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)
  
10 April 2014
In This Issue

17 - 20 April 2014 - The Triduum and Easter Day

17 April 2014 - Maundy Thursday

                

7:00pm Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Plainsong / Psalm 116:1,10-17

            Bruckner / Christus factus est

            Hymns

            315*                   Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray                 Song 1

            WLP 831            Ubi caritas                                                                 Berthier

            602                     Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love                            Chereponi

            313* (st. 1)        Let thy Blood in mercy poured        Jesus, meine Zuversicht

            336*                   Come with us, O blessed Jesus                      Werde munter

            329                     Now, my tongue, the mystery telling                Pange lingua

 

18 April 2014 - Good Friday

 

12:00 Noon Liturgy of Good Friday

      Men's Schola

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Byrd / The Passion according to St John

            Palestrina / O vos omnes

            Hymns

            167*                   There is a green hill far away                                 Horsley

            158*                   Ah, holy Jesus                                               Herzliebster Jesu

 

7:00pm Liturgy of Good Friday

      Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir / Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Plainsong / Psalm 22

            Lotti / Crucifixus

            Hymns

            167*                   There is a green hill far away                                 Horsley

            158*                   Ah, holy Jesus                                               Herzliebster Jesu

 

19 April 2014 - Easter Vigil

 

7:30pm Great Vigil of Easter

      Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir / Parish Choir

      Tyler Jones, Jordan Riddell, Lee Allen, & Chase Clark, Brass Quartet

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Vierne / Gloria in excelsis (Messe Solennelle)

            Stanford / Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

            Stanford / When Mary to the garden went

            Johnson / Ride on, King Jesus

            Vierne / Final (Symphony No. 1)

            Hymns

            648*                   When Israel was in Egypt's land              Go Down, Moses

            S213                   The First Song of Isaiah - Ecce, Deus                        Tone 3

            658*                   As longs the deer for cooling streams               Martyrdom

            299                     Spirit of God, unleashed on earth                              Lerod

            187                     Through the Red Sea brought at last         Straf mich nicht

            206*                   O sons and daughters, let us sing                O filii et filiae

            207*                   Jesus Christ is risen today                              Easter Hymn

 

20 April 2014 - Easter Day

 

9:00am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir / Parish Choir

      Tyler Jones, Jordan Riddell, Lee Allen, & Chase Clark, Brass Quartet

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Howells / Saraband for the Morning of Easter

            Vierne / Gloria in excelsis (Messe Solennelle)

            Stanford / Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

            Stanford / When Mary to the garden went

            Johnson / Ride on, King Jesus

            Vierne / Final (Symphony No. 1)

            Hymns

            207*                   Jesus Christ is risen today                              Easter Hymn

            183*                   Christians, to the Paschal victim       Victimae Paschali laudes

            180*                   He is risen!                                               Unser Herrscher

            200                     Come, ye faithful                                   Gaudeamus pariter

            203*                   O sons and daughters                                  O filii et filiae

            210*                   The day of resurrection                                      Ellacombe

 

11:15am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir / Parish Choir

      Tyler Jones, Jordan Riddell, Lee Allen, & Chase Clark, Brass Quartet

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Howells / Saraband for the Morning of Easter

            Vierne / Gloria in excelsis (Messe Solennelle)

            Gray / Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

            Stanford / Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

            Stanford / When Mary to the garden went

            Johnson / Ride on, King Jesus

            Vierne / Final (Symphony No. 1)

            Hymns

            207*                   Jesus Christ is risen today                              Easter Hymn

            183*                   Christians, to the Paschal victim       Victimae Paschali laudes

            180*                   He is risen!                                               Unser Herrscher

            200                     Come, ye faithful                                   Gaudeamus pariter

            203*                   O sons and daughters                                  O filii et filiae

            210*                   The day of resurrection                                       Ellacombe

 

4:15pm Concert

      Grace Campbell, Treble, with John Linker, Organ & Piano

            Bach / Quia respexit humilitatem (from Magnificat, BWV 243)

            Caccini / Amarilli, mia bella

            Handel / Art thou troubled?

            Spiritual Arr. Boatner / Oh, what a beautiful city!

            Spiritual Arr. Burleigh / Wade in the water

            Spiritual Arr. Burleigh / Go Down, Moses

            Spiritual Arr. Burleigh / My Lord, what a mornin'

            Simons & Marks / All of me

            Carmichael / Georgia On My Mind

            Willson / Till there was you

            Fisher, Goodwin, & Shay / When you're smiling

 

[Note: There is no 5:00pm service on Easter Day.]

 

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]
Notes for Sunday's Music
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) was organist of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from 1900 until his death in 1937, where he died while performing his 1750th organ recital. Born legally blind, he showed an innate talent for music from age 2. He studied and later taught at the Paris Conservatoire, but never became head of the organ department. In large French churches there are usually two organs, one grand-orgue at the west end and a smaller orgue de chœur at the east end near the altar. Messe Solennelle (Solemn Mass) was originally composed for the two organs playing in dialogue, with the smaller orgue de chœur accompanying the choir. The premiere occurred in 1901 in St Sulpice, Paris, with Vierne and his mentor Charles-Marie Widor performing the two organ parts. The edition used by our choir combines the two organ parts into one. Set in the joyful key of A Major, Gloria in excelsis is divided into three sections. After the incipit (sung by the men), the work begins with a forceful organ introduction, soon joined by the exuberant voices of the choir. The B section visits the relative minor (F# minor) with bass, tenor, then soprano voices delivering a sublime melody. The previous musical material is heard at the text quoniam tu solus sanctus, this time with even greater energy and momentum, and the end features one of Vierne's harmonic staples, the 4-3-2-3 suspension in the tenor part.

