Music – Upcoming Schedule
Music Schedule (2019)
Below is a listing of the organist at the Cathedral Services (9:30 and 11:00am), the songleader at the Informal Family Service (9:20am at Heilman Hall) and the accompanist for Young Children’s Church (9:45am in the Cathedral Council Chamber). Choirs, guest musicians, and visiting ensembles are also listed here. Changes to the regular Sunday morning schedule or additional services are listed in italics.
Upcoming Services:
November 10
- Cathedral Organist – Terry Schnarr
- with the Seraphim Choristers at the 9:30 service
- prelude: Pie Jesu – Andrew Lloyd Webber
- postlude: Laudamus Te – Antonio Vivaldi
- with the Cathedral Choir at the 11am service
- prelude 1: Night Thought – Jeremiah Ingalls
- prelude 2: Preces – William Smith
- interlude: Invocation and Prayer – Frank Sewell
- postlude: Responses – William Smith
- with the Seraphim Choristers at the 9:30 service
- IFS Songleader – Lori Odhner
- YCC Accompanists – Padraic Frazier and Maret Genzlinger
November 17
- Cathedral Organist – Kenneth Coy
- with mezzo-soprano Brenda Rydstrom and Shawn Rose on piano for a postlude at both services: “How Great Thou Art”.
- IFS Songleader – Graham Bier with the Chocolate Mousse Tuba Quartet
- YCC Accompanist – Deidré Bongers
November 24
- Cathedral Organist – Terry Schnarr
- with the Cathedral Choir at the 11am service
- prelude: Ciacona from Cantata 150 – J.S. Bach
- interlude: Give Thanks – Henry Smith
- postlude: O Render Thanks – Thomas Clark
- with the Cathedral Choir at the 11am service
- IFS Songleader – Ariel Martin
- YCC Accompanist – Greg Baker
November 28 – Thursday Thanksgiving
Service at 10:30 am in the Asplundh Field House
- featuring the Penn View Brass Band
- and both the Seraphim and Cherubim Choristers
- Organist – Terry Schnarr
December 1
- Cathedral Organist – Kenneth Coy
- with mezzo-soprano Brenda Rydstrom accompanied by Grayson Zuber and Shawn Rose singing “La Virgen Lava Pañales”.
- IFS Songleader – Lori Odhner
- YCC Accompanist – Gillian Mayer
December 7 – Saturday Choral Vespers
Vespers Service at 7:30pm in the Cathedral
- Carols from Around the World sung by the Festival Chorus
- featuring the Seraphim Choristers
- Beloved carols from:
- Sweden
- Brazil
- Germany
- Australia
- Russia
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Georgia
- England
- Organist – Terry Schnarr
December 8
- Cathedral Organist – Terry Schnarr
- IFS Songleader – Ariel Martin
- YCC Accompanist – Deidré Bongers
December 15
includes Tableaux services in the afternoon, there is no 9:30am Family Cathedral service or Young Children’s Church.
- Cathedral Organist – Kenneth Coy
- IFS Songleader – Graham Bier
- [No YCC today]
- Tableaux in the Cathedral at 3:30, 5:15, 7, and 8:15pm
- featuring the Shepherd and Angel Choir
- with the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Brass and strings
- Organist – Terry Schnarr
December 21 – Saturday Messiah Come-and-Sing
at 7:30pm in the Cathedral
- Organist – Terry Schnarr
- including a string quartet
- all are welcome to come and sing along with Part 1 of Handel’s Messiah
- listeners also welcome
December 22
- Cathedral Organist – Kenneth Coy
- featuring the Seraphim Choristers at the 11am service
- IFS Songleader – Maret Genzlinger
- with special South American Christmas songs performed by Brenda Rydstrom and Graham Bier.
- YCC Accompanist – Liam Taylor
December 24 – Tuesday Christmas Eve
Cathedral services at 4, 5:30, and 7pm; midnight service at Heilman Hall
- Cathedral Organist – Terry Schnarr
- featuring the Handbell Choir at all three services
- Midnight Service Songleader – Neil Simonetti
- YCC Accompanist (4pm service) – Ellie Taylor
December 29
- Cathedral Organist – Leah Martin
- IFS Songleader – Ariel Martin
- YCC Accompanist – Deidré Bongers
Listing of musicians for services in 2020 not yet available.