AGO Seattle 2022 (V) #2405
. . . a powerful prelude, a poetic vision, spiritual reflections, and a parade of psalms.
Hour 1
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in e, BuxWV 142. KARL OSTERLAND: Grand Partita on Ein feste Burg (Fanfare & Trio). JOHANN NICOLAUS HANFF: Ein feste Burg –Julia Brown (1995 Pasi/Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA) (r. 7/5/22)
HINA SAKAMOTO: Tamayura - The orbs encircling me in heaven (1. The sound of the orbs in heaven; 2. My soul ascends with the rising wind; 3. The orbs encircling me in heaven; 4. The sweet scent of orbs fills the air; 5. My soul leaps at the gently floatins orbs; 6. The orbs, fresh like balls of water, feel like a soft, warm hand and taste like the sweetest fruit; 7. In each of these orbs dwells the boundless lightness of God). IAN FARRINGTON: Lay my burden down (Sometimes I feel like a motherless child & Every time I feel the spirit) –Miho Takekawa, marimba; Yun Kim (1989 Fritts/Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA) (r. 7/4/22)
Filler – BUXTEHUDE (see above)
Hour 2
BRENDA PORTMAN: How long, o Lord, fr Psalm Sonata No. 1. RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr.): All people that on earth do dwell. LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Psalms 108 & 100, fr Chichester Psalms. MARTIN LUTHER: Out of the depths. ANTHONY PICCOLO: Anthem, O how amiable. MARY KAY BEALL: O God, you are my God alone. MARK SEDIO: Anthem, Nada me falta (Psalm 23). ULYSSES KAY: Anthem, O praise the Lord. RICHARD PROULX: The stars declare his glory. STEPHANIE MARTIN: Anthem, Now the queen of seasons. WILLIAM CROFT: O God, our help in ages past. CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Psalm 150. HUBERT PARRY: O praise ye the Lord. PATRICK A. SCOTT: 2 Improvisations on O praise ye the Lord –Choir of Epiphany Seattle/Maxine Thévenot; Janet Yieh and Patrick A. Scott (1995 Casavant/Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA) (r. 7/6/22)
Filler - PARRY: Hymn, O praise ye the Lord (see above)
This series will be continued in coming months. The next AGO National Convention will take place in San Francisco, CA (June 30-July 4, 2024).
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