First
Unitarian Substitute Organist Guide - Service Particulars - updated May 2022
(*) Denotes only if there is a choir;
ignore if only a solo Sunday
Pistons: Level 1 is for general service playing. Level 1 Generals are reserved, with the exception: you can use Gen 8-9-10 for piston du jour;
or Levels 90-99 are for substitutes (freely use) to be used the week/month leading up - if there are multiple substitutes, you would be assigned a subset range of those levels
| Item | Start Cue | Stop | Intro | Amen | Comments | Repertoire | Registration |
| Prelude | To end at 10:30 | 10:30 | Be sure to let the Broadcast Tech know the timing | Soft, meditative or can be festive repertoire | Anything | ||
| Choral Introit (*) | Choir independently will sing (typically from the center aisle) | choir's pitch pipe: tonic (or soloist intonation) |
typically
no organist involvement; Usually sung from aisle |
n/a | |||
| Call to Worship | when minister begins reading | when minister ends reading | Improvise slow chord prorgressions or unrecognizable hymn/chorale | Swell Flute Dolce 8' (very very soft) |
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| Doxology (see score at end) |
"... in service of all." (begin intro almost right on top of the word "all," don't delay) | last phrase | YES This is the only congregational Amen in the service |
quarter-note rhythm See Score at end |
Level I: Gen 6 + mixture if large crowd | ||
| Hymns | Always announced from the pulpit | Sing all verses, even if text poetry is outside the staves; unless noted in program | Your choice; often first and/or last phrase, or fanfare for the first hymn. | NEVER | Brisk tempo! Don't drag We are different from most churches. This is the most common comment about substitutes ("the hymns were too slow") |
Level I:
Gen 6 or 7; if interlude btwn last two verses, build up in last line to signal something's about to happen (e.g., open shades to expose reeds) |
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| Children's exit | Children may go to their classes: (or sometimes that is omitted after the sentence printed in the OOS, and you just start the intro) play last phrase of Grey 413 (Go Now In Peace) |
Door closes after last child Total time: usually 1 minute |
Last phrase | After the congregation sings 413, you can do an Improvisation usually; watch for tardy kids lagging behind and/or descending from the balcony; Can be anything, or even repeat the 413 round (as long as the congregation doesn't think you're wanting them to sing another verse) | Improv or a "middle movement" of something or a soft hymn |
413 congr singing: Level I: Gen 1,2 |
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| LP Amen (*) |
"forever
and ever Amen" |
Chord: attacca on top of the "Amen" |
overlap with choir's first notes, decresc. close box, reverse-arpeggio release (bass is last note released) Some Sundays this is omitted |
Choir Flute 8' CH shades half |
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| Offertory (or solo) | Minister's sentences follow no recipe - sometimes talks for 3-4 mins | If accompanied |
If choir, Gen 1,2,3,4 |
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| Anthem (or solo) | (end of reading) | If accompanied Sometimes there is an anthem in the early part of the service. |
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| Last Hymn | Announced But the sermon always end "I love you all" (to alert that the sermon has ended) |
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| (*)Choral benediction ("outtroit") | Minister's prayer: Amen; minister is at front of church |
chord (give quickly on top of Amen so congr won't leave) | usually yes | Chord: Choir Flute 8' CH shades half |
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| Postlude | end of prayer or choral bene. | up to 3-5 mins. | Anything, typically big; can be improv. | Generally
Gen. 5,6,7 optional reeds |
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Typical Order of Service
SUNDAY May 00, 1900 10:30 A.M.
"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." YODA
RED - organist involvement; BLUE do not happen if no choir or quartet
CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ORGAN PRELUDE Air, from Orchestral Suite in D J.S. Bach
CANDLELIGHTER
CHORAL INTROIT
CALL TO WORSHIP (background improvisation)
*COVENANT
In the love of truth
and in the spirit of Jesus
We unite for the worship of God and the service of all.
*DOXOLOGY
*HYMN 203 (gray) "All Creatures of the Earth and Sky" LASST UNS ERFREUEN
TIME FOR ALL AGES
(Children
in the 4th grade and younger, and their teachers, may go to their
classes)
CHILDREN'S EXIT: GO NOW IN PEACE 413 Grey (one time through)
ANTHEM (or solo)
COMMON PRAYER (insert)
SILENT MEDITATION
THE LORD'S PRAYER
CHORAL AMEN (chord intro if choir is singing)
OFFERTORY "Gigue" from Partitia No. 1 in Bb J.S. BACH
FIRST READING Proberbs 4:7-16, 18-21, 26-27
ANTHEM (or solo)
SECOND READING
*HYMN 295 (gray) "Sing Out Praises for the Journey" WESTMINSTER ABBEY
SERMON
*HYMN 302 (gray) "Children of the Human Race" SERVETUS
*BENEDICTION
CHORAL BENEDICTION (if accompanied)
ORGAN POSTLUDE Toccata LOUIS VIERNE
Scores for service music you'll need:
Kids' Exit: Go Now In Peace
Doxology near the beginning of the service
First Unitarian church home page Music at First Unitarian E-mail: office@firstunitarian.com |
The
Reverend Sarah Stewart, Minister The Reverend Barbara W. Merritt, Minister Emerita Will Sherwood, AAGO, ChM, Director of Music & Organist James Haupt, Assistant Director of Music Steve Knox, Music Committee Chair |
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