Bicentennial Commencement Choral Evensong

Name: Bicentennial Commencement Choral Evensong
Start: 2024-05-19T17:00:00-04:00
Location: 3916 Locust Walk,Philadelphia,19104,US

Schedule

Sun May 19 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3916 Locust Walk,Philadelphia,19104,US | Philadelphia, PA

All are welcome to join us on Sunday, May 19 for Choral Evensong.
COME CELEBRATE ST. MARY'S 200TH BIRTHDAY!
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2023 | 5PM ST. MARY'S AT PENN | 3916 LOCUST WALK, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 *ENTRANCE LOCATED AT THE RED BELL TOWER DOORS.
*For or accessible entrance information, please call (215) 386-3916, Mondays through Fridays, 9AM to 2PM.
Order of Service
Prelude: Nun danket alle Gott (Siegfried Karg-Elert)
Introit: O how amiable (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Processional: Hark, hark my soul! (Pilgrims)
Preces: Joanna Forbes L’Estrange
Phos Hilaron: David Hogan
Psalm: George Thalben-Ball
Magnificat: C Major (C.V. Stanford)
Nunc Dimittis: C Major (C.V. Stanford)
Responses: Joanna Forbes L’Estrange
Anthem: Save us, O Lord (Edward Bairstow)
Blessing: The Lord bless you and keep you (Peter C. Lutkin)
Recessional: Abide with me (Eventide)
Angelus: (All Saints Plainsong Psalter)
Postlude: Finale from Sonata 6 (Felix Mendelssohn)
About St. Mary's at Penn
St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village, is the congregation of the Episcopal Church on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. God calls us to be a loving, diverse, and inclusive Christian community working for a world of compassion and justice. In everything we do, we strive to be grounded in worship and prayer. We invite and welcome all God’s people to St. Mary’s in the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Holy Spirit.
About St. Mary's Organist and Choirmaster
Dr. Chase Castle is an active organist, choral conductor, and musicologist. He received the Bachelor of Music degree in Keyboard Performance and Music History & Literature at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio under the tutelage of Nicole Keller. Castle was a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned a PhD in Music. He regularly concertizes across the eastern half of the United States and spent the summers of 2017-2019 as the resident organist and choirmaster at the Squirrel Island Chapel on Squirrel Island, Maine. Castle enjoys collaborating with other artists and musicians and promoting diverse artistic projects.
About St. Mary's Music
St. Mary’s music program includes a church choir, supported by an extensive music library, an historic Aeolian-Skinner organ, baby grand piano, and cabinet organ. St. Mary’s collaborates with universities and the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania in the composition of new music and in showcasing student performers of sacred music. During the academic year (the weekend after Labor Day to the Feast of Pentecost), our volunteer choir often presents an anthem and leads the singing of the psalm. New members are always welcome!
About St. Mary's Choral Scholars
Funded by a generous grant from our diocese in addition to the Frank T. Innes, Jr. Memorial Fund for Music at St. Mary's, the Choral Scholar program is a reflection of the longstanding relationship between the University of Pennsylvania community and our choir. Our Choral Scholars participate in the choir for Sunday mass and perform in special concerts, like Advent Lessons and Carols and Choral Evensong.
About Evensong
Evensong is an evening church service following a set form that focuses on psalms and other biblical canticles, usually a sung rendition of vespers following the Anglican tradition. Old English speakers translated the Latin word vesperas as æfensang, which became 'evensong' in modern English.