21 July 2013 - 9 Pentecost
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10:00am Eucharist, II
Summer Choir
John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Guilmant / Fugue on Adoro te devote
Hogan / Hear my prayer
Bach / Toccata in F, BWV 540
Hymns
48* O day of radiant gladnessEs flog ein kleins Waldv�gelein
440 Blessed Jesus, at thy word Liebster Jesu
314*Humbly I adore thee Adoro devote
382*King of glory, King of peace General Seminary
4:00pm Choir Concert by Cantabile Chamber Choir
Donna Bonner, Director
5:00pm Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist
Hymns
382* King of glory, King of peace General Seminary
511* Holy Spirit, ever living Abbot's Leigh
43* All praise to thee, my God The Eighth Tune
[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey] |
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Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) was organist at La Trinit� in Paris for 30 years, the same parish later served by Messiaen. It was Guilmant who played the dedicatory recital of the Cavaill�-Coll organ in the American Cathedral, Paris, in 1887 (where Good Shepherd Choir sang just two weeks ago). His Fugue on Adoro te devote is a Romantic treatment of an old form, the subject of which is a 17th-century chant. The earliest known source for the melody is a Parisian Processional, dating from 1697, where it is set to a hymn for the Feats of Corpus Christi. The grand Toccata in F, BWV 540 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) couples a pedal toccata with a ritornello section in a ratio of 2:3. In addition to length and thoroughness, the Toccata is distinguished by its contrapuntal handling, harmonic progressions and dramatic pedal-points, while it combines ideas current in other schools of toccata composition: tonic/dominant pedal points of "southern" toccatas (e.g., Pachelbel, Fischer, Kerll), and pedal solos of "northern" toccatas (e.g., Buxtehude, Bruhns). This work is just one of many examples in which Bach synthesized different compositional styles into his own artistic expression.
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Choir Camp Time!
Godspeed and safe travels to our singers who are attending Royal School of Church Music choir camps across the country this summer. Next week Lee Jenkins, Joe Jones, and Reba Roberts will be attending the King's College Course in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The week following, Zach Denniston will be attending the Montr�al Course which will be held this year in Princeton, New Jersey. We wish you all safe journeys and merry music-making! |
Concerts in Good Shepherd |
Sunday 21 July 2013 - 4:00pm - Choir concert by "Cantabile." Retired P.L. Dunbar High School choir director Donna Bonner organized this chamber choir one year ago. The program will include classic and contemporary works for unaccompanied voices. Free admission.
Sunday 8 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Concert by Amy and David Carwile, violinists/fiddlers. Free admission.
Sunday 15 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker. Free admission.
Sunday 22 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by participants of Choir Reunion Weekend. Free admission.
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Choirs are Enrolling for next year
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Choirs are Enrolling for 2013-14
We're planning an action-packed academic year, and we want YOU! Good Shepherd offers choirs for all ages, from preschool through retirement. Instruction in music theory, choral repertoire, foreign languages, rehearsal, performance, spirituality, and liturgical education are all part of the package. And all of this is offered for FREE! Contact John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster, for more information.
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Advance Planning - Highlights for 2013/14
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Choir Reunion Weekend
Mark your calendars now for an exciting weekend of reunion activities for the choir program from 20 - 22 September 2013! As a way of celebrating the installation of our new Goulding & Wood organ, all singers of Good Shepherd Choirs, past and present, are invited to participate in this weekend of choral festivities. If you haven't done so already, please be in touch with John Linker and he will provide you with pertinent details.
Annual All Saints' Concert - 1 November
This year's All Saints' Concert will feature Mozart's final masterpiece, Requiem, K. 626. Note that this year's concert will be on a Friday evening at 7:00pm.
Organist Olivier Latry coming to Good Shepherd in 2014
Olivier Latry, one of the three organistes-titulaires de Grande-Orgue of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, will be playing a recital in Good Shepherd on Friday 28 February 2014. This remarkable event will be 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. You may read more info about this dynamic musician here.
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