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Celebrating 50 Years of broadcasting the finest sacred music SEPTEMBER 2007 / YEAR C

Sing For Joy is a production of the Office of Church Relations of St.Olaf College.

by Pastor Bruce Benson, host

zeslaw Milosz, the duplicity. The question is not, should people Nobel Prize winning fake religiosity if they can’t muster up the real Cwriter, once wrote a thing. No, they should not. The question has small prose-poem embracing more to do with how people should live with and affirming an aspect of the fact that they do not always feel like doing prayer that can calm rather what is good, right and proper. than distress an anxious soul. For people who go to church (or synagogue, mosque, temple, The world of religion and spirituality often gets etc.) the practice of prayer, the act of prayer, itself tangled and snarled in matters of motiva- often precedes the urge or emotional desire to tion and sincerity. If your heart isn’t in it, we pray. Isn’t that a bad thing? Isn’t that a mark of say, you are not doing it right. And “it” includes insincerity? Only, Milosz would say, if waiting all aspects of the life of faith: prayer, thanksgiv- for the right feeling keeps one from praying at ing, compassion, feeding the hungry, forgiving all. If one waits to feel like it, he wrote, one your neighbor, caring for creation, etc. It is right to want a spirit that matches the deed in these elations might never pray. things, but Milosz’s small poem is a reminder Architects often say that form follows function, that the right spirit sometimes follows the deed but in the case of prayer, Milosz suggests almost instead of leading it. the opposite: namely, that a functioning prayer life often follows — that is, it can be stirred up The expression “sing for joy” can be an example by — the form of prayer. When in doubt, pray. of this. Most of the time when I use that expres- Don’t wait to feel like it. This has been the sion I think of the joy preceding the song. That genius and steadfast value of liturgical worship is, because of the presence of joy, one sings. But in the Christian Church. It gives people the form that is not the only thing the expression can of prayer and invites, even directs, them to pray. mean. It can also mean, “For joy, sing!” In other “Let us pray,” says the minister. And what is left words, sing to find joy. I’m sure several million unsaid is the rest of the sentence “whether we choir members have experienced that. At the feel like it or not.” Perhaps that reluctance to start of rehearsal during a busy week there may prayer, that slowness to pray, is not a universal not be quite enough joy to burst into song, but human experience; perhaps the Saints are always by singing anyway the joy switch is turned on ready to pray. I think I have known a few saint- and pretty soon one is singing for joy in the ly people myself who seemed always ready to other sense. We who produce the Sing For Joy pray. But Milosz’s point could apply also to program hope it blesses your life that way, even them. The saints, his poem argues, are those in seasons when you find your own joy in short who pray even when they don’t feel like it. supply. Sing for joy.

Milosz is not arguing in favor of insincerity Peace be with you, or impurity of heart. His literature has been honored and admired for its integrity not its 21437 SFJ Sept07 7/24/07 2:16 PM Page 3

