Music at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, MA


	First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington

Home Page About Us Happenings Helping Out Religious Education Music Ensembles and Rehearsal Times Current Schedule Children's Choirs Music Staff Instruments Past Music Join a Music List Connections Photos Login for Members		History of the Music Program First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, Massachusetts 2006-07 / 2005-06 / 2004-05 / Fall 2003 / 2002-03 2001-02 / 1991-92 / 1978-79 / 1966-67 / 1964-65 Early History of Music at First Parish 1733-1964 Current Music Rehearsal & Planning Schedule First Parish UUC Arlington Homepage Laura Prichard's Homepage UU & Musical Humor 2003-2004 Director of Music: Laura Prichard Organist & Children's Choir Director: Wendy Covell Sunday, Sept. 7 Ingathering and Water Communion with Barbara Whittaker-Johns and Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Hornpipe and Minuet from Water Music by George Frederic Handel Offertory: Heroic March by Camille Saint-Säens Anthem: Down in the River to Pray from the Coen Brothers' film Oh Brother, Where art Thou? Anthem: Sicut cervus by Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina Choral Amen: based on the tune O Waly, Waly/The Water is Wide Postlude: Mayim, Mayim (Water, Water) Hebrew Folk Song arranged for organ Hymns: 347, 323, 209 Sunday, Sept. 14 "An Angel's Advocate" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Meneut Gothique by Léon Boëllmann Welcoming Anthem: Accentuate the Positive by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen Offertory: Mélodie by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky Anthem: The Children's Prayer from Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hänsel und Gretel Choral Amen: based on the tune O Waly, Waly/The Water is Wide Postlude: Meditation on "Wondrous Love" by Ronald Perera Hymns: 29, 122 Sunday, Sept. 21 "In the Beginning: Touchstones for a New Year" - Carlton Elliot Smith Prelude: Meneut Gothique by Léon Boëllmann Offertory: Chorale by William Mathias Anthem: Days One and Two from Aaron Copland's motet In the Beginning Alisa Conner, Jennifer Kobayashi, and Andrew Leonard, soloists Choral Amen: based on the tune O Waly, Waly/The Water is Wide Postlude: Meditation on "Wondrous Love" by Ronald Perera Hymns: 38, 295 Sunday, Sept. 28 Hebrew Music [Sept. 27 Rosh Hashanah 5764] "We, the Survivors" - Rev. Caitlyn O'Brien Prelude: Kol nidre by Ernest Bloch played by Wendy Covell, organ Gathering Song: Ose shalom Offertory: Unataneh tokef by Leopold Lewandowski with Laura Prichard, bass flute solo Anthem: Sim sholom by Max Janowski with Chris Jones, tenor solo Songs during Sermon: Lean on Me and Never Turning Back by James Weldon Johnson Postlude: March by Ernest Bloch Hymn/Reading: 108, 445 Sunday, Oct. 5 Ferry Beach Weekend [Oct. 5 Kol Nidre, Oct. 6 Yom Kippur] "Re-membering Uday and Qusay [Hussein] - The 1st Principle: The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person" - Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Concerto No. 3 in G Major by Antonio Soler Welcoming Song: Happy Birthday to Rev. Barbara Whittaker-Johns (Oct. 8) Candle Music: David's Lamentation by Gardner Read Offertory: Hail! Ye Sighing Sons of Sorrow by Gardner Read Anthem: El Allah Hu [Sufi song, in Arabic] by Lynne White (Mt. Diablo UUC) from the Universal Dances of Peace Choral Benediction: Go Now in Peace Postlude: Trumpet Tune by David Ouchterlony Hymns: 42, 407 Sunday, Oct. 12 Guest Speaker Sarah Gibb, M. Div., Intern at First Parish Needham and candidate for the Unitarian Universalist ministry: "What Do You Love More than Love?" Prelude: Salut d'Amour by Edward Elgar Candle Music: Vision by R. Bibl Offertory: Berceuse for solo violin by Gabriel Fauré performed by Phyllis Spence Anthem: What Do You Love More Than Love by Dar Williams, sung by Jennifer Kobayashi with Laura Prichard, piano Postlude: What is This Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter Hymns: 346, 318 Sunday, Oct. 19 Gospel and Jazz Music "I Believe" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kozma (Seth Botos, drums; Chris Botos, trombone; Jean Renard Ward, bassoon; Laura Prichard, piano) Chalice Singers Anthem: I Believe by