History of the Music Program: 2018-2019

September 9, 2018 Ingathering Sunday

Prelude Mountains  
from   Due North   by Stephen Chatman  
First Parish  Choir 

Interlude To a Water Lily by Edward MacDowell 
Kenneth H. Seitz, piano

Offering Shall We Gather at the River? 
Traditional Americana by Robert Lowry 
First Parish Choir

Postlude In Autumn by Edward MacDowell 
Kenneth H. Seitz, piano

September 16, 2018

Prelude  Regrets by Felix Mendelssohn
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
Solemn Interlude by Jennifer Kobayashi 
First Parish Bell Choir

Offering Retrospection by Felix Mendelssohn 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Postlude Delirium by Felix Mendelssohn 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

September 23, 2018

Prelude Prelude in B minor by Frederic Chopin 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
Introit & Kyrie from Requiem by Gabriel Faure
First Parish Choir

Offering Lost Happiness by Felix Mendelssohn

Postlude Prelude in B-flat major by Frederic Chopin

September 30, 2018

Prelude Bolero by Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
Minuetto; Siciliana by Alfredo Casella

Offering Siyahamba 
Traditional South African, Arr. Moore 
First Parish Choir

Postlude Galop by Alfredo Casella 

October 7, 2018

Prelude Poeme by Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Offering Automne  by Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Postlude In Autumn by Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)

October 14, 2018 — The Annual Shinn Service

Prelude  Stepping Along by  Kenneth Seitz, piano

Offering Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson, Arr. Paul Read 
First Parish Choir

Postlude This Little Light of Mine 
arranged by K. Seitz

October 21, 2018

Prelude Somebody Loves Me by George Gershwin (1898-1937) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
In Paradisum from  Requiem by Gabriel Fauré

Offering Sanctus from  Requiem by Gabriel Fauré

Postlude  The Man I Love by George Gershwin

October 28, 2018 — Dia de Los Muertos

Prelude Tu jardín by Brian Amador 
© 2007 Greñudo Music (BMI)  Sol y Canto 
Rosi Amador, vocals & percussion 
Brian Amador, guitar & vocals 
Keala Kaumeheiwa, bass

Musical Interlude Drume negrita By Ernesto Grenet 
Arr. Leo Brouwer, Brian Amador 
Keala Kaumeheiwa & Brian Amador

OfferingLa Llorona from Three Mexican Folk Songs 
Traditional Mexican melody, Arr. David Conte 
First Parish Choir

Musical Interlude Imagen de ti  By Brian Amador 
© 2007 Greñudo Music (BMI) Sol y Canto 
and 
Canción del niño deseado By Cacho Tirao 
Brian Amador

Postlude Olor a chiles By Brian Amador 
© 2007 Greñudo Music (BMI) Sol y Canto

November 4, 2018

Prelude Pie Jesu from Requiem by Gabriel Faure 
First Parish Choir

Musical Interlude
Agnus Dei from Requiem by Gabriel Faure 
First Parish Choir

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
Offertory from Requiem by Gabriel Faure 
First Parish Choir

Offering Libera Me from Requiem by Gabriel Faure 
First Parish Choir

Postlude Be With Us Now by Dr. Dominick DiOrio 
First Parish Choir

November 11, 2018

Prelude Solace (part 1) by Scott Joplin (1868-1917) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Offering Reverie by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Postlude Solace (part 2) by Scott Joplin

November 18, 2018 — Thanksgiving

Prelude Song of the Pilgrim by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 

Kenneth Seitz, piano

Offering For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter 
First Parish Choir

Interlude for the Sharing of the Harvest 
A Thanksgiving Prayer by Gail Pollock 
First Parish Choir

Postlude Valse by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

November 25, 2018

Prelude Allegro from Symphony No. 1 by William Boyce  
C Winds 
Stephanie Franzosa, Amy Pohl and Anne Quaadgras, flutes 
Robin Baker, alto flute 
Robert Olson, double bass

Offering Moderato e dolce from Symphony No. 1 by William Boyce 
C Winds

Postlude When I’m Sixty-Four by John Lennon and Paul McCartney 
C Winds

 December 2, 2018

Prelude Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
Et misericordia from Magnificat by Antonio Vivaldi 
First Parish Choir

