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.
June
30 Ordinary 13
G.
P. da Palestrina
W. Byrd
Missa
Aeterna Christi munera
Ave verum corpus
July
7 Ordinary 14
A.
Gabrieli
W. A. Mozart
Missa
brevis
Ave verum corpus
July
14 Ordinary 15
C.
Willcock
C.
Willcock
Trocaire
Come to me
(Mass for the conclusion of NAIDOC Week)
July
21 Ordinary 16
J.
Haydn
J. Rutter
Missa
brevis S. Joannis de Deo
Psalm 23
July
28 Ordinary 17
T. L. de Victoria
E. Elgar
Missa
O quam gloriosum
Ave verum corpus
August
4 St Peter Julian
O.
de Lassus
T. L. de Victoria
Missa
Vinum bonum et suave
Lauda Sion
(With Canzona Brass)
August
11 Ordinary 19
J.
Byrne
F. Peeters
Mass
in honour of Mary MacKillop
Ego sum panis vivus
August
18 Ordinary 20
A.
Dvorak
P. Phillips
Mass
in D
Ave verum corpus
August
25 Ordinary 21
R.
Heagney
W. McKie
Missa
Castanea
We wait for thy loving kindness
September
1 Ordinary 22
W.
Byrd
C. V. Stanford
Mass
for four voices
Beati quorum via
September
8 Ordinary 23
R.
Terry
J. Rutter
Mass
in C (Mass of St Dominic)
The Lord bless you and keep you
September
15 Ordinary 24
C.
Willcock
L. Hoiby
Mass:
Our Common Home
Let this mind be in you
September
22 Ordinary 25
A.
Gretchaninov
F. Mendelssohn
Missa
festiva
Grant us thy peace
September
29 Ordinary 26
R.
Proulx
W.
Byrd
Mass
for the City
Teach me, O Lord
October
6 St Francis
J.
Haydn
J. Haydn
Missa
in tempore belli
The heavens are telling
(With the Symphonia of Melbourne)
October
13 Ordinary 28
C. Willcock
W. Lloyd Webber
Missa
Magis
Love divine
October
20 Ordinary 29
R. Terry
G. F. Handel
Mass
in C (Mass of St Dominic)
Surely he hath borne our griefs
October
27 Ordinary 30
W.
Byrd
W.
Byrd
Mass
for four voices
Sacerdotes Domini
November
3 Ordinary 31
C.
Willcock
C. Willcock
Mass
for the Fallen
We will remember them
(Annual Commemoration of the deceased members and benefactors of St Francis’
Choir with St Francis' Choir, the St Francis' Young Adult Choir
and the Symphonia of Melbourne)
November
10 Ordinary 32
R.
Heagney
R. Goodall
Eymard
Mass
Love divine
November
17 Ordinary 33
L.
Vierne
R. Dering
Messe
solonnelle
Factum est silentium
November
24 Christ the King
L.
van Beethoven
L. van Beethoven
Mass
in C
Hallelujah Chorus
(with
present and former members of St Francis’ Choir and the
Symphonia of Melbourne)
Advent
& Christmas
December
1 Advent 1
Chant
M. Praetorius
Missa
XVII 'Kyrie Salve'
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
December
8 Advent 2
T.
L. de Victoria
M. How
Missa
O quam gloriosum
Arise, shine
December
13
The
annual Carol Festival will take place at 7.00pm
December
15 Advent 3
J.
Haydn
G. F. Handel
Missa
Rorate coeli
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
December
22 Advent 4
A.
Halliday
A. Halliday
Missa
Camino de Santiago
Ave Maria
(Merlyn
Quaife AM, soloist)
December
24 Christmas Midnight
J.
Haydn
G. F. Handel
Missa
Sancti Nicolai
Glory to God
(With the Symphonia of Melbourne)
December
25 Christmas Day
Organist
and cantor will lead the music at the 11.00am solemn Eucharist.
St Francis' Choir will resume its music ministry at the 11.00am
Eucharist on Sunday, 9 February 2025. During the summer, the music will be led by organist and
cantor.
Previous music
programs (downloadable
.pdf format):