Bethany Lutheran Church - Special Music

Music Schedule

2008-2009 MUSIC PROGRAM
Following is a list of services and anthems tentatively scheduled to occur between September 7, 2008, and September 6, 2009. It is subject to modification as the year unfolds, but it's my intention to adhere to it as closely as possible. For those of you who care, the Redskins' schedule has been noted (e.g., "R-H-1" means they play at home at 1 p.m.). A "Highlights" page has been provided for posting on your refrigerator or wherever. See the monthly issue of "All That Jazz" for updates! Remember to sign out on the master calendar if you know you're going to be absent, or call me at work [703-299-8091], or e-mail me (lhemphill@iadr.org), or leave a message for me at home (703-370-8270).

Abbreviations are as follows:       AS - Allelu Singers
                                                     BB - Bethany Bells
                                               Br – Brass
                                                     C2W – Created 2 Worship
                                                     HC - Hosanna Choir
                                               Inst – Instrumentalist(s)
                                                     KR - King's Ringers
                                                     SS – Summer Singers
                                                     THB - Trinity Handbells

This schedule was planned in collaboration with Pastor, the liturgical year, and the Lectionary; it's based on your anticipated participation! It won't work without YOU!

Sept 7 (Rally Day, Pre-school Anniversary, Proper 18) - (both) (HC) "Teach Me, O Lord…" (Attwood)
Sept 14 (Holy Cross) - (8:30) (HC) "God So Loved the World" (Stainer)
(R-H-1) (11:00) (C2W)
Sept 21 (Proper 20) - (8:30) (HC) “O Lord, You Are My God and King” (Parry/Busarow)
(R-H-1) (11:00) (AS) “I Will Praise God” (Wright)
Sept 28 (Mission Fair; ONE SERVICE)
(R-A-4:15) (HS) “At the Name of Jesus” (any setting)

Oct 5 (Proper 22) - (8:30) (HC) "I Am the True Vine" (Sandresky)
(R-A-1) (11:00) (AS) “I Am the Vine” (Pote)
Oct 12 (Proper 23; Columbus Day Weekend) - (8:30) (AS) “Loving Shepherd” (Bach/Schweizer)
(from “Sing with Joy”)
(R-H-1) (11:00) (HC) "The Lord is My Shepherd" (Pote)
Oct 19 (Proper 24) - (Both) (BB)
(R-H-4:15) (11:00) (HC) “New Song" (Pote)
Oct 26 (Reformation; ONE SERVICE; Br) - (HC) "God is Our Refuge" (Pote)
(R-A-1) (THB) "O God, Beyond All Praising" (Holst/Afdahl)
(C2W) Anthem during offering

Nov 2 (All Saints; Br?) - (8:30) (AS) "Blessed Are They" (Bedford)
(R-H-Mon 8:30) (11:00) (HC) "Jerusalem, My Happy Home" (Magness)
(BB) (both) “The Saints of God” (Linker) (w/organ and flute)
Nov 9 (Proper 27; Veterans Day Weekend) – (8:30) (HC) “Give Me Oil in My Lamp” (Exner)
(R-Bye) (11:00) (AS) “Give Me Oil in My Lamp” (Exner)
(KR) “O God of God” (arr. Stults) (from “Chime In!”)
Nov 16 (Proper 28; Stewardship Sunday?) – (8:30) (AS) “Begin Again” (Lovelace)
(R-H-8:15) (11:00) (HC) “Lord, You Have Been Our Dwelling Place” (Scott)
Nov 23 (Christ the King Sunday) - (8:30/11) (THB) “Jesus Shall Reign" (Sanders)
(R-A-4:15) (11:00) (HC) "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above" (Hopson)

Nov 27 (Thanksgiving Day) (one service) - (HC) "Let All the Peoples Praise You, O God" (Bedford)
[or] “A Thankful Alleluia” (Carter)

(end of Lectionary Year A)

WELCOME TO YEAR "B", REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY!

Nov 30 (Advent 1) - (8:30) (HC) “God is Faithful” (Pelz)
(R-H-1) (11:00) (AS) “Quicken Us” (Beebe)
(both) (C2W) Anthem

