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Choral Evensong with the Truro Cathedral Girls Choristers Live from Queens, Friday 17 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-18 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Karg-Elert, Jesu, hilf siegen, du Fürste des LebensRESPONSES RadcliffeLESSONS Hosea 6.1–3 & 2 Timothy 3.10–endCANTICLES Dyson in FANTHEM Darke, Be strong and of a good courageVOLUNTARY Bach, Allabreve in D BWV 589
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 15 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-16 | ...
Richard Moore – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 15 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-16 | Illicit Bach by Moonlight: The Andreas-Bach BookJohann Adam Reincken (1643–1722) Toccata in GDietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) Chaconne in c, BuxWV 159Georg Böhm (1661–1733) Ouverture (Suite No 2)Johann Kuhnau (1660¬–1722) Biblical sonata No. 2 (The melancholy of Saul assuaged)J. S. Bach (1685–1750) Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582Richard Moore has entertained audiences across the globe, from North America to Australia and New Zealand, as well as throughout Europe. Concerto appearances have included Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra (collaborating with conductor Thomas Søndergård), and amongst recent recording projects is a first recording of Elizabeth Poston’s Te Deum, and the premiere of Philip Moore’s devotional sequence Via crucis.Richard is Sub-Organist at Christ Church, Oxford, where he articulates the liturgies of the Cathedral and is Deputy Conductor of the world-renowned Cathedral Choir. A prize-winning graduate of the Royal College of Music, he also read Music as Organ Scholar of St John’s College Oxford. Having been Organ Scholar at St Paul’s Cathedral, he went on to roles at St Martin-In-the-Fields, and Guildford Cathedral, where, with the choirs, he regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4.© Richard Moore, September 2025
The Queens College Carol Service Live on Thursday 4 December 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | ...
Choral Eucharist for Advent Sunday Live from Queens on Sunday 30 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EucharistPRELUDE Bach Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659SETTING Rheinberger Missa sanctæ crucisLESSON Romans 13.11–14GOSPEL Matthew 24.36–44MOTET Byrd Rorate cæli desuperPREACHER The ChaplainVOLUNTARY Bach Fugue in b BWV 544
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 28 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Bach Andante, Sonata 4 BWV 528RESPONSES LeightonLESSONS Jeremiah 31.31–7 & Hebrews 10.11–18CANTICLES Murrill in EANTHEM Ešenvalds O salutaris hostiaVOLUNTARY Buxtehude Præludium in g BuxWV 148
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 26 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Buxtehude Passacaglia BuxWV 161RESPONSES SmithLESSONS Jeremiah 31.1–9 & Matthew 15.21–31CANTICLES Jackson in GANTHEM Harris Faire is the HeavenVOLUNTARY Leighton Paean
Choral Evensong for Christ the King Live from Queens on Sunday 23 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Bach Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654INTROIT Darke The eyes of all wait upon TheeRESPONSES HowellsLESSONS Colossians 1.11–20 & Luke 23.33–43CANTICLES Dyson in DANTHEM Handel Lift up your headsPREACHER The Revd Dr Susan Bridge, Associate Chaplain, New College, OxfordVOLUNTARY Bruhns Præludium in e ‘Great’
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 21 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Dupré Prelude in g Op. 7RESPONSES ClucasLESSONS Micah 4.1–5 & Luke 9.28–36CANTICLES Weelkes Short ServiceANTHEM Cook View me, LordVOLUNTARY Dupré Fugue in g Op. 7
Mass with the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy Live from Queens on Wednesday 19 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Mass with the Roman Catholic ChaplaincyPRELUDE Marchand Fond d’orgueSETTING D. Lobo Missa de beata virgineMOTET Cardoso Sitivit anima meaVOLUNTARY Marchand Plein jeu
