17 October 2013

In This Issue

 

William Mathias (1934-1992) is most famous for his anthem Let the People Praise Thee, O God, which was composed for the royal wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981.  Indeed, that anthem is currently on the audio tour provided by St. Paul's Cathedral in London.  He was professor of music and head of the department at the University of Wales, Bangor, from 1970 to 1988.

 

Timothy Albrecht is Emory University Organist and joint faculty at Candler School of Theology and Emory's Department of Music.  Dr. Albrecht's degrees are from Oberlin and Eastman, and he is a frequent recitalist and clinician.  Michael received his Masters degree from Emory studying with Dr. Albrecht.  Dr. Albrecht has published twelve volumes of Graces Notes (1987-2006), which are hymn tune settings in a variety of styles, many of which are influenced by Paul Manz.

 

Craig Phillips (b. 1961) was named the American Guild of Organists Distinguished Composer for 2012 and was a featured soloist at the opening service of the 2012 National Convention in Nashville with the premiere of a newly commissioned work. He holds Doctor and Master degrees from Eastman, and has served as Director of Music at All Saints' Church, Beverly Hills since 2009, and was Associate Director and Composer-in-Residence for the 20 years before then.

 

A set of pieces features a variety of trumpet tunes. The French Classic pipe organ and early pipe organs in England did not feature prominent pedal divisions and is mainly music for the manuals. Louis-Nicolas Cl�rambault (1676-1749) is one of the most important French Classic composers, and wrote a book of organ pieces in two suites in 1710. He was organist at the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France (later the church of Widor and Dupr�). William Boyce (1711-1779) began as a choirboy at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England, and later became Master of the King's Musick in 1755 and organist in the Chapel Royal in 1758. Craig Sellar Lang (1891-1971) was born in New Zealand but studied and worked in England. He attended the Royal College of Music and was Director of Music at Christ's Hospital school in Horsham, West Sussex from 1929 to 1945, when he resigned to devote his time to examining and composition. Michael McCabe (b. 1941) was born in Iowa and studied at Creighton University. He served a 20-year military career, and numerous churches, including Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. He is presently chief, nurse anethetist at the Omaha Surgical Center, chapel organist at Boys Town, and instructor at the St. Cecilia Institute, Omaha. David German (b. 1954) is presently the Director of Music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville.

 

Eugene Gigout (1844-1925) was a student of Saint-Sa�ns and served at Paris's Saint-Augustin Church for 62 years.  The Toccata is his most famous work, composed in 1890 as one of the 10 pieces pour orgue.

 

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 and admission is free, 

however, donations are gratefully accepted.

 

20 October 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Michael Rintamaa. Free admission.

                        Michael Rintamaa is Director of Music at Central Christian Church, Lexington.

 

27 October 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Glenna Metcalfe. Free admission.

                        Glenna Metcalfe is Minister of Music and Worship at Faith Baptist Church,

                        Georgetown, Kentucky, and teaches in Scott County Schools.

 

3 November 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Maria LeRose. Free admission.

                        Maria LeRose is Organist/Choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville, Kentucky,

                        and a DMA organ student at the University of Kentucky.     

 

10 November 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Mark DeAlba. Free admission.

                        Mark DeAlba is an undergraduate organ student at University of Kentucky

                        and organist at Central Baptist Church, Lexington.

 

17 November 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ/Trumpet Recital by Roy Nance and David Goins. Free admission.

                        Roy Nance has recently retired as Minister of Music at First United Methodist

                        Church, Frankfort, Kentucky. David Goins is the newly appointed Minister

                        of Music at the same institution.

 

24 November 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Rob Vanover. Free admission.

                        Rob Vanover is Organist at Centenary United Methodist Church, Lexington,

                        and is on the music staff at Lexington Catholic High School.

 

1 December 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Owen Sammons. Free admission.

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

 

8 December 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Jane Johnson. Free admission.

                        Jane Johnson is Organist at Crestwood Christian Church, Lexington,

                        and is Director of Student Affairs, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky.

 

15 December 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker. Free admission.

                        John Linker is Organist/Choirmaster at Church of the Good Shepherd, Lexington.    

 

                        Program

                        Widor / Symphonie gothique, Op. 70

 

 

22 December 2013 - NO CONCERT TODAY.

                        5:00pm A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

 

24 December 2013 (Christmas Eve) - 6:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker. Free admission.

                        John Linker is Organist/Choirmaster at Church of the Good Shepherd, Lexington.    

 

                        Program

                        Widor / Symphonie gothique, Op. 70

 

29 December 2013 - NO CONCERT TODAY.

Singing is such a joyful experience. There is always a great purpose to the rehearsal process, but during a season leading up to a major concert or service, this communal sense of purpose is heightened.

 

Such is the case with the Choir's rehearsal process in preparation to sing Mozart's Requiem at our annual All Saints' Concert on November 1^st. Music tends to transcend verbal prose in a way that may only be felt to be understood. Even with "feeling" the music, often the result is more questions than answers. The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. I certainly feel the music, but how and why does it elicit such emotion? Eureka, I've found it: It's all about people.

 

One thing that I have learned early on and am continually reminded of is that it takes PEOPLE to make music come to life. Unlike visual art and other modes of expression, music requires live performance to lift the notes off the page. Without people interpreting the music, the little black dots on the page are meaningless. It is personalities, various colors of voices, life experiences (or lack of life experiences), and ambition of each individual that brings life from a two-dimensional page of notes.

 

When the music is interpreted at a high level, the doors are opened for an emotional experience. In last evening's Trebles rehearsal, I was reminded yet again of the limitless ability of young people. They were keen and eager to sing at the top of their ability for the entire rehearsal. After we had sung a few movements from the Requiem, I noticed it was not I who was leading the rehearsal, but in a posthumous sense it was Mozart himself. True art is happening right before our ears.

 

I didn't bother telling the Trebles that most people find this music difficult to perform. While adults tend to get hung up on concepts pertaining to what one can't do, young people are more interested in what they can do. And they certainly can sing the various movements of Mozart's Requiem at a high level. And they along with the adults of the choir are artists telling a story in the heavenly world of sound. Notes are sung, and lives are changed.

                                                                            -- John Linker

Back by popular demand is The Dick Sisto-Steve Allee Spirit of Life Quartet for a dynamic program called "The Spiritual Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn.  The concert is Friday, November 22nd, at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.  (For tickets, call 859 252 1744 or visit www.goodshepherdlex.org.)

Making their second appearance on the Good Shepherd Friends of Music Concert Series, Dick Sisto (vibraphone) and Steve Allee (piano) will delight the audience with their soul-satisfying rhythms, angelic melodies, and modern jazz harmonies.  

A native of Chicago, Sisto has had an illustrious career throughout the United States, performing with such noteworthy musicians as Milt Hinton, David "Fathead' Newman, Willie Pickens, Ira Sullivan, Fred Hersch, and Barry Ries, just to name a few.

www.dicksisto.com 

Steve Allee, Pianist

A year of fun and service ahead!

 

A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols for Christmastide

This annual favorite will take place on 22 December at 5:00pm.  Please arrive early to find a good seat, as this is one of our most popular services of the year.

 

Organist Olivier Latry coming to Good Shepherd in 2014

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.

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