Drake, Shirl, Stillman, and Graham (conducted by Wendy Covell with Meg Candilore, piano) Offertory: Consolation by Carleton Inniss Anthem: River of Dreams by Billy Joel with Andrew Leonard, tenor solo Congregational Song #202: Come Sunday by Duke Ellington Postlude: Jubilation by Carleton Inniss Hymns and Readings: 437, 368, 151 Sunday, Oct. 26 Child Dedication "God is Love" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Canzon Prima by Girolamo Frescobaldi Anthem: Seasons of Love from Rent by Jonathan Larson Offertory: Within This Sacred Dwelling from The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart Choral Benediction: Love is the Spirit of This Church by Robert Corrado Postlude: Immortal Love by Robin Milford Hymns and Readings: 664, 126, 714, 610, 123, 343 [Nov. 2 at 3pm - ORCHESTRAL CONCERT at First Parish Arlington] The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra Works by Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Schumann $8/$5 Tickets Sunday, Nov. 2 Day of the Dead/Hallowe'en Intergenerational service "Everything Possible" - Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Impossible by Richard Rodgers Chalice Lights and Singers: I Am a Promise by William Gaither Chalice Singers: Abuelita (Spanish Folk Song) with William Henriksen, violin, and Chris Henriksen, guitar Chalice Lights: Minor Medley: The Birch Tree, Nigun, and The Ghost of Jean with Meg Candilore, piano Offering: Andantino by Cesar Franck Story/Chant: The Right Way by A. Jeff Mooney (from Rumi) presented by Rebecca Kelley-Morgan Anthem: Anything Possible by Fred Small (Littleton UUC) sung by Diane Shriver Recessional Singing: Farewell the Center [Sat., Nov. 8 Massachusetts Bay District Fall UU Conference at First Parish Arlington] Sunday, Nov. 9 Early Music Sunday "The 2nd Principle: Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations" - Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Monteverdi's Beatus vir from Selva morale e spirituale (1641) - part one with Chris Henriksen, theorbo; Chris Botos, trombone; Carl Schlaikjer, oboe; Phyllis Spence, violin Candle Lighting: Monteverdi's Beatus vir from Selva morale e spirituale (1641) - part two Vocal quintet - Chris Jones, Andrew and Jennifer Kobayashi, Diane Shriver, Jean Renard Ward Offertory: Go From my Window by Francis Pilkington played by Chris Henriksen, lute Anthem: Monteverdi's Beatus vir from Selva morale e spirituale (1641) - part three Postlude: Ricercare by Francesco Girolamo Diruta played by Wendy Covell Hymns and Readings: 594, 123, 163 [Nov. 15 at 8pm and Nov. 16 at 3pm - CHORAL CONCERT] Converse Hall, Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont Street, Boston, MA "Let it Shine" The Mystic Chorale, led by Nick Page $12 781-648-1515 www.mysticchorale.org Singers from First Parish Arlington include Debbie Botos, Marilyn Downs, Mark Fingerle, Marsha Finkelstein, Debbi Milligan, Wendy Page, Lynne Rosenbaum, Sue Streeter, Mike Tennis, and Dick Terry Sunday, Nov. 16 Requiem Sunday "Prayer as Weaving Connections" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns Special instrumental ensemble: Wendy Covell, organ; Chris Botos, trombone; Rachel Botos, violin; Seth Botos, timpani; Matthew Kobayashi, trumpet; Phyllis Spence, violin; David Whitford, violin Prelude: Choral and Variation on "Veni Creator" by Maurice Duruflé played by Wendy Covell Candle Lighting: Lux Aeterna from Maurice Duruflé's Requiem Offertory: Kyrie from Messe 'Cum Jubilo' by Maurice Duruflé performed by Michael Prichard, baritone, and Wendy Covell, organ Anthem: Sanctus from Maurice Duruflé's Requiem Choral Benediction: In paradisum from Maurice Duruflé's Requiem Choral Amen: Amen from Maurice Duruflé's motet Ubi caritas Postlude: Harp solo by Massenet played by Virginia Crumb, harp Hymns and Readings: 524, 92, 568 Saturday, Nov. 22 Harvest Moon Fair at First Parish Church Mies Boet-Whittaker (flute), Carl Schlaikjer (oboe), Willemien Insinger (flute) First Parish Jazz Ensemble (Rachael Stark, Chris Cirker, Chris and Seth Botos, Jim Austin, Scott Samenfeld) Margaret Braxton, piano David, Sara & Emma Whitford, Bob Voges and Frank Toppa, string & accordian waltzes Jack Duranceau, tenor and Meg Candilore, piano and mezzo soprano The Kobayashi family (Jennifer, Andrew, Matthew and Heather) Bob