Friday 24 June, 9pm at St Bartholomew's Church


Transiting the Night Hours

EVENT OVER. Sacred music and chant from the monastic night Offices of Compline and Matins fills the glorious spaces of St Bartholomew’s Church.

Date & Time: Friday 24 June, 9pm

Ticket price: Voluntary ticket – suggested £10 or pay what you can

Venue: St Bartholomew's Church


Sacred music and chant from the monastic night Offices of Compline and Matins fills the glorious spaces of St Bartholomew’s, providing the perfect atmosphere for contemplation and reflection in the heart of Brighton. Everyone is welcome to drop in or to stay for longer.

BREMF Consort of Voices

Deborah Roberts director

Programme


Part 1: Music for a Tudor Compline

Sarum chant from the Office

Psalm 31: Christopher Tye c. 1505–1572/3 My trust O Lord in thee is grounded

Thomas Tallis c. 1505–1585 Te lucis ante terminum

Robert White c. 1538–1574 Christe qui lux es et dies

Tallis In manus tuas

Christopher Tye c. 1505–c. 1573 Nunc dimittis

John Sheppard 1515–1558 The Lord’s Prayer

Sheppard In pace

John Browne 1453–c. 1500 Salve Regina

Part 2: Music for Matins for the feast of St John the Baptist (24 June)

Gregorian chant Invitatory: Regem praecursoris Dominum

Venite (Tone 5)

Gregorian Hymn Antra deserti teneris

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c. 1525–1594 Matins Responsory: Fuit homo missus

Tomás Luis de Victoria c. 1548–c. 1611 Matins Responsory: Descendit Angelus Domini

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