9:00am Eucharist, II

      Treble Choir & Canterbury Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Gigout / Minuetto (Dix pi�ces)

            Friedell / Draw us in the Spirit's tether

            Gigout / Toccata (Dix pi�ces)

            Hymns

            427*                   When morning gilds the skies                       Laudes Domini

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

            304*                   I come with joy to meet my Lord                     Land of Rest

            518*                   Christ is made the sure foundation      Westminster Abbey

9:00am Eucharist, II            

      Parish Choir

      John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster

            Gigout / Minuetto (Dix pi�ces)

            Garrett / Psalm 124

            Friedell / Draw us in the Spirit's tether

            Gigout / Toccata (Dix pi�ces)

            Hymns

            427*                   When morning gilds the skies                       Laudes Domini

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

            304*                   I come with joy to meet my Lord                     Land of Rest

            518*                   Christ is made the sure foundation      Westminster Abbey

5:00pm Eucharist, II

      John Linker, Organist

            Gigout / Minuetto (Dix pi�ces)

            Gigout / Toccata (Dix pi�ces)

            Hymns

            518*                   Christ is made the sure foundation      Westminster Abbey

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

            45*                     To you before the close of day      Te lucis ante terminum

[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]

This weekend we welcome back the choirs after a much-deserved August hiatus. The singers have resumed their weekly routine of preparing glorious music for our upcoming services and are having a great time in doing so. There are still some spots to be filled for this year. Could you be called to this important ministry?

The lovely anthem Draw us in the Spirit's tether by Harold Friedell (1905-1958) is in the standard repertory of American parish choirs. Set in the rich key of A-flat major, the haunting triadic melody features irregular rhythms and spans the range of a 10^th. Friedell was a prominent New York musician, holding posts at Calvary Church and later St Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue. The text is by English theologian Percy Dearmer (1867-1936), and is a most appropriate text to be singing at the start of the academic year as we return from summer travels and take up our work in the liturgy this season.

Eug�ne Gigout (1844-1925) was a student of Saint-Sa�ns and served at Paris's Saint-Augustin Church for 62 years.  He was also one of the most influential teachers of his day, founding an organ school and teaching such luminaries as Faur� and Bo�llmann. When Alexandre Guilmant died in 1911, Gigout succeeded him as professor of organ & composition at the Paris Conservatory, a highly coveted post. Both the Minuetto and Toccata are from his collection Ten Pieces, published in 1890 during a particularly creative time. The Minuetto features a solo oboe delivering a rather serpentine melody accompanied by flutes and a pizzicato-style bass line. The Toccata is his most famous work, and is also set in the key of B minor. Typical of turn-of-the-century French toccatas, the hands have fast repetitive patterns while the melody is played in the pedal, and this brief work makes the ideal sortie after the service.