Worshipping through Music, Art, and Drama

The 2016 Massed Handbell FestivalClosing Concert

Saturday, November 5, 2016, 5:30 p.m.

LakesideSan Francisco

Lakeside Presbyterian ChurchWorshipping through Music, Art, and Drama

The music ministries of Lakeside Presbyterian Church have a long and creative history. Since the church’s inception in the summer of 1941 by the Rev. Dr. Harry Clayton Rogers, preaching and enthusiastic hymn and Psalm singing were immediately a part of the worship service. With the church’s second pastor, the Rev. Dr. Clark Neale Edwards, the music ministry was formalized and the church enlisted the help of San Francisco State University’s choral director, Dr. Roy Freeburg, alongside voice teacher, Harold Hollingsworth. Every telling of the church’s history states that this congregation likes to sing. Today, the music ministry is a strong, vibrant program of the church which allows members and guests, alike, to sing, ring, and act praise to Almighty God.

The church has established numerous musical groups to support the outreach of the congregation. Children's and youth choirs, both singing and handbell ringing, the Chancel Choir (as it is now known), the Lakeside Handbell Choir, and the Lakeside Drama Troupe all make up a ministry poised to serve the Ingleside and Stonestown communities. Our ministry at Lakeside has seen annual services of Nine Lessons and Carols (Advent and Christmas); Christmas Pageants; Evensong services, Liturgical Dance; regional and national Handbell festivals, and tours to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Idaho, Nevada, and Festivals in Hawaii; special performances of Magnificat ( Vaughn Williams), Messiah (Handel), "Amahland the Night Visitor" (Menotti), Requiem (Fauré), Requiem (Rutter), Messe Solennelle (Vierne); world premieres of anthems composed for the church; and a handbell outreach project at Chinese Grace Church in Chinatown. It has presented the Broadway musical Godspell; and this year a review titled “Broadway: Then and Now”. The program has also hosted a competition for young composers, summer music camps for members and the community, and in 2016 it established the annual community Handbell Festival. In 2018, the Chancel Choir will make its Carnegie Hall debut.

Lakeside houses two pipe organs: the current sanctuary organ was built by Robert Pearson in 2003 and a small organ in the chapel built in 2001 by Francis Cummings; the original sanctuary organ was built in Germany in 1965. The sanctuary houses a 7’ Nordiska grand piano with many smaller instruments throughout the church supporting its mission and outreach efforts. The church also has five octaves of English handbells, cast at the Whitechapel Foundry in London, England; and a three octave set of Malmark tone chimes.

This biography is incomplete. In preparation for the church’s 75th anniversary,any information or history to add to this would be greatly appreciated.

Former(not a complete list)

Roy Freeburg (c. 1950)

Eugene Clark (c. 1970)

James Groves (1974-1981)

Sandra Soderland (1981-1995)

Craig Benner (1997-2004)

Rebecca Nelson (2006-2012)

CurrentDon Scott Carpenter (2013-)

Organist/Director of Music, Worship, and Arts

Daniel Anderson (1981-)Assistant Organist

Cynthia Young (1974-)Assistant Music Director

Lakeside’s Organists and Directors

MusicAtLakesidePresbyterianChurch

The Handbell Choir of St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley

Todd Jolly, DirectorSally Hussey

Lauren LeinweberMary KidwellDon RisingGreg Rising

Lakeside Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir, San Francisco

Don Scott Carpenter, DirectorDan AndersonCaroline Harnly

Judith MurioBeth PhippsBill RobisonWill RobisonJane Sharp

Cindy Young

Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, DavisCraig CopelanJoyce Copelan

San Francisco State University Handbell Choir (SFSU), San Francisco

Caroline Harnly, DirectorAnnette SpeedDavid Peterson

Julia LewisJulie VaquilarKaren Smith

Marilyn HansenMiriam Smith

Murlene WatkinsPat Leake

Patricia Card-FerrellWhitney Sanford

Participants

Exuberant Joy Cynthia Dobrinski(b. 1950)

Massed Handbell ChoirsDon Scott Carpenter, Conductor

How Firm a Foundation Todd Jolly(b. 1961)

