program -...
TRANSCRIPT
2
PROGRAM
Gail Archer, organist Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Op. 98 Alexander Glasunow
(1865-1936) Prelude in G minor Cesar Cui Prelude in Ab major (1835-1918) Prelude Pastorale, Op. 54 Sergej Ljapunow
(1859-1924)
Toccata Sergei Slonimsky (b.1932) Prelude and Fugue Alexander Shaversaschvili (1919-2003) Night on Bald Mountain Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Transcribed for organ by Zsigmond Szathmary (2012)
Please join us for a reception in McCracken Hall.
3
ABOUT THE MUSICIAN
Gail Archer is an international concert organist, recording artist, choral conductor and lecturer who draws attention to composer anniversaries or musical themes with her annual recital series including Max Reger, The Muse’s Voice, An American Idyll, Liszt, Bach, Mendelssohn and Messiaen. Ms. Archer was the first American woman to play the complete works of Olivier Messiaen for the centennial of the composer’s birth in 2008;Time Out New York recognized the Messiaen cycle as “Best of 2008” of classical music and opera. Her recordings include her September, 2017 CD A Russian Journey, The Muse’s Voice, Franz Liszt: A Hungarian Rhapsody, Bach: The Transcendent Genius, An American Idyll, A Mystic In the Making (Meyer Media), and The Orpheus of Amsterdam: Sweelinck and his Pupils (CALA Records).Ms. Archer’s, 2017 European tour took her to Germany, Italy, the British Isles, Russia, Ukraine and Poland. Highlights include St. Nicholas Church, Stuttgart, Germany, Church of San Domenico, Palermo, Sicily, Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Scotland, The Methodist Central Hall, London, England, the Temple of the Renaissance, Bryansk, Russia, the Philharmonic Hall, Khmelnytsky, Ukraine and the Basilika Mariaska, Gdansk, Poland. She is the founder of Musforum, www.musforum.org an international network for women organists to promote and affirm their work. Ms. Archer is college organist at Vassar College, and director of the music program at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she conducts the Barnard-Columbia Chorus, and is a member of the faculty of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. She serves as director of the artist and young organ artist recitals at historic Central Synagogue, New York City.
4
CARL W. BROMAN
Carl W. Broman (1904–1979) served as Organist & Choirmaster at Trinity Church for 41 years from September 1938 until June 1979 and as Chairman of the Department of Music at Mary Baldwin College from 1935 to 1976. In his 44 years of distinguished service, both to the parish and the larger community, Dr. Broman touched the lives of hundreds of men, women, boys, and girls. In 1945 he started the Men and Boys Choir at Trinity which he directed for over 25 years. He also served as Chairman of the Music Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia for many years. The first Carl Broman Concert at Trinity Church was held in May 1979 with Dr. Broman in attendance, just a few days before his death. Subsequent concerts have taken place on an annual basis, with only an occasional exception.
5
Benefactor $500+
Dr. & Mrs. Richard L.M. Coleman Fritz Rosebrook &
Louise Temple-Rosebrook Anonymous
In memory of Ted Jordan
Patrons $250 — $499
Sharlene & Don Fowler Paul & Lee Nancarrow The Rev. Paul Oakley
James Robertson
Donors $100 — $249
Lee Beam Roger & Kennon Bowen Bruce & Suzanne Bowers
Rick Chittum Rich Evans & Lynn Davis
Lucy Ivey Nick & Linda MacNeil
Nancy McDaniel Lundy & Ellen Pentz
Betsy Pinkston & James Dungan James W. Ramsey
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Richardson Ben & Jennifer Roe In honor of Virginia Bolena
Shirley & Ralph Ruedy Sam & Michelle Shell Family
Supporters up to $99
Mr. Wayne Chamblee Cindy & Pete Hickman
In memory of Ted Jordan Peter & Evelyn Hickman
Lilchy Huffman Sarah Grove-Humphries
Lynne Mackey Michael & Mary Jim Quillen
Mrs. Grace Rice Paul Scheib
Dr. Paul Schiffelbein Patricia Schlick
Richard & Joie Tankard Wick & Elizabeth Vellines
Florence Jowers & Paul Weber Virginia Bethune Harp Workshops
FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT TRINITY
2017 – 2018
BECOME A FRIEND OF MUSIC
AT TRINITY CHURCH
Financial gifts support Sundays at 5 and the Carl Broman Concert Series.
