THE BLESSING of and INAUGURAL RECITAL on

OPUS 144, a NEW INSTRUMENT by

CORNEL ZIMMER ORGAN BUILDERS

NATHAN LAUBE, organ

Friday, the ninth of December, two thousand and sixteen

Half-past seven in the evening

T H E C H U R C H o f S A I N T M O N I C A BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA

Dedicatory Stops

TRADER TUBA (Solo)

The “father” of the new Cornel Zimmer organ’s Solo Division, this bold reed stop is named in honor of the parish’s eleventh pastor, Father William A. Trader, who began the bold effort to raise money for a new instrument nearly a decade ago.

ZLOCKENSPIEL (Swell)

Named in honor of the parish’s current pastor, Father Charles Zlock, Zlockenspiel is a play on the word Glockenspiel, a percussion stop whose tone resembles the metal orchestral glockenspiel.

THE LADNER PRINCIPAL DIAPASON (Solo)

Diapason (or Principal) tone is the inherent, characteristic sound of the organ - the sonic color that serves as the very backbone of any instrument. The Ladner Principal Diapason is named in honor of Charles & Diane Ladner, two of the earliest and most enthusiastic supporters - the backbone, if you will - of the organ project at Saint Monica’s.

SANBORN SUBBASS (Pedal)

The Subbass is a vital component of the organ's Pedal Division. It provides the firm foundation on which the rest of the instrument's vast tonal resources rest. The Sanborn Subbass is named in honor of Organ Committee Chair James Sanborn and his wife, choir member Nancy Sanborn, who, in so many ways, served as the foundation of the organ project.

GREAT — Partially Enclosed, Manual II 1. Violone 16’ 2. 1st Diapason 8’ 3. 2nd Diapason 8’ 4. Principal Flute 8’ 5. Doppel Flute 8’ 6. Gamba 8′ 7. Octave 4’ 8. Waldflute 4’ 9. Twelfth 2 2/3’ 10. Fifteenth 2’ 11. Mixture V 1 1/3’ 12. Harmonics IV 1 3/5’ 13. Posaune 16’ 14. Tromba 8’ 15. Clarion 4’ 16. Tremolo 17. Chimes (So) 18. Great Unison Off 19. Trader Tuba (Solo) 8’ 20. French Horn (So) 8’ SWELL — Expressive, Manual III 1. Bourdon 16’ 2. Diapason 8’ 3. Clarabella 8’ 4. Rohrflute 8’ 5. Salicional 8’ 6. Voix Celeste 8’ 7. Flauto Dolce 8’ 8. Flute Celeste 8’ 9. Principal 4’ 10. Flauto Traverso 4’ 11. Salicet 4’ 12. Nasard2 2/3’ 13. Harmonic Piccolo 2’ 14. Tierce 1 3/5’ 15. Chorus Mixture V 2’ 16. Fagotto 16’ 17. French Trumpet 8’ 18. Cornopean 8’ 19. Oboe 8’ 20. Vox Humana 8’ 21. Clarion 4’ 22. Tremolo 23. Zlockenspiel 24. Swell Sub 16’ 25. Swell Unison Off 26. Swell Super 4’

CHOIR — Expressive, Manual I 1. Dulciana 16’ 2. Cello 8’ 3. Concert Flute 8’ 4. Dulciana 8’ 5. Unda Maris 8’ 6. Violina 4’ 7. Flute d’Amour 4’ 8. Dulcets II 4’ 9. Viol Fifteenth 2’ 10. Clarinet 8’ 11. Corno d’Amore 8’ 12. Tremolo 13. Harp 14. Celesta 15. Choir Sub 16’ 16. Choir Unison Off 17. Choir Super 4’ 18. Trader Tuba (So) 8’ SOLO — Expressive, Manual IV 1. Ladner Diapason 8’ 2. Nazard Gamba 2 Rks 8’ 3. Nazard Gamba Celeste 8’ 4. Flauto Mirabilis 8’ 5. French Horn 8’ 6. English Horn 8’ 7. Tremolo 8. Chimes 9. Trader Tuba 8’ 10. Solo Sub 11. Solo Unison Off 12. Solo Super CELESTIAL — Expressive, Floating, Chancel 1. Viol 16’ 2. Violin Diapason 8’ 3. Viole d’Orchestre 8’ 4. First Viole Flat 8’ 5. Second Viole Sharp 8’ 6. Cor de Nuit 8’ 7. Muted Violin 8’ 8. Muted Violin Flat 8’ 9. Muted Violin Sharp 8’ 10. Aeoline 8’ 11. Vox Angelica 8’ 12. Fernflote 4’ 13. Angelis Caelestibus V 4’ 14. Vox Humana 8’ 15. Tremolo 16. Celestial Sub 17. Celestial Unison Off 18. Celestial Super

