Solo piano works evocative of the season as well as our
Flower Communion are featured this Sunday morning at CUUC. The Prelude opens
with a charming celebration of May written for student pianists by Robert
Schumann. Next come a set of tender floral tributes from American composer
Edward MacDowell’s charming Woodland
Sketches. The morning’s Offertory is Claude Debussy’s delicately scored “Heather”,
thought to describe the lavender-rose scrub brush of the Brittany Coast. Several
examples of Ragtime round out the morning’s solo piano music. In addition, the
CUUC Choir is on hand with several uplifting selections, including a
traditional 16th-century May Day song for congregational
participation. Read on for programming details.
Prelude: Adam Kent, piano
Mai, Lieber Mai, Bald
Bist Du Wieder Da! (May, Lovely May, Soon You’ll Be Back Again!) , Op. 68,
No. 13
Robert
Schumann
To a Wild Rose,
Op. 51, No. 1
To a Water-Lily,
Op. 51, No. 6
Edward
MacDowell
The Chrysanthemum
Scott
Joplin
Special Congregational
Music:
Cottesmore: 16th-century traditional May-Day song
Cottesmore: 16th-century traditional May-Day song
verses:
1. Good morning lords and ladies, it is the first of May.
Come look at our fine garland that looks so
green and gay.
2. The cuckoo sings in April, the cuckoo sings in May.
The cuckoo sings in June, July and then she
flies away.
3. The cuckoo is a merry bird, she sings as she flies,
She brings us good tidings and never tells no lies.
Anthem: CUUC Choir
directed by Lisa N. Meyer and accompanied by Georgianna Pappas
No Greater Gift
No Greater Gift
Amy F. Bernon
Offertory: Bruyères (Heather) from Préludes,
Book II
Claude
Debussy
Anthem:
You Are The New Day
John David, arr.
by Peter Knight
Flower Communion Music
Heliotrope Bouquet
Heliotrope Bouquet
Scott
Joplin and Louis Chauvin
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