Easter Sunday
April 4, 2010
8:30 am and 10:30 am
St. Margaret Mary Combined Choir
Bryan Crisp, Trumpet
Kevin Sweatman, Trumpet
Scott Forney, Trombone
Kim Trytten, Trombone
Steven Logan, Timpani
Dale Foley, Keyboard, Director
All hymn numbers refer to the Breaking Bread hymn book
Preludes:
Sweet Music..........................................Schulz-Widmar (choir)
#623 Rise Up With Him
Entrance Song:
#170 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Glory To God:
Mass Of Creation
Responsorial Psalm:
Psalm For Easter Day.................Proulx
Alleluia:
Celtic
Sprinkling Rite:
#181 Springs Of Water Bless The Lord
Preparation Of Gifts:
#622 Alleluia #1
#185 Three Days
Service Music:
Mass Of Creation
Communion Song:
#340 I Am The Bread Of Life
Recessional:
#172 The Day Of Resurrection
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In my opinion, “Sweet Music” is a wonderful African-American spiritual (although, I would suspect not many people are familiar with it) and it is the perfect compliment to the fanfare of Easter music in our churches. Unlike the many verses and the expected trumpets blasts of hymns traditionally sung at Easter, the beauty of this spiritual lies in the uplifting directness and simplicity of lyrics, as well as, a softer, yet moving, presentation. A few years ago I attended a service that performed this spiritual with bells and fell in love with it. I also heard it sung by a fairly small choral group that delivered it a capella. I loved them both. It is pleasing to see this piece included at our Easter celebration at St. M. M. After all, we do not only find our God in the blast of trumpets and brilliant sunsets, but also in the simplicity and ordinariness of our messy every day lives. I am also fond of Janet Vogt’s “Rise Up With Him”. Is the brass section listed the band that Kim plays with?
By: kas on April 1, 2010
at 3:13 pm