WILLAN WEST 2018: Missa Brevis no. 14 St Alphege
26 MAY 2018: 7PM Solemn High Mass • St Augustine of Canterbury All Saints' Episcopal Church Willan West marks the Feast of St Augustine of Canterbury on 26 May by offering Missa Brevis no. 14 'St Alphege', along with his Eucharistic motet Very bread, good shepherd tend us (no. 3 from Six Motets). Missa Brevis no. 14 marks Willan's final Missa Brevis, and composed in honour of his long-time assistant and Ritual Choir cantor, Albert Mahon. Willan's Eucharistic motet Very bread, good shepherd tend us displays Willan's typical gentle and flowing polyphonic style, tinged with hints of modalism. In both the Missa Brevis and the motet, Willan's love of plainsong is readily apparent. REPERTOIRE: Missa Brevis no. 14 'St Alphege' (1962) Motet: Look down, O Lord, Ruben Valenzuela Motet: Very bread, good shepherd tend us (1924) Including the appointed Minor Propers