2004 December 2017

THE DEAN’S LETTER TO MEMBERS

‘Tis the Season As the calendar suddenly shows December at the top, all of us breathe deeply and put our best feet forward. Most of us are busy planning, rehearsing, playing, con-ducting, singing, and heaven knows what else. It is a crazy time. Why, then, do we do all these things? Whether we are in big or little situations and no matter what denominations and beliefs we represent, all of us want to have successful programs that move our congregations or audiences and add to the magic of the season.

May I wish you success and fulfillment in all your musical and other endeavors. Yes, it is work; yes, it is stress; yes, it is exhausting, but in the end we create special offerings to all sorts and conditions of men and women and children. I close with some words from Joseph of Nazareth, Meditations by John B. Royer. O Joseph Blest, First man to face The FACT OF CHRIST, May we, as joyously as you, Hail the Virgin’s Son As willingly as you Accept His yoke. May you willingly accept the yoke of the season and be glad, in the end, that you did. Nancy ndbreed@gmail.com 804-784-5010 (h) 804-389-5574 (c)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING November 15, 2017 at Westminster Presbyterian Church

Find an Organ Teacher The Executive Committee voted at its November meeting to join other chapters and create and publish a list of members who are organ teach-ers accepting students. This list will be similar to the substitute list in our newsletter and will carry a similar disclaimer, i.e., “The people listed have indicated availability as organ teachers. No specific qualifications are implied by their inclusion on this list.” The list will be called Find an Organ Teacher, the title of the list on the AGO national website. The list will be posted on our chapter website and linked to the AGO national website. The Northern Virginia chapter has already done this, as have chapters in many other areas. How to sign up: Every member on our email list will receive a message from Betty Girardeau asking for the contact information of anyone who wants to be included on this teacher list. Thanks to Mary Stutz, who has already completed the preliminary website work for this new initiative, to Ardyth Lohuis for requesting this Richmond Chapter list, and to Betty Girardeau for her input and willingness to collect the information for this posting. Membership Outreach The Executive Committee discussed ways in which we could encourage organists to join the chapter and ways in we could engage the existing membership directly. It voted to establish an Outreach Sub-Committee to expand chapter recruitment, explore outreach, and increase engage-ment to all denominations with non-members and inactive members. Cheryl VanOrnam has already had a successful Come and Play and there will be others. It was heartening to hear committee members offering help and ideas. Stay tuned for ways in which you can help with this initia-tive. In truth, every member has responsibility for outreach. Minutes There was a request to publish the Executive Committee minutes on the chapter website. We voted not to do that at this time but instead to remind everyone that any member can request a copy of the minutes of any meeting from the secretary. Convention Final Report and Recommendations Kenna Payne reported that the financial success of the convention leaves the chapter in a strong position. Several suggestions have been made for the use of that money, keeping in mind that it has to last us until the next time we hold a convention or some seriously successful event. The Executive Committee approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee to invest the convention proceeds for the next few months. If you have ideas, initiatives, and/or programs that the chapter might consider, please send them to any member of the Executive Committee for future consideration. Thanks to Kenna Payne for hosting the meeting. Nancy Reed Dean

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EDUCATION CONCERNS Dear Richmond AGO members, Happy Holidays to you and your family. Enjoy a bit of a rest after the Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa celebrations. Take a look at the Service Playing Exam repertoire and other pieces. Though you may think it a bit late to think of taking that exam this 2017-2018 exam season, you could get a head start on the 2018-2019 exam times! The repertoire for that rarely changes. Remember, you may also stop by my home and look at the choices so you will know what to purchases to work on. Just call before you come: 804-288-4098.

