Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC - 11.22.2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross.

We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:

Lord, for Thy tender mercy's sake (Farrant)
Psalm 91 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: Christ, mighty Saviour (CHRISTE, LUX MUNDI, plainsong Mode 7)
In manus tuas (Sheppard; sung in addition to "Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit ...)
Nunc Dimittis with Faux-bourdons (H. Willan)
Salve Regina (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)
Organ Voluntary by the abfab David Arcus.

This will be the last Sunday the Salve Regina is sung. Starting next week, we will begin chanting the Alma Redemptoris Mater as we begin the Advent season.

22 November - Feast of Christ the King - Proper 29

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church where I played the usual 10:30 am service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

Feast of Christ the King: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Prelude in F Major (attr. J. S. Bach)
Processional Hymn: 494, Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
Gloria: S-277, New Plainsong (Hurd)
Sequence Hymn: 495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus! (IN BABILONE)
Offertory Hymn: 460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus! (HYFRYDOL)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Fraction Anthem: S-167, The disciples knew the Lord Jesus (M. Martens; Mode 6)
Communion Anthem: Let all mortal flesh keep silence (arr. Cleobury)
Recessional Hymn: 544, Jesus shall reign where'er the sun (DUKE STREET)
Postlude: Agincourt Hymn (J. Dunstable)




Episcopal Centre at Duke University, where I played the usual 4:00 pm service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982 unless otherwise indicated.

Feast of Christ the King: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Nun danket alle Gott (G.F. Kaufmann)
Processional Hymn: 494, Crown him with many crowns (DIADEMATA)
Gloria: S-280 (Powell)
Psalm: Ps 93, recited
Sequence Hymn: 495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus! (IN BABILONE)
Offertory Hymn: 460, Alleluia! sing to Jesus! (HYFRYDOL)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Communion Hymn: WLP 825, Bless the Lord, my soul (Taizé)
Recessional Hymn: 544, Jesus shall reign where'er the sun (DUKE STREET)
Postlude: Agincourt Hymn (J. Dunstable)

Many thanks to the kind folks at St. Titus' in Durham for the wonderful dinner and fellowship!

A personal note before I close this: it's been a wonderful experience playing music and ministering with college students. This will be my last Eucharist with the Episcopal Centre. The diocesan budget cuts have hit everyone, and the Episcopal Centre is no exception. My last Sunday will be on December 6, when we celebrate Advent Lessons and Carols.

To the Duke students: I am on Facebook, so please feel free to friend me if you haven't done so already.

Pax vobiscum ...

James Moeser, organ

Still playing catch-up.

My apologies to the Facebook crowd who will try to read this as an imported note. The formatting is strange, but I like how cleanly it appears at Blogger, so I encourage you to click on "View Original Post", which will take you to the post on Blogger.

On Wednesday, November 18, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Emeritus and organist James Moeser concluded the Fall Semester of the Bach's Lunch series at Chapel of the Cross with a recital featuring the music of Bach from the Clavierübung, Part III. From his program notes:
Clavierübung III is a large cycle framed at the beginning by a mammoth Praeludium in E-Flat Major and at the end by a giant triple fugue in E-flat. In the midst of this frame is the Lutheran "Missa" (the Kyrie and Gloria retained from the Roman Mass) plus large and small settings of the six hymns that Luther wrote for his Catechism.
This may have been the first time he performed in public in many, many years. I heard he was an excellent recitalist before University Administration lured him away from the life of the concert organist.

It was a pleasure to hear him play. Here is the program.

Clavierübung, Part III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Prelude in E-flat Major (BWV 522i)

Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669

Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670

Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 676

Fugue in E-flat Major (BWV 522ii)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC - 11.15.2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross.

We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:

Lord, for Thy tender mercy's sake (Farrant)
Psalms 31 and 134 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: To you before the close of day (TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM, plainsong Mode 8)
In manus tuas (Sheppard; sung in addition to "Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit ...)
Nunc Dimittis from Short Service (O. Gibbons)
Salve Regina (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)
Organ Voluntary by the abfab David Arcus.

15 November - Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 28

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I am behind again.

These lists come from last week Sunday.

