Performances

There are no services in Chapel today as the Choir sings for the University Sermon at Great St Mary’s Church at 11.30 a.m.

VOLUNTARY  J.S. Bach Fugue in E flat, BWV 552
INTROIT  Glinka Cherubic Hymn
PREACHER  Rt Revd Dr Paul Swarup, Bishop of Delhi (Clare 1998)
ANTHEM  Francis Grier Adesto, Sancta Trinitas
VOLUNTARY  Hovland Toccata ‘Nu la oss takke Gud’

There is no service in Chapel today.

VOLUNTARY  Wood A Little Organ Book: ix. Andante
INTROIT  Dufay Gloria ad modum tubae
RESPONSES  Kerensa Briggs
PSALM  89: 1-19 (Battishill)
READINGS  John XIX: 16b-27; 28-42
CANTICLES  Graham Ross (Clare 2003) Clare Service
ANTHEM  Wood O thou, the central orb
HYMN  250 (Ellers)
VOLUNTARY  Parry A Little Organ Book: i. Tranquilly

VOLUNTARY  Stirling Moderato
INTROIT  Howells A Grace for 10 Downing Street
RESPONSES  Kerensa Briggs
PSALM  50: 1-15 (Henley)
READINGS  Psalm 150; Colossians I: 15-20
CANTICLES  Howells Westminster Service
ANTHEM  Maw One foot in Eden still, I stand
PREACHER  The Rev’d Julian Barker (Clare 1966)
HYMNS  206 (Harewood); 251 (Abends)
VOLUNTARY  Buxtehude Ciaconna in c, BuxWV 159

VOLUNTARY  J.S. Bach Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr, BWV 675
INTROIT  arr. Hogan The Battle of Jericho
RESPONSES  Matthew Martin
PSALM  89: 20-36 (Russell)
READINGS  John XX: 1-10; 11-18
CANTICLES  Murrill in E
ANTHEM  arr. Luboff Deep River
HYMN  375 (Lord of the Dance)
VOLUNTARY J.S. Bach Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr, BWV 715

VOLUNTARY  Byrd Pavan
INTROIT  Jamie W. Hall O sacrum convivium
RESPONSES  Matthew Martin
PSALM  89: 37-50 (Battishill; Battishill)
READINGS  John XX: 19-23; 24-31
CANTICLES  Morley Short Service
ANTHEM  Clemens non Papa Ego flos campi
HYMN  167 (Aurelia)
VOLUNTARY  Byrd Fortune

VOLUNTARY  Nkeiru Okoye Dusk
INTROIT  Caroline Shaw …and the swallow…
RESPONSES  Matthew Martin
PSALM  43 (Crotch; fauxbordons arr. Christopher Robinson)
READINGS  Hebrews I: 1-9; Hebrews IV: 9-16
CANTICLES  Héloise Werner (Clare 2010)
ANTHEM  Walton The Twelve
HYMN  378 (Bishopthorpe (St Paul’s)); 476 (Paderborn)
VOLUNTARY  Hovland Toccata ‘Nu la oss takee Gud’

VOLUNTARY  Tomkins A Sad Pavan for these distracted times
INTROIT  Simon Hall (Clare 2022) Lighten our darkness
RESPONSES  Joshua Pacey
PSALM  48 (Walmisley)
READINGS  John XXI: 1-6; 7-14
CANTICLES  Weelkes Magnificat ‘for trebles’  Josquin des Pres Nunc dimittis
ANTHEM  Vinders O mors inevitabilis
HYMN  346 (Richmond)
VOLUNTARY  Weelkes Voluntary

INTROIT  Sir John Rutter (Clare 1964) A Ukrainian Prayer
RESPONSES  Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013)
PSALM  89 (Battishill; Russell; Battishill; Russell)
READINGS  Judges VI: 1-16; Matthew V: 13-24
CANTICLES  Howells Westminster Service
ANTHEM  Nico Muhly Reaching Farther
HYMN  417 (Nun danket)
VOLUNTARY  Hovland Toccata ‘ Nu la oss takke Gud’

VOLUNTARY  Howells Psalm Prelude Set 1, Op.32: ii: But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth
INTROIT  Thiman
RESPONSES  Joshua Pacey (Clare 2013)
PSALM  62 (Boyce)
READINGS  John XXI: 15-19; 20-25
CANTICLES  Jackson in G
ANTHEM  Howells Te Deum Collegium Regale
HYMN  252 (St Clement)
VOLUNTARY  Jackson Fanfare

In celebration of the 700th anniversary of Clare College’s founding the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge present a special concert in Great Bardfield, the Essex village where Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady of Clare, signed the College Statutes on 26th March 1359. The Choir will perform a wide variety of music, including traditional carols and folk songs, classics of the choral repertoire, and recent compositions by current and former members of the College

Admission by ticket only.

This service is not open to members of the public.

STRIGGIO: MISSA ECCO SI BEATO GIORNO
TALLIS: SPEM IN ALIUM

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, UK
Coro Clairière, Lugano, Switzerland
Concerto Scirocco
Brunella Clerici & Graham Ross, conductors

Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Choral services resume on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 6.15 p.m.

STRIGGIO: MISSA ECCO SI BEATO GIORNO
TALLIS: SPEM IN ALIUM

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, UK
Clarière Choir, Lugano, Switzerland
Concerto Scirocco
Brunella Clerici & Graham Ross, conductors

Chiesa di San Fedele, Milan, Italy

STRIGGIO: MISSA ECCO SI BEATO GIORNO
TALLIS: SPEM IN ALIUM

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, UK
Coro Clairière, Lugano, Switzerland
Concerto Scirocco
Brunella Clerici & Graham Ross, conductors

LAC Laguna Arte e Cultura, Lugano, Switzerland

The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge return to the island of Ischia to perform in the Greek Theatre of La Mortella, the erstwhile home of 20th-century composer William Walton. The concert programme will include music by Walton, paired with traditional, popular, and seasonal choral favourites.