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christ & saint stephen’s2014–2015
Christ & saint stephen’sepisCopal ChurCh
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Dear Friends,
Greetings and welcome to our ninth season of music at christ
& saint stephen’s. We are pleased to offer our special services
and a variety of concerts performed by an exceptional group of
musicians.
The season begins with a vocal concert featuring gregory lorenz
and sarah rose taylor. A tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus,
Mr. Lorenz has performed operatic roles and solo concerts to great
acclamation across the USA, Europe and Japan. Ms Taylor, was
recently reviewed by The Boston Musical Intelligencer as [singing]
with gorgeous shading and intensity ... whose clarity and focus
brought the audience to rapt attention. This is a unique
opportunity to hear some rarely performed English song cycles sung
by two outstanding singers.
We are always pleased to host international touring choirs. This
season we welcome st. salvator’s chapel choir from the University
of St Andrews, Scotland. The choir performs repertoire that spans
six centuries and includes many world premieres. The St. Andrew
Citizen wrote of the choir: Both thrilling and yet meditative,
energetic yet sensitive.
Returning to Christ & Saint Stephen’s after popular acclaim,
Jerry willard, Classical Guitarist, has performed at Alice Tully
& Carnegie Hall in New York City and has concertized
extensively throughout Europe and the USA. The New York Times
wrote: The recital was exemplary ... it was again the clarity of
Mr. Willard’s playing that gave special pleasure.
The concert series concludes with our annual organ concert
performed by BenJamin sheen. Mr. Sheen is one of the brightest
young organists, having recently won the inaugural Longwood Gardens
International Organ Competition. He is currently Assistant Organist
at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, and this will be
a concert not to be missed!
These concerts are spread amongst the weekly Sunday morning
services and our series of special services sung by our
professional choir as outlined on page 4. One service of particular
note is the solemn eucharist commemorating the centennial of world
war i on October 19, directed by Guest Conductor, Paul Spicer. All
services are free and open to the public.
Please consider supporting the friends of music for 2014-2015
with a tax deductible contribution. This enables us to continue
offering these concerts and special services. All gifts are much
appreciated.
We look forward to welcoming you to another season of wonderful
music at christ & saint stephen’s.
With best wishes,
Nigel PottsOrganist & Choirmaster
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concertssunday, octoBer 5 – 4:00 pm
english song cyclesTen Blake Songs for Voice and Oboe
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsSea Pictures ~ Sir Edward Elgar
Serenade ~ Benjamin Britten Susan Spector, Oboe Grace Cloutier,
HarpTrevor Nuckols, Horn craig Ketter, Piano
Nigel Potts, Organ
tuesday, march 17 – 7:30 pmst. salvator’s chapel choiruniversity
of st andrews, scotland
Tom Wilkinson, DirectorProgram will include works by:
Schütz, Stanford, and James MacMillan
sunday, april 12 – 4:00 pmJerry willard International Classical
Guitarist Mr. Willard’s program will include works by:Santiago de
Murcia, Gaspar Sanz, Baden Powell, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Scott
Joplin, and Kondo Koji performed on three different period
guitars.
tuesday, may 19 – 7:30 pmThe Schoenstein Organ Seventh
Anniversary Concert
BenJamin sheenOrganist
Mr. Sheen’s program will include music by:Mendelssohn, Elgar,
Jongen, and Reubke, etc.
Suggested Donation: $20 Adults, $10 Students & Senior
Citizens
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ConCerts
gregory lorenzTenor
sarah rose taylorMezzo Soprano
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music & worshipSee pages 5–9 for full music
listing/repertoire.
sunday, octoBer 19 – 11:00 a.m.Solemn Eucharist Commemorating
the Centennial of World War I, 1914-1918
saturday, novemBer 8 – 5:00 p.m.Solemn Requiem Evensong for All
Souls
sunday, novemBer 23 – 11:00 a.m.Festive Choral Eucharist and
Solemn Procession for the Patronal Feast of Christ the King
saturday in the first weeK of advent, decemBer 6 – 5:00 p.m.From
Darkness to Light: A Procession of Advent Lessons & Carols
the eve of the nativity, wednesday, decemBer 24Prelude of Hymns
& Carols – 10:30 p.m.The First Choral Eucharist of our Lord’s
Nativity – 11:00 p.m.
