Music lists

1 April: Easter Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am Sung by the Abbey Choirs and Consort, with the Romsey Sinfonietta Schubert in G Hallelujah (The Messiah) – Handel   8 April: Second Sunday in Easter Parish Eucharist, 10am Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Congregational services with hymns 15 April: Third Sunday in Easter Services today are sung by the Abbey Consort Parish Eucharist, 10am Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Sanders 19 April Choral Evensong, 5.45pm Responses – Smith Tallis in the Dorian mode Magdalene, cease from sobs and sighs – Hurford 22 April: Fourth Sunday in Easter Sung Eucharist, 10am Darke in F Ave verum corpus – ElgarMore »

4 March: Third Sunday in Lent Family Eucharist, 10 am (Junior Girls) Mass III – Arthur The Lent Prose Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm (Girls and Adults) Responses – Reading Daniel Purcell in E minor 11 March: Mothering Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am Missa ad Præsepe – Malcolm Adonaï, Adonaï – Bernstein Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Dyson/Archer Stanford in G O for a closer walk with God – Stanford 18 March: Passion Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am Merbecke Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm (Adults) Plainsong Canticles The Lent Prose 25 March: Palm Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am Missa Brevis – Dove A meditation for Palm Sunday, 6.30 pm Stabat Mater – Pergolesi Lord, let me knowMore »

Thursday 1 February Choral Evensong, 5.30pm Responses – Tomkins Magnificat – Plainsong Nunc Dimittis – Palestrina Senex puerum portabat – Byrd 5 February: Mental Health Awareness Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am (girl choristers) Mass of St. Anne – MacMillan Litany of the Holy Spirit – Hurford Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Reading Daniel Purcell in E minor Thou visitest the earth – Greene Thursday 8 February Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Second Service – Gibbons Out of the deep – Batten 11 February: Quinquagesima Sung Eucharist, 10 pm Messe ‘Cum Jubilo’ – Duruflé Evensong, 6.30 pm Abbey Consort O Lord, increase our faith – Loosemore 14 February: Ash Wednesday Sung Eucharist and impositionMore »

Saturday 2 December: Advent Eve Advent Procession, 6.30 pm (boys, girls and adults) O great antiphons Mattins Responsory – Palestrina The call – Todd Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – Praætorius Bethlehem Down – Warlock The Advent Prose – Plainsong, arr. Cleobury E’en so, Lord Jesus – Manz Sunday 3 December: Advent Sunday 10 am Family Eucharist (junior girls and music group) Mass of the Blessed Cardinal Newman – MacMillan Light of the world – Dankworth Choral Evensong is replaced by a candlelit performance of Handel’s The Messiah, given by the Hanover Band and Chorus. 10 December: Second Sunday in Advent Sung Eucharist, 10 am Stanford in C andMore »

2 November: Feast of All Souls Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, 7.30pm And I saw a new Heaven – Bainton Evening Hymn of Charles I – Ley Nunc Dimittis in G – Stanford 5 November: Fourth Sunday before Advent Sung Eucharist, 10 am (Junior Girl Choristers) Mass of St. Thomas – Thorne Lord, Thy word, Thy rule – Owen-Norris Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm (Senior Girl Choristers) Maria Matrem Virginem – McGlynn 9 November Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Clucas Tallis in the Dorian mode The secret sins – Mundy 12 November: Remembrance Sunday Service of Remembrance, 9.30 am (note earlier time) And I saw a new Heaven – Bainton The service is followedMore »

Choral services take place on Thursdays and Sundays. 1 October: 16th Sunday after Trinity Harvest Festival Sung Eucharist, 10 am Jazz Missa Brevis – Todd Light of the world – Dankworth Choral Evensong (Girls and ATB), 6.30 pm Responses – Shepherd Collegium Regale – Tavener The promise of living – Copland 5 October Choral Evensong, 5.45pm Tallis in the Dorian Mode Christe, qui lux est et dies (i) – Whyte 8 October: 17th Sunday after Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10 am Missa Brevis – Berkeley The Holy Eucharist – Harris Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Dyson/Archer Bairstow in D Evening Hymn of Charles I – Ley 12 October Choral Evensong, 5.45pm HarwoodMore »

Choral services take place on Thursdays and Sundays. Sunday 3 September: 12th Sunday after Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10am Congregational service Evensong, 6.30pm Congregational service 7 September: Eve of the birth of the Virgin Mary Choral Evensong, 5.45pm Responses – Smith Second Service – Byrd Senex puerum portabat – Byrd 10 September: Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sung Eucharist, 10 am Mass for four voices – Byrd Senex puerum portabat – Byrd Choral Evensong with admission of choristers, 6.30 pm Service – Arthur Stanford in G O let me tread in the right way – Ward 14 September: Holy Cross Day Choral Evensong, 5.45pm Responses – Smith Second Service –More »

2 July: Third Sunday after Trinity Sung Eucharist , 10 am (Girls’ Choir) Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm (Girls and men) Responses – Ferial First Service – Moore A new commandment – Arthur 9 July: Fourth Sunday after Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10 am (Romsey Singers) Mass in G minor – Vaughan Williams Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Responses – Smith Second Service – Tomkins Give us the wings of faith – Bullock 16 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10 am Stanford in C and F One in Christ – Arthur Romsey Festival Choral and Orchestral Evensong, 6.30 pm With the valediction of Choristers Responses – Clucas Stanford in G Blest pairMore »

4 June: Pentecost Services today are sung by the Romsey Abbey Consort Sung Eucharist, 10 am The Call – Vaughan Williams Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Hail, gladdening light – Stainer 11 June: Trinity Sunday Sung Eucharist, 10 am Mass for four voices – Byrd Choral Evensong, 6.30 pm Christe, qui lux est et dies – Whyte Responses – Leighton Bairstow in D When Israel came out of Egypt – East 18 June: Second Sunday in Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10 am Little Organ Mass – Haydn No easy walk – George Arthur Evensong, 6.30 pm O Trinity (plainsong) 25 June: Third Sunday in Trinity Sung Eucharist, 10 am Missa Brevis – Berkeley TheMore »