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“The story of Christmas is a story of divine giving.” by Pastor Bruce Benson, host Grand Music Gracious Word Sing For Joy® is a production of St. Olaf College. I like Advent more than I like advertising, and Christmas more than cash; I am more interested in music than money; and if given a choice to ponder Bach or a budget, I’ll take Bach any day. But I know my preferences are a kind of luxury. That is, I am free to focus on what I enjoy only because other people, all through history, have been minding budgets, paying bills and raising funds. Musicians, their teachers and instrument makers, as well as architects and custodians of concert halls and churches, all need and deserve to be paid. And in our day, we must also include the technicians who record and produce CDs and radio programs so that we can enjoy music at home. If I lift my nose a bit, and pretend that I am somehow more noble or righteous because I spend my time with the Bible and great music instead of bills and money, I am plainly dishonest. Music is not sustained by appreciation alone, just as faith, hope, and love do not flourish with mere votes of approval; they need our participation. But there is something I respect and admire that attends to both the wonders of Advent and the need to pay the bills: generosity. It is, like love and humor, one of the wonders of human life; both a gift and sign of God. Okay … you can probably guess that I am heading toward reminding you of Sing For Joy’s annual budget, and our dependence on your gifts, and I am. But I don’t want to jump right into it; I want to get there by a path that leads through Advent and Christmas, because those wonderful seasons are themselves celebrations of generosity. The story of Christmas is a story of divine giving, in which God gives his only son, in love. “God with us” — that’s generosity. As one of this year’s Gospel readings for the Advent season says, “Go and tell John what you hear and see, the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.” Generosity. The music of Advent and Christmas are full of the same generosity. Church goers see this in their own fellow members who practice, practice, practice just to give the gift of music to a worshipping congregation. Sure, the singers get something out of it too, but all music making is fueled at least in part by generosity. And with that, the path arrives at Sing For Joy. Our music too is fueled in part by generosity. It starts with the enduring, faithful generosity of the Sukup family in Iowa, but it includes you and others you can’t see who listen with you. The needs of the world are many, and none of us can support every cause. But if in this season you can share your generosity with Sing For Joy, we will be grateful, and will strive to use your gift responsibly and well. Peace be with you, DECEMBER 2013 / YEAR A
Transcript of Grand Music Gracious Word - St. Olaf Collegein which God gives his only son, in love. “God with...
“The story of Christmas is a story of divine giving.”
by Pastor Bruce Benson, host
Grand MusicGracious Word
Sing For Joy® is a production of St. Olaf College.
I like Advent more than I like advertising, and Christmas more than cash; I am more
interested in music than money; and if given a choice to ponder Bach or a budget, I’ll take Bach any day. But I know my preferences are a kind of luxury. That is, I am free to focus on what I enjoy only because other people, all through history, have been minding budgets, paying bills and raising funds. Musicians, their teachers and instrument makers, as well as architects and custodians of concert halls and churches, all need and deserve to be paid. And in our day, we must also include the technicians who record and produce CDs and radio programs so that we can enjoy music at home. If I lift my nose a bit, and pretend that I am somehow more noble or righteous because I spend my time with the Bible and great music instead of bills and money, I am plainly dishonest. Music is not sustained by appreciation alone, just as faith, hope, and love do not flourish with mere votes of approval; they need our participation. But there is something I respect and admire that attends to both the wonders of Advent and the need to pay the bills: generosity. It is, like love and humor, one of the wonders of human life; both a gift and sign of God. Okay … you can probably guess that I am heading toward reminding you of Sing For Joy’s annual budget, and our dependence on your gifts, and I am. But I don’t want to jump right into it; I want to get there by a path that leads through Advent and Christmas, because those wonderful seasons are themselves celebrations of generosity. The story of Christmas is a story of divine giving, in which God gives his only son, in love. “God
with us” — that’s generosity. As one of this year’s Gospel readings for the Advent season says, “Go and tell John what you hear and see, the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.” Generosity. The music of Advent and Christmas are full of the same generosity. Church goers see this in their own fellow members who practice, practice, practice just to give the gift of music to a worshipping congregation. Sure, the singers get something out of it too, but all music making is fueled at least in part by generosity.
And with that, the path arrives at Sing For Joy. Our music too is fueled in part by generosity. It starts with the enduring, faithful generosity of the Sukup family in Iowa, but it includes you and others you can’t see who listen with you. The needs of the world are many, and none of us can support every cause. But if in this season you can share your generosity with Sing For Joy, we will be grateful, and will strive to use your gift responsibly and well.
