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| St Francis' Choir, Melbourne, Australia |
Eastertide is one of the great joys of life for the chorally inclined, and so it is for St Francis' Choir, Melbourne.
St Francis' Church is the oldest church still on its original site in Melbourne, with a history stretching back 170 years, and is under the pastoral care of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. The choir has been part of its history for much of that time, and the modern mixed choir is one of Melbourne's finest liturgical choirs, with a repertoire stretching from the Middle Ages to the present day. The choir normally performs at the 11:00 mass on Sundays as well as at all the additional major celebrations during the year, and on these latter occasions is often joined by soloists and orchestra or brass.
The Easter season begins with Palm Sunday and progresses through Holy Thursday, Good Friday (Commemoration of the Passion in the afternoon and Tenebrae in the evening), Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday (with brass) and lastly the morning of Easter Sunday (with orchestra and soloists). This year the Choir undertook a selection of music that was beautiful, inspiring and challenging but rewarding. It is always somewhat ironic that whilst the majority of the population is enjoying a lengthy secular break, for those who celebrate the underlying meaning of Easter, it is the hardest-working period of the year.
The Easter season begins with Palm Sunday and progresses through Holy Thursday, Good Friday (Commemoration of the Passion in the afternoon and Tenebrae in the evening), Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday (with brass) and lastly the morning of Easter Sunday (with orchestra and soloists). This year the Choir undertook a selection of music that was beautiful, inspiring and challenging but rewarding. It is always somewhat ironic that whilst the majority of the population is enjoying a lengthy secular break, for those who celebrate the underlying meaning of Easter, it is the hardest-working period of the year.
St Francis' Choir, Melbourne: http://www.stfrancischoir.org.au/
St Francis' Church, Melbourne: http://www.stfrancismelbourne.org.au/
Holy Week & Easter
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| April 1 Passion/ Palm Sunday | C. Willcock G. Malcolm J. S. Bach | Trocaire Ingrediente Domino Crucifixus |
| April 5 Holy Thursday (6.00pm) | R. Heagney J. Kuhnau O. Gjeilo T. L. da Victoria | Missa Castanea Tristis est anima mea Ubi caritas Tantum ergo |
| April 6 Good Friday (3.00pm) | J. S. Bach P. Casals C. Mawby A. Lotti | Crucifixus O vos omnes The Reproaches Adoramus te, Christe (No. 1) |
The office of Tenebrae will be celebrated at 8.00pm | ||
| April 7 Easter Vigil (8.00pm) | H. L. Hassler H. L. Hassler A. Scarlatti | Missa octo voci Laudate Dominum Exultate Deo |
| (with Canzona Brass) | ||
| April 8 Easter Sunday | W. A. Mozart W. A. Mozart G. F. Handel | Missa brevis in D, K. 194 Laudate Dominum Hallelujah! |
| (with the Chamber Strings of Melbourne) | ||
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