Before the service yesterday I played three pieces. First was a fairly modern piece, as classical music goes, by Marcel Dupré, who died in Paris at age 85, in 1971. The 3-minute piece is a meditation on Ps. 133:1, "Behold how pleasant and good it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." That is its title, too.
Next I played the piece whose tune most people recognize as "Glorious things of thee are spoken." (Blue hymnal #619). The tune is known as Austrian, by Haydn. I included the trumpets on chamade (the loud pipes high up above the exit doors) on a phrase during one of the high moments.
Then a short piece called meditation by Nicolas Lemmens. This is quite soft, and called simply "Meditation." I think everyone was listening because of the loud Austrian piece just before.
Linda Helmus was with us. As a courtesy, I had called her and asked if she had a favorite hymn I might use as postlude. She suggested either "Be Thou My Vision" or "We walk by faith," a 1983 Marty Haugen tune, which is the one I chose to improvise on. A few people said they recognized it and appreciated it. It was a new tune to me.
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