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)
  
2 April 2014
In This Issue

6 April 2014 - The Fifth Sunday in Lent

 9:00am Eucharist, II

      Training Choir / Treble Choir / Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Bedford / Grant, O God, your blessing Training Choir

            Byrd / Agnus Dei (Mass � 4)

            Hymns

            665*                   All my hope on God is founded                              Michael

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

            152*                   Kind Maker of the world                      A la venue de No�l

 

11:15am Eucharist, II

      Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Plainsong / Psalm 130

            Byrd / Agnus Dei (Mass � 4)

            Hymns

            665*                   All my hope on God is founded                              Michael

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

            456*                   O Love of God, how strong and true                         de Tar

            152*                   Kind Maker of the world                       A la venue de No�l

 

4:15pm Concert

      Denise Bundy Whittington, Organ

            Mendelssohn / Sonate I in F, Op. 65, 1

            Barber / Wondrous Love: Variations on a Shape-Note Hymn

            Franck / Choral No. 3 in A minor

 

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      John Linker, Organist

      Joshua Bracken, Music Intern

            Hymns

            665*                   All my hope on God is founded                              Michael

            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]
Notes for Sunday's Music
The Agnus Dei sung this Sunday is from William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices. William Byrd (ca. 1540-1623) was a practicing Roman Catholic in England at a time when it simply wasn't safe to be so. In fact, RC families were charged huge fines for practicing their religion (in 1587 it was �200), and in come cases even put to death, but it seems that Byrd had friends in high places at court (possibly the Queen herself), so this fee was usually waved for his family. The great courage it took for a composer to set texts in Latin, much less publish them, is a testament to the intimacy and deeply spiritual nature of this music.

 

Byrd published his three Mass settings between c.1593 and c.1595 separately (Mass for Three Voices, Mass for Four Voices, and Mass for Five Voices). For the most part these settings are assumed to have been performed by small amateur forces in private settings given the religious climate of England at the time. The four-part is probably the most popular and intensely personal of the three.

Organist Denise Whittington to Perform this Sunday in Good Shepherd

Denise Whittington

This Sunday we welcome organist Denise Bundy Whittington for the 4:15pm concert. Denise serves as the Director of Music at Springdale Presbyterian Church in Louisville. She is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance with Roberta Gary and Michael Unger at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Denise has a diverse career as an organist, pianist, church musician, piano instructor and a music educator.

 

The program for Sunday afternoon will feature works by Mendelssohn, Barber, and Franck.

 

Ms. Whittington has a Masters of Church Music from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Her undergraduate degrees, Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, are from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

Denise resides in Louisville with her daughter, Riley.

Weekly Office of Compline Continues through Lent

 

 

During Lent Good Shepherd is 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.

 

Upcoming Noteworthy Performances

Cantabile in Concert at Good Shepherd

This Monday evening 4/7 at 7:30pm vocal ensemble Cantabile returns for their annual spring concert in Good Shepherd. Under the direction of Donna Bonner, the choir's repertoire will include the Four Motets by Maurice Durufl�, "O Nata Lux" by Morten Lauridsen, 2 selections by Knut Nystedt (who was a professor of Ms. Bonner), and spirituals arranged by Alice Parker/Robert Shaw and Moses Hogan.  Preceding the Durufl� motets, organist John Linker will perform Pr�lude from Durufl�'s Suite pour Orgue. The concert is free and open to the public.

Joshua Bracken Organ Recital at Asbury University

All are invited to attend a degree recital by Good Shepherd's Music Intern Joshua Bracken Thursday 4/10 at 7:30pm at Asbury University, 204 North Lexington Ave, Wilmore, Kentucky. His program will include works by Saint-Sa�ns, Franck, Rheinberger, and Widor. 


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.

 

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

 

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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