Palm Sunday - 28 March 2021

We celebrate Palm Sunday with two livestreamed services.

9.15 am Sung Mass (modern language)

You can find the service link HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

11.30 am Sung Mass (traditional language)

You can find the service link HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 76

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, today's instrument is a musical facsimile of the Kuhn organ at the Philharmonie in Essen.

Today, I present Léonce de Saint-Martin's Alma Redemptoris Mater.


Léonce de Saint-Martin (1886-1954) succeeded Louis Vierne as titular organist of Notre-Dame de Paris in 1937, remaining in the post until his death. His Alma Redemptoris is the middle movement of the Symphonie Mariale, a work based on the Gregorian chant Marian anthems.


With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Feast of the Annunciation - 25 March 2021

We celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation with a livestreamed mass at 6.30 pm.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Lent V - 21 March 2021

We celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Lent with a livestreamed mass (traditional language) at 10.00 am.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 75

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘Dorian’ toccata.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) ‘Dorian’ toccata BWV 538 was composed whilst Bach worked in Weimar (1708-1717), and is nicknamed the ‘Dorian’ as the lack of a key signature implies that the work is in the Dorian mode.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Lent IV (Laetare) - 14 March 2021

We celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Lent with a livestreamed mass at 10.00 am.

Fr John Whittall preaches.

(Also, the clocks go forward this week!)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.