Peace be with you,
DECEMBER 2013 / YEAR A
December 1, 2013First Sunday of Advent, Year A
(1R) Isaiah 2:1–5(PS) Psalm 122(2R) Romans 13:11–14(G) Matthew 24:36–44
Wake, Awake (WACHET AUF) – Philipp Nicolai, arr. F. Melius Christiansen (2R, G)The St. Olaf Choir / Kenneth Jennings(CD) Sing For Joy / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-269© 1991 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
I Was Glad – Sir C. Hubert H. Parry (PS)Choir of Clare College: Cambridge / Timothy Brown(CD) Rejoice! British Choral Music / REGIS / RRC1040© 1995 Regis Records Ltd. regisrecords.co.uk
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me – Frank Ferko (PS)The American Repertory Singers: Washington, D.C. / Leo Nestor(CD) Sounding Joy / ARSIS / CD 105© 1996 Arsis Audio arsisaudio.com
Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY) – Thomas Olivers, arr. Christopher Robinson (1R, 2R, G)Choir of St. John’s College: Cambridge, England / David Hill(CD) Christmas at St. John’s College, Cambridge / HYPERION / CDA67576© 2006 Hyperion Records Limited hyperion-records.co.uk
Walk in the Light – Traditional, arr. André Thomas (G)St. Olaf Cantorei / John Ferguson(CD) Songs of Grateful Praise / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2880© 2006 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
December 8, 2013Second Sunday of Advent, Year A
(1R) Isaiah 11:1–10(PS) Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19(2R) Romans 15:4–13(G) Matthew 3:1–12
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) – French Processional, arr. Graham Ross (1R, 2R)Choir of Clare College, Cambridge: England / Graham Ross(CD) Veni Emmanuel: Music for Advent / HARMONIA MUNDI / HMU 907579© 2013 Harmnoia Mundi USA harmoniamundi.com
A Spotless Rose – Herbert Howells (1R, 2R)Tenebrae / Nigel Short(CD) The Dream of Herod / Signum Records, Ltd.© 2003 Signum Records signumrecords.com
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose) – Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström (1R, 2R)The Dale Warland Singers: Minneapolis, Minn. / Dale Warland(CD) Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers / GOTHIC / G 49208© 2002 Gothic Records gothicrecords.com
On Jordan’s Bank (WINCHESTER NEW) – Musikalisches Handbuch, arr. Malcolm Archer (G)
The Choir of Wells Cathedral / Malcolm Archer(CD) Hills of the North, Rejoice: The English Hymn Vol. 3 / HYPERION / CDP12103© 2002 Hyperion Records Limited hyperion-records.co.uk
O Radix Jesse – Rihards Dubra (1R)Choir of Merton College, Oxford: England / Peter Phillips & Benjamin Nicholas(CD) Advent at Merton / DELPHIAN / DCD34112© 2012 Delphian Records, Ltd. delphianrecords.co.uk
Prepare the Way O Zion – Dala Melody, arr. Margareta Jalkeus (G)St. Olaf Chapl Choir / Christopher Aspaas(CD) Light of All Creation, Scatter the Darkness / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3213/14© 2009 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
Music is not sustained by appreciation alone, just as faith, hope, and love do not flourish with mere votes of
approval; they need our participation. -Pastor Bruce Benson
December 15, 2013Third Sunday of Advent, Year A
(1R) Isaiah 35:1–10(PS) Psalm 146:5–10 or Luke 1:47–55(2R) James 5:7–10(G) Matthew 11:2–11
Rejoice, Rejoice, and Greet the New Morn (REJOICE, REJOICE) – Marty Haugen (G)The St. Thomas Liturgical Choir: Minneapolis, Minn. / Marty Haugen(CD) Marty Haugen: Anthology I, 1980-1984 / GIA PUBLICATIONS / GIA CD-400© 1997 GIA Publications, Inc. giamusic.com
Hark! The Glad Sound – John Jenkins Husband (G)The Columbus Consort: The Netherlands / Joseph Pettit.(CD) Christmas in Early America / CHANNEL CLASSICS / CCS 5693© 1983 Channel Classics channelclassics.com
Go and Tell John – Larry L. Fleming (G)The National Lutheran Choir: Minneapolis, Minn. / Larry L. Fleming(CD) Soul / NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR RECORDINGS / NLCA-102© National Lutheran Choir nlca.com
A Stable-lamp is Lighted – Craig Philips (G)The St. Olaf Viking Chorus / Robert Scholz(CD) He Comes to Us / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2388-9© 2000 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
Thou Knowest, Lord – Henry Purcell (G)The Memphis Boychoir & Memphis Chamber Choir: Memphis, Tenn. / John Ayer(CD) Great Cathedral Music: A Memphis Choral Tour / PRO ORGANO / CD 7053© 1994 Zarex Corporation proorgano.com
