Happy New Year from the St. Michael’s music program! One exciting upcoming musical event is a recital with Brian Fairbank’s Seattle-based Cathedral Trio on Saturday, January 20, at 5:00 pm. This is the ensemble’s farewell/retirement concert, so all are invited to come and hear their greatest hits, which include chamber music for the unusual combination of flute, harp, and viola.
Please welcome a familiar face, Bob Spiers, as our guest organist this Sunday at the 10am service.
The choir is split for Advent III on Sunday, December 17. At 9:00 am, the tenors and basses will be featured, singing a beloved arrangement of the 13th century plainsong tune “Of the Father’s love begotten.” At 11:00 am, the sopranos and altos will sing a lively Magnificat by David Hogan.
Coming up this month we have an excerpt from Handel’s beloved Messiah on Sunday, December 10; an award-winning anthem by the son of long-time St. Michael’s Singer Leslie Tuomi (and former Director of Music Scott Tuomi) on Sunday, December 24
All are invited to St. Michael’s at 7:00 pm on Sunday, December 3, for Advent Lessons & Carols. This service is based on the “O” Antiphons (the seven verses of “O come, O come, Emmanuel”). We’ll explore Advent themes through scripture and poetry readings, choral anthems, and congregational hymns.
This Sunday we close out the church year with one of our more overtly regal celebrations: the Feast of Christ the King or the Reign of Christ.
Lessons & Carols is fast approaching! This annual, beloved event will be held early in the season on Sunday, December 3, at 7:00 pm this year. As sung two years ago, we will again structure the service around the seven “O” Antiphons, rather than the typical nine lessons. Dating back to the 6th century, these “O” Antiphons expand on the most famous paraphrase, the hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel,” focusing on the Hebrew scriptures associated with the coming of Christ.
Enjoy the different flavors of our services this All Saints Sunday with our traditional Litany of the Saints and classic hymns then, at 5pm we have our Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Souls
This weekend’s services feature an eclectic mixture of musical themes. You’ll hear Gabriel Fauré’s lush “Cantique de Jean Racine,” sung by the St. Michael’s Singers at 9 AM and the traditional Spiritual “Just a closer walk with thee” at 11 AM with the Saints & Singers Choir
All are invited to a special concert at St. Michael’s on Sunday, October 29 at 4 PM. World class artists Lisa Terry (viola da gamba) and Webb Wiggins (harpsichord) will perform several Baroque suites by Couperin.
Sunday Worship Schedule
7:30 – Spoken Traditional language (Rite 2 with no music)
9:00 – Traditional Service with Choir
11:00 – Inclusive Language with Choir
1:00 pm – Misa en Español
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