Music for Christmas-3-A (Jan 13) Baptism Of The Lord

Readings:          498

Prelude:           Noel (Opus 60 Book 1 # 1): Guilmant
Processional Hymn: 194: On Jordan's Bank
Kyrie:             Missa XVII (kyrie salve): chant
Gloria:            (5) Gloria: Anderson
                  Gloria de Lourdes: Lecot/Berry
Intercessions:     115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         426: Baptized In Water
                  (11) Benedictus: Brahms
Acclamations:      103-104-105: Mass Of Creation: Haugen
                  (11) Missa XVII (kyrie salve): chant
Agnus Dei:         Missa XVII (kyrie salve): chant
Communion Hymn:    215: Good Christian Friends (alt vv)
Final Hymn:        227: Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise
Postlude:          Noel (Opus 60 Book 1 # 3): Guilmant

Music Notes:

The Christmas Season concludes this Sunday evening and
so we sing the last of our carols for this Liturgical Year.
Ordinary Time begins on Monday.

The school returned from their Christmas Vacation
last Mon Jan 7; their special Masses for January
are this past Fri Jan 11, and this weekend
at the Saturday 5 pm Vigil Mass; Lectors are from Grade 7
and the Music is led by the School Choir (directed by
Rebecca Monson).

The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Omnes qui in Christo baptizati estis, Christum induistis,
alleluia (As for all of you who have been baptized in Christ,
you have put on Christ, alleluia).

Felix-Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) was born in
Boulogne-sur-mer France to a family of organists and organ
builders; studied with his father then attended College
Mariette (1840- harmony, counterpoint, fugue, piano, violin,
viola). From 1853 was organist, choirmaster, Conservatory
teacher, private instructor, concertizer. Moved to Paris
in 1871 and was organist at La Trinite and Trocadero Palace;
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.

Noels Opus 60 (1883-86, pub 1886) are settings based on
Gregorian chant, or ancient Christmas carols from France,
Scotland, Belgium, Spain, England, Poland.