The Shepherd's Song



Psallam spiritu et mente.
I will sing with the Spirit and with the understanding also.
--Motto of the Royal School of Church Music (I Corinthians 14:15)
  
2 January 2014
In This Issue

5 January 2014 - The Second Sunday of Christmas

 

9:00am Eucharist, II

      Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Arr. Willcocks / Whence is that goodly fragrance

            Drischner / Wie sch�n leuchtet der Morgenstern          

            Hymns

            480*                   When Jesus left his Father's throne                     Kingsfold

            124* (st. 1)         What star is this?                                                Puer nobis

            517*                   How lovely is thy dwelling-place          Brother James' Air

            497*                   How bright appears the Morning Star    Wie sch�n leuchtet

 

11:15am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Parry / Psalm 84:1-8

            Arr. Willcocks / Whence is that goodly fragrance

            Drischner / Wie sch�n leuchtet der Morgenstern          

            Hymns

            480*                   When Jesus left his Father's throne                     Kingsfold

            124* (st. 1)         What star is this?                                                Puer nobis

            517*                   How lovely is thy dwelling-place          Brother James' Air

            497*                   How bright appears the Morning Star    Wie sch�n leuchtet

 

4:15pm Concert

      Owen Sammons, organist   

              An improvised program celebrating

              the twelfth and final day of Christmas

 

              I. Fantasie on "Three Kings of Orient"

              II. The Twelve Variations of Christmas

                        1 - A partridge in a pear tree

                        2 - Turtle doves

                        3 - French hens

                        4 - Calling birds

                        5 - Gold rings

                        6 - Geese a-laying

                        7 - Swans a-swimming

                        8 - Maids a-milking

                        9 - Ladies dancing

                        10 - Lords a-leaping

                        11 - Pipers piping

                        12 - Drummers drumming

 

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      Owen Sammons, Visiting Organist

      Hymns

            480*                   When Jesus left his Father's throne                     Kingsfold

            124* (st. 1)         What star is this?                                                Puer nobis

            497*                   How bright appears the Morning Star    Wie sch�n leuchtet

 

6:00pm Epiphany Pageant

      The Training Choir

      Kakie Hester, Director

      Owen Sammons, Visiting Organist   

 

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]
Owen Sammons
Organist Owen Sammons to perform this Sunday in Good Shepherd
 
Continuing our Sunday afternoon concert series,
Owen Sammons plays the Miller and Wrigley Organ in recital this Sunday 1/5/14 at 4:15pm.

The program consists of improvisations on Christmas and Epiphany themes, including a twelve-movement improvisation in spired on the the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Owen Sammons is Director of Music and Arts at St Peter's Episcopal Church, Paris, Kentucky.  Owen has appeared at Good Shepherd on many occasions over the past decade, both as singer and as organist.  This past summer Owen served as organist for the CHoir's tour to Italy and France.  Most recently he was with us accompanying and directing the Choir at our annual Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols.

Upcoming Sunday Afternoon Concerts in Good Shepherd


We have launched an exciting new concert series each Sunday afternoon throughout the academic year.  Though these concerts are primariliy organ recitals, 

many different genres of music will be celebrated throughout the year.  

Please spread the word and invite your friends!

All Sunday afternoon concerts are at 4:15pm (unless otherwise noted) and admission is free, 

however, donations are gratefully accepted.

 

5 January 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Owen Sammons. Free admission.

Owen Sammons is Director of Arts & Music at St Peter's Episcopal Church, Paris, Kentucky.

 

12 January 2014 - 4:15pm - Recorder and Organ Recital by Susan Weatherford, Recorder, with John Linker, Organ

 

19 January 2014 - 4:15pm - Choir Concert by Cantabile, Donna Bonner, Director

 

26 January 2014 - 4:15pm - Trumpet and Organ Recital by Patrick Tuck, Trumpet, with John Linker, Organ

 

2 February 2014 - 4:15pm - Clarinet and Organ Recital by Andrew Burton, Clarinet, with John Linker, Organ

 

9 February 2014 - 4:15pm - Choir Concert by University of Kentucky Blue Note Ensemble, Dimitrius Walker, Director

 

16 February 2014 - 4:15pm - Voice Recital by Whit Whitaker, Tenor

What's Coming Up

 

28 February 2014 - 7:30pm - Organist Olivier Latry in Recital

Olivier Latry, one of the three organistes-titulaires de Grande-Orgue of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, will be playing a recital in Good Shepherd on Friday 28 February 2014. This remarkable event will be co-sponsored between the Lexington and Louisville Chapters of the American Guild of Organists as well as Good Shepherd. Latry is also organ professor at Paris Conservatory and is considered to be one of the finest organists in the world. You may read more info about this dynamic musician here.
Good Shepherd Choir at St Paul's Within the Walls, Rome, June 2013
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