December 20, 2020 - Advent IV: Here Am I
Program:

Kaitlin Foley, soprano
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Rorate coeli – Gregorian chant

Drop down, ye heavens, from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness:
let the earth open,
and let it bring forth a Saviour.

Bach In dulci jubilo
Nina Rota Novena di Natale, Il Presépio (The Manger)
photo: Chris Smith

Sundays from Rockefeller - December 20, 2020

January 17, 2021 - MLK Sunday - Words from King for A Troubled Nation

Thomas Weisflog, organ
Carl Alexander, mezzo soprano
Stephen Alltop and Qiyun Dai, piano
Joey Brink, carillon

There is a Balm in Gilead – Richard Billingham (b. 1934)

From Songs of Love & Justice – Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) 
Texts by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Justice”
“Love is the Only Force”

I Dream a World – Uzee Brown (b. 1950)
Text by Langston Hughes

When evil men plot, Good men must plan.
When evil men burn and bomb,
Good men must build and bind.
When evil men shout ugly words of hatred
Good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.

When evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo,
Good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice,
An order of justice.
Justice!

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Love is the only force
Love is the only force capable of
transforming an enemy into a friend.
Love, love, love.

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I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!

Carillon:
Prayer - Kamiel Lefévere (1888–1972)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - January 17, 2021

January 24, 2021 -  The Possibility of Change 

Kaitlin Foley, soprano
Kathie Stewart, flute  
LeighAnn Daihl, flute
Anna Steinhoff, cello
Tom Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Processional   - William Mathias (1934-92)

Ich folge Dir gleichfalls from St. John Passion – J.S. Bach

Translation:

I'll follow thee likewise with gladdening paces
and thee not forsake,
my life and my light.
Now forward my course
and do thou not cease
thyself me to draw and to press and to summon.
 
Toccata per il Deo Gratias   - Giambattista Martini (1706-84)

Dreaming – Geert D’hollander (b. 1965)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - January 24, 2021

January 31, 2021 -  Life Together 

Matthew Dean, tenor
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Arrangement of Nine otpushchayeshi from All Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37 – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Translation:

Lord, now lettest Thou
Thy servant depart
in peace, according to Thy word.
For mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation,
which Thou hast prepared
before the face of all people:
a light to enlighten the Gentiles,
and to be the glory of Thy people Israel.

Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier , BWV 731    - J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Elegie, James R. Lawson (1919–2003)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Image: the Peter and Paul belt buckle, c. 5th century, ivory, Naples

Sundays from Rockefeller - January 31, 2021

February 7, 2021 - Working and Waiting

Matthew Dean, tenor
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Give me Jesus – Traditional Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

Vater unser in Himmelreich (Our Father), BWV 737 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude & Pastorale – John Courter (1942-2010)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - February 7, 2021

February 14, 2021 -  Transfiguration:  From Glory to Glory 

Kaitlin Foley, soprano
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

“Alleluia” from Exultate jubilate, K 165 – W.A. Mozart (1756-91)

Liebster Jesu, BWV 731 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Voluntary (Suite Baroques)     - Seth Bingham (1882–1972)

Capriccio 3, Ronald Barnes (1927–97)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - February 14, 2021

February 21, 2021 - Lent I:  Remember Who You Are

Kaitlin Foley, soprano
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Introit for the first Sunday of Lent – Gregorian Chant 

Translation:

When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will rescue him and honor him; with long life will I satisfy him. 

O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross, BWV 622 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Cloths of Heaven (premier of carillon arrangement) - Stacy Garrop (b. 1969), arr. Stacy Garrop

Notes on the composition here: https://www.garrop.com/ChoralWorks/Cloths_of_Heaven/

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - February 21, 2021

February 28, 2021 - Lent II:  Widening the Circle

Carl Alexander, countertenor
Thomas Weisflog, organ
Joey Brink, carillon

Reminiscere – Gregorian chant, traditional

Translation:

Remember, O Lord, thy depths of compassion, and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world, lest at any time our enemies rule over us: deliver us, O God of Israel, from all our tribulations.

Adoramus te – Jonathan Hannau (world premiere)

Translation:

We adore Thee, O Christ,
and we bless Thee,
who by Thy Holy Cross
hast redeemed the world.
Thou, who hast suffered death for us,
O Lord, O Lord, have mercy on us.

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me – arr. Richard Billingham (b.1934)

Prelude Romantique – Frank Steijns (b. 1970)

Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through our Virtual Chapel. Recorded onsite in socially-distanced academic quarters, that we all might celebrate together again in a healthy future.

Sundays from Rockefeller - February 28, 2021

Starting March 6, 2021, please find our Sundays from Rockefeller podcasts via our homepage linked below (rockefeller.uchicago.edu) or by searching for "Sundays from Rockefeller" on Apple or Google Podcasts or other preferred platforms.

Rockefeller Chapel is the spiritual and ceremonial center of the University of Chicago, and a major civic presenter of the performing arts. Resembling a medieval cathedral in appearance and size, it hosts festivals and ceremonies of many world religious traditions. A leading venue for pipes, bells, and voices, it is a prized event location for major speakers and international artists. It is the home of two world class instruments, the E.M. Skinner Organ and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon, and a storied choral program. Annually, Rockefeller and its corollary spaces receive over 220,000 visitors. Rockefeller is located at 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. 

On Sunday mornings, we celebrate a broadly Christian liturgy in a rhythm dating to 1928: ecumenical worship with readings from world traditions and meditations from civic and faculty leaders. Communion, offered during the academic year, is open to all who choose to receive.

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