Offering Jesus bleibet meine Freude 
from Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 by J.S. Bach 
First Parish Choir

Postlude Sonata in F minor by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

December 9, 2018

Prelude Polish Carol 
First Parish Bell Choir 
Adam MacNeill, Andrew Kobayashi, Carolyn Hodges, 
Clarissa Rodriguez, Helene Newberg, James Fleming, 
John Hodges, and Katherine LeVine 
Jennifer Kobayashi, Director

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
O Magnum Mysterium (Venezuela) by César Alejandro Carrillo  
First Parish Choir

Offering Cantemos 
Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Carol 
Treble Voices of the First Parish Choir

Postlude Sonata in E major by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

December 16, 2018

Prelude Christmas Carol Medley, arr. by Matt Johnson 
First Parish Bell Choir 
Adam MacNeill , Andrew Kobayashi, Carolyn Hodges, 
Clarissa Rodriguez, Helene Newberg, James Fleming, 
John Hodges, and Katherine LeVine 
Jennifer Kobayashi, director

Anthem In the Lonely Midnight by Kenneth Seitz 
Text adapted by Theodore Chickering Williams (1855-1915) 
First Parish Choir 
Robin Baker, flute; Kenneth Seitz, conductor 
Eileen Huang, accompanist

Interlude for the Placing of Stones
By Candlelight  
music trad. Irish (Wexford Carol), words by Diane Taraz 
Diane Taraz, voice and dulcimer

Offering Pat-a-Pan  By Kenneth Seitz 
First Parish Choir 
Kenneth Seitz, conductor 
Robin Baker & Amy Pohl, flutes 
Eileen Huang, accompanist

Postlude Deck the Hall 
lyrics augmented by Diane Taraz 
music trad. English 
Diane Taraz, voice

December 23, 2018

Prelude Chinese Dance 
from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Interlude for the Placing of Stones 
O Magnum Mysterium by Morten  Lauridsen 
arr. and sung by Diane Taraz

Offering Gathered Safely In By Diane Taraz 
Diane Taraz, vocals and guitar

Interlude Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 
by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Anthem Christmas Time is Here by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi 
First Parish Family Choir

Postlude Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 
from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Monday, December 24, 2018 — Christmas Eve

Prelude
4:00pm Mary’s Cradle Song, a lullaby by Max Reger 
Andrew Leonard, tenor; Brendon Shapiro, piano 
6:00pm In the Bleak Midwinter 
Diane Taraz, vocals & dulcimer 
8:00pm The Little Road to Bethlehem By Michael Head 
Sara DeLong, soprano; Brendon Shapiro, piano

Musical Offering 
4:00pm The Christmas Tree by Peter Cornelius 
Diane Taraz, soprano & Andrew Leonard, tenor 
6:00pm Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J.S. Bach 
First Parish Choir 
8:00pm Jesus Christ the apple tree 
words from Divine Hymns, ed. Joshua Smith 
music by Elizabeth Poston 
Laurie Francis, soprano & Jonathan Brennand, tenor

Christmas Offering 
4:00pm In the Bleak Midwinter 
Diane Taraz, vocals & dulcimer 
6:00pm In the Lonely Midnight by Kenneth Seitz 
Robin Baker, flute; First Parish Choir 
8:00pm Personent Hodie 
words by Piae Cantiones; arr. Gustav Holst 
Laurie Francis, soprano; Brendon Shapiro, piano

Musical Interlude
4:00pm O Magnum Mysterium  by Morten Lauridsen 
Diane Taraz, vocals & dulcimer  
6:00pm Christmas Time is Here by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi 
First Parish Choir 
8:00pm I Wonder as I Wander 
traditional Appalachian tune, arr. by Amy Potter 
Laurie Francis, soprano; Brendon Shapiro, piano

Postlude
4:00pm Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 
Words from Divine Hymns, ed. Joshua Smith 
Music by Elizabeth Poston 
Diane Taraz, Laurie Francis, Jonathan Brennand, vocal trio 
6:00pm By Candlelight, Diane Taraz
8:00pm O, Holy Night by Adolphe Adam 
Sara DeLong, soprano; Brendon Shapiro, piano

December 30, 2018 — Poetry Sunday

Prelude Across Fields by Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) 
Kenneth Seitz, piano

Offering To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell

Postlude To a Humming Bird by Edward MacDowell