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Volume 34, Number 2 Fall, 2014

Exultate Deo

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The Diocesan Music Commission presents

The 55th Diocese of Texas Adult Choral Festival Saturday and Sunday October 4th and 5th“With Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs”

Dr. Marilyn Keiser. Festival Conductor Christ Church Cathedral, Houston

The 54th Diocese of Texas Adult Choir Festival, Sunday October 20, 2013, Dr. Alan Raines, Festival Conductor

Marilyn Keiser is Chancellor’s Professor of Music Emeritus at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, where she taught courses in sacred music and applied organ for 25 years. Prior to her appointment at Indiana University, Dr. Keiser was Organist and Director of Music at All Souls Parish in Asheville, North Carolina and Music Consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, holding both positions from 1970 to 1983. A native of Springfield, Illinois, Marilyn Keiser began her organ study with Franklin Perkins, then attended Illinois Wesleyan University where she studied organ with Lillian McCord, graduating with a Bachelor of Sacred Music degree. Dr. Keiser entered the School of Sacred Music at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where she studied organ with Alec Wyton and graduated summa cum laude in 1965 with a Master of

Sacred Music degree. Her Doctor of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary was awarded in 1977. Upon graduation from Union Seminary, Marilyn Keiser became Assistant Organist of The Riverside Church in New York City, and one year later was appointed Associate Organist and Choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, a position she held from 1966 to 1970. In constant demand as an organ recitalist and workshop leader, Dr. Keiser has appeared throughout the United States in concerts sponsored by churches, colleges and chapters of The American Guild of Organists. She has been a featured artist for regional conventions of the AGO as well as for national conventions in Dallas and Washington DC, where

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Exultate DeoA Publication of the Music Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas

Mailing List UpdatesTo update or add to the Music Commission mailing list, please contact Bonnie Harris-Reynolds, 511 Dexter Drive, College Station, TX

77840, (979) 696-0452 (home), or (979) 696-8903 (St. Thomas) or by e-mail: music@stthomasbcs.org (St. Thomas).

E-Mail UpdatesWe are assembling an e-mail list of musicians of the Diocese.

Please send e-mail information to Bonnie Harris-Reynolds: music@stthomasbcs.org

Download additional copies of this issue, camp forms and Choral Festival registrations from our Web page at www.epicenter.org/musiccommission

From the Chair

It has been a marvelous summer for me, and I hope that you, too, have been able to be refresh and inspired.

I celebrated 20 years of ministry at St. Peter’s this spring. A gift from our parish made it possible for me to attend the AAM Conference, the AGO National Convention and a special celebration at St. Catherine’s, Stuttgart, Germany. All of the music, experiences and liturgies that I attended will make me more grounded, enthusiastic and ready to lead this fall. In addition, I have been reminded by hearing the stories of other musicians that our successes and struggles are often universal, and how important it is to take time to care for ourselves. My favorite read of the year is Brene Brown’s “Gifts of Imperfection.”

We are so excited about the Diocesan Choral Festival, which is coming sooner than usual this year! Please get your music downloaded and ordered ASAP! Dr. Marilyn Keiser will be our featured conductor. The music is accessible, and all but one piece should be useable for smaller parish choirs, too.

Our transition from “Choir Camp” to “Music Camp” this year was a huge success! The expansion was well-received by the young musicians and their parents. Watch us grow again next year!

I look forward to seeing you at the Diocesan Choral Festival in October---

Faithfully,

Linda PattersonDirector of MusicSt. Peter’s Episcopal ChurchP. O. Box 937Brenham, TX 77834979-836-7248 ext. 13linda@stpetersbrenham.org

Table of ContentsFrom the Chair.......................page 2

Mailing List and E-Mail Updates ...............page 2

Diocesan Choir Camp 2014 ..page 3

55th Annual Diocesan Adult Choral Festival...............pages 1 & 4

Adult Choral Festival Registration information and Form ..... page 4 & 5

Two Calls Sermon (AAM) .pages 6-8

AAM Conference Report .......page 9

AGO National Convention .....page 9

The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) ...........pages 10-13

Music at St. Thomas ............page 13

Fall & Winter 2014 Music Events..................................page 14

Moseley Memorial Organ Recitals .....................page 15SAVE THE DATE! ................page 15Episcopal High School.........page 15

Moseley Memorial Concerts: 2014-2015 Season ..............page 16

Sewanee Church Music Conference ..........................page 17

Mississippi Conference........page 18

East Texas Pipe Organ Festival ................................page 18

New Resource for Musicians .......................page 18

Lectionary-Based Planning Resources for Hymns and Anthems........................page 18

Hymns for October, 2014 - March, 2015.........................page 19

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The 22nd Annual Diocesan Music Camp (formerly known as Diocesan Choir Camp) was held in Brenham, July 6-12. Thirty-one campers, grades 4-8, attended the week-long session. This year, the focus of the camp was expanded, as campers were able to choose a breakout session, held three times during the week, which featured instruction in Handbells, Flutes/Recorders, Piano Ensemble, Percussion or Voice. The small groups were featured in a Friday-evening program at Blinn College. On Saturday morning, the campers performed during a closing Family Service at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

The 22nd Annual Diocesan Music Camp - July 6-12, 2014The week’s activities included swimming at the Blue Bell Aquatic Center, Water Day at St. Peter’s, an outreach performance at the Kruse Lutheran Village afternoon church service, a trip to the Blue Bell Factory, and a visit to Horseshoe Junction Fun Park, where lazer tag, go carts, bumper boats and mini golf entertained the campers.

