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Auchenbach Organ
Dedication Recital
Saturday
September 11, 2021
4:00 PM
Ethelmae Auchenbach McSparren (1934-2017) was a mother,
educator, clinical therapist and child advocate. She was a tireless
volunteer in education and the arts in Lancaster and, for over 40
years, served in many leadership roles at Saint James. She was
married to her beloved husband, Clark, for over 60 years. A
singer, pianist and harpsichordist, Ethelmae found great joy in
music throughout her life. It is with this same joy and gratitude
for her remarkable life that the Auchenbach Organ is given to
Saint James by her family in memory of Ethelmae and her father,
Alton Auchenbach (1910-1992).
The Auchenbach Organ
Given for the greater glory of God
and in thanksgiving for the life of
Ethelmae Auchenbach McSparren
1934-2017
by her devoted husband
and loving children
Welcome and Dedication Prayer The Rev. David Peck, Rector
They sing to the tambourine and the lyre, and rejoice to the sound of the pipes.
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet:
Praise him with lyre and harp.
Let us pray. (Silence)
O Lord, before whose throne trumpets sound, and saints and angels sing the songs
of Moses and the Lamb: Accept this organ for the worship of your temple, that with
the voice of music we may proclaim your praise and tell it abroad; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Michael Good
Largo, from Xerxes George F. Handel
Played in memory of Ethelmae Auchenbach McSparren (1685-1759)
Fanfare C. S. Lang
(1891-1971)
All Glory Be to God on High Frederick W. Zachau
(1663-1712)
All Glory Be to God on High Andreas Nicholas Vetter
(1666-1710)
“Dix” (Hymn tune name) Craig Phillips
For the Beauty of the Earth (b. 1961)
William Wright
Demonstration of the organ’s GeniSys Voices
English Change Ringing (chimes)
Abide with Me (string quartet)
Invention No. 8 in F Major (harpsichord) J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Fanfare for the Common Man (brass and timpani) Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
Christopher Prestia
Five Short Pieces for Organ Percy Whitlock
(1903-1946)
Allegretto
Folk tune
Andante tranquillo
Scherzo
Pæan
Edward Landin Senn
Minuetto from Dix Pièces (1889) Eugène Gigout
(1844-1925)
Praeludium (2015) Pamela Decker
Commissioned by and dedicated to Edward Landin Senn (b. 1955)
Eric Riley
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor (BWV 537) Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Sonata in B-flat Major (Op. 65, No. 4) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
III. Allegretto (1809-1847)
Symphony No. 1 (Op. 14) Louis Vierne
VI. Final (1870-1937)
Reflection and prayer The Rev. David Peck, Rector
Hymn 719 America, the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
for amber waves of grain,
for purple mountain majesties
above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea.
O beautiful for heroes proved
in liberating strife,
who more than self their country loved,
and mercy more than life!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
confirm thy soul in self-control,
thy liberty in law.
O beautiful for patriot dream
that sees beyond the years
thine alabaster cities gleam,
undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea.
BIOGRAPHIES
MICHAEL GOOD is the organist at Saint James Episcopal
Church in downtown Lancaster. He studied music at Eastern
Mennonite University and more recently has studied with
Mark Laubach, Sandor Kadar, and Wesley Parrott. Previous
church positions include organist at All Saints Episcopal
Church, Hanover and Saint Edward’s Episcopal Church,
Lancaster; interim organist and choir director at Saint John’s
Episcopal Church, Lancaster.
DR. WILLIAM WRIGHT performs as both conductor and
keyboardist and has been heard in twenty-seven countries
of the world. In addition to serving as Director of Music and
Arts at Saint James Church, he is Director of Choral Music
and Senior Teaching Professor at Franklin & Marshall
College, and Chorusmaster for the Lancaster Symphony
Orchestra. Bill is a native and long-time resident of Boston.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst
College where he received the Lincoln Lowell Russell Prize
for music performance and the Edward Poole Lay
Fellowship for graduate study in music. He earned a Master
of Music degree in piano performance from The New
England Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he was awarded the Charles
Hayes Fellowship.
Committed to using music for the benefit of the community, Bill has performed five benefit
concerts for Tabor Community Services of Lancaster. Perhaps the most unique period of his
life was the year he spent in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he taught at The International School
of Islamabad, played for services at the Protestant International Church of Islamabad, and
performed benefit concerts which raised significant funds for The Rawalpindi Leprosy
Hospital, Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Islamabad, and the people of the Kalash Valley.
CHRISTOPHER PRESTIA currently serves as Cantor
(director of music) at Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd in Lancaster, and organist at Temple Ohev
Sholom in Harrisburg. Recently he has endeavored to open
a music school in Columbia, PA, which is scheduled to
open in January 2022 (www.csmusic.school for more
information). Additionally, he maintains an active studio of
piano and organ students, plays in a Dixieland Jazz band
based in York, and performs regularly as an organ and
cello soloist.
Christopher has lived many places, having spent his
childhood years in Garland, Texas, high school years in Wantage, New Jersey, his
undergraduate years at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania under Mark
Laubach, and graduate school years at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana under
Janette Fishell. Since then his musical endeavors have taken him from Mechanicsburg to
Manhattan to Carlisle, and now Lancaster and Columbia where he has enjoyed making
his musical home.