Voges, solo guiltar Nancy McDowell, soprano, and Jim Anderson, piano Bill Hamilton, vocal and guitar Sunday, Nov. 23 New Member Recognition "In Everything Give Thanks" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place by Johannes Brahms for organ Offertory: March by Ernest Bloch for organ Anthem: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep by Irving Berlin with Deana Furman, flute solo Postlude: Gelobet seist du by Johann Sebastian Bach for organ Choral Amen: 413 Hymns and Readings: 512, 67, 295 Sunday, Nov. 30 Covenant Groups Service Prelude: Amazing Grace by Charles Callahan Chalice Lighting Music: Friendship by Cole Porter, arranged by Jennifer Kobayashi performed by Andrew, Heather, Jennifer, and Matthew Kobayashi Intergenerational Music: Shalom haverim Offertory: Andante by Theodore Dubois Postlude: Shalom haverim by Emma Lou Diemer Hymns and Readings: 442, 346, 52, 468, 18 Sunday, Dec. 7 "Imagine the Golden Rule" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns with Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Piece for an Organ Clock by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach Candle Lighting: New England Countryside from Aaron Copland's Music for Movies, played by Mies Boet-Whitaker, John Chapin, Wendy Page, Jean Renard Ward, and Carl Schlaikjer, woodwind quintet Offertory: Divinum Mysterium by Flor Peeters Anthem: The Promise of Living by Aaron Copland, with Wendy Covell and Barbara Tilson, pianists Postlude: Postlude from Messe du Deuxieme Ton by Andre Raison Hymns and Readings: 445, 226, 662, 225 Monday, Dec. 8 Alliance Christmas Party Chalice Flames, directed by Wendy Covell Drew Pereli, Heather Kobayashi, Kate Potter, Augusta Davis, Corinne Boet-Whitaker Chalice Singers, directed by Wendy Covell Katy Poor, Drew Pereli, George Pereli, Jessica Duncan, Alana Thurston, Clara Friedman, Andrew Friedman, Laura Shriver, Natalie Duranceau, Anna Whitford, Whitney Vos, Anna Marquis, Gabriella Hakim First Parish Flute Ensemble, directed by Mies Boet-Whitaker Deana Furman, Erica Fingerle, Talia Kazarian, Gabriella Hakim, Jean Hodges, Lisa Davis First Parish String Ensemble, directed by Laura Prichard William Henriksen, Hannah Jang-Condell, Dora Pereli, Drew Pereli, Bob Furman, Stephanie Franzosa, Deana Furman, Carole Bohn Jingle Bell Rock Klezmer Band, directed by Wendy Covell Timothy Rovinelli, Lindsay Southwick, Deana Furman, Andrew Kobayashi, Matthew Kobayashi,Drew Pereli, Eric Candilore, Colin Colt, Chris Botos, Isaac Toppa, Frank Toppa, Laura Prichard, Chris Cirker, Meg Candilore, Barbara Whittaker-Johns Rondeau by Jean Joseph Mouret [FPS] Air on the G String by Johann Sebastian Bach [FPS] Here in My House by A. Schader [CS & CF] O, We Come Down from the Mountains by Bobby Capo [CS & CF] Easy as Mi Sol Do by Joanne Hamill [quintet] Ocho Kandelikas (Ladino Hannukah Song) by F. Jagoda [CS & CF] Joseph Dearest [FPFE] Kling a-ling a-ling by Kenneth Seitz [FPFE] Solstice Song by Alouette Iselin [CF] Christmas Dance of the Shepherds by Zoltan Kodaly [CS & CF] Frelach arranged by Rosenberg [JBRKB] Jingle Bell Rock arr. by Edmondson [JBRKB] Sunday, Dec. 14 Choir Sunday with instruments : Ancient and Modern Songs for Mary, Advent, and Births Guest artists: Sängerchor Boston Leise rieselt die Schnee Michael Preatorius' Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (17th century German Catholic motet in German) Neapolitanisches Weihnachtslied Musicians from First Parish Mouret's Rondeau for Strings and Winds Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride for orchestra Danse des Mirlitons from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (flute trio) Sergei Rachmaninoff's Bogoroditse devo (20th century Russian Orthodox hymn with organ) Morten Lauridsen's O magnum mysterium (20th century American motet with organ) Click here for practice sound files Peter Warlock's Bethlehem Down (20th century Anglican partsong - sextet) Tomas Luis de Victoria's O magnum mysterium (16th century Spanish motet in Latin - quintet) Combined choirs O Tannenbaum (19th century German hymn) Johann Sebastian Bach's Wachet auf (18th century Lutheran cantata in German with chamber ensemble: Phyllis Spence, violin; Chris Botos, trombone; Bob Furman, cello) Michael Preatorius' In dulci jubilo (17th