This Sunday we glorify God in song with the annual summer hymn sing!
During worship, we will ask you to select the congregational hymns from The New Century Hymnal. Come to worship with a few of your favorite Songs of the Church in mind and perhaps we'll sing them! The organ offers five chorale preludes from across the centuries. At the Prelude, three concise settings of well-known German hymn tunes set by Max Reger greet you in the sanctuary. During the Offertory, a playful Baroque interpretation of "Now Thank We All Our God" by Georg Friedrich Kauffmann will be heard. At the Postlude, a stately fughetta (a short fugue) on the hymn "When in Our Music God Is Glorified" by Richard Proulx brings worship to a majestic close.
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Soil of God, you and I, stand ready to bear This Sunday we present a service in the "eclectic style" typically offered during the academic year at 9:00 a.m. Resident ukulelist Stuart Yoshida, bassist Peter Strening, violinist Harmony Tucker and I share selections inspired by the American and Celtic folk traditions. Come join us as we together sing songs of growth and life-giving stewardship.
Songs of praise and abundance this Sunday morning.
At the Prelude, variations on the 16th century German hymn "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" (To God Alone Be the Glory) by Dutch composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck will be offered. Serving as the Gloria section in the Lutheran mass of the day, the tune is embellished with a suitably joyful treatment embodying musical elements of both the Renaissance and Baroque eras. The Summer Choir returns with a contemporary setting of the classic hymn "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" by prolific composer of the church Lloyd Larson. It is not too late to sing with us! Stop by at 9:15 this Sunday and lend a voice. We'd be happy to have you join in! At the Postlude, a veritable Gaelic romp in Hans-André Stamm's "Toccata gaelica" closes worship with a quasi-reel in 5/4 time. Cellist Aaron Dunigan-AtLee and contra bassist Ovella Huddleston join yours truly in two disparate chamber works this Sunday morning. During the prelude, the traditional spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" recalls our human right of freedom and personal dignity this holiday weekend. At communion, the Baroque strains of J.S. Bach's "Bourrée," the first movement of the "French Overture" published in 1735, is offered.
From the great American composer and writer Ned Rorem, the "Fanfare" from the 1990 "Organ Book III" closes worship on an exuberant and decidedly idiosyncratic note. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era along with his contemporaries J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. Also a virtuoso violist and noted impresario, Vivaldi composed prolifically and firmly established the concerto, of which he wrote over 500, as an accepted compositional form. This Sunday we hear one of these concertos in its entirety, the "Concerto in G Minor, RV 317" with violinist Harmony Tucker.
With CSU Organ Week just around the corner we celebrate the role of the organ in our worship life and in Christian communal worship through the centuries. A few chestnuts from the instrument's vast repertoire will be represented this Sunday morning.
At the Prelude, a selection from Brahms' "Eleven Chorale Preludes," the composer's final work, will be offered in the flowing and beautiful "Herzlich tut mich erfreuen" (My Faithful Heart Rejoices). For the Offertory, we hear a delightful contemporary setting of the 16th century German hymn "Gott der Vater wohn uns bei" (God the Father, Be Our Stay) by Paul Manz. At the Postlude, a dramatic yet fleeting "Toccata in E Minor" by Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel sends us out into the world. At the annual Rolland Moore Park outdoor service this Sunday, we gather for a time of worship and fellowship as one Beloved Community.
Musicians/vocalists Bill DeMarco, Lucas Jackson, Nick McCulloch, Bruce Ronda, Con Woodall and I bring you songs from the American and Celtic folk traditions and more. Come to rekindle your little flame and shine on! At 9:00 a.m., staff singers Lucas Jackson and Alex Young, along with her violin, join bassist Peter Strening and me on this last Sunday of Eastertide. Spiritual songs from the rock/pop idioms and an offering from the organ will be heard at this eclectic early morning service.
At 11:00 a.m., a tango for organ on the Ralph Vaughan Williams hymn tune to the Spirit "Down Ampney" opens worship in a setting by Mark Sedio. The Chancel Choir sings a rousing arrangement of the spiritual "I Wanna Be Ready" by esteemed composer Rosephanye Powell featuring soloists Lucas Jackson and Alex Young. Flor Peeters' "Festival Voluntary" closes the service on a note of majestic joy and triumph. At 9:00 a.m., a little morning chamber music by cellist Lucas Jackson, double bassist Ovella Huddleston, and yours truly.
At 11:00 a.m., organ works by French Romantic composer César Franck and Tudor-era English composer John Redford, also organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. The Chancel Choir offers the pop-centric anthem "You Sing Over Me" by Heather Sorenson. At 9:00, we share the spiritual essence of songs by George Harrison and Paul McCartney and others. Guitarist Alan Skowron joins us for a service of Easter Alleluias and thanks.
At 11:00, the organ offers two works inspired by dance: a jig and minuet by composers Dietrich Buxtehude and Léon Boëllmann. The Chancel Choir sings a contemporary setting of the George Herbert hymn text "Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life" by Thomas Keesecker. |
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