Anthems at First Church (Reformed), Albany, NY

 

Scheduled for Singing in 2010

 

by Cliff Lamere      Latest revision:  30 Sep 2010

 

 

 

 

The purpose of this webpage is to assist First Church choir members learn, in the comfort of your own home, the voice part of some of the Sunday anthems.

 

I have started a project to make a complete list of all of the First Church anthems, determine the number we have of each, locate videos of performances on YouTube, locate the websites of publishers and other sources which have audio files available for each anthem, determine which anthems have the voice parts played on Cyberbass, add audio files of the First Church choir singing these anthems at Sunday services, and find biographies and life dates of the composers. 

 

This webpage is an offshoot of that project.  The table of anthems below lists the Sunday service for which anthems are tentatively scheduled.  For many reasons, the anthems planned for a particular Sunday may be moved to another week or replaced by a substitute anthem.  I will try to keep up-to-date with the selections listed on the board in the choir room.  Near the top of this webpage, the date of revision will follow my name.  That will allow you to know how current the information is.  

 

Ways to Prepare at Home

 

1)  If you know that a video or audio file is available for an anthem (by checking this page ahead of time), you may want to take your music home after rehearsal. 

2)  Listen to the videos or audio files a few times.  

3)  If you have the sheet music at home, try to sing your part. 

 

If you cannot hear your part, try a different video or audio file.  If you have a piano, other musical instrument, or a pitch pipe at home, hearing the pitch of the first note will help you get started.  You can hear your note or notes on a virtual piano (3 octaves beginning at lower C; letters, sharps, and flats are marked), or on an unmarked 5-octave piano.  

 

A 2-octave keyboard (marked) and 3-octave keyboard (unmarked) are also online.  These online pianos require various media software, so if one does not work, try another.  The 36-note keyboard mentioned in this paragraph will allow you to record some notes as you play them in case you want to play back a difficult part.

 

Occasionally, a YouTube video will show the score of the music.  I have marked those when they were found.  

 

If I haven't found a video or audio file that is good for your voice part, you may be able to find a better one.  If you do, let me know so that I can add a link for other choir members who sing your voice part.

 

Caution.  The concert pitch may vary from one country or orchestra to another.  The notes may not sound exactly the same as on your piano or other musical device.

 

 

   ICONS & ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WEBPAGE

Links

Meaning

 

Season

Icons

Meaning

         

  

click on icon to see a YouTube video

 

 Christmas  (Star of Bethlehem)

   

click on icon to see a non-YouTube video

 

Easter anthem (lily)

  

click to hear voice parts ( Cyberbass) 

 

Lent anthem (Calvary cross)

  

click to hear an audio recording

 

 

Pentecost anthem (dove on flame) or

Pentecost anthem (flame)

  

click to hear First Church audio recording

 

   

      

click to view a PDF file

 

 

 

  

link to Notes provided by Mary Bon

     
         

Icons &

Symbols

Meaning

 

Text

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

  

images of the score's pages can be seen

 

   c

means circa or about.  c1788 or 1788c means that that year is uncertain.

   ♀ 

Female chorus.  It may be harder to hear male voice parts.

 

   arr.

arranger / arrangement

   ♂

Male chorus (male scientific symbol)

 

   bio

link to a biography of composer

  

Anglican male choir (UK)

 

   ed.

editor / edited by

  

Episcopal male choir (US)

 

   PD

Public Domain = no longer copyrighted

   ©

Copyrighted

 

   xp

audio not found on publisher's site

   

 

   xx

video not found on YouTube or CyberBass

   

 

   1:52

singing begins at 1:52 in video.  

 

 

 

** Tables below are wider than monitor screen.  Use horizontal scroll bar to view complete data for each anthem.

 

SCHEDULED TO BE SUNG     The following table is sorted by the proposed dates in 2010.  means they were sung on that date.  Click on to hear an audio recording of that anthem sung by the First Church choir on that date.)

Proposed

Date

Title of Anthem or Choral Work

S

E

A

S

O

N

Composer / Editor

Life Dates

YouTube

CyberBass

Other 

Comment

Jan 3        x

[no choir]

 

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Jan 10    

David's Lamentation

 

Billings, William

   arr. Elie Siegmeister

1746-1800

   /  5:30

xx

bio  bio

Only one video found with this arrangement.