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 16 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE De Grigny Récit de cromorneINTROIT Leitão de Aviles In jejunio et fletuRESPONSES ClucasLESSONS Malachai 4.1–2a & Luke 21.5–19CANTICLES Sharp in A flatANTHEM Gjeilo Ubi caritas et amorPREACHER The Revd Oliver Blease, Vicar, Christ Church & St John’s, RadlettVOLUNTARY Bach Toccata in F BWV 540
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 14 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Bach Adagio in C BWV 564RESPONSES TomkinsLESSONS Malachai 4 & John 4.5–26MAGNIFICAT Palestrina primi toniNUNC DIMITTIS Fernandez octavi toniANTHEM Lhéritier Nigra sum sed formosaVOLUNTARY Cabanilles Tocata de quinto tono
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 12 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Finzi ForlanaRESPONSES HowellsLESSONS Leviticus 26.3–13 & Revelation 7.1–4, 9–endCANTICLES Sumsion in GANTHEM Bainton And I saw a new heavenVOLUNTARY Bach Passacaglia in c BWV 582
Choral Evensong for Remembrance Sunday Live from Queens on Sunday 9 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-15 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Howells Master Tallis’s TestamentINTROIT Guest For the fallenRESPONSES RadcliffeLESSONS 2 Thessalonians 2.1–5, 13–end & Luke 20.27–38CANTICLES Leighton Magdalen ServiceANTHEM Elgar They are at restPREACHER The ChaplainVOLUNTARY Bach Prelude in c BWV 546
Choral Evensong with Licensing Live from Queens on Sunday 12 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-13 | Choral Evensong with the Licensing and Installation of The Revd Liam Cartwright as ChaplainPRELUDE Howells, Psalm Prelude Set 1 No. 1INTROIT Thalben-Ball, I would find theeRESPONSES RadcliffeLESSONS Jeremiah 29. 1, 4–7 & Luke 17.11–19CANTICLES Howells, Gloucester ServiceANTHEM Wood, Hail, gladdening lightPREACHER The Revd Canon Dr Peter Groves, AssociateArchdeacon of OxfordVOLUNTARY Bach, Fugue in Eb BWV 552 ‘St Anne’
Choral Evensong with Monkton Combe School Live from Queens on Friday 7 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Duruflé, Prelude sur le nom d’Alain Op.7RESPONSES SmithLESSONS Proverbs 3.13–18 & Matthew 19.16–endCANTICLES Gibbons, Short ServiceANTHEM Parsons, Domine quis habitabitVOLUNTARY Duruflé, Fugue sur le nom d’Alain Op.7
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 5 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE De Grigny, Fugue à 5 qui renferme le chant du KyrieRESPONSES SmithLESSONS Proverbs 3.27–end & Matthew 18.21–endCANTICLES Howells, Collegium regaleANTHEM Marsh, Evening PrayerVOLUNTARY Bach, Prelude in C BWV 547
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 2 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Purcell, Voluntary in GINTROIT Byrd, Justorum animæRESPONSES SmithLESSONS 2 Thessalonians 1 & Luke 19.1–10CANTICLES Byrd, Second ServiceANTHEM Byrd, Gaudeamus omnes in DominoPREACHER The Revd Nicky Skipworth, Lead Chaplain,Thames Valley PoliceVOLUNTARY De Grigny, Point d’orgue sur les grands jeux
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 31 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral Evensong – First Evening Prayer of All Saints' DayPRELUDE Bach, Allegro, Trio Sonata 2 BWV 526RESPONSES ClucasLESSONS Isaiah 40.27–end & Revelation 19.6–10CANTICLES Stanford in B flatANTHEM Bullock, Give us the wings of faithVOLUNTARY Bruhns, Præludium in e
Requiem Eucharist for All Souls Live from Queens on Wednesday 29 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Requiem Mass for All SoulsSETTING Asola, Missa pro defunctisLESSON 1 Thessalonians 4.13–endGOSPEL John 14.1–6PREACHER The ChaplainMOTET D. Lobo, Audivi vocem de cælo
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 26 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Rheinberger, Adagio espressivo, Sonata 2, Op. 65INTROIT Nystedt, Peace I leave with youRESPONSES SmithLESSONS Isaiah 59.9–20 & Luke 14.1–14CANTICLES Watson in EANTHEM Handel, And the glory of the LordPREACHER The Revd Lee Chantler, Rector, Christ ChurchBlackfriars Bridge, Diocese of SouthwarkVOLUNTARY Bach, Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 541
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 24 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Gibbons, VerseRESPONSES SmithLESSONS Jeremiah 14.1–9 & Luke 23.44–56CANTICLES Gray in fANTHEM Sheppard, Libera nos IVOLUNTARY Clérambault, Grand plein jeu