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church where I played the usual 10:30 am service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Prelude in C Major (attr. J. S. Bach)
Processional Hymn: 632, O Christ, the Word Incarnate (MUNICH)
Gloria: S-277, New Plainsong (Hurd)
Sequence Hymn: 607, O God of every nation (LLANGLOFFAN)
Offertory Hymn: 51, We the Lord's people, heart and voice uniting (DECATUR PLACE)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Fraction Anthem: S-167, The disciples knew the Lord Jesus (M. Martens; Mode 6)
Communion Anthem: My soul doth magnify the Lord (F.H. Shera)
Recessional Hymn: 665, All my hope on God is founded (MICHAEL)
Postlude: Fugue in C Major (attr. Bach)




Episcopal Centre at Duke University, where I played the usual 4:00 pm service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982 unless otherwise indicated.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Improvisation on Komm, o komm du Geist des Lebens
Processional Hymn: 596, Judge eternal, throned in splendor (KOMM, O KOMM DU GEIST DES LEBENS)
Gloria: S-280 (Powell)
Psalm: Ps 16, recited
Sequence Hymn: 607, O God of every nation (LLANGLOFFAN)
Offertory Hymn: 438, Tell out, my soul (WOODLANDS)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Communion Hymn: VF 88, Nada te turbe (Taizé)
Recessional Hymn: 598, Lord Christ, when first thou cam'st to earth (MIT FREUDEN ZART)
Postlude: Improvisation on Mit Freuden zart

Many thanks to the kind folks at St. Luke's in Durham for the wonderful dinner and fellowship!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Hopia--Mung Bean Pastry

Thanks to my cousin, Trisha, just for kicks and grins, I did a search on "hopia" and my email address whilst I was a student at UCSD.

Wouldn't you know it, a recipe for hopia I'd posted on one of the old USEnet groups popped up! This recipe is vegan-friendly, but admittedly, not all that friendly to the waist line...

Thanks very much to the keeper of the Cebuyas Dyornal for collecting that old recipe! I'll post it as I did back then...

Also, thanks to Lucy Parrone for sharing her recipe with me all those many years ago.

SOURCE: Posted by Ma. Elena Francisco (Lyn) from a recipe from Phoebe L. Parrone (Lucy)

DESCRIPTION: A snack/dessert pastry using a filling of sweetened yellow
split mung beans.

SERVING: About 20 hopias.

Difficulty: Not very difficult.
Time: About 3-4 hours. 20-30 minutes to bake plus preparation time.
Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

INGREDIENTS:

Munggo Filling:
1 lb. or 14 oz (1 package) yellow peeled split mung beans. One package is enough for 2 recipes. I usually make the whole package and then use up on 1/4 of it for my half-recipe dough and freeze the rest of the filling.)
2 1/2 cups sugar

Dough 1:
1 cup Wondra flour
(I did not know what Wondra flour is so I used all-purpose flour with good results.)
1/3 to 1/2 cup oil (any oil will do)

Dough 2:
2 cups All-Purpose flour
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water

DIRECTIONS:

Make Munggo Filling:
1. Soak the mung beans in 5 cups of water overnight.

2. When you cook it, add 2 more cups of water and boil mung beans until mashed.

3. Add sugar and mix until lapot (sorry, the English word has escaped my mind momentarily...okay, I remember...mix until you get a thick consistency)

Make Dough 1:
1. Mix well and then divide into 4 parts.

Make Dough 2:
1. Mix thoroughly and smoothen mixture (smooth - no streaks or bubbles).

Lyn's note: I am a chemistry student, and I do remember the phrase "Like dissolves like". Since oil and water are immiscible (they do not mix), I added first the oil, mixed that well, and then the water. I had the feeling I should have done it the other way around, but I think that the results are the same no matter how it is done.

2. Divide mixture into 4 parts.

3. Flatten with hands into 8 inches long, 4 1/2 inches wide and about 1/4 inch deep square.

Prepare Hopia:
1. Sprinkle Dough 1 on top of Dough 2.

2. Pat lightly making sure not to put too much pressure. The trick is not to mix the 2 doughs.

3. Then roll with your hands as if rolling a jelly roll (Sorry about this... I'm not really a baker and since I learned how to make hopia by watching somebody do it, I'm making these procedures up).

4. Pinch the ends a teeny bit so that none of Dough 1 falls off the open ends.

5. Wrap each of the 4 logs in a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Lyn’s note: I used wax paper to wrap the logs. I think it is easier than plastic wrap.

6. Watch a little tv...

7. Beat 2 eggs and set aside.

8. Take the logs and cut each log into... say... 5 or 6 parts.

Lyn's note: The logs were rather oily; I had the feeling that oil was separating out or something.

