Events at the
Temple Church

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Sung by the Temple Singers

Organ prelude: Prelude in E flat (Stanford)
Introit: A Prayer of St Patrick (Rutter)
Psalm 116 vv 11-16 (Stanford)
Canticles: Wood in E flat (no 2)
Anthem: Beati quorum via (Stanford)
Dismissal: Irish blessing (Chilcott)
Organ voluntary: Prelude in G (Stanford)

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Please enter the Temple via Tudor Street.

Sung by the Temple Church Choir

Organ prelude: Mein Jesu, der du mich (Brahms)
Introit: Oculi omnium (Wood) 
Setting: Chester Missa brevis K, S, B, A (Matthew Martin) 
Psalm 143 (Barnby) 
Motet: O thou that hearest prayer (Walford Davies) 
Organ voluntary: Prelude on ‘Rockingham’ (William Lloyd Webber)

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Please enter the Temple via Tudor Street.

Sung by the Temple Singers

Organ prelude: Valet will ich dir geben BWV 735 (Bach)
Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David (Weelkes)
Setting: Missa Brevis (Berkeley) 
Psalm: 73 (22-27) (Parratt)  
Anthem: Pueri Hebraeorum (Victoria)
Organ voluntary: Prélude op 5 (Duruflé)

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Sung by the Temple Singers

Organ prelude: Canzona Quinta (Frescobaldi)
Introit: Christe, adoramus te (Monteverdi) 
Responses: Smith 
Canticles: First service (Parsons)
Anthem: Miserere mei (Byrd)
Organ voluntary: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß BWV 622 (Bach)

Sung by the Temple Singers

Music to include Ubi Caritas (Duruflé) Ave Verum Corpus (Philips)

Sung by Temple Church Choir

Organ prelude: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross BWV 622 (Bach)
Responses: Plainsong 
Psalm: 69 (plainsong) 
The Reproaches (John Sanders)
Salvator Mundi (Tallis)
Anthem: Crucifixus (Lotti)
Organ voluntary: Herzliebster Jesu (Brahms)

Sung by the Temple Singers

Setting: Missa Ego flos campi (Padilla) 
Gradual: Haec dies (Byrd)
Communion: Tulerunt dominum meum (Gombert)

Sung by the Temple Church Choir 

Organ voluntary: Prelude ‘At Eastertide’ (Stanford)
Introit: Surrexit Christus hodie (Scheidt)
Gradual: Easter anthems Christ our passover is sacrificed for us 
Setting: Chester Missa brevis (Matthew Martin) 
Communion anthems: Hallelujah (Handel), Ave verum corpus (Mozart)
Organ voluntary: Final (Widor, Symphonie no 6)

Free as part of the entrance fee.

Brodsky Quartet

William Barton (didgeridoo)

The world-renowned Brodsky Quartet joins didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton for a sensational collaboration that pairs icons of the classical canon with the visceral sounds of the Australian landscape. Performing in the atmospheric surroundings of the Temple Church, this collaboration creates a direct dialogue between the world's oldest living culture and the storied traditions of Western chamber music.

This programme offers a rare opportunity to experience Barton’s extraordinary stage presence and the primal resonance of the didgeridoo ('yidaki') alongside the quartet's legendary precision. From the baroque elegance of Purcell to the contemporary voice of Andrew Ford, the evening spans centuries of musical evolution, culminating in a transcendent fusion of breath and string. Do not miss this exhilarating and moving performance from five of the world’s most versatile musicians.

William Barton: Brief soundscape
Henry Purcell: Fantasia
Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No 11
Robert Davidson: Minjerribah
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No 1

Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet, 1st Movement, 'Dance'
Andrew Ford: String Quartet No 7, Eden Ablaze
Salina Fisher: Tōrino

Trad. Irish Folk Song: She Moved Through the Fair
William Barton: Square Circles

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