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 22 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Bohm, Vater unser im HimmelreichRESPONSES SmithLESSONS 2 Hosea 14 & James 2.14–26CANTICLES D. Purcell in eANTHEM Schütz, Ich bin ein rechte WeinstockVOLUNTARY Sweelinck, Mein junges Leben hat ein End
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 19 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-10 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Reger, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir Op. 67INTROIT McKie, We wait for Thy loving kindnessRESPONSES SumsionLESSONS 2 Timothy 3.14–4.5 & Luke 18.1–8CANTICLES Ireland in FANTHEM Stanford, Lighten our darknessPREACHER The ChaplainVOLUNTARY Buxtehude, Prelude, Fugue & Chaconne BuxWV 137
Rudyard Cook – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 26 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | ...
Stanley Godfrey – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 19 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | Hendrik Speuy (c.1575–1625) Psalm 24 De Aerd’ is onses Godt voorwaerAnonymous (c.1640) D-B MS Lynar B 7 (excerpt)Anthoni van Noordt (c.1619–75) Tabulatuurboeck van Psalmen en Fantasyen (excerpt)Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) Psalm 140 Ik heb den Heer lieftPeeter Cornet (c.1570–1633) Salve ReginaArthur Wills (1929–2020) Prelude and Fugue ‘Alkmaar’Stanley Godfrey is Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Great St Mary’s, the University Church of Cambridge. He has previously held posts at Ely Cathedral and Selwyn College, Cambridge, and is a graduate of St Peter’s College, Oxford, where he was Organ Scholar. A prize-winning Associate of the Royal College of Organists, he maintains a regular recital presence both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Mark Williams – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 12 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) Praeludium in D major, BuxWV 137Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hältJacques van Ootmerssen (1950–2015) Nun ruhen alle WälderIain Farrington (b.1977) Herr Gott, dich loben alle wirJohn Bull (c.1562-1628) Ut re mi fa sol laJ. S. Bach (1685–1750)– Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit Canto fermo in Soprano, BWV 669– Christe, aller Welt Trost Canto fermo in Tenore, BWV 670– Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist Canto fermo in Basso, BWV 671Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Sonata in A major, Op. 65 No. 3
Gabriele Damiani – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 5 November 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)– Praeludium in g, BuxWV 149– Es Spricht der unweisen mund wohl, BuxWV 187– Fuga in C (gigue), BuxWV 174Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)– Canzona Terza– Bergamasca from Fiori MusicaliMaurice Greene (1696–1755) Voluntary VIII in c (Largo-Allegro)William Boyce (1711–79) Trumpet Voluntary in D (Larghetto-Vivace)Georg Muffat (1653–1704) Toccata SeptimaPreviously Chapel Organist and Music Teacher at St Edward’s, Oxford, Gabriele Damiani has recently served as Director of Music at Our Lady’s, Abingdon (OLA), where he led a team of fifteen Visiting Music Teachers and oversaw the school’s full academic and practical music programme.He studied at the Verdi Conservatoire in Turin, Italy, before continuing his training with Anne Marsden Thomas at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. As part of his Bachelor of Music studies, he attended masterclasses with P. Hurford, A. Marcon, L. Lohmann and J. van Oortmerssen, and undertook extensive training in counterpoint, conducting, basso continuo and accompaniment. During his final year, he was appointed Church Music Scholar at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and subsequently served as Organ Scholar at Westminster RC Cathedral.An ARCO prize-winner, Gabs has been an accredited Royal College of Organists’ organ teacher since 2012, representing the Oxford area and specialising in practice techniques and Baroque repertoire. A visiting tutor at the University of St Andrews and co-founder of the Accademia Organistica in Trieste, Italy, he maintains an active performance schedule across the UK and internationally. He is also active as piano accompanist, continuo player, orchestral conductor and church musician.
