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Past events
Sunday 2 November 2008 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keyne
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Evensong - All Saintstide
Introit: O Quam Glorisum, Jacob Vaet
Canticles from Short Service in F, John Blow
Preces and Responses: setting by William Byrd
Psalm 145
Anthem: Beati mundo corde, William Byrd
Sunday 21 September 2008 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Evensong - St Matthew's Day
Canticles from Short Service, Adrian Batten
Psalm: 49
Preces and Responses, John Reading
Anthem: Justorium animae, William Byrd
Sunday 6 July 2008 at 4.00 pm
All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village, 
Milton Keynes
Evensong
Canticles from Short Service in F, John Blow
Preces and Responses,
John Reading
Psalm - tba
Introit: Almighty and everlasting God,
Orlando Gibbons
Anthem: Vidi speciosam, 
Tomas Luis de Victoria
Sunday 11 May 2008 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Service of Words and Music for Ascension, Pentecost & Trinity
Ascension
  O clap your hands together,
Orlando Gibbons
  Ascendens Christus in altum,
Tomas Luis de Victoria
Pentecost
  Loquebantur variis linguis, Thomas Tallis
  O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit, Thomas Tallis
Trinity
  Tibi laus, tibi gloria,
Peter Philips
  O lux beata Trinitas, Francisco Guerrero
  Benedicta sit, Tomas Luis de Victoria
Sunday 16 March 2008 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Evensong for Palm Sunday  
Canticles from the Short Service, Adrian Batten
Preces and Responses,
William Smith
Psalm 80
Introit: O Lord the Maker, William Mundy
Anthem: Hosanna to the Son of David, Thomas Weelkes
Saturday 9 February & 
Sunday 10 February 2008
Peterborough Cathedral

Visiting Choir

Saturday Evensong
Canticles (Saturday): from the Short Service, Adrian Batten
Responses (Saturday): William Smith
Evensong Anthem (Saturday): Miserere mei, William Byrd

Sunday Eucharist
Mass setting: Mass in 5 parts, William Byrd
Communion Motet: Ave verum corpus, William Byrd

Sunday Evensong
Canticles (Sunday): from the Short Service in F, John Blow
Responses (Sunday): Thomas Ebdon
Evensong Anthem (Sunday): Tristitia et anxietas, William Byrd

Sunday, 16 December 2007 at 5.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Carol Service

Quorum pieces
Hymn to the Virgin, Benjamin Britten
Virga Jesse floruit, Anton Bruckner
The Shepherd's Farewell, Hector Berlioz
In dulci Jubilo, Old German tune arranged by R.L.Pearsall

Traditional Carols

Sunday, 11 November 2007 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Evensong for Remembrance

Introit: I heard a voice, Thomas Tomkins
Psalm: 90
Canticles: John Blow
Anthem: Justorum animae, William Byrd

Sunday, 30 September 2007 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Words & Music Service in celebration of  St Michael and All Angels
Richard Dering, Factum est silentium
Tomas Luis de Victoria, Tibi Christe splendor patris
Tomas Luis de Victoria, Estote fortes in bello

 

Saturday and Sunday 25 & 26 August 2007
St Albans Cathedral

Visiting Choir

Saturday Evensong
Canticles: Second Service, Thomas Tomkins
Preces and Responses: Thomas Tomkins
Psalm 136
Anthem: Christopher Tye, Praise ye the Lord, ye Children

Sunday Sung Eucharist
William Byrd, 4 Part Mass
Anthem: William Byrd, Ave Verum Corpus

Sunday Evensong
Canticles: Short Service, Richard Ayleward
Preces and Responses: Richard Ayleward
Psalm 119
Anthem: Christopher Tye, O God be merciful unto us

 

Sunday, 29 July 2007 at 3.30 pm
St Martin's, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes

Vespers 
Sunday, 22 July 2007 at 6 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen,  Milton Keynes
Evensong in celebration of Mary Magdalene
Canticles: Second service, Thomas Tomkins
Preces and Responses, Thomas Tomkins
Psalm 63
Anthem: Francisco Guerrero, Maria Magdalene
Sunday, 1 April 2007
St Mary Magdalene, Willen 
Milton Keynes
Service for Holy Week
Lamentations, Padilla
Sunday, 25 March 2007 
Gloucester Cathedral

Visiting Choir

Choral Eucharist and Evensong 
Sunday, 25 February 2007
St Mary Magdalene, Willen 
Milton Keynes
Words and music for Lent (tbc)
Sunday 17 September 2006 at 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes 

 

Evensong

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: setting by Thomas Tomkins 
Anthem: tba

Sunday 11 June 2006 at 6.00 pm
St Mary's, Mursley
  

Evensong

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: setting by Thomas Tomkins 
Anthem: Tibi Laus, Peter Philips

Sunday, 2nd April 2006
Lichfield Cathedral 

Visiting Choir

10:30 am Sung Eucharist
3:30 pm Evensong
Saturday, 11th March 2006 7.30 pm 
St Thomas' Church, Simpson, Milton Keynes
   poster
Concert