 

Jan 10    

Verbum Caro Factum Est

  ( Word Made Flesh, We Welcome You )

Proulx, Richard - editor

b. 1937

  alive 2008

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

15th Century English Carol.

We sang verse 1 in Latin, then verses 1-3 in English.  Proulx sounds like Proo.

 

Jan 17    

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

   ( Jesus bleibet Meine Freude )

      (#10 from: Cantata 147)

 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   arr. Bryceson Treharne

1685-1750

   / 

 

bio / bio long

 

 

Jan 17    

Tree of Life, My Soul Hath Seen, The

   ( The Apple Tree )

   (#42, Concordia Book of American Carols)

 

Ingall, Jeremiah

1764-1838

xx

xx

bio   bio 

Concordia Book of American Carols, no. 42.  

 

Jan 24    

Heavens are Telling, The

   (#14 from: The Creation)

 

Haydn, (Franz) Joseph

1732-1809

   /  /

  

    

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jan 24    

My Lord, What a Mornin'     

SP

Burleigh, Harry Thacker, arranger

1866-1949

   / 

xx

bio  bio

 

 

Jan 31      

Eternal Light 

 

Sowerby, Leo

1895-1968

xx

xx

4 bios   bio

 

 

Jan 31      

New Commandment, The

 

Mundy, William

c1829-1591c

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Feb 7         

Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace

 

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

   score /

xx

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Feb 7         

Deep River

SP

Luboff, Norman - arr.

1917-1987

   Luboff

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Feb 14  

Rejoice in the Lord Alway

 

Anonymous 

   ed. E. H. Fellowes, 

   then ed. Le Huray & Willcocks

16th cent.

   /    

xx

---

 

 

Feb 14   

There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth

          (our title) or (second title)

There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob

   (Psalm 2 from: Christus)

 

Mendelssohn, Felix

1809-1847

 title 1

 title 2   / 

xx

bio   bio   bio

bio in 3 parts

Birth name: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

There are two translations from German for this title.

 

Feb 17    

 Ash Wed.

Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy's Sake

 

Farrant, Richard (or John Hilton)

   Watkins Shaw, arranger

c1530-1580

   /    / 

 

xx

Farrant bio   bio 

Hilton bio   xp

 

 

Feb 21   

Jesu, Grant Me This I Pray

 

Kitson, Charles Herbert

1874-1944

xx

xx

bio   bio

founded on Gibbons' Song 13

 

Feb 21   

Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee 

  (Jesu, Dulcis Memoria)

 

Victoria, Tomás Luis de

c1549-1611

   / 0:40 /

xx

bio   bio  

We sang the Latin version in CAB pg 181, then without a break, we sang the anthem sheet music in English.

 

Feb 28   

Nolo Mortem Peccatoris 

 

Morley, Thomas

   ed. John Morehen

c1558-1602c

 

xx

bio (6)

pg 259 CAB.  Mono choir audio.

 

Feb 28   

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

 

Poston, Elizabeth

1905-1987

  men 1:40

  men 1:30 /  /   

xx   

bio   bio   bio

Mono audio.

 

Mar 7    

Teach Me, O Lord

 

Rogers, Benjamin

   ed. Elwyn A. Wienandt

1614-1698

xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Mar 7    

Almighty and Everlasting God

 

Gibbons, Orlando

   ed. E. H. Fellowes, then 

   ed. Le Huray & Willcocks

1583-1625

  score / 

  begins measure 16 (but parts are clear)

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Mar 14   

Elijah

   #  2 - Lord, Bow Thine Ear

   # 9 -  Blessed are the Men Who Fear Him

   #15 - Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord

   #22 - Be Not Afraid

   #28 - Lift Thine Eyes   ♀

   #29 - He, Watching Over Israel

   #43 - And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth

 

Mendelssohn, Felix

1809-1847

 #  2 / /

 # 9 / 3:40 /

 #15 /

 #22 / /

 #28 / /

 #29 / /

 #43 /

all but #28

bio   bio   bio 3 parts  bio

Born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.  

We sang 15, 28, 29.

