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Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter, from the magnificent chapel of King's College, Cambridge, featuring the world-famous choir directed by Stephen Cleobury.

Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter, from the magnificent chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.

The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sings some of the best-loved choral music for the season, including Crucifixus (Lotti), Were You There? (arr Cleobury), This Joyful Eastertide (arr Ledger) and He Trusted in God and Hallelujah Chorus (Handel, from Messiah).

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston joins the choir for a glorious performance of the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascangi). The story of Jesus’s death and resurrection is taken from the Gospel of Matthew and is reflected upon in poems by Ruth Etchells and EE Cummings.

1 hour, 13 minutes

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Sat 20 Apr 2019 17:35
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Music Played

  • Dotan

    All That I Can Be

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah: He Trusted In God

  • Kurt Darren

    Glory of Love

  • Cor Orpheus Treforys

    Easter Hymn

  • Monika Martin

    Auf Ewig Wirklich Dein

  • St. Michael’s Singers

    Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

  • Axwell

    Heart is King (Original Mix)

  • The Majesty and Glory Performers

    Hallelujah Chorus/Amen

  • Bob Rivers

    The "What's It To Ya" Chorus

Easter from King's Order of Service

1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýHear my Prayer, O Lord

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý PurcellÌý

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýBidding Prayer:Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Dean

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Reading:Ìý Matthew 21

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýJesus is acclaimed by the crowd as he enters Jerusalem.

4.ÌýÌýÌý Hosanna to the Son of DavidÌý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Weelkes

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Processional Hymn: Ride on Ride on in Majesty

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý desc Robinson

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Reading: Matthew 26

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jesus is betrayed and his disciples desert him.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Judas MercatorÌýPessimus

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Victoria

8.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Arr. Stephen Cleobury

9.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Reading: ÌýMatthew 27

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jesus is crucified alongside two bandits

10.ÌýÌý Crucifixus

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lotti

11. He Trusted in God

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Handel, from Messiah

12. Poem: ÌýThe Ballad of The Judas Tree

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ruth Etchells

13. Remember O Thou Man

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ravenscroft

14. He was Despised (Handel, from Messiah)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mezzo-soprano:Ìý Jennifer Johnston

15. Hymn: Were You There

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Arr. Stephen CleoburyÌý

16. Reading: Matthew 28

ÌýÌýÌýÌý The women go to Jesus’ tomb and are filled with fear and great joy.

17. This Joyful Eastertide

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Arr. Philip Ledger

18. My Beloved Spake

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Patrick Hadley

19. Poem: Easter

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý E.E. Cummings

20. Now the Green Blade Riseth

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Arr. Stephen Cleobury

21. Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mezzo soprano: Jennifer Johnston

22. Reading: Romans 8

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý St Paul expounds the triumph of ChristÌýÌý

23. Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Vaughan Williams

24. Hymn: The Strife is O’er (Victory)

25. Blessing

26. Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today

27. Hallelujah

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Handel, from Messiah

28. Organ Voluntary

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625 J. S. Bach

Ìý

Credits

Director Pamela Hossick
Producer James Whitbourn
Executive Producer Hugh Faupel

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