THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH MUSIC LIST, JANUARY – DECEMBER, 2020
We rehearse on Wednesdays, 7pm – 8.30pm, and again on Sundays, 10.30am, for the 11am service.
YEAR’S THEME: 20/20 VISION?
JANUARY 5 [Epiphany]
Prelude: Niels Gade: O Morning Star, How Fair And Bright (organ)
Introit: Peter Warlock: What Cheer? Good Cheer!
Communion Music:
The Bread # 148 Isaiah 6:3 (Holy, Holy, Holy Lord) [Chautauqua]
The Cup # 304 Behold The Lamb [Behold The Lamb]
The Blessing # 302 Lamb Of God (Lamb Of God/Twila Paris)
Hymn of Communion: # 289 (vv. 2-5) Communion Hymn [GREENRIDGE]
Offertory: Edvard Grieg: Rigaudon (from the Holberg Suite) (piano)
Anthem: Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings
Hymn of Communion # 265 The First Noel (vv. 1-4) [FIRST NOEL]
Hymn of Declaration # 265 The First Noel (vv. 5-6) [FIRST NOEL]
Postlude: Beatrice Price: Festal March (organ)
WRITING LETTERS
JANUARY 12 [Pliny the Younger & the first Christians]
Prelude: Larry Shackley: As With Gladness Men Of Old (from Following Yonder Star) (piano)
Introit: Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in God, O Ye Tongues (from Rejoice In The Lamb)
Spoken Litany (from Emperor Trajan):
Leader: You observed proper procedure, my dear Pliny, in sifting the cases of those who had been denounced to you as Christians; for it is not possible to lay down any general rule to serve as a kind of fixed standard.
People: Anonymously posted accusations ought to have no place in any prosecution; for this is both a dangerous kind of precedent and out of keeping with the spirit of our age.
Hymn of Welcome # 290 As With Gladness Men Of Old [DIX]
Offertory: Peter Christian Lutkin: Prelude on the tune Dix – As With Gladness Men Of Old (organ)
Anthem: Geoffrey O’Hara, arr. Downing: I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked
Hymn of Invitation # 284 The Birthday Of A King [NEIDLINGER]
Hymn of Declaration # 685 Footsteps Of Jesus [FOOTSTEPS]
Postlude: Ludovico Einaudi: Ombre (piano)
JANUARY 19 [Martin Luther King (from Birmingham Jail)]
Prelude: Emma Lou Diemer: There Is A Balm In Gilead (piano)
Introit: U2, arr. Bob Chilcott: MLK
William Levi Dawson: There Is A Balm In Gilead
Spoken Litany # 587 Be Assured
Hymn of Welcome # 777 On Jordan’s Stormy Banks [PROMISED LAND]
Offertory: Karl Jenkins: Hymn: in memoriam Martin Luther King Jr. (piano & solo instrument)
Anthem: Jane M. Marshall: My Eternal King
Hymn of Invitation # 385 Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is [ADAMS]
Hymn of Declaration # 408 How Firm A Foundation [FOUNDATION]
Postlude: Nancy Hill Cobb: Prelude on Foundation (organ)
JANUARY 26 [St. Paul & his Epistles]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: January (piano)
Introit: Edward Bairstow: Though I Speak With The Tongues Of Men
Spoken Litany # 782 The Trumpet Call Of God
Hymn of Welcome # 426 Blest Be The Tie That Binds [DENNIS]
Offertory: arr. Roger Bennett: The Glory Land Way (piano – Chiemi Watanabe)
Anthem: Eugene Butler: Notes from Paul
Hymn of Invitation # insert O God, Whose Inspiration Calls Forth [THAXTED]
Hymn of Declaration # 174 I Will Bless Thee, O Lord [I WILL BLESS THEE]
Postlude: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture, pt. 1 (from St. Paul) (organ)
FEBRUARY 2 [Dietrich Bonhoeffer]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: February (piano)
Barrie Cabena: Mass in the Dorian Mode
Introit: Adam Kosberg: Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life (world premiere; written for TBC)
Hymn of Communion # 459 We Remember You [WE REMEMBER YOU]
Offertory: Hartwig Barte-Hanssen — In memoriam Dietrich Bonhoeffer, op. 71 [organ]
Anthem: Russell Schütz-Widmar: By Gracious Powers (with violin)
Hymn of Invitation # 704 God Will Make A Way [HE WILL MAKE A WAY]
Hymn of Declaration # 411 I Hide Your Word [ST. PETER]
Postlude: J. S. Bach, arr. William Walton: Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen (BWV 727) (piano)
GIFTS OF THE TRINITY
FEBRUARY 9 [The Father] [Baptism]
Prelude: Charles Alkan: Andantino (13 Prières, op. 64, 1) (organ)
Introit: Felix Mendelssohn: See, What Love Hath The Father (from St. Paul)
Hymn of Baptism: arr. John Ferguson: Shall We Gather At The River?
