Scott Kennebeck's guest appearances

Scott Kennebeck

Archdiocese of St. Louis

MichMash

Music From The Tower

Craig Williams

Joseph Snyder

Roger Sherman

John Martin

Carol Scott

Mary Wilson

Brian Miller

John Powell

Mack Wilberg

Josh Allen

Sirius XM

Muriel Smith

Kate Williams

Paul Jacobs

Brian Fallon

OwlTail

John Powell Walsh

Louis Abbey

Episode 54 features two of St. Louis Missouri’s finest musicians.  Both have been long-time friends of our host, John Romeri, from his days at St. Louis Cathedral.  In recent years they have formed a partnership that is unbeatable and through that collaboration have produced concerts and CD recordings that are top-notch!!Scott is a native St. Louisan and has been singing since the age of 8, beginning his singing career in the Cathedral of St. Louis Pontifical Boys Choir. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Fine and Performing Arts/Music and Theatre from St. Louis University, and has studied voice with Christine Armistead at Washington University. He currently serves as Principal Tenor for the American Kantorei in Concordia Seminary's Bach at the SemConcert Series. Scott is the Executive Director of St. Louis Cathedral Concerts. Since 1993 Scott has served as the Tenor section leader for the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Choir and Archdiocesan Choir of St. Louis. He also serves as cantor for the Cathedral Parish, as well as at major Archdiocesan events. He was a cantor/soloist for 100,000+ in attendance and a worldwide television broadcast audience for the Papal Mass in St. Louis, Missouri in 1999. He has toured as soloist throughout the United States, Italy, England, Germany, and Austria. His performances have included Verdi’s Requiem in Rome, Italy; Hector Berlioz’s Te Deum in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, and numerous performances of Handel’s Messiah. He has also performed with Union Avenue Opera and the St. Louis Muny.John Powell Walsh began piano and organ lessons in elementary school and has had a love affair with music ever since.  Continuing his education through graduate school and even the Haarlem International Academy for Organists in the Netherlands.  John is one of the most prominent church musicians in St. Louis.  He was one of the Papal Organists for the Visit of John Paul II to St. Louis.  He is featured with numerous musical organizations in St. Louis from the Bach Society to the Ronald Arnatt Chorale.  He was the founder of The Archangel Players, The St. Cecilia Consort and the St. Louis Hills Arts Council.  He is presently the Organist for the St. Louis Abbey and Priory School.Enjoy these two amazing musicians as they tell of their extraordinary lives as church musicians.  Listen to music from their two latest CD’s.To purchase these or any of their CD’s      https://www.scottkennebeck.com/buy-cd MUSIC: The Bells of St. Mary’s   A. Emmett Adams   CD: Angels Bending Near The EarthMUSIC: Still Still Still   German Carol arr. Philip Ledge  CD: Angels Bending Near The EarthMUSIC:  Birthday of a King  William H. Neidlinger  CD: Angels Bending Near The EarthMUSIC: Little Boy Blue  Reginald de Koven  CD: Words to Music: Songs of Eugene FieldMUSIC:  Virgin Slumber Song   Max Reger  CD: Angels Bending Near The EarthOriginal Air date  Saturday, December 15, 2018