Mary Campbell SPC (804) 288-4098 Education Chairman

2018 HIGH SCHOOL ORGAN FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION

WINSTON-SALEM, NC

The application deadline is December 15 which includes a recording of the following three works:

• A Bach Prelude (or Toccata or Fantasy) & Fugue (including the “8 Little”) or two movements from a trio sonata or concerto

• One or more contrasting movement(s) from a single work in the 19th – 20th/21st century repertories_

• A hymn chosen from the Competition Hymns - Available on November 1, 2017 from the website listed below. Entry into the competition as well as recitals, workshops, masterclasses, lessons, and two meals are included in the entry fee. Complete information including application materials can be found here: 2018 High School Organ Festival & Competition. Sincerely, Timothy Olsen Piedmont NC AGO Chapter Organ professor, UNCSA/Salem College

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THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE HYMNS, PART I Chapter member Donald Traser offers reflections on some well-loved hymns

At the 2016 Annual Conference of The Hymn Society held at Redlands, California, several Fellows of the Society presented a program in which each discussed his/her favorite hymn, followed by the group singing each one. A written version of that session appeared in Winter, 2017 issue of The Hymn. The Fellows and their respective choices were: Emily R. Brink, “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”; Timothy Dudley-Smith, “Beneath the Cross of Jesus”; David W. Music, “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”; James W. Abbingdon, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”; Paul Westermeyer, “If You But Trust in God to Guide You”; Ruth C. Duck, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.” It was enlightening to read the choices and the various reasons for them. It reminded me that sometime in the late 1970s (I still have the clipping but it is undated), the Virginia Methodist Advocate, as it was then called, ran a short feature entitled “Over-60s Pick Favorite Hymns.” This poll was taken among people over the age of 60 at the Indiana State Fair, sponsored by the Indiana Council of Churches, which had a booth at the Senior Citizen Building at the fair. I shared the article with my mother, who shared it with her Sunday school class. One woman guessed all ten titles correctly, and as I remem-ber it, even in the correct order. The poll’s results: 1. O Lord, my God/How Great Thou Art 2. I come to the garden alone/In the Garden 3. On a hill far away/The Old Rugged Cross 4. Amazing Grace 5. Beyond the Sunset 6. Nearer, My God to Thee 7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus 8. Holy, Holy, Holy 9. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies 10. Have thine own way, Lord The author of the article points out that “How Great Thou Art” was not translated and copyrighted in the United States until 1955, giving little more than 20 years for it to become familiar and climb to the top of the list. Several of these selections have some meaning for me, but none are on my top-10 list, and I am now over 60! It is my guess that very few non-professional church or music people have given any thought to what makes something a favorite beyond “it was my mother’s favorite” or “I just like it,” both of which may be perfectly legitimate reasons. I offer here my list of ten favorites and some ideas about why they are my favorites. It is not my intention to start a lengthy discussion on the topic but simply to inspire you to give some thought to your favorites. My reasons are personal, and you may have different ideas alto-gether. 1. Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending 2. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns 3. All for Jesus 4. Come, Labor On 5. Wilt Thou Forgive 6. I Bind Unto Myself Today 7. I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 8. I Am the Bread of Life 9. The Glory of These Forty Days 10. Christians, Awake! Salute the Happy Morn “Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending” (HELMSLEY) definitely tops the list, but beyond that my choices are in no particular order. Da-vid Sinden and I agreed that it was our all-time favorite. Strangely, a good many of these seem to have some reference to the afterlife—no idea about that. “Lo, He Comes” appeals to me because it has beauty, majesty and dignity, both in words and music. It has been my experience that many churches have no clue about those qualities, despite an eponymous hymn with the title “Majesty.” While our experience with God is indeed intimate, it seems to me that we must remember that he is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and nothing less than fear and trembling is ap-propriate. In the midst of world chaos, there is also great comfort in knowing that God alone reigns (random phrases, not complete verses): Thousand thousand saints attending swell the triumph of his train: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ the Lord returns to reign. Savior, take the power and glory; claim the kingdom for thine own: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou shalt reign, and thou alone.

FAVORITE HYMNS, PART I—CONTINUED “The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns” creates quite a beautiful picture of the Second Coming: The King shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks; When beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes. Not, as of old, a little child, to bear, and fight, and die, But crowned with glory like the sun that lights the morning sky. This text is usually paired with the tune ST. STEPHEN, which I find somewhat lackluster. Attendees at the Charleston OHS convention in 1985 were introduced to a 1982 tune CROSIER by Richard Falk, which I greatly prefer.

