Score: A brief history of the Unda Maris.
Boston Globe, May 26, 2017.
Month: May 2017
Placidia
Score: Morton Feldman and the painters.
Boston Globe, May 18, 2017.
Prends la vie comme le vent, / Avec ton nez
In memory of Soho the Dog’s loyal critic-at-large Moe (ca. 2003-2017). You weren’t always a good dog, but you were the best dog.
Spin cycle
Score: Kepler, Bruckner, and the young Mahler.
Boston Globe, May 13, 2017.
De cetero, fratres, gaudete
Guerrieri: Oh, Yes! (2014) (PDF, 218 Kb)
Guerrieri: From Proverbs (2015) (PDF, 56 Kb)
Guerrieri: My God! Permit My Tongue (2017) (PDF, 42 Kb)
The Presbyterian Church in Sudbury, the place that provides me with much of my gainful employment, is in the midst of searching for a new permanent pastor, which, within Presbyterian polity, is a deliberately long and painstaking process. It does, however, provide the opportunity for temporary and interim pastors to pass through and leave their mark, and, in that regard, we’ve been pretty lucky.
Intending to post the introit that was a parting gift to our most recent interim pastor, I realized that I had never posted the introit paying tribute to the previous one, nor, even, the anthem that was written as a farewell to our former permanent pastor—inexplicable indolences that I am happy to now rectify. Bill McIvor, Carolyn Browning Helsel, Rick Otty: it’s been a distinct and genuine pleasure working with you.
UPDATE (November 2017): One more, for the Rev. Tom Forster-Smith:
Guerrieri: Hark! a Gladsome Voice is Thrilling (2017) (PDF, 53 Kb)
UPDATE (August 2018): One more, for the Rev. Kelsey Woodruff:
Guerrieri: Christ for the World We Sing (COELSIGE 6.6.4.6.6.6.4) (2018) (PDF, 154 Kb)
The highway is your girlfriend
Score: Felix Weingartner’s Boston stopover.
Boston Globe, May 5, 2017.