Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - arr. Carolyn Hamlin
In the Bleak Midwinter - Gustav Holst, Christina Rossetti
Cantique de Noel - Adolphe Adam
Masters in this Hall - Marin Marias and William Morris
Hymns: #102 Irby, #82 Divinum Mysterium, #100 Antioch
This week I am again relying on familiar tunes to boost our Chrismastide worship experience. The prelude is a setting ofInfant Holy, Infant Lowly by Carolyn Hamlin. Ms. Hamlin is the organist at First Baptist Church in Easley, South Carolina. She recently celebrated 50 years of ministry at her church. Carolyn Hamlin is a representative for the Allen organ company. Her organ arrangements rely on colorful registrations to illustrate the hymn texts. This arrangement utilizes some of the colorful flute and reed stops as well as the celestes (these stops are tuned slightly sharp to create a soft undulating sound the creates a shimmering effect.)
The anthems this week are being sung by Tyler and Jim. Again we are using familiar music. In the bleak Midwinter is again by our friend Gustav Holst (see last weeks entry for info) and the text is by the poet Christina Rossetti and the communion anthem is by Adolphe Adam the French music critic and composer. The piece is the familiar O Holy Night.
I selected my postlude because it combines the French and English influences seen in the two duets so I have chosen Masters in this Hall. The tune comes from the French composer Marin Marais and the text William Morris. I haven't yet found an arrangement that I like for this so I may just make something up but the text and tune lend themselves to colorful registrations and dance like light sounds.
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