Evensong Dec 1

Prelude                                Prelude for Soft Stops in G Major             Henry Smart Henry Smart (1813-1879) was organist in several London churches and an organ designer. Known for the hymn tunes Regent Square and Lancashire, he was one of the earliest in England to compose pedal parts in his organ music. (English organs commonly had a pedal keyboard…

Musical Notes for Easter Sunday: Our guest Trumpeter today is Mr. Vanderbilt Singleton.  He is a professional trumpet player from Columbia SC who received his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance from Winthrop University and his Masters Degree in Trumpet performance from the University of Alabama. He currently is a freelance trumpet player who has played…

Prelude                                Meditation         Will C. Macfarlane William Charles Macfarlane (1870-1945) was an English-born composer, who, at the time of writing this Meditation in 1910, was organist-choirmaster at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. Introit (Psalm 74:20a, 21a, 22a, 23a)  Have respect, O Lord unto Thy covenant: O let not the oppressed return ashamed. Arise, O…

Musical Notes for May 5th 2019 Prelude                                This Joyful Eastertide                     David Polley David Polley (b.1953), music director at Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Texas, created his organ setting of this hymn using two contrasting flute stops with a flowing accompaniment against the tune. Introit (Psalm 33:5b-6a) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord: …

Ascension Day Sermon from May 30 2019 The statement in the Creeds that Christ “ascended into heaven” is based primarily upon Acts I : 1-9 where, after 40 days of appearances, the Risen Lord speaks to the Apostles about the coming of the Holy Ghost and the Church’s mission, and is taken up in a…

Propers for The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Collect: LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle: 1 Corinthians i. 4.  I THANK…