Ascension Day, 2003 at Trinity
| At Trinity we have tended to
be less than diligent in recent years in our formal observance of
Ascension Day. 2003 was different, however. This year, we
celebrated the Ascension with an ecumenical Evensong -- and a memorable Evensong it was!
This year, our own choir was joined by the Choirs of the Millerton Presbyterian Church and the Salisbury Congregational Church. Al Sly, Music Director of the Salisbury Congregational Church, conducted, and our own Christine Gevert played the organ. And we even had a trumpet player, a student at Webetuck High School! |
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| Here are some photos of the evening. We hope you enjoy them! (please click on the smaller pictures for a larger view). | ||||
| Warming up and rehearsing: | ||||
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Practicing |
Christine warms the choir up |
Al runs the choir through the hymns |
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Christine Gevert's mother joined us all the way from Chile! |
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Three baritones -- from three denominations |
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A review of the liturgy and a preview of the reception |
Rev. Long leads the choirs in a prayer |
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The service... |
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Preparing for the procession |
The choirs, during the Vivaldi Gloria |
The choirs, during the R. Vaughan Williams Antiphon, from "Five Mystical Songs" |
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(the photo below, and the two performance photos above, are by Jane Tuttle)
| A reception followed in Walker Hall for participants, members of the three congregations, and guests. (Please click on any of the photos to see a larger version) | |||
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A wonderful comment by a member of one of our visiting congregations summed the evening up perfectly. She said "We really should get together and do this more often. After all, we are all Christians, aren't we!"