Damin Spritzer – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 29 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | J. S. Bach (1685–1750)– Piece d’Orgue, BWV 572– Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 676René Louis Becker (1882–1956)– First Sonata for Organ in G, Op. 40, I: Praeludium festivum – Scherzo ‘Hommage á J. S. Bach’Georg Bohm (1661–1733) Vater unser im Himmelreich a 2 clav. et ped. Johann Pachelbel (1653–1705) Ciacona in fJ. S. Bach (1685–1750) Fantasia in g, BWV 542Internationally acclaimed organist Damin Spritzer has been praised for performances that are ‘spellbinding’ (Organists Review), ‘expressive and musical’ (American Record Guide), and ‘enormously sensitive’ (AAM Journal). Known for championing rare and rediscovered repertoire, she has performed across the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, South America, and as far as Israel, appearing at major festivals, universities, and international conventions. A prolific recording artist for Raven Recordings, her eight acclaimed albums pair overlooked composers with historic instruments worldwide, earning consistent praise in review. Spritzer is Area Chair and Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Oklahoma and Artist-in-Residence for St. Matthews Episcopal Cathedral Arts in Dallas.
Robert Costin – Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 22 October 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-10-01 | J. S. Bach (1685–1750) Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) BWV 1080Robert Costin’s performing career encompasses recitals, broadcasts, and collaborations with orchestras internationally. His critically acclaimed recordings include J.S. Bach’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier, recorded on the organ of Trinity College, Cambridge.He has held cathedral appointments in the UK and New Zealand. A dedicated educator, he has held teaching posts in the UK, Italy, and Thailand and is currently Head of Academic Music and Organist at Sherborne School. His early musical training began as a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral, leading to studies at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Cambridge. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2024.
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 20 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-21 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Wesley Andante in CINTROIT Rheinberger AbendliedRESPONSES RoseLESSONS Exodus 34:1-10 & Mark 7:1-13CANTICLES Howells St Paul’s ServiceANTHEM Rutter Hymn to the Creator of LightVOLUNTARY Vierne Symphony 1: Final
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 18 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-19 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Karg-Elert Jesu, hilf siegen, du Fürste des LebensIESPONSES Leighton LESSONS Exodus 3:1-12 & Acts 7:30-38CANTICLES Dyson in DANTHEM Darke O brother manVOLUNTARY Franck Piece en mi bemol
Paul Walton - Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 18 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-19 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 537) Wo soll ich fliehen hin (BWV 646) Trio Sonata No.1 in E flat major (BWV 525) [Allegro moderato] Adagio Allegro Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (BWV 668) Toccata in E major (BWV 566) Paul Walton began his musical career as a chorister at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s church), and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, with Margaret Philips, Matthew Owens and Kevin Bowyer.Since September 2001, Paul has been Assistant Organist of Bristol Cathedral. As well as accompanying and assisting in the training of the Cathedral Choir, he directs the Cathedral Consort. From 2001 to 2024 (when the Cathedral organ was refurbished), he gave 96 recitals at the Cathedral and other venues throughout Bristol without repeating a piece. Other solo recital venues have included St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, London (sponsored by the Keyboard Charitable Trust), cathedrals including St. Paul’s, Liverpool, Coventry and Hereford, Westminster Abbey, Tewkesbury Abbey, Rochdale Town Hall, Parr Hall, Warrington, and the Marktkirche, Hannover. He has been accompanist for Bristol Cathedral Choir’s tours to France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the USA. In summer 2019, he spent two months as Acting Master of the Choristers during Mark Lee’s sabbatical.As well as performing the standard organ repertoire, Paul is a keen advocate of