You Are Invited to the 25th Anniversary of the Music Ministry of Will Sherwood

25th Anniversary Celebration of the Music Ministry of Will Sherwood at First Unitarian Church, Worcester

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Morning Service at 10:20 am

Light Lunch at Noon

Festival Concert at 1:30 pm

Reception Following

A festival concert celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Will Sherwood as Director of Music/Organist at First Unitarian, Worcester, will be held Sunday, April 18 at 1:30 pm at 1st U, 90 Main St, Worcester, free and open to the public. Especially featured will be the rarely performed Kodaly: Laudes Organi (In Praise of the Pipe Organ), as well as choral works by Sherwood and Widor, and organ works by Bach and Durufle. A reception will be held following. A celebration church service will be held that morning at 10:20am. For detailed information & directions, visit http://firstumusic.com/music or call 508.797.2708

10:20 am Morning Service
1st U Festival Choir, Brian Jones, guest Organist/Director

Stanley Wilson, tenor

Becky Spanagel, piano

Toccata & Fugue in F Major BWV 540 J. S. Bach

Hymn: "Give Thanks for Music-making Art" Tune: Chartier (William E. Nierintz, ChM., 1995)

(Fanfares, Descants: W. Sherwood)

Why Is There Always Music In This House - Sherwood (composed for the occasion of Rev. Barbara Merritt's 25 years of ministry at First Unitarian on September 14, 2008.)

This Little Light of Mine - arr. Moses Hogan

The Battle of Jericho - Moses Hogan

Let the People Praise Thee O God - William MathiasO Fortuna from Carmina Burana - Carl Orff

Final from Symphony 1 - Louis Vierne

1:30 pm Festival Concert
1st U Festival Choir, Will Sherwood organist/director; Brett Maguire guest organist

Fantasia & Fugue in g minor (the "Great") BWV 542 - J. S. Bach

Kyrie from Mass Op. 36 - Charles Marie Widor

Fantasie (piano concerto) - Clifford Demarest

Laudes Organi - Zoltan Kodaly

Lo How a Rose - W. Sherwood

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - W. Sherwood

When Field and Woods Agree - W. Sherwood

Love Shall Go Out - W. Sherwood (text by Richard F. Jones)

Prelude & Fugue on the Name of Alain - Maurice Durufle