Monday, January 31, 2011

Ferbuary music list posted

Music list for choral services (11:00 unless otherwise noted)

Feb. 6 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liberty Bells & Women of the Chancel Choir
Introit: Venite Populi (Josef Rheinberger, 1839-1901)
Offertory: Rejoice! (Cynthia Dobrinski, b.1950)
Postlude: Postlude in G (Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924)

Feb. 13 – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gentlemen of the Chancel Choir
Introit: Let All the World in Every Corner Sing (G. Shaw, 1879-1943)
Anthem: Morning Hymn (Austin Lovelace, 1919-2010)
Postlude: Trumpet Tune (Andrew Carter, b.1939)

Feb. 20 – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Chancel Choir
Introit: Almighty God Who Hast Us Brought (Thomas Ford, c.1580-1648)
Anthem: Gloria, from Heiligmesse (Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809)
Postlude: Fugue in G, BWV 550 (J.S. Bach. 1685-1750)

Feb. 27 – 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Chancel Choir
Introit: O Worship the Lord (Hal Hopson, b.1933)
Anthem: Go And Tell John (Lloyd Pfautsch, 1921-2003)
Postlude: Finale from Sonata III (Alexandre Guilmant, 1837-1911)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

And the winners are...

Congratulations to Glenn & Margie Thompson, the winners of our music-quiz contest! They had the most correct answers with 10 out of 12. How did you do? Answers are below:

1. a) Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory.
2. b) We began using the blue hymnals in 1990.
3. d) John Calvin forbade all of the above.
4. b) Our church’s organ contains about 2500 pipes.
5. a) No clarinets were used in Jewish temple worship.
6. b) Altos are the most numerous section of our choir.
7. a) 73 of the Psalms are specifically attributed to King David.
8. c) There are five pianos in our church building.
9. d) Handbells are made from a copper-tin alloy.
10. d) Doxology means ‘word of praise’.
11. b) Lee Hess Barnes was our music director from 1922-1959.
12. a) Intertwining lines of music are called ‘polyphony’.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Here's why it pays to read the newsletter

Did you finish the music quiz in this month's church newsletter? You could win the use of the Music Director's parking spot for an entire month! Return your quiz to Kevin Dill by Sunday, January 16th to enter the contest. The person with the most correct answers is the winner!