Massed Handbell ChoirsTodd Jolly, Conductor

O Quanta Qualia Horatius Bonar(1808-1889)

arr. Todd Jolly(b. 1961)

The Handbell Choir of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, BerkeleyTodd Jolly, Conductor

Sanna, Sannanina Sandra Eithun(b. 1963)

Lakeside Handbell ChoirTodd Jolly, Percussion

Don Scott Carpenter, Conductor

Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley arr. Michael KastnerKevin McChesney

(b. 1963)

Caroline Harnly, Solo HandbellsDon Scott Carpenter, Piano

Program

The term ”handbell” refers to any bell that’s light enough to be lifted by hand for ringing. Handbells date back centuries before Christ. However, it was in 1700 that tuned sets of musical handbells made their first appearance in Europe. Handbellsgained popularity in the United States when Barnum and Bailey Circus imported a talented group from Ireland, dressed them in Swiss costumes, and put them in the arena as Swiss bell ringers. Only recently has the bell choir been recognized as a musical instrument. The use of bells in Christian worship began in the fourth century, when Emperor Constantine embraced the faith and declared Christianity as the religion of the state. The Bishop of Compania decreed that bells be used to announce the hours of worship. Bells were thought to have special powers for driving away evil spirits, protecting communities against disaster, and even healing and performing miracles. The superstitions are gone, but bells continue to charm and mystify people around the world; and they’re a lot of fun to play!

Sing We Now of Christmas arr. Kevin McChesney(b. 1963)

Over the River and Through the Woods arr. Valerie W. Stephenson(b. 1943)

San Francisco State University Handbell ChoirCaroline Harnley, Conductor

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen(b. 1934)

arr. Joel Raney(b. 1956)

Massed Handbell ChoirsDan Anderson Organ

Don Scott Carpenter, Conductor

Finlandia arr. Kevin McChesney(b.1963)

Massed Handbell ChoirsDan Anderson Organ

Don Scott Carpenter, Conductor

Lakeside Handbell Choir was formed in 1976 under the leadership of James “Jim” Groves. Since its founding, the handbell choirs of Lakeside Presbyterian Church have presented in worship services throughout the year, in addition to outreach opportunities. The group has performed throughout the Bay Area, as well as on concert tour at the Opera House in Sun Valley, Idaho, churches throughout Idaho and Nevada, and in Southern California, including the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. They have also performed at San Francisco’s own St. Francis Hotel. After a very successful fundraising campaign, the ensemble was proud to purchase its five octave set of Whitechapel Handbells cast at the Foundry in London, England. They also perform on three octaves of Malmark handchimes. The group has consistently performed at regional and national handbell Festivals and clinics, including an iconic handbell trip to Hawaii and a cruise ship to the Mexican Riviera.

The Handbell Choir of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley began in 1964. Originally it was conceived as a way to keep boys whose voices were changing involved with music. Les and Dorothy Dobbins, choir members at St. John's, donated the first set of bells. Under the direction of J. Richard Coulter, the program grew to six choirs at its height, involved nearly 100 ringers, children through seniors, and boasted five members who rang with the internationally known Sonos. Among the more prominent members of the program were Sanford Dole and William Harvey, respected and sought-after career musicians who still live and perform in the Bay Area. The most advanced group in the program was The St. John's Ringers, one of the best handbell choirs in the United States; they toured abroad and participated in major festivals throughout the country. In the past decade, the bell choir has been resurrected, including some of the members from it's noted past and some new players. Directed by Rev. Todd Jolly, it performs four or five times a year in worship and occasionally takes part in local bell festivals.

The San Francisco State University Handbell Choir was formed in 1997. The group performs approximately 10 times a year. They regularly perform at various SFSU campus events, and at senior residences in San Francisco, in Mill Valley, and on the Peninsula. The group also participates in the Redwood City's annual Hometown Holiday celebration, the Christmas Crèche Exhibit concert series in Palo Alto, and at the annual Days of Christmas concert series at Temple Hill in Oakland. The handbell choir rehearses at Temple United Methodist Church in San Francisco and plays for services and programs there several times a year. The group rings on 5 octaves of Schulmerich handbells and on 4 1/2 octaves of Malmark handchimes. The group's members are a mixture of SFSU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends. The handbell choir frequently performs as a small ensemble of five -- playing what is known as 12-bell music. For these performances, they only use 12 handbells and play from music stands instead of in the traditional "off the table style".