CORNEL ZIMMER ORGAN BUILDERS, opus 144 Denver, North Carolina

J. Anthony Nichols, tonal architect AD 2016

PEDAL — Unenclosed 1. Contra Bourdon 32’ 2. Contra Gamba (Cel) 32’ 3. Diapason 16’ 4. Violone (Gt) 16’ 5. Sanborn Subbass 16’ 6. Lieblich Bourdon (Sw) 16’ 7. Viol (Cel) 16’ 8. Dulciana (Ch) 16’ 9. Octave 8’ 10. Bass Flute 8’ 11. Cello (Ch.) 8’ 12. Super Octave 4’ 13. Grave Mixture II 2 2/3’ 14. Bombarde 32’ 15. Contra Fagotto (Sw) 32’ 16. Trombone 16’ 17 Fagotto (Sw.) 16’ 18. Tromba 8’ COUPLERS 1. Great to Pedal 8’ 2. Swell to Pedal 8’ 3. Swell to Pedal 4’ 4. Choir to Pedal 8’ 5. Choir to Pedal 4’ 6. Solo to Pedal 8’ 7. Solo to Pedal 4’ 8. Celestial to Pedal 8’ 9. Celestial to Pedal 4’ 10. Swell to Great 16’ 11. Swell to Great 8’ 12. Swell to Great 4’ 13. Choir to Great 16’ 14. Choir to Great 8’ 15. Choir to Great 4’ 16. Solo to Great 16’ 17. Solo to Great 8’ 18. Solo to Great 4’ Status Screen 19. Solo to Choir 16’ 20. Solo to Choir 8’ 21. Solo to Choir 4’ 22. Ladner Diapason Sub 8’ 23. Swell to Choir 16’ 24. Swell to Choir 8’ 25. Swell to Choir 4’ 26. Great/Choir exchange 27. All Swells to Swell 28. Celestial on Great 29. Celestial on Swell 30. Celestial on Choir 31. Celestial on Solo

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THE BLESSING of the ORGAN

Music is of the highest importance in the celebration of the divine mysteries, and in the Latin Church among musical instruments

the organ has always held a place of honor. Whether as an accompaniment for singing or as a solo instrument, this instrument adds

splendor to sacred celebrations, offers praise to God, fosters a sense of prayer in the faithful, and raises their spirits to God.

All stand as the presider enters.

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

R. Amen.

May the Lord, whose praises are sung by the saints, be with you all.

R. And with Your spirit.

Priest: My dear brothers and sisters, we have come together to bless this new organ, installed so that the celebration of the liturgy may become more beautiful and solemn. The purpose of music in the sacred liturgy is above all to give glory to God and to lead us to holiness. Thus the music of the organ wonderfully expresses the new song that Scripture tells us to sing to the Lord. To sing this new song is to live rightly, to follow God’s will eagerly and gladly, and, by loving one another, to carry out the new commandment that Jesus gave us.

All are seated.

READING of the WORD of GOD

Brothers and sisters, listen to the words of the apostle Paul to the Colossians:

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heart-felt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord as forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful. Let the work of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom and teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

THE INTERCESSIONS

Priest: In exultation, brothers and sisters, let us glorify the all-powerful God for his countless favors and, as Saint Paul counsels, let us give him thanks, singing his praises with hearts and voices.

Reader: Father, all holy, king of heaven and earth, source of all perfection, inspirer of all sacred music, we praise you for your great glory. Let us bless the Lord: R. Glory to you, O Lord.

Reader: Lord Jesus Christ, splendor of the Father’s glory, you came among us as one of us to take away sin and to enrich the redeemed with your grace; we give you glory for your great mercy. Let us bless the Lord: R. Glory to you, O Lord.

Reader: God the Holy Spirit, you dwell in our hearts and build us up into the one Body of Christ; we honor you for the mystery of your presence in the Church. Let us bless the Lord: R. Glory to you, O Lord.

