CHOIRS OF S. LEONARD’S CHURCH, HYTHE
CHOIRS OF S. LEONARD’S CHURCH, HYTHE
Tuesday, 03 January 2023 CHRISTMAS 2022 Many thanks for all the hard work put in by so many people over the incredibly busy Advent and Christmas period. The Advent Carols, which involved both the Girls Choir and the Boys and Men Choir, was impressive and worked well. Carols for All involved all the choirs and used every available seat in the building. Few choirs in this country, if any, can have been as busy, especially in the week leading up to Christmas Day. And thank you for the many cards and gifts that have been received by Hilarie and me. Hythe is a very special place at this time of year and it is good to know that the traditions are supported not only by the choir-members and their families but also by the larger community.
SANTAS’ SINGING WORKSHOP (20th December) This was a novel event for 2022 and, while not primarily a recruiting exercise, it certainly helped raise the profile of the choirs. About 40 young people took part in the activities led by Rob Milner, an ex-chorister here who now runs choirs at Welwyn and in the St Albans area. Last-minute Covid and other illnesses kept numbers down, but it was fun and definitely worth doing. Santa Claus hopes everyone got their small presents! The team looking after youth activities at St Leonards gave very valuable support and our senior girls and boys were hugely helpful too.
RECRUITMENT Talking about recruitment, the two new girls who gave the Girls Choir a try (Aimee and Charlotte) are now regular members, and the two new boys who also started in the treble section (Bobbie and Jacob) are making major contributions. This is wonderful. Keep up the good work!
GIRLS CHOIR AND EVENSONGS Following the success of combing the Hythe Girls Choir and the Boys and Men Choir for the Advent Carols, I want to experiment with involving the girls in occasional Sunday Choral Evensongs. I know this represents an increase in their workload, but it will have the advantage of enabling them to be familiar with the sort of music that we sing in the cathedral which we get invited to deputise for the professional choir there. I have put down the 22 January and 19 February for these combined events, There will be a rehearsal at 5.30pm for the service at 6.30, and we will be finished by about 7.10 pm.
TIMETABLE – JANUARY & FEBRUARY On the back of this sheet is the choir timetable up to the end of February. As usual, I will print plenty of paper copies. Electronic versions can be found on the church's website (www.slhk.org); follow the links to ‘music’ and then to ‘Newsletter and timetable’. The January music list will also appear there. During this period there are some special services as follows:
· Epiphany Carols are on the evening of Sunday 15 January (Boys and Men Choir). · Memorial service for Canon John Wright at 11.00am, Sat 4 February (Boys & Men and Adult Mixed Choirs) · Ash Wednesday 22nd February (Adult Mixed Choir)
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CHOIRS OF HYTHE PARISH CHURCH
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ST LEONARD’S CHURCH, HYTHE Priest in Charge – Rev Michael Darkins |
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JANUARY 2023 Director of Music – Berkeley Hill Organ scholar - Thomas Winrow-Campbell |
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January 1 |
January 8 |
January 15 |
January 22 |
January 29 |
February 4 |
February 5 |
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Sunday |
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Epiphany |
Epiphany 2 |
Epiphany 3 |
Candlemas |
Saturday 11.00 |
3 before Lent |
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HOLY COMMUNION |
No choir |
Girls choir |
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Canon John Wright memorial service |
Girls choir |
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Setting |
NEH541 |
Oldroyd / Beethoven |
Lewis (St Leonard) |
Gibbons |
Naylor |
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St Anne Mass Macmillan |
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Introit |
29 |
47 |
232 |
391 |
408 (t i) |
Hymns include |
237 |
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Motet / Psalm |
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Little Jesus sweetly sleep |
My dancing day (OBC71 vv1-4) |
The Call – Vaughan Williams (men) |
When to the temple Mary went - Eccard |
420 (tune: Wolvercote)
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When I needed a neighbour were you there? |
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Gradual |
24 omit * verses |
48 |
341 |
374 |
44 ** |
373 (Coe Fen)
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466 |
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Offertory |
40 |
38 |
294 |
And can it be |
338 |
461 (Corvedale) |
345 |
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At Communion |
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Mater ora filium - Wood |
Lo starled chiefs – Crotch (2/290) |
When Jesus was born - Mendelssohn |
O nata lux – Tallis O come ye servants - Tye |
Christ Triumphant Ever Reigning (Guiting Power |
Let us light a candle in the darkness – Shepherd |
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Post-com’n |
28 |
49 (t ii) |
271 |
302 |
393 |
Anthems – see below |
288 |
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Voluntary |
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EVENSONG |
No choir |
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Boys, men and girls |
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Psalm Chant |
132 said |
46 120 |
Epiphany Carols |
33 vv 1-12 118 |
34 vv 11-20 Plainsong |
Anthems to include Never weather beaten sail - Parry |
122 239
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Magnificat Nunc Dimitis |
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91 90 |
See separate sheet |
Noble in B minor |
119 116 |
Thou wilt keep him - Wesley |
Arnold in A |
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Anthem |
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Holly and the Ivy |
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From the rising of the sun - Ousely |
All in the morning |
How lovely are thy dwellings – Brahms Nunc D – Stanford in B flat |
Christ has no body now but yours - Ogden |
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Hymns |
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47 36 |
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391 374 |
393 408 (t ii) |
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466 345 |
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The Parish of St Leonard, Hythe
Oak Walk
Hythe
Kent
CT21 5DN