Lost in the Night – arr. Kyle S. Haugen (1R)Corpus Christi Cathedral Pontifical Choir: Corpus Christi, Tex. / Lee Gwozdz(CD) A Cathedral Christmas / MSR CLASSICS / MS 1347© 2009 Corpus Christi Cathedral, MSR Music LLC msrcd.com
Speak a Word to Us Isaiah (AUSTRIAN HYMN) – Franz Joseph Haydn (1R)Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; The St. Olaf Orchestra / John Ferguson(CD) A Child, A Son, The Prince of Peace / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3304/05© 2010 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
December 22, 2013Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A
(1R) Isaiah 7:10–16(PS) Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19(2R) Romans 1:1–7(G) Matthew 1:18–25
Lift Up Your Heads (TRURO) – Thomas Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica, arr. Olaf C. Christiansen (1R, G)The St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong(CD) Great Hymns of Faith, Volume II / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2651© 2004 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
“Behold, a Virgin shall Conceive” and “O Thou that Tellest” from Messiah / George Frideric Handel (1R, G) Anne Sofie von Otter, contralto; The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock(CD) Messiah / ARCHIV / 423 630-2© 1988 Universal Music Group deutschegrammophon.com
Cherry Tree Carol – Kentucky Mountain Ballad (G)Anonymous 4(CD) The Cherry Tree: Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas / HARMONIA MUNDI / HMU 807453© 2010 Harmonia Mundi USA harmoniamundi.com
Joseph est bien marié (Joseph is Well Married) – Anonymous French, 17th Century (G)The Boston Camerata: Boston, Mass. / Joel Cohen(CD) A Renaissance Christmas / NONESUCH / 9 79134-2© 1986 75 Rockefeller Plaza nonesuch.com
Sussex Carol (SUSSEX CAROL) – English Traditional, arr. Philip Ledger (G)Choir of King’s College: Cambridge, England / Stephen Cleobury(CD) A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols / EMI CLASSICS / 7243 5 73693 2 9© 1999 EMI Classics emiclassics.com
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree – Stanford Scriven (G)The St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong(CD) Light of All Creation … Scatter the Darkness / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3213/14© 2009 St. Olaf Records stolafrecords.com
December 29, 2013First Sunday of Christmas, Year A
(1R) Isaiah 63:7–9(PS) Psalm 148(2R) Hebrews 2:10–18(G) Matthew 2:13–3
I Wonder as I Wander – Appalachian Folk Carol, arr. Andrew Carter (G)Quire of London / Andrew Carter(CD) Andrew Carter’s Christmas Carols / YORK AMBISONIC / YORK CD 169© 2002 Brendan Hearne / York Ambisonic worldwidemusiconline.com
Coventry Carol – 16th Century English, arr. Martin Shaw (G)Memphis Boychoir: Memphis, Tenn. / John Ayer(CD) Sing Lullaby / PRO ORGANO / CD 7099© 1997 Zarex Corporation proorgano.com
Lully, lulla – Kenneth Leighton (G)Choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London: London, England / Stephen Tilton(CD) Make We Joy / QUILISMA / QUIL 404© 2001 Quilisma Limited gothic-catalog.com
“The Slaughter of the Innocents” from Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata – David Bednall (G)Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford: England / Owen Rees(CD) Welcome All Wonders / SIGNUM CLASSICS / SIGCD335© 2013 Signum Records signumrecords.com
“Here is the Little Door” from Three Carols – Herbert Howells (G)Polyphony / Stephen Layton(CD) O Magnum Mysterium / HYPERION / CDA66925© 1996 Hyperion Records Limited hyperion-records.co.uk
LISTENERS’ CORNERThanks to our generous listeners who fuel us with
gifts and praise. Your contributions and kind words are a blessing.
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Thank you for your gifts!
In Honor Of:
Miss Diane Joan, my Drewitt sister 53
St. Olaf College - Thank you for your excellent music
In Memory Of:
Wilma Andreae
Eugene Benbow
Jim Braulick
Edward Oliver Jacobson
Pastor Jennifer Koenig
Art Lenzen, husband of 59 years, 7 months
John and Linda Owen
Rev. Dr. Alvin Charles Rueter, founder of Sing For Joy, on the 92nd anniversary of his birth, Nov 3. 1921
Elizabeth D. Schlenker
Rev. & Mrs. J.R. Spittal
