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Lenten Musical Moments
Linda Maranis, piano
Karl Hedrick, piano/organ
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, Prayer
Twee Haffner
Twee Haffner
Arioso
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. William Stickles
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. William Stickles
Thais, “Meditation”
Jules Massenet, arr. William Stickles
Were You There
African American Spiritual, arr. Karl Hedrick
African American Spiritual, arr. Karl Hedrick
Prelude, Op. 57, No. 1
Anatoly Lyadov
Anatoly Lyadov
Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2 Frederick Chopin
Scarf Dance, Op. 37, No. 3
Cecile Chaminade
Cecile Chaminade
Alt Wien (Old Vienna)
Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Godowsky
Postludium, Op. 13, No. 10
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Ernst von Dohnanyi
My Jesus, I Love Thee
A. J. Gordon/Jack Goode
Sonata 1, “Adagio,”
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Enigma Variations, “Nimrod”
Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar
Benediction
Postlude: Go to Dark Gethsemane
R. Redhead, arr. C. Berry
R. Redhead, arr. C. Berry
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Lenten Musical Moments
Hans Tashjian, bass
Jo Deen Blaine Davis, piano/organ
Wednesday, March 29
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, and Prayer
Twee Haffner
Zdes xorosho (How Nice It Is Here)
Sergei Rachmanioff
Sergei Rachmanioff
How nice it is here…look, far away. The river is a blaze of fire; the meadows lie like carpets of color.
The clouds are white. Here there is no one…here it is silent…here is only God and I, the flowers, the old pine tree, and you, my prayer!
The clouds are white. Here there is no one…here it is silent…here is only God and I, the flowers, the old pine tree, and you, my prayer!
Der Engel (The Angel)
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
In childhood’s early days, I often heard them speak of angels who would exchange Heaven’s sublime bliss for the Earth’s sun. So that, when an anxious heart in dread is full of longing, hidden from the world; so that, when it wishes silently to bleed and melt away in a trickle of tears. So that, when its prayer ardently pleads only for release, then the angel floats down and gently lift it to Heaven.
Yes, an angel has come down to me and on glittering wings it leads far away from every pain.
My soul now heavenward!
Beim Schlafengehen (At the Time of Rest)
Richard Strauss
Now that the day has made me so weary, my dearest longings shall be accepted kindly by the starry night like a weary child. Hands, cease your activity; head, forget all your thoughts; all my senses now will sink into slumber. And my soul, unobserved, will float about on untrammeled wings in the enchanted circle of the night, living a thousandfold more deeply.
Herzliebster Jesu, was has due verbrochen (Dear Jesus, What Have You Done Wrong?)
arr. Helmut Walcha
arr. Helmut Walcha
Pora! (Tis Time!)
Sergi Rachmanioff
Sergi Rachmanioff
Tis Time! Now is the time, come forth, oh prophet, in the strength of anguish, the strength of love, I call upon you! Look how feeble and wearied we are, forlorn in our martyrdom. Come now, or never come! The conscious mind dies, shame fades and conscience sleeps. There is no gleam of light: only oblivion raises its voice.
Prayer
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Francesco Paolo Tosti
The Palms
Jean-Baptiste Faure
Jean-Baptiste Faure
Goin’ Home
Anton Dvorak
Anton Dvorak
Benediction
Postlude: In Green Pastures
Harold Darke
Lenten Musical Moments
Anne Maguire, mezzo soprano
Jo Deen Blaine Davis, organ
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, and Prayer
Dionna Carlson
Wade in the Water
Traditional African American Spiritual
I am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger
lyrics appeared in Joseph Bever’s Christian Songster; composer unknown
lyrics appeared in Joseph Bever’s Christian Songster; composer unknown
At the Cross
Hillsong
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Stuart Townend
Fantanie, Op. 16, “Adagio”
César Franck
Messiah, “He Was Despised”
Georg Frederick Handel
O Divin Redemteur
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod
Lenten Musical Moments
Sergio Martinez, bass
Jo Deen Blaine Davis, piano/organ
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, and Prayer
Sara Bakker
Sara Bakker
Be Still, for the Presence
David J. Evans
David J. Evans
My Lord, What a Mornin’
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
Deep River
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
Were You There?