Many choristers were experienced members of church or school choirs, while others were new to the group singing experience. All had a wonderful week of music and

fun! Episcopal churches in Houston, Austin, Salado, Bryan, Brenham, Atascocita and Kingwood were represented.

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55th Diocesan Adult Choral Festival

ScheduleSaturday, October 4th 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rehearsal for choristers in the Houston area

Sunday, October 5th10:15 a.m. Rehearsal in Cathedral for those desiring to sing at the 11:00 a.m. Eucharist11:00 a.m. Eucharist - Festival participants are invited to sing with the Cathedral Choir 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Rehearsal for all festival participants5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Break Snacks provided6:00 p.m. Festival in Cathedral followed by reception in Reynolds Hall

Festival MusicThe following anthems are being stocked at AMC Music as well as Cliff Hill Music AMC Music Cliff Hill Music 4819 Feagan St., Houston, TX 77017 800-819-8772If calling, ask for Kelli Shircliffe www.cliffhillmusic.com Toll free: 800.833.8432 713.802-2900 Email cliff@cliffhillmusic.com 713.802-2988 e-mail: orders@amcmusic.nethttp://www.amcmusic.net

1. Keep Your Lamps - Thomas, HMC577, Hinshaw: $1.70 2. A Repeating Alleluia - Hampton, DMC08167, Alfred: $2.25 3. The Old 100th Psalm Tune - RVW, 9780193535084, Oxford/Peters: $2.30 4. Savior Like a Shepherd - Roberts, 9780800646981, Augsburg,: $1.30

ADDITIONAL MUSIC AVAILABLE AS FREE DOWNLOADS: 5. Mendelssohn “There Shall a Star: http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/images/sheet/mendelss/mend-97e.pdf CPDL #02187 6. Mendelssohn “Heilig” http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/images/sheet/mendelss/mend-hei.pdf CPDL #06462

If financial constraints limit your ability to register for the festival or purchase the music, please contact Linda Patterson at the letterhead address.

We want everyone to attend!

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she played with orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and in Detroit, where she appeared with the Detroit Symphony. In addition, she has appeared as featured artist for the International Congress of Organists in Cambridge, England; in concert at the Royal Victoria Hall with the Singapore Symphony; at the American Cathedral in Paris, the Southern Cathedrals Festival in Winchester, England and the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. An active member of The American Guild of Organists, Dr. Keiser has

been a member of the national council, has served as national Registrar, a member of the national nominating committee and Dean of the Western North Carolina chapter. She holds her

Associate, Choirmaster and Fellowship degrees from the Guild. A virtuoso concert organist, Marilyn Keiser has performed across the United States. In addition she has given lectures and workshops in church music for all of the major denominations, specializing in music for small churches. She has been president of the Association of Anglican Musicians, a contributing editor to the hymnal, Ecumenical Praise, has served on the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Church Music and was a consultant to the Hymn Music Committee for the Episcopal Hymnal 1982. In addition, she served for five years as chairman of the Advisory Board for the Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Congregations. Dr. Keiser is past-Chairman of the Worship and Music Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and is Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington. She is also the author of a publication in the Church Hymnal Teaching Series entitled “Teaching Music in Small Churches.”

Dr. Marilyn Keiser

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Episcopal Diocese of Texas Church Music Commission Post Office Box 937 Brenham, TX 77834 979.836.7248 x13 Fax: 979.836.9389

Linda Patterson, Chair The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas E-mail: linda@stpetersbrenham.org

Webpage: www.epicenter.org/musiccommission

REGISTRATION FORM

The Diocesan Music Commission presentsThe 55th Adult Choral Festival ~ October 4th and 5th, 2014

Registration Information: Linda Patterson see letterhead Robert Simpson (713) 590-3311 Fax (713) 222-2412 Festival e-mail: rlsimpson@christchurchcathedral.org Please try to register by Tuesday, October 15. We register each chorister individually by name. After this date we cannot guarantee chorister’s name appearing in the program. Choirmasters: if registering as a group, fill out one form and attach another page with formal names of choristers and their voice part. Register by credit card: call (713) 590-3311 no registration form needed Register by postal mail: fill out the registration form and mail to: Robert Simpson, Cannon for Music Christ Church Cathedral 1117 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002 Register by e-mail: e-mail this form to rlsimpson@christchurchcathedral.org you will be contacted about payment

Please type or print

Registrant’s name_____________________________________________________________________________________________ print or type your name as you want it listed in the program I will be singing yes__________ If yes, what voice part? soprano_____alto_____tenor_____bass_____ Telephone number_________________ e-mail address______________________________________________________________ include area code registration confirmation and all last minute news will be sent to this address Name of parish/school__________________________________City of parish/school_______________________________________ Name rector/vicar/headmaster_____________________________________________________ formal name – will be printed in program

Choirmaster’s name_____________________________________________________________ Festival Registration Fee $ 20__________________ Scholarship If special circumstances warrant help in the cost of registration, scholarships

of $15.00 are available. $ 20__________________ If you are unable to purchase music or pay the registration fee, please contact Linda Patterson at the letterhead address. We want everyone to attend.