EDWARD LANDIN SENN began his intensive musical
training at the St. Thomas Choir School under the direction
of Gerre Hancock. Upon his graduation from St. Thomas, he
entered Interlochen Arts Academy where he began his
organ studies as a student of Thomas Bara. After high
school, he attended the Eastman School of Music for two
years; he then transferred to Westminster Choir College
where he completed his BM in organ performance as a
student of Ken Cowan. While at Westminster, he also
studied harpsichord with Kathleen Scheide.
Further organ studies and coachings have been
with Roberta Gary, David Higgs, Susan Landale, Marie-Louise Langlais, Matthew Lewis,
Kimberly Marshall, Paula Pugh Romanaux, Kathleen Scheide, and Carole Terry.
Currently Assistant Director of Music at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Edward directs
numerous children's and handbell choirs and serves as principal accompanist for the 65
member Sanctuary Choir. Edward has previously held positions in New York City (Christ
Church, Methodist), Morristown, NJ (St. Peter's Episcopal Church) and in the Mt. Airy
neighborhood of Philadelphia (Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church). Recital engagements have
been at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and at St. Thomas Church in New York
City, and Old West Church, Boston; he has also performed in the Czech Republic, France,
Germany, and Wales. Edward’s achievements as a church musician and performer were most
recently recognized when he was named as a member of the “Class of 2017” by The Diapason
magazine’s program, “20 under 30,” which lifts up young professionals in the world of organ,
harpsichord, carillon, and church music.
A major interest in contemporary organ music, particularly by American composers, led
Edward to commission numerous works by Carson Cooman, Pamela Decker, Craig Phillips,
and Kathleen Scheide. He recently recorded Decker's "Praeludium," his first major
commission, on the magnificent Flentrop organ of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle,
WA, which has been released on the Gothic label.
For more information, please visit Edward's website: www.edwardlandin.com.
ERIC R. RILEY is a retired church musician and active
concert organist and choral conductor. Riley has served
churches in New York State, Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio.
His most notable church positions were as Director of Music
and Organist at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland,
OH (14 years) and as Director of Music and Organist at
Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, PA (9
years). Riley’s most recent church post was as Artist-in-
Residence at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in
York, PA.
As a concert organist Riley has performed throughout the
northeast and southern United States, for the Harrisburg
Symphony Orchestra with Stuart Malina and for numerous
European music festivals. His festival performances include
The Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, The Ravenna
International Organ Festival, The Assisi Music Festival, The Festival of World Music in
Perugia and Voci e Organi nell’Appenino, all in Italy.
Eric Riley remains Artistic Director of the Wheatland Chorale in Lancaster, PA, a position he
has held since 2012. Riley holds the Bachelor of Music degree from Syracuse University in
organ performance and the Master of Church Music degree in choral conducting and organ
from Scarritt Graduate School of Vanderbilt University.
Eric Riley lives in Hummelstown, PA with his wife Christine. An avid golfer, Riley plays to a
four handicap. A constant student of language, Riley speaks Italian, German and French.
Future organ performances include a concert for Music Gettysburg and a third appearance at
the Ravenna International Organ Festival (Italy).The Auchenbach Organ
Built by The Allen Organ Company
Installed by Susquehanna Organ
Three Manuals | Four Divisions
91 Draw Knobs, 17 Rocker Tabs, 28 Speakers
GeniSys Voices
GREAT SWELL
Double Diapason 16’ Double Diapason 16’
First Diapason 8’ Lieblich Bourdon 16’
Second Diapason 8’ Diapason 8’
Harmonic Flute 8’ Chimney Flute 8’
Stopped Diapason 8’ Gamba Voix Celeste 8’
Gamba 8’ Klein Erzahler II 8’
Octave 4’ Octave 8’
Flute 4’ Flauto Traverso 4’
Twelfth 2 2/3’ Flautino 2’
Fifteenth 2’ Chorus Mixture 2’
Seventeenth 1 3/5’ Double Trumpet 16’
IV Mixture 2’ Cornopean 8’
Trombone 16’ Oboe 8’
Tromba 8’ Vox Humana 8’
Tromba Clarion 4’ Clarion 4’
Chimes Tremolo
CHOIR SOLO
Double Dulciana 16’ Violoncello 8’
Geigen Diapason 8’ Cello Celeste 8’
Lieblich Gedeckt 8’ Doppel Flute 8’
Concert Flute 8’ Orchestral Flute 4’
Viole d’Orchestre 8’ Contra Tuba 16’
Viole Celeste 8’ Tuba Mirabilis 8’
Dulciana Unda Maris 8’ Orchestral Oboe 8’
Gemshorn Principal 8’ French Horn 8’
Flute d’Amour 8’ Clarinet 8’
Octave Dulciana 8’ Tremolo
Nazard 2 2/3’ Chimes
Piccolo 2’
Tierce 1 3/5’
III Cymbal 1 1/3’
Bassoon 16’
Trumpet 8’
Clarion 4’
TremoloPEDAL Open Bass 32’ Octave 8’ Contra Bourdon 32’ Bourdon 8’ Contra Violone 32’ Violone 8’ Open Wood 16’ Orchestral Flute 4’ Bourdon 16’ IV Mixture 2 2/3’ First Diapason 16’ Contra Bombarde 32’ Second Diapason 16’ Bombarde 16’ Third Diapason 16’ Trombone 16’ Violone 16’ Trumpet 16’ Lieblich Bourdon 16’ Bassoon Clarion 4’ Dulciana 16’ Clarinet 4’
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