Reader: Holy Trinity, one God, beginning and end of all things, the heavens and the earth sing a new song to you; we adore you for your unsearchable blessedness. Let us bless the Lord: R. Glory to you, O Lord.

THE PRAYER of BLESSING

Priest: Lord God, your beauty is ancient yet ever new, your wisdom guides the world in right order, and your goodness gives the world its variety and splendor. The choirs of angels join together to offer their praise by obeying your commands. The galaxies sing your praises by the pattern of their movement that follows your laws. The voices of the redeemed join in a chorus of praise to your holiness as they sing to you in mind and heart. We your people, joyously gathered in this church, wish to join our voices to the universal hymn of praise. So that our song may rise more worthily to your majesty, we present this organ for your blessing: Grant that its music may lead us to express our prayer and praise in melodies that are pleasing to you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

THE CENSING of the ORGAN

THE CONCLUDING RITE

Priest: The Lord is worthy of all praise; may he give you the gift of striving to sing a new song to him with your voices, your hearts, and your lives, so that one day you may sing that song for ever in heaven. And may almighty God bless you all, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. R. Amen.

All stand to sing

THE HYMN: Lo, he comes, with clouds descending HELMSLEY

THE BLESSING of and INAUGURAL RECITAL on

OPUS 144, a NEW INSTRUMENT by

CORNEL ZIMMER ORGAN BUILDERS

NATHAN LAUBE, organ

THE PROGRAM

Please silence all noise-making devices for the duration of your visit. Thank you.

Prelude in G-minor, Op. 28, No. 5 Sergei Rachmoninoff (1873-1943) Transcription by Gottfried Federlein

Corrente Italiana Juan Bautista José Cabanilles (1644-1712)

Nouveau Livre de Noëls Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) X. Noël Grand Jeu et Duo

Christmas - Organ Piece for an Opening Gaston Dethier (1895-1958)

AT THE INTERMISSION

A free-will offering will be taken to benefit both the Music at Monica’s Concert Series

and the charitable outreach efforts of Saint Monica Parish.

The suggested minimum donation is $20 per adult.

Suite pour Orgue, Op. 5 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Prélude Sicilienne Toccata

Overture to William Tell Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Transcription by Nathan Laube

FROM the PASTOR

W ith great excitement and joy we welcome all – parishioners, friends, visitors, benefactors – to the Parish of Saint Monica for this festival celebration of the new Cornel Zimmer Organ.

In the Constitution on Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council (Sacrosanctum Concilium) we read that, “music and song are more than an embellishment. The “combination of sacred music and words… forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.” (No. 112)

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote:

The organ has always been considered the king of musical instruments, because it takes up all the sounds of creation and gives resonance to the fullness of human sentiments, from joy to sadness, from praise to lamentation. By transcending the merely human sphere, as all music of quality does, it evokes the divine. The organ’s great range of timbre is capable of echoing and expressing all the experiences of human life. The manifold possibilities of the organ in some way remind us of the immensity and the magnificence of God.

Years of vision, prayer, planning and tremendous work have culminated in the introduction of an instrument of exceptional quality and flexibility. The Cornel Zimmer Organ will enhance the worship experience at Saint Monica and especially punctuate the primacy of the Eucharistic Liturgy within the context of our Roman Catholic tradition.

I wish to personally thank all of the people who labored to see this day come. Above all, we give thanks to the Lord for providing us the means to be able to sing His praises with instrument and melodious song. (Psalm 33)

The Reverend Charles Zlock Pastor

FROM the ORGAN COMMITTEE CHAIR

H allelujah! Saint Monica’s new organ was a long time in coming, but what a wonderful entrance! Over eight years ago, our Director of Worship and Music learned that our organ was on its last legs. To prepare for the inevitable he recruited a team of volunteers to take

on the challenge of replacing the organ. A committee of parishioners including professional musicians, talented amateurs, successful business leaders and some who could not carry a tune in a bucket were brought together to learn about pipe organs, how they work, who makes them, and how to go about raising funds to buy one.