century German Catholic motet in Latin and German) Sunday, Dec. 21 Intergenerational Holiday Pageant Wednesday, Dec. 24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 5pm Instrumental Prelude: Musical Offering by J. S. Bach, Wendy Covell, organ, Carl Schlaikjer, oboe, Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute Vocal Prelude: Excerpts from the Christmas Concerto of Marc Antoine Charpentier Anthem: Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol) arr. by Leontovich Offertory: Mein Freund ist mein from J. S. Bach's Cantata no. 140, Carl Schliakjer, oboe, Michael and Laura Prichard, vocalists, Wendy Covell, organ Vocal Solo: In the Bleak Midwinter sung by Diane Shriver, guitar Instrumental Anthem: Wachet auf from J. S. Bach's Cantata no. 140, Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute Sunday, Dec. 28 "Some Assembly Required" - Robin Zucker Prelude: Prelude No. 1 in C Major by J. S. Bach, played by Laura Prichard Candles Music: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorius Anthem: Raisins and Almonds sung (in Yiddish) by Nancy McDowell Offertory: Shepherd's Pipe Carol by John Rutter, sung by Andrew Leonard, tenor Postlude: Chorale Prelude on 'O Sacred Head' by Flor Peeters Hymns: 350, 123, 143, 295 Sunday, Jan. 4 "Tolling of the Bell" Remembrance Service Prelude: Fuga Chromatica by Georg Michael Telemann Offertory: Siciliano by John Stanley Anthem: We Remember Them by Ben Steinberg Musical Interlude: Indian Prayer by Roger Emerson Postlude: Allegretto by Jean François Dandrieu Hymns & Readings: 18, 271, and I Cannot Think of Them as Dead (from Southern Harmony) Sunday, Jan. 11 Service cancelled (due to temporary lack of heat in sanctuary) "The 3rd principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations" - Carlton E. Smith [This sermon is available through the church website.] Sunday, Jan. 18 Credo Service I Calling: Finding Our Work in the World Prelude: Galilee (for organ) by Emma Lou Diemer Song: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton sung by Meg Candilore, accompanied by Wendy Covell Offertory: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General by Gilbert & Sullivan, tenor solo by Andrew Leonard Credos: Peter Southwick, Robin Schoenthaler, Kendall Dudley Anthem: Waiting by Kenneth Seitz Sung Benediction: Still, Small Voice by Thomas Benjamin Postlude: Verset-Choral by Theodore Dubois Hymns & Readings: 89, 567, Thanksgiving Eve by Bob Franke, led by Meg Muckenhoupt Sunday, Jan. 25 Credo Service II Dealing with the Unexpected Anthem: No One is Alone from Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods Click here to practice this selection Sung Benediction: Still, Small Voice by Thomas Benjamin Sunday, Feb. 1 "Equanimity" Becky Thompson, Associate Professor of Sociology, Simmons College Prelude: In This House We All Belong Guest jazz pianist Toni Lester Offertory: Spiral Toni Lester Anthem: Sunday Morning Toni Lester Postlude: Lord, Don't Move That Mountain Toni Lester (first made famous by Mahalia Jackson) Hymns & Readings: 121, 389, 584, and "What If" by Jim Jolley Sunday, Feb. 8 Southern Gospel Music Service with Seldom Singers "You Never Know - Meditations on Eternal Life" Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Firework Music by G. F. Handel Intergenerational music: Immortal Love with Children's Choirs & Adult Choir, Carl Schaikjer, oboe Candles Music: Down in the River to Pray from the Coen Brothers' film Oh Brother, Where art Thou? Click here to practice this selection Offertory: Song of the Morning by Gilbert Martin Anthem: Angel Band from Oh Brother, Where art Thou? Congregational Song: I'll Fly Away from Oh Brother, Where art Thou? Click here to practice this selection Postlude: Pasticcio by Jean Langlais Hymns & Readings: 324, 461 Sunday, Feb. 15 "The Price of Freedom and the 4th UU principle: " Carlton E. Smith Prelude: March in F by Ernest Bloch Offertory: Aria by David Cherwien Anthem: Humming Chorus from Puccini's Madama Butterfly Click here to practice this selection Postlude: Toccata in E Minor by Johann Pachelbel Hymns & Readings: 153, 594, and We Shall Overcome (a cappella) Sunday, Feb. 22 "Dealing with Addictions" - Rev. Dr. Denis Meachem Prelude: Christus, der uns selig macht by J. S. Bach Offetory: Apres un Reve