both rare and new music, and his four CD recordings on the Regent label include 20 first recordings of music by David Bednall, David Briggs, Paul Bryan, Paul Fisher, Nicolas Kingman, John Pickard, Philip Wilby and Elizabeth Winters, as well as the almost forgotten organist of Notre Dame, Léonce de Saint-Martin. These recordings have received widespread critical acclaim, including an Editor’s Choice in Organists’ Review, a Star Review in Choir & Organ, and two 4-star ratings in BBC Music Magazine. Paul has been described as ‘thoroughly musical and technically assured’, ‘committed performer’ and (his personal favourite) ‘young’.Paul is also active as a composer and arranger. His recent work includes an organ piece in the Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists series, and a book of descants to 125 hymn tunes, Descants are for Life (not just for Christmas), released last year by Quires and Places.Projects in Bristol in 2025 have included a cycle of the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne, and an ongoing series of the Bach trio sonatas. More information can be found at paul-walton.com
Bach Mass in B minor | Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of The Queens College Oxford Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-18 | Recorded live in concert in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, on 10th May 2024Julia Doyle - sopranoEsther Lay - mezzo-sopranoGuy Cutting - tenorAshley Riches - bass-baritoneChoir of The Queen's College OxfordAcademy of Ancient MusicOwen Rees - directorFilm directed by David Hinitt of www.classicalfilms.co.uk~~~Kyrie eleison (I) – 0:44Christe eleison – 10:43Kyrie eleison (I) – 15:39Gloria – 19:24Et in terra pax – 21:07Laudamus te – 26:12Gratias agimus tibi – 30:22Domine Deus – 33:44Qui tollis – 39:20Qui sedes – 42:26Quoniam tu solus sanctus – 46:53Cum sancto spiritu – 51:35Credo in unum Deum – 55:57Patrem omnipotem – 57:58Et in unum Dominum – 1:00:20Et incarnatus est – 1:04:47Crucifixus – 1:07:53Et resurrexit – 1:11:08Et in Spiritum Sanctum – 1:15:42Confiteor – 1:21:18Et expecto – 1:25:56Sanctus – 1:28:23Pleni sunt coeli – 1:31:23Osanna (I) – 1:33:46Benedictus – 1:36:49Osanna (II) – 1:42:14Agnus Dei – 1:45:19Dona nobis pacem – 1:50:46
Choral Evensong with University Sermon Live from Queens on Sunday 15 June 2025 (Trinity Sunday) Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-16 | Choral Evensong with University SermonPRELUDE Vaughan Williams RhosymedreITROIT Guerrero Duo seraphimRESPONSES RadcliffeLESSONS Romans 5:1-5 & John 16:12-15CANTICLES Jackson in GANTHEM Leighton A Hymn to the TrinityPREACHER Br John Church OPVOLUNTARY Bach Fugue in g BWV 542
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 13 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-14 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Vierne BerceuseRESPONSES ClucasLESSONS Isaiah 51:1-8 & John 8:48-endCANTICLES Stanford in CANTHEM Balfour Gardiner Evening HymnVOLUNTARY Lefébure-Wély Sortie in Eb
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 11 June 2025 (St Barnabas) Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-12 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Howells Preludio ‘Sine Nomine’RESPONSES RadcliffeLESSONS Tobit 4:5-11 & Acts 9:26-31CANTICLES Cook The Queen's College ServiceANTHEM McKie We wait for thy loving kindnessVOLUNTARY Ravel Le jardin féerique (transcr. for organ)
Tim Stewart - Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 11 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-12 | ProgrammeJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue BWV 564Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)Ciacona in E minor Bux Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Fugue in A flat MinorFelix Mendelsohn (1809-1847)Sonata No.1Timothy is currently in his second year at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire after having been awarded the DMC McDonald Foundation Scholarship Award. He is also Organ Scholar at Birmingham Cathedral (St Philips).Timothy has enjoyed recent competition success after being awarded first prize at the IAO-RCO organ playing competition, with the final taking place at York Minster (2024) the London Organ Competition held in St Clement Danes church, London (2023), the Leonard Gibbons Organ Competition which was held at St Chads Cathedral, Birmingham (2024).He is active as a recitalist, having given solo recitals at numerous prestigious venues such as, Westminster Abbey, Coventry Cathedral, Clare College, Cambridge and many other cathedrals and churches around the country.