Eight years or so later we now have the very best. All this thanks to a very large roster of parishioners who worked very hard and very diligently to make this evening’s concert come to fruition. Thanks go to every member of the organ committee for launching the effort. Thanks go to former pastor Father William Trader who made the decision that Saint Monica’s share of the Heritage of Faith/Vision of Hope Capital Campaign would go to replacing the ailing organ. Extraordinary thanks must go to the many, many volunteers who canvassed our fellow parishioners for financial support of the campaign. Asking fellow parishioners for funds at the time of economic distress was truly stressful and took courage. But they did it, did it very well and the results were astonishing. And thanks also to all who contributed, some in a big way, and many at a sacrifice. Just look at the donor list; it is a sizable representation of our parish community. Thanks also to Father Zlock who had the courage to pull the trigger, and launch the contract.

Saint Monica Church’s Worship and Music program has grown to be recognized as a leader in the Archdiocese, as well as in our own local community. And that is indeed a tribute to our Director of Worship and Music, who among other things has recruited a vibrant choir. Ours is a program that deserves the best, and that is what we now have in our Cornel Zimmer Organ. It comes also at a fortuitous time, a time when the church places an increasingly larger emphasis on the importance and the quality of music in our worship.

As is so often the case, time ultimately worked in our favor. In the interim of the past decade or so, digital organs have improved remarkably in quality. Certainly that is the case of Cornel Zimmer, a company that is also a maker of fine pipe organs, which in recent history coupled with the Walker Technical Company to begin creating digital organs of superb quality and architectural excellence.

James H. Sanborn, on behalf of the Organ Committee

ABOUT THE ARTIST

A star among young classical musicians, concert organist Nathan Laube has quickly earned a place among the organ world's elite performers. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Mr. Laube serves as Assistant Professor of Organ at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he teaches with distinguished Professors David Higgs and Edoardo Bellotti.

Recent and upcoming performances by Mr. Laube include major venues spanning four continents. These include the Vienna Konzerthaus, Austria; the Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin Cathedral, and the Dortmund Konzerthaus, Germany; Bordeaux Cathedral, France; St. Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Aarhus Cathedral and Copenhagen Cathedral, Denmark; the Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and the Sejong Center, Seoul, Korea. In the USA recent and upcoming performance venues include Overture Hall, Madison, WI, where he has been invited for a return engagement with the Madison Symphony in May 2017 under the direction of Maestro John DeMain; The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN, where he performed and recorded the Stephen Paulus Grand Organ Concerto with the Nashville Symphony under the directions of Giancarlo Guerrero; Washington National Cathedral (DC), Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia; The Kauffman Center's Helzberg Hall in Kansas City, MO; Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA, and the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas TX. Nathan also frequently presents concert tours in the United Kingdom where highlight venues have included York Minster, Canterbury Cathedral, Exeter Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, and Truro Cathedral.

Highlights of Mr. Laube's recent and upcoming festival appearances around the world include the Naumburg Orgelsommer, the 300th Anniversary festival of the 1714 Silbermann organ in the Freiberg Cathedral in Germany, the 2011 Lahti Organ Festival in Finland, the 2012 Dresden Music Festival in Germany, the 2013 Orléans Organ Festival in France, the 2013 Lapua Festival in Finland, the 2013 Stuttgart Internationaler Orgelsommer in Germany, the 2014 Naumburg Orgelsommer in Germany, the 2015 and 2016 Smarano Organ Academy (Italy), the Max Reger Foundation of America's 2015 Max Reger Festival (USA), the 2016 Göteborg Festival in Sweden, the WFMT Bach Project for which he performed the complete Clavierübung III in Chicago, and several EROI Festivals at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Performances for conventions and conferences are frequent, and this coming year Mr. Laube will be a featured performer at the 2016 National Convention of the Organ Historical Society in Philadelphia where he will perform a solo recital at Girard College. He was previously featured at the Society's conventions in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015. For the American Guild of Organists, Nathan was featured at their national conventions in 2010 Washington, DC, and in 2012 Nashville, TN. He will perform for three regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists in 2017; Dallas TX, Montreal, PQ, and Youngstown OH.

Mr. Laube has two new CD recordings available: the Stephen Paulus Grand Concerto on the Naxos label (NAXOS 8.559740) recorded with the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, conducting, which was recently nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Compendium; and a new solo recital recording on the Ambiente label (AMBIENTE ACD-1062), recorded at the Stadtkirche in Nagold, Germany. In addition, many of Mr. Laube's live performances have been featured on American Public Media's "Pipedreams."

