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Music at St.Luke's |
Adult Choir
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We have an active Adult Choir at St.
Luke's, directed by Jane Lynch, who is also our organist and has been
at St. Luke's since 1991. The
choir sings at the 10 a.m. service every Sunday, and on certain other
occations such as Christmas Eve. The choir always leads the
Processional, the Sequence Hymn before the Gospel, and the Recessional;
these are from the Episcopal Hymnal. The Psalm is sung by a soloist, one of several members of the choir. |
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Anthem, selected by the Director, sung during
the Offertory, and sometimes another during Communion; other times the
Choir leads the congregation in singing one or more Communion hymns. Choir music is normally accompanied by the organ, which is a small Holtkamp pipe organ. We also have a grand piano which is used to accompany soloists, small groups, or children's voices as appropriate. Choir rehearsal is on Sundays at 9 a.m., before the main service, and sometimes there is also a short one after the service. New members are always welcome; anyone interested in joining the St. Luke's Choir may email Jane. |
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| Special
Programs Our main special music program is on Christmas Eve each year, just before the late service. This varies each year; for example, the program for Christmas Eve 2004 was: |
| Christmas
Eve 2004 |
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| Choir Processional:
Gaudete! |
Medieval Carol |
| The Cutty Ren Kay Bailey, recorder, and Ann Borden, harp |
arr: Ann Borden |
| Choir Anthem: Riu, Riu,
Chiu |
16th Century Spanish
Carol/Hopson |
| Choir Anthem: The Star
Carol Wendy Cook, soprano |
Alfred Burt |
| Down in Yon Forest Karen Gray, soprano, Kay Bailey, recorder, and Ann Borden, harp |
English Carol |
| Choir Anthem: Infant
Holy, Infant
Lowly |
Polish Carol/Andrew
Risinger |
| Solo: Ave Maria Karen Gray, soprano, and Ann Borden, harp |
Bach/Gounod |
| For Christmas Eve 2005 we had a simpler
program than usual, because, owing to the ongoing renovation project,
we could not rehearse in the sanctuary or with the organ, and we could
not be sure in advance that either of these would be available for the
service. In the event though, due to heroic efforts by all
involved, everything necessary was ready and we were able to sing for
an especially joyous Christmas Eve service, the first service in the
newly renovated sanctuary. Our program was: |
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| Christmas
Eve 2005 |
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| Choir Processional:
Gaudete! |
Medieval Carol |
| Congregational Hymn 82 |
Of the Father's Love
Begotten |
| Choir Anthem: Sing We Now
of Christmas |
French Carol |
| Solo: Jesu Bambino Karen Gray, soprano |
Pietro Yon |
| Congregational Hymn 98 |
Unto Us a Boy is Born |
| Choir Anthem: Thou who
wast rich beyond all splendor |
French Carol |
| Harp Solo: Siciliana Ann Borden, Harp |
Carlos Salzedo |
| Choir Anthem: Sir Christmas |
William Mathias |
| Congregational Hymn 112 Ann Borden, Harp |
In the Bleak Midwinter |
| Other
Special Music We often have guest musicians,
usually instrumentalists. We have had flutes, harps, bagpipes,
and other instruments. These usually play the prelude and/or
postlude but sometimes during the service. Occasionally we have
had guest singers, too.
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| The Carol
Chain A Christmas tradition at St.
Luke's is the Carol Chain, held at the end of the main service on the
last Sunday before Christmas. It's a little hard to describe, but
the entire congregation joins hands in a long chain, with choir members
strategically interspersed, and sings carols while weaving around and
about throughout the entire main sanctuary. The idea is that
everyone will come face to face with everyone else at least once and
all can greet each other. Only well-known
carols are used, so that everyone can participate, from memory, and it
always ends with "Silent Night."
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| The
Children's Choir St. Luke's has a Children's Choir
which sings at services several times a
year, usually the Communion Anthem, and they always participate in some
of the Easter and Christmas services. For more information about
the Children's Choir, email the church office by clicking the link
below.
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