St Cecilia’s Day Recital
Saturday 22 November 1986, 8pm
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington
Directed by Simon Ravens
Although a patron saint’s day may provide a fitting occasion for celebration, we may wonder in this case what St Cecilia would have thought of her own status in modern times. In fact, the legendary St Cecilia only became patron saint of music during the 16th century — the result of a mis-reading of an early Christian text which seemed to link her name with the organ.
Programme
Gradual: Hodie Christus natus est: Sweelinck
Motet: Alma redemptoris: Orlando Lassus
Motet: Ne timeas Maria: Tomas Luis de Victoria
Motet: Non conturbetur cor vestrum: Leonin
Four carols from O Magnum Mysterium: Peter Maxwell Davies
O Magnum Mysterium
Haylle, comly and clene
Alleluia, pro Virgine Maria
The Fader of Heven
Interval
Motet: Loquebantur variis linguis: Thomas Tallis
Motet: Miserere mei: Robert White
Motet: Domine praestolamur: William Byrd
Motet: Verbum caro: John Sheppard
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Reviews
In all, this was a splendid performance…the music was uplifting and inspiring [and] the audience was rapt.
Middle C, 31 October 2015
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