The entire picture of the Second Coming presented here is in stark contrast to an old Gospel song, “The Great Judgement Morn-ing” (Bertram H. Shadduck and Leander L. Pickett, 1894), which depicts an entirely different scenario in its refrain: And, oh, what a weeping and wailing, As the lost were told of their fate; They cried for the rocks and the mountains, They prayed, but their prayer was too late. There are verses about the fate of the Rich Man and the Righteous Man, and a happy-ending verse about widows and orphans, but I much prefer “The King Shall Come.”

FAVORITE HYMNS, PART I—Continued Some readers may be familiar with a short book, O Ye Jigs & Juleps! by Virginia Cary Hudson, published in 1962 and known for its uninten-tional humor. It is a series of short essays written by the author in 1904 at the age of ten. She gives her ideas about friends, family, neigh-bors, school, and especially religion. One, in particular, strikes a familiar chord:

… you sure hear plenty about Hell at the Baptist Church. When I go with Darthea, that preacher hollers himself red in the face about Hell. When you got to hell with your Everlasting Life, the devil waves his pitchfork and turns it into Everlasting Damnation, and he builds a fire under you, and you wail and gnash your teeth. If poor Mrs. Columbia Stonington ever goes to hell, the devil will sure be surprised when it comes her time to stand up and gnash her teeth, because her dentist pulled her teeth out. He just kept on pulling until they were all gone… If I have to go to Hell, I sure hope I go in the one for Episckpalians, and don’t, by mistake, get pushed in that horn punching, and tail wagging, red hot blazing one the Baptists are going to have.

“All for Jesus” (For the Love of Jesus) (WYCLIFF) is the concluding hymn for Sir John Stainer’s short oratorio The Crucifixion, one of several hymns which Stainer wrote for inclusion in the work. The Center for Church Music gives this history of the text on their web site:

Mary D. James wrote “All for Jesus” as a New Year’s resolution. As she wrote a New Year’s letter for 1871, she rejoiced in the effectiveness of her work for Jesus the previous year. She wrote that “I have written more, talked more, prayed more and taught more for Jesus than in any previ-ous year, and have had more peace of mind, resulting from a stronger and more simple faith in him.” She saw how her increased commitment to God gave her a stronger ministry. “All for Jesus” was a personal expression of her devotion to God; that all she was going to do in the coming year would be for his glory.

This hymn deserves to be included in hymnals—again beauty, dignity, majesty. The first and last verses are shown here. It is rather a capsule of our entire Christian experience: All for Jesus--all for Jesus, this our song shall ever be; for we have no hope, nor Savior, if we have not hope in thee. All for Jesus--all for Jesus-- this the Church's song must be; till, at last, her sons are gathered one in love and one in Thee. During my final church job in Petersburg, the church celebrated its 165th anniversary. At my urging, this was adopted as an anniversary hymn. To help make it a bit more “politically correct,” we changed the next-to-last line to read “saints are gathered.” Composer John Behnke was commissioned to write a postlude based on the tune, which was included in Volume 10 of his 5 Preludes of Praise published by Concordia. “Come, Labor On” (ORA LABORA) is a favorite among Anglicans, but is included in some other hymnals as well. Some of my favor ite lines: Claim the high calling angels cannot share—to young and old the Gospel gladness bear No time for rest till glows the western sky, till the long shadows o’er our pathway lie, And a glad sound comes with the setting sun, “Servants, well done.” EDITOR’S NOTE: As the “Part I” no doubt suggests, this is the first half of Don’s article. The rest will be printed in an upcoming issue or issues of the Stoplist.

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EVENTS AT MANAKIN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Manakin Episcopal Church (985 Huguenot Trail, Midlothian, Va. 23113) will celebrate its 317th anniversary on December 3, 2017 at the 10:00 AM service. We will also welcome our new rector, The Reverend Gini DiStanislao. We will be using the 1662 Book of Common Prayer with hymns and other music of the period. All are welcome. Manakin Episcopal Church will celebrate Advent Lessons and Carols on December 10, 2017 at the 10:00 AM service. For more information on both events, see the parish website: www.manakin.org

GRACE AND HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

There will be a Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols, presented by the Grace & Holy Trinity Adult Choir and James River Brass, on Sunday, December 10 at the 11:00 a.m. worship service. The service will include traditional carols, anthems, and hymns for the Advent season. The music will be conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Melcher Davis and it will be accompanied by Hope Armstrong Erb, pianist. The soloists will be Ka-rine Marshall and Courtney Scottow, sopranos and Chase Peak, bass. The church is located at 8 North Laurel Street next to the Altria Thea-ter. Free parking is available behind the church and at the VCU West Main Street parking deck. For information, call (804) 359-5628.

