Each week, the FCCW Choir will provide a movement of Haydn’s dramatic and moving oratorio, Die sieben letzen Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross), Hob.XX:2. Originally composed as an orchestral work in 1786, Haydn subsequently made a string quartet arrangement, solo keyboard version and, finally, an […]
We begin Lent this Sunday and our worship series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. The first “word” is from Luke’s account of the crucifixion: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Rev. Will’s sermon will be focused on this phrase and the choir, accompanied by the Aryaloka String Quartet, will […]