Friday, December 13, 2019
7:30 pm
The Brass Roots Lance LaDuke, Guest Conductor
East Liberty Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir Dr. Edward Alan Moore, Music Director/Organist Michael Painter, Organ Accompanist
Jim Cunningham, Narrator
C ATHEDRAL 116 South Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206 www.ELPC.church EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EastLibertyPresbyterian the Program Please silence all electronic devices during this evening’s performance.
Canzona Per Sonare in Echo Duodecimi Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. David Gardner
Toccata on Antioch Craig Phillips
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
Suite from the Nutcracker Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1. Overture arr. Michael Allen 2. March 3. Tea – Chinese Dance 4. Cafe – Arabian Dance 5. Trepak – Russian Dance
Ding Dong! Merrily on High arr. Charles Wood Lyrics: G.R. Woodward
Carol of the Bells Mykola Leontovych Lyrics: Peter J. Wilhousky
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Purple Hymnal #119 arr. Paul Halley
Intermission
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Carillon – Joy to the World Mary Beth Bennett
12 Days of Christmas Traditional/arr. Bill Holcombe
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Anthony DiLorenzo Poem by Clement Clarke Moore Jim Cunningham, narrator
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks/Michael Brown/arr. Rana Jurjus
This Christmastide (Jessye’s Carol) Donald Fraser
Noel Traditional/arr. Anthony DiLorenzo
Carol: Joy to the World Purple Hymnal #134 arr. Paul Halley
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Traditional/arr. David Gardner See back cover for words. FRIENDS OF MUSIC
The ninth season of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts presents an exciting lineup of vocal, choral, organ, instrumental, and chamber music offerings.
To help support this series of concerts, a Friends of Music fund has been established at ELPC. All donors will have their names listed in the 2019-2020 series concert programs, unless requested to be anonymous.
We are grateful to the following Friends of Music:
Douglas and Linda Ahlsedt Mary Lenox
John A. Bavaro and Joel and Beth Minnigh Stanley Koepke (in honor of our boys) (in memory of Giovannina Bavaro) Burl J. F. Moone III John Buckley and Emily Rosenthal Dr. Edward Alan Moore Rev. J. Howard Cherry and Rev. David A. Eichelberger Paul Overby and Patricia Sprague
Harold and Linda Deiss Richard S. Prescott (in honor of Grace Wallace Grubbs and Susan Gilmore in memory of Catherine G. Prescott)
Penn and Kathey Hackney Cheryl Rhodes (in memory of George E. Morris) Rev. Joe and Cathie Hajdu (in honor of Wilda Hajdu Whitley) Betty Jo Rieley
Carol Hoehn Laura Ristau (in memory of Martin Autore) Jim and Carolyn Russ Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nye Hutchison III (in memory of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Nye Hutchison) William A. Stevens (in memory of husband Roger C. Westman) Justin and Florence Johnson (in memory of son Justin Llewellyn Johnson) Joseph C. Stubler
Arthur J. Kerr, Jr. Colleen Vermillion
Pamela Kimmel Frances Wilson
Bill and Nancy Latshaw Rev. E. Philip Wilson
Bryan and Heather Lawrence (in honor of ELPC staff)
Please prayerfully consider a donation to support the 2019-2020 Cathedral Concerts and then invite some friends to join you for the concerts! For more information on becoming a Friend of Music, please contact Dr. Edward Moore ([email protected]; 412.441.3800 x124).