The Choral Festival is a budgeted event. However, costs of running the festival each year, even with registration fees, can be quite expensive. Please consider making a small donation. Your name will appear on a donor page in the Festival program. You may make the donation simply inscribed to the Festival, or you may make a donation in honor or in memory of someone. I wish to make a donation to this year’s Festival $ __________________ How you would like the donation inscribed In memory or honor of (circle one) ____________________________________________________ I am including a check payable to Christ Church Cathedral Total of above $ ___________________

My parish/school is paying my registration, please check here _____

I will____ I will not____ sing the Sunday morning Eucharist at the Cathedral.

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Two Calls Sermon (AAM)

“THE TWO CALLS”

Sermon by The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland

For the Opening Eucharist of the Association of Anglican Musicians (AAM)

Held at St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, Washington, DCMonday, June 16, 2014 - 10:00 am

Matthew 28:16-2016 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Core membership loss of over 8%. Uncertain leadership, with no strategic plan for growth. Loss of energy, lack of vision, with little basis for optimism in the face of a culture that appears to be increasingly hostile to the faith.

The Episcopal Church in the 21st century? No, I’m talking about the world of Jesus’ disciples at the end of the Gospel according to Matthew. In those days immediately following Jesus’ resurrection, the Christian movement was at a very precarious stage, and it was not at all clear it was going to survive. How could it? Many of its followers and adherents had fallen away due to disillusionment, and religious and social pressures. The Twelve were now The Eleven due to the betrayal and suicide of Judas – representing the loss of 8.3% of its core members. The organization, such as it was, had no undisputed leader, no secure funding scheme, no sound administrative or board structure, and no strategic plan for the future – surely giving rise, I’m sure, to calls for “restructuring.” Sound familiar?

It’s in that context of spiritual and emotional malaise that Jesus gives his most famous farewell “charge” to his successors. The gospel lesson assigned for today is one of the best known scriptural mandates for the mission of the church. It’s called “The Great Commission,” so named because it is when our Lord calls, or “commissions,” his followers to go into all the world to make disciples, baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to cling to everything that Jesus commanded them. The Church has heard that call to mission very clearly, and while it has been sometimes misunderstood and abused as a basis for cultural, racial and religious imperialism, it has also given rise to the spread of the good news of Jesus everywhere – as well as the establishment of schools, hospitals, and institutions promoting justice, reconciliation and peace. Whenever the Church forgets the Great Commission it does so at its peril, and it has served as a warning to the Church to not succumb to those inevitable self-serving tendencies to become nothing more than a religious social club for insiders.

But the call of the “Great Commission” contained in verses 18 through 20 – the ones assigned for this day after the Feast of the Trinity – tell only part of the story. There were actually two calls given by Jesus on those final days to his disciples, and both calls are absolutely necessary for the health and growth of the Christian movement. Do you want to know what that other call is? You would have to go back a few verses to read the entire account of what our Lord directed his disciples at the close of Matthew’s gospel, beginning at verse 16, which reads: “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.”

The first call, then, of the resurrected Jesus was to go to Galilee, to go to the mountain. This call was first made to the women at the empty tomb; in verse 10 Jesus tells them to “go tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” In other words, the first obligation of the disciples of Christ was to go home, and look for Jesus there. There, on the mountaintop – as has been true throughout

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the Scriptures – is where God is always revealed in a significant way. It was true for Moses on Mt. Sinai where he spent 40 days and nights communing with The Lord before he was ready to receive the Law to give to the Israelites. It was true for Elijah who on the mountain had to listen to the “still small voice” of God to strengthen him for the hard journey below. It was true for Peter, James and John who could only see the full glory of the Lord on the face of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration before they could begin their mission of going into the towns and villages teaching, healing, driving out evil and proclaiming the advent of the reign of God on earth.

And it was true for the disciples in today’s lesson as well, serving as the prerequisite for hearing the Great Commission. In other words, before they could hear that Second Call to go and make disciples everywhere, they first had to hear his First Call to go to the mountain and worship.

Is not this a crucial reminder for The Episcopal Church at this present time? Are we all that dissimilar to our spiritual ancestors in their moments of personal and/or communal weakness?

You’re familiar with the figures, the numbers that seemingly tell a depressing story of a steady, deep and continuing decline of the Church. But that story can and should be challenged at every opportunity. In April of last year, Dean Ian Markham, president of Virginia Theological Seminary, gave a much noted address at the annual convention of the Diocese of Delaware in which he countered the “conventional wisdom” that the Episcopal Church has been in unbroken decline for the last fifty years, and that its future promises more of the same. He correctly points out that in the decade before 2002, the Episcopal Church actually grew in average Sunday attendance by 18,000 worshipers. I remember well those days at the dawn of the 21st century when religious social scientists and church sociologists were openly talking about why was it that The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) alone among the Mainline Protestant denominations was experiencing numerical growth – however slight – at least, not declining in worship attendance. The Diocese of Maryland was growing then, as well as the Dioceses of Washington, Virginia, Delaware and several others.