9. Flatten each part and spread the mung filling over the middle of the dough.


Lyn's note: when you are doing this, make sure that dough 2 is completely covering dough 1. Dough 2 is white; dough 1 is yellow. Make sure you haven't any yellow peeking out or else you may run into problems after your hopia is cooked (e.g. not as flaky or the flakes come off too too easily as soon as you remove it from the oven)

10. Fold ends and pinch into a ball.

11. Invert the ball (so that the pinched end is at the bottom) onto a cookie sheet then flatten the top by patting ever so slightly. You don't have to do this but if you don't then your hopia will appear like little siopaos. I personally like mine to have flat tops. Bahala ka na.

12. Brush the top with the beaten eggs.

13. Bake at 375 °F for 20-30 minutes.


NOTES:

This is half a recipe. That's how I often make it. From this recipe, you'll make about 20 hopias.

Enjoy a hearty merienda with your favorite pop drink or with milk; I found that drinking Sarsi and eating hopia is just a wee bit too sweet.

Lucy Parrone suggested that only 1/3 to 1/2 cup of oil be used for Dough #1. When I used 1/2 cup of oil, after I took the logs out of the refrigerator, the oil started to separate out: that told me that perhaps there was too much oil, and that all the available flour dissolved into the oil. The crust, however was nice and flaky. When I used 1/3 cup of oil, it seemed that that amount fit the amount of flour used and the oil did not separate as much. However, the crust was less flaky.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC - 11.08.2009

Compline at Chapel of the Cross.

We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:


O Lord, the maker (at ca. 5m 10s; William Mundy)
Psalm 91 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: To you before the close of day (TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM, plainsong Mode 8)
Nunc Dimittis from Short Service (O. Gibbons)
Salve Regina (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)
Organ Voluntary by the abfab David Arcus.

8 November - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 27

I have two lists for you here.

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church where I played the usual 10:30 am service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Prelude in g minor (attr. J. S. Bach)
Processional Hymn: 686, Come, thou fount of every blessing (NETTLETON)
Gloria: S-277, New Plainsong (Hurd)
Psalm: Ps 127, Simplfied Anglican Chant
Sequence Hymn: 475, God himself is with us (TYSK)
Offertory Hymn: 53, Once he came in blessing (GOTTES SOHN IST KOMMEN)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Fraction Anthem: S-167, The disciples knew the Lord Jesus (M. Martens; Mode 6)
Communion Anthem: Nisi, Dominus (T. Luis de Victoria)
Recessional Hymn: 9, Not here for high and holy things (MORNING SONG)
Postlude: Fugue in g minor (attr. Bach)




Episcopal Centre at Duke University, where I played the usual 4:00 pm service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982 unless otherwise indicated.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Improvisation on Nettleton
Processional Hymn: 686, Come, thou fount of every blessing (NETTLETON)
Gloria: S-280 (Powell)
Psalm: Ps 146, recited
Sequence Hymn: 707, Take my life and let it be (HOLLINGSIDE)
Offertory Hymn: 440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word (LIEBSTER JESU)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Communion Hymn: WLP 831, Ubi caritas et amor (Taizé)
Recessional Hymn: 594, God of grace and God of glory (CWM RHONDDA)
Postlude: Improvisation on Cwm Rhondda

Many thanks to the kind folks at St. Philip's in Durham for the wonderful brunch and fellowship!

An Evening of Saxophone/Organ/Harpsichord/Piano Music

Still playing catch-up.

My apologies to the Facebook crowd who will try to read this as an imported note. The formatting is strange, but I like how cleanly it appears at Blogger, so I encourage you to click on "View Original Post", which will take you to the post on Blogger.

On Tuesday, November 3, saxophonist Michael Stephenson and organist Mark Hopper presented a delightful program of saxophone/organ/harpsichord/piano music. It took place at the First Baptist Church of Henderson, and in my opinion, it was well worth the drive.

There was also an excellent crowd, especially for a Tuesday evening.

Here is the program.

