Music Notes May 3, 2023
Music Notes
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life is the opening line of The Call, one of George Herbert’s (1593-1633) selections from The Temple (published 1633). The Call is a simple yet direct poem composed of one syllable words with allusions to Old and New Testaments (Revelations 22:26; John 14:6 [Sunday’s Gospel reading]). 'Come' is the call of the poet to God, but it is also the response of the poet to a call from God.
Ralph Vaughan Williams included The Call in his Five Mystical Songs, and this setting was modified into a hymn (see Hymn #487). Our choir’s setting this Sunday is by John Leavitt (b. 1956), well-known composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher.
To honor the coronation, the closing organ voluntary is a setting by French organist/composer Guilmant of the British patriotic song, Rule Britannia.
Local Events
Pipes Alive! with Alexander Straus-Fausto ▪ Sunday, May 7, 12:30 pm ▪ St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford ▪ free
Music of the Masses ▪ Saturday, May 13, 4 pm ▪ Hartford Chorale presents a concert of choral music with organ ▪ Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford ▪ Stephen Scarlato, organ; Jim Barry, orgue de choeur ▪ info and tickets: hartfordchorale.org
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