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St Giles' Cathedral Choir
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The music, the live stream links and other events news for the choir of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 1d
Welcome to the live stream of our service of Morning Worship, when we mark the days of All Saints and All Souls. Our anthem is Bainton's heart-rending setting of words from the Book of Revelations 'And I saw a new heaven', promising "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying".
02112025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 1d
'O, how glorious is the kingdom, in which all the saints rejoice with Christ!' The theme for our service of Holy Communion for All Saints is 'O Quam Gloriosum', with Victoria's motet on that text providing the introit, followed by his associated Missa Brevis. Join us by live stream of the service.
02112025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 2d
Our music for All Saints and All Souls Days.
Sunday Music 2nd November – All Saints 9.30am Service Introit: Victoria – O Quam Gloriusum Kyrie: Victoria – Missa O Quam Gloriusum Gloria: Victoria Communion: Victoria – Agnus Dei 11am Service Introit: Harris – Holy is the true light Preces: Leighton Anthem: Bainton – And I saw a new heaven
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 8d
Welcome to the live stream of the Acadamic Service from St Giles' - our annual celebration of the major role academic institutions play in the life of the city. The Cathedral choir is joined by the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir, for our double choir anthem, Harris' "Faire is the Heaven".
26102025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 8d
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for the 19th Sunday after Trinity, for which the Mass setting is the Missa Simile est regnum by Francisco Guerrero .
26102025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 9d
Our music for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. At 11am, we are joined by the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir for the annual Academic Service.
Sunday Music 26th October – Trinity 19 9.30am Service Introit: Byrd – Look down, O Lord Kyrie: Guerrero – Missa Simile est regnum Gloria: Guerrero Communion: Guerrero – Agnus Dei 11am Academic Service Introit: Jackson – Prayer of King Henry VI Preces: Rose Anthem: Harris – Faire is the heaven
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 15d
Welcome to the live stream of our service of Morning Worship for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, for which worship is led for the first time by our Probationary Minister, Jamie Sutherland, who receives all our best wishes. The anthem is the Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré .
19102025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 15d
The live stream of our service of Holy Communion for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity is about to begin. The choir sings the Missa Brevis by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
19102025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 16d
Our music for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday Music 19th October – Trinity 18 9.30am Service Introit: Purcell – Thou knowest, Lord Kyrie: Palestrina – Missa Brevis Gloria: Palestrina Communion: Palestrina – Agnus Dei 11am Service Introit: Bairstow – Let my prayer come up Preces: Shephard Anthem: Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 22d
Welcome to our service of Morning Worship for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The anthem today is a new addition to the choir's repertoire: the setting of 'Ubi caritas' by David Briggs, with echoes of Duruflé's well-known motet.
12102025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 22d
The live stream of our service of Holy Communion is about to begin. We take the music of a different composer for each element of the Communion service: Morley Whitehead's 'Kyre' and Knut Nystedt's 'Gloria' from their Missae Breves, and Maurice Duruflé's 'Tantum ergo'.
12102025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 23d
Our music for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday Music 12th October – Trinity 17 9.30am Service Introit: Batten – O praise the Lord Kyrie: Whitehead – Missa Brevis Gloria: Nystedt – Missa Brevis Communion: Duruflé – Tantum ergo 11am Service Introit: Thalben Ball – O worship the Lord Preces: Sanders Anthem: Briggs – Ubi caritas
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 29d
Welcome to our Harvest Festival service! Sadly, the live stream doesn't show the agricultural machinery enlivening West Parliament Square, but the display of produce in the Kirk is heartlifting - thank you, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland! Our anthem is Parry's 'I was glad'.
05102025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · 29d
Welcome to our service of Holy Communion for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity.The choir sings the Kyrie and Gloria from the Missa Brevis by Jonathan Dove, and as the congregation takes communion, Elgar's setting of the Ave Verum.
05102025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Oct 4
Our music for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for our Harvest celebration.

We apologise to those who were unable to hear our live stream last week - please rest assured that the software update has now been resolved and normal service(s) should be resumed!
Sunday Music 5th October – Trinity 16 9.30am Service Introit: Thalben Ball – Blessed be his glorious name Kyrie: Dove – Missa Brevis Gloria: Dove Communion: Elgar – Ave verum 11am Harvest Service Introit: McGregor – Bless, O Lord, this food Preces: Carvel Anthem: Parry – I was glad
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 29
You are right, Peter - we're very sorry about this technical problem. We very much hope to have the sound back up and running by next Sunday.
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 28
Welcome to the live stream of our service of Morning Worship for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. The introit is by Noel de Jongh 'O come let us sing' and the anthem is by Schütz, 'Jauchzet dem Herrn'.
28092025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 28
The live stream of our service of Holy Communion for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity is about to begin. The Mass setting is Mozart's Spatzenmesse, and the Introit and Communion motet are both works by our Master of the Music, Jack Oades: 'Gratia Domini' and 'O taste and see'.
28092025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 27
Our music for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday Music 28th September – Trinity 15 9.30am Service Introit: Oades – Gratia Domini Kyrie: Mozart – Spatzenmesse Gloria: Mozart Communion: Oades – O taste and see 11am Service Introit: De Jongh – O come let us sing Preces: Rose Anthem: Schütz – Jauchzet dem Herrn
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 21
Welcome to the live stream of our service of Morning Worship for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The introit is a setting of the Lord's Prayer by Maurice Duruflé, and the anthem is by Herbert Howells 'Behold, O God, our defender'.
21092025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 21
Our service of Holy Communion for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity is about to begin, with in introit by William Byrd 'Deo Gratias'. The Mass setting is the Missa Vidi speciosam by Tomás Luis de Victoria.
21092025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 20
Our music for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday Music 21st September – Trinity 14 9.30am Service Introit: Byrd – Deo Gratias Kyrie: Victoria – Missa Vidi speciosam Gloria: Victoria Communion: Tallis – Verily, verily I say unto you 11am Service Introit: Duruflé – Notre Pere Preces: Lloyd Anthem: Howells – Behold, O God, our defender
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 14
Welcome to our service of Morning Worship for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. The choir's anthem was written by Philip Stopford to words by Gerard Markland, 'Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.'
14092025-1100 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 14
The live stream of our service of Holy Communion for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity is about to begin with an introit by George Thalben-Ball 'Ev'ry day will I give thanks'. The Mass setting is that for Four Voices by William Byrd.
14092025-0930 — St Giles Cathedral
Click HERE For the Order of Service.
www.stgilescathedral.org.uk
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St Giles' Cathedral Choir @stgileschoir.bsky.social · Sep 13
Our music for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday Music 14th September – Trinity 13 9.30am Service Introit: Thalben Ball – Every day will I give thanks Kyrie: Byrd – Mass for 4 voices Gloria: Byrd Communion: Byrd – Agnus Dei 11am Service Introit: John IV of Portugal – Crux Fidelis Preces: Byrd Anthem: Stopford – Do not be afraid
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