Spoken Litany #156 Our Father’s Love (read, not sung, in unison)
Hymn of Welcome # 2 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (GROSSER GOTT]
Offertory: Fanny Hensel: Mélodie (op. 5, 4) (piano)
Anthem: Gustav Holst: Eternal Father
Hymn of Invitation # 9 Glorify Thy Name [GLORIFY THY NAME]
[no Hymn of Declaration]
Postlude: Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro in B flat (organ)
FEBRUARY 16 [The Son]
Prelude: Elisabeth Jacquet de Laguerre: Rondeau (piano)
Introit: G. F. Handel: Jesus, Son of Life, My Splendor
Spoken Litany # 379 Christ, The Redeemer
Hymn of Welcome # 4 Praise The Savior [ACCLAIM]
Offertory: Maria Teresa von Paradis: Sicilienne (organ)
Anthem: Sue Farrar: Jesu, Gentle Savior
Hymn of Invitation # 325 Why Should He Love Me So? [LOVE ME]
Hymn of Declaration # 749 Wonderful, Wonderful Jesus [NEW ORLEANS]
Postlude: Johannes Brahms: Variations (nos. 1 – 3) on a theme of Handel (piano)
FEBRUARY 23 [The Holy Ghost]
Prelude: Undine S. Moore: Variations on Nettleton (organ)
Introit: Larry Shackley: Every Time I Feel The Spirit
Spoken Litany # 388 By His Spirit (read in unison)
Hymn of Welcome # 387 Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome [THOU ART WELCOME] (sung twice)
Offertory: William Sterndale Bennett: Prelude & Lesson in E flat (op. 33, 22) (piano)
Anthem: William Sterndale Bennett: God Is A Spirit
Hymn of Invitation # 392 Holy Spirit, Light Divine (vv. 1-3) [HOLY SPIRIT, LIGHT DIVINE]
Hymn of Declaration # 392 Holy Spirit, Light Divine (v. 4) [HOLY SPIRIT, LIGHT DIVINE]
Postlude: Richard Elliott: Every Time I Feel The Spirit (organ)
FEBRUARY 26 (Ash Wednesday) 6 pm Chapel (4th floor)
Prelude: J. S. Bach, arr. Herbert Howells: O Mensch, Bewein’ Dein’ Sunde Gross (piano)
Anthem: John Stainer: God So Loved The World
Hymn: 642 Abide With Me, Fast Falls The Eventide (vv. 1-3) [EVENTIDE]
THE POWER OF TWO
MARCH 1 [The Power of Two: Jairus & his daughter: FAITH]
Prelude: Emma Lou Diemer: Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger (piano)
Barrie Cabena: Mass in the Dorian Mode
Introit: Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Taste And See
Hymn of Communion # insert “O God, Your Mercy Moved By Love” (Alec Motyer) [tune # 375 DUKE STREET]
Spoken Litany # 473 Go And Make Disciples (TWO leaders + People)
Offertory: Maurice Duruflé: Meditation (organ)
Anthem: John Tavener: Awake, Thou That Sleepest
Hymn of Invitation # 539 My Faith Looks Up To Thee [OLIVET]
Hymn of Declaration # 580 Through It All [THROUGH IT ALL] (sung twice)
Postlude: Peter Tchaikovsky: March (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
MARCH 8 [The Power of Two: Jacob & Esau: DECEPTION]
Prelude: John Ireland: Obsession (Three Preludes, 2) (piano)
Introit: John Goss: These Are They That Follow The Lamb
Spoken Litany # 579 In God I Trust
Hymn of Welcome # 639 Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind [REST]
Offertory: Peter Tchaikovsky: The Sorcerer (op. 39, 20) (piano)
Anthem: John David, arr. Jacob Narverud: You Are The New Day
Hymn of Invitation # 731 Onward, Christian Soldiers (vv. 1-3) [ST. GERTRUDE]
Hymn of Declaration # 731 Onward, Christian Soldiers (v.4) [ST. GERTRUDE]
Postlude: John Ireland: Alla Marcia (organ)
MARCH 15 [The Power of Two: Abraham & Isaac: OBEDIENCE] [NO CHOIR; Soloists: Rebecca Margolis, Nathan Brown]
Prelude: Benjamin Britten: Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, part I (op. 51)
Spoken Litany # 608 Keep His Commandments
Hymn of Welcome # 600 I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb [I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE] (sung twice)
Offertory/Anthem: Benjamin Britten: Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, part II (op. 51)
Hymn of Invitation # insert When Father Abraham Went Out (Fred Pratt Green) [tune # 650 AZMON]
Hymn of Declaration # 23 The God Of Abraham Praise [LEONI]
Postlude: Benjamin Britten: Prelude & Fugue on a theme of Vittoria (organ)
NOTE: In observance of the quarantine issued by St. Louis City, during this week TBC changed its schedule to virtual worship services. The choir was suspended, and music was offered by soloists.]
