Ministries

Friends of Music Concert Series

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2008 Ministries At A Glance for meeting times & locations

Music - Friends of Music Concert Series

Cherry Rhodes
Internationally Acclaimed Organist
Inaugural Organ Concert
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 7:30pm
On the new St. George Goulding & Wood organ

This concert by internationally acclaimed organist Cherry Rhodes, is co-sponsored by St. George's Friends of Music and the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists. To show us what our new organ can do, she will be playing musical selections that will provide a true display of the colors, moods and styles available with our new organ.

RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE CONCERT TO HONOR OUR FEATURED ARTISTS
Come meet our featured artists, Cherry Rhodes, Organist; Jason Overall, Organ Builder; and Brian
Russell, Sculptor in the Parish Hall following the concert. The reception is sponsored by St. George’s Friends of Music.

Program

Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565......... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Noël de Saintonge ................................................Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738)
Adagio and Fugue in c minor, K. 546 ...............Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (transcription by Jean Guillou)
Reverie ..................................................................William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Afternoon of a Toad............................................. Clarence Mader (1904-1971)

Intermission

Pastorale in F, BWV 590.................................... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fifteen Pieces founded on Antiphons, Op. 18... Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Ave Maris Stella III
So long as we journey, aid our weak endeavor
Antiphon V
How Fair and how Pleasant art Thou, Op. 18, No. 5

Variations on Victimae Paschali Laudes................... Jirí Ropek (1922-2005)

To the Paschal Victim
.....let Christians offer their praises.
The Lamb has redeemed the sheep:
.....Christ, the sinless one,
.....has reconciled sinners to the Father.
Death and life have engaged in a wondrous conflict:
.....the slain leader of life reigns alive!
Tell us, Mary,
.....what did you see on your way?
I saw the sepulchre of the living Christ
.....and the glory of him rising:
And I saw the angelic witnesses,
.....the napkin, and the linen clothes.
Christ, my hope, has risen:
.....he shall go before his own into Galilee.
We know that Christ has truly risen from the dead:
thou, Victor, King, have mercy upon us.

Dr. Angela Saunders, Music Director at St. George's, has lined up several groups to perform in 2008 in the new acoustically-designed nave and with the new Goulding and Wood organ installed in December 2007. The concerts will be sponsored and hosted by St. George's Friends of Music. Additional concert dates will be announced in January 2008.

Friends of Music is dedicated to the ministry of music outreach in the community by means of concerts, festivals and other events. Upcoming events include Advent Lessons and Carols by the Rhodes Singers; Inaugural Organ Recital; Memphis New Ballet Ensemble; University of Memphis Early Music Consortium; and Tri-Church Choir Festival. Contact: Angela Saunders at 754-7282 (ext. 33) or music@stgeorgesgermantown.org.

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