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Vespers October 21, 2020Bianca Rodriguez, voice
Glenn Mehrbach, piano Rev. Thom Belote, words "Amazing Grace" "His Eye is on the Sparrow" Spoken Prayer "This Little Light of Mine" |
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Vespers October 14, 2020Julie Pendleton, vocals
Glenn Mehrbach, piano Rev. Thom Belote, words Prelude "The Rainbow Connection" Song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Song "You'll Never Walk Alone" Spoken Prayer Song "Get Happy" |
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Vespers September 30, 2020Eric Bannan, music
Glenn Mehrbach, direction Rev. Thom Belote, words Gathering Music "River Chant" by Eric Bannan Reading "Wake-up Call" by Vanessa Rush Southern "Let Me Die Laughing" by Eric Bannan |
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Vespers September 23, 2020Kristin Trangsrud, piano
Paul Baerman, soprano and alto saxophone Glenn Mehrbach, director Rev. Thom Belote, words The Old Castle (from Pictures at an Exhibition) by Modest Mussorgsky Sicilienne, Op. 78 by Gabriel Faure Spoken Meditation Nature Boy by Eden Ahbez |
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Vespers September 16, 2020Ginger Long, voice & piano
Derek Long, voice & guitar Rev. Thom Belote, words Gathering Music "Pie Jesu" "Love" (John Lennon) Reading by Angela Herrera "Heaven Is So High, and I'm So Far Down" (Pat Wictor) |
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Vespers September 9, 2020Dorothy Wright, cello
Glenn Mehrbach, piano Rev. Thom Belote, words Gathering Music "Spiegel im Spiegel" (Mirror in Mirro) by Arvo Pärt Reading (by George Saunders) and Meditation "Largo" from "Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Opus 65" by Frédéric Chopin |
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Vespers SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
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Dana Lundquist, Soprano and Speaker
Glenn Mehrbach, Piano All music by Samuel Barber (1910-1981) • Three Sketches by Samuel Barber (composed April, 1923 to April 1924) 1. Love Song (To Mother) 2. To My Steinway (To Number 220601) 3. Minuet (To Sara, on a theme from Beethoven) • St. Ita's Vision Opus 29, No. 3, with words attributed to Saint Ita, 8th Century) • Desire for Hermitage Opus 29, No. 10, with words from the 8th-9th Century • Reading by Rumi and Reflection by Dana Lundquist • Petit Berceuse (composed 1923) • Nocturne Opus 13, No. 4, with words by Frederic Prokosch |
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Vespers August 26, 2020
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Eileen Regan and Tim Smith
Glenn Mehrbach, words "Coilsfield House" Scottish Air by Nathaniel Gow (Fiddle and Piano) "Paddy Fahey’s/Good Natured Man" (Irish Hornpipes) "What Would I Do" by Tim Smith Reading from "John Cage's Intensely Beautiful Love Letters to Merce Cunningham" by Maria Popova (Read by Glenn Mehrbach) "May the Road Rise Rise to Meet You" by Roger and Camilla McGuinn |
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Vespers August 19, 2020Glenn Mehrbach, piano
Rev. Thom Belote, words "On the Eve of Proposal (while my love lay sleeping)" by Glenn Mehrbach "Mad Rush" by Philip Glass Reading by Rod Richards "Lullaby for Lennon" by Glenn Mehrbach |
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VEspers August 12, 2020Debbie Davis, cello
Glenn Mehrbach, piano Rev. Thom Belote, speaking "Haniel" by Peter Przystaniak "Nocturne" by Frederic Chopin Spoken Reflection "Reverie" by Claude Debussy |
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Vespers August 5, 2020Josh Socolar, piano
Rev. Thom Belote, speaking Misterioso by Thelonius Monk I've Got Peace Like a River (theme and variations) "The Fine Art of the Good Guest" by Jeffrey Lockwood Reflection The Wedding by Abdullah Ibrahim 'Round Midnight by Thelonius Monk |
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Vespers JUly 29, 2020Gathering Music Scott Provan & Glenn Mehrbach
Gathering Words Rev. Thom Belote "Copperline" by James Taylor Scott Provan & Glenn Mehrbach Reading "We Need One Another" by George Odell "Mercy Now" by Mary Gauthier Jane Provan, Scott Provan, and Glenn Mehrbach |
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vespers July 22, 2020Prelude Erich Lieth
Hymn #4 "I Brought My Spirit to the Sea" Erich Lieth, Vocals and Piano Spoken Reflection Rev. Thom Belote "What a Wonderful World" Erich Lieth, Vocals and Piano ******************** Special Thanks to Erich Lieth, to Glenn Mehrbach for coordinating vespers, and to Valerie Vickers and the Sacred Gardeners for the inspiration for this service. Please take a look at pictures of the garden below. |