MARCH 22 [Well, Now What?] [soloist: Nathan Brown]
Prelude: J. S. Bach: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (BWV 648) (organ)Litany # 679 Your Reasonable Service
Hymn of Welcome # 631 The Lord’s Prayer [MALOTTE]
Offertory: Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (piano)
Anthem: Anon. (Irish): Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Postlude: Johann Pachelbel: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (organ)
MARCH 29 [] [soloists: Nathan Brown, tenor; Gene Dobbs Bradford*, harmonica, vocals; Steve Johnston*, guitar]
Introit: # 624 His Eye Is On The Sparrow [SPARROW]
Offertory Meditation: Franz Schubert: Impromptu # 3 in G flat (op. 90) (piano)
Anthem: Traditional Spiritual: He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands*
Hymn of Invitation # 343 Amazing Grace [AMAZING GRACE]*
Postlude: J. S. Bach: (organ)
APRIL 5 [Palm Sunday] [soloists: Adam Kosberg, trombone; Emily Davis*, violin; Ella Banks, alto]
Prelude: J. S. Bach: (organ)
Introit: trombone solo
Offertory Meditation: James Koerts: Ride On, King Jesus (piano)
Communion Music: Dan Forrest: Lead Me To Calvary (piano)
Anthem: # 300 All Glory, Laud, And Honor* [ST. THEODULPH]
Hymn of Invitation # 684 Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Postlude: Edwin T. Childs – St. Theodulph – All Glory, Laud, and Honor (organ)
APRIL10 [Good Friday] [soloist: Gene Dobbs Bradford]
Prelude: (piano)
Meditation: Peter Tchaikovsky: Chanson Triste (piano)
Anthem: Traditional Spiritual: Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
APRIL12 [Easter] [soloists: Gene Dobbs Bradford*, harmonica, vocals; Steve Johnston*, guitar]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: April (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
Introit: Traditional Spiritual: This Little Light Of Mine*
Offertory Meditation: (piano)
Hymn of Invitation *
Postlude: Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (piano)
APRIL 19 [Low Sunday] [soloists: Sharie Levingston Krueger, Ella Banks]
Hymn of Invitation # 705 It Is Well With My Soul [VILLE DU HAVRE]
Postlude: J. S. Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (piano)
APRIL 26 [Romans, 5] [soloist: Nathan Brown]
Hymn of Invitation # 43 All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name [CORONATION]
Anthem: Keith Getty & Stuart Townend: In Christ Alone
Hymn of Declaration # 391 Sweet, Sweet Spirit (SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT]
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MAY 17 [Comets & Stars] [soloist:]
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MAY 24 [] [soloist:]
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MAY 31 [Pentecost: Gifts of the Spirit] [soloist: Nathan Brown, tenor]
Prelude: Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Bryan Kelly: Prelude on the hymn tune Rhosymedre (piano)
Introit: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Call (Five Mystical Songs, 4)
Litany # 61 Bless The Lord Your God
Offertory Meditation: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves (organ)
Anthem: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Postlude: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on the hymn tune Hyfrydol (organ)
JUNE 7 [Trinity Sunday] [soloist: Nathan Brown, tenor]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: Morning Prayer (op. 39, 1) (piano)
Introit: Ralph Vaughan Williams: I Got Me Flowers (Five Mystical Songs, 2)
Hymn of Communion # 463: According To Thy Gracious Word (MANOAH)
Litany # 176 He Has Blessed Us
Offertory Meditation: César Cui: Prelude in G minor (organ)
Anthem: Alexander Archangelsky: Trisagion
Hymn of Declaration & Invitation: Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel [ST. PETERSBURG]
Postlude: Georgi Mushel: Toccata (organ)
JUNE 14 [God’s Mirages: Savonarola] [soloist: Eliot Barnes, guitar]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: June (from The Seasons, op. 39) (piano)
