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)
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18 August 2013 - 13 Pentecost
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10:00am Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Carrie Shirley, Soprano Soloist
Howells / Psalm-Prelude III (Ps. 23:4)
Bach / Quia respexit humilitatem (from Magnificat, BWV 243)
Lallouette / O mysterium ineffabile
Hymns
366* Holy God, we praise thy name (vss. 1-4 only) Grosser Gott
490* I want to walk as a child of the light Houston
WLP 822*Through north and south Lasst uns Erfreuen
253* Give us the wings of faith San Rocco
495 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! In Babilone
5:00pm Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist
Carrie Shirley, Soprano Soloist
Howells / Psalm-Prelude III, Op. 32, No. 3 (Ps. 23:4)
Bach / Quia respexit humilitatem (from Magnificat, BWV 243)
Lallouette / O mysterium ineffabile
Hymns
366* Holy God, we praise thy name (vss. 1-4 only) Grosser Gott
WLP 822* Through north and south Lasst uns Erfreuen
24* The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended St Clement
[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]
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This Sunday we welcome former chorister Carrie Shirley as soloist. Carrie was a founding chorister in the re-chartered Good Shepherds Girls' Choir in 2001 and was an active member of the choir program her entire childhood. She recently graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Art History. While in college, Carrie sang in an a cappella group called the Ephlats (pronounced E-flats), the longest running co-ed ensemble at Williams College.
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) is the quintessential English church composer of the twentieth century. The first set of psalm preludes was written between 1915-16 as three miniature tone poems which each comment on a particular verse from the Book of Psalms. The third of the set quotes Psalm 23, verse 4. Many of the features that came to characterize Howell's organ music can be seen here, particularly the architectural sweep from the still opening through the blazing and impassioned climax to the quietest of endings. Howells had a preference for minor keys and modal ambiguity, which is certainly heard in this Psalm-Prelude.
Magnificat, BWV 243, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was composed for use at Vespers on Christmas Day, 1723. The introspective Quia respexit humilitatem for solo soprano is the third of this twelve-movement work. The orchestral part translates very well on our organ as the 8' Oboe in the Swell division convincingly replicates the Oboe d'Amore originally scored for this work.
Jean Baptiste Fran�ois Lallouette (1651-1728) served as choirmaster at Rouen Cathedral and later Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. His beautifully haunting setting of O mysterium ineffabile dramatically conveys the piety of this Eucharistic text of devotion.
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Party Time!
All prospective singers of any age and families are warmly invited to the Iroquois Hunt Club,
7520 Grimes Mill Rd on Saturday 24 August for a pool party hosted by Jerry and Kakie Hester. We'll kick off with lunch at Noon and enjoy swimming, visiting, and wading in Boone Creek (thou shalt have water shoes for the creek if thou so chooseth). Please bring a side dish to share and desired beverages, as well as bug repellent.
This is a great opportunity to meet other choir families before the start of the year and to have fun making a splash at the Hunt Club. Some food will be provided, but please bring your own beverages. And your swim wear....this is a pool party! Call John Linker on 859 335 6166 or the parish office on 859 252 1744 for further info.
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Sunday Afternoon Concerts in Good Shepherd
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Beginning in September we'll be launching 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 and admission is free,
however, donations are gratefully accepted.
8 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Concert by Amy and David Carwile, violinists/fiddlers.
15 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker.
Franck / Grande pi�ce symphonique, Op. 17
22 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by participants of Choir Reunion Weekend.
5:00pm Choral Evensong sung by participants of Choir Reunion Weekend.
29 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by Schuyler Robinson.
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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!
Rehearsals commence the last week of August, and theory classes commence September 9th. Contact John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster, for more information.
See YOU in choir!!
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Choir Reunion Weekend Sept 20-22
We're looking forward to our reunion weekend when singers past and present join together for a time of festivity. Primarily envisioned as a "homecoming" to celebrate our new "Miller and Wrigley Organ" (Goulding & Wood, Opus 50), this is shaping up to be a weekend of joining our present singers with those who sang decades ago in Good Shepherd. The weekend will include a gathering of adults on Friday evening, a combined choirs rehearsal Saturday morning, activities for all ages Saturday afternoon, and then singing the Sunday services culminating in evensong at 5:00pm. We have had excellent response so far, but would like to hear from all choir alumni. If you haven't done so, please give John Linker at ring on 859 335 6166. See you in September!
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Advance Planning - Highlights for 2013/14
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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.
A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols for Christmastide
This annual favorite will take place on 22 December at 5:00pm. Please arrive early to find a good seat, as this is one of our most popular services of the year.
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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