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
African American spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh
I Am the Bread of Life
Suzanne Toolan
Suzanne Toolan
O Man, Forgive Us for Our Sins
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew’s Passion, “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein” (Make Thee Clean, My Heart)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
At evening, hour of calm and rest, was Adam’s fall made manifest;
sy evening too the Lord’s redeeming love.
At evening, homeward turned the dove: an olive leaf,
the while she bore. O beauteous time. At evening hour!
sy evening too the Lord’s redeeming love.
At evening, homeward turned the dove: an olive leaf,
the while she bore. O beauteous time. At evening hour!
Our peace with God is evermore assured.
For Jesus hath His Cross endured.
His body thou doeth crave, Thou, His disciples, for the grave.
O let us all regard with thankful wonder His precious death,
and on its meaning ponder.
For Jesus hath His Cross endured.
His body thou doeth crave, Thou, His disciples, for the grave.
O let us all regard with thankful wonder His precious death,
and on its meaning ponder.
Make thee clean, my heart, from sin, unto Jesus, welcome giving;
so within my cleansed breast shall He rest.
Evermore with me living.
World, depart, let Jesus in.
so within my cleansed breast shall He rest.
Evermore with me living.
World, depart, let Jesus in.
Si Fui Motivo de Dolor, O Dios (If I Have Been the Source of Pain, O God)
Pablo Sosa
Pablo Sosa
If I have been the source of pain, O God; if to the weak I have refused my strength.
If, in rebellion, I have strayed away; forgive me, God.
If, in rebellion, I have strayed away; forgive me, God.
If I’ve insisted on a peaceful life, far from the struggles that the gospel brings,
when you prefer to guide me to the strife, forgive me, God.
when you prefer to guide me to the strife, forgive me, God.
The Lord is My Light
Frances Allitsen
Frances Allitsen
Benediction
Lenten Musical Moments
Aram Tchobanian, tenor
Alma Hamilton, piano/composer
Karl Hedrick, piano/composer
Jo Deen Blaine Davis, organ/piano
The music that Alma Hamilton and Karl Hedrick composed are WORLD PREMIERES.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, Prayer
Mike Rodgers
Mike Rodgers
O Cross, Between Whose Branches Bare
Karl Hedrick, music; Timothy Dudley-Smith, text
Karl Hedrick, music; Timothy Dudley-Smith, text
Once to Every Man and Nation
Thomas John Williams, music; James Russell Lowell, text
Thomas John Williams, music; James Russell Lowell, text
My Song Is Love Unknown
John Ireland, music; Samuel Crossman, text
John Ireland, music; Samuel Crossman, text
A Hymn to God the Father
Alma Hamilton, music; John Donne, text
Alma Hamilton, music; John Donne, text
Sonata No. III, “Andante tranquillo”
Felix Mendelssohn
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
traditional spiritual, arr. Lloyd Larson
traditional spiritual, arr. Lloyd Larson
He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word
traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
Lord, Teach Me to Be Still
Karl Hedrick
Karl Hedrick
Benediction
Postlude: Choral, Op. 37, No. 4
Joseph Jongen
Joseph Jongen
Lenten Musical Moments
Greer Lyle, soprano
Dr. Jo Deen Blaine Davis, piano/organ
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
12:30pm
12:30pm
Welcome, Scriptures, and Prayer
Hoyt Davidson
Hoyt Davidson
Prayer
David Guion
David Guion
The Crucifixion
Samuel Barber
How Can I Keep From Singing?
Sally DeFord & James Loynes
Sally DeFord & James Loynes
Hold On
Marybeth Kroon
Marybeth Kroon
Lord, Speak to Me, Op. 23, No. 4
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Be Thou My Vision
Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott
Were You There?
Harry T Burleigh
Harry T Burleigh
O Divine Redeemer
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Jack Schrader
Jack Schrader
Give Me Jesus
Moses Hogan
Moses Hogan
Benediction
Postlude on “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days”
arr. Healey Willan