 

Mar 21   

There is a Balm in Gilead

SP

Dawson, William Levi, arranger

1899-1990

  /  / /

xx

bio / music / 

Gilead is pronounced

   GILL-ee-ahd

 

Mar 21   

German Requiem

   #4 - How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place

 

Brahams, Johannes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 28   

Cantata No. 106, Gottes Zeit ist die Allerbeste Zeit

   #2 - Gottes Zeit ist die Allerbeste Zeit

   #4 - Es ist der Alte Bund

   #6 - Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit

 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

 #2 2:40 /  

  2:10 Opalach

 #4 3:10 / 5:05

 #6 6:05 / 0:25

 

bio / bio long

#2 - pp 2-5

#3 - pp 10-15

#6 - pp 23-28

Jan Opalach sang with Capitol Hill Choral Society

 

Apr 4   

Medieval Easter Chant

Grundahl, Nancy, arranger

1946-

xx

xx

bio

 

 

Apr 4   

Hallelujah

   (from: Mount of Olives)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

1770-1827

  /

  starts on beat 3 of m. 1

xx

bio

 

 

Apr 4   

Messiah

   #44 - Hallelujah!

 

Handel, George Frideric

   ( Händel, Georg Friedrich)

1685-1759

 

 

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Apr 11     x

[no choir]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 18   

This Joyful Eastertide

Wyton, Alec, arranger

 

 

 

 

Dutch carol of 17th century.

 

Apr 18   

O Lord, My God, to Thee

 

Arcadelt, Jacques 

   (attributed to him)

c1505-1568

 / /  / /

xx

bio

pg 293 CAB.ometimes

  listed as Jacob

 

Apr 25   

Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love

   ( No. 1 from: Three Hymn Anthems)

 

Rorem, Ned

1923-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Apr 25   

Lord is My Shepherd, The

 

Matthews, Thomas

1915-1999

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

May 2   

Like as the Hart Desireth the Water Brooks

   (Sicut Cervius)

 

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

c1525-1594

 xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

May 2   

Psalm 23:  Shepherd Me, O God

 

??

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 9   

Ye Boundless Realms of Joy

 

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

May 9   

King Jesus Hath a Garden

 

Wood, Charles, arranger

 

 

 

 

Dutch traditional carol

 

May 9   

Shaker Benediction, A

   (from: Two Shaker Hymns)

 

Bumgarner, Burton, arranger

alive 2010

 xx

 xx

  (second hymn,

must play both)  bio

Hinshaw Music

 

May 16   

Amazing Grace

 

Furnivall, Anthony C., arranger

alive '78-'08

xx not this arrangement

xx

no bio

 

 

May 16   

Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, The

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

  /  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

May 23   

If Ye Love Me

 

Tallis, Thomas

c1505-1585

  /  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

May 23   

Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit

 

Dawson, William Levi

1899-1990

  0:30 / 1:40 /

xx

bio / music / 

Composed, not arranged, by Dawson

 

May 30   

O How Amiable

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

   /  

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

May 30   

I Will Not Leave You Comfortless

 

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 

xx

bio

 

 

Jun 6   

Greater Love Hath No Man

 

Ireland, John Nicholson

1879-1962

  score ♂

 

xx  

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jun 6   

Open Thou Mine Eyes

 

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / score /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jun 13   

Heavens are Telling, The

 

Beethoven, Ludwig van

   arr. V. G. G. T.

1770-1827

  (organ only)

xx

bio

 

 

Jun 13   

Shaker Benediction, A

   (from: Two Shaker Hymns)

 

Bumgarner, Burton, arranger

alive 2010

 xx

 xx

  (second hymn,

must play both)  bio

Hinshaw Music

 

Jun 20   

Shaker Call to Worship, A

   (Come to Zion)

   (from: Two Shaker Hymns)

 

Bumgarner, Burton (arr.)

alive 2010

 xx

 xx

  (both hymns)

 bio

Hinshaw Music

 

Jun 20   

Listen Sweet Dove

 

Ives, Grayston

1948-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

Real name is Bill Ives.

