Feast of Lights at St. Michael and All Angels

THE EPIPHANY

The Feast of Lights, Thursday January 5 at 6 p.m.

A service of Epiphany Lessons and Carols with Choir and Chamber Orchestra, directed by James Diaz, modeled after the lessons and carols service of King's College, Cambridge.

• Aria in Classic Style—Marcel Grandjany
• Hymn: Once in Royal Devid's City
• Behold, the Lord the Ruler—Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Adam Lay Ybounden—Peter Warlock
• A Maiden Most Gentle—Andrew Carter
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night—James Diaz and Hyeon Jeong
• All This Time —William Walton

Prelude/Postlude:
ERIK SATIE – Gymnopedie No. 1 for strings and harp  -  Mp3  (live from the service)
J. S. BACH – Overture / Badinerie from Orchestral Suite in B-Minor for flute and strings

Location:
ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
8011 Douglas Ave.
Dallas, TX 75225
map

Christmas Eve with the Gyros String Quartet

24 December, 2011

On Christmas Eve you can choose this year again from either two afternoon services, or two Candlelight midnight services:

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
8011 Douglas
Dallas, TX 75225
(click here for map)

3:00pm and 5:00pm – Christmas liturgy with the Gyros String Quintet, organ and choir.

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St. Luke's Episcopal Church 

5923 Royal Lane
Dallas, TX 75230
(click here for map)

Christmas Eve Music, 10:00 pm - with the Gyros String Quartet
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 10:30 pm

or

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
6306 Kenwood Avenue
Dallas, TX 75214
(map)

11:00 pm – prelude with Gyros Strings, 2 oboes, organ and choir

J. S. BACH  –  Cantata No. 61 - “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”
ANTONIO VIVALDI  –  Concerto for two oboes and strings in d - minor
J. S. BACH  –  Cantata No. 133 - “Ich freue mich in dir”

Midnight Service:

JOHN RUTTER – Candlelight Carol
J. S. BACH  –  Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054

Amanda & Travis at HPUMC

PROGRAM:

Prelude

Corelli – Concerto Grosso op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto”
Mozart – “Divertimento No. 1 in D”
Bach – “Largo ma non tanto” from “Concerto for Two Violins”
Purcell – “Rondeau” from “Abdelazar”
Mouret – “Rondeau”  

Seating of the Families

Bach – “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”

Attendant Processional

Pachelbel – “Canon in D”

Bridal Processional

Wagner – “Bridal Chorus”

Wedding Duet

Sager/Foster – “The Prayer”

Unity Candle

Malotte – “The Lord’s Prayer”

Recessional

Handel – “Hornpipe” from “Water Music”

Postlude

Stanley – “Trumpet Voluntary”


GYROS STRING QUARTET:
Aleksandr Snytkin, violin
Amy Faires, violin
Norbert Gerl, viola
Mitch Maxwell, violoncello

Michael Shake, organ & piano
Tom Booth, trumpet

Vocal Soloists
Rachel Higgs
Sterling Shanks

Anne & Travis at St. Thomas Aquinas

PROGRAM:

Prelude

Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto”

Seating of the Families

J. S. Bach – “Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G-Major”

Attendant Processional

Pachelbel – “Canon in D”

Ring Bearer Processional

J. S. Bach – “Sheep May Safely Graze”

Bridal Processional

Clarke – “Trumpet Voluntary”

Presentation of the Gifts

J. S. Bach – “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

Communion

Lovland/Graham – “You Raise Me Up”

Recessional

Handel – “Hornpipe” from “Water Music”


GYROS STRING QUARTET:
Filip Fenrych, violin
Jennifer Sweetman, violin
Norbert Gerl, viola
Mitch Maxwell, violoncello

Michael Conrady, organ

Coordinator: Sarah Pittman, Lagniappe Weddings
 

Gabriel Fauré Requiem at Northridge PC

Northridge Presbyterian Church
6920 Bob-O-Link
Dallas, TX  75214
(map)

Sunday, November 6, 2011

7:00 PM

choral concert with chamber orchestra*
directed by Grady Coyle

Program:
J. S. BACH – Toccata and Fugue in D-minor
J. S. BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb-major
MARCEL GRANDJANY – “Aria”
GABRIEL FAURÉ – Requiem, op. 48


* The musicians:  
Sergey Tsoy – violin & viola
Jennifer Sweetman – viola
Norbert Gerl – viola
Mitch Maxwell – violoncello 
Nan Zhang – violoncello
Chris Pike – bass
Naoko Nakamura – harp

Gerald Wood – horn 

Heather Test – horn
Grady Coyle – organ & hapsichord continuo

The choir of Northridge Presbyterian Church

Admission is free

Mozart Requiem at St. Thomas Aquinas

All Souls’ Evening Prayer and Service of Light

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
6306 Kenwood Ave.
Dallas, TX 75214
(map)

All Souls’ Evening Prayer and Service of Light

7:30 pm

Followed immediately by:

Mozart Requiem, K. 626

8:15 pm

Performed by the Saint Thomas Aquinas Choir and orchestra.