Tomkins, When David Heard
Lobo, Missa Maria Magdalene, Kyrie & Gloria
Tallis, Verily, Verily I say unto you

Interval

Gibbons, Almighty and everlasting God
Lobo, Missa Maria Magdalene, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
Guerrero, O domine Jesu
Byrd, Ave Verum corpus

Sunday 18 December 2005  4 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
Carol Concert
Sunday 27th November, 2005  5 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
 
Advent service: words and music
M. Lauriden, O magnum mysterium
O. Lassus, Alma Redemptoris
O. Gibbons, This is the record of John
6Sunday 13th November 2005  6 pm
St Mary the Virgin, Mursley, Bucks
  
Sung Eucharist: Requiem for Remembrance
Thomas Tomkins, Burial Sentences
Henry Purcell, Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts
Sunday 16th October, 2005   6 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes
 
Evensong

Saturday - Sunday, 13-14th August, 2005
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 

Visiting Choir

Missa Simile est regnum caelorum, A. Lobo
Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis settings by Henry Purcell & Richard Ayleward

Anthems   
Verily, Verily, Thomas Tallis
Laudibus in Sanctis, William Byrd
Vidi Speciosam, Victoria
Picture of choir members

6 pm, Sunday 3rd July 2005
Cross and Stabl
e, Downs Barn, Milton Keynes
Service to celebrate 20th anniversary of the ordination of Rev Paul Smith
6 pm, Sunday 22nd May, 2005
St Nicholas, Little Horwood, Bucks  
Evensong
Canticles by Richard Ayleward
5 pm, Sunday 1st  May, 2005
St Mary's, Bletchley, Milton Keynes 
Evensong
5pm, Sunday 13th March, 2005
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes 
Evensong

Saturday - Sunday, 16-17th April, 2005
Lincoln Cathedral

Visiting Choir

Four weekend choral services

Picture of choir members

5pm, Sunday 13th February, 2005
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     
Evensong
6pm, Sunday 19th December, 2004
St Peter, Stoke Goldington 
Carol Service

Sunday 28th November, 2004 6 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     

Words and Music for Advent

Saturday - Sunday, 30-31 October, 2004
Ely Cathedral     

Visiting Choir

A. Lobo, Missa simile est regnum coelorum
Mag. & Nunc., settings by R. Ayleward and H. Purcell
Anthems by W. Byrd & R. Dering
photo of Quorum in Ely's Lady Chapel

Sunday 17th October, 2004 6 pm
All Saints, Ravenstone    

Choral Evensong

Richard Ayleward, Mag. & Nunc.
Richard Dering, Anthem:  Jubilate Deo universa terra

Sunday 26th September, 2004 6pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     

Choral Evensong
Celebration of 20th anniversary of Quorum

Henry Purcell, Mag. & Nunc. in B flat
Richard Dering, Jubilate Deo universa terra
Gibbons / Barnard, Responses

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Sunday, 13th June, 2004, 6:00pm
St Mary, Mursley     
Choral Evensong

Richard Ayleward, setting of Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis
William Mundy, Anthem: O Lord the maker of all things
Psalm 32

Sunday 16th May, 2004, 6:00 pm
St. Peter, Stoke Goldington     
Choral Evensong

Magnificat & Nunc Dimitis
Anthem

Sunday, 4th April 2004 7.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     map

Words and Music for Holy Week

Juan Gutierrez de Padilla - Lamentations
Juan Gutierrez de Padilla - Stabat Mater
Sunday, 7th March, 2004
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     map

Evensong for Second Sunday of Lent

Daniel Purcell - Magnificat & Nunc Dimitis
Thomas Weelkes - When David Heard
John Reading - Preces & Responses
Psalm 135

Sunday, 1st February 2004, 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     map

Evensong for Candelmas (the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple)

Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis
John Taverner - The Lamb

Saturday, 24th January, 2004, 2pm-5pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     map

Singing day with David Allinson

Padilla - Lamentations

Sunday, 21 December 2003 6.00 pm
St Peter, Gayhurst, Bucks     map

Carol Service

John Joubert - There is no rose of such virtue
Cristobal de Morales - Pastores dicite, quidman vidistis?
John Taverner - The Lamb
Sing Lullaby
Tomas Luis de Victoria - Magi viderunt stellam
Silent Night

Sunday, 9th November 2003, 6.00 pm
St Nicholas, Little Horwood, Bucks     map

Requiem for Remembrance

Frei Manuel Cardoso - Missa Pro Defunctis
Henry Purcell – Thou knowest Lord, the secrets of our hearts

Sunday, 30 November 2003, 6.00 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Willen, Milton Keynes     map

Advent Words and Music Service 

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Canite Tuba
Francesco Corteccia - Surge Illuminare Jerusalem
Cristobal de Morales - Ecce Virgo Concipies
William Byrd -Tollite portas
Thomas Tallis - O nata lux
Advent Hymns

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