At the Console

I spent the last six weeks preparing for the past two weekends.  I had the privilege of playing the organ for all the masses at St. John’s and St. Teresa’s churches the weekends of June 28/29 and July 5/6, while the music director, Dr. Kevin Birch, was out of town.  I led the music for three masses each weekend:  4 pm on Saturday (St. John’s), 10:30 am on Sunday (St. John’s), and 5:30 pm on Sunday (St. Teresa’s).  Both St. John’s (Bangor) and St. Teresa’s (Brewer) churches are part of St. Paul the Apostle Parish.  I have been learning to play the acclamations (the standard music for the Masses that is repeated every Sunday) for the past six months, and more recently I learned to play the hymns for these two weekends.  I was joined by excellent cantors who led the singing.  Since my goal is to be a church music minister when I graduate with a degree in music, leading the music for the past two weeks was a big step towards that goal.  

I received a letter today from the Dean of the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences informing me that I made the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

At the console of E. & G.G. Hook Opus 288 at St. John’s Catholic Church, Bangor