The indications, of course, are that we grew then because we were known as the Church that worshiped well….emphasizing ancient prayers and rites, beautiful liturgies and music that lifts the soul out of the everyday into the glorified presence of a resurrected Lord. If the Episcopal Church was known for anything in those years, it was that.

But then something happened around 2002 and 2003 that changed the public’s perception of the Episcopal Church. Do you remember? That was the period when the conflicts flared up in full force around the full inclusion in the church of all God’s people, and in particular celebrating the gifts that gay and lesbian Christians bring to our common life. In 2003, my friend Gene Robinson was elected bishop of New Hampshire, which caused a firestorm in the church here and in the Anglican Communion. We began fighting, and many members – including substantial parts of four dioceses – left the Episcopal Church. Of course, we continued to gain new members, but that did not make up for the loss of those who left.

The point I’m making is that the Episcopal Church in the public’s mind became more identified with conflicts, property disputes, fighting, and sex than it became know for its distinctive embodiment of worship. In short, in an era of sound bites, quick opinions, and superficial allegiances, the Episcopal Church lost its brand.

But there is good news here. Unlike many of our brothers and sisters in other Christian denominations, we Episcopalians are coming to the end of those troubles. Those members who are still unhappy with our churchwide stances on inclusion have already made the calculation that this is not the issue that is going to drive them away, and more importantly, their children are not at all likely to leave the Episcopal Church because of our openness to the presence and gifts of all people.

My brothers and sisters, I submit to you that repeated calls to “just focus on mission” is seriously missing the boat on what has been behind our institutional losses of membership and attendance. The “Go, therefore…” of the Great Commission is a very important call to the whole church – but it is the second call. The first call at the end of Matthew’s Gospel is to go to the mountain, meet Jesus there, and worship Him. Sadly, in the Episcopal Church at this present time, we hear very little about that first call. This issue of the “first

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call” is very personal for me…it goes to the heart of the matter as to why I am an Episcopalian. I was born in this city of Washington, and my faith was nurtured at a large, black and vibrant congregation in the center of the black community. What this means is that I sang, clapped, swayed, stomped and shouted my way into the Christian faith – for which, of course, I am eternally grateful!

By my high school years, however, this way of worshiping no longer worked for me. Already by then, I was wary and weary of the constant demands for a highly charged emotional response on my part as the evidence that the Holy Spirit was present. I was tired of the anti-intellectualism, the easy answers to complex issues, the focus on individual gifts of performance rather than on the majesty of God, and the lack of a worshipful connection with the ancient past and the lives of our spiritual forbears in faith.

After a brief period of “atheism” – to the extent that a 17 year old struggling with his faith could be an atheist – I came back to the faith. But where to worship? I literally went to dozens of churches, from storefronts to large sanctuaries, Protestant and Catholic Churches, black and white, rich and poor. It wasn’t, however, until I stepped into the Church of the Ascension & St. Agnes – that venerable downtown Anglo-catholic parish – that I found my “home.” I didn’t understand much about what was going on liturgically at that morning’s mass; it was a whole new world for me. But I did know that what was happening there helped me to connect with the Holy in a way that I had never experienced before – without having to check my mind at the door! Who said that an African American urban kid of 17 years old couldn’t be attracted to the tradition of liturgy that has stood the test of time for 2000 years?

My brothers and sisters, this bishop believes that our parishes need to focus more on their community’s worship as the vehicle for the kind of evangelism that works for us. The problem for the Episcopal Church is not that we are neurotically and unhelpfully fixated on music and liturgy. Rather, the problem for us from an evangelical and church growth stance is that we are not focussed enough on our worship.

Good worship consists of its own “three legged stool”: music, liturgy and preaching. Each leg of that stool is important, and if one of them is weak than the other two will not be able to stand for long. The truth is no matter how earnestly a church may pour itself into serving its community (which, as I said earlier, is a good thing), if the preaching is uninspiring, the liturgy is sloppy, or the music is barely listenable, then that church will shrink and eventually may have to close its doors as a worshiping community.

This means that growing churches are going to have to spend more of their time, money and other resources on having a good music program – not less. They are going to have to spend more time developing good liturgical practices for their services, not less. And they are going to have to insist that their clergy spend more time, effort and training on becoming good preachers, not settling for mediocre preaching. Ultimately, the reason for this turn, or “return,” to worship isn’t to maintain market share. It’s not to make us “feel” good, or to achieve some vague spiritual high. The reason the Episcopal Church must focus on worship is to prepare itself to make disciples of all nations. It is to take seriously the first call of Jesus before the great commission to “go to the mountain, see Jesus there, and worship him.”

To God be all honor, glory and praise forever. Amen.

Also online at http://sedangli.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/decently-writ-xvii-a-sermon-by-the-rt-rev-eugene-taylor-sutton/ The audio: http://www.stpauls-kst.com/sermon/2014-06-16-140000

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The Annual Conference of the Assoc. of Anglican Musicians was held in Washington, DC in June. Some of the key events included an Opening Solemn Mass at St. Paul’s, K Street, with the Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, BIshop of Maryland as Preacher. He spoke of a three-legged stool of Liturgy, Music and Preaching.

