In a normal year, Advent & Christmas would be one of the busiest times of the year for the Cathedral music department. Following in the footsteps of generations of Christians, once more we trace the journey towards Bethlehem through the narratives of the prophets and the gospels towards the brilliance...
Composed this year for our Cathedral Choir by our Director of Music, Jonathan White, here is a setting of Isaac Watts’ timeless ‘Cradle Hymn’ sung by our socially distant yet spiritually united musicians:
A very Merry Christmas from the Cathedral Choir and all the Music Department.
Join us this afternoon for our service of Organ Vespers: Prelude: Elegy – Sir George Thalben Ball Welcome – Dr Jonathan White, Director of Religious Music Opening Responses – Abingdon Set Psalm 119:113-136 First Lesson – Ezekiel 33:23, 30 – 34:10 Magnificat: The Shrewsbury Service – Jonathan White Second Lesson:...
If you missed the first webinar being hosted by the Anglican Diocese of Montreal and our own Music Department, you can view the whole session online below. Don’t forget to sign up for the next workshop which will be looking at some of the practical features and security on Zoom,...
In case you missed it (or if you’d like to listen again) here is a recording of our Organ Vespers Service for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The officiant for the service was Cathedral Lay Reader Vivian Lewin, and the music was expertly played by our...
On what scriptural passage is “Joy to the World” based? Did Handel actually write the music? Find out in this video! Thank you to chorister Catharine Murray for singing “I Sing th’Almighty Power of God” at the end.
For the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, our choir has prepared the beautifully contempletive setting of the Magnificat – Mary’s song of praise. This text has been interpreted and set in countless ways by composers over the centuries, showing the breadth of Christian response to this astonishingly...
We had a bit of a hiatus in our psalm project, but we’re delighted to be back with a mammouth set: Psalms 10-14. Download the music here and don’t forget to follow us to keep up to date with all our great content, including our very popular hymn series with Assistant...
Learn more about the chorales of Martin Luther and those who came after him. Thank you to chorister Normand Richard for singing “Now Thank We All Our God” at the end.
Christ Church Cathedral has always been an open, welcoming, and loving community, where we celebrate the diversity of every single individual who walks through our doors. Our Pride service has always been a key part of our wider outreach commitment to Montreal and, although we cannot meet physically this year,...
In this next hymn video, learn more about gospel songs and the interesting social context in which they began. Thank you to chorister Anna Lewton-Brain for singing “I love to tell the story” at the end.