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER

The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (2341 Winterfield Rd. Midlothian, VA) presents a Service of Lessons and Carols sung by the Gallery Choir, performing works by Stephen Caracciolo, Robert Lau, Austin Lovelace, Philip Ledger, Gerald Near and Crawford Thoburn. Donald Anderson organist/ director, guest harpist, Anastasia Jellison. Reception to follow. Sunday, December 10th at 5:00 PM Information: 804-379-8899

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church presents a Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 10 at 5:00 PM. The St. Mary’s Choir and Chil-dren’s Choir will offer music by Boris Ord, Francisco Guerrero, Daniel Shapiro, John Rutter, Franz Biebl, Norman Luboff, Abbie Betinis, Kile Smith, and Paul Manz. Ryan Tibbetts, Director of Music and organist and Adam Bailey, director of the Children’s Choir.

CATHEDRAL OF THE SACRED HEART On Saturday, December 16, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond (800 South Cathedral Place, Richmond, VA 23220 presents its Annual Service of Lessons and Carols in commemoration of World AIDS Day, benefitting the Capitol Area Health Network’s Ryan White Program for those living with HIV/AIDS. 7:00 PM Prelude (Mr. Christopher Martin, organist), 7:30 PM Lessons and Carols (Musicians of the Cathedral). Repertoire O Nata Lux – Morten Lauridsen A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells A Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten O Magnum Mysterium – Frank LaRocca Verbum Caro Factum Est – John Sheppard Alma Redemptoris Mater, a 8 – Tomás Luis de Victoria Vigilate – William Byrd Methinks I See the Heav’nly Host – William Billings

CENTRAL VIRGINIA MASTERWORKS CHORALE The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Ryan Tibbetts, presents its 2017 Winter concert program, featuring Part I of Handel’s Messiah with soloists Abby Outlaw, Helena van Rueden, Nathan Bick, and Ian Richardson. Also on the program are Ola Gjeilo’s Song of the Universal and Handel’s Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 5 with soloist Daniel Stipe. Performances are Friday, December 15 at 7:30 PM at Grace Baptist Church (4200 Dover Road, Richmond, VA 23221) and Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 PM at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church (201 Henry Street, Ashland, VA 23005). Tickets may be purchased online at www.cvamc.org/tickets.html. Adults $10 in advance, $15 at the door, students $5.

RICHMOND AGO CHAPTER PROGRAMS 2017/18

Chapter Program: James David Christie, Introduction to the organ works of Nicolas de Grigny & Mini Recital Tuesday, January 16 7:30 PM Program Reception to follow the program St. James’ Episcopal Church 1205 W. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23220 Chapter Program: Eileen Guenther explores “Spirituals” Tuesday, February 20 6:00 PM Gathering: 6:30 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Meeting; 7:30 PM Program Reveille United Methodist Church 4200 Cary Street Road Richmond, VA 23221 Chapter Program: Richmond AGO Annual Bach Marathon Sunday, March 11 2:00 - 5:00 PM Bethlehem Lutheran Church 1100 W. Grace Street Richmond, VA 23220

David Briggs in Concert (In lieu of Chapter Program) (We join the Repertoire Recital Series for this event.) Friday, April 20 7:30 PM St. James’ Episcopal Church 1205 W. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23220 Chapter Program: Scholarship Student Recital Monday, May 7 6:00 PM Gathering: 6:30 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Meeting; 7:30 PM Program Tabernacle Baptist Church 1925 Grove Avenue Richmond, VA 23220

SUBSTITUTES

The persons listed below have indicated a desire to be called for substituting at church services. No specific qualifications are implied by their inclusion on this list. The employer is responsible for determining that a substitute will adequately meet the needs of the church. Questions should be addressed to Betty Girardeau. If you no longer wish to be included on the substitute list, please ask that your name be removed from the list by emailing Betty Girardeau at bettyg@redfamiliar.com or by phone at 804-647-0825.

