Service Music at First Church in Boston http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:43:05 GMT http://bandzoogle.com April 28 through October 13, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3931063 Music Director <a href="http://www.paulcienniwa.com" target="_new">Paul Cienniwa is on sabbatical during this time. Guest musicians and music directors include pianist Bob Winkley, pianist/composer <a href="http://www.larrybellmusic.com/www.larrybellmusic.com/Home.html" target="_new">Larry Thomas Bell, <a href="http://thepenniesmusic.com/" target="_new">The Pennies, jazz musician <a href="http://jeanniegagne.com/" target="_new">Jeannie Gagn&eacute;, and, of course, the soloists and <a href="./thechoir.cfm" target="_new">Choir of First Church in Boston. For the latest Sunday order of service, <a href="http://firstchurchboston.org/" target="_new">click here. Paul Cienniwa is on sabbatical during this time. Guest musicians and music directors include pianist Bob Winkley, pianist/composer Larry Thomas Bell, The Pennies, jazz musician Jeannie Gagné, and, of course, the soloists and Choir of First Church in Boston.

For the latest Sunday order of service, click here.
]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:43:05 GMT 4DA7096179F2C823A434AE7E98B5782B Sunday, April 21, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3931049 Guest Musicians: The Choirs of the Collegiate and Spence Schools Prelude Bridge Over Troubled Water: Simon/Garfunkel, gospel style arrangement arr. Kirby Shaw Choral Meditation My Spirit Sang All Day: Gerald Finzi Offertory A Boy and a Girl: Eric Whitacre Postlude: Bawo Thixo Somandla: Xhosa, South Africa Guest Musicians: The Choirs of the Collegiate and Spence Schools
Prelude
Bridge Over Troubled Water: Simon/Garfunkel, gospel style arrangement arr. Kirby Shaw
Choral Meditation
My Spirit Sang All Day: Gerald Finzi
Offertory
A Boy and a Girl: Eric Whitacre
Postlude:
Bawo Thixo Somandla: Xhosa, South Africa
]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:38:06 GMT 3FD2B076308CB65BC8D970BAC0F08769 Sunday, April 14, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3852344 Prelude Prelude and Fugue in C# Major, BWV 848 (WTC 1): Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Choral Meditation Libera nos, salva nos: John Sheppard (c.1515-1558) Offertory Thankful: Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Richard Page (2007) Postlude Finale Jubilante: Healey Willan (1880-1968) Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in C# Major, BWV 848 (WTC 1): Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Choral Meditation
Libera nos, salva nos: John Sheppard (c.1515-1558)
Offertory
Thankful: Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Richard Page (2007)
Postlude
Finale Jubilante: Healey Willan (1880-1968)

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:24:38 GMT 83EF7B5BBC1DDD38E0097AB555D2E17C Sunday, April 7, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3846205 Guest choir: Tenuto Chamber Singers Saunder Choi, conductor; Patrick Rawlings, assistant conductor Sopranos: Emily Rosenberg, Sarah McKenzie, Shannon Devine, Sheena Hong, Katie Kim Altos: Clara Chan, Katie Yosua, Emily Higgins, Ece Minuroglu, Esin Aydingoz, Grace Koo Tenors: Dylan Varner-Hartley, Patrick Hoagland, Joseph Lee, Dalton Harts, Louis Rabaso Basses: Patrick Rawlings, Rumle Jensen, Eren Basbug, Julian Wong, Arthur Smeall, Danny Forde The Tenuto Chamber Singers is a student-led and organized choir from the Berklee College of Music. The group works hand in hand with Berklee&rsquo;s composition department and Professor Andrew List to promote the creation and performance of new choral works written for the group by Berklee students. Formed in the Fall semester of 2012, it has successfully premiered 3 student pieces at their debut concert, &ldquo;Elemental,&rdquo; last Christmas. It has just successfully launched its first open cal for scores, and will be premiering 5 new student compositions at their upcoming concert on the 30th of April, 7.30pm at the Old South Church Gordon Chapel. Prelude Silence My Soul: Francisco Feliciano Choral Meditation Tanzen und Springen: Hans Leo Hassler Offertory Io, Piango: Morten Lauridsen Postlude Circle of Life: Elton John, arr. Fidel Calalang Guest choir: Tenuto Chamber Singers
Saunder Choi, conductor; Patrick Rawlings, assistant conductor

