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Calvary Choir, 2006
The musical tradition at Calvary is rich and varied. In addition to hymns and mass settings from the Episcopal Hymnal 1982, on any given Sunday one might also expect to hear plainchant, Anglican chant, and/or Taize chant. Choral anthems during the Offertory (and occasionally during Communion) are drawn from the entire breadth of classical ecclesiastical choral music, from the Renaissance through the 21st Century.
The sound files below may be played in either of two formats. "VBR" is recommended if you don't have a high-speed internet connection (e.g., DSL or cable broadband). "CBR" is the preferred format, and offers higher quality, but will take longer to download. While the sound files generally work very well, there are circumstances beyond our control that may affect your ability to hear them, including site traffic, internet routing issues, and your own browser and firewall settings. If you experience "partial download" (i.e., you don't hear the entire song), the problem is likely site traffic or routing issues, and can be solved by trying again later. If you can't play the files at all, however, the problem is more likely to be with your settings, and you may want to contact your ISP for more information. The Lord is my shepherd: Hylton-Stewart. This beautiful setting of the beloved 23rd Psalm is an example of Anglican Chant: a style unique to churches of the Anglican Communion. (Playing time: 2.26) VBR FORMAT / CBR FORMAT This is the day which the Lord hath made: Anonymous A beautiful example of 16th century English polyphony. (Playing time: 0.56) VBR FORMAT / CBR FORMAT Christus factus est: Bruckner "Christ was made obedient for us, even unto death on a cross." (Playing time: 4:22) VBR FORMAT / CBR FORMAT |
The musical program at Calvary is enhanced by the Choral Scholarship program, which provides four students from area colleges (one for each section) with a stipend for singing with the choir. The students benefit from the experience, and the choir and congregation benefit from the students' knowledge and musical ability. In May, the choir hosts a gala event called "GinSing!" to help finance the Choral Scholarship program
In addition to the regular Sunday services, the choir also leads choral Evensong several times during the year. Other choral services include Lessons and Carols in the week leading up to Christmas, Christmas Eve Mass, Maundy Thursday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. Two or three times a year, the choir offers a special Choral Eucharist, featuring full, cathedral-style Mass settings. The choir also occasionally joins with other choirs in the Santa Cruz area to provide special choral services at Calvary and at other churches (for example, in 2005 they joined several Episcopal choirs in the San Jose/East Bay area in singing Fauré's Requiem at Trinity Cathedral in San Jose).
We hope you'll visit us sometime soon and hear just how beautiful worship can be when voices are lifted together in song! Come participate in what some people travel all the way to England to experience...the majesty and mystery of the Anglican Choral Tradition!
SUN, 4 MAY (SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY; EASTER 7): 10:30 a.m.: Mendelssohn: Above all praise SUN, 11 MAY (WHITSUNDAY; PENTECOST; MOTHER’S DAY): 10:30 a.m.: (Introit) Tye: O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace (Anthem) Clarke: O come and dwell in me EVENSONG: (Anthem): Harper: Spirit of the Lord, come down (Service): Willan: Evening Service (Responses): Mitchell SUN, 18 MAY (TRINITY SUNDAY): 10:30 a.m.:Dmitriev: Only-begotten Son |
Director of Music: Murray C. Walker
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Murray C. Walker holds music degrees from the University of British Columbia and California State University, Long Beach. His singing career has included the Vancouver Chamber Choir and the choirs of (the former) St. Paul’s Cathedral of Los Angeles, Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal and Norwich Cathedral in England. He is presently the Head of Fine Arts and Director of Music at York School in Monterey, where his program includes two choirs, an orchestra and an early music consort. He is on the board of directors of the California Music Educators Association-Central Coast Section (CMEA-CCS), and is a member of the California Orchestral Directors Association (CODA) and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). |