Dec 3 (Advent Midweek) - (HC) “Renaissance Magnificat” (arr Schweizer) and Holden Evening Prayer
Dec 7 (Advent 2) - (8:30) (AS) "Prepare the Way of the Lord" (Bedford)
(R-A-1) (11:00) (HC) "Comfort Ye My People" (Carter)
Dec 10 (Midweek Advent) - (AS) "Song of Zechariah" (Hopson) and Holden Evening Prayer
Dec 14 (Advent 3) - (8:30) (HC) “Prepare the Way of the Lord” (Mozart/Hopson)
(R-A-1) (AS) “Lumen Christi” (Cool)
Dec 17 (Midweek Advent) – PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM
Dec 21 (Advent 4) - (8:30) (HC) "Annunciation" (from Holden Evening Prayer)
(R-H-1) (11:00) Sunday School Christmas Program
(KR) "Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming" (arr. Stults) (from “Chime In!”)
Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) - (early service) Youth Inst.
(late service; Br) - (BB) (two selections)
(THB) "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. Moklebust; Proc. w/Br)
“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (arr Dobrinski)
“Benedicamus Domino” (Printz arr Benson)
(HC/AS/cong) "Once in Royal David's City" (green book; child solo)
(All) “Stille Nacht/Silent Night” (w/guitar and flute)
(AS) "Festival Alleluia" (Pote), "Hurry to Bethlehem" (Pote)
(HC) “Sleep Well, Thou Child of God” (Umla), “Away in a Manger” (Larkin), “In the Bleak
Midwinter” (Lau), “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” (Herl), “Wondrous Child” (Kosche…set
of 3); “Gentle Mary” (Martin)
Dec 25 (Christmas Day; Br) - (HC) "What You Gonna Call Him?" (spiritual, arr. Fettke), "How Beautiful Upon the
Mountains" (Carter), "Cantate Domino" (Pitoni), “A Gift of Alleluia” (Martin). “Shepherds,
Rejoice, Lift Up Your Eyes” (Ehret), “And All in the Morning” (Near), “Rise Up, Shepherd!”
(Davis)
Dec 28 (Christmas 1; ONE SERVICE) (No choirs: Congregational carol sing!)
(R-A-4:15)

WELCOME TO 2009!

Jan 4 (Epiphany observed)
(both) (THB) "We Three Kings" (arr. Page)
(plus we need a few HC singers in the balcony for liturgical stuff)
Jan 11 (Epiphany 1; Baptism of Jesus) (both) (C2W, anthem)
Jan 18 (Epiphany 2; Martin Luther King Jr. weekend) (both) (BB)
Jan 25 (Epiphany 3) (both) (AS) “Will You Come and Follow Me?” (Bell)
(KR) “Brightly Sound the Chimes” (Holländer)

Feb 1 (Epiphany 4) (Both) (THB) “How Great Thou Art” (arr Rogers)
(11:00) (HC) "Thanksong" (Nygard)
Feb 8 (Epiphany 5) (8:30) (AS) "On Eagle’s Wings” (Joncas)
(11:00) (C2W)
Feb 15 (Epiphany 6; Presidents' Day weekend) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (HC) “I Will Exalt You, O Lord” (Schram)
Feb 22 (Transfiguration; Farewell to Alleluia; with AIM)
(8:30) (HC) “Alleluia” (Bernabei)
(11:00) (AS) "Fairest Lord Jesus" (arr. Schalk, w/cong.)
(Both) (BB) "Praise and Adoration" (Gramann)
Feb 25 (Ash Wednesday) (HC) "Create in Me” (Hyslop, w/clarinet)
(C2W) (Pre-service)

Mar 1 (Lent 1) (8:30) (HC) “Lead Me, Lord” (Wesley/Leavitt)
(11:00) (AS) “Lead Me, Lord” (Wesley/Leavitt)
(KR) “The Spacious Firmament” (Haydn/Ingram)
Mar 4 (Lenten Midweek; LSB Evening Prayer) (C2W) (anthem)
(HC) (Psalmody and Magnificat)
Mar 8 (Lent 2; DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME starts…LOSE HOUR)
(Both) (BB)
(8:30) (HC) “Take Up Your Cross” (Lovelace)
(11:00) (AS) “Children of the Covenant” (Page)
Mar 11 (Lenten Midweek; LSB Evening Prayer) (HC supports cong. singing)
Mar 15 (Lent 3) (8:30) (AS) "God Called Moses" (Horman) (fl)
(11:00) (HC) "If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments" (Tallis)
(Both) (THB) “It is Well with My Soul” (arr. Larson)
Mar 18 (Lenten Midweek; Compline) (HC supports cong. singing)
Mar 22 (Lent 4) (8:30) (HC) "God So Loved the World" (Stainer)
(11:00) (AS) “God So Loved the World” (Horman) (fl/vln)
Mar 25 (Lenten Midweek) Choral Evensong
(BB) (one selection)
(THB) "How Lovely" (Brahms/Afdahl)
(HC) "Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis" (Renaissance Evening Service), “Come To Me” (Scialla), “Peace I Leave
With You” (Weidner), “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” (Christopherson; sopranos/altos only), “He
Leadeth Me” (Martin), “Give Thanks to God” (Behnke), “A Prayer for the Evening” (Sitton)
(AS) "Everywhere I Go" (Sleeth), “Evening Prayer” (Bedford)
plus sung Psalm 107 (selected verses; chant, Luther)
Green Lake Preces & Responses, (hymns) “The Day Thou Gavest" and "Christ, Mighty Savior"
Readings & collects, Lent 4 & evening (Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21)
Mar 29 (Lent 5) (8:30) (HC) “Create in Me a Clean Heart” (any setting)
(11:00) (AS) “Create in Me a Clean Heart” (any setting)

