Here they are: the two remaining movements of "Six Festive Hymns," which were composed - by some mathematical magic - for three different weddings.
The third movement, "Love's Rejoicing," was commissioned by Monisha and Michael Barnhill, friends of mine from Evansville. It's a playful, soulful tune written in a jazz idiom, a little bit (but I can't claim too much) á la Gershwin with hints of Jeff Barry and Ja'net Dubois' "Movin' On Up," the famous theme from The Jeffersons. You can listen to it here, as performed by Rachel Long Arrington, Flute, Jonathan Dowell, Violin, and Dennis Russell, Oboe.
The fourth movement, "Wedding Hymn," exists in two versions, which I arranged for two different weddings. The first was for organ, and was played at the wedding of my aunt, Barbara Schutz Hopf, and her husband, Ron. A few months later, I adapted the piece for a string quartet and later for a small chamber ensemble (as heard here) for my cousin Erin Hunt Ferguson and her husband, Tom.
Rachel Arrington, Flute; Dennis Russell, Oboe
Jonathan Dowell, Violin; Sarah Bielish Moor, Cello
Lorraine Fader, F Horn; MaryAnne Matthews, Classical Guitar
Jamie Morris and Maria Russell Morris, Percussion
And just in case you haven't heard the theme from The Jeffersons lately (or ever, if you're not from Earth), you can listen to it, too! Keep movin' on up, people!
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