This week at LCH we’re going all-American: the choir will be singing music by Randall Thompson (1899-1994) and I’ll be playing organ music by Gerald Near (b. 1942). Most people associate Randall Thompson with his famous “Alleluia” — an unaccompanied anthem with only one word repeated over and over. Written in 1940, it was commissioned… Read More All-American Sunday
In the Lutheran liturgy, the Gospel Acclamation, once known as the Alleluia, comes right after the second reading and precedes the reading of the Gospel. Verses are appointed for the day, which are sung after the Alleluia refrain. Over the years the LCH choir has sung settings by William Byrd, Heinrich Isaac, Carl Crosier, Peter… Read More New (to us) Gospel Acclamations
Today is Easter Sunday 2011 and the morning services are over, with Easter Compline yet to go. Allen Bauchle and I arrived at 7 am this morning to rehearse the trumpet and organ music for the 8 am service. In addition to the Trumpet Concerto in D (for the prelude) and Sinfonia in D (for… Read More Easter Day at LCH