SERMON
This Sunday: The Rev. Dr. Mike Harbert

“God is Our Sure Foundation”

Bible Passages:

Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-9; John 1:29-42

Lector: Mia Jarick

Crucifer: 

Ushers: Scott Downs and Debbie Downs

Fellowship: Dick Crowell

Flowers: Skip Lord
“In loving memory of Liz Lord”

Solmaaz Adeli, mezzo soprano
Jubal Joslyn, tenor
Cathryn Wilkinson, piano and organ

Prelude

Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix from Samson and Delilah……Camille Saint-Saëns
“Seguidilla” from Carmen……….Georges Bizet
Amazing Grace……….William Walker

I Have Found a Friend in Jesus……….William S. Hays, adapt. Fry

Offertory

Credo (I Believe)……….Juhi Bansal

Organ Postlude

Variations on Puer Nobis Nascitur……….Emma Lou Diemer

Welcome to mezzo soprano Solmaaz Adeli, who has chosen to sing opera favorites and a song from the African American tradition in honor of Martin Luther King.  Solmaaz Adeli is consistently praised for the luster of her timbre, vocal agility, and her impressive vocal range.  She made her operatic debut at the Vienna Chamber Opera in the role of Flora in Albinoni’s baroque opera Il Nascimento dell’Aurora.  She regularly performs baroque to contemporary opera, concert, and chamber music in Europe and America.

Solmaaz holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences from UC Santa Cruz, and after beginning a career in the sciences, moved to Austria to study voice. She was awarded a scholarship to the Opernschule at KUG (University of Music and Performing Arts) in Graz and was a fellow in Il corso di recitazione per cantanti lirici, led by Turin’s esteemed opera director Davide Livermore.  Follow her at  www.solmaazadeli.com.