Substitutes Available (Including Sundays) Bailey, Tom 804-221-7549 Froberger@aol.com Beck, Susan 804-353-3022 smillerbeck@hotmail.com Burton, Melvin (Mel) 804 744-2325 or Cell 804 347-4673 melburt@comcast.net Freude, Sharon 804-353-4683 freudemusic@earthlink.net Gay, Esther 757-253-0391 (Williamsburg/Tidewater) esthergay@cox.net Grant, Cathy 434-293-0617 (Charlottesville, VA) mclgrant@centurylink.net Kerschbaumer, Evelyn 804-744-3147 ekersch@aol.com Little, Matthew 804-691-2594 kleineklarinette@gmail com Martin, Liz SPC 804-559-0898 David McCormick 804-321-4811 dmccorm@verizon.net Moro, Don 804-652-9311 donmoro@gmail.com Neff, Joan 804-248-2522 (June-August only) jneff@richmond.edu Nowowieski, Adella 804-288-0917 delnow@yahoo.com Traser, Donald 804-644-0888 donald.traser@gmail.com Yates, Elizabeth 804-965-6214 Eay143@yahoo.com

Substitutes Available for Special or Non-Sunday Morning Events Only

Bailey, Tom 804-221-7549 Froberger@aol.com Campbell, Mary 804-337-3935 (cell) 804-288-4098 (home) maryecampbell@comcast.net Hargrove, Elizabeth 804-798-1776 or 804-339-5701 f.hargrovejr@comcast.net Larry Heath 804-212-9861 lwheath51@gmail.com Jonkman, Crystal 804-330-9976 (home) crystal.jonkman@verizon.net 804-301-9976 (cell) crjonkman@stmicaelsbonair.org 804-272-0992 x104 (church) Lindsey, Charles 804-370-7374 charleslindsey15@gmail.com David McCormick 804-321-4811 dmccorm@verizon.net Moro, Don 804-652-9311 donmoro@gmail.com Norfrey, Lisa 434-806-2322 lisa.norfrey@gmail.com Nowowieski, Adella 804-288-0917 delnow@yahoo.com Sachs, David 804-222-2494 Psalm100Pesach@comcast.net Schutt, Ed 804-564-4887 e.schutt@comcast.net Van Ornam, Cheryl 804-814-6677 ago.cheryl@gmail.com

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POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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GRACE EPISOCPAL CHURCH 2995 River Road West, Goochland, VA, 23036 Seeking part-time organist/choir director for two Sunday services and one weekly adult choir rehearsal. Extra services during Advent, Christ-mas Eve, and Easter. Allen 3 manual organ. Compensation $300 per week. Interested candidates should contact Emily Dunevant via email at emilydunevant@gmail.com or by phone at 804-955-5045. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE CREATOR 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Seeking part-time organist/choir director for one Sunday morning service. Small but talented and always-willing-to-learn adult choir rehearses for one hour before the service on Sunday morning, and small children's choir rehearses for 1/2 hour after Sunday service. Special services during Advent, Lent, and Holy Week. Funerals and weddings are right of first refusal and paid outside of the salary. 10-year-old Rogers Trillium series organ, 2 manuals. Optimal speaker placement with sound expansion along with most recent model digital sequencer. Compensation from $12,000 -14,000, based on experience and education. Interested candidates should apply with a cover letter, resume, and references to Elizabeth Lafoon, elafoon@orchardhouse.org.

