Every Friday, we hope to send you a short musical interlude to make your day a little more enjoyable! (Permission to stream the music in the videos on this page obtained from One License with license #A-708462.)
August 7, 2020
In August, our Fortissimo Friday music series will present contemplative music.
John Nothaft performs Phillip Glass’ Mad Rush.
July 31, 2020
July 24, 2020
Cecil Frances Alexander, an Irish poet of the 19th century wrote “All Things Bright and Beautiful.”
Alexander published a series of “Hymns for Little Children” in 1848. This set of hymns included “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” The text elaborates upon the Apostles Creed as well as Genesis 1:31: “And God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
Other hymns composed by Cecil Frances Alexander included “There is a Green Hill far away” and “Once in Royal David’s City.” Many of her hymns were included in the seminal “Hymns Ancient and Modern.”
The tune the text is sung to is “Royal Oak,” a British folk melody from the 17th century.
During these times of social distancing, may we find the comfort and beauty of God in nature.
July 17, 2020
July 10, 2020
July 3, 2020
June 26, 2020
June 19, 2020
June 12, 2020
June 5, 2020
For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread,
a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star overhead,
For woman and man, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share,
with wisdom and grace, dividing the power, for woman and man, a system that’s fair,
For young and for old, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song,
the hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for young and for old, the right to belong,
For just and unjust, a place at the table, abuser, abused, with need to forgive,
in anger, in hurt, a mindset of mercy, for just and unjust, a new way to live,
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be,
to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free,
and God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace:
yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
May 29, 2020
May 22, 2020
May 15, 2020
Lewinsville’s youth-led worship service is this Sunday. Emma Staeger sings us a song filled with hope as we wait for a sunshine filled tomorrow.
May 8, 2020
Suite Magica is a four movement suite for classical guitar and harp by Argentinean composer Maximo Diego Pujol (b. 1957). The piece begins with a Preludio and each subsequent movement is based off of a South American dance: Vals, Tango, and Candombe; this video is of the third movement, the Tango. This video was recorded as part of a concert in August 2019 and the performers are LeeLee Hunter, guitar and Anna Odell, harp.
May 1, 2020
Lewinsville will be having an online Taizé worship service this Sunday at 7:00 pm. Here is one hymn we will be singing. (The musicians present are family and have been quarantined together.)
Ubi caritas et amor, Desu ibi est.
Where charity and love are, God is there.
April 24, 2020
Emma Gamble, Zachary Gutierrez, Eimi Tuttle, and Lewinsville’s Chancel Choir present A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
April 17, 2020
Laura Snyderman presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165/158a.
April 10, 2020
Sarah Saturnino and John Nothaft present George Frederic Handel’s He Was Despised from Part II of the Messiah. The text sung is Isaiah 53:3.Part II of Handel’s Messiah covers “The Passion.”
April 3, 2020
In this video, Evan Ayars and John Nothaft present a an arrangement of There is a Balm in Gilead by H.T. Burleigh. May we keep this text in our hearts during the pandemic.
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
there is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sin-sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain,
but then the Holy Spirit, revives my soul again.
If you can preach like Peter, if you can pray like Paul,
Go home and tell your neighbor, “He died to save us all.”
There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
there is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sin-sick soul.