Pilgrimage Liner Notes
Joe Stobaugh
Below you will find the basic liner notes for Pilgrimage. I'm working on getting the art work in a viewable form!
Pilgrimage Design Notes and Content
Cover Photo: “White Background Tree” with name of album (Pilgrimage) and artist (Joe Stobaugh) on the bottom of image.
Inside 1-2 (the other side of the cover page and the side facing that page)
Introductory Notes (on the inside cover)
Pilgrimage: we are all on one. Our journey through life has the opportunity to be a sacred pilgrimage towards the hearts of others and to God. This project came into being as a way of revisiting (maybe reviewing?) the early parts of my adult pilgrimage. I wanted to make music with some of the amazing folks I’ve met on the Pilgrimage in places that have sacred meaning in my life. I wasn’t able to get to all of them, or to play with all of the musicians I hoped to, maybe we will save that for volume two?
As with any Pilgrimage, one ought to pack lightly for the journey. Every piece on this album was recorded in a very minimal fashion: all of the pianists were playing on instruments that were not their own and were in a variety of conditions. They were all gracious to play anyway!
A Pilgrimage ought to do some good for the world and so the majority of the proceeds from the sales of this album are going towards Imagine No Malaria. Check it out here: http://www.imaginenomalaria.org May we complete the goal of eradicating this disease from the Earth in our lifetimes!
Thank you to all the artists who performed on this record and for all the people who have made this possible. I love you and look forward to all that is to come!
1. All My Days
(Music: Mark A. Miller)
Anyone who has been involved in sacred music in the last twenty years knows about
the genius of Mark Miller! Mark is one of those rare people who’s beautiful humanity
matches his incredible artistic gifts. I’ve never told him this but his arrangement of “O
For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” is the first anthem I’ve conducted in every church
I’ve been in since seminary! I am honored by his contribution to this project.
Mark Miller, piano; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded June 26, 2013 at Harrell Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
2. Devotion
(Music: Joe Stobaugh)
The Perkins School of Theology and it’s faculty and students continues to be a great
blessing in my life. This piece is an improvised prayer of thanksgiving for all who pass
through the sacred space of the Perkins Chapel.
Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 2, 2013 at Perkins Chapel, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
Texas
3. I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
(Music: Traditional African-American Spiritual, arranged by Paul Harper)
My friend, guitarist Paul Harper, plays and teaches music in the San Antonio, Texas
We met at Travis Park UMC, where he is an active member and sings in the choir. I
Want Jesus to Walk with Me is a song that is very important to the TPUMC
community. It was a gift to record this song with Paul. Check out his website:
http://www.paulharperguitaristmusiceducator.com
Paul Harper, guitar and vocals; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone & vocals
Recorded May 10, 2013 at Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX
4. Of the Father’s Love Begotten
(Music: 11th cent. Sanctus Trope, improvised by Joe Stobaugh and the Bird)
After the first take of this piece in beautiful East Texas a bird started singing outside
the stained glass windows of FUMC...I couldn’t hit record fast enough and we had a
lovely duet, unfortunately I couldn’t get the bird recorded but I am thankful for its gift
of song all the same!
Bird, beautiful song; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 16, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, Longview, TX
5. Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel
(Music: 15th cent. French, arranged by Charles Winslow and Joe Stobaugh)
Charles Winslow, the founder and pianist of The Dallas Jazz Quartet is a treasure in
the Dallas/Ft. Worth music scene and he is a native of Philadelphia. From
classical to jazz and gospel, he does it all! He has performed with the likes of Joe
Williams and Nancy Wilson. I am so thankful for the opportunity to make music with
Charles!
Charles Winslow, piano; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 2, 2013 at Perkins Chapel, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
6. Love for the Christ Child Part IV of V from the “For the Christ Child Piano Suite
(Music by Chuck Bell ©2012 Chuck Bell, All Rights Reserved)
In late April-early May of 2012 I had the great honor of playing bass in the band at
General Conference in Tampa, Florida, led by the phenomenal Chuck Bell. Chuck is
another one of those artists who does everything and does it all so well! Love for the
Christ Child portrays the unexpected gift of Love and how that gift of Love can
change the world. Check out Chuck at www.chuckbellmusic.com or email him at
Chuck Bell, piano; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded June 25, 2013 at Harrell Auditorium, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
7. Sometimes I Feel LIke a Motherless Child
(Music: African-American Spiritual, arranged by Joe Stobaugh)
We’ve all been there: those days where few things seem to go right. This
arrangement is about what can happen when you live through a season of those
days.
Joe Stobaugh, vocals and shruti box
Recorded May 16, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, Longview, TX
8. Pie Jesu
(Music: Gabriel Faure)
I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to play this beautiful piece with the
amazing Kay Sendrey, the organist at Custer Road UMC: the church that raised me.
Kay has been such a blessing to me and to so many others through her amazing
spirit and beautiful artistry! My graduate project for Perkins involved conducting
Faure’s Requiem with Kay serving as the organist: it was one of the greatest days of
my life!
Kay Sendrey, organ; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 23, 2013 at Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, TX
9. Gymnopedie No. 3
(Music: Erik Satie)
The word “incomparable” is often bandied about without much regard to what the
word means, but, in this case, ‘incomparable’ is perfectly employed when describing
the art of Anastasia Markina! We served together for five years at Argyle UMC. She is
a gift from God! Her day job is the pianist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Learn
more about Anastasia here: www.anastasia-markina.com?
Anastasia Markina, piano; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 24,2013 at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church, Frisco, TX
10. Psalm 46:10
(Music by Joe Stobaugh add copyright here)
When I entered Perkins Chapel for the recording session I read one of my favorite
scriptures: Psalm 46. The music is my response to that moment.
Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 2, 2013 at Perkins Chapel, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
11. Amazing Grace
(Music: 19th cent. USA melody, arranged by Phil Stobaugh and Joe Stobaugh)
Some of my earliest memories are of laying in my bed as a small child and hearing
my dad blow some blues on his horns. I just don’t have the words to describe how
cool it is to record with my dad! Thanks so much, dad!
Phil Stobaugh, baritone and tenor saxophones; Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded July 1, 2013 at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church, Frisco, TX
12. A Song for Ellie and Sam’s Baptisms
(Music: William Bradbury, improvised by Joe Stobaugh)
Two of the best days of my earthly pilgrimage were the days that Ellie and Sam
were baptized. This is song is dedicated to them. I love you both more than you will
ever know and I am proud of you both: I can’t wait to see what God does through
each of you!
Joe Stobaugh, soprano saxophone
Recorded May 10, 2013 at Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX
Produced by Joe Stobaugh
Mixed and Mastered by Eric Michael Czechowski at Intrigue Audio, Allen, Texas
Pictures by Joe Stobaugh
Art Direction and Design by Kim Eiffert
copyright 2013 Joe Stobaugh
Thank you’s...all the guest artists on this record, the people at the churches on my pilgrimage: thanks for giving it all a whirl! Mom and Dad, thanks for everything! Sam and Ellie, this is for you! Terry, thanks for the inspiration, knowledge and Rooibos! Eric, wow, just wow. Kim, you are so talented! Michael and Teresa at Perkins, thanks for everything! Frank, thanks for the logistical help in setting up Lake J. For the anonymous donor who helped to fund this project: you will never know how thankful I am for everything! I have no doubt I am missing many, know that I love you!
This album is dedicated to Sarah: I will never have the words or musical notes to describe my love and appreciation for you. You make me want to be a better everything!
Back cover of case: (Picture of Red Tree)
Song list in order
copyright (need symbol) 2013 Joe Stobaugh
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