28 July 2013 - 10 Pentecost
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10:00am Eucharist, II
Summer Choir
John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Carter Leer, Assisting Organist
Vierne / Adagio (from Symphony No. 3)
Goss / O Saviour of the world
Buxtehude / Prelude, Fugue, and Chaconne, BuxWV 137
Hymns
432* O praise ye the Lord Laudate Dominum
LEVAS 121* Baptized in water Hancock
341* For the bread which you have broken Omni die
488* Be thou my vision Slane
5:00pm Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist
Carter Leer, Assisting Organist
Vierne / Adagio (from Symphony No. 3)
Buxtehude / Prelude, Fugue, and Chaconne, BuxWV 137
Hymns
432* O praise ye the Lord Laudate Dominum
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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With our new organ capable of playing all representative periods of organ literature, we are exposed to music never heard before in Good Shepherd. One such work is the fourth movement of Symphony No. 3 by Louis Vierne (1870-1937). Vierne wrote six symphonies for the organ, between 1899 and 1930.Their respective keys climb one by one up the steps of the scale: D minor, E minor, F sharp minor, G minor, A minor, B minor. A seventh and last symphony, in C, would have completed the series were he not forced to abandon the work due to ill health. The luscious Adagiois like a "song without words" and is inspired by the long winding melodies of Wagner and Franck. The piece is based completely on material heard in the first few measures. The melodies prayerful and seem to desire resolution, which is realized beautifully when they reappear in major played by Harmonic Fluteand later string celestes.
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), though originally of Danish origin, was one of the most important figures of the north German Baroque. Prelude, Fugue, and Chaconne is one of his most widely performed works in recent years. As a teacher of the young J.S. Bach, Buxtehude's influence has been felt throughout the generations. The Prelude opens with virtuosic pedal work and is characterized by alternation between imitative and non-imitative passages (accentuated by manual changes). The Fugue is a straightforward representation of this genre followed by a "bridge" section that leads into the Chaconne. A chaconne is a continuous variation, usually in triple meter and a major key and usually features a short, repeating bass line or harmonic progression.
Sir John Goss's (1800-1880) captivating anthem O Saviour of the world, composed in 1869, is an emphatic treatment of this text. With a generally stepwise melody throughout, melodic leaps are reserved for the most important of phrases (e.g., "save us and help us"). Goss succeeded Thomas Attwood as organist at St Paul's Cathedral in London, and Goss's most famous pupil was Sir John Stainer.
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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. This week Lee Jenkins, Joe Jones, and Reba Roberts are attending the King's College Course in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Next week 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!
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Concerts in Good Shepherd |
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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