by Gabriel Fauré Anthem: Sometimes I Feel like a Moanin' Dove, spiritual arr. by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker Vocal soloists: Cheri Minton, Carl Schlaikjer, and Jean Renard Ward Postlude: Prelude by Darius Milhaud Hymns & Readings: 205, 361, 468 Sunday, Feb. 29 "Is There Life after Life?" - Barbara Whittaker-Johns with Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Andante tranquillo by Theodore Dubois played by Wendy Covell, organ Offetory: Paradox Trio from The Pirates of Penzance by Sir Arthur Sullivan and William Schwenk Gilbert Tom Dinger as Frederick, Michael Prichard as the Pirate King, Laura Prichard as the Nursemaid Ruth Offertory: Antiphon by Marcel Dupré played by Wendy Covell, organ Anthem: Benedictus from Missa brevis by Ruth Watson Henderson Postlude: Tu es Petrus by Jeanne Demessieux played by Wendy Covell, organ Hymns & Readings: 22, 28, 188,293, 494, 678 Sunday, Mar. 7 The Shinn Conference with Gaelic Music Prelude: Bridegroom of our Soul by John Blackburn Candles Music: Irish Tune from County Derry by Percy Grainger for Symphonic Band Anthem: Ca' the Yowes by Ralph Vaughan Williams Peter Southwick, tenor; Carl Schlaikjer, oboe Poem by Robert Burns and translation Ca' the yowes tae the knowes, Drive the ewes to the knolls Ca' them whare the heather grows, Drive the where the heather grows, Ca' them whare the burnie rowes, Drive them where the streamlet runs, My bonie dearie. My lovely dear. 1. Hark the mavis' e'enin' sang, Hark, the song-thrush's evening song, Sounding Cluden's woods amang; Sounding among Clouden's woods; Then a fauldin' let us gang, Then a-folding [driving the fold of sheep into a pen] let us go, My bonie dearie. My lovely dear. 2. Fair and lovely as thou art, Fair and lovely as you are, Thoud hast stown my very hear; You have stolen my [very] heart; I can die, but canna part, I can die, but cannot part, My bonie dearie. My lovely dear. 3. While waters wimple tae the sea While waters ripple to the sea While day blinks in the lift sae hie While day shines in the sky so high Till clay-cauld death sall blin' my e'e Until clay cold death shall blind my eye Ye sall be my dearie. You shall be my dear. Offertory: When I Can Read my Title Clear by Jean Langlais Postlude: Get Free (Freedom Dance) by K. Jones and R. Stewart Vocal soloist: Carlton E. Smith Hymns and Readings: 116, 121, 576, 584 Sunday, March 7 Spring Musicale, 3pm Event put on by 40 members of the FPUUA congregation and organized by the Music Committee Special thanks to Andrew Leonard, Lois Scribner, and David Bliss, organizers Two Movements from the Trio Sonata for Flute, Oboe, and Piano by G. F. Handel Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; Carl Schlaikjer, oboe; Wendy Covell, piano The Cod Liver Oil Song by Johnny Burke Lydia Thayer, vocals; Frank Toppa, accordian Three Movements from Hexapoda (Five Studies in Jitteroptera) Phyllis Spence, violin; Wendy Covell, piano Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Don McLean Jack Duranceau, tenor Amazing Grace, arranged by Ricky Lombardo The First Parish Flute Loops: Mies Boet-Whitaker, Erica Fingerle, Stephanie Franzosa, Deana Furman, Lisa Hesterkamp-Davis, Gabriella Hakim, Jean Hodges, Willemien Insinger, Jean Nagle, Laura Prichard Equinox by John Coltrane Jim Ptacek, piano; Alex Ptacek , drums (debut) Crazy Life by Todd Nichols and Glen Phillips played by Med Candilore, guitar Come to my Side by Meg Candilore,piano Easter Island Head by Stefan Farrenkopf The UU-Phonics: Chris Jones, Andy Kobayashi, Andrew Leonard, Diane Shriver, Jean Renard Ward Don't Think Twice by Bob Dylan Song for a Winter's Night by Gordon Lightfoot The Froggy Meadow Boys: Gary Bartell, vocal and guitar; David Whitford, violin Gaylie by Kenneth Seitz (new commission influenced by Charleston rhythms) Kenneth Seitz, piano Summertime by George Gershwin Nancy McDowell, soprano; Jim Austin, piano Lida Rose from The Music Man by Meredith Willson The UU-Phonics: Chris Jones, Andy Kobayashi, Andrew Leonard, Diane Shriver, Jean Renard Ward Malagueña by Ernesto Lacouna Margaret Braxton, piano Romance by Franz Josef Haydn Alyse Wheelock, violin; Kate Roberts, cello; Barbara Tilson, piano Five Greek Songs by Maurice Ravel and Michel Dmitri Calvocoressi (preview of their 3/28 