September 2, 2007 Psalm 1 – Bruce Neswick (PS) Scriptures for Time after Pentecost (Lectionary 22): Choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Indianapolis, Ind. / Frank W. Boles (1R) Proverbs 25:6–7 (CD) O Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord / (PS) Psalm 112 ST. PAUL’S INDIANAPOLIS / STP004 (2R) Hebrews 13:1–8 © 1997 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6050 North Meridian Street, (G) Luke 14:1, 7–14 Indianapolis, IN 46208 www.stpaulsindy.org Gather Us In (GATHER US IN) – Marty Haugen (1R) Sing For Joy Hymn Festival Congregation O For a Closer Walk – Charles Villiers Stanford (G) (CD) Home, Harvest and Healing: A Sing For Joy Hymn Festival / Saint Clement’s Choir: Philadelphia, Penn. / Peter Richard Conte ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2648 (CD) Hymns of Heaven and Earth / DORIAN / DOR-90259 © 2003 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, © 1998 Dorian Recordings, c/o Sono Luminus, Northfield, MN 55057 328 Independence Drive, Winchester, VA 22602 www.stolafrecords.com www.dorian.com “He Made Himself of No Reputation” from The Crucifixion – No More Auction Block – African American Spiritual, Sir John Stainer, orch. Barry Rose (G) arr. Lawrence Brown (2R) Roderick Williams, baritone; Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra: Paul Robeson, bass; Lawrence Brown, piano Guildford, England / Barry Rose (CD) The Power and the Glory / COLUMBIA LEGACY / (CD) The Crucifixion: New Orchestrated Version / LAMMAS / CK 47337 LAMM 154D © 1991 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, © 2003 Lammas Records, 34 Carlisle Avenue, PO Box 4455, New York, NY 10101 St. Albans, Herts., AL3 5LU www.legacyrecordings.com www.lammas.co.uk; The Best of Rooms – Randall Thompson (G) “Live a-Humble (Healed the Sick)” from The Life of Christ – Choral Arts: Seattle, Wash. / Richard Sparks African American Spiritual, arr. Roland Hayes (G) (CD) The Light of Stars / GOTHIC RECORDS / G 49226 Charles Holland, tenor; Dennis Russell Davies, piano © 2003 Gothic Records, PO Box 689, Everett, WA 98201 (CD) My Lord What a Mornin’ / MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY / www.gothicrecords.com MHS 512250K © 1988 Musical Heritage Society, 1710 Highway 35, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 September 16, 2007 www.musicalheritage.com Scriptures for Time after Pentecost (Lectionary 24): Beatus Vir – Jean Langlais (PS) (1R) Exodus 32:7–14 Choir of St. John’s College: Cambridge, England / George Guest (PS) Psalm 51:1–10 (CD) The Sounds of St. John’s / NIMBUS / NI 5335 (2R) 1 Timothy 1:12–27 © 1992 Nimbus Records Limited (G) Luke 15:1–10 www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/ Listen to the Lambs – R. Nathaniel Dett (G) Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life (GARDINER or WALTON) – VocalEssence Ensemble Singers: Minneapolis, Minn. / William Gardiner, arr. John Ayer (G) Philip Brunelle Memphis Boychoir and Memphis Chamber Choir: (CD) Got the Saint Louis Blues / CLARION / CLR907CD Memphis, Tenn. / John Ayer © 2004 VocalEssence, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, (CD) Great Cathedral Music: A Memphis Choral Tour / Minneapolis, MN 55403 PRO ORGANO / CD 7053 www.vocalessence.org © 1994 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660 www.zarex.com Done Foun’ My Lost Sheep – African American Spiritual, arr. Rosamund Johnson (G) O God, Beyond All Praising (THAXTED) – Gustav Holst, Marian Anderson, contralto; Franz Rupp, piano arr. Richard Proulx (2R) (CD) He’s Got the Whole World in the Hands / RCA VICTOR / Cathedral Singers: Chicago, Ill. / Richard Proulx 09026-61960-2 (CD) Rare Beasts & Unique Adventures, Vol. 2 / GIA PUBLICATIONS / © 1994 Sony/BMG Entertainment, 550 Madison Avenue, GIA CD-468 New York, NY 10022 © 2000 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue, www.sonybmg.com Chicago, IL 60638 www.giamusic.com Go Down, Moses – African American Spiritual, arr. Terence Blanchard (1R) Jubilant Sykes, baritone September 9, 2007 (CD) Jubilant / SONY CLASSICAL / SK63294 Scriptures for Time after Pentecost (Lectionary 23): © 1998 Sony/BMG Entertainment, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (1R) Deuteronomy 30:15–20 www.sonybmg.com (PS) Psalm 1 (2R) Philemon 1–21 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Lloyd Pfautsch (G) (G) Luke 14:25–33 Augsburg Choir: Minneapolis, Minn. / Peter A. Hendrickson (CD) Tour 1995 & 1996 / AUGSBURG CHOIR RECORDINGS / Lift High The Cross (CRUCIFER) – Sydney H. Nicholson, AUGCD9596 arr. Todd Wilson (G) © 1996 Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Memphis Boychoir and Memphis Chamber Choir / John Ayer Minneapolis, MN 55454 (CD) God is Gone Up / PRO ORGANO / CD 7088 www.augsburg.edu © 1996 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660 www.zarex.com Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – American Traditional, arr. Bob Burroughs (G) Lord, I Want to be a Christian – African American Spiritual, Viva Voce!: Salt Lake City, Utah / Jean S. Applonie arr. Moses Hogan (G) (CD) Tune My Heart / WILDMAN MUSIC GROUP RECORDS / Augustana Choir: Sioux Falls, S.D. / James R. Johnson WMG 4020 (CD) From Heaven, Shine Forth / AUGUSTANA / CD-949 © 2000 Viva Voce!, 2540 South Filmore, © 1998 Augustana College, 2001 South Summit Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Sioux Falls, SD 57197 www.vivavocechoir.org www.augie.edu 21437 SFJ Sept07 7/24/07 2:16 PM Page 4

