Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip
Worship Service Livestreams
Worship services, rich in the Anglican choral tradition, are broadcast Sundays at 8:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and (September–May) 4 p.m.
Recitals
Weekly recitals by renowned musicians from around the country and abroad, Sundays at 3:15 p.m. (September–May).
Upcoming Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip:
Sunday, October 13, 2024
The Feast of St. Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Alexander L’Estrange (b. 1974), Let all the world in every corner sing
- David Briggs (b. 1962), Ubi caritas et amor
3:15 p.m. Nicole Keller, organ (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Toccata in F, BWV 540
- William Grant Still (1895-1978), Reverie
- Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Prelude and Fugue on “O Trauerigkeit, O Herzeleid”
- Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), Choral-Improvisation sur le “Vichtimae paschali”
4:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist, Cathedral Schola
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Messe Solennelle
- David Briggs (b. 1962), Ubi caritas et amor
Chanticleer
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
This Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the Renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. The ensemble has committed much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering GRAMMY® Awards for its recording of Sir John Tavener's Lamentations and Praises, and the ambitious collection of commisioned works entitled Colors of Love.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 24, Year B
3:15 p.m. Scott Lamlein, organ (All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
- Florence Price (1887-1953), “Air” & “Toccata” from Suite No. 1 for Organ
- Dan Locklair (b. 1949), “The peace may be exchanged” from Rubrics
- Henri Mulet (1878-1967), Carillon-Sortie
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, observed, Cathedral Schola
- Kenneth Leighton, Preces & Responses
- T. Tertius Noble in A minor
- William Harris, Strengthen ye the weak hands
- Spiritual, arr. Carl Haywood, There is a balm in Gilead
Sunday, October 27, 2024
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 25, Year B
3:15 p.m. Dina Foster-Osbourne, organ
- Brenda Portman (b. 1980), Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded (In Thee is Gladness) Festival Fanfare
- C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) arr. Aubrey Tucker, I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
- Carl Haywood (b. 1949), Improvisation on “We Shall Overcome”
- Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938), Organ Hymn “For God Alone My Soul in Silence Waits”
- arr. Marianne Kim, Every Time I Feel the Spirit
- Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), “Finale” from Sonata No. 1, Op. 42
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Eve of the Feast of St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles, Cathedral Schola
- Thomas Tomkins, Preces & Responses
- Henry Purcell in G minor
- Henry Purcell, I was glad
- Henry Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord
Sunday, November 1, 2024
All Saints’ Day
7:00 p.m. Homeless Requiem, Cathedral Choir
- Charles Beaudrot, The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God
- Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, We shall walk through the valley in peace
- Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Arnold Sevier, Precious Lord
Sunday, November 3, 2024
All Saints’ Sunday
8:45 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Edgar Bainton, And I saw a new heaven
- Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, We shall walk through the valley in peace
4:00 p.m. Choral Requiem Eucharist in Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, Cathedral Choir & String Orchestra
- Craig Phillips, A Song without Words, cello and organ
- Dan Locklair, Requiem (Introit & Kyrie, Lux aeterna, Pie Jesu, In Paradisum, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
- Herbert Howells, “Requiem aeternam” from Requiem
Sunday, November 10, 2024
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 27, Year B
3:15 p.m. Jennifer Shin, organ (DMA student at The Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY)
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Allegro maestoso” & “Intermezzo” from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
- Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), Sonata for Organ No. 2
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), “La Nuit” from Trois Impressions, Op. 72
- Edward Bairstow (1874-1946), “Allegro gtiocoso” from Sonata in E-flat Major
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Leo of Rome, Bishop, Cathedral Schola
- Kenneth Leighton, Preces & Responses
- Kenneth Leighton, Second Service
- Owain Park, Holy is the true light
- Arvo Pärt, Littlemore Tractus
Dance Fever
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
Hit dance tunes from European capitals! Featuring works of Jean-Philippe Rameau and more…
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. See atlantabaroque.org for tickets, additional performance dates, times, and locations.
