Music Department - Lenten Offerings
One of my favorite pieces of music from the Taize Community in France is entitled “Nada te turbe.” Attributed to St. Teresa of Avila, the text of this poem (as set by the brothers of Taize,) translates to “Nothing can trouble, nothing can frighten. Those who seek God shall never go wanting. Nothing can trouble, nothing can frighten. God alone fills us.”
Throughout the next 40 days of Lent, the church music ministry is filled with a plethora of engagements for all to enjoy. Our next Travelogue is scheduled for Feb. 24, when Dale and Martie Main will take us on a German Reformation tour. Come, ready to eat Schnitzel and Noodles, Bavarian Pretzels, and some Wurst!
I also would love to call your attention to our Lenten Recital Series. We open our series on Feb. 21st with Chaz Bowers, Director of Music at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Mt. Lebanon. Chaz is an active recitalist, professor of music at Seton Hill, and is an all-around great guy!
The rest of our line-up is as follows:
Feb. 28 - Bryan Sable, piano (A program of Bach, Mozart, Granados, Rachmaninoff, and more!)
March 7 - Robert E. Harper Men’s Chorale
March 14 - The City Charter High School Choir, directed by Bryan Sable
March 21 - Agoston Ferenc-Solczi, Director of Music, St. Paul’s Lutheran of Sewickley
The chancel choir will also be continuing the tradition of joining St. James Catholic Church in presenting Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ on Palm Sunday, March 25 7:00 at CUMC, and then again at noon on Good Friday, March 30 at St. James, Sewickley.
Lastly, the Music Department will be having our first official FUNdraiser throughout the month of April. Members of the bell choir and the chancel choir were given the chance to taste my Mother’s FAMOUS Pepperoni Rolls. The results of our taste tests were overwhelming“we HAVE to have more!”
We will be making, baking, freezing, and fixing pepperoni rolls several days throughout April. If you are kitchen-savvy, or have other skills (marketing, budgeting, organization, or ANYTHING else that could possibly be needed to do something like this!!!) please reach out and let me know you are interested in helping out. At the very least, be ready to buy some rolls! These are not your standard pepperoni roll— they are over-filled with pepperoni, two kinds of cheese, and some special ingredients. (Top-Secret!) Each roll can be sliced into 12-14 decent sized slices, and will be sold for $8.00 or, 3 for $20.00.
It is my prayer that throughout Lent, we can find some time to remember the lyrics to “Nada te turbe,” and to meditate upon the words penned by St. Teresa over 500 years ago.
“Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things pass away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things.”
Music Minister Bryan Sable graduated cum laude with a BA in Music Education from West Liberty State College where he studied piano with David Zapka and composition with Dr. Kenneth Mahy. Sable also holds a M.Ed. in Administration, K-12, from California University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Professional Core of The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for four years, and served as Assistant Conductor of the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for five years. Sable is an active recitalist and guest conductor in South Western PA, Northern WV, and Eastern Ohio.
Sable serves as a faculty member at City Charter High School, a highly successful urban charter school in the Cultural District of downtown Pittsburgh. There, he teaches Introduction to Music, World Music Drumming, Guitar, Piano, and Chorus. Prior to working at City Charter High School, he served Ohio County Schools in Wheeling, WV, as an elementary and middle school music teacher at Wheeling Middle School, Steenrod Elementary School, and West Liberty Elementary School.
Bryan is Vice President of Voces Solis Pittsburgh's premier vocal chamber ensemble. He has been a featured bass soloist with Voces Solis, and serves as one of the co-conductors of the group.
Sable has served as Music Director at Christ United Methodist Church, Wheeling, and as Music Assistant at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt. Lebanon, where he conducted the Bell Choir, Youth Praise Band, and the Canterbury Choir. Bryan was a finalist in the 2014 University of Michigan Organ Improvisation competition, and is so happy to be serving Coraopolis United Methodist Church!
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