Litany # 523 Forgiveness
Offertory Meditation: Anonymous: Se Io M’Accorgo Ben Mio D’un Altro Amante (guitar)
Anthem: Cesare Negri: Bianco Fiore (guitar)
Hymn of Declaration & Invitation: # 169 (vv. 1, 3 & 5) Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart [MARION]
Postlude: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in G major (K. 455) (organ)
JUNE 21 [God’s Mirages: Rasputin] [soloist: Sarah Price, soprano]
Prelude: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: Allegretto e Grazioso (Five Small Pieces, 1, op. 7) (piano)
Litany # 85 Name Above Every Name (from Philippians 2, 9-11)
Meditation: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: Andante Moderato (Five Small Pieces, 4, op. 7) (piano)
Anthem: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: O King, My Soul Is Grieving (op. 40, 1) (world premiere of English version)
Hymn of Declaration & Invitation: # 688 (vv. 1, 2 & 4) Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us [BRADBURY]
Postlude: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: Allegro (Five Small Pieces, 5, op. 7) (piano)
JUNE 28 [God’s Mirages: Cats & Mice] [soloists: Heather Fehl, sop.; Rebecca Margolis, alto; Gene Dobbs Bradford*]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: In Church (op 39, 23) (piano)
Introit: Benjamin Britten: For The Mouse Is A Creature Of Great Personal Valour (from Rejoice in the Lamb)
Litany # 628 Fear Not
Meditation: Aaron Copland: The Cat and the Mouse (piano)
Anthem: Benjamin Britten: For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffrey (from Rejoice in the Lamb)
Sermon incorporating *Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World!
Hymn of Declaration & Invitation: # 63 All Creatures Of Our God And King [LASST UNS ERFREUEN]
Postlude: Jean Langlais: Scherzo – Cats (from American Suite) (organ)
JULY 5 [Knowing God: If We Had Eyes To See] [soloist: Nathan Brown, tenor]
Prelude: Healey Willan: Prelude on Rockingham (organ)
Hymn of Communion: My God, Thy Table Now Is Spread [ROCKINGHAM]
A Litany of Light (Philip Bliss)
Offertory: Marianne Kim: Lead, Kindly Light (organ)
Anthem: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Love Bade Me Welcome (Five Mystical Songs, 3)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 563 Open My Eyes [SCOTT]
Postlude: Peter Tchaikovsky: July (from The Seasons) (piano)
JULY 12 [Knowing God: If We Had Ears To Hear] [soloist: Sharie Levingston Krueger, soprano]
Prelude: Gustav Holst: Toccata on a Northumbrian tune (H. 153) (piano)
Litany (adapted from Pastor Ronald Shive, First Presbyterian Church, Burlington [NC])
Offertory: Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz (op. 38, 8) (piano)
Anthem: arr. Kenneth Lowenberg: I Heard The Voice Of Jesus
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 563 Open My Ears [SCOTT]
Postlude: Douglas Steele: On The Triad (organ)
JULY 19 [Knowing God: If We Had Hearts To Love] [soloists: Nathan Brown, tenor; Philip Barnes, baritone]
Prelude: Germaine Tailleferre: Romance (piano)
Litany (adapted from Celebration Hymnal # 380)
Offertory: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Larghetto (organ)
Anthem: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Love One Another (from Blessed Be The God And Father)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 563 Open My Heart [SCOTT]
Postlude: J. S. Bach (arr. Hubert Foss): Seht, Was Die Liebe Tut (from BWV 85) (piano)
JULY 26 [reduced service because of quarantine] [soloist: Ella Banks]
Spoken Litany # 50 God Highly Exalted Him
Doxology
Hymn: God Be With You Till We Meet Again
AUGUST 2 [Harbingers of Hope] [Soloist: Philip Barnes]
Prelude: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Andante (Vesper Voluntaries, 1) (organ)
Spoken Litany # 50 God Highly Exalted Him
Offertory: Louise Farrenc: Impromptu (piano)
