choir singing in procession (Easter Sunday) 
 
 
choir in stalls (RN) The Christ Church Choir, during Solemn High Mass.
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THE CHRIST CHURCH CHOIR


The Christ Church Choir sings the Solemn Mass on Sundays and Feast Days, and sings the Choral Office at Evensong and Compline. The fully-professional choir is composed of students from Yale University, most of them working on advanced degrees, and professionals from the New Haven community. The worship at Christ Church, deeply sacramental, incarnational, and devotional, makes full use of the rich resources of the Book of Common Prayer and, true to the ideals of the Oxford Movement, music plays a very important part in the liturgy. The choir sings Psalms (to both plainsong and Anglican Chant), settings of the Mass Ordinary, the Gregorian Minor Propers, canticles, and anthems and motets drawn from all periods of music history while placing an emphasis on the music from our own rich Anglican heritage. Several recordings of the Christ Church Choir are available for sale from the parish shop. 

 
MUSIC CALENDAR
COMPLINE MUSIC CALENDAR
EVENING SERVICES, 2010-11
LISTEN TO THE CHOIR
MUSIC STAFF
THE ORGAN AT CHRIST CHURCH

 

 

PAST CHORAL REPERTOIRE
crucifix (2) R
 
 
Lord Jesus Christ,
who didst stretch out thine arms of love
on the hard wood of the cross
that everyone might come
within the reach of thy saving embrace:
So clothe us in thy Spirit that we,
reaching forth our hands in love,
may bring those who do not know thee
to the knowledge and love of thee;
for the honor of thy Name. 
Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo at top of page: Robert Nelson.