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Sunday, November 17, 2024
The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 28, Year B
3:15 p.m. Kevin Neel, organ (All Saints Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA)
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 65, No. 4
- Alec Rowley (1892-1958), Benedictus
- Florence Price (1887-1953), Adoration
- David Briggs (b. 1962), Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Gustav Holst (2011/2001)
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Eve of the Feast of Hilda of Whitby, Abbess, Cathedral Schola
- Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Preces & Responses
- Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, King’s College Service
- Elizabeth Coxhead, My eyes for beauty pine
- Lucy Walker, Oculi omnium
Sunday, November 24, 2024
The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 29, Year B
3:15 p.m. Aaron Patterson, organ (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA)
- Dorothy Papadakos (b. 1960), Fantasia on ‘Veni Creator’
- Charles Callahan (1951-2023), Prelude in C Major
- John Weaver (1937-2021), Introduction and Fugue on St. Denio
- Dorothy Papapdakos (b. 1960), Lucis Creator Optim
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Schola
- Craig Phillips, Preces & Responses (St. David’s, Roswell)
- Arvo Pärt, Magnificat
- Leo Sowerby, Nunc dimittis in D
- Larry King, And He shall reign as King
- T. Frederick H. Candlyn, King of glory, King of peace
Sunday, December 1, 2024
The First Sunday of Advent, Year C
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols, Cathedral Choir
- The Great O Antiphons
- Judith Weir, Drop down, ye heavens, from above
- “Lo, he comes with clouds descending” Helmsley
- Boris Ord, Adam lay ybounden
- “Redeemer of the nations, come” Veni Redemptor gentium
- Paul Manz, E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
- “Come, thou Redeemer of the earth” Puer nobis
- Herbert Howells, A Spotless Rose
- “Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming” Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Claude Goudimel, Comfort, comfort ye my people
- “The great forerunner of the morn” The Truth from above
- Melissa Dunphy, O Oriens
- “The angel Gabriel from heaven came” Gabriel’s Message
- Javier Busto, Ave Maria
- Herbert Howells, Magnificat (Gloucester Service)
- Elizabeth Poston, Jesus Christ the apple tree
- “O come, O come, Emmanuel” Veni, veni Emmanuel
Holiday Concert
with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Enjoy an evening of magnificent music and world-class musicianship as the members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's world-renowned brass and percussion sections return to the Cathedral of St. Philip to present their seventh annual holiday concert! The program will feature traditional holiday carols and beloved standards from the symphonic orchestra repertoire in some of the finest arrangements for brass ensemble and percussion. This concert has fast become one of Atlanta’s most beloved new holiday traditions, so treat yourself and those you love to a breathtakingly spectacular night of music in the sumptuous acoustical grandeur of the Cathedral of St. Philip. This is a holiday concert not to be missed!
Sunday, December 8, 2024
The Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Gerre Hancock, The Lord will surely come
- Orlando Gibbons, O thou, the central orb
4:00 p.m. Diocesan Confirmation Service
Sunday, December 15, 2024
The Third Sunday of Advent, Year C
3:15 p.m. Junwen Liang, piano (Philadelphia, PA)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother, BWV 992
- Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Schola
- William Smith, Preces & Responses
- William Byrd, Second Service
- Anonymous, Rejoice in the Lord always
- Orlando Gibbons, O thou, the central orb
Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols by Candlelight, Cathedral Schola
- “Once in royal David’s city” Irby
- Carson Cooman, Adam lay ybounden
- “Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding” Merton
- Eric Whitacre, Lux Arumque
- arr. Craig Phillips, The holly and the ivy
- “Prepare the way, O Zion” Bereden väg för Herran
- John Joubert, There is no rose of such virtue
- Cecilia McDowall, Now may we singen
- arr. Paul Halley, Huron Carol
- Bob Chilcott, The Shepherd’s Carol
- “On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodie
- Charles Beaudrot, Toys for a King
- Herbert Howells, Here is the little door
- arr. Dale Adelmann, Of the Father’s love begotten Divinum mysterium
- arr. John Rutter, Wexford Carol, “Good people all, this Chrstmastime”
- arr. David Willcocks, “God rest you merry, gentlemen”
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Christmas Eve, Year C
3:50 p.m. Prelude Music, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
4:00 p.m. Christmas Pageant & Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
8:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Prelude Music, Cathedral Choir
8:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. Festival Eucharist, Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, & timpani
Wenesday, December 25, 2024
Christmas Day, Year C
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Carols, Cathedral Singers quartet & organ
