Sunday, October 20, 2019 marks some of the first performances of I lift up mine eyes unto the hills by English composer Judith Bingham (b. 1952). This new work was commissioned in honor of Sarah Bryan Miller, “the dedicated music critic of...
The anthem “I waited for the Lord” comes from Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2, but don’t tell Mendelssohn (1809–1847) that. He never referred to this work as a symphony. His title for this unique symphony-cantata...
Psalm 6 shares a similar sentiment to that of the cry of the rich man in the Gospel for this service. English Tudor composer Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) uses the first four verses of this psalm in his full anthem O Lord, in thy wrath, sung...
The Prelude to this Sunday's service was composed by Gerre Hancock (1934- 2012), a noted organ improviser and composer who was the Organist and Master of the Choristers at St. Thomas Church in New York City for many years. His Meditation on...
This Sunday is "St. Peter's Day," an opportunity for this parish to celebrate its Patron, St. Peter. St. Peter's feast day is joined with St. Paul's on June 29, and it's for this reason that you'll hear both saints mentioned in the Collect of the...
