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St. Luke’s Music Series presents:
An Organ Recital and Three Choir Festival Evensong
March 23, 2025 5:00 pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
1206 Maple Lane
Anchorage, Kentucky 40223
The combined choirs of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church of the Advent, and Anchorage Presbyterian Church will sing Evensong following the organ recital. Organist/Choirmasters Lisa Lewis, Austin Echols and Dr. Robert L. Bozeman will share conducting and accompanying duties.
Music will include:
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Preces and Responses – Richard Shephard
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Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis – David Hogan
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Like as the hart – Herbert Howells
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O Lord, support us all the day long – Laura Lea Duckworth
A reception will follow in Board Hall.
This event is free and open to all.
What is Evensong?
Evensong is an ancient service, originating from the Medieval Monastic offices of vespers and compline. Also known as Evening Prayer, this choral version called Evensong is mostly sung by the choir, usually with two hymns and the Lord's Prayer involving the congregation. Traditionally, there are two cancticles, the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis, interspersed with scriptures assigned to the day. Another unique element of this service are the Preces and Responses, sung between a cantor (often the officiant/priest/pastor) and the choir, asking for God's presence, a confession, and prayers for all people. The officiant (leader) concludes all these responses with collects (prayers) chosen for the day. Evensong is sung around the world, and is an especially popular evening liturgy in England and the United States.
20 Years of Sacred Sound
A Concert for Organ and Brass
A Concert for ORgan & Brass
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Date, Time
Anchorage Presbyterian Church
11403 Park Road
Anchorage, KY 40223
Sunday, February 11, 2023
2:30 p.m.
The Invitation
Join us for this concert of music for organ and brass, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the installation of the Schantz pipe organ at Anchorage Presbyterian Church.
This is the third pipe organ in this space, the first being installed in 1906, the second in the early 1950s, and the current organ installed in 2003.
This organ was built by the Schantz Organ Company, of Orville, Ohio, and has 1,434 pipes, 25 chimes, a Zimbelstern (bells which move in a circle when turned on), 122 keys on the 2 manuals/keyboards, 32 pedals, 3 swell pedals (controls volume) and 49 buttons/pistons which help to control the sounds/stops. You can see and hear much more about the mechanics of the organ, go inside the organ divisions, and see organ performances on our interactive webpage at www.anchoragepresbyterian.org/organ-celebration.
The Organist
Dr. Robert L. Bozeman holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. He completed his graduate degree at the UMKC-Conservatory of Music and undergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma. He has produced two CD recordings of choral and organ music which have been featured numerous times on the NPR program “With Heart and Voice.” He has also been interviewed and performed live on Classical 90.5. He has served as Minister of Music and organist at Anchorage Presbyterian Church since February 2019.
Robert is the founder of MovementByRobert, a program for musicians assisting them in better use of their bodies to avoid pain and injury. He is certified in the work of Moshe Feldenkrais through the Mind Body Studies Academy, having trained in Germany and Italy with students and trainers from around the world. Read more about his work at www.movementbyrobert.com.
The Ensemble
Founded in 1993, the Louisville Brass is the resident brass quintet at the University of Louisville School of Music. Comprised of School of Music faculty, the Louisville Brass is committed to providing education to musicians from all walks of life and bringing eclectic recital programs encompassing works from diverse genres. Passionate about providing access to education outside the walls of our University, Louisville Brass is and remains active in outreach and educational endeavors in clinic, sectional, and recital settings. Louisville Brass frequently tours internationally, most recently performing around Ecuador, and collaborating with the Falsa Percussion Ensemble in various cities throughout Japan.
The Louisville brass is fortunate to have local professionals, Alex Schwarz, Noah Dugan, and University of Louisville faculty Ansyn Banks as rotating artists to complete the ensemble.
The Music
