Christmas Festival

of Lessons and Carols

Trinity College Chapel

Sunday, December 2, 2012

4:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m.

The first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was held in Truro, England, in 1880. In 1918, just two months after the end of World War I, the Dean of King’s College, Cambridge, brought the service to the college chapel to offer comfort and hope to an England devastated by war.

In 1958, Lessons and Carols was introduced at Trinity College, Hartford, and has been offered annually ever since. Readers are chosen from various groups within the College community, and the musical portions of the service are led by The Chapel Singers and The Trinity College Choir. Carillonneurs play before and after the service. For over fifty years the Festival of Lessons and Carols has been an annual invitation to the Trinity College community to discover afresh the birth and saving power of Emmanuel, God-with-us.

Please stand, if able, for prayers and the singing of hymns and be seated for the readings and anthems.

The 4:00 p.m. service is being webcast on the Trinity College Web site.

Kindly turn off all personal electronic devices. Thank you.

cover image: The Rose Window, Earl Sanborn, 1931-32.

Given by Trinity students in tribute to their mothers.

Participants in today’s services

Christopher D. Card Associate Dean of Students

Daniel Carlozzi ’13 Assistant Organist

The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry Bishop Suffragan, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut

Ellen E. Dickinson College Carillonneur

Patrick Greene ’07 Composer and tenor soloist

Priscilla A. Hooper Assistant to the Chaplain

Christopher Houlihan ’09 Organist

Michael Kozek ’13 Student Carillonneur

Christine Melson Piano accompanist, Trinity College Choir

Liesl Odenweller ’89 Soprano soloist

Elizabeth Preysner ’13 Sacristan

The Reverend Allison Read College Chaplain

John Rose College Organist and Director of Chapel Music Adjunct Professor of Music, Ex Officio

Robert Edward Smith Composer in Residence

Austin Tewksbury ’13 Assistant Conductor

The Chapel Singers

Omolara Abiona ’16 Perin Adams ’13 Molly Belsky ’16 Justin Beslity ’15 Marie Christner ’15 Katherine Crescenzo ’13 Malcolm Evans ’13 Julia Falkowski ’13 Heath Harckham ’15 John Harris ’16

Daniel Hong ’15 Walter Jongbloed ’16 Davis Kim ’15 Sha Li ’16 Matt Mainuli ’13 Georgia McAdams ’14 Paul Nicholas ’16 Molly Parent ’15 Jake Pullis ’14 Nicole Sagullo ’14

Sean Snyder ’13 John Stiller ’14 Austin Tewksbury ’13 Stephanie Viall ’13 Sarah Wallingford ’15 Sarah Watson ’15 Malcolm Williams ’14 Sabra Wilson ’14

The Trinity College Choir

Ashish Adhikari ’13 Megan Baxter ’13 Shannon Burke ’16 Anisha Chakrabarti ’14 Marie Christner ’15 Katherine Crescenzo ’13 Julia Falkowski ’13 Alex Gnassi ’16

Melissa Guarino-Hotz’ Preston Haxo ’14 Daniel Hong ’14 Adam Keefe ’16 Nicole LeClair ’14 Ellen Lee ’14 Tina Lipson ’14 Isabel Monteleone ’16

Hugh Owen ’16 Dusty Pribor ’16 Rachel Rossetti ’16 Nicole Sagullo ’14 Schirin Schenkermayr ’16 John Stiller ’14 Nicky Thai ’15

Brass and Timpani Brass carol arrangements by Richard Webster Joel Flunker Mike Flynt Frank Covey

Stephen Owens John Tzetzo Scott Bean

Mark Weaver William Whitaker Steve Collins

Four o'clock

Seven o’clock

Readers

Emily Howe ’13, President, Chapel Council

Pedro E. Segarra, Mayor, the City of Hartford

Megan Baxter ’13 Chair, Banquet (Christian Fellowship)

Todd Ryan, Professor of Philosophy

Irenae Aigbedion ’13, Vice President, Chapel Council

Andrea Dyrness Associate Professor of Educational Studies

The Very Reverend Dr. James A. Kowalski ’73 Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York City

Austin Tewksbury ’13, Assistant conductor

James F. Jones, Jr. President and Trinity College Professor in the Humanities

Gabrielle Keene ’13 Vice President, Trinity College Gospel Choir

Tom Calabrese ’63, Vice President, 50th Reunion Class

Kristina Mereigh ’13 President, Trinity College Gospel Choir

Timothy P. Curran, Professor of Chemistry

Perin Adams ’13, President, The Chapel Singers

Lisa-Anne Foster, Associate Professor of Biology

Alexis Maguina ’13, The Newman Club

The Rev. Dr. Johan Johnson Head of School, The Episcopal Day School, Hartford

James F. Jones, Jr. President and Trinity College Professor in the Humanities

Ushers

Immanuel Adeola ’14, head usher Claudia Baio '86 Sam Chang '97 Lisley DaSilva ’16 Dan Flanagan ’16 Cam Howe ’16 Caroline Kimmick ’15 Joyce Krinitsky '73 Max LeMerle ’16 Colin MacKichan ’15 Ernest J. Mattei '70 Kathy Maye Murphy '78 Megan O’Brien ’14

