With Heart and Voice; 18

This is with heart and voice program 0 0 1 8. With heart and voice is a production of WXXI FM in Rochester New York and is funded by the contributing members of the WXXI public broadcasting Council. And Oh and welcome to his heart and voice a program of music from the organ and

sacred choral repertoire so I'm Richard Gladwell. The Sunday after Easter is sometimes referred to as low Sunday so-called In contrast to the high feast of Easter Day. However there is nothing low about the music that you're going to hear today of the choir of York Minster Park Baptist Church in Toronto to liven things up with music by Godfrey Sampson Johann Sebastian Bach and John Gardner. But first this is a lingering movement from George Frederick Handel's organ Chouteau in G minor Handel as you know wrote several of these concertos sometimes using them as intermission pieces for his oratorios organist Paul Nicholson is assisted by the Brandenburg concert conducted by Roy Goodman. Given its first performance at the premiere of Alexander's feast at

Covent Garden in London on February the 19th in 1736 the second movement of Handel's organ concerto in G minor written for the small English organ the instrument we heard that of St. Lawrence wood church which is in London was around and played by Handel at the time of his employment at Canon's. The home of the juke of Shan DOS. We move now to a Gloria in Excelsis Deo by the Italian composer of the 17th century by the way she calls a loney. This Gloria is actually a Christmas piece written in the form of a dialogue between the shepherds and the angels. Cause unknown His name doesn't appear in my reference material so I can't tell you very much about him. This is a beautiful choir. The Netherlands Bach society who's artistic director is yes. Vande Velde Hovan. Mm.

No. A Gloria in excelsis day in the form of a dialogue between the shepherds and the

angels. Cause a loney obviously composed with Christmas in mind. But if you're like me I like to hear Christmas of music more than once a year. I love a recording made by the Netherlands Bach society. I met your dad well and this is with heart and voice. Some gran singing from a choir that number's about 65 members and they along with a cast of an organ of 85 stops 100 ranks form part of the worship at York Minster Park Baptist Church in Toronto Canada. I do sometimes receive their Sunday bulletins and I can assure you that their standard is very high. Catherine who was the choir director when this recording was made has now retired. Here they are to sing three pieces my song shall be always by Godfrey Samson. The words are said to Psalm 89 and then comes a

stirring chorus from Bach's Cantata one seventy two. And Charlotte is Lida let your voice exult and the fresh setting of the hymn fight the good fight by John Gardner. Live.

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Know. The. Organist Ronald S. Jordan to come get the choir of York Minster Park Baptist Church in Toronto Canada in sacred choral pieces by God for Sampson. Johann Sebastian Bach and John Gardner a very exuberant choir formally led by Catherine M. Palma to sacred choruses written for the synagogue are coming up. But first you are listening to his heart and

voice. We'll take a break from choral music for an overture of trumpets by the English composer Henry Pursell. This is a transcription for brass organ and timpani of the entrance music to his stage drama The Fairy Queen. We hear the mind's Cathedral Brass Quintet and timpani with Albert Schoenberg at the six manual because he'd roll again. I am. Nothing.

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Henry personal Fairy Queen. It was scored for brass quintet organ and timpani Felix Mendelssohn as choral music was probably the most important aspect of his work. He was the son of a Jewish family who adopted the Christian faith and took the name Bach told a sacred core output is exceptional with oratory to some settings and other secret choral pieces to his credit. The boat head lolls Findon which is scored for control to choir and organ was published by Mendelssohn in 1841. Now Dante Puri praise you servants of the Lord Praise the name of the Lord is set to words from Psalm 139 and one twenty eight. The scoring is for women's voices and organ and of the singers of French. A group known as the Osama show cerise with organ to come

to an organ to comfort him and by Vance home and conducted by John civvies. Going.

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It is not often that we find a French choir singing the choral works of

Felix Mendelssohn already. We did however hear the home. In the motel it let me oh Lord find help for alto solo choir and organ followed by loud praise you servants of the Lord for women's chorus and organ choral music by nearly $11 ski is next after this remind that you're listening to the heart and voice. I was very pleased to receive a promotional copy of a CD called weld festival of sacred music Europe a collection of instrumental and sacred pieces from various religions from Europe. Two of the compositions from the CD were of the Jewish faith and composed by the 19th century Jewish composer Louis leavened off ski The first is a setting of

the Ma. How beautiful are the tents. And we'll also hear and Alleluia by the same composer. Now there are so many choir singing on this recording. You know all in Germany but too numerous to mention. Uh.

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Uh. Two sacred choral pieces written for the synagogue and composed by Louis are beautiful all the tents and we close the program with music by play. It is actually the fugue from the prelude and few the name and now composed in 1942 in reaction to the death. Now who was on active duty in World War 2. Scott plays the mammoth organ of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Fugue from predator.

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for another edition of with Hossam voice. Is the director of audio engineering and I'm Richard Gladwell. With heart and voice is a production of WXXI FM in Rochester New York

and is funded by the contributing members of the WXXI public broadcasting Council. For a playlist of this week's program send a stamped self-addressed envelope along with the topic of the program two with heart and voice WXXI box 21 Rochester New York 1 4 6 0 1. The Sunday off to East is sometimes referred to as low as Sunday so cold in contrast to the high feast of Easter Day. However there is nothing low about the music you'll hear all next with heart and voice. The choir of York Minster Park Baptist Church in Toronto will liven things up with music by Godfrey Sampson buck and John Gardner. I'm Richard Ludlow. Join me won't you.