St. Anne's
Episcopal Church’s musical series observing the 250th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence continues at the 10 a.m. Sunday
services from June 28 - July 5. The church
is located on Church Circle, Annapolis, Md.
The music
will trace the parish's journey from royal Anglican parish to Episcopal church
in the American republic.
During the
services, anthems by Thomas Weelkes, Richard Farrant, John Goss, Felix
Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, and Gustav Holst will trace the Anglican
inheritance that shaped St. Anne's founding and continued to nourish its
worship after independence.
Following
each service, the organ postlude will feature music written in the American
patriotic tradition: James Hewitt's The Battle of Trenton (1797), J. Christopher
Pardini's Toccata on Amazing Grace ' (2001), Charles Ives's Variations on
'America' (1891), John Philip Sousa's march 'The Stars and Stripes Forever'
(1896), and Dudley Buck's Concert Variations on 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
(1868).
Photo: St. Anne’s Organ Keyboard by Laura Sullivan