Episode 54 features two of St. Louis Missouri’s finest musicians.  Both have been long-time friends of our host, John Romeri, from his days at St. Louis Cathedral.  In recent years they have formed a partnership that is unbeatable and through that collaboration have produced concerts and CD recordings that are top-notch!! Scott is a native St. Louisan and has been singing since the age of 8, beginning his singing career in the Cathedral of St. Louis Pontifical Boys Choir. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Fine and Performing Arts/Music and Theatre from St. Louis University, and has studied voice with Christine Armistead at Washington University. He currently serves as Principal Tenor for the American Kantorei in Concordia Seminary's Bach at the SemConcert Series. Scott is the Executive Director of St. Louis Cathedral Concerts. Since 1993 Scott has served as the Tenor section leader for the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Choir and Archdiocesan Choir of St. Louis. He also serves as cantor for the Cathedral Parish, as well as at major Archdiocesan events. He was a cantor/soloist for 100,000+ in attendance and a worldwide television broadcast audience for the Papal Mass in St. Louis, Missouri in 1999. He has toured as soloist throughout the United States, Italy, England, Germany, and Austria. His performances have included Verdi’s Requiem in Rome, Italy; Hector Berlioz’s Te Deum in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, and numerous performances of Handel’s Messiah. He has also performed with Union Avenue Opera and the St. Louis Muny.John Powell Walsh began piano and organ lessons in elementary school and has had a love affair with music ever since.  Continuing his education through graduate school and even the Haarlem International Academy for Organists in the Netherlands.  John is one of the most prominent church musicians in St. Louis.  He was one of the Papal Organists for the Visit of John Paul II to St. Louis.  He is featured with numerous musical organizations in St. Louis from the Bach Society to the Ronald Arnatt Chorale.  He was the founder of The Archangel Players, The St. Cecilia Consort and the St. Louis Hills Arts Council.  He is presently the Organist for the St. Louis Abbey and Priory School. Enjoy these two amazing musicians as they tell of their extraordinary lives as church musicians.  Listen to music from their two latest CD’<a href="http://s.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">s.To</a> purchase these or any of their CD’s      <a href="https://www.scottkennebeck.com/buy-cd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scottkennebeck.com/buy-cd</a> MUSIC: The Bells of St. Mary’s   A. Emmett Adams   CD: Angels Bending Near The Earth MUSIC: Still Still Still   German Carol arr. Philip Ledge  CD: Angels Bending Near The Earth MUSIC:  Birthday of a King  William H. Neidlinger  CD: Angels Bending Near The Earth MUSIC: Little Boy Blue  Reginald de Koven  CD: Words to Music: Songs of Eugene Field MUSIC:  Virgin Slumber Song   Max Reger  CD: Angels Bending Near The Earth Original Air date  Saturday, December 15, 2018

Episode No. 54 Scott Kennebeck, Principal Cantor and Section Leader, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri, and John Powell Walsh, Organist at the St. Louis Abbey

Dennis Sparger

Scott, Dennis and I talk about Maurice Durufle Requiem, self-critical, Gregorian chant, choral work, Cathedral Basilica Concerts, Bach Society of St. Louis, cathedralconcerts.org, bachsociety.org, best kept secret in St. Louis, how they handle the space, White Snake, live in this musical world, wired up, majesty of great music, The Queen's Six, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, conductors do research, music by dead guys, what is the composer trying to get across, Windsor Castle, Bach's life in Leipzig, Chanticleer, this will be great in 300 years, music from Sistine Chapel, Big Muddy Dance Company, thanks to Mendelssohn, 118 artists from around the world, St. Joseph Gospel Choir, Berlioz, wound up in an organ bench, the musicology, immerse yourself in the incredible beauty and surprising mosaics at the Cathedral Basilica.

Scott, Dennis and I talk about Maurice Durufle Requiem, self-critical, Gregorian chant, choral work, Cathedral Basilica Concerts, Bach Society of St. Louis, <a href="http://cathedralconcerts.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cathedralconcerts.org</a>, <a href="http://bachsociety.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bachsociety.org</a>, best kept secret in St. Louis, how they handle the space, White Snake, live in this musical world, wired up, majesty of great music, The Queen's Six, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, conductors do research, music by dead guys, what is the composer trying to get across, Windsor Castle, Bach's life in Leipzig, Chanticleer, this will be great in 300 years, music from Sistine Chapel, Big Muddy Dance Company, thanks to Mendelssohn, 118 artists from around the world, St. Joseph Gospel Choir, Berlioz, wound up in an organ bench, the musicology, immerse yourself in the incredible beauty and surprising mosaics at the Cathedral Basilica.

