Music

This week

Music at St Michael’s (16/03/2025) This morning’s anthem is “Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake” by Richard Farrant (1530 – 1580) with words from Henry Bull’s 1566 compilation, Christian praiers and holie meditations, in a section entitled “A prayer for remission of sins, and for the leading of a Godly life”. Richard Farrant was Gentleman of the Royal Chapels to King Edward VI, and Queen Elizabeth I, and in 1564 was appointed Organist of the Chapel Royal, and Master of the Choristers there.
At evensong (6.30pm) the canticles are from the service in E minor by Pelham Humfrey (1647 – 1674) who was one of the first Children of the Chapel Royal after the Restoration, and admitted a Gentleman of the chapel in 1667. The anthem, rom a later period, is “Os justi” by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896), with words from Psalm 36:
The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom: and his tongue will be talking of judgement. The law of his God is in his heart: and his goings shall not slide.”

Concerts at St Michael’s A new season of concerts at St Michael’s begins on Friday, 2nd May with the SU Music Students’ “Showcase ‘25”, followed the following Saturday, 10th May, by a song recital by Simon Harper (tenor) and Eleanor Perks (piano): “Winter into Spring”. Mark your diaries now, and for more details and tickets see our concerts webpage (link above).