Bedford UU Recital) Cynthia Mork, mezzo soprano; Barbara Tilson, piano Honeysuckle Rose by Andy Razaf and Fats Waller Invitation by Caper and Washington First Parish Jazz Ensemble: Jim Austin, piano; Chris Botos, trombone; Seth Botos, drums; Chris Cirker, alto saxophone; Daniel Rueters-Ward, guitar; Scott Samenfeld, bass; Rachael Stark, vocals Sunday, Mar. 14 Carlton E. Smith and the Parish Committee "Let the People Vote! - On the 5th UU principle" (The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large) Prelude: Trumpet Tune in G by Jon Roberts Candles Music: Velvet Shoes by Randall Thompson (treble voices) Offertory: The New Commonwealth by Ralph Vaughan Williams Anthem: For the Future from Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish Click here to practice this selection Postlude: Epilogue by Norman Gilbert Hymns and Readings: 67, 300, 594 Sunday, Mar. 21 Stewardship Sunday "Priceless" by Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Fugue by C. P. E. Bach Call to Worship and Lighting the Chalice: Time of Joy by Roland Packer, sung by the Chalice Lights Intergenerational Sharing: Busy, Busy, Busy by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford, sung by the Chalice Singers Offertory: Allegretto by C. P. E. Bach Postlude: Grand Choeur byThéodore DuBois Hymns and Readings: 149, 368, 510 Sunday, Mar. 28 Alliance Sunday with Diane Taraz Shriver Anthem: Benedictus from Missa brevis by Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Benediction: Hinei ma tov from Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms Click here to practice this selection 11:45am Strings Rehearsal (Dress rehearsal for April 4 and 11) Sunday, Apr. 4 Spring Music Service [Daylight Savings begins] with Symphonic Band and Seldom Singers Prelude: Sonata piccola by Leonard Bernstein Intergenerational Sharing: Liberty Bell March by John Philip Sousa First Parish Symphonic Band William Henriksen, violin; Mies Boet-Whitaker and Stephanie Franzosa, flutes; Andy Kobayashi and Wendy Page, clarinets, Chris Cirker, alto saxophone; Jean Renard Ward, bassoon; Matthew Kobayashi, trumpet; Chris Botos and Andrew Leonard, trombones; Mark Seibring, tuba; Drew Pereli, Dora Pereli, and Kate Roberts, cellos; Bob Chilcott, Sam Scribner, and Michael Prichard, percussion, George Pereli, Liberty Bell captain Candle Music: Fig Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin First Parish Flute Loops Chamber Quartet Mies Boet-Whitaker, Willemein Insinger, Stephanie Franzosa, and Laura Prichard Offertory: Swipsey Cakewalk by Scott Joplin Jean Renard Ward, soprano guitar, and Daniel Rueters-Ward, classical guitar Anthem: Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein Virginia Crumb, harp, Doug Lippincott, percussion, and Wendy Covell, organ Jennifer Kobayashi, treble solo, with Wendy Page, Alisa Conner, Chris Jones, and Michael Prichard, solo quartet First Parish Adult Choir Alisa Conner, Carolyn Hodges, Jennifer Kobayashi, Susan Personette, Diane Taraz Shriver, sopranos Meg Candilore, Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Wendy Page, Caryn Sandrew, Lois Scribner, altos Chris Jones, Andrew Leonard, Peter Southwick, tenors John Hodges, Andrew Kobayashi, Michael Prichard, Jean Renard Ward, Alan Schweitzer, basses Seldom Singers: Peter Barkley, Deb Botos, Jonathan Markowitz, Andee Rubin, and Lorraine Cooley On sabbatical: John Chapin, Jacques Duranceau, Matthew Kobayashi, Cheri Minton, Daniel Rueters-Ward, Carl Schlaikjer, and Sue Streeter Click here to practice this selection Postlude: Finale from Leonard Bernstein's Candide Doug Lippincott, percussion, and Wendy Covell, organ Sunday, Apr. 11 Intergenerational Easter Service Prelude: O Sons and Daughters by Wilbur Held Musical Reflections: selections Mi Conejito (My Little Bunny) Spanish Folk Song - Chalice Lights with Laura Brewer, accompanist The Whole Bright World Rejoices Now - Chalice Flames & Chalice Singers with Carl Schlaikjer, oboe, Eric Candilore, bells, Med Candilore, bells, Lisa Hesterkamp-Davis, flute Offertory: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Allegro, by J. S. Bach First Parish Strings: William Henriksen, concertmaster; Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; Carl Schlaikjer, oboe; Drew Pereli, Dora Pereli, and Kate Roberts, cellos; Chris