Month: May 2015

Toccata & Fugue in F      D. Buxtehude (1637-1707) “Spirit of the Living God” Praeludium & Fuga in Dm from “Ariadne Musica” J.C.F. Fischer (1656-1746) In the story of Pentecost, isn’t it interesting that instead of the Holy Spirit making it possible for everyone in the crowd to understand the One Language in which…

In a former life I played at a church that had a really fine professional tenor available (as we do in Julio this morning), for whom I wrote a set of three sacred songs for Sunday worship: Thy Lovingkindness in the Morning (Ps.143:8) Thy Judgement As The Noonday (Ps.37:4-6) As the Evening Sacrifice (Ps.141:2-3) The…

Scenes from Childhood (selections) Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Of Foreign Lands and Places, Knight of the Rocking Horse, Dreaming, Child Falling Asleep, The Poet Speaks “Come Down, Oh Love Divine” “Fleeting Piece” Op. 15 No. 1 Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Pressured by his parents, Robert Schumann entered law school at age 18, but two years later left…