Music Notes - April 10

The fourth Sunday of April is called, “Good Shepherd Sunday.” It is clearly stated in our collect, “Jesus is the good shepherd of your people,” in Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd” which we will sing in Elizabethan English, and in The Gospel, “My sheep hear my voice.” The Gospel iteration is musical to my ears. To appreciate music one must hear its voice and shut out random noise that often accompanies music; voices, doors, cell phones, and coughing. Discipline yourself to listen to the organ voluntaries, anthems, and solos. Let the noise become background to Bach and great hymns. Like Jesus, music loves you before you love back: “Thou hast loved us, love us still,” Dorothy A. Thrupp.

We offer a treasure of concerts this month!

On Sunday April 24 at 1:30 pm

Linger at coffee hour or go out a grab a lunch and return for a short recital by Bryan Sable and Ellen Fast, piano duo. Entitled, “Come dance with Me.” the four-hand recital of piano duets will feature dance music by Gwyneth Walker, John Corigliano, Antonin Dvorak and Peter Warlock, plus Mozart and Poulenc. It will be very uplifting!

A free-will offering will be asked at the door.

One week later…

On Sunday, May 1 at 7:00 pm, The Carnegie Mellon School of Music Lila Ensemble, students of our very own Tommy Thompson, Allyson Edington, clarinet, Brian Gilling, piano, Mimi Jung, violin, and Will Teegarden, cello, will perform the magnificent Quatuor pour la fin du temp (Quartet for the End of Time) by Olivier Messiaen. Lila will be recording Quatuor pour la fin du temps at the Vlahakis Recording Studio and giving performances of the work in Pittsburgh, New York, and Boston. The work is about 50 minutes long. The students will give short lecture on the work’s significance before the performance thus rounding out the program to an hour. A free-will offering will be asked at the door.

Finally…

Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 4:00 pm, Our Vocal Artist-in-Residence

Katy Williams, Soprano presents, “A Tribute to Madeline Kahn!” Come and listen to Katy singing the famous repertoire of the late and great singer/actress, Madeline Kahn. Her most famous roles were from the motion pictures Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, but did you know she was a classically trained lyric coloratura soprano? Join Katy for a tribute Madeline’s musical repertoire and learn of her great gifts that we still enjoy today. Guest appearance by Rich Williams, her favorite tenor. Rebekah Hill accompanies with great delicacy and fervor. Suggested Donation at the Door is $10.