choral Preludes, Op. 122: v. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
INTROIT Farrenc Ô Père qu’adore mon Père
RESPONSES Cecilia McDowall
PSALM 121 (Walford Davies)
CANTICLES Beach in A
ANTHEM Brahms Warum ist das Licht gegeben
PREACHER Professor Simon Gathercole
HYMNS 468 (Marching); 435 (St Gertrude)
VOLUNTARY C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue in d

VOLUNTARY Sigurður Sævarsson Tears of Stone
INTROIT Duruflé Ubi caritas
RESPONSES Leighton
PSALM 53 (Stanford)
READINGS John XI: 45–55; John XII: 1–11
CANTICLES Sigurður Sævarsson
ANTHEM Cardoso Nos autem gloriari
HYMN 76 (Breslau)
VOLUNTARY Alain Le jardin suspendu, JA 71

INTROIT Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson Ave Maria
PSALM 4
READING Matthew XI: 25–30
ANTHEM Tarik O’Regan Care charminge Sleepe

VOLUNTARY Bankole (Clare 1961) Toccata
INTROIT Bankole (Clare 1961) Òrìșà bí òfun kò sí 
RESPONSES Leighton
PSALM 71 (Gray; Silorn)
READINGS John XII: 12–19; 20–36
CANTICLES Blair in b
ANTHEM Bankole (Clare 1961) Adura fun Alafia (Prayer for Peace)
HYMN 82 (Song 46)
VOLUNTARY Bankole (Clare 1961) Fugue

VOLUNTARY Demessieux Attende Domine
INTROIT Graham Ross (Clare 2003) Secret Music
RESPONSES Leighton
PSALM 46 (adapt. from Luther)
CANTICLES Denis Browne (Clare 1911) in A 
ANTHEM Giles Swayne The Dug-Out
PREACHER Professor Michael Hurley
HYMNS 423 (O waly waly); 376 (Kingsfold)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Fuga sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733

TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2026, 7.45 P.M.
GREAT HALL, CLARE COLLEGE
Tickets £20 (£10 students) : www.adcticketing.com
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
SINFONIETTA, OP. 1
REJOICE IN THE LAMB, OP. 30 (orch. IMOGEN HOLST)
ST NICOLAS, OP. 42
Instrumentalists from across Cambridge University and the Choir of Clare College,
Cambridge perform three of Britten’s masterpieces, marking 50 years after the
composer’s death in 1976. His first published work, Sinfonietta, and his setting of
Christopher Smart’s extraordinary poem Rejoice in the Lamb, preface a performance of
his 1948 cantata on the legendary life of St Nicolas.

Andrew Staples, tenor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Instrumentalists from Cambridge University
Graham Ross, conductor

VOLUNTARY Byrd My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
INTROIT Gibbons Drop, drop, slow tears
RESPONSES Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013)
PSALM 114 (anon.)
READINGS John XII: 37–41; 42–50
CANTICLES Ives Edington Service
ANTHEM Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013) Now the day is over 
HYMN 443 (Gopsal)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529: i. Allegro

VOLUNTARY Alain Chant donnée, JA 37
INTROIT Luca Zucchi (Clare 2021) Drop, drop, slow tears
RESPONSES Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013) *
PSALM 23 (Turle)
CANTICLES Graham Ross (Clare 2003) Clare Service
ANTHEM Nico Muhly Reaching Farther (world premiere)
PREACHER The Dean
HYMNS 77 (University); 466 (Moscow)
VOLUNTARY Graham Ross (Clare 2003) Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir

VOLUNTARY Ireland Sursum corda
INTROIT Arvo Pärt Bogoroditse Dyevo
RESPONSES Smith
PSALM 80 (Holden)
READINGS John XIII: 1–17; 18–30
CANTICLES Arvo Pärt
ANTHEM Arvo Pärt The Deer’s Cry
HYMN 159 (St Patrick’s Breastplate)
VOLUNTARY Stanford Six short preludes and postludes, Op. 101: v. Andante maestoso in G

VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529: ii. Largo
INTROIT Tchaikovsky The Crown of Roses (Legend)
RESPONSES Smith
PSALM 1 (Ley)
READINGS John XIII: 31–38; John XIV 1–14
CANTICLES Howells Collegium Regale
ANTHEM Byrd Ne irascaris, Domine & Civitas sancti tui
HYMN 467 (Wiltshire)
VOLUNTARY J. S. Bach Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529: iii. Allegro

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS SERVICE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

VOLUNTARY Britten Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria
INTROIT Matthew Martin Haec dies 
TE DEUM Britten in C
ANTHEM Howells The fear of the Lord 
HYMN 427 (Laudate Dominum)
VOLUNTARY Howells Paean