Henriksen, theorbo; Carole Bohn, continuo Bread and Juice Easter Communion: Schmucke dich, O Seele by J. S. Bach Anthem: Amazing Grace arranged by Ricky Lombardo The First Parish Flute Loops: Mies Boet-Whitaker, Erica Fingerle, Stephanie Franzosa, Lisa Hesterkamp-Davis, Gabriella Hakim, Jean Hodges, Willemien Insinger, Jean Nagle, Laura Prichard Postlude: Gaudeamus Pariter by David Lasky Hymns & Readings: 61, 270, 534, 545, 726, 727 Sunday, Apr. 18 "Holocausts: Where Was God?" [The 6th UU principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all] - Carlton E. Smith Prelude: Andante religioso by Felix Mendelssohn Offertory: Prelude by Frederick Jacobi Anthem: Hunger and Thirst from Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish Click here to listen to this selection Postlude: Quiet Piece by Frederick Jacobi Hymns and Readings: 40, 148, 594, excerpts from Night by Ellie Wiesel Sunday, Apr. 25 "Reflections on Jewish Awareness" - Credos by Bonnie Zimmer, Lois Wainstock, and a reflection by Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Mayim Medley of Jewish folk songs by Wendy Covell Intergenerational Sharing: Shabbat Shalom led by Arleen Kulin and Sondra Sperber Offertory: Hassidic Interlude by Herbert Fromm Anthem: Avinu makeinu from the Rosh Hashanah Service by Max Janowski Alisa Conner and Michael Prichard, cantors Choral Postlude: A Nign (Tschiribim) Yiddish melody arranged by Alice Parker Jean Renard Ward, Caryn Sandrew, and Alan Schweitzer, soloists Hymns and Readings: 399, 415, 650 Sunday, May 2 Ceremony of Child Dedication "Until One is Committed" Barbara Whittaker-Johns with Tina Schultz, Director of Religious Education Prelude: Andantino in G by Anotnio Soler, played by Wendy Covell, organ Intergenerational Sharing - Chalice Singers Anthem: Candle on the Water by Kasha and Hirschhorn Candle Lighting: New England Countryside from Aaron Copland's Music for Movies, played by Mies Boet-Whitaker, John Chapin, Wendy Page, Jean Renard Ward, and Carl Schlaikjer, woodwind quintet Click here to practice this selection Offertory: Sicilienne by Maria Theresia von Paradis, played by Wendy Covell, organ Choral Postlude: Allegretto in F by Louis-Nicolaus Clerambault, played by Wendy Covell, organ Hymns and Readings: 21, 123, 305, 470, 714 Sunday, May 9 "7th principle: Respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we all are a part" - Carlton E. Smith Second Sunday Meditational Music (9:45-9:55am in the Sanctuary) Diane and Laura Shriver play music in honor of Mother's Day Special Music: This We Know by Ron Jeffers This we know. The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. attributed to Chief Sealth (1854/55), patriarch of the Duwamish and Suquamish Indians of Puget Sound by Dr. Henry A. Smith (Seattle Sunday Star, Oct. 20, 1887) Offertory: One movement from Beethoven's Violin Concerto Elise Wheelock, violin and Kenneth Seitz, piano Anthem: Great Trees from Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish Click here to hear this selection Sunday, May 16 Youth Sunday & New Member Recognition "Mark the Flight of Time" Barbara Whittaker-Johns, Tina Schultz, and Krista Ernewein Prelude: Here Comes the Sun [audio recording] Offertory: What a Wonderful World by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, played by Isaac Toppa, trumpet Congregational Song: Turn, Turn, Turn Anthem: Changes by David Bowie Click here to practice this selection Congregational Song: You Can Be Anything You Want to Be led by Diane Shriver Postlude: Changes by Tupac Shakur [audio recording] Hymns and Readings: 295, 331, 489 Sunday, May 23 Organ Feature Sunday "Rest Assured" Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Where E'er You Walk by George Frederic Handel, Wendy Covell, organ Anthem (following Intergenerational Sharing): Thrush Song from Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish Click here to practice this selection Carolyn Hodges, soprano solo Carolyn Hodges, Diane Shriver, Jennifer Kobayashi, Meg Candilore, quartet Offertory: Piece Heroïque by César Franck, Wendy Covell, organ, Jean Renard Ward, Orgeläffchen Postlude: Interlude by Charles Tournemire Hymns and Readings: 39, 287, 461, 728 Sunday, May 30 "An Extraordinary Church Year" by Rev. Carlton E. Smith Give to Me the