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Photos of courtyard
For July 22 Vespers
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Vespers July 15, 2020Prelude Glenn Mehrbach, piano
"We Can Be Kind" Julie Pendleton, vocals, Glenn Mehrbach, piano Spoken Reflection Rev. Thom Belote "I Know Where I've Been" Julie Pendleton, vocals, Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers July 8, 2020"Here On Earth" (by Douglas, Barenberg, Meyer)
Performed by Richard Edwards "Childish Things" (by Richard Edwards) Performed by Richard Edwards Meditation Rev. Thom Belote "Wonderful Day" (by Richard Edwards) Performed by Richard Edwards |
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Vespers July 1, 2020"Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
Amy & Charly Maddox, vocals, Glenn Mehrbach, piano "The Place Where Lost Things God" Amy Maddox, vocals, Glenn Mehrbach, piano Reading & Reflection Rev. Thom Belote "Stand by Me" Amy & Charly Maddox, vocals, Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers June 24, 2020"Summertime" Bianca Rodriguez and Glenn Mehrbach
"Shake Sugaree" Bianca Rodriguez and Glenn Mehrbach Reflection Rev. Thom Belote "Feelin' Good" Bianca Rodriguez and Glenn Mehrbach |
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Vespers June 17, 2020Prelude
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, Danny Gotham, guitar and vocals Reflection Rev. Thom Belote "Satisfied Mind" Danny Gotham, guitar and vocals |
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Vespers May 27, 2020Prelude
Glenn Mehrbach, piano Song #311 Let It Be a Dance Sung by Dana Lundquist, piano by Glenn Mehrbach Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen Sung by Dana Lundquist, piano by Glenn Mehrbach |
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Vespers May 20, 2020Song #100 I've Got Peace Like a River
Julie Pendleton, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano Spoken Meditation Song #95 There is More Love Somewhere Julie Pendleton, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers May 13, 2020Prelude
"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers "Just the Two of Us" by Bill Withers "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers Glenn Mehrbach, piano Sung Meditation "Come By Here" (Kum Bah Yah) Amy Maddox & Charly Maddox, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Sung Meditation "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers Amy Maddox & Charly Maddox, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers May 6, 2020Led by Erich Lieth & Thom Belote
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Vespers April 29, 2020Gathering Music Eileen Regan
Song "The Castle of Dromore" Eileen Regan Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Song "Let the Life I Lead" Eileen Regan & Glenn Mehrbach |
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Vespers April 22, 2020Gathering Music
"In My Life" and "Let It Be" by McCartney/Lennon Glenn Mehrbach, piano Song #1007 There's A River Flowin' In My Soul Amy Maddox & Charly Maddox, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Song Medley #336 All My Memories of Love & #18 What Wondrous Love Amy Maddox & Charly Maddox, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers April 15, 2020Gathering Music
"Sonata in A Major, K, 331: Andante grazioso” by W. A. Mozart Glenn Mehrbach, piano Song #1002 Comfort Me Deborah Klinger, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Song #95 There Is More Love Somewhere Deborah Klinger, vocals Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers April 8, 2020Gathering Music Glenn Mehrbach, piano
Song Medley "There Is a Love" and "Turn, Turn, Turn" Sung by Deborah Klinger Glenn Mehrbach, piano Reading "When You Are Weary" by Jess Reynolds Spoken Meditation Rev. Thom Belote Closing Song "I Am Willing" by Holly Near Sung by Deborah Klinger Glenn Mehrbach, piano |
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Vespers April 1, 2020#1031 Filled With Loving Kindness
May I* be filled with loving kindness. May I be well. May I be filled with loving kindness. May I be well. May I be peaceful and at ease. May I be whole. *Second time: Replace "I" with "you." Third time: Replace "I" with "we." #1048 Ubi Caritas Ubi caritas et amor, Ubi caritas Deus ibi est. |
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