MUSIC AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Dr. William J. B. Gatens, Organist-Choirmaster
February 28, 2021 – 2 Lent
Voluntary: Canzona in D minor (BWV 588) – Johann Sebastian Bach
Service Music: John Merbecke
Offertory Solo: “If God be for us” (from Messiah) – George Frideric Handel
Communion Solo: “Lord, I trust thee” – George Frideric Handel
Voluntary: “Dorian” Fugue in D minor (BWV 538) – Johann Sebastian Bach
March 7, 2021 – 3 Lent
Voluntary: “These are the holy Ten Commandments” (BWV 678) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Service Music: John Merbecke
Offertory Solo: “A contrite heart” – Ludwig van Beethoven
Communion Solo: “O Saviour, hear me” – Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Voluntary: Fugue in B minor after Corelli (BWV 579) – Johann Sebastian Bach
March 14, 2021 – 4 Lent (Laetare)
Voluntary: Andante in E minor – Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Service Music: John Merbecke
Offertory Solo: “Hear my prayer, O Lord” – Antonin Dvorak
Communion Solo: “God so loved the world” – Sir John Goss
Voluntary: Fugue in C-sharp minor – Samuel Sebastian Wesley
March 21, 2021 – 5 Lent (Passion Sunday)
Voluntary: Preludes on “St. Columba” and “Rockingham” – Kenneth Leighton
Service Music: John Merbecke
Offertory Solo: “Have mercy, Lord, on me” (from St. Matthew Passion) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Communion Solo: “O Lamb of God” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Voluntary: “Jesus accepts suffering” (from La Nativité du Seigneur) – Olivier Messiaen
March 28, 2021 – Palm Sunday
Voluntary: Les Rameaux – Jean Langlais
Service Music: Merbecke
Offertory Solo: “When I survey the wondrous cross” – Lyn Murray
Communion Solo: “Behold the Lamb of God” – Paul Bouman