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 March 2014
In This Issue

16 March 2014 - The Second Sunday in Lent

9:00am Eucharist, II

      Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Robinson / Improperium

            Hymns

            401*                   The God of Abraham praise                                        Leoni

            143* (st. 1)         The glory of these forty days                    Erhalt uns, Herr

            LEVAS 121         Baptized in water                                                  Hancock

            149*                   O love, how deep, how broad                              Deo gratias

 

11:15am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Psalm 121 (plainsong)

            Arr. Rutter / Be thou my vision

            How / Chorister's Prayer

            Hymns

            401*                   The God of Abraham praise                                        Leoni

            143* (st. 1)         The glory of these forty days                    Erhalt uns, Herr

            313*                   Let thy Blood in mercy poured        Jesus, meine Zuversicht

            149*                   O love, how deep, how broad                           Deo gratias

 

4:15pm Concert

      Clif Cason, Organ

            J.S. Bach / Chorale Preludes from "The Great 18"

            Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott

                        (Come, Holy Ghost, Lord God), BWV 651

            An Wasserfl�ssen Babylon

                        (By the Waters of Babylon), BWV 653

            Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend

                        (Lord Jesus Christ, Turn to Us), BWV 655

            Jesus Christus, unser Heiland

                                    (Jesus Christ, Our Savior), BWV 666 

            Allein Gott in der H�h sei Ehr

                      (Alone to God on High Be Honor), BWV 662

            Von Gott will ich nicht lassen

                                    (From God I Do Not Want to Leave), BWV 658

            Komm, Gott Sch�pfer, Heiliger Geist

                                    (Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost), BWV 667

 

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      Clif Cason, Visiting Organist

            Bach / Schm�cke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654

                        (Adorn Yourself, O Dear Soul), BWV 654

            Hymns

            401*                   The God of Abraham praise                                        Leoni

            143* (st. 1)         The glory of these forty days                    Erhalt uns, Herr

            149*                   Eternal Lord of love, behold your church              Old 124th

 

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]

 

Sunday afternoon the Choir is on tour to St Luke's Church, Anchorage, Kentucky

 

5:00pm Organ Recital in St Luke's Anchorage

      John Linker, Organ

              Bach / Fantasia & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542

              Franck / Pr�lude, Fugue, et Variation, Op. 18

 

5:30pm Choral Evensong in St Luke's Anchorage

      Good Shepherd and St Luke's Choirs

              Hymns: 37, 370

              How / Chorister's Prayer

              Smith / Responses in G

              Parratt / Psalm 97

              Howells / Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Service)

              Arr. Rutter / Be thou my vision
Notes for Sunday's Music

The Anthem at 9:00 is a haunting setting of the text Improperium by contemporary composer McNeil Robinson (b. 1943). Scored for organ and two-part voices, the atmosphere is one of melancholy and sorrow. The text is the proper Offertory Verse for Palm Sunday, though this text is occasionally sung at other times throughout Lent. The accompaniment features the lush sounds of our "Miller and Wrigley Organ," most notably the shimmering strings in the Swell division and the 8' Harmonic Flute of the Great. An active liturgical and concert musician, Robinson is currently organist of Holy Trinity RC Church in New York City.

 

The Anthem at 11:15 is a charming setting of "Be thou my vision" by contemporary composer John Rutter (b. 1945). Rutter appropriately captures the Celtic nature of this tune in his setting, which assigns the melody alternately to unison upper parts, unison lower parts, and also features Rutter's signature fluid four-part writing. Rutter was previously Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge. He now directs the Cambridge Singers, a group that primarily exists to make recordings, and divides his time between composing and conducting.

Organist Clif Cason to Perform in Good Shepherd this Sunday

Clif Cason

Clif Cason was born in Lexington, Kentucky and has served Maxwell Street Presbyterian as Director of Music and Organist for over twenty years. He has two degrees in organ performance, a Bachelor in Music from the University of Kentucky (1977) and a Master in Music from the University of Illinois (1979). His teachers have included Arnold Blackburn, Richard Dwyer, and Jerald Hamilton. Additional organ studies have been with Marie-Claire Alain at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Rueil-Malmison, France, where he was awarded the Premier Prix in 1980, and post-graduate studies with Larry Smith at Indiana University (1988-1989).

In addition to Maxwell Street Presbyterian Clif has served as choir director and organist for Christian (Disciples of Christ) churches in Kentucky and Indiana.  He has performed organ recitals throughout the mid-west and in France. 

Weekly Service of Compline continues through Lent

 

During Lent Good Shepherd will be offering the Office of Compline on Wednesday evenings at 9:00pm (3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9). 

 

The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day. 

 

Music, silence, and contemplative prayer are the key features of this meditative service. 

 

All are welcome to join in this weekly service during the season of Lent.

 
News & Announcements


Training Choir
A reminder that the Training Choir is NOT meeting for rehearsal this Sunday evening 3/16 as the music staff will be on tour in Louisville.  The Training Choir will rehearse as usual again on 3/23 (5:00pm) and sing the 9:00 service on both 4/6 and 4/13.
Welcome new singers!
We are pleased to extend a hearty welcome to three new singers in the past several weeks.  With joy we greet Emery Buterbaugh singing tenor in the Parish Choir, Mary Grady singing treble in the Girls' Choir, and Jackie Ryan singing soprano in the Canterbury Choir.  Welcome to the fold! 

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 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 Denise Whittington

 

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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