LOWER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 120 Lower Church Rd, Hartfield, VA 23071 Seeking organist for two Sunday morning services and one Wednesday evening choir rehearsal as well as other special music presentations to include Advent and Holy Week. Three-manual Rodgers 960, Draw Knob organ. Approximate salary $12,400 per year. Opportunities for wed-ding and funerals are compensated separately. One week leave the first year increasing to two the second year. Interested candidates should contact Terry Rogers at tarogers51@outlook.com or 850-974-0863. ST. MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9000 St. Martin’s Lane, Richmond, VA, 23294. Seeking part-time organist/choir director for one Sunday morning service and one weeknight adult choir rehearsal as well as special services during Holy Week and Christmas. Candidates should be familiar with the Episcopal liturgical tradition as practiced in a Eucharistically-centered sung service and should possess a desire to be involved in parish life. Salary range is $18,000-$23,000 per year with 4 weeks paid vaca-tion, continuing education funds, and opportunities for wedding and funerals which are compensated separately. Three manual Rodgers 750 draw knob organ. For information about the church and congregation please visit the church website at www.saintmartinschurch.org. Inter-ested candidates should contact Linda Fairtile at lfairtile@gmail.com. The position will become available in January 2018. SAINTS CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 30 Malvern Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23221 Seeking part-time organist for one Sunday morning service and one weekly adult choir rehearsal, special services at Christmas and Easter Week, and two special concerts per year. Three manual hybrid Rogers Sonata 88 organ. Candidate should be able to sight read music well. Knowledge of Eastern Orthodox Christian Music is helpful but not required. Annual salary $11,000 per year. Interested candidates should contact Berna-dette Cornelius, Cathedral Secretary, via email at bernadette@vagocathedral.org or days by phone at 804-355-3687 or Susan Prousalis, Cathe-dral Personnel Committee, via email at sprousalis11@verizon.com or by phone days at 804-740-1188; cell 804-339-2822. ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH 315 Harris Grove Lane, Yorktown, VA, 23692 Seeking part-time organist/choir director (Minister of Music) for 3 week-end services, and several special services at Christmas, Holy Week, Penance Services, and Confirmation Mass. One weekly adult choir rehearsal and one weekly Youth choir rehearsal. Rogers organ. Salary range $30,000 to $35,000 per year with 15 day paid vacation per year. Other benefits include retirement/pension plan. Interested candidates should contact Deacon Jim via email at jsatterwhite@stjoanofarcva.org or phone at 757-898-5507 or Ms. Gina Baird via email at gbaird@stjoanofarcva.org or phone at 757-898-5570. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond, VA, 23226 Seeking a part-time organist to assist in playing for two Sunday morning services, accompany the Chancel Choir, and rehearse when needed with children’s choirs. Available for service playing is a three manual Andover, a Steinway grand and a Hubbard harpsichord for accompani-ment and solo works. Salary ranges from $11,000 to $12, 000 with flexible time for practicing and time off. Please contact Suzanne Riehl at sriehl@fpcrichmond.org if interested.

Historic Organ Recitals in the Wren Chapel, at the College of William & Mary

Candlelight Concerts

& Historic Organ Recitals

December, 2017

Saturday, December 2 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert Emulate Ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisburg, Virginia, Ryan Keebaugh, Director

Tuesday, December 5 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Handbell Concert Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers, Rebecca Davy, Director & Handbell Choir from First Baptist Church, Scotland St., Reggie Fox, Director with JanEl Will, Organist

Thursday, December 7 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Chamber Recital Melvin Lauf, Jr., Harp, Maria Rhode, Flute, Rena Long, Oboe, Tony Grizzel, Clarinet, & Laura Cathcart, Saxaphone

Saturday, December 9 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert New Dominion Choraliers Community Choir from Prince William County, Virginia, Katherine Nelson-Tracey, Director

Tuesday, December 12 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert: Music of Buxtehude, Telemann, & Libby Larsen Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra Rebecca Davy, Director

Thursday, December 14 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert Manassas Community Choir from Manassas, Virginia, Becky Verner, Director

Saturday, December 16 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir from Richmond, Virginia, Judy Fiske, Director

Tuesday, December 19 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert Men & Boys Choir from All Saints Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, Scott Hayes, Director

Thursday, December 21 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Choral Concert One Accord Choir from First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, Philip Mitchell, Director

Tuesday, December 26 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Organ Recital & Carol Sing Rebecca Davy, Music Director & Organist at Bruton Parish with Darla Wilmot, Flutist

Thursday, December 28 @ 8:00 pm Christmas Duo Recital Spencer & Beanne, Matthew Spencer & Mei-Li Beanne, Violin, Viola, Guitar, & Voice