 

Jun 27   

O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace

 

Tye, Christopher

   ed. Gerald H. Knight

c1505-1573

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jun 27   

Siyahamba 

   (We are Marching in the Light of God)

 

Rao, Doreen - editor

---

  / (Africa)

xx

bio   bio   bio

A. 11 in the Supplement.

 

SUMMER

BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sep 19   

O How Amiable

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

  /  

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Sep 19   

Lead Me, Lord

 

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

 

 

 

pp 206-208 in Choral Anthem Book

 

Sep 26   

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

 

Poston, Elizabeth

1905-1987

  men 1:40

  men 1:30 /  /   

xx     

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Sep 26   

With a Voice of Singing

 

Shaw, Martin

1875-1958

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Oct 3   

Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether

 

Friedell, Harold W.

1905-1958

   distant 

xx

bio

 

 

Oct 3   

Ave Verum Corpus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

   Eng. adaption by Richard T. Gore

1756-1791

  Bernstein / /

 /

 

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Oct 10   

Shaker Call to Worship, A

     (Come to Zion)

          (from: Two Shaker Hymns)

 

Bumgarner, Burton - arranger

alive 2010

 xx

 xx

  (both hymns)

 bio

 

 

Oct 10   

My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord

Near, Gerald

---

 xx

xx

xx

 

 

Oct 17   

Hallelujah, Amen

   (#68 from: Judas Maccabaeus)

 

Handel, George Frideric

   ed. A. T. D.

1685-1759

   /   /  score

  #68

bio   bio   bio   bio

Born Georg Friedrich Händel.

 

Oct 17   

Lord Hath Been Mindful, The

 

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

   /    

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Oct 24   

Almighty and Everlasting God

 

Gibbons, Orlando

   ed. E. H. Fellowes, then 

   ed. Le Huray & Willcocks

1583-1625

  score /

  begins measure 16 (but parts are clear)

xx   parts clear, not separate

bio   bio

 

 

Oct 24   

I Hear a Voice A-Prayin'

 

Bright, Houston

1916-1970

   /  /

xx

bio

 

 

Oct 31   

Hear My Prayer

 

Hogan, Moses

1957-2003

   /  / 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Oct 31   

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

  0:30 / 1:40 /

xx

bio / music / 

 

 

Nov 7   

When the Saints Go Marching In

Rutter, John Milford - arranger

1945- 

  /

bio   bio   bio

American traditional song

 

Nov 14  

Jubilate Deo

 

Britten, Benjamin

1913-1976

 

xx

bio

 

 

Nov 14  

Give Almes of Thy Goods

Tye, Christopher

c1505-1573

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Nov 21

Sing Ye Praises to Our King

   (from: Four Motets)

 

Copland, Aaron

1900-1990

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   xp

 

 

Nov 21

O Praise the Lord with one Consent

   (Chando Anthem No. 9)

 

Handel, George Frideric

   ( Händel, Georg Friedrich)

1685-1759

  part 1 (1:25 ) /   pt 2 / pt 5 /   pt 7 /   pt 8

bio   bio   bio   bio

Born Georg Friedrich Händel.

no © notice = PD

 

Nov 28  

O People of Syon

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Nov 28  

"Sleepers, Wake!" a Voice is Sounding

   (from: Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Dec 5  

Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

 

Friedell, Harold W.

1905-1958

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Dec 5  

E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

Manz, Paul O.

1919-2009

  1:30 / /  

xx

bio   bio   bio   

 

 

Dec 12  

Wilderness and the Solitary Place, The 

 

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

 

 

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Dec 12  

And the Glory of the Lord

   (#4 from: Messiah)

Handel, George Frideric

   ed. Watkins Shaw

1685-1759

/ /  

    

bio   bio   bio   bio

Born Georg Friedrich Händel.

 

Dec 19  

Advent Responsory

Brooks, John

---

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Dec 24  

Ceremony of Carols

   (Nos. 1, 3, 4a, 6)

Britten, Benjamin

1913-1976

  SATB

  

bio

   

Dec 24  

Donkey Carol

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / 0:45 /

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Dec 24  

In the Bleak Midwinter

Darke, Harold Edwin

1888-1976

  / score /

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Dec 24  

Three Kings, The

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Dec 24  

Rise, Shine, For Thy Light is A-Comin'

Anonymous (photocopy)

---

 

xx

---

 

 

Dec 24  

Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head

Anonymous (photocopy)

---

  SATB /

xx

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Appalachian melody

 

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