Choral Eucharist Live from Queens on Sunday 8 June 2025 (Pentecost) Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-09 | Choral Eucharist PRELUDE Bach Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 652READINGS Acts 2:1-12 & John 14:8-17, 25-27 SETTING Palestrina Missa Papæ MarcelliPREACHER The ChaplainMOTET Tallis If ye love meVOLUNTARY Bach Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 651
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 6 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-07 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE D’Anglebert Quatuor sur le KyrieRESPONSES Leighton LESSONS Ezekiel 36:22-28 & Matt 12:22-32CANTICLES Noble in bANTHEM Harris Bring us, O Lord GodVOLUNTARY Guilmant Valet will ich dir geben
Choral Mass with the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy Live from Queens on Wednesday 4 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-05 | PRELUDE Lebègue Trio à 3 claviersREADINGS Acts 20:28-end & John 17:11-19SETTING Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Johannis de DeoMOTET Mozart Ave verum corpusVOLUNTARY Frescobaldi Toccata Terza
Edward Bence - Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 4 June 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-05 | Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788)Sonata in Bb major, Wq. 70/2AllegroAriosoAllegroFelix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)Sonata IV in Bb major, Op. 65/4Allegro con brioAndante religioso AllegrettoAllegro maestoso e vivaceJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548Edward Bence is a 21-year-old organist and pianist. He is currently studying Mathematics at Oxford, while holding Oriel College’s Organ Scholarship.Having been music scholar at King Edward VI School, Southampton, Edward was awarded a music scholarship when he moved to Winchester College for sixth form. During his time there, Edward became an Associate of the Royal College of Organists while studying under George Castle and completed two diplomas on the piano under the tuition of Nick Salwey. He also gave a joint recital of Bach and Buxtehude with fellow student Christopher Brain at Queen’s in April 2022. Between school and university, Edward was Organ Scholar at Romsey Abbey and played Saint-Saëns’ G minor Piano Concerto with Southampton Youth Orchestra. He continues to accompany on both piano and organ in Hampshire.Although studying Maths, Edward remains fully immersed in the Oxford music scene. Oriel’s Organ Scholarship involves conducting and playing for the three weekly services in Oriel’s Chapel and he plays regularly in other churches and chapels in Oxford. Edward is also particularly active in the Oxford chamber music scene on the piano, both as a soloist and as an accompanist, with recital venues including New, Oriel, Magdalen, Worcester and Jesus Colleges. Other recent recitals have included Bristol Cathedral, Romsey Abbey and Gosport Holy Trinity and his next Oxford organ recital will be at Magdalen in November.
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 1 June 2025 - Feast of the Visitation (transferred) Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-06-02 | Choral Evensong PRELUDE Bach Auf meinen lieben Gott (Emans 30)iITROIT McDowall Ave MariaRESPONSES Carter RoseLESSONS Romans 12:9-16 & Luke 1:39-45CANTICLES Gibbons Second ServiceANTHEM Guerrero Ave virgo sanctissimaPREACHER The ChaplainVOLUNTARY Bach Præludium & Fuga in C BWV 545
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 30 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-31 | ...