Thank you for your generosity.
To join our mailing list, please send your contact
information to [email protected]
6
OPUS 34, 2000 TAYLOR & BOODY ORGANBUILDERS
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA
Great 16’ Bourdon 8’ Principal 8’ Rohrflöte 8’ Viol da Gamba 4’ Octave 4’ Spielflöte 3’ Twelfth 2’ Fifteenth IV Cornet V Mixture 16’ Fagott 8’ Trompet Rückpositiv 8’ Gedackt 8’ Quintadena 4’ Principal 4’ Rohrflöte 3’ Nasat 2’ Octave 2’ Waldflote II Sesquialtera III-IV Scharff 8’ Dulcian
Pedal 16’ Principal 16’ Subbass 8’ Octave 4’ Octave 2’ Nachthorn V Mixture 16’ Posaune 8’ Trompet 4’ Trompet Choir 8’ Gedackt 8’ Viol & Celeste 4’ Principal 4’ Blockflöte 2’ Octave 8’ Trechterregal
Couplers Great / Pedal Rückpositiv / Pedal Choir / Pedal Rückpositiv / Great Choir / Great Tremulant Cybelstern Nachtigall
Compass: Manuals, C-g’” Pedal, C-f’ Suspended mechanical key action Mechanical stop action Kellner-Bach temperament Three wedge bellows located in tower Number of speaking pipes: 2572
7
VESTRY Lundy Pentz, Senior Warden • Erik Boody, Junior Warden • Tom Fechtel, Treasurer • 2017 Term: Judy Armstrong • Lee Beam • Lilchy Huffman • Lynn Manka • Lundy Pentz • Susan Read • Matt Shreckhise • 2018 Term: Erik Boody • Molly Brown • Ernest Holley • Jim Manchester • Pat Williams • David Wallace • 2019 Term: Rick Chittum • Hunter Moss • Richard Obenschain • Juliette Swenson • Karen Tate CLERGY STAFF The Rev. Paul Nancarrow, Rector [email protected] The Rev. John D. Lane, Rector Emeritus [email protected] The Rev. John Wilkinson, Deacon Emeritus Office Phone: 886-9132 • Website: www.trinitystaunton.org Address: P.O. Box 208 • 214 West Beverley Street
Virginia Bolena, Organist & Choirmaster [email protected] Muffie Newell, Formation [email protected] Deidre Jones, Communications [email protected] Laurie Clements, Parish Admin. [email protected] Robert Richardson, Sexton
Schedule of Regular Services in Trinity Church
Sundays 7:45 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I 8:45 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II (music with acoustic ensemble) 11:00 am Holy Eucharist, alternating Rite I and II (organ & choir)
Tuesdays 9:00 am Morning Prayer (St. Columba’s Chapel)
Wednesdays 10:30 am Healing Service (St. Columba’s Chapel) Thursdays 6:00 pm Evening Prayer (St. Columba’s Chapel)
8
CONCERT & EVENSONG featuring
CARAVANSERAI, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE at Trinity on Sunday, March 11 at 5 p.m.
Caravanserai is a flexible chamber ensemble from Staunton, Virginia that brings chamber music to a variety of formal and informal settings. The group has three core members (Yi-Ping Chen – oboe, Eleanor Graham – cello, Jessica Embach Jankauskas – viola), but adds or subtracts musicians based on the diverse repertoire being performed, which spans from early Classical period to the newest compositions in print. Concert will be followed by Choral Evensong, sung by the Trinity Choir.