Apr 1 (Lenten Midweek; Compline; substitute organist…Linda in Miami)
Apr 5 (Palm Sunday) (Both) (AS) "The Donkey" (Clarke) (from “Sing with Joy”) and “Shout Joyfully!” (Rentz)
(KR) "Processional" (from "Joyfully Ring!")
(C2W) “What is This Bread?” (sung as First Communion students come forward)
Apr 9 (Maundy Thursday) (THB) “Abide With Me” (arr. Geschke)
(HC) “When You Woke That Thursday Morning” (Vajda/Eggert; w/cong.),
”Behold Him in Dark Gethsemane” (Beall/Althouse) (finger cymbals)
Apr 10 (Good Friday) (HC) “If It Is Your Will” (Mengel), “O Come and Mourn with Me” (Young),
“Is This the Savior?” (Mengel)
Apr 12 (Easter) (Sunrise; AIM)
(8:30, 11) (HC) “Christ is the World’s Light” (Scott), "Canon of Praise for Easter Morning" (Petker,
w/brass), “This Joyful Eastertide” (Wood), (1st pre-service) “Hear the News This Easter Morn”
(Raney),”He Is Not Here! He Has Risen!” (Pote), “The Risen Christ” (Martin)
(THB) “Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today” (Moklebust; proc. w/Br); “Joy in the Morning” (Sleeth/arr.
Thompson), "Fanfare Celebration" (Mazzatenta)
(BB) (2 selections)
(plus music for brass and organ/timpani)
Apr 19 (Easter 2) (both) (C2W)
Apr 26 (Easter 3) (8:30) (HC) “See What Love” (Mendelssohn)
(11:00) (AS) “Jesus Lives! Sing an Alleluia” (Govenor)

May 3 (Easter 4; Good Shepherd Sunday; Confirmation; ONE SERVICE)
(HC) “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Michel)
(BB)
May 10 (Easter 5; Mother’s Day) (8:30) (HC) “I Am the Vine” (Bender)
(11:00) (AS) “Let Us Love One Another” (Sherman)
May 17 (Easter 6; Armed Forces Sunday) (11) (HC) “If Ye Love Me…” (Tallis)
(both) (THB) “Battle Hymn” (Dobrinski)
(Br?)
May 24 (Easter 7; Sunday after Ascension; Memorial Day weekend) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (HC) “I Have Known You” (Keesecker) [and/or] “Blessed is the Man”
(Marshall) [or] “Sacrifice of Love” (arr. Bock)
May 31 (Pentecost) (Both) (BB)
(11:00) (C2W) Anthem

June 7 (Trinity) (both) (THB) “Trinity March” (Schweizer) and “Holy, Holy, Holy” (arr. Sherman)
(11:00) (HC) “In the Year that King Uzziah Died” (Williams)
June 14 (Proper 6) (both) (AS) "Jesse’s Boy" (Nutt)
(KR) “Bound for Glory” (arr. Waldrop)
June 21 (Proper 7; Father's Day) (both) (C2W) Anthem
June 28 (Proper 8) (8:30) (Inst)
(11:00) (SS) “Steadfast Love” (Burroughs or Davidson)

July 5 (Proper 9; Independence Day observed) (both) LRH, flute/piccolo
(11:00) (SS) “O Christ, Who Called the Twelve” (Carlson)
July 12 (Proper 10) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (SS) “Show Us, O Lord, Your Steadfast Love” (Stearns)
[or] the first of “Three Psalms for Unison Choir” (Behnke)
July 19 (Proper 11) (Linda returning from Harbor Choral Festival) (both) (C2W)
July 26 (Proper 12) (Linda in NYC) (both) (substitute organist)

Aug 2 (Proper 13) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (SS) “One Faith, One Hope, One Lord” (Courtney)
Aug 9 (Proper 14) (Linda in New Jersey) (both) (substitute organist)
Aug 16 (Proper 15) (Linda in New Jersey) (both) (C2W)
Aug 23 (Proper 16) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (SS) “Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?” (Joncas)
Aug 30 (Proper 17) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (SS) “Teach Me, O Lord, the Way of Thy Statutes” (Attwood)

Sept 6 (Proper 18; Labor Day Weekend) (8:30) Inst.
(11:00) (SS) “Springs in the Desert” (Jennings) [or] “Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind”
(Mendelssohn/Nelson) [or] “He Hath Done All Things Well” (Bender)

...then we start all over again!

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