Here is the link to the audio version of his Homily: http://www.stpauls-kst.com/sermon/2014-06-16-140000

Choral rehearsals for Conferees were led by Julian Wachner, Director of Music at Trinity Church, Wall Street. We attended an Evensong services at St. John’s, Georgetown, dinner at the Georgetown Club, and a concert by the Washington Bach Consort.

On the second day, we began with Morning Prayer at St. Columba’s. The interim rector is the Rt. Rev. Joe Burnette, who served in our Diocese years ago. After lunch, the conference moved to the National Cathedral, with time to explore the Cathedral. The National Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls sang Evensong before our dinner at St. Alban’s School.

On the third day, we traveled to Virginia Theological Seminary for Clergy Day, beginning with Morning

AAM Conference Report: by Linda Patterson

Prayer and a Panel Discussion, moderated by the Rev Dr. Ian Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. The panel consisted of the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, Shannon, the Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, the Rt. Rev. Keith Whitmore, Asst. Bishop of Atlanta and Chaplain of AAM, the Rev. Erika Takacs, Assoc. Rector of St. Mark’s, Philadelphia, Dr. Janette Fishell, Professor of Organ, Indiana University, and Richard Webster, Director of Music, Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston.

After lunch, the laude Payne Library held the opening of the Charles Winfred Douglas Memorial Collection, recently acquired by VTS. The day included Evensong at Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria.

The final day began with breakfast at the hotel and a talk by Martin Neary, former Master of the Choristers at Winchester Cathedral (1972-1987) and Westminster Abbey (1988-1998). Martin was the conductor of our Diocesan Choral Festival a few years ago. After workshop sessions, we heard a concert by Cathedra, a professional group directed by Michael McCarthy, who serves as Director of Music at the National Cathedral. The concert took place

inside the National Gallery of Art. It was wonderfully-sung music in a fantastic venue. The Closing Eucharist for the Conference took place at St. John’s, Lafayette Square, with music provided by the St. Johns’ Choir and a small string group. The Rt. Rev. Keith Whitmore preached and the Rev. Luis Leon, Rector of St. John’s celebrated. We concluded at the National Press Club with a final banquet.

As I have found with previous conferences, the services, workshops and varied liturgies of the AAM Conference feel my soul more than any other event during the year. The friendships maintained with professional Episcopal musicians through yearly fellowship is something that I look forward to. I was honored to be appointed to the AAM PCDC, the Professional Development Concerns Committee, for a 3-year term. The Committee serves to aid musicians and parishes in many ways, including their publications such as “Servant Leadership,” a new guide featured at the Conference.

The 2015 AAM Conference will take place in Tampa, June 14-18. It is highly recommended--you do not have to be a member of AAM to attend the Conference.

Members of the 2016 AGO Houston Convention Committee were present in full force in Boston, giving details about all that Houston will offer AGO Members when the next convention takes place, July 19-23, 2016.

The Boston Convention featured many wonderful and historic organs, noted recitalists and ensembles, workshops and scholarly papers and a large exhibit hall at the Convention Hotel, the Marriott Copley Place. I attended for two days to present a scholarly paper and a workshop on Flor Peeters and the American Organist. It was fun to see organists from Houston, Austin and Tyler

AGO National Convention, Boston by Linda Patterson

at the Convention hotel. The recitals, exhibits and events were wonderful. There were three competitions being held: The NYACOP, National Improvisation Competition and a new Hymn-Playing Competition which preceded the Convention. The convention booklet was separated into daily schedules, which made it easier to carry. The venues were accessed by the Metro or by foot, all over the greater Boston area.

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The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM)

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All Concerts/Events at St. Thomas Episcopal Church906 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX

Sunday, October 12 at 4:00 p.m.ORGAN RECITAL celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Visser-Rowland Pipe Organ at St. Thomas!Featuring organists Linda Patterson, Bruce Power, Marsha Seale, and Bonnie Harris-Reynolds

Sunday, November 2 at 6:00 p.m.The Texas Early Music Projects presentsTHE ORIGINAL CARMINA BURANA: UNPLUGGED AND ORGANICUnabashedly joyful and passionate songs about love, springtime, mythology, love, dancing, drinking, love, philosophy, and …. LOVE! - from the original 13th century manuscript

Tuesday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m.Texas A & M University Department of Performance Studies presents TAMU Small Ensembles Fall Recital

Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m.Texas A & M University Department of Performance Studies presents TAMU Guitar Studio’s Fall Recital

Sunday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m.The St. Cecilia Consort presentsSt, Cecilia’s Christmas CantareMedieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music for the SeasonFor Voices and Instruments, with Readings, and Carols for all to sing

For more information, please contact Bonnie Harris-Reynolds979-696-8903 and music@stthomasbcs.org979-696-0452 and music@suddenlink.net

MUSIC at ST. THOMAS, College Station

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Musical Events at Good Shepherd, Kingwood

October 12, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

November 9, 10:15 a.m.Healey Willan, Missa Brevis XSung by the Good Shepherd Choiras part of the morning worship

November 9, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

December 14, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

December 21, 7:00 p.m.Carols and Cookiesfeaturing the choirs of Good Shepherd Church

January 10, 2015, 7:30 p.m.Kristen Herzenberg in ConcertBenefit the Good Shepherd Music Program. Call the church for ticket information (281) 358 3154

January 11, 2015, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

February 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

February 15, 2015, 10:15 a.m.Bob Chilcott, A Little Jazz MassSung by the Good Shepherd Choir as part of the morning worship

March 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m.A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizéin the Chapel

March 29, 2015, 7:00 p.m.A Choral Meditation on the Passion of ChristGood Shepherd Choir, Jackson Hearn, organist and music director

We offer A Service of Prayer in the Style of Taizé on the second Sunday of the month at 6:30 in the chapel.

