Musica De Sacra 2024

Founded in 1969, Musica Deo Sacra is a festival celebrating music in the liturgy, held in the majestic setting of Tewkesbury Abbey. Each year a choir of mixed voices, comprising professional and semi-professional singers, assembles to sing some of the jewels of church music written over many centuries, ranging from ancient plainsong composers.

Event programme:

Solemn Evenson
Monday 29 July, 7pm

Stanford Justorum animae
Clucas Responses
Rubbra in A flat
Berkeley The Lord is my shepherd
Preacher: Revd Cannon Craig Huxley-Jones
(Cannon Precentor & Director of Congregational Development, Gloucester Cathedral)

High Mass
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday 30 July, 11am

Victoria Missa Ave Regina Caeelorum
Bruckner Ave Maria
Martin Ave Maris Stella
Bruckner Tota pulchra es
Victoria Ave Regina Caelorum
Preacher: Revd Andrew Hammond
(Chaplain St John’s College, Cambridge)

Lecture
Old Baptist Chapel
Tuesday 30 July, 7.30pm

Hugh Morris (Director, Royal School of Church Music)

Cost: £10 on the door

High Mass
The Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 31 July, 11am

Bairstow Communion Service in D
Gibbons/ Bairstow Jesu, grant me this I pray
Sharpe Venite comedite
Finzi Welcome, sweet and sacred feast
Bairstow Let all mortal flesh
Preacher: Revd Canon Kathryn Fleming
(Canon Precentor, Southwark Cathedral)

Milton Organ Recital
Wednesday 31 July, 7.30pm

Paul Walton (Assistant Organist, Bristol Cathedral)

Cost: £10 on the door

Compline
Wednesday 31 July, 9pm

Tallis O nata lux
Whyte Christe qui lux es
Blitheman In pace
Parsons Ave Maria

Choral Evensong
Thursday 1 August, 6pm

Stanford Beati quorum via
Statham Responses
Stanford Magnificat for Double Choir
Wood Nunc Dimittis in B flat
Stanford The Lord is my shepherd
Followed by a reception for the Patrons of MDS in Abbey House

Requiem Mass
Friday 2 August, 7pm

Cardoso Requiem

Choral Matins
Saturday 3 August, 11am

Stanford Caelos ascendit hodie
Smith Responses
Stanford Te Deum and Benedictus in G
Kerensa Briggs Media vita
Followed by a reception in the Abbey

Chamber Concert
Old Baptist Chapel
Saturday 3 August, 3pm

FATER AND SON
George Ross – cello Alastair Ross – harpsichord

Cost: £20 from John Moore Museum and Eventbright. Information 01684 850112 moc.t1768958985enret1768958985nitb@1768958985truoc1768958985lepah1768958985cdlo1768958985

High Mass
Sunday 4 August, 11am

Langlais Messe Solennelle
Mathias Ave verum corpus
Preacher: Very Revd Andrew Zihni
(Dean of Gloucester)
Followed by a reception in the Abbey

Solemn Evensong & Benediction
Sunday 4 August, 6pm

Goss O Saviour of the world
Rose Responses
Howells St Paul’s Service
Day When I survey the wonderous cross
Dupré O salutaris hostia
Widor Tantum ergo
Preacher: Revd Canon Nick Davies
(Vicar of Tewkesbury)