Michael Conrady, Conductor

Dee Donasco, Soprano

Tanya Deiter, Alto

Paul Kroeger, Tenor

John Hendricks, Bass

Admission is free

Get a taste here:

Haydn Project, part 3

This past Sunday, October 17, we resumed the Haydn Project - reading all 68 quartets in chronological order - after a long summer hiatus. Swang had his new violin with him - very exciting!

On the menu - after dinner* - were the 6 quartets in the op. 9 series, written ca. 1769/70 after a ten year break from the op. 1 and op. 2 quartets:

• Quartet No. 11 in D minor, Op. 9, No. 4, FHE No. 16, Hoboken No. III:22
• Quartet No. 12 in C major, Op. 9, No. 1, FHE No. 7, Hoboken No. III:19
• Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 9, No. 3, FHE No. 9, Hoboken No. III:21
• Quartet No. 14 in E♭ major, Op. 9, No. 2, FHE No. 8, Hoboken No. III:20
• Quartet No. 15 in B♭ major, Op. 9, No. 5, FHE No. 17, Hoboken No. III:23
• Quartet No. 16 in A major, Op. 9, No. 6, FHE No. 18, Hoboken No. III:24

Some of the standout moments were: the Adagio in No. 2, the Largo cantabile in No. 5, and the brooding d-minor quartet No. 4.

We finished after midnight, still willing to tackle a Mozart viola quintet, but relenting in the interest of good neighborly relations.

Swang Lin, violin
Amy Faires, violin
Jennifer Sweetman, viola
Norbert Gerl, viola
Mitch Maxwell, violoncello

*Chicken Korma, Naan, Tomato and Quinoa salads

Jill & Alan at Katie’s Garden

This early evening ceremony took place on Saturday, August 27 at the lovely “Katie’s Garden” in McKinney. Announced as one of the hottest weekends this year, temperatures reached a furnace-like 109°. Fortunately we were set up in full shade, but not having to wear a tuxedo was also very helpful.

More information about Katie’s Garden here.

Program:
PRELUDE
The Cranberries – “Dreams”
Hardy – Theme from “Anne of Green Gables”
Morricone – “Gabriel’s Oboe”
Purcell –  Rondeau from Abdelazar  (from “Pride and Prejudice”)
Legrand – “Windmills of Your Mind”
Goodall – “The Lord is my Shepherd” from “The Vicar of Dibley”
Aphex Twin – “Jynweythek Ylow”
Aphex Twin – “Hy a Scullyas Lyf a Dhagrow”

PROCESSIONAL
Armstrong – “Portuguese Love Theme” from “Love Actually”

RECESSIONAL
MacMaster – “Mother Nature”

POSTLUDE
Handel – “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Heather & Carl at PCPC, June 11, 2011

For this very unusual ceremony mother-of-the-bride Gail gradually steered the music selections toward a subtle Italian direction. When she asked if it was possible to add an oboe to the string quartet, our good friend and colleague Steve Pettey came immediately to mind.  Steve performed as a soloist with us many times at the Dream Café in the ’90s and just last month at a Marie Gabrielle wedding ceremony (we are not sure if this sudden flurry of oboe and string quartet constitutes a trend, but think it's really cool).

The program centered around the Ennio Morricone classic Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission” for the seating of the family, but also gave us a chance to revisit the Marcello Oboe Concerto with the famous Adagio (J. S. Bach liked it so much, he transcribed it for keyboard).

Program:

Prelude
Purcell – Rondeau from “Abdelazar” (featured in “Pride & Prejudice”)
Sartori – Con te partiro
Vivaldi – “Spring”
Morricone – Love Theme from “Cinema Paradiso”
Rota – Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”
Marcello – Oboe Concerto in C-minor
J. S. Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Ceremony

Seating of the Families

Morricone – “Gabriel’s Oboe”

Wedding Party Processional

Pachelbel – “Canon in D”

Bridal Processional

Clarke – “Prince of Denmark’s March”

Recessional

Handel – “Hornpipe” from “Water Music”

Postlude
Purcell – “Trumpet Tune”


GYROS STRING QUARTET:
Sergey Tsoy, violin
Swang Lin, violin
Norbert Gerl, viola
Mitch Maxwell, violoncello

Steve Pettey, oboe
Colin Howland, organ

Coordinator: Emily Youngblood, Blessed Unions

Once Upon A Time... Storybook Love, part 2

Ransley and Jamin’s wonderful wedding took place on Saturday, April 23rd, right before Easter, at Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park. Featuring long-time friend, colleague and amazing musician Chris Carrington on guitar, along with the string quartet, this rarely used combination allowed for some unusual and imaginative music choices.

Gyros Quintet: Chris Carrington, Mitch Maxwell, Filip Fenrych, April Kondrat, Alik Snytkin

PROGRAM:

Prelude
Hallelujah
Con te Partiro
Gabriel’s Oboe
Yesterday 
Vivaldi  -   Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93

Ceremony

Family Processional

“Concerning Hobbits” from “The Lord of the Rings”

Entrance of the Wedding Party

“Chasing Cars”

Bride and Her Father

“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”

Blending of the Sands

“Storybook Love” from “The Princess Bride”

Recessional

“Viva la Vida”

Postlude

“Don’t Stop Believing”

Coordinator: Marsha Ballard French, Stardust Celebrations
Great photos by Sil Azevedo, Azevedo Photography