Biographies

Don Scott Carpenter is the Organist and Director of Music, Worship, and Arts at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in San Francisco where he oversees an active Royal School of Church Music program. He is also Executive Director of the American Bach Soloists. Prior to moving to the Bay Area, he was General Director of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Artistic/Executive Director of the Louisville Youth Choir. He has also been on the faculties of Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville, as well as a lecturer in worship and music at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. He has served as Principal Organist/Artist-in-Residence of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe), Music Director of the Temple Adath Israel B’rith Shalom and Organist/Director of Worship at Second Presbyterian Church in Louisville.

Mr. Carpenter holds the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Louisville School of Music as well as the Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance. His choirs have been heard throughout the United States and Europe including performances at the Dom in Salzburg, Votivkirche in Vienna, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has prepared choruses for world premiere performances of operas, prepared choruses for major works with orchestras, and for touring Broadway musicals. He has also commissioned and conducted the world premiere of Then Sing by Daniel Gilliam for treble and mixed chorus and orchestra based on text of William Wordsworth. He has served as adjudicator of large ensemble choral contests and appears as a guest conductor throughout the United States. He is very excited to make his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in early 2018. Shalom, his debut album, celebrating the rich Jewish choral tradition, recorded live in performance with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, can be heard on the White Tie label.

Caroline Harnly, a librarian at SFSU, is the director and founder of the SFSU Handbell Choir. She is also the director of Bells of Joy, the Community United Methodist Church of Half Moon Bay’s handbell choir. She is a past member of Bay Bells (a community handbell choir based on the Peninsula for advanced handbell ringers) and Low Ding Zone, a handbell ensemble that only played bass bells. Caroline also performs regularly as a handbell soloist and is co-composer of Canzona, an original composition for solo handbells with piano accompaniment, as well as an author or co-author of four books.

Ms. Harnly holds the Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from McPherson College (Kansas) and a Masters of Science in Librarianship (MSL) from Western Michigan University. She is the past president of the Marching Handbell Choir. In 1989 this group led the tournament of Roses Parade and continued on for another twenty years marching in parades up and down the state of California. She has also participated in a number of events for advanced handbell ringers including Distinctly Bronze West and the Week of Handbells in Bay View, Michigan.

Todd Jolly's career as a musician, educator, and pastor has taken him to New Jersey, Kansas, New Mexico, and Indiana, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the Director of Music at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, and Music Teacher and Choirmaster at Stuart Hall for Boys, San Francisco. For ten years he was the music director of San Francisco Renaissance Voices. Previously on the directing staff of San Francisco Boys Chorus, Rev. Jolly is a published and commissioned composer and arranger who freelances as a percussionist. Privately he is a husband, father, grandfather, gardener, baker, hiker, and wine collector.

Rev. Jolly earned a Bachelor's degree in Music Education at Trenton State College, followed by graduate studies in Instrumental Conducting. He holds a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Additional training in community organizing with Industrial Areas Foundation and in composition and song leading as a Fellow of Melodious Accord, have strongly influenced his work. Rev. Jolly is a member of American Choral Directors Association, Early Music America, and San Francisco Presbytery.

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Please join us forUpcoming Worship and Music Events

at Lakeside Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)

Advent Lessons and CarolsSunday, December 11, 2016, 4 p.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceSaturday, December 24, 2016, 9 p.m.

Christmas Morning Worship ServiceSunday, December 25, 2016, 10 a.m.

EvensongSunday, February 5, 2017, 4 p.m.

Rutter RequiemSunday, March 25, 2017, 10 a.m.

If you would like to join the Lakeside Chancel Choir for any or all of these services,please contact Don Scott Carpenter at dscarpenter@outlook.com.

The 2017 Massed Handbell FestivalSaturday, November 4, 2017Registration will open May 1, 2017