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Over the course of the next two months, the Music Discernment Committee (MDC) will be providing many insights into the music ministry of the church by means of printed reports. These are meant to give a clearer and more complete picture of the current and ongoing music programs. Throughout this time we would also like to hear from parishioners and gain your perceptions. Members of the MDC will be available every Sunday in the library, simply to listen to your hopes, your questions, your concerns. In early April, a survey will be distributed to the parish, and from this whole process, the MDC will provide the vestry a report with a view toward obtaining spiritual direction and understanding. Click on the link below to view a PDF copy of the reports.
Music
Discernment Committee Reports Anthems from worship services:
The Choirs toured the
UK in July 2009
Auditions for new members of the Schola Cantorum will be held during the last week of August and the first two weeks of September. Boys in Grades 1-4 and girls in grades 1-5 are welcome to contact Huw Williams to make an appointment. Candidates are asked to prepare a simple song such as a hymn or Christmas carol. The audition lasts about 10 minutes. Adults can join one of two choirs. The Redeemer choir sings at the 9:00 am service every Sunday with rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm. The Chancel choir sings at the 11:15 am Morning Prayer service each week with a rehearsal at 10:30 am. Anyone interested in auditioning to participate in any of the choirs may contact Interim Music Director, Michael Diorio, at 610-525-2486 ext. 22 or by emailing him at mdiorio@theredeemer.org
Excerpts from tour
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The core of this instrument is a 1949 Ζolian-Skinner voiced by G. Donald Harrison and dedicated by E. Power Biggs. When the roof of our bell tower gave way in 1991 and flooded the Great and Pedal divisions, we decided that the time was right to improve the way the organ speaks into the nave, so Reuter was selected to re-engineer the instrument and build some new ranks for us (replacing much of the previously muddy Great). A lot of the bass was replaced by Allen Organ digital sampling, as well as a new Solo division and an ancillary Great that addresses a dead spot acoustically midway down our nave. We are delighted with the results of this wedding of Ζolian-Skinner, Reuter, Allen and the Antiphonal division by Austin. M.Stairs |
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Specifications of The Redeemer Organ |
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GREAT ORGAN (EXPOSED) 8 Principal 8 Bourdon 4 Octave 4 Open Flute 22/3 Twelfth 2 Fifteenth 13/5 Seventeenth IV Fourniture 8 Trumpet Midi to Great
GREAT ORGAN (ENCLOSED) 16 Violone 8 Principal 8 Spitzflute 4 Octave 2 Super Octave IV Mixture 16 Contre Trumpet Tremolo
CHOIR ORGAN 16 Gemshorn 8 Clarabella 8 Gedeckt 8 Viola 8 Gemshorn 8 Dolcan 8 Dolcan Celeste II Flute Celeste 4 Spitz Principal 4 Koppelflute 4 Orchestral Flute 4 Gemshorn 22/3 Gemshorn 2 Principal 2 Gemshorn 13/5 Gemshorn 11/3 Quint IV Cymbale 8 Tuba 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 English Horn 8 Clarinet 4 Clarion Tremolo Midi to Choir |
SWELL ORGAN 16 Rohrflute 8 Geigen Principal 8 Rohrflute 8 Viola 8 Viola Celeste 8 Echo Viole 8 Echo Viole Celeste 4 Principal 4 Hohlflute 22/3 Nazard 2 Blockflute 13/5 Tierce IV Plein Jeu 16 Bombarde 8 Trompette 8 Oboe 8 Vox Humana 4 Clarion Tremolo Midi to Swell
SOLO ORGAN 8 Diapason 8 Flauto Mirabilis 8 Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste 4 Octave V Grand Fourniture 16 Bombarde 8 Trompette Harmonique 8 French Horn 8 Corno di Bassetto 4 Clarion Tremolo Midi to Solo
ANTIPHONAL ORGAN 8 Bourdon 4 Octave 4 Spillflute 2 Flute III Mixture 8 Trompette |
PEDAL ORGAN 32 Subbass 32 Contra Violone 16 Principal 16 Subbass 16 Violone (Gt) 16 Rohrflute (Sw) 16 Gemshorn (Ch) 16 Bourdon (Ant) 8 Principal 8 Major Bass 8 Violone (Gt) 8 Rohrflute (Sw) 4 Choral Bass 4 Flute IV Mixture 32 Trombone 16 Trombone 16 Bombarde (Sw) 8 Trombone 8 Bombarde (Sw) 4 Trombone 4 Bombarde (Sw) Midi to Pedal
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A New Jersey native, Dr. Diorio received his Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, while studying under Professor Eugene Roan. Upon completing his undergraduate study he entered the Institute of Sacred Music and the School of Music at Yale University, where he earned his Master of Music degree in organ with Dr. Martin Jean. While at Boston University Dr. Diorio was a pupil of organist James David Christie, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance, summa cum laude. His edition of the Messa Hyemalis in A of Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789) is published by the German publisher Carus-Verlag of Stuttgart. The edition received its American premier at St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue by John Scott and the St Thomas Choir of Men & Boys and its European premier at the Strasbourg Cathedral in France, where Richter served as Kapellmeister from 1768-1789. Presently, Dr. Diorio serves as adjunct faculty member of the music department at The Lawrenceville Prep School in New Jersey. He is also working as editor with Oxford University Press on the first edition of the Requiem by Richter. Dr. Diorio held his post at Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, as Organist and Choirmaster from 2005-2009 and currently serves Church of the Redeemer as the interim Organist and Director of Music. Michael will accompany all our worship services and conduct the adult and Schola choirs. Hope Knight will serve as Interim Choir Director through December. She will conduct the Cherub and Childrens choirs. |
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