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)
  
13 February 2014
In This Issue

16 February 2014 - The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

7:45am Eucharist, I

      John Linker, Organist

      This academic year organ music is offered on the second Sunday

      of each month at the 7:45am service.

      As the organist was away last weekend,

      music will be offered at this service this weekend.

            Organ improvisations before the service, at the Offertory and at Communion

 

9:00am Eucharist, II

      Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

      Joshua Bracken, Music Intern

            Bach / Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655

            Attwood / Teach me, O Lord

            Hymns

            3                         Now that the daylight fills the sky              Herr Jesu Christ

            593* (st. 1)         Lord, make us servants of your peace    Dickinson College

            312*                   Strengthen for service, Lord                                   Malabar

            616*                   Hail to the Lord's Anointed     Es flog ein kleins Waldv�gelein

 

11:15am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

      Joshua Bracken, Music Intern

            Bach / Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655

            Pye / Psalm 119:1-8

            Attwood / Teach me, O Lord

            Innes / Fantasia on Bryn Calfaria

            Hymns

            3                         Now that the daylight fills the sky              Herr Jesu Christ

            593* (st. 1)         Lord, make us servants of your peace    Dickinson College

            312*                   Strengthen for service, Lord                                   Malabar

            616*                   Hail to the Lord's Anointed     Es flog ein kleins Waldv�gelein

     

4:15pm Concert

      Whit Whitaker, Tenor, with Diana Halman, Piano

            "A Dream Deferred:  Celebrating the Life of a Martyr"

            Langston Hughes / Harlem

            Robert T. Davis / Martin Luther King

            Stephen C. Flaherty / Make them hear you

            Charles Lloyd JR / I want Jesus to walk with me

            Margaret Bonds / The negro speaks of rivers

            Adolphus Hailstork / Difficulties

            David N. Baker / A good assassination should be quiet

            William Finn / Infinite joy

            Mark Hayes / Give me Jesus

            Steven Margoshes / Bring on tomorrow

            Dennis Jernigan / Let freedom ring

 

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      Whit Whitaker, Tenor

      John Linker, Organist

      Joshua Bracken, Music Intern

            Formerly attr. J.S. Bach / Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 558

            arr. Manz / God of Grace (from Ten Chorale Improvisations, Book V)

            Malotte / Psalm 23

            Hayes / Give me Jesus

            Hymns

            616*                   Hail to the Lord's Anointed     Es flog ein kleins Waldv�gelein

            593* (st. 1)         Lord, make us servants of your peace    Dickinson College

            WLP 750            So the day dawn for me                                                       

                                                 Wildridge and St Charles, Queensborough Terrace

 

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]
Notes for Sunday's Music

The opening voluntary is a chorale prelude by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) on the first hymn of the morning, Herr Jesu Christ, dich uns zu wend (Hymn 3), a hymn that has been in Episcopal hymnals since 1916. Bach's treatment of this chorale trio (BWV 655) features only three voices, with one voice given to the right hand, one to the left, and one to the feet. Fragments of the opening arpeggio motive from the hymn form the basis for the motivic material in all three parts. The pedal triad is heard more often than usual in a Bach setting, as if it were an appeal (Herr Jesu! - Lord Jesus!). After hearing numerous hints of the chorale melody, the tune (cantus firmus) is presented in its entirety in the bass, bringing this joyful chorale prelude to a close with a two-measure plagal cadence.

 

The Anthem, Teach me, O Lord, is one of Thomas Attwood's (1765-1838) most famous and most performed choral miniatures performed today. Hailing from London, Attwood was well traveled, and studied with Mozart in Vienna in the mid 1780s. Teach me, O Lord shows the influence of Mozart in its directness, economical use of harmony, and melodic contour accentuating the natural stresses of the text. Attwood was organist at St Paul's Cathedral in London, and later in life, became friends with Felix Mendelssohn. 
Tenor Whit Whitaker and Pianist Diana Hallman
to Perform this Sunday in Good Shepherd
Whit Whitaker

This Sunday at 4:15pm Good Shepherd member and staff singer Whit Whitaker sings a program in observance of Black History Month titled A Dream Deferred: Celebrating the Life of a Martyr.   

 

