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(October 15–November 14) is August 15.
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COLORADO David Higgs, First Congregational, Colo- rado Springs, 9/8, 3 pm
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Adam Detzner, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, 8/18, 6 pm Benjamin LaPrairie, Basilica of the Na- tional Shrine of the Immaculate Con- ception, Washington, 8/25, 6 pm
GEORGIA JackMitchener,Mercer University (Fick- ling Recital Hall), Macon, 9/6, 7:30 pm
INDIANA John Gouwens, carllon, Culver Acade- mies (Memorial Chapel), Culver, 8/31, 4 pm
ILLINOIS Paul Jacobs, Loyola University, Chicago, 8/18, 3 pm
Craig Cramer,masterclass, St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Naperville, 8/24, 11 am; recital, 8/25, 4 pm
Deadline for the October issue
August 15–September 14
KENTUCKY Bruce Neswick, Cathedral of Christ the King, Lexington, 9/13, 7 pm
MAINE Ray Cornils, with the Kotzschmar Festi- val Brass, Cathedral of St. Luke, Port- land, 8/20, 7:30 pm
Labor Day Weekend Concert, Ogunquit Baptist, Ogunquit, 9/1, 7 pm
MASSACHUSETTS Yun Kyong Kim, Methuen Memorial Mu- sic Hall, Methuen, 8/21, 8 pm
Michael S. Murray, Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, 8/28, 8 pm
MICHIGAN Mike VanDoornk, Pillar Church, Holland, 8/21 12:15 pm Jonathan Tuuk, Pillar Church, Holland, 8/28, 12:15 pm
NEW JERSEY Bryan Anderson, Princeton University (Chapel), Princeton, 9/12, 12:30 pm
NEW YORK Ken Cowan, Fordham University Church, Bronx, 9/8, 4 pm
NORTH CAROLINA Matthew Brown, Covenant Presbyte- rian, Charlotte, 8/18, 7 pm
“Triumphant Tunes and Toccatas” (Glenda Winkle-Morrow, piano, and Mark Thallander, organ), First Bap- tist, Paris, 8/24, 7 pm, and Court Street Baptist, Auburn, 8/25, 6 pm
Choirs of Covenant Presbyterian and Myers Park Methodist churches, Covenant Presbyterian, Charlotte, 8/25, 7 pm
Tom Trenney, masterclass, Myers Park United Methodist, Charlotte, 9/14, 10:30 am
Dongho Lee, Christ Episcopal, Charlotte, 9/8, 3 pm
Alan Morrison, Providence United Methodist, Charlotte, 9/6, 7 pm; mas- terclass, 9/7, 9:30 am
Joby Bell, Houston Baptist University (Belin Chapel), Houston, 9/13, 7:30pm
TEXAS Paul Jacobs, Redeemer Lutheran, Austin, 9/8, 3 pm
UTAH Nathan Laube, Cathedral of the Made- leine, Salt Lake City, 9/8, 8 pm
VIRGINIA Steve Henley, Bruton Parish, Williams- burg, 8/15, 8 pm
OHIO Daryl Robinson, First Presbyterian, Athens, 9/8, 4 pm
Russell Weismann, St. Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral, Pittsburgh, 8/25, 4 pm
Chelsea Chen and Lewis Wong, organ and violin, Allegheny College (Ford Chapel), Meadville, 9/14, 2 pm
SOUTH CAROLINA Chelsea Chen, Furman University (Dan- iel Chapel), Greenville, 9/10, 8 pm
Isabelle Demers, Church Street United Methodist, Knoxville, 9/12, 7:30 pm
TENNESSEE “Organ Virtuosi, The Next Generation” (Memphis AGO Chapter Scholarship Winners Past and Present), St. Peter Catholic Church, Memphis, 9/8, 4 pm
PENNSYLVANIA Nick Capozzoli, St. Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral, Pittsburgh, 8/18, 4 pm
Vincent Dubois, Westminster Presbyte- rian, Lynchburg, 9/8, 4 pm
Brad Norris and Thom Robertson (Or- gan Music of Herbert Howells), St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Newport News, 9/8, 4 pm
Steve Henley, Bruton Parish, Williams- burg, 9/12, 8 pm
WASHINGTON Susanna Valleau, Christ Episcopal, Tacoma, 8/16, 12:10 pm
WISCONSIN Bruce Bengtson, Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsinawa, 8/21, 7 pm
Stephen Steely, Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsinawa, 8/28, 7 pm
Jacques Boucher, St. James United Church, Montreal, 8/27, 12:30 pm
CANADA QUEBEC Andreas Cavelius, St. James United Church, Montreal, 8/20, 12:30 pm
Bulletin Notes “Tribulationes”
Joseph Rheinberger (1839–1901)
Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distresses. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. (Psalm 25:17–18)
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SALM 25 is one that loses a great deal of its character in translation. To us, it appears to lack any clear structure or organization. It seems disjointed and rambling. That is because Psalm 25 is actually an acrostic poem, one in which each succeeding verse begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Obviously, this form loses
much of its beauty in an English translation. Yet we can still see in the psalma prayer for help from God. It asks for God’s help dealing with enemies (2–3, 19–21), for guidance (4–5), for forgiveness (6–7, 11, 18), and for relief from trouble and distress (16–18, 22). “Tribulationes” voices this last request in song. The initial appeal in verse 16 appears to be a standard petition (for examples, see Psalm 86:16 and 119:32). But
this appeal is directly to God’s character, which is “gracious” and merciful. Furthermore, the psalmist has faith that God will be gracious because He has already demonstrated this in history. This appeal recalls God’s saving act in delivering Israel from bondage in Egypt. God told His children then that he is “gracious” (Exodus 34:6). In addition, the word the psalmist uses for “trouble” in verse 18 is the same word translated as “toil” in Deuteronomy 26:7. God was “gracious” and delivered Israel from “affliction” and “trouble” in Egypt. Therefore, the psalmist can appeal to God’s graciousness nowand believe that God will deliver him from his current “affliction” and “trouble.” This trust is expressed throughout the psalm in such phrases as “In you I trust” (v. 2), “I take refuge in you” (v. 20), and “I wait for you” (3–5, 21). In other words, with this psalmwe pray, “In the midst of all the troubles of life, I place my hope in you, and you alone, O God.”
BOB BAILEY
First Presbyterian Church Lynchburg, Va.
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