Sopranos: Emily Rosenberg, Sarah McKenzie, Shannon Devine, Sheena Hong, Katie Kim
Altos: Clara Chan, Katie Yosua, Emily Higgins, Ece Minuroglu, Esin Aydingoz, Grace Koo
Tenors: Dylan Varner-Hartley, Patrick Hoagland, Joseph Lee, Dalton Harts, Louis Rabaso
Basses: Patrick Rawlings, Rumle Jensen, Eren Basbug, Julian Wong, Arthur Smeall, Danny Forde

The Tenuto Chamber Singers is a student-led and organized choir from the Berklee College of Music. The group works hand in hand with Berklee’s composition department and Professor Andrew List to promote the creation and performance of new choral works written for the group by Berklee students. Formed in the Fall semester of 2012, it has successfully premiered 3 student pieces at their debut concert, “Elemental,” last Christmas. It has just successfully launched its first open cal for scores, and will be premiering 5 new student compositions at their upcoming concert on the 30th of April, 7.30pm at the Old South Church Gordon Chapel.


Prelude
Silence My Soul: Francisco Feliciano
Choral Meditation
Tanzen und Springen: Hans Leo Hassler
Offertory
Io, Piango: Morten Lauridsen
Postlude
Circle of Life: Elton John, arr. Fidel Calalang
]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:06:06 GMT 746FA8B53565ED0AA35D4F2DF240748A Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3591556 Prelude The Lark Ascending: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Annegret Klaua, violin; Bob Winkley, piano Choral Meditation Sanctus, from Requiem, Op. 48: Gabriel Faur&eacute; (1845-1924) Offertory Sanctus, from St. Cecilia Mass: Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Ethan Bremner, tenor soloist Postlude Toccata, from Symphony #5: Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Prelude
The Lark Ascending: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Annegret Klaua, violin; Bob Winkley, piano
Choral Meditation
Sanctus, from Requiem, Op. 48: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Offertory
Sanctus, from St. Cecilia Mass: Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Ethan Bremner, tenor soloist
Postlude
Toccata, from Symphony #5: Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:09:48 GMT AF24D60B266CD7795BF9015C8D8C3DB5 Sunday, March 24, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3548396 Prelude Ouverture (Partita No. 4, BWV 828): Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Bob Winkley, pianist Choral Meditation Rise up, my love: Howard Skempton (b. 1947) Offertory I Call Heaven and Earth: Richard K. Winslow (1965) Postlude Aria (Partita No. 4, BWV 828): Bach Prelude
Ouverture (Partita No. 4, BWV 828): Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Bob Winkley, pianist
Choral Meditation
Rise up, my love: Howard Skempton (b. 1947)
Offertory
I Call Heaven and Earth: Richard K. Winslow (1965)
Postlude
Aria (Partita No. 4, BWV 828): Bach
]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:34:04 GMT 0974A8F044DC6BBC66BC02326EE8F515 Sunday, March 17, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3373549 Prelude Canzona in F;&nbsp;Ave Maris Stella: Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Musical Meditation Danny Boy: Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929) Nicholas Hebert, tenor Offertory Open: Elaine Bearer (2002) Postlude Passacaglia: John E. West (1863-1929) Prelude
Canzona in F; Ave Maris Stella: Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Musical Meditation
Danny Boy: Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929)
Nicholas Hebert, tenor
Offertory
Open: Elaine Bearer (2002)
Postlude
Passacaglia: John E. West (1863-1929)
]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT 82B6AB58212D3B8D5C98F6385FE915F7 Sunday, March 10, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3373536 Prelude Le banquet c&eacute;leste: Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)b Choral Meditation O sacrum convivium: Messiaen Offertory Kyrie, Op. 106, No. 1: Karl Henning (b.1960) Postlude Prelude and Fugue, d minor: Johann Ludwig Krebs (1690-1762) Prelude
Le banquet céleste: Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)b
Choral Meditation
O sacrum convivium: Messiaen
Offertory
Kyrie, Op. 106, No. 1: Karl Henning (b.1960)
Postlude
Prelude and Fugue, d minor: Johann Ludwig Krebs (1690-1762)
]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT 3B7ADC5BE6D3F0B17B42D87D88996E55 Sunday, March 3, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3373535 Prelude De Profundis, Op. 16: Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961) Choral Meditation Star-crossed: Saunder Choi (b.1988) Offertory The Other: Paul Ayres (2010) Postlude Prelude, Fugue, Toccata in D: Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer (c.1670-1746) Prelude
De Profundis, Op. 16: Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)
Choral Meditation
Star-crossed: Saunder Choi (b.1988)
Offertory
The Other: Paul Ayres (2010)
Postlude
Prelude, Fugue, Toccata in D: Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer (c.1670-1746)
]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT 6F7116D75309FA2ACC828E17129A9117 Sunday, February 24, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3335476 Prelude Triptych: James Bohn (b. 1970) Choral Meditation We Are....: Ysaye M. Barnwell (b. 1946) Offertory The Swan: Camille Saint-Sa&euml;ns (1835-1921), arr. J.J. Bloom Postlude Prelude #1 in All Major Keys: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Prelude
Triptych: James Bohn (b. 1970)
Choral Meditation
We Are....: Ysaye M. Barnwell (b. 1946)
Offertory
The Swan: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), arr. J.J. Bloom
Postlude
Prelude #1 in All Major Keys: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:12:42 GMT 447329494D148F0642A912F39BD4E6B0 Sunday, February 17, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3322921 Guest choir: <a href="http://www.lachildrenschorus.org/" target="_new">The Los Angeles Children's Choir Chamber Singers Anne Tomlinson, director Prelude Missa brevis: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Choral Meditation My Eyes for Beauty Pine: Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Offertory Psalm 150: David Willcocks (b.1919) Postlude Singabahamba: trad. South African Guest choir:
The Los Angeles Children's Choir Chamber Singers
Anne Tomlinson, director