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 28 May 2025 (1st Evening Prayer of Ascension Day) Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-29 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Duruflé MéditationRESPONSES LeightonLESSONS 2 Sam 23:1-5 & Col 2:20-3:4CANTICLES Walmisley in DANTHEM Finzi God is gone upVOLUNTARY Duruflé Fugue sur le nom d’Alain op.7
David Enlow - Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 28 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-29 | David Enlow - New YorkProgrammeFelix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)from Sonata No. 1 in FAllegro Moderato e SeriosoAdagio Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)Organ Sonata in B-flatAllegroAndanteAllegretto Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621)Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End’ J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542David Enlow is a “commanding” organist (The New Yorker), hailed for his “performances full of color, passion, invention, and power” (The American Record Guide). As a conductor, “Mr. Enlow drew fresh and lively performances from the players…” (The New York Times). David was appointed Music Director of Park Avenue Synagogue in 2020, continuing as Organist and Choir Master at the Church of the Resurrection, where he has been since 2001, and as Assistant Conductor and repetiteur to the Clarion Choir, and organist of the Clarion Music Society. David has appeared in most all of New York’s major concert halls and churches, and in cathedrals and halls around Europe.David’s solo recordings on the Pro Organo label include Pater Seraphicus, the complete major organ works of César Franck; Piano à l’Orgue, an album of piano transcriptions; and Bach on Park Avenue, recorded on the Mander organ at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York. As a concerto soloist, David has appeared with orchestras in works of Barber, Poulenc, Haydn, Handel, Respighi, Bach, Rheinberger, and Saint-Saens.David has taught church music, improvisation, and organ repertoire classes for local, regional, and national events of the American Guild of Organists, and at the Juilliard School, from which he received two degrees.
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Sunday 25 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-26 | Choral Evensong PRELUDE Aguilera de Heredia Tiento de falsas de cuarto tonoINTROIT Howells God be in my headRESPONSES ParryLESSONS Acts 16:9-15 & Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5CANTICLES Harwood in AbANTHEM Bainton And I saw a new heavenPREACHER Dr Tim MiddletonVOLUNTARY Buxtehude Praeludium in g BuxWV 148
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Friday 23 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-24 | Choral EvensongPRELUDE Bach Adagio, Trio Sonata No.1 in Eb BWV 525RESPONSES ReadingLESSONS Ezekiel 36:33-end & Romans 8:1-11CANTICLES D. Purcell in eANTHEM Purcell I was gladVOLUNTARY Bach Allegro, Trio Sonata No.1 in Eb BWV 525
Choral Evensong Live from Queens on Wednesday 21 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-22 | PRELUDE Guilmant Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’RESPONSES ParryLESSONS Hosea 13:4-14 & 1Cor 15:50-endCANTICLES Murrill in EANTHEM Hadley My beloved spakeVOLUNTARY Scheidt Benedicamus Domino à 6 SSWV 158
Joshua Simoes - Live Organ Recital from The Queens College, Oxford. 1.10pm, 21 May 2025 Choir of The Queens College, Oxford 2025-05-22 | Joshua Simões is Organist of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, Hampton Court where he is the principal Organist for the Chapel’s round of services, for the Royal Household, the Order of the Companions of Honour and concerts, broadcasts and recordings. Joshua completed his master's and undergraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music under the tutelage of David Titterington and Bine Bryndorf, where he was awarded several major prizes and awards. A previous prize winner at the Northern Ireland International Organ competition, Joshua made a critically acclaimed CD with the choir of King’s College London and was praised by Gramophone - “Joshua played superbly with virtuoso use of the organ”. He has collaborated with Delphian and Resonus Record Labels and recent concert appearances has taken Joshua to Germany and the UK.ProgrammeWilliam Byrd (c. 1540-1623)Fantasia in dJohn Bull (1562-1628)Salve ReginaAnon. Dutch (from the Camphuysen manuscript)DaphneAnthoni van Noordt (c. 1619–1675)Psalm 24Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584–1654)Tiento de tiple de séptimo toñoJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543