the Performers
EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CHANCEL CHOIR www.ELPC.church
Dr. Edward Alan Moore, Organist/Music Director Michael Painter, Organ Accompanist Jacob Berger * Elmer Harkema Jim Russ Peter Bianchi Debbie Hurrell Linda Sanders Carly Noel Black * David Jennings-Smith * Julianne Sanscartier Beth Bush Emma Johnson Marjorie Schmidt Katharine Carlson Philip Kaufholz Jon Erik Schreiber Timothy Chaplin Pamela Kimmel Denise Sheffey-Powell * Adrianna Cleveland * Cathleen Malmstrom Matt Stufft Lorraine Commeret Joel Minnigh Colleen Vermillion Doug Cooper Beth Minnigh Robert Washburn Kathleen Mahin Croyle Gail Novak Mosites Andrew Wilkinson Stefani Danes Jon Nelson James Eng Michael Painter * * Section Leader Todd Farwell * Nancy Phillips Adelia Frye Mary Randolph *
JESSYE’S CAROL ENSEMBLE Jacob Berger, Peter Bianchi, Carly Noel Black Adrianna Cleveland, David Jennings-Smith, Michael Painter Mary Randolph, Denise Sheffey-Powell THE BRASS ROOTS www.thebrassroots.com
Lance LaDuke, Conductor
Trumpet Sam Eisenhandler David Gardner Matt McCormack Shawn Wilson
Horn Rana Jurjus Lindsey Nova Jacob Wiggins THE BRASS ROOTS Chris Zhu
Tenor Trombone Julia Dennis Mike Ross Morgan Wynn
Bass Trombone Jonah Weller
Tuba John Caughman Amanda Willard
Percussion Ujjal Bhattacharyya LANCE LADUKE Nick Huneycutt Abby Langhorst
JIM CUNNINGHAM www.wqed.org
Classical WQED FM 89.3
JIM CUNNINGHAM WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
TAIZÉ SUNG PRAYER JOURNEY WORSHIP SANCTUARY WORSHIP Wednesdays, 7 pm Sundays, 8:45 am Sundays, 11 am Chapel Social Hall 1st floor Sanctuary Chants and periods of meditative A gospel/contemporary service for Our largest service with a multi- silence modeled after the Taizé a fresh encounter with the cultural congregation and music community in France. gospel of Jesus Christ. from organ, piano and choir.
Christmas Eve Services Tuesday, December 24
5:00 PM FAMILY SERVICE The Rev. Heather Schoenewolf will preach.
10:00 PM CANDLELIGHT SERVICE Music begins at 9:30 pm. The Rev. Dr. Randy Bush will preach. Both services will be in the Sanctuary, and include Communion and candle lighting. UPCOMING CONCERTS AT E AST L IBERTY P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
CHATHAM BAROQUE Saturday, FEB 15, 2020 ■ 8:00 PM ■ CHAPEL (tickets: https://chathambaroque.org) Pittsburgh’s premiere Baroque Ensemble returns to perform their annual trio program in the intimacy of the ELPC Chapel. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available to ELPC members from Dr. Ed Moore.
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE Saturday, MARCH 28, 2020 ■ 4:00 PM ■ SANCTUARY (Get free tickets at the door or register in advance at http://tiny.cc/ELPCCMU) The CMU Wind Ensemble will fill the sanctuary with the majestic and unique sounds of winds, brass, percussion, and organ. Music for wind ensemble and organ is not often heard in a spectacular setting like this. Featured on the program will be a new composition for wind ensemble and organ by Pittsburgh composer Nancy Galbraith.
THE BRASS ROOTS & ORGAN: Movies, Movies, Movies! Friday, MAY 22, 2020 ■ 7:30 PM ■ SANCTUARY The 9th Season of Cathedral Concerts closes with another sonic spectacular for brass percussion and organ featuring ELPC’s brass ensemble in residence, The Brass Roots, and organist Edward Alan Moore. PSO trombonist and arranger James Nova returns to lead the ensemble in his arrangements of Danny Elfman’s music from Batman and Beetlejuice. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Repeat
The Brass Roots would like to extend a special thanks to the following donors for their support during the 2019-20 season:
Sharon Agar & Richard Johnson John Caughman Carrie Eisenhandler David Gardner Allyson Huneycutt Rana Jurjus Kathy Krause Gary & Janet Langhorst Anonymous (4)
The 2016 recording of Christmas in East Liberty with the Brass Roots and organist Edward Alan Moore is available for download on the iTunes Store or Amazon Digital Music Store by searching for “Christmas in East Liberty.”