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There were two services today at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rock Springs, WY. I sang in the choir in both services, two songs in the morning Divine Service and four in the dedication service.

I also had a duet and a solo in the morning service. After everyone was seated, Kantor Steven Hoffman and I did a duet on TLH 656, “Behold a Host, Arrayed in White.” I took melody first and second verses and projected the tenor line for verse three, while Kantor took tenor on the first verse, bass on the second verse, and melody on the third verse to accompany what ended up being a tenor descant.

I should have brought my digital voice recorder to the rehearsal, because that’s was when it sounded the best. I tried to record the morning performance, but the batteries decided to give up. Sunday afternoon, we had one more try to record the song. My voice had cooled back down, so I butchered the E-flat in the tenor line in the third verse. You don’t get to hear that.

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I extend my most grateful thanks to Concordia Publishing House for allowing me to post this performance. I also thank Memorial Lutheran Church for the use of their recording equipment, their secretary for finishing a CD, and one very talented Cantor and accompanist.

The Old Testament Canticle from the Service of Prayer and Preaching (LSB 261) is taken from Isaiah 12. This was performed on February 28 at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, TX.

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Old Testament Canticle © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

The 11am service at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston began with Pastor J. Bart Day baptizing his fourth son. How cool is that!

The solos went pretty well. I recorded them on my digital video recorder, but Memorial has much better recording equipment. I will check back to see if they recorded the service and I can get better recordings.

I’m told I can’t put one of the solos on NR because of copyright issues, and I need to check to see if I can post the other. I can, though, publish the Verse. The verse is bracketed on each side by a TLH Triple Hallelujah, but I had to leave the Hallelujahs out because the organ overwhelmed my recorder. If the church recording is better, I’ll replace this and note an update. The tune was written by the Cantor, and the text is as public domain as you get, based on Deuteronomy 30:14, NIV:

“The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.”

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Pastor Day gave the sermon, from Mark 8:1-9.

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