Immanuel Adeola ’14, head usher Ainslya Charlton ’16 George Denkey ’15 Sarah diCorpo ’16 Chris Hyde ’13 Sam Ingraham ’13 Sara Iuli ’14 Cris Lora ’15 Omari Roberts ’15 Edgar Soto ’15 Mary Sullivan ’13

Verger

Andrew Miller Elizabeth Preysner ’13

Thurifer

Maya Mineoi ’14 Salima Etoka ’15

Crucifer

Dominic Carbone ’15 Emma Sternlof ’13

Acolytes

Peter Ragosta ’15 Erica Bertoli ’14

Ann Satine ’16 Beau Nixon ’15

Order of Service

Carillon Prelude

Organ Prelude

Variations sur un Noël, opus 20 I, II, III, IV, VIII

Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Procession

Between the fifth and sixth verses, a Collect for Christmas will be sung.

Once in royal David’s city Irby

Please remain standing.

Bidding Prayer

Beloved in Christ, in this Christmastide, let it be our care and delight to hear again the message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger. Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience unto the glorious Redemption brought us by this holy Child; and let us make this chapel glad with our carols of praise. But first, let us pray for the needs of his whole world; for peace and goodwill over all the earth; for the mission and unity of the Church which he came to build, and especially in this country and within this city. And because this of all things would rejoice his heart, let us at this time remember in his name the poor and the helpless; the hungry and the oppressed; the sick and those who mourn; the lonely and the unloved; the aged and the little children; and all those who know not the lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his heart of love. Lastly, let us remember before God his pure and lowly Mother, and all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore and in a greater light, that multitude which no one can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom, in this Lord Jesus, we for evermore are one. These prayers and praises let us humbly offer up to the throne of heaven, in the words which Christ himself hath taught us:

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,

thy kingdom come, thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,

for ever and ever. Amen. The Chaplain continues: The Almighty God bless us with his grace; Christ give us the joys of everlasting life; and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. Amen.

The First Lesson

Genesis 3 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ Then the LORD God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ The LORD God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.’

Anthem

The Prophecy

Healey William (1880-1968)

THE TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR AND THE CHAPEL SINGERS

O Wisdom which comest out of the mouth of the most High

O Adonai and Leader of the house of Israel, O Root of Jesse O Key of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel

O dayspring, Brightness of Light everlasting O King of Nations O Emmanuel our King and Law giver, the Desire of all Nations, and their Salvation Come and save us,

Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me: the thing which ye behold is a divine mystery. O Come and save us.

The Second Lesson

Genesis 22 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the LORD: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies, and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.’

Savior of The Nations, Come

Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland

THE CHAPEL SINGERS AND THE TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR

Savior of the nations come; virgin’s son, make here your home.

Marvel now, O heav’n and earth: God has chosen such a birth.

Come thou long expected Jesus

Stuttgart

The Third Lesson

Isaiah 9 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire. For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for evermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

Anthem

Hark! The glad sound

Patrick Greene (b. 1985)

THE TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR AND THE CHAPEL SINGERS

Hark the glad sound the Savior comes, the Savior promised long; let every heart prepare a throne, and every voice a song.

He comes the prisoners to release in Satan’s bondage held; the gates of brass before him burst, the iron fetters yield.

He comes, the broken heart to bind, the bleeding soul to cure; And with the treasures of his grace to enrich the humble poor.

Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim;

And heaven’s eternal arches ring with thy beloved Name.

The Fourth Lesson

Isaiah 11 A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins. The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den. They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

Anthem

There shall a star from Jacob

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947)

THE CHAPEL SINGERS

There shall a star from Jacob come forth and a sceptre from Israel rise up.

And dash in pieces princes and nations, there shall a star from Jacob come forth. As bright the star of morning gleams, so Jesus sheddeth glorious beams of light and consolation!

Thy Word, O Lord, Radiance darting, Truth imparting, Gives salvation; Thine be praise and adoration.

The Fifth Lesson

Isaiah 60 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses' arms. Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

The King shall come when morning dawns St. Stephen

The Sixth Lesson

Luke 2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

The Virgin’s slumber song

Max Reger (1873-1916)

Liesl Odenweller, soloist

Amid the roses Mary sits and rocks her Jesus child, While amid the treetops sighs the breeze so warm and mild.

And soft and sweetly sings a bird upon the bough:

Ah, baby dear one, slumber now! Happy is Thy laughter, holy is Thy silent rest,

Lay Thy head in slumber, fondly on Thy Mother’s breast!

Ah, baby dear one, slumber now!