Sunday, December 29, 2024
The First Sunday after Christmas, Year C
11:15 a.m. Congregational Lessons & Carols, with members of the Cathedral Choir & Cathedral Choristers
Sunday, January 5, 2025
The Second Sunday after Christmas, Year C
3:15 p.m. Victoria Shorokhova, organ (student at University of Houston, TX)
- Anton Heiller (1923-1979), Tanz-Toccata
- Khristophor Kushnaryov (1890-1960), Passacaglia in F-sharp minor (1924)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
- Jean Guillou (1930-2019), Toccata, Op. 9
4:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist, Cathedral Schola
- George Malcolm, Missa ad Praesepe (Mass at the manger)
- Oliver Tarney, The wisemen and the star
Sunday, January 12, 2025
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers
11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Richard Lakey, Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
- Harold Friedell, Jesus, so lowly
3:15 p.m. Andrew Sheranian, organ (Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, MA)
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Symphonie IV, Op. 32
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for Feast of Aelred of Rievaulx, Monastic and Theologian, Cathedral Schola
- Margaret Burk, Preces & Responses
- Ivo Antognini, Trinity Service
- Herbert Howells, I would be true
- Stephen Paulus, Pilgrims’ Hymn
Sunday, January 19, 2025
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Spiritual, arr. James McCullough, Deep river, my home is over Jordan
- Undine Smith Moore, I will trust in the Lord
3:15 p.m. Joseph Ripka, organ (St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK)
- Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Prelude & Fugue, Op. 7, No. 1
- Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Prélude, Adagio, et Choral Varié, Op. 4
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Cathedral Schola
- Craig Phillips, Preces & Responses (St. David’s, Roswell)
- Charles Beaudrot, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
- Leo Sowerby, I was glad
- Aaron Copland, At the river
Sunday, January 26, 2025
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
3:15 p.m. Brian Parks, organ (First United Methodist Church, Marietta, GA)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), transc. Brian Parks, Scheherazade, Op. 35
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Timothy & Titus, Companions of St. Paul, Cathedral Choir
- Käthe Wright Kaufman, Preces & Responses
- Herbert Sumsion in G (SATB)
- Richard Shephard, The secret of Christ
- Gabriel Jackson, Creator of the stars of night
Sunday, February 2, 2025
The Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Herbert Howells, Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Cathedral)
- Johannes Eccard, When to the temple Mary went
3:15 p.m. Benji Stegner, organ (Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens, GA)
- Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941), Adagio and Fugue in F minor
- George Walker (1922-2018), Chorale Prelude on “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” from Three Pieces for Organ
- Thomas H. Kerr (1915-1988), Reverie (for Celestes) from Suite Sebastienne
- Thomas H. Kerr (1915-1988), Procession of the Gargoyles from Suite Sebastienne
- David Hurd (b. 1950), Evening Song
- Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953), Variations on a Folksong
4:00 p.m. Candlemas Procession & Choral Eucharist, Cathedral Schola
- Thomas Tallis, Nunc dimittis (Short Service)
- Orlando di Lasso, Missa bell’ amfitrit’ altera
- Johannes Eccard, When to the temple Mary went
Sunday, February 9, 2025
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
3:15 p.m. Jerrick Cavagnaro (Trinity Episcopal Church, Boston, MA)
- Program TBD
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Eve of the Feast of St. Scholastica, Monastic, Cathedral Schola
- Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Preces & Responses
- Alexander L’Estrange, New College, Oxford
- Annabel Rooney, Round me falls the night
- arr. Moses Hogan, Abide with me
Sunday, February 16, 2025
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
3:15 p.m. Mitchell Garcia, organ (St. Hugo of the Hills Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Sinfonia from Cantata 29
- William Krape (b. 1943), Choral Triptych
- Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937), “Allegro vivace” from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Martin Luther, Pastor and Reformer, observed, Cathedral Schola
Sunday, February 23, 2025
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
3:15 p.m. Nicholas Quardokus, organ (Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, SC)
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Eve of the Feast of St. Matthias the Apostle, Cathedral Schola & The Lovett Singers
- Käthe Wright Kaufman, Preces & Responses
- Charles Villiers Stanford in B flat
- Paul Halley, Jesu, the very thought of thee
- Henry Balfour Gardiner, Evening hymn
The Golden Hour
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
The ABO takes on Boccherini and Mozart, guest directed by Atlanta native Evan Few.
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. See atlantabaroque.org for tickets, additional performance dates, times, and locations.
