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Take
Me to Jesus --
Play Me the Excerpts! Your computer must be equipped with a sound card and speakers or headphones to hear these clips. Your browser must have a plugin to play MP3 files; current versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer should both work well. Configuring Firefox is a bit problematic at this time The files are large. Downloading these clips will take several minutes over a dial-up connection. But they each have several minutes of music and are high bitrate. Enjoy! Clips #5 and #2 are two of the webmaster's personal favorites. Copyright 2004-2005 Lexingtion United Methodist Church Clip 1 The Bread and the Cup (2:49) Clip 2 At Gesthemane (2:04) Clip 3 Jesus is Mocked and Beaten (1:00) Clip 4 Jesus and the Two Criminals (2:15) Clip 5 "Jesus Remember Me" (1:36) Clip 6 Conclusion (2:35) Want to hear and/or see the whole 38-minute performance? We want you to have it! We are selling the CD for $6 and the DVD for $10; packaging and postage is $3 per order, if you want it mailed to the USA or Canada. Write to music@lexumc.org for more information or to ask any questions, or send a check and instructions to Lexington United Methodist Church 2600 Massacusetts Avenue Lexington MA 02421 |
 Daniel Roihl
and the LUMC
Senior
Choir prepared
a special treat for us. The Palm Sunday service
2004 featured a musical
setting of the Passion narrative, taken verbatim from Luke's gospel
(22:14- 23:56), interspersed with some appropriate hymn tunes.
The piece, which Daniel composed especially for the
occasion,
incorporates a blend of spoken, recitative, and arioso passages.
Rev. Susan narrates the "evangelist" parts, while the lines
spoken by
characters
in the story (Jesus, Pilate, etc.) are sung by voices from the LUMC
choir.
It is accompanied by organ and a small professional orchestra. We recorded the live performance digitally, and have
edited that recording into a finished audio CD. We also have a
DVD with video of the performance. This is
a very emotionally moving recording. Many
people say that listening to the performance makes them feel closer to
Jesus, and brings tears of joy and awe. One long-time member
calls it "the most significant musical event at our church in over 40
years." |
 About
Daniel RoihlDaniel Roihl has been active in the New England musical scene as a singer, conductor, and composer since 1990. As an undergraduate at Harvard, he studied choral and orchestral conducting, composition, and voice, graduating with highest honors in music After graduating from Harvard, he founded and spent two years directing The Concordia Society, a chamber choir of 24 voices specializing in challenging a cappella repertoire in a variety of styles. He received a master's degree in choral conducting from the Yale School of Music, where he was awarded a full merit scholarship by the Institute of Sacred Music. As a composer, he has written commissions for the Harvard University Choir, S. Stephen's Church of Providence, Boston's Youth Pro Musica, St. Andrew's Youth Choirs of Wellesley, Lexington United Methodist Church, the 20th Anniversary RSCM Carolina Course, and the installation of Harvard University's current president. His senior thesis composition at Harvard, "Kyrie and Gloria for Mixed Choir and Orchestra," was awarded Summa cum Laude and recorded by the Harvard University Choir. As a singer, he has performed extensively in opera, oratorio, and musical theater as both a baritone and a countertenor. His current appointments include Music Director of the United Methodist Church in Lexington; co-Conductor of the Elm City Girls Choirs in New Haven, Connecticut; and Choral Conducting Intern for Chorus Angelicus in Torrington, Connecticut. Daniel will be leaving us in July 2005, when he moves to California. We have been blessed to have him with us, and we will miss him greatly! |
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