Anthem

Bethlehem Down

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

THE TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR

When He is King we will give Him the Kings’ gifts, Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown, Beautiful robes, said the young girl to Joseph,

Fair with her firstborn on Bethlehem Down.

Bethlehem down is full of starlight, winds for the spices, and stars for the gold, Mary for sleep and for lullaby music, songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold.

When He is King they will clothe Him in grave-sheets,

Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown, He that lies now in the warm arms of Mary sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down.

Here He has peace and a short while for dreaming, Close huddled oxen to keep Him from cold, Mary for love, and for lullaby music songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold.

The Seventh Lesson

Luke 2 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!’ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.

In the Bleak midwinter Cranham

The Eighth Lesson

Matthew 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.” Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’ When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Anthem

Here is the little door

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Here is the little door, lift up the latch, oh lift! We need not wander more but enter with our gift; Our gift of finest gold, Gold that was never bought nor sold; Myrrh to be strewn about His Bed;

Incense in clouds about His Head; All for the child that stirs not in His sleep, But holy slumber holds with ass and sheep.

Bend low about His Bed, for each He has a gift; See how His eyes awake, lift up your hands, oh lift! For gold, He gives a keen-edged sword (Defend with it Thy little Lord!)

For incense, smoke of battle red Myrrh for the honoured happy dead; Gifts for His children, terrible and sweet, Touched by such

tiny hands and Oh such tiny feet.

The Ninth Lesson

The congregation stands. John 1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

Hark! The herald angels sing England’s Lane

Collect

O God, who hast caused this holy night to shine with the illumination of the true Light: Grant us, we beseech thee, that as we have known the mystery of that Light upon earth, so may we also perfectly enjoy him in heaven; where with thee and the Holy Spirit he liveth and reigneth, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Offering

The recipient of our voluntary offering this year is Trinity Episcopal Day School on Asylum Hill (TEDS), which proudly opened its doors to an inaugural sixth grade class on Tuesday August 28th, 2012. Trinity Episcopal Day School is dedicated, first and foremost, to serving a diverse community of learners, making excellent education affordable to all. TEDS believes that all children are entitled to educational, cultural and spiritual fulfillment. The school gives rigorous academic instruction, according to the best educational practices, to ensure the success of all students regardless of their circumstances. Through an extended day, small classes, and individualized instruction, Trinity Episcopal Day School strives to bring each and every child to his or her full potential. The school’s life is at once communal and individual. It seeks to extend beyond the classroom into daily life, and values creativity in thought and expression as central to our being. The goal of Trinity Episcopal Day School is to close gaps that exist between disparate communities while maximizing the educational abilities of each child, with the understanding that it is God’s mission to restore all people to unity in God with one another. TEDS seeks to attract a broad spectrum of children and the significant adults in their lives, reflecting the diversity of our Asylum Hill neighborhood and the Greater Hartford community. TEDS nurtures a creative spirit in all students through integrated instruction in music and the arts, with the understanding that learning in both the artistic and academic disciplines contributes to the whole child.

Variations sur un Noël

VI, VII, IX

M. Dupré

Anthem

In dulci jubilo

arranged by Robert Edward Smith (b.1946)

THE TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR AND THE CHAPEL SINGERS

In dulci jubilo In sweet joy All sing and shout below He for whom we’re pining Lies in praesepio, in a manger Like the sun is shining Matris in gremio in His mother’s lap Alpha es et O He is Alpha and Omega Alpha es et O. O Jesu parvule, O infant Jesus, How my heart longs for Thee! Soothe the sad and ailing, O Princeps gloriae, O Prince of glory, Trahe me post Te, Draw me after Thee Trahe me poste Te! Mater et filia, Mother and daughter, O Mary, virgin aye, Hadst thou not gained for us Caelorum gaudia, The joys of heaven Death still had reigned o’er us Per nostra crimina. For our sins Quanta gratia! How great the grace! Quanta gratia! Ubi sunt gaudia? Where are the joys? Only were there always Stand the angels singing Nova cantica New songs. Their sweet voices ringing In Regis curia. In the King’s court. O that we were there! O that we were there!

O come, all ye faithful Adeste Fidelis

The Blessing

May Almighty God, who sent his Son to take our nature upon him, bless you in this holy season, scatter the darkness of sin, and brighten your heart with the light of his holiness. Amen. May God, who sent his angels to proclaim the glad news of the Savior’s birth, fill you with joy, and make you heralds of the Gospel. Amen. May God, who in the Word made flesh joined heaven to earth and earth to heaven, give you his peace and favor. Amen. And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you forever. Amen

Stille Nacht

Arranged by Donald Loach (b. 1927)

THE MEN OF THE CHAPEL SINGERS

Organ Postlude

Variations sur un Noël

X

M. Dupré

Carillon Postlude

H 102, H 73, H 112, H 87, H 83 — From The Hymnal 1982 (c) by The Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Church Publishing, Inc., New York, NY.