20th Anniversary Organ Concert

May 5th 2013, Lutheran Church of The Master celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Schantz organ with a festive concert featuring the LCM Choir and organists Ty Woodward, Weicheng Zhao, and David York. A highlight of the concert was the Los Angeles premiere of The Butterfly Lovers, a beautifully evocative transcription for organ and violin depicting a 1000 year-old Chinese love story often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet. The work was transcribed and performed by Weicheng and his violinist wife Fang

MENDELSSOHN’S ELIJAH

The choir and soloists of Lutheran Church of The Master presented Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” on Sunday, June 7, 2015 as part of the morning worship service.  Soloists included Baritone Ryan Thorn as Elijah and sopranos Tina Appel, Katie Bruton & Aubrey Scarr, Mezzo Soprano Alexis Wesley, Tenors Daniel Cheng & Greg Sliskovich and Baritone Zac Biggs.

Mendelssohn set the biblical story of Elijah to music in 1846.  The 9th century prophet Elijah was one of the most dramatic figures in the Old Testament.  He is remembered for defending the worship of Yahweh over the Canaanite idol Baal, for being taken up to heaven in a whirlwind and for convincing God to perform miracles such as raising the dead and bringing down fire from sky.