christmas day, thursday, decemBer 25 – 10:00 a.m.The Feast of
the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
the first sunday of christmas, decemBer 28 – 11:00 a.m.A Service
of Lessons & Carols and Holy Eucharist
saturday, feBruary 7 – 5:00 p.m. A Festival of Hymns for the
Church Year
ash wednesday, feBruary 18 – 7:00 p.m.Choral Holy Eucharist and
the Imposition of Ashes
maundy thursday, april 2 – 7:00 p.m.The Holy Eucharist and
Stripping of the Altar, followed by the Watch Before the Blessed
Sacrament
good friday, april 3The Solemn Liturgy of the Cross and Passion,
12 noon – 3:00 p.m.Choral Meditations on the Passion of our
Redeemer – 7:00 p.m.
the eve of the day of resurrection, saturday, april 4 – 8:00
p.m.The Great Vigil of Easter
the day of resurrection: easter day, april 5 – 11:00
a.m.Festival Choral Eucharist and Solemn Procession
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season after pentecostSeptemBer 7
The 13th Sunday after PentecostTeach me, O Lord Thomas Attwood
Verily, verily I say unto you Thomas Tallis
septemBer 14The 14th Sunday after Pentecost
Praise the Lord, O my soul Thomas TomkinsTurn thy face from my
sins Thomas Attwood
septemBer 21The 15th Sunday after Pentecost
O God My King John AmnerSimile Est Regnum Cristobal Morales
septemBer 28The 16th Sunday after Pentecost
Christus factus est Felice Anerio To thee, O Lord Sergei
Rachmaninov
octoBer 5The 17th Sunday after Pentecost
Come, my way, my truth, my life Harold FriedellI sat down under
his shadow Sir Edward Bairstow
octoBer 12The 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Rejoice in the Lord alway John RedfordThe Lord is my shepherd
Humphrey Clucas
octoBer 19Solemn Eucharist
Commemorating the Centennial of World War I, 1914–1918
The Angel’s Farewell from ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ Sir Edward
ElgarAnd I saw a new heaven Edgar BaintonAgnus Dei (September 11th,
2001) Ian KellamFor the Fallen Mark Blatchly
paul spicer, Guest Conductor
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liturgical music2014 – 2015
Sunday 11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist unless otherwise stated.
Music is subject to change without notice.
LiturgicaL Music2014 – 2015
octoBer 26The 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Blessed is the Man Richard ShephardJesu! dulcis memoria Richard
Shephard
novemBer 2All Saints’ Sunday
These are they which follow the Lamb John GossFaire is the
heav’n Sir William Harris Give us the wings of faith Ernest
Bullock
saturday, novemBer 8 – 5:00 p.m.Solemn Requiem Evensong for All
Souls
Holy is the true light Sir William HarrisSong of Athene John
TavenerFaire is the heav’n Sir William HarrisGive rest, O Christ
Kieff Melody
novemBer 9The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
If we believe that Jesus died and rose again John GossHaste
Thee, O God Adrian Batten
novemBer 16The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Herr, Gott, du bist unsre Zuflucht fur und fur Felix
MendelssohnHere, O my Lord Percy Whitlock
novemBer 23The Last Sunday after Pentecost:
The Patronal Feast of Christ the KingO clap your hands Ralph
Vaughan WilliamsLet all mortal flesh keep silence Bairstow
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adventnovemBer 30
The 1st Sunday of AdventO thou the central orb Charles
WoodExpectans Expectavi Charles Wood
saturday, decemBer 6 – 5:00 p.m.From Darkness to Light:
A Procession of Advent Lessons & Carols Expectans Expectavi
Charles WoodRejoice in the Lord alway Henry Purcell Canite tuba
Francisco GuerreroAve Maria Bogoroditsye Dyevo RachmaninovHow
beautiful are the feet G. F. HandelMatins & Vesper Responsory
after Palestrina
decemBer 7The 2nd Sunday of Advent
Mercy and truth are met Ned RoremCanite tuba Francisco
Guerrero
decemBer 14The 3rd Sunday of Advent
Rejoice in the Lord alway Henry PurcellHow beautiful are the
feet G. F. Handel
decemBer 21The 4th Sunday of Advent
Ave Maria Bogoroditsye Dyevo Rachmaninov Hymne à la Vierge
Pierre Villette
christmas
wednesday, 24 decemBerThe Eve of the Nativity
Prelude of Hymns & Carols10:30 p.m.
