Performances

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