Life I Love from Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of a Wayfarer, sung by Jean Renard Ward The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson Give to me the life I love, Let the lave go by me, Give the jolly heaven above And the byway nigh me. Bed in the bush with stars to see, Bread I dip in the river - There's the life for a man like me, There's the life for ever. Let the blow fall soon or late, Let what will be o'er me; Give the face of earth around And the road before me. Wealth I seek not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I seek, the heaven above And the road below me. Or let autumn fall on me Where afield I linger, Silencing the bird on tree, Biting the blue finger. White as meal the frosty field - Warm the fireside haven - Not to autumn will I yield, Not to winter even! Let the blow fall soon or late, Let what will be o'er me; Give the face of earth around, And the road before me. Wealth I ask not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I ask, the heaven above And the road below me. -- Robert Louis Stevenson Mira (Can You Imagine That?) from Carnival (1961) by Bob Merrill, sung by Cheri Minton Sunday, June 6 Founders' Day "Life is Too Short to Drink Cheap Wine" Cliff Hakim with Barbara Whittaker-Johns Prelude: Baroque and Blue from Claude Bolling's Jazz Suite for Flute Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; Wendy Covell, piano; Frank Toppa, bass Recognition of Religious Education teachers Candle Music Anthem: Wohl mir das from Johann Sebastian Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (18th century cantata chorus with solo oboe and chamber ensemble featuring Carl Schaikjer, oboe; Chris Henriksen, theorbo; Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; William Henriksen and David Whitford, violins; Dora Pereli, cello; Wendy Covell, piano) Click here to practice this selection Offertory: Irlandoaise from Claude Bolling's Jazz Suite for Flute Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; Wendy Covell, piano; Frank Toppa, bass Musical Interlude: You've Got a Friend by Carole King Jim Austin, piano Musical Interlude: What is This Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter Jim Austin, piano Postlude: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Gordon King Hymns and Readings: 123, 360, 468 Sunday, June 13 Flower Communion & Coming of Age Intergenerational Service Prelude: Jazz Suite for Flute Trio by Claude Bolling Mies Boet-Whitaker, flute; Wendy Covell, piano; Frank Toppa, bass Arch of Love Processional: First Parish Jazz Ensemble Offertory: First Parish Jazz Ensemble Anthem: Dirait-on from Morten Lauridsen's Chansons des Roses Click here to practice this selection Postlude: The Saints' Hallelujah (arrangement for the Canadian Brass) - First Parish Symphonic Band Sunday, June 20 1st Summer Service: Fathers and Fatherhood Prelude: Down by the Riverside - Traditional Frank Toppa and Isaac Toppa Welcome and Call to Worship - Jacques Duranceau Introduction to the Service: Andrew Leonard Fathers I: Flip Scharff Musical Interlude: Father William, text by Lewis Carroll, music by Kenneth Seitz Andrew Leonard and Michael Leonard, with Frank Toppa, piano Fathers II: John Hodges Musical Interlude: Waltz, op. 12, no. 2 by Edvard Grieg arranged by Jean Renard Ward and Daniel Reuters-Ward for guitar duet Fathers III: Kendall Dudley Closing Song: Teach Your Children Well by Graham Nash Jacques Duranceau and Andrew Leonard Hymns & Readings: 21, "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby Sunday, August 29 Summer Service: Buddhist Meditation Credo Story "Leaving the Cage" - Laurie Osborn Introduction and Reading: When Singing, Just Sing by Narayan Liebenson-Grady Buddha and the Four Noble Truths - Tom Calderwood Guided Meditation - Tom Hogan Singing: Love is Compassion by Lynn Rosenbaum Mindfulness Meditation: One Raisin - Tom Calderwood Song: That Darned Feeling by Lynn Rosenbaum 2006-07 / 2005-06 / 2004-05 / Fall 2003 / 2002-03 / 2001-02 1991-92 / 1978-79 / 1966-67 / 1964-65 Early History of Music at First Parish 1733-1964 Current MusicRehearsal & Planning Schedule First Parish UUC Arlington Homepage Laura Prichard's Homepage UU & Musical Humor Last update 08/27/08. 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