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church2929 Woodland Hills Dr.Kingwood, TX 77339www.goodshepherdkingwood.org

Musical Events at St. Peter’s, Brenham

Sunday, November 2, 5:00 p.m. “Gamba and Keyboard Music of

the Bach Family”

Monday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.“Messiah” Part I, Brenham Chorale with orchestra and soloists

Both events are free and open to the public

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 2310 Airline Dr., Brenham, TX 77833Brenham, 979-836-7248 www.stpetersbrenham.org

Fall & Winter 2014 Music EventsGood Shepherd, Kingwood, St. Peter’s, Brenham and Christ Church Cathedral, Houston

Musical Events at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston

October 5, - 7:00 p.m.55th Annual Diocesan Choral Festival: Dr. Marilyn Keiser, Conductor

October 19, - 3:00 p.m.Organ Recital Sigurd Øgaard, Cathedral Organist, recitalist

November 2, - 4:15 p.m. Organ Recital HyeHyun Sung, recitalist5:00 p.m. All Saints Evensong The Cathedral Choir

December 7, - 5:00 p.m.Service of Advent Lessons and Carols The Cathedral Choir

December 24- 8:00 p.m.Christmas Eve Service The Parish Choir10:30 Choral Prelude The Cathedral Choir and instrumentalists11pm Christmas Eve Service The Cathedral Choir and instrumentalists Christ Church Cathedral, Houston1117 Texas Ave. 77002

Taize Prayer6:00 p.m.

in the Church at St. John the Divine

on the following dates:

September 21October 19November 9January 4March 1May 3

Child care will be provided

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Moseley Memorial Organ RecitalsSt. Thomas’ Episcopal Church announces a new organ recital series, Moseley Memorial Organ Recitals. On second Sundays from September through May, except in December, organ recitals will follow 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong. St. Thomas’ is very excited to present Ken Cowan in its inaugural recital of Moseley Memorial Organ Recitals at 5:30 p.m. on September 14.

Tickets: $20 adults / $10 student and senior. You may purchase tickets at the door or online at www.stthomashouston.org. Proceeds from ticket sales for this recital help support the artist and the music program at St. Thomas’ Episcopal. For more information, contact Dr. Giles Brightwell at music@stes.org.

Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

A native of Thorold, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Cowan received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale Institute of

Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver.

In 2012 Mr. Cowan joined the keyboard faculty of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University as Associate Professor and head of the organ program. Previous positions have included Associate Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, where he was awarded the 2008 Rider University Distinguished Teaching Award, and Associate Organist and Artist in Residence at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York.

Beginning in September we hope you will join us on second Sundays at 4:00 for Choral Evensong, followed by a reception of tea and scones, and then organ recitals from 5:30-6:15 p.m. Please help us welcome the following guest organists to St. Thomas’:

September 14 - Ken Cowan

October 12 - Joby Bell

November 9 - Yuri McCoy

January 11 - Joseph Causby

February 8 - David Henning

March 8 - Andrew Bowen

April 12 - Grant Wareham

May 10 - Joseph Painter, organ with Tracy Shirk, tenor and harp

Ken Cowan

Episcopal High School

December 10th at 6 p.m.Advent service of Lessons and Carols for the wider communityfollowed by snacks in the Trinity Courtyard - All Welcome

Episcopal High School, Houston www.ehshouston.org

SAVE THE DATE!DIOCESAN YOUTH CHORAL

FESTIVAL At Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday, January 31, 2015For trebles in grades 3-12

Repertoire and registration form will be available soon on the Music Commission webpage:

www.epicenter.org/musiccommission

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Moseley Memorial Concerts: 2014-2015 Season

Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale

The first full season of St. Thomas’ concert series, Moseley Memorial Concerts, will begin on September 21 at 4:00 p.m. as we host Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale, directed by A. Jan Taylor.

The Chorale will present a program of African-American Music, including gospel, spirituals, jazz, and selections from Porgy and Bess. Tickets: $20 adults / $10 student and senior. You may purchase tickets at the door or online at www.stthomashouston.org. Proceeds from ticket sales for this concert help support the ensemble and the music program at St. Thomas’ Episcopal. For more information, contact Susan Wescott at music@stes.org.

