8:00am Eucharist, I

      John Linker, Organist

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

10:00am Eucharist, II

      Summer Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Dubois / Processional (Andante non troppo e molto sostenuto (from 12 Pi�ces)

            Attwood / Teach me, O Lord

            Dubois / Grand Chœur (from 12 Pi�ces)

            Hymns

            482*                   Lord of all hopefulness                                                Slane

            402* (st. 1)         Father, we thank thee who hast planted        Rendez � Dieu

            LEVAS 119         Spirit of God, descend upon my heart                  Atkinson

            623*                   O what their joy and their glory must be   O quanta qualia

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      Carter Leer, Visiting Organist

            Mendelssohn / Allegro maestoso (Sonata No. 2)

            Buxtehude / Chaconne in C, BuxWV 137

            Hymns

            482*                   Lord of all hopefulness                                               Slane

            402* (st. 1)         Father, we thank thee who hast planted       Rendez � Dieu

            43*                     All praise to thee, my God, this night       The Eighth Tune

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]

Both Voluntaries this Sunday morning are by French Romantic composer Th�odore Dubois (1837-1924). Prior to succeeding Camille Saint-Sa�ns as organist at La Madeleine in Paris, Dubois held choirmaster positions at La Madeleine and Ste Clotilde. Both his Processional in D (Andante non troppo e molto sostenuto) and Grand Chœur are representative of his style, which includes pianistic octave doubling and dramatic opera-influenced elements. A cantabile second theme often appears in his works, and in the Grand Chœur, this takes the form of a fughetta.

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. 

Summer Choir Sings in July

Do you like to sing? Well then, Summer Choir is for you! During the summer there are no midweek rehearsals, just a rehearsal the hour prior to the morning service. Repertoire for the summer will include favorites over the past year as well as other easy reads from standard choral repertoire. Be in touch with John Linker (859 335 6166; john@johnlinker.com) if you'd like to sing any of the Sundays throughout July.