Music
SUNG LITURGIES
Music forms an important part of worship at St Joseph's. There are five sung liturgies every week:
- Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on Saturdays at 5.15pm (with organ and cantor)
- the Vigil Mass on Saturdays at 6pm (with organ and cantor)
- the Family Mass on Sundays at 9.30am (led by the Folk Group)
- the Solemn Mass on Sundays at 11.00am (sung by St Joseph's Choir)
- the Mass on Sundays at 12.30pm (with piano and cantor)
GET INVOLVED
Do you, or does your child, enjoy singing or playing an instrument? There are various opportunities to get involved in the music at St Joseph's, including:
- St Joseph's Choir - choir of 20 with a repertoire ranging from ancient plainsong to contemporary mass settings and liturgical music, accompanied by the organ. The Choir sings for the 11am Mass on Sundays with a preparatory rehearsal at 10am in the Blessed Francis Jordan Chapel at Salvatorian College.
- Folk Group - group of adults and young people who play a variety of instruments and sing for the 9.30am Family Mass on alternate Sunday
- Organ Scholarship - St Joseph's offers an organ scholarship for a person of secondary school age wishing to learn the organ. There is a small stipend and generous support for funded organ lessons
DOWNLOAD MUSIC LISTS
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| October 2023.pdf |
THE ORGAN
The organ at St Joseph's was built by digital organ manufacturer Makin. It is a digital organ consisting of 63 stops over three manuals and one 'floating' division. It has a versatile specification which makes it ideal for accompanying the liturgy and playing a full range of solo organ repertoire.
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Pedal
Double Open Diapason 32’ Open Diapason 16’ Violone 16’ Bourdon 16’ Lieblich Bourdon 16’ Principal 8’ Bass Flute 8’ Fifteenth 4’ Mixture IV’ (19.22.26.29) Contra Posaune 32’ Ophicleide 16’ Fagotto 16’ Posaune 8’ Clarion 4’ Swell to Pedal** Great to Pedal** Choir to Pedal* |
Great
Double Open Diapason 16’ Open Diapason I 8’ Open Diapason II 8’ Claribel Flute 8’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Principal 4’ Harmonic Flute 4’ Twelfth 2 2/3’ Fifteenth 2’ Full Mixture IV (15.19.22.26) Sharp Mixture III (26.29.33) Reeds on Choir Trombone 16’ Trumpet 8’ Clarion 4’ Swell to Great** Choir to Great* |
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Choir (enclosed)
Viol d’Orchestre 8’ Viol Céleste 8’ Harmonic Flute 8’ Concert Flute 4’ Nazard 2 2/3’ Piccolo 2’ Tierce 1 3/5’ Larigot 1 1/3’ Cor Anglais 16’ Clarinet 8’ Orchestral Oboe 8’ Tremulant Tuba 8’ Octave Unison Off Sub Octave Swell to Choir* |
Swell (enclosed)
Bourdon 16’ Open Diapason 8’ Lieblich Gedackt 8’ Salicional 8’ Vox Angelica 8’ Principal 4’ Nason Flute 4’ Fifteenth 2’ Mixture IV (19.22.26.29) Oboe 8’ Vox Humana 8’ Tremulant Contra Fagotto 16’ Cornopean 8’ Clarion 4’ Octave Sub Octave |
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Nave
Open Diapason 8’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Principal 4’ Chimney Flute 4’ Fifteenth 2’ Mixture III (19.22.26) Posaune 8’ Royal Trumpet 8’ Nave on Great* Nave on Choir* Nave Pedal
Bourdon 16’ Bassoon 16’ Accesories
Great & Pedal Comb’s Coupled Generals on Swell Toe Pistons |
General Accessories
8 Thumb pistons to Swell, Great, Choir, Nave 8 General thumb pistons 8 Toe pistons to Pedal 8 Toe pistons duplicating Swell thumb pistons *Reversible thumb pistons **Reversible thumb and toe pistons ***Reversible toe pistons Thumb piston “Setter” with lock Thumb piston “General cancel” Balanced expression pedal to Swell Balanced expression pedal to Choir 128 individual levels of piston memory Manual compass CC-c, 61 notes Pedal compass CCC-g, 32 notes Additional Information 27 Channels of amplification |