9:00am Eucharist, II

      Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Banchieri / Gloria in excelsis

            Bullard / Bread of the world

            Rheinberger / Finale (from Sonate No. 1)

            Hymns

            7*                       Christ, whose glory fills the skies                            Ratisbon

            596* (st. 1)         Judge eternal, throned in splendor               Komm, o komm

            LEVAS 146*       Break thou the bread of life                                       Sherwin

            345                     Savior, again to thy dear Name                                Ellers

11:15am Eucharist, II                      

      Treble Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Banchieri / Gloria in excelsis

            C. Hylton Stewart / Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23

            Bainton / And I saw a new heaven

            Rheinberger / Finale (from Sonate No. 1)

            Hymns

            7*                       Christ, whose glory fills the skies                          Ratisbon

            596* (st. 1)         Judge eternal, throned in splendor              Komm, o komm

            321*                   My God, thy table now is spread                     Rockingham

            345                     Savior, again to thy dear Name                                Ellers

4:10pm* Organ Recital

      Robert Poovey, Organ

            Sowerby / Symphony in G

*Note that this Sunday's organ recital begins five minutes earlier than usual to allow time for performance of the entire Symphony in G by Leo Sowerby.

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      John Linker, Organist

            Banchieri / Gloria in excelsis

            Rheinberger / Finale (from Sonate No. 1)

            Hymns

            345                     Savior, again to thy dear Name                                Ellers

            596* (st. 1)         Judge eternal, throned in splendor               Komm, o komm

            37*                     O brightness of the immortal Father's face  Evening Hymn

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]

Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634) was a late Renaissance/early Baroque Italian Benedictine monk, living his entire life in Bologna. His setting of the Gloria in excelsis, played for the opening voluntary, is a series of short organ versets intended to be performed in alternatim with chanted verses. During his time it would have been typical for the organist to improvise these versets. Lucky for us, he wrote them down, and now we have a glimpse into the musical/liturgical style of the early 17th century.

The anthem at 11:15, And I saw a new heaven by Edgar Bainton (1880-1956), is one of the most beloved gems of the Anglican choral repertoire. Using text from Revelations, hope and optimism is heard throughout the work, both in the somber d minor opening and the brighter D Major conclusion. Bainton wrote very little choral music, and this anthem is certainly the most familiar of any of his works. After serving as professor of music at Newcastle Upon Tyne Conservatory of Music, Bainton and his family moved to Australia where he took up the directorship of the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music.

The closing voluntary is the third and final movement (a fugue) from Josef Rheinberger's (1839-1901) Sonata No. 1.  He wrote twenty organ sonatas, which are considered the greatest contribution to that genre since Mendelssohn.  Though harmonically Romantic in nature, his Sonatas are an obvious bow to Baroque counterpoint, and are certainly challenging to play. 

Several singers who have graced Good Shepherd's choir stalls in recent months are involved in the University of Kentucky Opera's production of Sweeney Todd. Further info as well as ticket information can be found HERE.