HESPERIA LODGE ANTHEM

History

The Hesperia Lodge Anthem was presented to the lodge by collaborators Brother Richard Barry Taman and Brother Gerard Miran Cademcian on January 27, 6000 AL, just in time for the ultimate year of the fifth millennium.  While visiting Oriental Lodge No 33 in Chicago, Brother Taman, then Hesperia's Chaplain, heard the Anthem written for Oriental by one of its brethren.  Realizing that Hesperia lacked any sort of musical signature, he resolved to create an original anthem for his home lodge.  A short while after, the melody and lyrics for the Hesperia Lodge Anthem were committed to paper, and handed off for arrangement to Brother Cademcian, who had been elected to receive the degrees in Masonry and was waiting for his initiation.

The signature score for the Anthem was ready on the evening of Brother Cademcian's initiation, and was presented to the lodge following the First Degree conferral with Brother Cademcian at the organ and Brother Taman singing the Anthem for the first time in open lodge.  The signature score was received by RW John J Valencik, who served as the Degree Team Worshipful Master that evening, and laid up in the Lodge Archives as a memorial to the presentation of the Anthem to the Lodge.

Lyrics

Music

Click here for the MIDI version of the Hesperia Lodge Anthem

Brother Richard B. Taman, PM

Brother Richard B. Taman was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Hesperia Lodge No. 411 on July 22, 1999.  In November of that year he was appointed and installed as Hesperia’s Chaplain, serving under then Worshipful Master Brother Fernando Ojea, during which term he composed Hesperia's signature anthem.

In addition to being a Certified Lodge Instructor (and Hesperia's Officer of Instruction) he is the founder and director of the Richard D. Johnson School for Masonic Instruction.  He is the Past Master, and currently Secretary, of Glenview Lodge No 1058, and a regular member of six lodges as well as an honorary member of two.

A few of his many other Masonic affiliations include the following:

Grand Lodge of IL Membership Committee
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago, 32°, Vice Chairman, Membership
Medinah Shrine A.A.O.N.M.S, Noble
Austin Commandery No. 84, Knight Templar
El Jaala Grotto M.O.V.P.E.R., Monarch 2004
Ancient Egyptian Order of Sciots, IL Pyramid No. 1, Supreme Trustee
Masonic Standard Club for Instruction, Past President

Brother Gerard Cademcian

Brother Gerard Cademcian holds a Master of Music from the Bucharest Conservatory of Music, Bucharest Romania.  He was the first prize winner at the International Competition at Catanzaro, Italy, in 1983.  He has also worked as a television director for Romanian National Television.

Brother Cademcian resides in Chicago, where he teaches, composes and performs.  He recently produced Mixed Emotions, a CD of original keyboard compositions and is currently working on his next CD of original works.

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