Prelude
Missa brevis: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Choral Meditation
My Eyes for Beauty Pine: Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Offertory
Psalm 150: David Willcocks (b.1919)
Postlude
Singabahamba: trad. South African

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:40:00 GMT EA901AF5FD0BBC5B0902676BEF30BC4E Sunday, February 10, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3297539 Guest musicians: pianist <a href="http://www.larrybellmusic.com/www.larrybellmusic.com/Home.html" target="_new">Larry Bell and cellist <a href="http://samweiou.weebly.com/" target="_new">Sam Ou The cello works in today&rsquo;s service come from Bach&rsquo;s Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027, originally for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Prelude 1. Adagio: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Musical Meditation 2. Allegro ma non tanto: Bach Offertory Variation #25 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988): Bach Postlude III. Andante; IV. Allegro moderato: Bach Larry Bell and cellist Sam Ou
The cello works in today’s service come from Bach’s Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027, originally for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
Prelude
1. Adagio: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Musical Meditation
2. Allegro ma non tanto: Bach
Offertory
Variation #25 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988): Bach
Postlude
III. Andante; IV. Allegro moderato: Bach

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:15:00 GMT EEF24943D38BA8128B4F17FA14FD3B35 Sunday, February 3, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3265970 Prelude Two Voluntaries (e minor, g minor): Samuel Felsted (1743-1802) Choral Meditation Hodie beata Virgo: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Offertory God Be In My Head: John Rutter (b. 1945) Postlude Trumpet Tune: Andrew Carter (b. 1939) Prelude
Two Voluntaries (e minor, g minor): Samuel Felsted (1743-1802)
Choral Meditation
Hodie beata Virgo: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Offertory
God Be In My Head: John Rutter (b. 1945)
Postlude
Trumpet Tune: Andrew Carter (b. 1939)
]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:55:00 GMT 64E576C9B38EBFAF63BBA675EDD78874 Sunday, January 27, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3265946 Prelude Elevations (1, 2, 3): Dom Paul Benoit, O.S.B. (1893-1979) Choral Meditation Give Almes of Thy Goods: Christopher Tye (c. 1500-1573) Offertory O Love Divine, from Theodora: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Postlude Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C Major, BuxWV 137: Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) Prelude
Elevations (1, 2, 3): Dom Paul Benoit, O.S.B. (1893-1979)
Choral Meditation
Give Almes of Thy Goods: Christopher Tye (c. 1500-1573)
Offertory
O Love Divine, from Theodora: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Postlude
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C Major, BuxWV 137: Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:50:11 GMT E0390B664491AF51DAA43B409BF658B3 Sunday, January 20, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3265925 Guest music director: Bob Winkley Prelude Prelude from Suite Bergamasque: Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Musical Meditation Au fond du temple saint: Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Ethan Bremner, tenor, James Liu, baritone Offertory At the River: &nbsp;trad., arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Postlude Arabesque no. 1: Debussy Guest music director: Bob Winkley