Sonne der Gerechtigkeit
Bohemian Brothers (1566), arr. William Fritz (2001)

Stephenson, alto sax; Hopper, organ

Variations on Amazing Grace
Calvin Hampton (1938–1984)
Stephenson, alto sax; Hopper, organ

Flute Sonata in e minor (BWV 1034)
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, harpsichord

Lover's Lament
Thomas Massella (1952)
Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, piano

Nuits Blanches
Alain Crepin (1954)

Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, piano

Ach Gott vom Himmelreiche
M. Prætorius (1609), arr. Fritz

Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, organ

Psalm of the Spheres
Massella
Stephenson, alto sax; Hopper, organ

Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major (K.376)
II. Andante
I. Allegro
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, piano

September Music
I. Andante Serenade
II. Fall Dance
Massella
Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, piano

Selections from West Side Story
Tonight
I Feel Pretty
Maria
America
One Hand, One Heart
Somewhere
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Stephenson, soprano sax; Hopper, piano

Thursday, November 5, 2009

A Concert of Russian Religious and Folk Music

Last Sunday, November 1, the Alumni of the Yale Russian Chorus gathered at the Duke University Chapel. They performed a slate of Russian religious and folk music, and ended with a rather long encore, which consisted mainly of American spirituals. I wasn't able to catch the titles of all the pieces they sung for the encore.

Here is their program.

  • We Praise Thee, O Lord (Tebe Boga khvalim; Dmitrii Bortniansky (1751-1825))
  • Bless The Lord, O My Soul (Blagoslovi dushe moya, Gospoda; Traditional Byzantine)
  • Blessed Is The Man (Blazhen muzh; Kiev-Pechersky chant (13th-18th centuries))
  • Gladsome Light (Svetye tikhii; Aleksandr Kastalsky (1856-1926))
  • With My Voice I Cried Unto the Lord (Glasom moyim; Aleksandr Arkhangelsky (1846-1924))
  • Praise The Name of The Lord (Khvalite imya Gospodne; Arkhangelsky)
  • Who Are They (Kas tie tadi; 18th century Latvian folk song)
  • A Little Golden Cloud (Mochevala tuchka; text Mikhail Lemontov (1814-1841); music Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff (1844-1908))
  • Gray Smoke Is Rising (Viotsa, viotsa iszyu dym; Traditional Cossack Song)
  • Ah, On The Hill (Oi na hori; Ukrainian Cossack Song)
  • Lezginka (Traditional Caucasian dance)
  • Oh, You Bleak Roads (Ekh dorogi; Lyrics Lev Oshanin; music Anatoly Novikov (1946))
  • Borodino (Traditional soldier song; text Lermontov)
  • Oh, A Maiden's Heart (Akh, ty serdtse devichie; Isaac Dunaevsky (1900-1955))
  • The Little Snowstorm (Metelitsa; Aleksandr Varlamov (1801-1848))
  • Sweet Little Snowball Tree (Kalinka; Traditional folksong)
  • Oh, You Steppe So Wide (Akh ty stiep' shirokaya; Traditional folksong)
  • In A Smithy (Vo kuznitse; Traditional folksong)
  • There Lived Twelve Brigands (Zhylo dvenadsat' razboinikov; Text Nikolai Nekrasov (1921-1878); music anon.)
The choir performed five additional pieces as encore. The first two pieces were in Russian; one was sacred, the other secular. The last three pieces were American spirituals. My friend and I only recognised two of them: Ride the Chariot in the morning, Lord and Steal Away.

The acoustic in Duke Chapel makes it challenging to perform choral music there, but this group did fine. Some of the overwhelming vibrato made some of the harmonies rather muddy, IMHO. I also wondered if I sat closer to the choir if I could have had a better chance to make out individual words. But I could always blame that on the chapel's acoustics. ;)

It was a nice afternoon of music. Thanks much, Chris T., for the tickets.

Compline at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC - 11.01.2009

Still playing catch-up...

Compline at Chapel of the Cross.

We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:

I am the resurrection and the life (T. Morley)
Psalms 4 and 134 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: Christ, mighty Saviour (CHRISTE, LUX MUNDI, plainsong Mode 7)
In manus tuas (Sheppard; sung in addition to "Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit ...)
Nunc Dimittis with Faux-bourdons (H. Willan)
Salve Regina (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)
Organ Voluntary by the abfab David Arcus.

(Note: the picture above depicts one of the votive candle layouts that Jimmy Satterwhite had laid out a couple of years ago. I can't remember where the picture came from, though.)

1 November - Solemnity of All Saints

Still playing catch-up.

I have two lists for you here.

My turn for cantoring the 7:45 am Mass at Immaculate Conception came up last Sunday. Here is the music, not including any organ voluntary music my friend Jane played. Any numbers you see come out of GIA's Gather Comprehensive 1994 (green cover), unless otherwise specified.

