Hood memorial organ dedication concert

T RINITY C HURCH M YRTLE B EACH

Trinity Concert Series

Hood Memorial Organ Dedication Concert Sunday, October 20, 2013 2:00 p. m.

HOOD MEMORIAL ORGAN DEDICATION CONCERT Sunday, October 20, 2013 + 2:00 p. m.

Trinity Choir and Chamber Orchestra Ashley Sosis, conductor; Mark Chaney, organ Lisa Jennings, soprano; Tim Koch, bass Please silence all audible electronic devices as you enter the church.

Program Welcome

Ashley Sosis Director of Music

Mass No. 2 in G

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Kyrie Gloria

Concerto in F, Op. 4, No. 5

George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Larghetto Allegro Alla Siciliana Presto

from L’Organiste

César Franck (1822-1890)

Prière Noël Angevin Sortie

‘Beglückte Herde, Jesu Schafe’ from Cantata 104

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

O taste and see

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Church Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, K. 67/41h

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Four Chorale Preludes

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (Hymn 421) Vater unser in Himmelreich (Hymn 575) Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend (Hymn 310) Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele (Hymn 339)

‘Ich hab’ mich ihm ergeben’ from Cantata 97

Bach

Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Mozart

Remembrance

Mark Chaney Former Director of Music

Harken! Stay close to Jesus Christ

David Moritz Michael (1751-1827) arr. Clarence Dickinson (1873-1969)

Prayer of Dedication

The Rev’d Iain Boyd Rector

At the conclusion of the Prayer, all stand and sing together:

Hymn

680, O God, our help in ages past ST. ANNE

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Please join us for a reception in Gravely Hall at the conclusion of the concert.

Before moving to Myrtle Beach, Sebe served as the first full-time organist and choirmaster at Sardis Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1955 to 1965. He was a founding member and past president of the Community Concert Association of Myrtle Beach, a past president of the Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, a founding member of the Grand Strand Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, a past member of the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

In 1956 he was married to Belle Miller Spivey, whom he had met when they were students at Erskine. In the 54 years of their marriage, Sebron and Belle Miller blessed many with their generous hospitality and their sincere friendship.

Belle Miller Spivey Hood

Sebe died on December 17, 2010, in Myrtle Beach, just a few days shy of his 80 birthday. His funeral was held at Trinity on December 20. A large choir of his friends and colleagues sang hymns and anthems chosen by Sebron himself, including Brahms’ “How lovely is thy dwelling place” from the German Requiem, Ireland’s “Greater love hath no man,” Jennings’ “Springs in the Desert,” Handel’s “I know that my Redeemer liveth” from Messiah, and Thomas Matthews’ setting of the twenty-third Psalm. The service concluded with the ancient Christmas hymn “On this day earth shall ring,” the singing of which is an inviolate part of Trinity’s Christmas music tradition dating back to Sebron’s tenure as organist. th

Belle Miller survived him by two years—she passed away in December of 2012, and her funeral took place at Trinity on the anniversary of Sebe’s death. Sebron and Belle Miller are buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Conway.

The Organ

After Sebron Hood died in December of 2010, friends and colleagues from around the country honored his memory with contributions to the church. In 2011, Sebe’s wife Belle Miller approached then-Director of Music Mark Chaney to express her wish that the Hood family would give something of significant and lasting value to the church in his honor.

The choice of an organ seemed a particularly appropriate way in which to memorialize Sebe’s ministry at Trinity. Those who were here during those years will remember that Sebe never got to play a pipe organ, but held forth with an electronic instrument in the old church— the outline of where that instrument was can still be seen in the stonework in the floor of the present choir room.

In early 2012, Belle Miller and her children Harriette, Sebron III, and Spivey and their families made a generous gift toward the acquisition of a five-rank continuo organ hand-crafted in the Netherlands by Henk Klop Clavecimbelbouw. We join them in praying that this organ will be a useful and lasting memorial to a beloved friend.

SPECIFICATION I manual, 5 ranks: Stopped 8’ Principal 4’ Chimney-flute 4’ Octave 2’ Quint 1 1/3’ Compass: C-f''' Transposable keyboard: A=415/440/465 Hz Case: Cherrywood, Fundamental keys: Ebony, Accidentals: Plumwood Dimensions: 44 x 33 x 20 in, Weight: 165 lbs

USE While it will be possible it use this organ to lead worship (hymn singing) with a modest congregation in a small space like the chapel, its primary function would be as an accompanying instrument with choral and instrumental ensembles, with secondary utility as a solo instrument playing “hands only” repertoire. Both of these functions apply equally to concert and worship settings. Specific examples included but are not limited to: 

Accompanying the children’s choir (lighter timbre with younger voices)

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Continuo instrument with orchestral ensembles

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Accompanying the adult choir or soloists on certain styles of repertoire

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having an organ in the front of the Nave opens up the possibility of antiphonal ensembles from various places in the church

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Playing a prelude or offertory either in the Nave or Chapel

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Providing music for small weddings or funerals, especially in the chapel

Sebron Yates Hood, Jr. Sebron Yates Hood, Jr. was organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church from 1967 until his retirement in 1992, and he remained an active member of Trinity until his death in December of 2010.

He was born on December 29, 1930 in Matthews, North Carolina, to Sebron Yates and Catherine McLeod Hood. At a young age, he showed a keen interest in music, especially the piano, which he began playing for the Matthews Baptist Church while in high school. After graduating from Matthews High School in 1949, he received his bachelor's degree in Music from Erskine College in 1953. He then went to Union Theological Seminary in New York City where he studied with Vernon de Tar, completing a masters degree in Sacred Music in 1955.

Sebron Hood

The Performers Trinity Choir Soprano Janet Haigh Lisa Jennings Jo Nell Koch Arlene Leskowicz Susan MacDonald Marcia McKenna Kelly Miller Carolyn Vereen Alto Nora Gerstmeyer Caroline McKee Elise Reed Juanita Smoot Donna Wiggin

Tenor Stewart Haigh Larry Wilson Robert Haley Jay Leskowicz Rick Stall Bass John Cochran Albert Evans Charles Evans Jeff Jones Tim Koch Michael Warden

Trinity Chamber Orchestra Violin I Elizabeth Ivy, concertmaster Doug Merritt Violin II Abby Van Steenhuyse, principal Monica Hickey Viola Sarah Daniels

Cello Zack May Bass Marc Chesanow Oboe Jessica Miller, principal Bobby Burkett

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