Anthem: # 715 He Is Jehovah [HE IS JEHOVAH]
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 23 The God Of Abraham Praise [LEONI]
Postlude: Edward Elgar: Allegro (Vesper Voluntaries, 8) (organ)
AUGUST 9 [The Healing Power of Hope] [Soloist: Eliot Barnes, guitar]
Prelude: J. S. Bach: Prelude (from Cello Suite # 1) (guitar)
A Litany of Hope
Offertory: Herbert Howells: The ‘Chosen’ Tune (piano)
Anthem: Fernando Sor: Study # 2 (guitar)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: All My Hope On God Is Founded [MICHAEL]
Postlude: Claude Debussy: Arabesque # 1 (piano)
AUGUST 16 [Prophets & Loss: John Bunyan] [soloists: Heather Fehl, sop.; Rebecca Margolis, alto]
Prelude: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lake In The Mountains (piano)
A Litany of Prayer from John Bunyan
Offertory: Joel Martinson: Aria on a Chaconne (organ)
Anthem: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Song of the Tree of Life (from Pilgrim’s Progress)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Bunyan’s Who Would True Valor See [MONK’S GATE]
Postlude: J. S. Bach, arr. Constant Lambert: Der Tag Der Ist So Freudenreich (piano)
AUGUST 23 [Prophets & Loss: Moody & Sankey] [Soloists: David Miller, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: Gerald Near: Blessed Assurance (organ)
A Litany from Ira D. Sankey (1840 – 1908)
Offertory: Dan Forrest: Hiding In Thee (piano)
Anthem: Ira Sankey: Hiding In Thee
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 434 Revive Us Again [REVIVE US AGAIN]
Postlude: Cindy Berry: Revive Us Again (piano)
AUGUST 30 [Prophets & Loss: St. John the Divine] [Soloists: Heather Fehl, Adam Kosberg (trombone)]
Prelude: Jennie Lee Riddle: Revelation Song (piano)
A Litany from St. John the Divine
Offertory: David Tolk: Revelation (piano)
Anthem: G. F. Handel: Sarabande (from Oboe Concerto in G minor, HWV 287) (trombone & organ)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration by Herbert Howells: O Holy City, Seen Of John [SANCTA CIVITAS]
Postlude: Peter Tchaikovsky: August (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
SEPTEMBER 6 [Seeing Jesus through Matthew] (Labor Day Weekend) [Soloists: David Miller, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: Johannes Brahms: Schmücke dich (op. 122, 5) (organ)
Hymn of Communion # 461 In Remembrance Of Me [RED]
A Litany from St. Matthew
Offertory: Dale Wood: I Need Thee Every Hour (organ)
Anthem: Alexander Archangelsky: Trisagion
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: # 479 Softly And Tenderly [THOMPSON]
Postlude: Frank Bridge: Allegro Marziale (organ)
SEPTEMBER 13 [Seeing Jesus through Mark] [Soloists: Jillian Law Grygier, Jill Lindberg]
Prelude: C. P. E. Bach: Allegro moderato (from Sonata in G minor II, H. 87) (organ)
A Litany from St. Mark
Offertory: C. P. E. Bach: Adagio (from Sonata in G minor II, H. 87) (organ)
Anthem: C. P. E. Bach: Great Is The Lord (H. 749, 7) `
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Celebration # 536 Have Faith In God [MUSKOGEE]
Postlude: C. P. E. Bach: Sonata in G minor III (Adagio) (organ)
SEPTEMBER 20 [Seeing Jesus through Luke] [Soloists: Heather Fehl, David Miller]
Prelude: Edward Elgar: Salut D’Amour (piano)
A Litany from St. Luke
Offertory: Robert Hebble: Simple Gifts (organ)
Anthem: Appalachian Folk Melody: When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Celebration # 292 Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne [MARGARET]
Postlude: Peter Tchaikovsky: September (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
SEPTEMBER 27 [Seeing Jesus through John] [THOMAS TALLIS] [Soloists: Jilliann Law Grygier, Rebecca Margolis]
Prelude: Thomas Tallis: Ecce Tempus Idoneum (organ)
A Litany from St. John
Offertory: Thomas Tallis: Hymnus, ‘Jam lucis orto sydere’ (piano)
Anthem: Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Thomas Tallis: The God of Love My Shepherd Is
