St Francis' Choir


2025 Music Program

The choir sings regularly at the 11.00am Sunday solemn Eucharist unless otherwise indicated.

Click here for a downloadable version of the program (you will need a .pdf document reader in order to view it).

Occasionally, due to unforeseen circumstances, this program may be subject to change.


     
February 9
Ordinary 5
L. Vierne
G. Faure
Messe solennelle
Cantique de Jean Racine 
 
February 16
Ordinary 6
 
A. Gabrieli (arr. Heagney)
L. King  
Missa brevis
Let us love in deed and truth
February 23
Ordinary 7
A. Gretchaninov
N. Rorem 
Missa festiva
Mercy and truth are met together
  
March 2
Ordinary 8
R. Heagney
G. F. Handel
Missa Castanea
But thanks be to God
  
March 9
Lent 1
Plainsong
G. Carissimi
Missa XVII
Parce, O parce iam, O Jesu mi
  
March 16
Lent 2
G. P. da Palestrina
T. L. da Victoria
  
Missa brevis
Resplenduit facies
March 23
Lent 3
T. L. da Victoria
W. Byrd
 
Missa quarti toni
Miserere
March 30
Lent 4
G. P. da Palestrina
D. Lobo
 
Missa brevis
Pater, peccaivi
April 6
Lent 5
T. L. da Victoria
M. Cardoso
 
Missa quarti toni
Nemo te condemnavit

     

Holy Week & Easter
 

April 13
Passion / 
Palm Sunday
 
C. Willcock
T. Weelkes
F. Anerio
Trocaire
Hosanna to the Son of David
Christus factus est
 
April 17
Holy Thursday
(6.00pm)
 
R. Heagney
O. Gjeilo
J. Kuhnau
M. Durufle
Missa Castanea
Ubi caritas
Tristis est anima mea
Tantum ergo
 
April 18
Good Friday
(3.00pm)
 
F. Anerio
John IV of Portugal
T. L. da Victoria
J. S. Bach
 
Christus factus est
Crux fidelis
Caligaverunt occuli mei
Crucifixus
 
8.00pm J. Haydn Stabat Mater
(with the Symphonia of Melbourne)
 
April 19
Easter Vigi
l
(8.00pm)
A. Gabrieli (arr. Heagney)
S. Schedit (arr. Way)
(with Canzona Brass)
Missa brevis
Surrexit Christus bodie

 
April 20
Easter Sunday
F. Schubert
Chant arr. J. Revert
W. A. Mozart
G. F. Handel
 
Mass in C
Victimae paschali laudes
Alleluia (Exsultate, Jubilate), K. 165
Hallelujah!
(with the Symphonia of Melbourne)
 

     

The Season Of Easter
 

April 27
Easter 2
 
St Francis' Young Adult Choir directed by Rhys Arvidson
 
May 4
Easter 3
 
A. Dvorak
W. Lloyd Webber
G. F. Handel 
Mass in D
Fontes et omnia
Worthy is the Lamb
  
May 11
Easter 4
 
C. Willcock
Chant arr. Ford
J. Rutter
 
Missa Magis
Springs of water
Psalm 23
 
May 18
Easter 5
 
A. Gretchaninov
D. Fellows
E. Bainton
  
Missa festiva
Springs of water
And I saw a new heaven
 
May 25
Easter 6
 
A. Gabrieli
T. L. da Victoria
Dutch arr. Routley
 
Missa brevis
Vidi aquam
This joyful Eastertide
 
June 1
Ascension
 
C. Saint-Saens
T. Savoy
G. Finzi
 
Messe a quatre voix, Op. 4
Springs of water
God is gone up
 
June 8
Pentecost
 
W. A. Mozart
R. Heagney
W. A. Mozart
Spatzenmesse K. 220
You will draw water joyfully
Veni, Sancte Spiritus K. 47 
(with the Symphonia of Melbourne)
 

     
June 15
Trinity
J. Byrne
W. Mathias
     
Mass in honour of St Mary MacKillop
As truly as God is our Father
 
June 22
Corpus Christi
J. Haydn
J. Haydn
Great Organ Mass
Lauda Sion
(with the Symphonia of Melbourne)
 
June 29
Sts Peter & Paul
G. P. da Palestrina
G. P. da Palestrina
Missa brevis
Tu es Petrus
 

 


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