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549 Storrs Road
(Junction of Routes 195 & 89)
Mansfield Center, Connecticut
OCTOBER 30, 2022 - ALL SAINTS/ALL SOULS SUNDAY
Pie Jesu - from REQUIEM (SATB; Andrew Lloyd Webber/arr. John Leavitt)
NOVEMBER 20, 2022 - THANKSGIVING SUNDAY
Every Day Is Thanksgiving (SATB; Leonard Burks) MP3 audio (electronic "voices")
YouTube video (their tempo is a little fast; and our arrangement doesn't have the Tenor ad lib)
YouTube video (similar but not the exact arrangement we'll use - it has a lot of ad lib - but gives you an idea of the Gospel tempo)
DECEMBER 4, 2022 - ADVENT 2
Amid the Cold of Winter (SAB; Bret Rhoades) JWPepper audio here
This anthem pairs two beloved carols, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming and In the Bleak Midwinter.
The anticipated readings for this Sunday are Luke 1:26-38 and Isaiah 11:1-10
DECEMBER 11, 2022 - ADVENT 3
An Invitation for Advent (SAB; Ruth Elaine Schram, arr. Douglas Nolan) YouTube of SAB here
Beckoning for Emmanuel to "come and set us free," this anthem of expectation combines original music and text with the beloved Advent hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel
The anticipated readings for this Sunday are Matthew 1:18-25 and Isaiah 35:1-10
DECEMBER 18, 2022 - ADVENT 4
The Tschesnokov choral standard Salvation Is Created coupled with Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence creates a meditative and uplifting pairing. Salvation Is Created was one of the last sacred works that Tschesnokov composed before the Soviet government began to suppress Christianity.
The anticipated readings for this Sunday are Luke 1:39-45, 56-58 and Luke 1:46-55