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Sunday, March 2, 2025
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
- Gwyneth Walker, Dazzling as the Sun
- Thomas Tallis, O nata lux
11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Gwyneth Walker, Dazzling as the Sun
- Morten Lauridsen, O nata lux
3:15 p.m. Carolyn Hoff, organ (student at the Cleveland Institute of Music, OH)
- Jonathan Dove (b. 1959), The Dancing Pipes
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Pièce d’Orgue
- Cèsar Franck (1822-1890), Chorale III in A minor
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. David of Wales, Bishop, observed, Cathedral Schola
- Margaret Burk, Preces & Responses
- William Mathias, Jesus College Service
- Gwyneth Walker, Dazzling as the Sun
- Paul Mealor, Ubi caritas
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Ash Wednesday, Year C
12:00 noon Imposition of Ashes & Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers
- Thomas Tallis, In jejunio et fletu
- Henry Purcell, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
7:00 p.m. Imposition of Ashes & Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Gregorio Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus
- William Byrd, Emendemus in Melius
- Henry Purcell, Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
Sunday, March 9, 2025
The First Sunday in Lent, Year C
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Louis Vierne, “Kyrie eleison” from Messe Solennelle
- Dan Locklair, Lord Jesus, think on me
3:15 p.m. Geoffrey Ward, organ (University of the South, Sewanee, TN)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasy in G minor, BWV 542
- Jehan Alain (1911-1940), Trois pieces
- Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Apparition de l’église éternelle
- Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Schola
- William Smith, Preces & Responses
- Thomas Weelkes, Short Service
- Thomas Tallis, Sancte Deus
- Thomas Tallis, Salvator mundi I
Sunday, March 16, 2025
The Second Sunday in Lent, Year C
4:00 p.m. Diocesan Confirmation Service
Sunday, March 23, 2025
The Third Sunday in Lent, Year C
3:15 p.m. David Jernigan, organ (Christ Church, Raleigh, NC)
- Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2
- Marcel Dupré , Trois Préludes et Fugues, Op. 7
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Eve of the Feast of Óscar Romero, Archbishop and Martyr, Cathedral Schola
- Joel Martinson, Preces & Responses
- Philip Moore, Third Service
- John Ireland, Greater love hath no man
- Colin Mawby, Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Monteverdi Vespers
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
Cathedral Choir & Schola
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Purchase Tickets: Friday, March 28
Purchase Tickets: Saturday, March 29
This may well be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Atlantans to hear Monteverdi’s Vespers performed live by virtuoso soloists, multiple choirs, and expert period instrumentalists in acoustical and aesthetic surroundings similar to those for which it was written. Come and be swept away by one of the transformative works in the entire history of music, and marvel at this kaleidoscopic work of sonic grandeur, extraordinary virtuosity, constant changes in color and performing forces, compositional brilliance, originality, and ravishing beauty, as Monteverdi ushers music from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C
3:15 p.m. David Hirst, organ (Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Mantes, Mantes-de-Jolie, France)
- Bryan Hesford (1930-1996), Variations on a Theme of Paganini
- Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Three movements from The Planets
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for The Eve of the Feast of John Donne, Priest and Poet, Cathedral Schola
- Gerre Hancock, Preces & Responses
- Orlando Gibbons, Short Service
- Eleanor Daley, Hymn to God
- William Byrd, Look down, O Lord
Sunday, April 6, 2025
The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C
3:15 p.m. Leslie Boyette, organ (Atlanta, GA)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele, BWV 654
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Rhapsody No 1 in D-flat Major
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Final” from Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 14
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor & Theologian, Cathedral Schola
- Joel Martinson, Preces & Responses
- Gerald Near, On Plainsong Themes
- Thomas Tallis, Lamentations of Jeremiah
Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
The return to U.S.A. of one of the most celebrated choirs of men & boys in the world – for the first time since adding girls to the top line – will move and delight listeners! At home in the University of Cambridge, the choir sings six Evensongs and a full Choral Eucharist each week during university term, giving them a facility of musicianship and breadth of repertoire that is truly astounding. Over the past half-century, the Choir has toured independently throughout the world – on many occasions as official representatives of the British government – and released more than one hundred critically acclaimed recordings on international labels including EMI, Decca, Chandos, Hyperion and Naxos. This will be an extraordinary evening, featuring some of the most beautiful treble singing one will ever have the privilege of hearing anywhere!
Sunday, April 13, 2025
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
- Lee Hoiby, Let this mind be in you
- Philip Moore, It is a thing most wonderful
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Lee Hoiby, Let this mind be in you
- Anton Bruckner, Christus factus est
4:00 p.m. Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols, Cathedral Schola
One of the most moving choral services of the year, this meditation employs lessons & carols, spirituals, anthems, motets, and congregational hymns to illuminate the Passion of Christ, which is retold using biblical narratives from Mark, Matthew, and John, sung to some of the most ancient plainchant known to the Church.