Postlude: Gerald Near: Solemn Prelude on a Theme of Thomas Tallis (organ)
OCTOBER 4 [Architectural Visionaries ~ Frank Lloyd Wright & Oscar Niemeyer] [Soloists: Heather Fehl, David Miller]
Prelude: Cindy Berry: Brethren, We Have Met To Worship (piano)
A Litany from Ezra
Hymn of Communion # 460 Let Us Break Bread Together [LET US BREAK BREAD]
Offertory: Heitor Villa-Lobos: New York Sky Line (piano)
Anthem: Sasha Johnson Manning: Psalm 93 (world premiere)
Sermon incorporates Paul Simon: So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: # insert Longfellow, adapted: “The Builders” [ORIENTIS PARTIBUS]
Postlude: Antonio Carlos Jobim: Desafinado (piano)
OCTOBER 11 [Musical Visionaries ~ Hank Williams & Zoltán Kodály] [Soloists: Linda Roos, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: Zoltán Kodály: Epigram 1 (organ)
A Dalesman’s Litany (Frederick Moorman)
Offertory: Zoltán Kodály: Allegro Giocoso (from Nine Pieces, op. 3) (piano)
Anthem: Hank Williams: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Hank Williams: Jesus Remembered Me
Postlude: Zoltán Kodály: Epigram 5 (organ)
OCTOBER 18 [Spiritual Visionaries ~ Christopher Smart] [Soloists: Jillian Law Grygier, Adam Kosberg]
Prelude: George Frederick Handel: Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies (from Jephtha) (trombone & organ)
An Alphabetical Litany of Christopher Smart (from Jubilate Agno)
Offertory: Peter Tchaikovsky: October (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: We Sing Of God, The Mighty Source (text: Christopher Smart) [CORNWALL]
Postlude: Keith J. Robinson: Pastoral (trombone & piano)
OCTOBER 25 [Political Visionaries ~ Malcolm X & Mahatma Gandhi] [Soloists: Gene Dobbs Bradford, Steve Johnston]
Prelude: Ludovico Einaudi: Passaggio (piano)
A Litany of Trust # 579 In God I Trust
Offertory: David Neff: Meditation on All My Trials, Lord (organ)
Anthem: Spiritual: Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 705 It Is Well With My Soul [VILLE DU HAVRE]
Postlude: arr. Raphael Soudre & Jean-Marc Fallion: Nobody Knows The Troubles I’ve Seen (piano)
NOVEMBER 1 [Four Seasons of Faith: Spring] [Soloists: Heather Fehl, Rebecca Margolis]
Prelude: Flor Peeters: Aria (organ)
Hymn of Communion: Alexander Archangelsky: Trisagion
Offertory: Edvard Grieg: To the Spring (op. 43, 6) (piano)
Anthem: W. A. Mozart: Jesus, Word of God Incarnate (orig. Ave Verum Corpus)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 430 Showers Of Blessings [SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS]
Postlude: Paul Manz: God Of Grace (organ)
NOVEMBER 8 [Four Seasons of Faith: Summer] [Soloists: Heather Fehl, Rebecca Margolis]
Prelude: Agathe Backer-Grøndahl: Sommervise (op. 45, 3) (piano)
A Litany of Summer by the Rev. Fran Pratt
Offertory: Enrico Passini: Cantabile #2 (organ)
Anthem: George Dyson: A Summer Song (cantata)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration # 465 Baptized In Water [BUNESSAN]
Postlude: Dan Forrest: Gaelic Morning (piano)
NOVEMBER 15 [Four Seasons of Faith: Fall] [Soloists: Jillian Law Grygier, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: Herbert Howells: De La Mare’s Pavane (op. 41, 9) (piano)
A Poem of Autumn (Walter de la Mare)
Offertory: Joseph Kosma: Les Feuilles Mortes (‘Autumn Leaves’) (arr. Keveren) (piano)
Anthem: Andy Beck: Autumn
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: ‘Sons of Sorrow’ [AUTUMN – François Barthélémon]
Postlude: Amy Beach: In Autumn (op. 15, 1) (piano)
NOVEMBER 22 [Four Seasons of Faith: Winter] [Soloists: Jillian Law Grygier, Jill Lindberg, Adam Kosberg]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: November (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
A Poem of Winter (Walter de la Mare)
Offertory: Franz Schubert: Das Wirtshaus (from Winterreise) (trombone & organ)
Anthem: Anonymous (1600): Old Winter’s Voice
