Music between longing and a new beginning
In the two psalm settings featured in this NoonSong, two worlds collide: in Sweelinck’s work, the austere Calvinist chorale set to a late-Renaissance polyphonic composition; in MacMillan’s, a resonant, passionate motet by a devout Catholic – and yet astonishing musical connections emerge. Perhaps it is the solemnity and contemplative nature of the ancient psalm texts that characterise these works?
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Liturgy: Third-last Sunday in the church year
- Preces: Duncan Faulkner (1951–): Preces & Responses
- Psalm of the Day: 44 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621): Or avons nous de nos oreilles
- Psalm of the week: 85:13 James MacMillan (1959–): Dominus dabit
- Canticum: Melchior Franck (1579–1639): Ist Gott für uns
- Chorale: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): We wait for You, O Son of God
Free admission
Donations welcome
Additional information
NoonSong – what is it?
Every Saturday at midday, locals, visitors to Berlin, music fans and architecture enthusiasts gather for NoonSong. It is both a concert and a church service, based on the Anglican Evensong. Eight professional singers from the vocal ensemble sirventes berlin perform choral music under the direction of Stefan Schuck. The repertoire ranges from Renaissance music to contemporary compositions.
Accessibility
- wheelchair access
- The liturgy is available in written form
Participating artists
sirventes berlin unter der Leitung von Stefan Schuck
Dates
November 2026
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