Music for Lent-1-C (Feb 25)

Prelude:           -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--
Processional Hymn: 234: Parce Domine
Kyrie:             Missa XI (Orbis factor): chant
Gloria:            -none-during-Lent
Readings:          504
Intercessions:     134: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         Lord for thy tender mercy's sake: Farrant
Acclamations:      Missa XI (Orbis factor): chant
Agnus Dei:         Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Communion Hymn:    32: Be With Me Lord When I Am In Trouble
Final Hymn:        243: Forty Days And Forty Nights
Postlude:          -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--

Music Notes:


During the Penitential Season of Lent, various Church
documents call for changes of our external and internal
dispositions, in order to make more room for God. The
"fasting" from solo organ works provides a silence before
and after Mass; all are encouraged to use the silence to prepare
for the Sacred Mysteries, and to give proper thanks at the end,
without distraction.


During the Season of Lent, every Friday at 11:15 am, we are
offered an opportunity to participate in the ancient (earliest
records date from 300s) devotion "The Stations Of The Cross".


In recent years this Parish devotion time has included a prelude,
processional hymn, and at each station a vocal devotional text
and congregational response and prayer and Stabat Mater hymn verse.


Occasionally, on the First Friday that occurs during Lent, as part
of the devotion, we have presented special music of merit to
accompany a short period of silent meditation upon the devotional
text and prayer otherwise spoken at each station. This year we offer:


First Friday, March 2, 2007, at 11:15 am
Franz Liszt "Via Crucis" (The Way of the Cross) for choir and organ

Music for OT-7-C (Feb 18)

Prelude:           Reflective Processional: Mawby
Processional Hymn: 350: Lord Of All Nations
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            (5) Gloria: Anderson
                   Gloria de Lourdes: Lecot/Berry
Readings:          598
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         335: Seek Ye First
                   (11) Alleluia: Thompson
Acclamations:      103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
Agnus Dei:         108: Mass of Creation: Haugen
Communion Hymn:    357: You Are Mine
Final Hymn:        (5) 404: This Day God Gives Me
                   300: All Creatures Of Our God And King
Postlude:          Festal Recessional: Mawby

Music Notes:


This weekend at the Sat 5 pm Vigil Mass, the Music is led by
the School Choir (directed by Rebecca Monson).


Mid-week is Ash Wednesday and the character of our liturgies
changes: the Gloria is suspended except for Solemnities;
the Alleluia is not used from Tue Feb 20 after Compline
(Night Prayer) until well after sunset Sat Apr 7 (Easter Vigil).
Therefore, sing heartily today, particularly the Gloria and Alleluia!


Ira Randall Thompson (1899-1984) born in New York, attended
Harvard (1916-22), American Academy (Rome, 1922-25), U Rochester (PhD 1933);
taught at Wellesley College, UC Berkeley, Curtis Institute, U Virginia,
Princeton, Harvard. He wrote few instrumental (3 symphonies, 2 string
quartets, misc other pieces) but many choral works.


His Alleluia (1940) was commissioned by Serge Koussevitsky and
Boston Symphony Orchestra trustees to premiere at the inaugural
session of the Berkshire Music Festival (Tanglewood MA). Written
July 1-5, the composer distributed it 45 minutes before the performance
(July 8) to chorus and conductor. The latter reassured his charges:
"Well, text at least is one thing we won't have to worry about."

Music for OT-6-C (Feb 11)

Prelude:           Prelude in Eb: Webb
Processional Hymn: 400: God Is Here
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            Gloria de Lourdes: Lecot/Berry
Readings:          595
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         (NCAB p 185) Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring: Bach
Acclamations:      103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
Agnus Dei:         108: Mass of Creation: Haugen
Communion Hymn:    359: Blest Are They
Final Hymn:        287: To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Postlude:          Postlude in A: Webb

Music Notes:


George James Webb (1803-1887) born in Wiltshire (near Salisbury)
England; was organist in Falmouth then emigrated (1830) to Boston.
Organist of Old South Church (almost 40 years), and Church of the
New Jerusalem. He collaborated with Lowell Mason (1792-1872) in a
number of enterprises (from 1832): founded Boston Academy of Music;
prepared first edition of "The Boston Academy Collection"; published
at least ten sacred and secular collection. Independently, he published
"Scripture Worship (1834)" and tune books and pedagogical texts;
was president of the Boston Handel and Haydn Society which published
"The Massachusetts Collection of Psalmody (1840)" to which he
contributed 99 tunes. He spent his last years in Orange NJ.

Music for OT-5-C (Feb 4)

Prelude:           Offertoire: Guilmant
Processional Hymn: 376: Two Fishermen
Kyrie:             -spoken-
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Gloria:            (5) Gloria: Anderson
                   Gloria de Lourdes: Lecot/Berry
Readings:          592
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         (5) Open My Eyes Lord
                   Holy, Holy, Holy: Tchaikovsky
Acclamations:      103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Agnus Dei:         108: Mass of Creation: Haugen
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Communion Hymn:    378: Lord When You Come
Postcommunion:     (5) Jesus You Love Us
Final Hymn:        (5) Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart
                   318: Let All Things Now Living
Postlude:          Sortie: Guilmant

Music Notes:


Felix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) was born in Boulogne-sur-mer
France to a family of organists and organ builders; began studies
with his father; 1849- St Nicholas sub-organist, College Mariette
studying harmony, counterpoint, fugue, piano, violin, viola;
1853- St Joseph organist; 1857- St Nicholas choirmaster, Boulogne
Conservatory teacher; 1860- Brussels Conservatory studied with
Jacques Lemmens; taught privately, gave inauguration concerts
(1861 Arras Cathedral, 1862 St Sulpice Paris, 1865 Carmelite Church
Kensington London, 1868 Notre Dame Paris, 1890 St Vivien Rouen).
Moved to Paris; 1871-1901 La Trinite organist; 1879-97 Trocadero
Palace recital series popularized organ music of all historical
periods and countries; 1879-1904 concert tours in Europe and USA;
1894- Schola Cantorum co-founder and teacher (Gregorian chant,
counterpoint, organ); 1896- Paris Conservatory organ instructor;
1902- Notre Dame honorary organist. Composed 400+ pieces (organ,
piano, harmonium, solo instruments, small ensembles, organ and
orchestra, solo voice, choir).


The prelude and postlude are from his Opus 65 L'organiste Liturgique,
a ten-volume collection of pieces intended for liturgical use.
Both use a Gregorian chant melody which is used on Feb 2
(The Presentation Of The Lord) to sing the antiphon text Luke 2:32
("Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel",
"A light for revelation to the gentiles, and glory for your people
Israel").

Concert "___"

First Friday Concert
Feb 2, 2007
11:15 am

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