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: ‘Tis Winter Now [DANBY]
Postlude: George Frederick Handel: Sarabande (from Oboe Concerto) (HWV 287) (trombone & organ)
NOVEMBER 29 [Advent I: Micah recognizes Bethlehem] (Thanksgiving Weekend) [Soloists: David Miller, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: J. S. Bach, arr. Granville Bantock: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645) (piano)
Poem: Advent Calendar by Rowan Williams
Offertory: J. S. Bach: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (BWV 604) (organ)
Anthem: French Processional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Hark, The Glad Sound [BRISTOL]
Postlude: James M. Guthrie: Prelude on Bristol (organ)
DECEMBER 6 [Advent II: The Vision of Daniel (Chapter 7] [Soloists: Sharie Levingston Krueger, Adam Kosberg]
Prelude: J. S. Bach: Kommst du nun vom Himmel Herunter (BWV 650) (organ)
Poem: Advent Antiphons by Sister Mary Charlita, IHM
Hymn of Communion: Let Us Break Bread Together [LET US BREAK BREAD]
Offertory: Emma Lou Diemer: Let Us Break Bread Together (piano)
Anthem: French Processional, arr. Kenneth Bell: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (trombone & organ)
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: O Come, O Come, Great Lord Of Might [VENI IMMANUEL]
Postlude: Flor Peeters: Festival Prelude (organ)
DECEMBER 13 [Advent III: The Vision of Daniel (Chapter 7] [Soloists: Rebecca Margolis, David Miller]
Prelude: J. S. Bach, arr. Gerald M. Cooper: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659) (organ)
Poem: A Responsorial Verse by St. Ephraim of Edessa
Offertory: J. S. Bach: Es ist das Heil uns Kommen hier (piano)
Anthem: French Processional: O Come, Thou Key Of David, Come
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: Isaiah The Prophet [SAMANTHRA]
Postlude: Dan Forrest: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (piano)
DECEMBER 20 [Advent IV: Carol Service [Soloists: Heather Fehl, Jilliann Law Grygier; Perseid String quartet, Anita Hagerman]
Prelude: J. S. Bach: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 599) (organ)
Sasha Johnson Manning: Christmas Rhapsody (3 movts.) (world premiere) (piano + strings)
arr. Rod Mather: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Gustav Holst: A Dream Of Christmas
arr. Will Reed: Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
Benjamin Britten: Corpus Christi Carol (from A Boy Is Born)
Johannes Brahms: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (organ)
Patrick Hadley: I Sing Of A Maiden
Benjamin Britten: The Oxen
Gustav Holst: I Saw Three Ship
J. S. Bach: How Brightly Shines The Morning Star!
Gustav Holst: On This Day Earth Shall Ring (orig. Personent Hodie)
Postlude: Adolphus Hailstork: Toccata on Veni Emmanuel (organ)
DECEMBER 24 [Christmas Eve] [Soloists: Nathan Brown, David Miller]
Prelude: Peter Tchaikovsky: December (from The Seasons, op. 37a) (piano)
Verses from Christina Rossetti and Thomas Hardy
Carols: arr. Martin Shaw: Angels, From The Realms Of Glory
Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Henry John Gauntlett: Once In Royal David’s City
Gustav Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter
Lewis Redner: O Little Town Of Bethlehem
John Francis Wade: O Come, All ye Faithful
arr. Tom Fettke: Love Has Come!
Franz Gruber: Silent Night
Postlude: Richard Purvis: Carol Rhapsody (organ)
DECEMBER 27 [Christmas: [Soloists: Gene Dobbs Bradford, Steve Johnston, Pops Jackson, Philip Barnes]
Prelude: J. S. Bach (arr. Arthur Bliss): Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist (BWV 614) (piano)
Poem: Christina Rossetti: Holy Innocents
Offertory: Traditional: What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?
Anthem: R. O. Morris: Love Came Down At Christmas
Hymn of Invitation & Declaration: #258 Go, Tell It On The Mountain [GO TELL IT]
Postlude: Stephen Flaherty: Once Upon A December (from Anastasia) (piano)