Sunday 7:45 am Mass: Solemnity of All Saints
Hymn in Procession: 793, For all the saints, vs. 1-4 (SINE NOMINE)
Gloria: 176, New Mass for Congregations (C.T. Andrews)
Psalm: Psalm 24 (M. Guimont)
Gospel Acclamation: 257, Alleluia 7 (Berthier)
Offertory: 736, Many are the lightbeams (O. Widestrand)
Sanctus, Mem. Accl., Amen: 297, 298, 299, St. Louis Jesuits Mass (unfortunately :P)
Agnus Dei: 314, Holy Cross Mass (Isele)
Communion: Hymnal 1982 560, Remember your servants, Lord (BEATITUDES)
Recessional Hymn: 793, For all the saints, vs. 5-8 (SINE NOMINE)

Sigh. *Looks longingly at her co-blogger Tyler's music list* ... now that is a Catholic Church that's doing it (liturgy and music) right. WTG, St. Jude's Parish & Shrine in Vancouver, BC!




St. Joseph's Episcopal Church where I played the usual 10:30 am service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

All Saints' Day: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come (P. Manz). I just played it on soft stops. Someday, I hope to have the forces to be able to do this piece. I just need a soprano who could hit that high b-flat with no difficulties...
Processional Hymn: 287, For all the saints, who from their labours rest (LAUDA ANIMA)
Gloria: S-277, New Plainsong (Hurd)
Psalm: Ps 24, Simplfied Anglican Chant
Sequence Hymn: 457, Thou art the way, to Thee alone (ST. JAMES)
Offertory Hymn: 618, Ye watchers and ye holy ones (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Fraction Anthem: S-167, The disciples knew the Lord Jesus (M. Martens; Mode 6)
Communion: 560, Remember your servants, Lord (BEATITUDES)
Recessional Hymn: 557, Rejoice, ye pure in heart! (VINEYARD HAVEN)
Postlude: Improvisation on Sine Nomine

I was kicking myself. I'd originally wanted to do Wilbur Held's setting of Sine Nomine, but stupid, stupid me had actually misplaced the piece. :P So I decided to try my hand at improvisation. Bleh. But at least it sounded like music, and it sounded like Sine Nomine. Bleh.

I did not play the service at the Episcopal Centre at Duke University because they were going to celebrate All Saints' Day with the good people of Episcopal Church of the Advocate. Services will return to campus next Sunday.

Compline at Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC - 10.25.2009

Still playing catch-up...

Compline at Chapel of the Cross.

We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:

Lord, for Thy tender mercy's sake (Farrant)
Psalm 91 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: Christ, mighty Saviour (CHRISTE, LUX MUNDI, plainsong Mode 7)
Nunc Dimittis with Faux-bourdons (H. Willan)
Salve Regina (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)
Organ Voluntary by the abfab David Arcus.

(Note: the picture above depicts one of the votive candle layouts that Jimmy Satterwhite had laid out a couple of years ago. I can't remember where the picture came from, though.)

25 October - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 25

Still playing catch-up.

I have two lists for you here.

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. This time, I wasn't the one who played and directed the choir. That was left to my friend David Durkop. I'll list the voluntary music he played. I begged him to play his own compositions, and he agreed. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Concerto in C (D. Durkop)
Processional Hymn: 410, Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (LAUDA ANIMA)
Gloria: S-277, New Plainsong (Hurd)
Psalm: Ps 34, Simplfied Anglican Chant
Sequence Hymn: 567, Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old (ST. MATTHEW)
Offertory Hymn: 174, At the Lamb's high feast we sing (SALZBURG)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Fraction Anthem: S-167, The disciples knew the Lord Jesus (M. Martens; Mode 6)
Communion Anthem: My Eyes for Beauty Pine (H. Howells)
Recessional Hymn: 493, O for a thousand tongues to sing (AZMON)
Postlude: Concerto in D: III. Allegro (Durkop)




Episcopal Centre at Duke University, where I played the 10:30 am service. It was done in the morning, thanks to Parents' Weekend at Duke University. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982 unless otherwise indicated.