- “Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended” Herzliebster Jesu
- John Jacob Niles, arr. Carter, I wonder as I wander
- David Hurd, “A stable lamp is lighted” Andújar
- Kim André Arnesen, Even when He is silent
- “To mock your reign, O dearest Lord” Tallis’ Third Tune
- Trond Kverno, Corpus Christi Carol
- Daniel Gawthrop, Mary speaks
- Kenneth Miller, “Alas! and did my Savior bleed” Morgan’s Steep
- Spiritual, Were you there when they crucified my Lord
- Antonio Lotti, Crucifixus à 8
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Maundy Thursday, Year C
7:00 p.m. Foot-Washing & Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir & Cathedral Choristers
- Maurice Duruflé, Ubi caritas
- Kerensa Briggs, Ubi caritas
- Dan Locklair, O sacrum convivium
- Philip Stopford, Ave verum corpus
Friday, April 18, 2025
Good Friday, Year C
12:00 noon & 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy, Cathedral Schola
- Craig Phillips, Passion according to St John
- Giovanni Maria Nanino, Adoramus te, Christe
- Kenneth Leighton, “Drop, drop, slow tears” from Crucifixus pro nobis
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Easter Sunday, Year C
6:00 a.m. Great Vigil of Easter, Cathedral Choristers & members of Cathedral Choir
- Spiritual arr. Livingston Gearhart, Dry Bones
- Roland Martin, Easter
- Edward Bairstow, Sing ye to the Lord
8:45 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism & Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, & timpani
- Craig Phillips, Suite for Organ, Brass and Percussion
- Roland Martin, Easter
- Cecilia McDowall, Easter Light
Sunday, April 27, 2025
The Second Sunday of Easter, Year C
3:15 p.m. Edward Hewes, organ (Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn, NY)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627
- Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968), O Filii et Filiae from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes, Op. 8
- Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984), transcr. Frédéric Blanc, Berceuse à la mémoire de Louis Vierne
- Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), transcr. M. Duruflé, Choral-Improvisation sur le Victimæ paschali
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Second Sunday of Easter, Cathedral Schola
- Gerre Hancock, Preces & Responses
- George Dyson in D
- Craig Phillips, We walk by faith and not by sight
- Howard Helvey, Awake, arise!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
The Third Sunday of Easter, Year C
3:15 p.m. Joseph Causby, organ (The Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC)
- Gordon Jacob (1895-1984), Festal Flourish
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue, BWV 564
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Adagio” and “Final” from Symphonie No. 3
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Athanasius of Alexandria, Bishop and Theologian, observed, Cathedral Schola
- Philip Radcliffe, Preces & Responses
- William Walton, Chichester Service
- Ēriks Ešenvalds, O salutaris hostia
- Elizabeth & Thomas Coxhead, My eyes for beauty pine
Sunday, May 11, 2025
The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C
3:15 p.m. Davis Badaszewski¸organ (St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Shaker Heights, OH)
- Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Verses for the Nunc Dimittis: Based on a Chant by Croft
- Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Processional
- Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Prelude on St. Columba
- Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Prelude on Two Hymn Tunes
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Julian of Norwich, Mystic and Theologian, observed, Cathedral Schola
- Stephen Caracciolo, Preces & Responses
- Herbert Howells, Sarum Service
- William Mathias, As truly as God is our Father
- Stephen Paulus, Every soul who has willingly served
Sunday, May 18, 2025
The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C
3:15 p.m. Herbert Buffington, organ (The Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta)
- Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42, No. 2
4:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cathedral Choir
- Kerensa Briggs Messe Solennelle – premiere
- C. Hubert H. Parry, Blest pair of Sirens
Cathedral Singers Concert
Chase Loomer and Herbert Buffington, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Enjoy a lovely June evening’s respite amid the glow of stained glass, basking in music to sooth the soul and delight the senses! This concert is presented by the professional core of the Cathedral Choir & Schola and our magnificent organists.
