Deliver a reading of
Matthew 14: 22-33
(Pay skeptical attention to subtitle -- awful lot of concept for two verses! --
bringing to mind
The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Op. 85 [2000],
dutifully sent out to hopefully-interested parties later)
as part of
today's
Davis Community Presbyterian Church Service (Sermon by Eunbee Ham,
a nice communal Installation of Deacons and Elders,
Chancel Choir in a a spirited a capella African-American anthem, directed by Emma Turnbull,
first indoor Communion
[Sanctus! Sunctus! Sanctus!] since the Pandemic's onset,
Invitation to Give and
Christ Candle Recessional from MGA) --
the day
(6th of Fall -- and this is not the first time that the beginning of November has directly corresponded with the onset of Autumn)..
high up 3 to 66 (Davis, 67) --
beginning by arriving there,
warming
up
with
the
assembled
choral forces,
Prelude from Joanne,
and
so
the
Service
begins!...
Aftewards,
coffee with
our magnificent benefactor Tony Tanke and company,
rehearsals with Emma
(post picking up all the extra music in the car)
Nativity According to St. Matthew, Op. 72 (1998)
and
Gian
Carlo
Menotti (1911-2007) -
Amahl
and
the
Night
Visitors
(1951),
with Juan Carlos Ruiz-Garjardo, Melchior;
Jack Jett, Kaspar; Carmen Ruiz-Guajardo-Turnbull, Amahl;
directed by
Harriet March Page';
music directed by Emma Turnbull: conducted by Mark Alburger;
and,
not only continued improvements, but
a good time is had by all.
Congenial and
productive times, then
at last
homeward,
80
southwest,
Currey
north,
Sievers
west,
Halley south,
Sweeney west, Tubbs south,
Allendale west,
505
south,
Monte Vista southwest --
Home to design cover and put up
web page on Complete Works site re
a documentary re
Lake
Berryessa,
Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768)
Overture No. 3 in Bb Major (1720)
Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)
Clarinet Concerto in C Major (1797)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 (1875)
a
Metropolitan
Opera
production
of
Richard
Strauss
(1864-
1949)
Ariadne
auf
Naxos
(1916),
as
well
as
Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951)
String Quartet No. 1In D Minor, Op. 7 (1905)
Gurrelieder (1910)
Alban Berg (1882-1935)
Lulu (1935),
plus thoughtful commentary from Ari Melber (b. 1980),
Symone Sanders (b. 1985), and an
MSNBC Election Special Team!...