September 21 at 4:00 - Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale, directed by A. Jan Taylor (pictured at right)

October 11 at 7:30 - The Webster Trio, directed by Michael Webster

November 7 at 7:30 - Richard Smith, guitar and Julie Adams, cello

December 21 at 4:00 - Houston Brass Band, directed by Robert Walp; St. Thomas’ Pipes & Drums, directed by Lyric Todkill; and The Parish Choir, directed by Giles Brightwell

January 30 at 7:30 - HausMusik, directed by Robert and Patty Moeling

February 22 at 4:00 - University of Houston Concert Chorale, directed by Betsy Cook Weber

March 27 at 7:00 - St. Thomas’ Episcopal Choir Section Leaders, directed by Giles Brightwell

April 17 at 7:30 - ARTEK, directed by Gwendolyn Toth

May 1 at 7:30 - Houston Camerata, directed by Paulo Gomes

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Sewanee Church Music Conference July 14 – 20, 2014by Mike Mason

The 64th Sewanee Church Music Conference welcomed back Todd Wilson and Peter Conte for a wonderful week of superb organ playing and conducting. Wilson is Director of Music and Worship at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as Head of the Organ Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In addition to his position as Organist-Choirmaster at St. Clement’s in Philadelphia, Conte is marking his 25th year as Wanamaker Grand Court Organist. Both have received numerous awards during their careers. They shared leadership duties for this year’s gathering of 122 musicians drawn from 29 states. Notable were a number of young adults, including recipients of the conference’s scholarships, David Heinze and Garrett Law. Dr. Robert Delcamp, Organist and Choirmaster at the University of the South and President of the Board, served as Director.

The emphasis of each year’s conference is the preparation and offering of music at the Friday Evensong and the Sunday Eucharist, celebrated in All Saints Chapel at the University of the South. The hymn “Give Thanks for Music-making Art” by Brian Wren (tune and descant by Todd Wilson) began Evensong. With each stanza ending “to lead the people’s song”, it was most appropriate. Subtle choices gave example to liturgical planners: Psalm 46 (a basis for “A Mighty Fortress”) was sung to an Anglican chant patterned on that chorale melody. The text of Edward Bairstow’s monumental “Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge” also complemented, giving singers a nice challenge. They delivered under Conte’s direction, supported by Wilson’s fine playing. Canticles by Charles Wood in E-flat Major were bracketed by Preces and Responses by Richard Lloyd, composed for Hereford Cathedral.

Anthems on Sunday included a new setting of Thomas Aquinas’ “O Saving Victim” by Zachary Wadsworth. Also pairing older words with new music was “Valediction” by David Conte. This beautiful text by the 16th c. English poet Philip Sidney began with unison lines expressively and cleanly rendered by the massed choir under Wilson’s precise direction, with Conte at the console.

Building in both choral and keyboard intensity to the end, this anthem is within the reach of many choirs - with a skilled organist! Daily Eucharist (Rite I and II) incorporated a variety of psalm and Mass settings, giving wider exposure to service music possibilities.

An organ recital, named in memory of Dr. Gerre Hancock, capitalized on another skill shared by this music faculty: accompaniment of silent films. Wilson led off with Hancock’s “Variations on ‘Coronation’” (commissioned for the conference in 2000), followed by variations with a French flavor – Marcel Dupre’s “Variations on a Noel”. (This melody later provided musical fodder for the Saturday evening Frolic, with clever lyrics by Joanne Cobb Brown.) Edwin Lemare’s “Fantasy on ‘Carmen’” concluded the more ‘serious’ offerings before Wilson launched into his soundtrack for a Laurel and Hardy short. Peter Conte then took the bench and utilized possibly every pipe in the Casavant organ of All Saints Chapel to accompany Charlie Chaplin’s classic - “The Kid”.

Master classes for organists and choral conductors were offered. Anthems for the latter were Ireland’s “Greater Love Hath No Man” and Howell’s “O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem”. The Casavant organs in All Saints and the Chapel of the Apostles lent themselves to keyboard selections ranging from Bach to Vierne. In each situation, performers and listeners alike benefitted from the astute advice and guidance of Wilson and Conte. Assistant Director Kevin Simons coordinated conductors Kathy Will, Christin Barnhardt, Jennifer Stammers, Stan Workman, Dallas Bono, Josh Sumter, Liz Farr, John Hawn, with Christopher Wallace accompanying. Board member Alvin Blount coordinated organists David Heinze, Chip Mays, Garrett Law, David Spring, Kirstin Smith, Parks Greene, Brian du Fresne, and Elvia Hammett Parson.

Susan Rupert’s sessions on “Episcopal Basics” expanded more this year into the liturgical preparation which many attendees handle. Richard Morris instructed both beginners and the more advanced on the use of the computer program Finale. In addition to Wilson

and Conte, reading sessions were led by Kevin Simons and Mark Schweizer of St. James Music Press. Elizabeth Smith brought a generous supply of choral and organ selections and music-related books from Lois Fyfe Music, giving attendees a much-appreciated opportunity for consulting and shopping.

The conference was further blessed in its chaplain – the Right Reverend J. Neil Alexander, Dean of the School of Theology at Sewanee, and retired Bishop of Atlanta. He also holds degrees in music, a background richly apparent in daily homilies and morning lectures. His humor and clever quips enlivened historical tidbits and were right on target. The careful intertwining of liturgy, music, and theology are one of the aspirations of this conference – this year’s presenters achieved it without question.