“Schaffe in mir, Gott (Create in Me a Clean Heart)” from Zwei Ain’-a That Good News! – African American Spiritual, Motetten, Op. 29, No. 2 (Excerpt) – Johannes Brahms (PS) arr. William L. Dawson (2R) St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong Elmer Iseler Singers: Toronto, Ontario / Elmer Iseler (CD) Winter Tour 2003: Home Concert / WESTMARK / (CD) Spirituals / MARQUIS RECORDS / ERAD 115 WCD 103061 © 1985 Marquis Records, 30 Kenilworth Avenue, © 2003 Westmark Productions, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Toronto, Ontario M4L 3S3, Canada www.marquisclassics.com Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY) – Henry Purcell (G) Choir of King’s College: Cambridge, England / Stephen Cleobury September 30, 2007 (CD) Holy, Holy, Holy / ARGO / 414 609-2 © 1986 The Decca Record Company Limited, Polygram Records & Scriptures for Time after Pentecost (Lectionary 26): Jazz, New York, N.Y. (1R) Amos 6:1a, 4–7 www.deccaclassics.com (PS) Psalm 146 (2R) 1 Timothy 6:6–19 Amazing Grace – American Traditional (2R, G) St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral Choir: Denver, Colo. / (G) Luke 16:19–31 Donald Pearson I Got Shoes – African American Spiritual, (CD) America, The Golden Dream / DELOS / DE 3203 arr. Robert Shaw and Alice Parker (2R) © 1996 Delos International, Inc., 1645 North Vine Street, Concordia Choir: Moorhead, Minn. / René Clausen Suite 340, Hollywood, CA 90028 (CD) Folk Songs, Spirituals & Hymns / CONCORDIA / www.delosmus.com E-2052 (RC-5CD) © Concordia Music Recordings, 901 South 8th Street, Moorhead, MN 56562 September 23, 2007 www.concordiarecordings.com Scriptures for Time after Pentecost (Lectionary 25): (1R) Amos 8:4–7 Praise the Lord, O My Soul – John Rutter (PS) Polyphony: London, England / Stephen Layton (PS) Psalm 113 (CD) John Rutter: Gloria / HYPERION / CDA67259 (2R) 1 Timothy 2:1–7 © 2001 Hyperion Records Limited, PO Box 25, (G) Luke 16:1–13 London, England SE9 1AX www.hyperion-records.co.uk “Suscitans a terra” (He Lifts the Poor from the Dust) from Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237 – George F. Handel (PS) Praise the Lord, O My Soul – Ned Rorem (PS) Sylvia McNair, soprano; English Baroque Soloists / St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys: New York, N.Y. / John Eliot Gardiner Gerre Hancock (CD) Exsultate Jubilate: Works by Handel and Mozart / (CD) Praise the Lord / ARGO / 425 800-2 PHILIPS / 434 920-2 © 1990 The Decca Record Company Limited, Polygram Records & © 1993 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records & Jazz, Jazz, New York, N.Y. New York, N.Y. www.deccaclassics.com www.deccaclassics.com Poor Man Lazarus – African American Spiritual, Psalm 113 – Sir Joseph Barnby (PS) arr. Jester Hairston (G) Gloucester Cathedral Choir / John Sanders Cantus: Minneapolis, Minn. (CD) “Praise The Lord Ye Servants” The Psalms of Daivd, Vol. 5 / (CD) Deep River / CANTUS RECORDINGS / CTS-1203 PRIORY RECORDS / PRCD 387 © 2003 Cantus Recordings, PO Box 16321, © 1991 Priory Records, Ltd., 3 Eden Court, Eden Way, Bedfordshire, Minneapolis, MN 55416 England LU7 4FY www.cantusonline.org www.priory.org.uk Diverus and Lazarus, H. 137 – English Traditional, Son of God, Eternal Savior (EVERTON) – Henry Smart, arr. Gustav Holst (G) arr. Richard Marlow (G) Holst Singers: London, England / Stephen Layton The Choir of Trinity College: Cambridge / Richard Marlow (CD) This Have I Done for my True Love / HYPERION / CDA66705 (CD) Descants from Trinity / CONIFER CLASSICS / © 1994 Hyperion Records Limited, PO Box 25, 75605 51281 2 London, England SE9 1AX © 1996 Conifer Records Limited www.hyperion-records.co.uk www.gmn.com “In Paradisum” from Requiem, Op. 48 – Gabriel Fauré (G) “Jesu, meine Freude” from Jesu, meine Freude, BWW 227 – Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields: London, England / Johann Sebastian Bach (G) Sir Neville Marriner Taverner Consort and Players / Andrew Parrott (CD) Fauré: Requiem / PHILIPS / 446 084-2 (CD) Heart’s Solace / SONY CLASSICAL / SK 60155 © 1995 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records & Jazz, © 1998 Sony Music Entertainment, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. New York, NY 10022 www.deccaclassics.com www.sonyclassical.com Salvation is Created – Pavel Tschesnokov (G) Thank you for the gifts Concordia Choir: Moorhead, Minn. / René Clausen (CD) Salvation is Created / CONCORDIA MUSIC RECORDINGS / In Honor of: E-2051 (RC-4CD) David Abel © Concordia Music Recordings, 901 South 8th Street, Moorhead, MN 56562 In Memory of: www.concordiarecordings.com Jim Braulick O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) – Jonathan Scott Coltvet French Processional, arr. John Ferguson (2R) Agnes and Jack Crossley St. Olaf Cantorei; Charles Gray, viola / John Ferguson Pierce A. Getz (CD) A Thousand Ages: A Celebration of Hope / Anthony Hartley GIA PUBLICATIONS / GIA CD-474 © 2000 GIA Publicationss, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue, Frances McNulty Lewis Chicago, IL 60638 Frances Price www.giamusic.com Ken Sheehan 21437 SFJ Sept07 7/24/07 2:16 PM Page 1

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