Saturday, December 30 @ 8:00 pm Holiday Organ & Harpsichord Recital Dr. Ross Ellison, Organist from Millersville University in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sunday, December 31 @9:15 & 11:15 am Nine Lessons & Carols Bruton Parish Choirs, Rebecca Davy, Director & JanEl Will, Organist

Thursday, November 30 – Thomas Marshall Friday, December 1 – Rebecca Davy Saturday, December 2 – Rebecca Davy Monday, December 4 – Rebecca Davy Tuesday, December 5 – Norman Elton Thursday, December 7 – Thomas Marshall Friday, December 8 – Rebecca Davy Saturday, December 9 – Rebecca Davy Monday, December 11 – Rebecca Davy Thursday, December 14 – Thomas Marshall Friday, December 15 – Rebecca Davy

Saturday, December 16 – Rebecca Davy Monday, December 18 – Rebecca Davy Thursday, December 21 – Rebecca Davy Friday, December 22 – Norman Elton Saturday, December 23 – Rebecca Davy Tuesday, December 26 – Thomas Marshall Wednesday, December 27 – Rebecca Davy Thursday, December 28 – Rebecca Davy Friday, December 29 – Rebecca Davy Saturday, December 30 – Rebecca Davy

Rebecca Davy, Music Director & Organist · Dr. JanEl Will, Organist · James Darling, Choirmaster & Organist Emeritus

Contact: bdavy@brutonparish.org or (757) 645-3431 Website: www.brutonparish.org

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BEAUTIFUL CONTINUO ORGAN FOR RENT The Bennet & Giutarri organ is an excellent instrument for accompanying your vocal or instrumental ensemble. The voic-ing and speech is exceptionally fine and regular from note to note. The tone is gentle and supportive. There is no strident, piercing sound. All the pipes are wood and stable in pitch. Tuning is normally performed with equal temperament however some unequal temperaments may be set. The transposing keyboard allows for several different pitches. The organ can be delivered to your performance venue two days prior to use. It is tuned the day prior to use and then picked up not later than the day after use. Renter is responsible for the safe keeping of the organ while in possession and arranging ready and easy access for delivery, tuning and pick up. Mileage for delivery is extra when outside Baltimore City.

C-d"' (51 notes) transposing keyboard A - 392, 415, 440, 465 hz 8' Gedackt 4' Flute 2' Principal ● Organ is mounted on a stage dolly for easy moving ● Blower is self contained within the case ● Volume controlled with opening panels ● Equal Temperament ● Unequal Temperament Tuning is available for additional charge ● Set-up and Tuning included in rental ● Gentle tone, perfect for chamber and choral music ● Plugs into standard 110 volt outlet, extension cord included To schedule an inspection or inquire about dates and rates please contact; David M. Storey, Inc. Pipe Organ Builders and Restorers Baltimore, Maryland 410-889-3800 – davidmstoreyinc@gmail.com

American Guild of Organists,

Richmond Chapter Ryan Tibbetts, Editor

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December, for many of us, is one of the more hectic times of the year—churches have special services, com-munity and school choirs have performances, and somewhere in the midst of that, we most likely have decorat-ing, gift shopping, and family obligations to manage! This year, I have a Lessons and Carols service one week-end, performances with one of my community choruses the next, and then a service-packed December 24th, which this year is both the fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve (plus, I somehow wound up playing a wedding that day, because I clearly didn’t have enough going on). I’m very excited about all of it (we’re doing some great repertoire at St. Mary’s, and I’m conducting Part I of Messiah for the first time), but I’ll definitely be ready to sleep for about a week when it’s all done!

Likely in acknowledgement of the fact that this is a busy month, there are no Chapter programs in December to reference in this edition of the Stoplist, but we have the first part of an article by Donald Traser discussing some of his favorite hymns. The rest will be printed in the next issue or two. Once again, if you have an idea for an article, please feel free to speak to me or to Nancy Reed about it! One important bit of business: I will need all submissions for the January Stoplist no later than Monday, December 18. I’ll be out of town and away from the computer I use to assemble each issue for about a week after Christmas, so I need to get the January issue fin-ished up by the 20th or so. Best wishes to all of you in this holiday season—I hope you all enjoy successful and meaningful performances and services, and then can enjoy some rest and relaxation once those are done! -Ryan ryan.tibbetts@gmail.com