September 28
Cantata
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137
Praise to the Lord, the almighty King of creation
Originally performed on the 12th Sunday after Trinity, August 19, 1725, this festive work based on the beloved Lutheran chorale opens our 55th year of Bach Cantata Vespers at Grace. Scored for a large Baroque orchestra and full complement of soloists and chorus, the music rings out with sounds of praise for the God who created, redeemed, and sustains us.
Renowned organist Chelsea Chen returns to Grace to perform Samuel Barber’s Toccata Festiva as the prelude to the service at 3:45 p.m. This virtuosic work for organ and symphony orchestra will be presented in a version for chamber orchestra prepared by composer Mark Buller.
Homilist
David Heim, Oak Park, Illinois, homilist
Prelude
Samuel Barber: Toccata Festiva, op. 36; Chelsea Chen, organist
Motet
César Franck: Psalm 150, FWV 69
Musicians
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Grace Cantor Michael D. Costello, conducting
Nini Marchese, soprano
Emlynn Shoemaker, mezzo soprano
Brian Skoog, tenor
Peter Wesoloski, baritone