Prelude
Prelude from Suite Bergamasque: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Musical Meditation
Au fond du temple saint: Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Ethan Bremner, tenor, James Liu, baritone
Offertory
At the River:  trad., arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Postlude
Arabesque no. 1: Debussy
]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:35:49 GMT CFD626FA605CAEF0745EB0424E87A3B5 Sunday, January 13, 2012 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3109727 Prelude Improvisation: Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Choral Meditation Lonely People: Jean Berger (1909-2002) Offertory Laudate, Pueri, Op. 28, No. 2: Felix Mendelssohn&nbsp;(1809-1847) Postlude Toccata Quinta (1637, Book 2): Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Prelude
Improvisation: Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Choral Meditation
Lonely People: Jean Berger (1909-2002)
Offertory
Laudate, Pueri, Op. 28, No. 2: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Postlude
Toccata Quinta (1637, Book 2): Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:25:00 GMT D8F0CEB85F283413D8FB392A741F9FB1 Sunday, January 6, 2013 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3109726 Prelude Prelude and Fugue, c minor, BWV 847: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Mary Collins, dancer Musical Meditation Passacaglia, g minor: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Mary Collins, Jolie Pate,Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, dancers Offertory The Three Kings: Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) James Liu, baritone soloist Postlude Prelude and Fugue in F Major: Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780) Prelude
Prelude and Fugue, c minor, BWV 847: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Mary Collins, dancer
Musical Meditation
Passacaglia, g minor: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Mary Collins, Jolie Pate,Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, dancers
Offertory
The Three Kings: Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)
James Liu, baritone soloist
Postlude
Prelude and Fugue in F Major: Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)
]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:26:48 GMT 167C9CA5419A8E6118D2CD2D6C5C2A5E Sunday, December 30, 2012 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3109711 <a href="http://www.emily-lau.com/" target="_new">Emily Lau, guest musician Prelude Longus tenor quartum notarum: Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460) Musical Meditation Whither Must I Wander: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Offertory In sapiencia: Las Huelgas Codex (13th-c. Iberia) Postlude Une jeune pucelle: Michel Corrette (1707-1795) Emily Lau, guest musician
Prelude
Longus tenor quartum notarum: Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460)
Musical Meditation
Whither Must I Wander: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Offertory
In sapiencia: Las Huelgas Codex (13th-c. Iberia)
Postlude
Une jeune pucelle: Michel Corrette (1707-1795)

]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:24:11 GMT 07A2D0BACE85E8A22A589BB18234E22E Monday, December 24, 2012 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3109710 5:30pm Christmas Eve Service Prelude Nouveau Livre de No&euml;ls: Suite II: Michel Corrette (1707-1795) Choral Meditation Whence is that Goodly Fragrance: trad. French, arr. Baker Choral Meditation See amid the winter&rsquo;s snow: John Goss, arr. Willcocks Offertory O Holy Night: Adolphe Adam, arr. Tim Harbold Postlude Carillon: Corrette 5:30pm Christmas Eve Service

Prelude
Nouveau Livre de Noëls: Suite II: Michel Corrette (1707-1795)
Choral Meditation
Whence is that Goodly Fragrance: trad. French, arr. Baker
Choral Meditation
See amid the winter’s snow: John Goss, arr. Willcocks
Offertory
O Holy Night: Adolphe Adam, arr. Tim Harbold
Postlude
Carillon: Corrette

]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:22:27 GMT 622E0C1DAEBBBC99B6603F101B6505A8 Sunday, December 23, 2012 http://firstchurchbostonmusic.org/servicemusic.cfm?feature=1696125&postid=3109675 A Service of Carols Members of the congregation get to choose what we sing! Prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Offertory O Jesulein s&uuml;&szlig;: Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735) A Service of Carols
Members of the congregation get to choose what we sing!
Prelude
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Offertory
O Jesulein süß: Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735)

]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:19:27 GMT CAF263F953CF4085AF2CBA4D54EB41D7