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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25 August 2013 - 14 Pentecost
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10:00am Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Katherine Wright, Treble Soloist
Stanford / Lento, Opus 105
Stanford / A Song of Wisdom
Handel / He shall feed his flock (from Messiah)
Stanford / Allegro, Opus 105
Hymns
9* Not here for high and holy things Morning Song
624* Jerusalem the golden Ewing
WLP 822*Through north and south Lasst uns Erfreuen
315* Thou who at thy first Eucharist didst pray Song 1
411* O bless the Lord, my soul! St Thomas (Williams)
5:00pm Eucharist, II
John Linker, Organist
Katherine Wright, Treble Soloist
Stanford / Lento, Opus 105
Stanford / A Song of Wisdom
Handel / He shall feed his flock (from Messiah)
Stanford / Allegro, Opus 105
Hymns
624* Jerusalem the golden Ewing
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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Katherine Wright, an active singer in the Choir program for more than twelve years, sings this weekend's services. The daughter of Brian & Susan Wright, Katherine is a junior at Brian Station High School where her particular interests include the golf club and playing percussion in the Band program. She is one of four students representing Bryan Station HS in Commerce Lexington's Leadership Lexington Youth Program this year. A natural teacher from an early age, Katherine also helps to lead the Training Choir and is involved in a number of ministries at Good Shepherd.
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), an icon of English church music, is well represented this morning. Though born in Ireland, Stanford made England his home for most of his life. His organ music is chromatic yet tuneful. The gentle Lento, with its stepwise voice leading and cantabile style, is reminiscent of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words. The raucous Allegro is in ABA form, that is, a theme is presented to establish character and key, a second (contrasting) theme in the parallel minor is delivered, then the original them returns juxtaposed with elements of the second theme to provide a climactic conclusion. His anthem A Song of Wisdom is a stirring setting of a text from Ecclesiasticus for trebles and organ. Just as with his organ music, Stanford's choral music tends to be stepwise with subtle chromaticism.
The celebrated oratorio Messiah by G.F. Handel (1685-1759) is unique to his 29 oratorios in that it mixes texts from both the Old and New Testament. "Shepherd" references abound throughout Messiah, and with its gently rocking 12/8 meter, He shall feed his flock is a sublime aria evoking pastoral images. With a generally stepwise melodic contour and slow harmonic rhythm, this miniature masterpiece is dear to the hearts of countless Baroque music fans.
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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 will launch 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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Rehearsals Commence Next Week!
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Choirs are Enrolling for 2013-14
We're planning an action-packed academic year, and we want YOU!
We're excited to begin our season of rehearsals next week, 28-29 August!
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 next week, 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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