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
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Sunday, August 11, 2024
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14, Year B
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch 8:45 / watch 11:15
- C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918), I was glad
- Paul Mealor (b. 1975), Ubi caritas et amor
Sunday, August 18, 2024
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 15, Year B
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Decani (Cathedral Choir) watch 8:45 / watch 11:15
- Michael Sitton (b. 1958), Wondrous Love
- Peter Aston (1938-2013), Author of life divine
Sunday, August 25, 2024
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 16, Year B
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cantoris (Cathedral Choir) watch 8:45 / watch 11:15
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), O for a closer walk with God
- Percy Whitlock (1903-1946), Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
Sunday, September 1, 2024
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 17, Year B
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers watch 8:45 / watch 11:15
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Jubilate Deo (Collegium Regale)
- Craig Phillips (b. 1961), Teach me, my God and King
Sunday, September 8, 2024
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 18, Year B
8:45 & 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch 8:45 / watch 11:15
- Richard Shephard (1949-2021), O for a thousand tongues to sing
- Joel Martinson (b. 1960), The Invitation
3:15 p.m. Chase Loomer, organ (The Cathedral of St. Philip) watch
- Florence Price (1887-1953), “Fantasy” from Suite No. 1 for Organ
- Brenda Portman (b. 1980), Scherzo
- Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Adagio” from Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), arr. Chase Loomer, “Forlane” from Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Chase Loomer, Improvisation on Engelberg
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Schola watch / podcast
- Richard Shephard (1949-2021), Preces & Responses
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Richard Shephard (1949-2021), O for a thousand tongues to sing
- Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946), Save us, O Lord, waking
Sunday, September 15, 2024
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 19, Year B
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers watch
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch
- John Ireland (1914-1992), Greater love hath no man
- Dan Locklair (b. 1949), O sacrum convivium
3:15 p.m. Mason Copeland, organ (Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA) watch
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541
- J. S. Bach, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Andante in D Major
- Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Canon in C Major, Op. 56, No. 1
- Robert Schumann, Fugue on BACH, Op. 60, No.2
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of Hildegard of Bingen, Mystic & Scholar, observed, Cathedral Schola watch / podcast
- Paul Halley ( b. 1952), Preces & Responses
- Jessica French, Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
- Craig Phillips (b. 1961), Hymn to the Trinity
- Frank Ferko (b. 1950), Laus Trinitati
Sunday, September 22, 2024
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20, Year B
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers watch
- Paul Halley (b. 1952), Jesu, the very thought of thee
- Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
11:15 a.m. Confirmation and Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch
- Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
- Paul Halley (b. 1952), Jesu, the very thought of thee
- David Hurd (b. 1950), Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes
3:15 p.m. John Sherer, organ (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, NY) watch
- Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist, observed, Cathedral Schola watch / podcast
- Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), Preces & Responses
- John Hilton the Younger (c. 1599-1657) in Gamut
- John Hilton the Younger (c. 1599-1657), Teach me, O Lord
- Eleanor Daley (b. 1955), Open thou mine eyes
Sunday, September 29, 2024
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 21, Year B
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers watch
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch
- Anthony Piccolo (b. 1946), O come, let us sing unto the Lord
- John Hilton (c. 1599-1657), Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes
3:15 p.m. Justin Maxey, organ (All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) watch
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), “Praise the Lord with Drum and Cymbal” from Ein Siegesgesang Israels, Op. 101, No. 5
- Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), arr. Robert Hebble (1934-2020) “Romanza” from Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 45
- Richard Wagner (1813-1883), transc. Preston Ware Orem (1865-1938), “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from Act II, Scene 4, Lohengrin
- César Franck (1822-1890), Pièce héroïque from Trios Pièces pour grand orgue, M37
- David Bednall (b. 1979), Toccata on Aberystwyth
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels, Cathedral Choir watch / podcast
- Richard Shephard (1949-2021), Preces & Responses
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in G
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), And I saw another angel
- Bob Chilcott (b. 1955), Angel voices ever singing
Sunday, October 6, 2024
The Feast of St. Francis
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers & Cathedral Choristers watch
- Grayston Ives (b. 1948), The Canticle of Brother Sun
- Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), Jubilate in F
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir watch
- Grayston Ives (b. 1948), The Canticle of Brother Sun
- Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554-1612), Jubilate Deo (à 8) from Sacrae Symphoniae (Venice 1597)
3:15 p.m. Andy Harnsberger and Caitlin Jones, marimba duo (Lee University, Cleveland, TN) watch
- Andy Harnsberger (b. 1967), In the Midst of Darkness
- Gordon Stout (b. 1952), Bossacatta
- Alex Stopa (b. 1985), Sequoia
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong, Cathedral Schola watch / podcast
- Paul Halley (b. 1952), Preces & Responses
- Jaako Mäntyjärvi (b. 19t63), Trinity Service
- Grayston Ives (b. 1948), The Canticle of Brother Sun
- Judith Weir (b. 1954), I love all beauteous things