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Improvisation on Paderborn
Processional Hymn: 535, Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim (PADERBORN)
Gloria: S-280 (Powell)
Psalm: Ps 126, recited
Sequence Hymn: 567, Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old (ST. MATTHEW)
Offertory Hymn: 174, At the Lamb's high feast we sing (SALZBURG)
Sanctus: S-125, Community Mass (Proulx)
Communion Hymn: WLP 827, O Lord, hear my pray'r (Taizé)
Recessional Hymn: 493, O for a thousand tongues to sing (AZMON)
Postlude: Improvisation on Azmon

Many thanks to the kind folks at St. Titus' in Durham for the wonderful brunch and fellowship!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

David Durkop, organ

Still playing catch-up.

On Wednesday, October 21, organist David Durkop opened up the Bach's Lunch series at Chapel of the Cross with a recital featuring the music of Bach and his own compositions.

It was a good crowd. I turned the pages for David ... and suffered a major page turn FAIL. (You'll have to ask me what that was. It was quite embarrassing.)

Here is the program.

Prelude and Fugue in e minor (Wedge; BWV 548)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Trumpet Tune in D Major
David J. Durkop (b. 1956)

Concerto in C Major
Durkop

Concerto in D Major
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Durkop

Susan Moeser, organ

**sigh**

Yes, I am quite behind in my posts yet again. Why is that not a surprise??

On Tuesday, October 20, Susan Moeser had given a Faculty Recital at Chapel of the Cross. She played a wonderful program! It's always a joy to hear her play. She performed pieces by Buxtehude, Sweelinck, Bach, Franck, Bolcom, and Hampton. She successfully conveyed the humour of Bolcom's work and the imagery that Hampton may have intended when he wrote his Five Dances for Organ.

Here is her program.

Praeludium in f-sharp minor, BuxWV 146
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707)

Variations on Unter der Linden grüne
Jan Pieter Sweelinck (1562–1621)

Concerto after Vivaldi in d minor, BWV 596
Allegro: Fuga
Largo e spiccato
Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Grand pièce symphonique in f-sharp minor, Op. 17
César Franck (1822–1890)

Sweet Hour of Prayer from Gospel Preludes, 1984
William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Five Dances for Organ
I. The Primitives
II. At the Ballet
V. Everyone Dance
Calvin Hampton (1938–1984)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

All Saints’ Day 2009

Solemnity of All Saints
1 November 2009
St Jude’s Parish & Shrine, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Fr Lawrence Donnelly celebrant
Fr Gregory Pritchard concelebrant

Carolyn Sinclair soprano
alto
tenor
bass
Michael Jarvis organist
Tyler Mitchell cantor


What a wonderful Missa cantata! I’ll let the music list speak mostly for itself.

In his homily, Fr Lawrence discussed the choir and its function at Mass, and its relationship to the congregation as a whole. I think this was an excellent opportunity to clear up the misunderstandings that arise in situations like these, where the congregation’s singing role (aloud!) is reduced somewhat. I’m glad that he took the time and seized this chance to make a few remarks.

He explained that it’s important to recognize our long and rich musical heritage, but unrealistic to expect the congregation to be able to sing that style of music. And, it’s perfectly valid for the congregation to sing in their hearts with the choir by listening attentively to them. I hope the congregation enjoyed diving into the treasure that is Sacred Music – I sure did!

Essentially the music was shared between a SATB quartet, and cantor (myself, often in alternatum w/Michael, the organist). Below I’ve tried to show who did what, but I should also point out that the priest sang all parts proper to him; Cantor is sometimes used to show my responsibility to sing with the congregation in response.

Introit for All Saints (Healey Willan, 1880–1968):
Quartet ℟ I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. And I heard the voice of a great multitude, saying, Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Cantor ℣ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness. [Glory be…]
Quartet Kyrie, Gloria: Missa brevis in F* (Antonio Lotti, 1667–1740)

Cantor Psalm 150: BFW 386 (Paul Ford) – ℟ Sing the Lord’s praise with all the saints!

Quartet Gospel Acclamation: (Michael Jarvis)

Cantor Credo III
Cantor General intercessions: G&P 115 (from a Byzantine chant)

Quartet Offertorium: O Quam Gloriosam (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548–1611)

Quartet Sanctus: Lotti
Cantor Mysterium fidei: Missa Jubilate Deo
Quartet Benedictus: Lotti
Cantor Pater noster: G&P 144 (Robert Snow, 1926–)
Cantor Agnus dei: Missa de Angelis

Quartet Communio: Agnus dei (Lotti)
Quartet Communio II: O Sacrum Convivium (Giovanni Croce, 1557–1609)

Cantor Ite missa est: Missa de Angelis

* Actually sung in E♭