Reflection
The Adult Choir is singing a piece by Linda Stassen called Sing Alleluia. I learned it a long time ago at camp of all places and to me it is very meditative and reflective because of it's simple repetitive, melody. We used to sing it ten or more times in a row, but don't worry, the adult choir is only going to sing it twice.
The prelude is Sérénade sur l'eau (Serenade on the Water) by Jacques Ibert and the postlude is Auf dem See (On the Lake) by Heinrich Hofmann. I chose two pieces about water because I think many people find rivers, lakes, oceans, and other bodies of water very good places to reflect.
The offertory is Im Traum (In the dream) by Franz Liszt. Unlike Liszt's famous virtuosic works, this piece is leading towards the French impressionism of the late 19th century (think of Debussy and Ravel). It is much more subdued and the piece contains two great phrases with an almost no-existent melody and no accompaniment, almost silence.
As a side note, I would like to mention that the organ is in need of repair and I will not be playing it at all this week.
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