 

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) was born in Dublin but spent most of his career in England. The two anthems represent the 20th century "English Renaissance," a period of rebirth of composition in Britain after 1900 after nearly two centuries of relative mediocrity. Ye choirs of new Jerusalem is a staple in the Anglican repertory. Set in a lilting 3/4 meter, the immediately recognizable theme is first announced in the soprano voices, a theme that acts as a ritornello throughout the piece. Text painting abounds in a variety of ways. Repeated text using sequential figures adds emphasis to "cries aloud." The highest notes of the melodic line are reserved for words such as victory, wake, and power. The contrasting B section visits the parallel minor to illustrate the text devouring depths of hell. A triumphant return of the A section gives way to the Lesser Doxology, first announced by the men's voices, and answered by the upper voices. The anthem When Mary thro' the garden went sets a text by Mary Coleridge (a descendent of Samuel Taylor Coleridge). The Mary of the title is Mary Magdalene, and the deceptively simple music perfectly evokes the still, rapt atmosphere of the first Easter morning.

Treble Grace Campbell to Perform this Sunday in Good Shepherd

Grace Campbell

This Sunday we welcome Grace Campbell as she presents a voice recital as the 4:15pm concert. A senior at Henry Clay High School, Grace Campbell moved to Lexington, Kentucky from San Antonio, Texas in 2006. She has been singing in church choirs since she was 4 years old and joined the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church choir in 2006. Since then she has toured with the church choir to places such as Rome, Paris New York, and Ely, England. In addition to singing with the church choir, she began taking voice lessons with Joanna McCarty-Rogers's Vocal Studio in 2011. This autumn she will attend the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

 

Her program for Sunday afternoon features sacred and secular works for solo voices, running the gamut from Bach & Handel to Spirituals to Broadway show tunes.

Upcoming Noteworthy Performances

Organ Recital by Roberta Gary in Louisville Sunday 4/27

On Sunday 27 April at 3:00pm Dr. Roberta Gary will be performing an organ recital in St Luke's Anchorage (near Louisville) as part of their ongoing organ recital series.  Recently retired from serving as Professor of Organ at the College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati, Dr. Gary is a legacy in the world of organ performance and pedagogy.  

 
The Journey of Holy Week
As we experience Holy Week, it is fitting to be reminded of the significance and solemnity of the Triduum.

What's the Triduum?
The number three is important in Christianity.  There are three persons that make up one Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost).  Christ was raised from the dead after three days.  The Great Alleluia is sung three times at the Easter Vigil.

The Triduum services are actually all part of one thing, similar to the Trinity.  It starts with Maundy Thursday where we commemorate the institution of the Eucharist (Maundy is the English version of Mandatum [Commandment]: Love one another).  Exemplifying this commandment there is ceremonial foot-washing and we join together in the final Eucharist before Easter.  Following the Eucharist the altar is stripped bare and the reserve sacrament is removed so there is in effect no "life" left in the Sanctuary. This sets the stage for Good Friday, the most stark day of the liturgical year.

Good Friday is one of the two days the Episcopal Church prescribes as mandatory fast days (i.e., no eating, etc).  It's usually the only service of the year we sing where we do not wear surplices or any other ornaments.  The organ is silent and hymns & psalms are sung without accompaniment.  The Eucharist is not celebrated on Good Friday, but some years we do share in Communion using host that was consecrated the night before (the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified).  All come together to note and mourn Christ's death illustrated through the reading of the Passion.  The service ends just as it began, in silence.

The Great Easter Vigil, the third part of the Triduum, is the most important and most significant liturgical celebration of the entire year.  It should properly be observed just before dawn on Easter Day, but due to the impractical nature of getting the congregation to turn up at 6:00am, we (and most parishes on planet Earth) do it on Saturday night.  The service starts with the Kindling of the New Fire outside, from which the Paschal Candle is lit, which in turn lights candles held by the congregation.  All process into a dark church where a deacon, priest, or cantor (in that order of liturgical preference) sings the Exsultet, a glorious prayer that recounts the holiness of this night.  The vigil is kept as we hear lessons and Collects of God's great works (The Creation, Valley of Dry Bones, etc).  In great liturgical theatre, the lights are brought up, a fanfare is sounded, and the Gloria is sung for the first time in 40 days.  From there the service proceeds like a normal Sunday morning Eucharist, with the reading of the Epistle, the Great Alleluia (sung 3 times), and all other Eucharistic proceedings.  The "party" is then extended into Sunday morning's Eucharists in an atmosphere of great festivity.
Choir Festival Weekend June 1st
First Presbyterian Church
Evansville, Indiana

We are pleased to welcome the Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Evansville, Indiana to join our choirs in a weekend of festive music May 31/June 1. Directed by Robert Nicholls, this choir maintains a rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule following the curriculum of the Royal School of Church Music.

 

The choirs will rehearse together on Saturday, enjoy some social time, and sing both the 10:00am morning Eucharist as well as 5:00pm Evensong on Sunday. Evensong will be preceded with a recital by First Presbyterian Evansville Organist Robert Nicholls.

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.

 

20 April 2014 - 4:15pm - Voice Recital by Grace Campbell

 

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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