Welcome, Yule! Sir Hubert ParrySee amid the Winter’s snow Sir
John GossResonet in Laudibus Jacob HandlDormi, Jesu John Rutter
The First Choral Eucharist of our Lord’s Nativity
11:00 p.m.When Christ was born of Mary free FriedellHymne à la
Vierge Pierre Villette
thursday, 25 decemBer – 10:00 a.m.The Feast of the Nativity of
our
Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day Resonet in Laudibus Jacob
HandlO my dear heart Peter Warlock
decemBer 28The 1st Sunday of Christmas
Lessons & CarolsAdam lay ybounden Boris OrdI sing of a
maiden Richard Madden Welcome, Yule! Sir Hubert ParryWhen Christ
was born of Mary free FriedellDormi, Jesu John Rutter
January 4The 2nd Sunday of Christmas
Jesu, joy of man’s desiring J. S. BachLove came down at
Christmas Ronald Arnatt
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epiphanyJanuary 11
The Baptism of Our LordThe Shepherd’s Farewell Hector
BerliozArise, Shine O Jerusalem G. P. da Palestrina
January 18The 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany
O Lord, thou hast searched me out Robert WalkerBethlehem Down
Peter Warlock
January 25The 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Jesu, Lord of life and glory Sir Edward Elgar Cantique de Jean
Racine Gabriel Fauré
feBruary 1The 4th Sunday after the Epiphany
Thy word is a lantern Henry PurcellTeach me, O Lord William
Byrd
saturday, feBruary 7 – 5:00 p.m.A Festival of Hymns for the
Church Year
feBruary 8The 5th Sunday after the Epiphany
Hear my prayer, O Lord Henry Purcell O Lord, increase my faith
Henry Loosemore
feBruary 15The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
O nata lux de lumine Thomas TallisO Sacrum Convivium Giovanni
Croce
lent
ash wednesdayfeBruary 18 – 7:00 p.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist and the Imposition of Ashes
Lent Prose Mode VHear my prayer, O Lord Thomas TomkinsO Remember
Not Henry Purcell
feBruary 22The 1st Sunday in Lent
Super Flumina Babylonis G. P. da Palestrina To thee, O Lord
Sergei Rachmaninov
march 1The 2nd Sunday in Lent
Look down, O Lord William ByrdAve Verum William Byrd
march 8The 3rd Sunday in Lent
Messe Basse Gabriel FauréTantum ergo Gabriel Fauré
march 15The 4th Sunday in Lent
As Moses lifted up the serpent Edward BairstowGod so loved the
world Sir John Stainer
march 22The 5th Sunday in Lent
Drop, drop slow tears from ‘Crucifixus Pro Nobis’ Kenneth
LeightonAve verum corpus Colin Mawby
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holy weeK
march 29The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Hosanna to the Son of David Thomas WeelkesIngrediente Domino
George MalcolmThe Passion according to St. Mark PlainsongIn Monte
Oliveti Marco IngegneriO vos omnes Pablo CasalsTenebrae Factae Sunt
G. P. da PalestrinaTantum ergo Jose Maria Beobide
maundy thursday, april 27:00 p.m.