Todd Wilson will return as Director of the Conference in 2015. Faculty will be Bob Simpson, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, and Kevin Kwan, Christ and St. Luke’s, Norfolk, Virginia. The Reverend Canon David B. Lowry, former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, will be Chaplain. On-line registration will begin in February of 2015 at: www.sewaneeconference.org

Jane Scharding Smedley Secretary, Sewanee Church Music Conference

Jane Scharding Smedley has served as Organist-Choirmaster at St. Peter Catholic Church in Memphis, Tennessee, since 1980. She earned bachelor’s (Rhodes College) and master’s (Wittenberg University) degrees in sacred music, and holds Colleague and Choirmaster certificates from the American Guild of Organists. Her teachers included David Ramsey, Tony Lee Garner, Frederick Jackisch, and Richard White. An attendee at the Sewanee Church Music Conference since 1979, she currently serves as secretary of the board of directors. Contact her at: 901-527-8282, ext. 15.

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November 9-14, 2014 Mark your calendars now!

The East Texas Pipe Organ Festival is a six-day festival featuring the area’s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organs designed and tonally finished by Roy Perry. We will visit the organs at First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore; St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Kilgore; First Baptist Church, Longview; St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport, Louisiana, and others to be announced.

For more information please visit, www.easttexaspipeorganfestival.com

2014 EAST TEXAS PIPE ORGAN FESTIVAL

The 39th Annual Mississippi Conference on Church Music & Liturgy was held at the Gray Conference Center July 22 thru 27, 2014. The theme this year was The Spirit’s Tether: Liturgy as Teacher & Caregiver. The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, formerly of the Dioceses of Mississippi, explored how it is that our first work, our first joy – the liturgy – is itself the primary teacher and pastor of the people of God. The music faculty for 2014 consisted of Kyle Ritter, the Canon for Music at The Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, North Carolina and Ellen Johnston, wife of Bishop Johnston, who is director of music at St. James the Less, Ashland, Virginia. Ellen was Director of the Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy for seventeen years after having served as Assistant Director for ten years.

The 39th Annual Mississippi Conference by Jackson Hearn

Highlights of this year’s conference were a Hymn Festival using the hymns of Calvin Hampton, a Eucharist for the Feast of Mary Magdalene, Evensong at St. Philip’s, Jackson and Sunday worship at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Jackson. The Sunday service featured the world premiere of the commissioned anthem, You Were Sealed by the Spirit, by Robert Lehman, which is to be published by St. James Music Press. Lois Fyfe Music was the conference music store, and provided several reading packets of anthems during the conference.

The 2015 Conferences will be July 21 - 26, 2015. The faculty will be Dent Davidson, William Bradley Roberts, and The Rev. Susan Anderson-Smith. I’m already making my plans now to attend!

Lectionary-Based Planning Resources for Hymns

and Anthems

“Liturgical Music” Years A, B and C by Daw and Pavlechko

Published by Church Publishing Gives practical ideas, with suggestions from all of Church Publishing’s hymnal publications, as well as a list of solos and anthems for each Sunday.

New Resource for Musicians

“Servant Leadership for Musicians: A Vocational Handbook for Ministry”

Published recently by the Assoc. of Anglican Musicians

A revision of the previous resource, “Conflict & Closure” which outlines ways to identify problems in employment relationships and practical recommendations for dealing with conflicts as they occur.

Available from www.anglicanmusicians.org or contact Linda Patterson for more information.

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Hymns for October, 2014 - March, 2015Hymns for October and November were chosen by Shawn Sanders, Christ the King, Atascocita/Humble

Hymns for December and January were chosen by Bonnie Harris-Reynolds, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, College Station

Hymns for February and March were chosen by Jackson Hearn, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Kingwood

Hymns are chosen for the various propers.

W = Wonder, Love, and Praise, L = Lift Every Voice and Sing II

Entrance Sequence Offertory Communion Exit

October 5, Proper 22 431 422 545 316 546October 12, Proper 23 8 632 345 339 481October 19, Proper 24 7 685 376 334 574October 26, Proper 25 423 555 581 335 680

November 2, Proper 26 690 48 379 341 535November 9, Proper 27 68 393 383 61 690November 16, Proper 28 561 617 397 344 548November 23, Last Sunday After Pentecost; 290 391 377 609 481 Christ the King; Thanksgiving November 30, Advent I 56 54 61 343 68

December 7, Advent II 76 75 67 302 680December 14, Advent III 59 65 437 54 640December 21, Advent IV 56 81 265 60 437December 24 or 25, Christmas 83 96 115 111 100December 28, Christmas I 102 82 84 101 99

January 4, Epiphany 109 127 128 112 124January 11, Epiphany I 135 121 139 124 616January 18, Epiphany II 7 126 439 324 371January 25, Epiphany III 118 661 550 321 537

February 1, Epiphany IV 493 576 448/449 339 530 February 8, Epiphany V 423 529 411 679 WLP 772February 15, Last Sunday after Epiphany 7 135 359 383 136/137February 18, Ash Wednesday none 142 411 WLP 825 143February 22, Lent 1 143 150 142 146/147 149March 1, Lent 2 401 707 636/637 488 675March 8, Lent 3 408 373 436 685 143March 15, Lent 4 686 455/456 448/449 671 690March 22, Lent 5 495 439 474 691 473March 29, Palm Sunday 154 458 158 479, 168 Jesus, remember me (Taizé)