Whit Whitaker is a Detroit, MI native who now resides in Lexington, KY. He earned his Bachelors of Music degree from the University of Kentucky, where he studied voice under celebrated voice professors Dr. Everett McCorvey, Director of Opera Studies and founder of the American Spiritual Ensemble; Prof. Emeritus Phyllis Jenness, founding Director of Opera of Central Kentucky and former Director of the Lexington Singers; and vocal coach Prof. Cliff Jackson, noted accompanist of opera greats, including soprano Kathleen Battle. Prior to attending the University of Kentucky, he attended Kentucky State University where he had the privilege of studying with distinguished Spirituals and art song composer and conductor, Charles Lloyd, Jr., who is presently Director of Voice and Choral Studies at Southern University at Baton Rouge. He has performed abroad and throughout the United States as a soloist of Negro Spirituals, Anglican Church music and Broadway show tunes and as a member of many choral ensembles, including the American Spiritual Ensemble, the Lexington Singers, the Kentucky Bach Choir, and the Brazeal Dennard Adult and Youth Chorales. When he is not singing, he can be seen on the acting stage where he has also performed several roles including Sportin' Life (Porgy & Bess), The King of Siam (The King and I), Judas (Jesus Christ Superstar & Godspell), Miguel de Cervantes/Don Quixote (Don Quixote), Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird), George Murchison (A Raisin in the Sun), Bardolfo (Falstaff), and Betto (Gianni Schicchi). Whit is a Senior Account Clerk and YMCA fitness instructor who continues to make frequent guest appearances as a solo artist, church soloist, and contributing percussionist and lead singer with his Band the Mercy Men while in his 2nd semester of pursuing his Master's Degree in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. Whit's next appearance the Lexington performance stage will be March 7, 2014 with the Kentucky Bach Choir at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and May 2014, playing Chad Deity in the Actors Guild of Lexington production of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.

Diana Hallman

Diana Hallman is a pianist, musicologist and a professor in the School of Music at the University of Kentucky. After completing a Bachelor's degree in piano performance at Winthrop University under Dr. Eugene Barban, she pursued graduate work in piano at the University of Maryland with Dr. Nelita True and completed a Master's in musicology. In 1995 she earned a Ph.D. in musicology at the Graduate Center of CUNY with a dissertation on French grand opera, which served as the basis for her book on the opera La Juive, published by Cambridge University Press in 2002. She continues to conduct research in 19th-century French opera and cultural history and to perform as collaborative pianist.

 

I Love Singing!   Be A Chorister for an Evening - Sunday, February 16

 

Sunday evening February 16th at 6:00pm, Good Shepherd parishioners and friends of ALL ages are invited to join the choir for a dinner and a rehearsal in the Undercroft. Want to learn more about master composers, have a greater understanding of more languages, and contribute to a team endeavor? This is for you! In addition to dinner and rehearsal, there will be activities for all ages. Call 859 252 1744 so we can get you in the count for dinner.
French organist Olivier Latry
Organist Olivier Latry to Perform in Good Shepherd Friday, Feb. 28
 
Olivier Latry, one of the three organistes-titulaires de Grande-Orgue of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, will be a playing a recital in Good Shepherd on Friday 28 February 2014 at 7:00pm. This remarkable event is 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.

Click HERE to order tickets, or call 859 252 1744.

Check out the following YouTube clips of Latry's amazing musicality.




 

PROGRAM for 2/28/14

 

Jean-Louis FLORENTZ (1947- 2004) :

      Pr�lude de � L'Enfant noir �

                         
Jehan ALAIN (1911 - 1940) :
     Fantasmagorie
     Berceuse sur deux notes qui cornent
 
Marcel DUPR� (1886 - 1971) :
     Pr�lude et fugue en Sol mineur
 
Olivier LATRY (n� en 1962) :
     Improvisation
 
Charles-Marie WIDOR (1844 - 1937) :
      5�me Symphonie :
          -       Allegro vivace
          -       Allegro cantabile
          -       Andantino quasi allegretto
          -       Adagio
          -       Toccata
Kentucky Bach Choir

Kentucky Bach Choir in Concert March 7th

 

Mark your calendar March 7 for something special. The Choir's spring concert will focus on the lighter side of Bach.

Featuring:

J.S. Bach's Kaffeekantate, BWV 211 (the Coffee Cantata)

 

Two works by P.D.Q. Bach:

Cantata: Blaues Gras (the Bluegrass Cantata) with the UK String Ticklers bluegrass band

Knock-Knock Cantata

And more!

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, March 7, 2014 at 7:30.

Tickets at the door $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students with ID

What's Coming Up

 

16 March 2014 - Choir Tour to Louisville

Keeping with the spirit of celebrating our faith with neighboring parishes, the Choir is taking a short tour Sunday afternoon March 16th to sing Evensong in St Luke's Anchorage.  Good Shepherd along with St Luke's Choir, directed by Lisa Lewis, will join together for the service, which is preceded with an organ recital by John Linker.  

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.

 

 

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

 

23 February 2014 - 4:15pm - Central Music Academy Student Recital

 

2 March 2014 - 4:15pm - Bluegrass Concert by University of Kentucky Bluegrass Ensemble

 

9 March 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker

 

16 March 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Clif Cason

 

23 March 2014 - 4:15pm - Trumpet Recital by students of Eastern Kentucky University Trumpet Studio, Dr. Joe Van Fleet, Director

 

30 March 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Joshua Bracken

 

6 April 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Jason Overall

 

13 April 2014 - 4:15pm - Trumpet & Organ Recital by Caleb Hudson, Trumpet, and John Linker, Organ

 

27 April 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Jane Johnson

 

4 May 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Zachary Klobnak

 

11 May 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Ted Gentry

 

18 May 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Larry Sharp

 

25 May 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Margaret Dickinson

 

1 June 2014 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Robert Nicholls
Good Shepherd Choir at St Paul's Within the Walls, Rome, June 2013
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