Mr. Laube holds a Master's Degree in Organ from the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart, Germany, where he was a student of Ludger Lohmann and recipient of a German DAAD Fellowship Study Scholarship for his studies there. As a recipient of a William Fulbright Grant, Nathan spent the 2010-2011 academic year studying with Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse, where he earned Prix de Spécialisé with the mention "Très Bien" and "Féliciations du Jury," in addition to the Prix François Vidal from the city of Toulouse.

Nathan earned his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied organ with Alan Morrison and piano with Susan Starr. Upon graduating, he received the Institute's two highest awards, the Landis Award for Excellence in Academics and the Aldwell Award for Excellence in Musical Studies. During his time at the Curtis Institute, Nathan also served as an Assistant Organist at the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at Macy's Department Store in downtown Philadelphia.

As a church musician, Nathan most recently served from 2011 to 2013 as Artist-in-Residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France. Previously, he served as Organ Scholar at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

Nathan is frequently asked to teach master classes and workshops in connection with his concerts, and often serves on the faculty for Pipe Organ Encounters in the USA - clinics presented by The American Guild of Organists designed to introduce young keyboardists to the pipe organ and its vast repertoire. He has also taught at the Oberlin Summer Organ Academy in Ohio and at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Summer Organ Academy in Philadelphia. Mr. Laube also serves as Chair of the Friends of the Library and Archives for the Organ Historical Society.

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P A S T O R A L A D M I N I S T R A T I O N & S T A F F

Reverend Charles Zlock, M.Div., M.A., M.B.I.S. Pastor

Reverend Allan Fitzgerald, O.S.A., Ph.D. Pastoral Assistance

The Norbertine Fathers of Daylesford Abbey Pastoral Assistance

Mr. Frank K.J. Orman Director of Worship & Music

Mrs. Mary C. Pizzano Director of Religious Education

Mr. Jason Carter Director of Family & Youth Ministry

Mrs. Theresa Carey Business Manager

Mrs. Catherine H. Levine Parish Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Diane Kirsch Pealer Religious Education Assistant

Mrs. Elizabeth P. Tenaglio Cemetery Administration

Mr. Frank Pantano Facilities Manager

FRIENDS of MUSIC at MONICA’S 2016 Listings are based on the program year and are current as of 8 December 2016

EVENT SPONSOR CORPORATE SUPPORT

Michael and Catherine Cappelletti Carlino’s Specialty Foods

Fred and Kathy Pioggia The Great Valley Racquet Club

James and Nancy Sanborn 30 Main Restaurant, Berwyn

Matthew and Dory DiDomenico Jacobs Music Company

Louis and Dolores Narcissi Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders

SERAPHIM $1000 and above CHERUBIM $500-$999

Anonymous (III) In Memory of Joan Ann Orman by Frank K.J. Orman

Michael and Catherine Cappelletti In Memory of Matthew Kane by the Harvey Family

Michael and Marley Dolente Marty and Joyce Cappelletti

Fred and Kathy Pioggia In Memory of Joseph H. Wunderlich by Selma Koury Wunderlich

Louis and Dolores Narcissi In Memory of David J. Mikowychok — Memorial Fund

James and Nancy Sanborn Michael and Judy Gaul Nyquist

Charles & Diane Ladner

Sam & Happy Shipley

ARCHANGEL MICHAEL $250-$499 ARCHANGEL GABRIEL $100-$249

Theresa A. Rissell Mary Ellen Smith; Richard & Patricia Borjeson

In Memory of Joan Parkins Deyo by Jeri Deyo McCue In Memory of Ann Bourque by Frank & Connie Bourque

Roseann DeSanto In Memory of Walter E. Pekula by Michael Pekula

Joseph and Judith Moser Louis & Patricia Terrenzio; Maurita Buhsmer

Father Charles Zlock Jim and Elaine Sholder

The Losoncy Family M. Antoinette Janetka

ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL $50-$99 ARCHANGEL URIEL to $49

Carol P. Butler Angela M. Varrichio

Mary Breimhurst

GIFTS-IN-KIND

Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders • Steinway & Sons, New York • Jacobs Music Company, Philadelphia

Mr. Stephen Sikora, Piano Technician • Carlino’s Specialty Foods, Reception, Artist Hospitality

Constance Bourque, House Manager • Nancy Sanborn, Patricia Borjeson, Judy Gaul Nyquist: Inaugural Concert Reception

Terri Rissell, Ticket Sales • J. Anthony Nichols • Eric Keebler