A Concert for All Saints and All Souls

The Choir of The Church of the Epiphany

Washington, D.C.

Dr. Jeremy Filsell, Director Christopher Betts, Organ

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

Lambertville, NJ Saturday, October 31, 2015

6:00 p.m.

St . Edmund Camp ion Missa l & Hymnal for the Tradi t i ona l La t in Massccwatershed.org/Campion

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John 5: 28

W HAT SHALL I, WRETCHED, THEN SAY? WHOM SHALL I INVOKE AS PROTECTOR, WHEN EVEN THE JUST SHALL HARDLY BE SECURE? THOU

WHO DIDST ABSOLVE MARY, AND DIDST HEARKEN TO THE THIEF, TO ME ALSO THOU HAST GIVEN HOPE.

UID SUM MISER TUNC DICTURUS? QUEM PATRONUM ROGATU-RUS, CUM VIX JUSTUS SIT SECURUS? QUI MARIAM ABSOLVISTI, ET LATRONEM EXAUDISTI, MIHI QUOQUE SPEM DEDISTI. (Sequence)

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Program

Gaudeamus (from Sequence for All Saints) Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Gaudeamus. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Rejoice all and praise the Lord; celebrating a holy day in honor of all the saints. Alleluia. Give us the wings of faith to rise within the veil and see the saints above, how great their joys, how bright their glories be. I ask them whence their victory came: They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to His death. Our glorious Leader claims our praise for His own pattern giv’n; While the long cloud of witnesses show the same path to Heav’n.

Beati mundo corde William Byrd (1540-1623)

Beati mundo corde, Blessed are the pure in heart, quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt. for they shall see God. Beati pacifici, Blessed are the peacemakers: quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur. for they shall be called the children of God. Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur Blessed are they which are persecuted propter justitiam, for righteousness’ sake, quoniam ipsorum est regnum cœlorum. for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Requiem, Op. 9 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

I. Introit (Requiem Æternam) Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion, A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem, and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem. exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet. O Lord, hear my prayer, all flesh shall come to Thee. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. II. Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison, Lord, have mercy, Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. III. Domine Jesu Christe Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriæ, O Lord Jesus Chris, King of glory, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum deliver the souls of all the faithful departed de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu, from the pains of hell, and from the deep pit, libera eas de ore leonis, deliver them from the lion’s mouth ne obsorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum. that hell engulf them not, nor they fall into darkness. Sed signifier sanctus Michael repræsentet eas But that Michael, the holy standardbearer in lucem sanctam, quam olim bring them into the holy light, which Thou Abrahæ promisisti et semini ejus. once didst promise to Abraham and his seed. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. We offer Thee, O Lord, sacrifices and prayers of praise; Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie do Thou accept them for those souls memoriam facimus, whom we this day commemorate; fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam grant them, O Lord, to pass from death to the life quam olim Abrahæ promisisti et semini ejus. which Thou once didst promise to Abraham and his seed.

IV. Sanctus Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth, Holy, Lord God of hosts, pleni sunt cœli et terra gloria tua. the heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. V. Pie Jesu Pie Jesu Domine, Merciful Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem. grant them rest. Pie Jesu Domine, Merciful Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them everlasting rest. VI. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them everlasting rest. VII. Lux æterna Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es. with Thy saints forever, for Thou art merciful. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. VIII. Libera me Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death, in die illa tremenda, on that dreadful day quando cœli movendi sunt et terra, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved, dum veneris judicare sæculum per ignem. and Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo I quake with fear, and I tremble dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira, awaiting the day of account and the wrath to come, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. when the heavens and the earth shall be moved. Dies illa, dies iræ, calamitatis et miseriæ, Day of mourning, day of wrath, of calamity and misery, dies magna et amara valde. the great day and most bitter. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death, in die illa tremenda, on that dreadful day quando cœli movendi sunt et terra, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved, dum veneris judicare sæculum per ignem. and Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna. Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death. IX. In Paradisum In Paradisum deducant Angeli, May the angels receive them in Paradise, in quo adventu suscipiant te martyres, at thy coming may the martyrs receive thee, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem. and lead thee into the holy city Jerusalem. Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat, May the chorus of angels receive thee, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere and with Lazarus, once a beggar, æternam habeas requiem. may thou have eternal rest.

Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem was published in 1947 by the French publisher Durand, but was commissioned in 1941 by the collaborationist French Vichy regime. Duruflé was still working on the piece at the time of the regime's collapse in 1944, and completed it in 1947, dedicating it to the memory of his father. It exists in three orchestrations but tonight it is heard in its original form with organ alone. At the time of commission, Duruflé was working on an organ suite using themes from Gregorian chants and he incorporated sketches for this into the Requiem. Thus, the work uses the Gregorian Missa Pro Defunctis (Mass for the Dead) from which virtually all the thematic material comes. The organ score is an integral part of the work and its unique effect.

The Choir of The Church of the Epiphany in downtown Washington DC, three blocks from the White House, is a mixed voice choir in which professional section leaders augment choral volunteers. The Church is situated on G Street NW and was founded in 1842. The building itself was consecrated ten years later and within six years, the congregation had established the Epiphany Church home to help the poor and sick, a vibrant social ministry that continues at Epiphany today. Soon after its founding, the American Civil War split the congregation: Senator Jefferson Davis rented pew no. 14, and three of his children were confirmed at the church, but after secession, when Davis moved to Richmond VA and became the Confederacy's President, the pew was rented by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. On March 6, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln attended the funeral of General Frederick Lander at the church. In the Spring of 1893, Epiphany’s choir became the first mixed vested choir in the city and music has since remained one of the church’s foremost ministries. Today, Epiphany provides a spiritual focus for all people representative of the Washington metropolitan community and its artistic outreach includes the renowned Tuesday Concerts Series which presents largely national but often international artists in concert every Tuesday lunchtime. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Jeremy Filsell is director of music at The Church of the Epiphany and but also holds positions as artist-in-residence at Washington National Cathedral and Professor of Organ at the Catholic University of America. He is one of only a few performers to enjoy a reputation as both pianist and organist. He has appeared as a concerto and solo pianist in Russia, Scandinavia, throughout the USA the UK and is on the international piano roster of Steinway Artists. He has recorded for BBC Radio 3, USA, and Scandinavian radio networks in solo and concerto roles and his discography comprises more than 35 solo recordings. Recent solo engagements have taken him across the USA and UK and to Germany, France, Finland, Sweden and Norway. In North America, he concertizes under the auspices of Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists. Jeremy studied at Oxford University (Keble College) before completing graduate studies at the Royal College of Music (piano) and in Paris (organ). He was awarded his PhD at Birmingham Conservatoire/BCU for research involving aesthetic and interpretative issues in the music of Marcel Dupré. Before moving to the USA in 2008, he held lectureships at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and was a lay clerk in the Queen’s choir at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. www.jeremyfilsell.com Christopher Betts grew up in his native UK as a boy chorister at Lichfield Cathedral and was educated successively at Rugby School and Magdalen College Oxford (as Organ Scholar). He held appointments in England as Assistant Organist at Sheffield Cathedral and as Director of Music of the boys’ and girls’ choirs at the Collegiate Church of St. Mary’s Warwick before emigrating to Lubbock, TX in the US. There he led the extensive music program at First United Methodist Church, a 4,000 member congregation proud of its long-standing tradition of musical excellence. In 2012, he came to Washington DC as Organist & Associate Director of Music at the National Cathedral before assuming his current role as Director of Music at the Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda MD, a vibrant parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.

SOPRANO Rachael Evangeline Barham

Kathrine Ebert Molly Grace Young

Rebecca Kellerman Petretta Susan Manola

ALTO

Christine Browne-Munz Charles Burg

Stephanie Cabell Nicole Ievesque Judy Lokerson

TENOR Charles Berardesco

Irvin Peterson Joey Kaz

Nathan Létorneau Duncan Stevens

BASS

Thad Garrett James Rogers Jeff Thurston Steve Slupe