Ave verum Sir Edward ElgarA new commandment Richard
ShephardTantum ergo Jose Maria Beobide
good friday, april 312 noon – 3:00 p.m.
The Solemn Liturgy of the Cross and Passion
Popule meus (The Reproaches) John SandersO vos omnes Pablo
CasalsIn Monte Oliveti Marco IngegneriDrop, drop slow tears from
‘Crucifixus Pro Nobis’ Kenneth LeightonCruxifixus à 8 Antonio
LottiTenebrae Factae Sunt G. P. da PalestrinaAve verum corpus Colin
Mawby
7:00 p.m.Choral Meditations on the Passion of our Redeemer
Kyries from:Missa L’Hora Passa Ludovico da ViadanaMissa Aeterna
Christi Munera G. P. da PalestrinaMass for Double Choir Felix
MendelssohnCollegium Regale Service in E minor H. DarkeMesse Cum
Jubilo Maurice DurufléMissa Brevis Kenneth LeightonMass for Five
Voices William Byrd
easter
saturday, april 4 – 8:00 p.m.The Eve of the Day of
Resurrection:
The Great Vigil of EasterSicut cervus G. P. da PalestrinaLight
of the World Sir Edward ElgarAlleluia. Christus surrexit Felice
Anerio
april 5The Day of the Resurrection:
Easter DayJoy is come Trad German, Arr: Andrew CarterLight of
the World Sir Edward ElgarAlleluia. Christus surrexit Felice
AnerioIf we believe that Jesus died Sir John Goss
april 12The 2nd Sunday of Easter
Most glorious Lord of Life Sir William HarrisThis joyful
Eastertide Charles Wood
april 19The 3rd Sunday of Easter
Alleluia. Christus surrexit Felice AnerioBehold, the tabernacle
of God Sir William Harris
april 26The 4th Sunday of Easter
Jubilate Deo W. A. MozartThe Lord is my shepherd Humphrey
Clucas
may 3The 5th Sunday of Easter
Come, my way, my truth, my life David CooperO taste and see
Ralph Vaughan Williams
may 10The 6th Sunday of Easter
Sing to the Lord a New Made Song W. BillingsA new commandment
Richard Shephard
may 17The 7th Sunday of Easter:
The Sunday after Ascension DayO clap your hands Ralph Vaughan
WilliamsI will not leave you comfortless William Byrd
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pentecostmay 24
The Day of Pentecost: WhitsundayLike as the hart Noel
RawsthorneGrieve not the Holy Spirit T. Tertius NobleEv’ry time I
feel the spirit arr. William L. Dawson
may 31Trinity Sunday
The Cherubic Hymn from ‘Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom’
RachmaninovWe bless the Father and the Son Max Reger
June 7The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Aus tiefer Not (In deep despair I call to Thee) MendelssohnAdam
lay ybounden Boris Ord
June 14The 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Sing my soul Ned RoremTeach me, O Lord Thomas Attwood
June 21The 4th Sunday after Pentecost
O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace Christopher TyeRichard de Castre’s
Prayer to Jesus Richard Terry
June 28The 5th Sunday after Pentecost
Most glorious Lord of Life Sir William HarrisDomine, non sum
dignus Tomas Luis de Victoria
the choir
The choir of christ & saint stephen’s consists of eight
professional New York singers. Although they all come with a wealth
of choral experience for blend and liturgical empathy, the choir
members also have active solo, oratorio, and/or operatic careers
within the USA and Europe.
The choir sings the principal Sunday morning Choral Eucharist
service (with reduced numbers during the summer), as well as extra
services for the major feast days and other special services, such
as Choral Evensong during the year. A wide range of repertoire is
sung during the course of the liturgical season, from the late
Medieval and Renaissance period, through the 20th Century to
compositions of the present day, but with an emphasis on Tudor
England and the great Anglican Choral tradition. The choir has
commissioned music by prominent American composers such as Bruce
Neswick and Robert Lehman, and has been directed by respected
visiting conductors such as Brian Jones, Jared Johnson, as well as
Paul Spicer from England.
