AGO Organ Event: Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Members Organ Recital, Potomac Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Organists from the AGO perform in recital on the Messiah Lutheran Church Flentrop Organ. Program includes a selection for organ and instruments with the Messiah Lutheran Church Parish Orchestra. Concert in collaboration with the Messiah Lutheran Church Music Program. Reception follows.
Messiah Lutheran Organ — The Flentrop Orgelbouw Organ (1990).
Director of Music and Organist
Ronald Butts-Boehmer
Messiah Lutheran Church Choir — The choir assists in leading during the worship service singing the Service Music, Hymns, Psalms and Canticles. Anthems are sung that reflect upon the Scripture readings appointed and the Liturgical Calendar. The choir sings at the Sunday 10:30 a.m. Divine Service from September to June and at services for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week and Thanksgiving. Rehearsals for choir members are Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00 p.m. Membership is open to all ages.
Choir Music Lists for Spring 2016 and Summer-Autumn 2016 .
Messiah Lutheran Church Orchestra — This parish instrumental ensemble was formed in August 2016 to play at services. Rehearsals are on Sunday’s from 12:30-1:30 p.m. September through June. Auditions are open for all instrumentalists. The ensemble is currently composed of 3 violins, 2 violas, violoncello, guitar basso continuo, bass guitar basso continuo, trumpet and organ. Repertoire includes hymns, service music, anthem accompaniments, selections from Bach Cantatas, Handel Oratorios, Handel Organ Concertos and includes instrumental music of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Purcell and Vivaldi.
2019 — Next Events
EPIPHANY 2019
“Epiphany Lessons & Carols”, Sunday, January 6, 2019, 10:30 a.m. — Choir.
Music includes: Ord “Adam lay ybounden”, Christiansen “O come, O come Emmanuel”, Tschaikowsky “The Crown of Roses”, Wood “Ding, Dong! Merrily on High”, Darke “In the Bleak Mid-Winter”, Titcomb “We have seen His Star”
AGO RECITAL:
Potomac Chapter of the American Guild of Organists “Members Recital”, Sunday, March 31, 2019, 7:30 p.m. — Messiah Lutheran Flentrop Organ
2018 Ministry of Music Events:
- 2018 Lenten Mid-Week Services: Wednesday’s in Lent at 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Holy Week 2018: Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018, 10:30 a.m., Choir. Holy Thursday, March 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Choir. Good Friday, March 28, 2018, 7:30 p.m., – Choir
- Easter Day, April 1, 2018, 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. – Messiah Lutheran Choir & Orchestra: Bach “Alleluia! Christ the Lord is Risen” (Cantata 207a)
- May and June 2018 – Messiah Lutheran Orchestra plays at services: Handel “Concerto in F Major, Opus 4, No. 4”
- Thanksgiving Eve Service, Wednesday, November 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Autumn 2018: The Messiah Lutheran Orchestra plays movements of Handel Concertos and Mozart: Church Sonata KV 145.
- Advent 2018 Services: Wednesday’s in Advent at 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Christmas 2018: Monday, December 24, 2018, 10:45 p.m. Christmas Eve Prelude, 11:00 p.m. Midnight Service – Choir
- New Year’s Eve Service, Monday, December 31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. – Choir
Past Ministry of Music and Worship Events:
2016
- Reformation Day Organ Recital: Monday, October 31, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Ronald Butts-Boehmer organ
- 2016 Advent Services: Wednesday’s during Advent at 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Service of Nine Lessons & Carols, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Christmas Eve Service, Saturday, December 24, 2017, 10:30 p.m. and Christmas Day Service, Sunday, December 25, 2016, 10:30 a.m. – Choir
2017
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- 2017 Lenten Sung Vespers: Wednesday’s during Lent at 7:30 p.m. – Choir
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- Holy Week 2017: Palm Sunday, April 9, 10:30 a.m., Holy Thursday, April 13, 7:30 p.m., Good Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., – Choir
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- Easter Day, April 16, 10:30 a.m. – Choir & Orchestra
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- Pentecost Day Concert – Sunday, June 4, 2017, 7:30 p.m. – Messiah Lutheran Choir and Orchestra
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- Organ Recital – August 26, 2017, 7:30 p.m. – Sergio Orabona organ (Stuttgart, Germany/Naples, Italy)
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- REFORMATION 500 CELEBRATION: Handel Messiah Part Two – Saturday, October 21, 2017, 7:30-9:00 p.m. and Friday, October 27, 2017, 7:30-9:00 p.m. – Messiah Lutheran Choir and Soloists: Sally Martiny soprano, Roger O. Isaacs countertenor, Edward Lamberton tenor, Thomas Fegley and Kyle Pett bass. Reformation 500 Service: Sunday, October 29, 2017, 10:30 a.m. – Choir & Orchestra
- Thanksgiving Eve Service, Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 7:30 p.m. – Choir and Orchestra
- Advent Evening Prayer, Wednesday’s in Advent at 7:30 p.m. – Choir
- Lessons and Carols – Sunday, December 24, 2017, 10:30 a.m. – Choir & Orchestra
- Christmas Eve Carols and Service – Sunday, December 24, 2017, 10:30 p.m. – Choir & Orchestra
Ronald Butts-Boehmer, CAGO
Director of Music
Ronald Butts-Boehmer is the Director of Music and Organist at Messiah Lutheran Church. He began his piano musical studies in Dallas with Lois Nielson and is the winner of seven piano competitions. His orchestral debut was at age fifteen performing Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2. He is a graduate in Orchestral Conducting from the Italian State Conservatory of Music in Salerno. He has participated in organ masterclasses in France, Italy and USA. Organ Performance studies were at the University of North Texas with Jesse Eschbach and Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier.
He has served as Music Director at churches in Florida, Texas, Virginia and in Italy. He has served as Music Director of the Choral Scholars of Naples since 2000, presenting a concert series, annual performances of Handel’s Messiah, performances of oratorios, major choral and orchestra works in collaboration with international musicians and the Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti. In 2002 he presented the Italian premiere of the Duruflé Messe Cum Jubilo. In 2008 he was Maestro Collaboratore at Teatro San Carlo, Naples. He is a US Navy Veteran, graduating from the US Armed Forces School of Music and served overseas in the NATO Band. He has performed in concerts in Europe and USA with RAI Television broadcasts, served as jury member of music competetions and a was a classical music radio announcer for WRR 101.1. Currently he teaches piano in Germantown. Member of AAM, RSCM, NMTA, Dual AGO-NPM Colleague Certification from the American Guild of Organists and currently serves as Board Member of the NOVA AGO Chapter.
E-Mail: MusicDirector4MLC@gmail.com