Scott Kennebeck and Dennis Sparger

As we continue our advent journey anticipating the birth of Jesus focusing on different characters of the Jesse Tree, today being Nehemiah (read Nehemiah 8-9: http://usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/8), we we are shifting that focus a bit as we begin a special period in our Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas.During this time we recite or chant the O Antiphons following the "Magnificat" during Vespers from December 17 through December 23. They are called the O Antiphons because each begins with the interjection, “O,” followed by a title for the Messiah given in the prophecies of Isaiah. You may be more familiar with the metrical paraphrase version of the O antiphons that make up the very familiar Advent hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” but if we are not familiar with the actual texts of the antiphons we are missing a great deal of their meaning. While we do not have time in this brief reflection to read the Antiphons in their entirety, I encourage you to do so in your personal prayer time.The exact origins of the O antiphons are unknown but there is reference to their use by Roman Senator and Philosopher Boethius around 500 AD. The O Antiphons were especially revered by the monks at the Benedictine Abbey of Fleury which was founded in 640. They were used in liturgical celebrations in Rome by the eighth century. The seven titles for the Messiah given in the antiphons are:O Sapientia or O WisdomO Adonai or O sacred LordO Radix Jesse, O Flower of Jesse’s StemO Clavis David, O Key of DavidO Oriens, O Radiant DawnO Rex Gentium, O King of the GentilesAnd O Emmanuel or O God with usProfessor Robert Greenberg of the San Francisco Music Conservatory noted that the Benedictine monks arranged the antiphons in a particular order. If one starts with the last title and takes the first letter of each one - Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia - the Latin words ero cras are formed, which means, Tomorrow, I will come. Therefore, the Messiah, whose coming we have been anticipating during this Advent season and whom we have named in these seven Messianic titles, speaks to us, Tomorrow, I will come. So the O Antiphons bring intensity to our Advent preparation and bring it to a joyful conclusion with the birth of the Jesus.Musical credit:"O Holy Night" · Christine Westhoff · Timothy AllenHark℗ 2014 Christine Westhoff

As we continue our advent journey anticipating the birth of Jesus focusing on different characters of the Jesse Tree, today being Nehemiah (read Nehemiah 8-9: <a href="http://usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/8</a>), we we are shifting that focus a bit as we begin a special period in our Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas. During this time we recite or chant the O Antiphons following the "Magnificat" during Vespers from December 17 through December 23. They are called the O Antiphons because each begins with the interjection, “O,” followed by a title for the Messiah given in the prophecies of Isaiah. You may be more familiar with the metrical paraphrase version of the O antiphons that make up the very familiar Advent hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” but if we are not familiar with the actual texts of the antiphons we are missing a great deal of their meaning. While we do not have time in this brief reflection to read the Antiphons in their entirety, I encourage you to do so in your personal prayer time. The exact origins of the O antiphons are unknown but there is reference to their use by Roman Senator and Philosopher Boethius around 500 AD. The O Antiphons were especially revered by the monks at the Benedictine Abbey of Fleury which was founded in 640. They were used in liturgical celebrations in Rome by the eighth century. The seven titles for the Messiah given in the antiphons are: O Sapientia or O Wisdom O Adonai or O sacred Lord O Radix Jesse, O Flower of Jesse’s Stem O Clavis David, O Key of David O Oriens, O Radiant Dawn O Rex Gentium, O King of the Gentiles And O Emmanuel or O God with us Professor Robert Greenberg of the San Francisco Music Conservatory noted that the Benedictine monks arranged the antiphons in a particular order. If one starts with the last title and takes the first letter of each one - Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia - the Latin words ero cras are formed, which means, Tomorrow, I will come. Therefore, the Messiah, whose coming we have been anticipating during this Advent season and whom we have named in these seven Messianic titles, speaks to us, Tomorrow, I will come. So the O Antiphons bring intensity to our Advent preparation and bring it to a joyful conclusion with the birth of the Jesus. Musical credit: "O Holy Night" · Christine Westhoff · Timothy Allen Hark ℗ 2014 Christine Westhoff

Jesse Tree: Day 21 - Scott Kennebeck