Sopranos: Margaret Streeter & Claire RaphaelsonAltos: Sarah
Rose Taylor & Linda ChildsTenors: Richard Liebowitz & John
MurrayBasses: Stanley Lacy & Steven Herring
the schoenstein & co. organ
The organ at Christ & Saint Stephen’s was designed and built
by the San Francisco company of Schoenstein & Co. in 2008.
The organ of 15 stops, is in the symphonic style, of which its
concepts of maximum variety of tonal color and the widest possible
dynamic range, creates an instrument not only of great beauty, but
versatility. This symphonic style is ideal for the Anglican
service, which demands the most intricate and sophisticated choral
accompaniments, solid support of congregational singing, and a
wealth of tonal variety for organ solo repertoire.
The façade pipes were decorated, (as in the Victorian period) to
capture the color and design motifs of the church. The organ case
and choir stalls was beautifully built by New Holland Church
Furniture company.
www.schoenstein.com
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Nigel Potts ~ Organist & Choirmaster
The anglican church music tradition has been an important and
enduring part of nigel potts’ life. He has held Cathedral and
Church positions in New Zealand, England and the USA.
Born into a musical family, (his grandmother being a student of
Herbert Howells), Nigel’s church music career began as an 8-year
old chorister at Wellington Cathedral. He has held Organ
Scholarships in English Cathedrals, and worked in London as a
freelance organist playing services and recitals in Westminster
Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and other churches.
A graduate of Yale University, Nigel was appointed Organist
& Choirmaster of Christ & Saint Stephen’s in 2006, where he
conducts the professional choir and directs the music at christ
& saint stephen’s concert series. In 2008, he oversaw the
installation of the new Schoenstein & Co. organ. An advocate of
new music, Nigel is the dedicatee of several organ compositions and
he has also commissioned choral music from prominent American and
British composers. Nigel’s organ transcriptions are published by
MorningStar Music.
As a Concert Organist, Nigel has performed recitals across four
continents, including distinguished venues in London, Cambridge
(UK), Paris, Toronto, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Sydney, as well as in Austria, Iceland, Taiwan,
New Zealand and the Bahamas.
www.nigelpotts.com
Paul Jacobs ~ Artist in Residence
D escriBed by The Chicago Tribune as one of the most supremely
gifted organists of his generation, Grammy award-winning organist
paul JacoBs unites technical skills of the first order with probing
emotional artistry. His performances of new works and core recital
and symphonic repertoire have transfixed audiences, colleagues and
critics alike.
Paul made musical history at the age of 23 when he played J.S.
Bach’s complete organ works in an 18-hour marathon performance on
the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death. He has also
performed the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in marathon
performances throughout North America, and recently reached the
milestone of having performed in each of the fifty United States.
His recording of the Messiaen Livre du Saint Sacrement, released by
Naxos in 2010, was awarded that year’s Best Solo Instrumental
Grammy of the Year, the first time a disc of solo organ music has
received this honor.
Paul joined the faculty of The Juilliard School in 2003, and was
named chairman of the organ department in 2004, one of the youngest
faculty appointees in the school’s history.
As Artist in Residence at Christ & Saint Stephen’s, Paul
accompanies the choir for major services throughout the year, in
addition to performing and lecturing on the concert series. In
2008, he gave the opening dedication recital of the new Schoenstein
organ.
www.pauljacobsorgan.com
christ & saint stephen’s church120 West 69th Street
New York, NY 10023212-787-2755
[email protected]
The Reverend L. Kathleen Liles Rector
Nigel PottsOrganist & Choirmaster
Paul JacobsArtist in Residence
Robert J. RussellDirector of Music Emeritus
music staff
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friends of musicplease support our 2014–2015 Music Season
at Christ & Saint Stephen’s through the friends of
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Guaranteur: $2,500 + Benefactor: $1,000–$2,499 Patron: $ 600–$
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