The Music This Week: July 13th, 2014

The summer months tend to be a little more haphazard in terms of planning the music to illustrate the sermon. First of all, with both myself and Scott being away at various points, there isn't as much of an opportunity to plan things. Secondly, our wonderful soloists and small ensemble often want to chose there own music which may or may not line up with the topic of the sermon.

So this week, when I was choosing what to play for the prelude, postlude, and offertory, I thought we were going to have a very musically disjointed service. Scott's sermon is on the summer blockbuster Jaws and Gabrielle and Zoe McAndless are going to sing "Seasons of Love" from the musical Rent. Seemingly completely different, but I was delighted when I realized Scott will be discussing how things don't always go according to plan (in relation to the movie) and that is basically what the musical Rent is about.

Prelude: Jaws (Theme from the Film) - By John Williams
Musical Reflection: Seasons of Love - By Jonathan Larson (from Rent), Performed by Gabrielle and Zoe McAndless
Offertory: Will I? - By Jonathan Larson (from Rent)
Postlude: I'll Cover You - By Jonathan Larson (from Rent)

The Music This Week: July 6th, 2014

This week is all about Canada and God's gifts to Canada. I've chosen an arrangement of How Firm a Foundation for the postlude because the idea of the church as a foundation reminds me the idea of our country as a foundation. For the prelude, I will be playing an arrangement of This is Our Father's World because it speaks of the beauty of our world, which Canada has an abundance of.

Roddie will be using his lovely, rich voice to help us worship during the musical reflection and the offertory.

Side Note: I will be away a lot over the next few weeks, and while I intend to update this blog every week, that may be a bit ambitious, and I apologize in advance if there is a lapse.