Music for Easter-1-A (Mar 23) Easter Day

Prelude:           Organ Symphony IV in F (op 13 no 4) Andante Cantabile: Widor
Processional Hymn: 266: The Strife Is O'er
Kyrie:             Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Gloria:            Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Readings:          551
Intercessions:     115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         264: Alleluia Alleluia Give Thanks
                   (11) O death...But thanks: Handel
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Agnus Dei:         Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Communion Hymn:    263: That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright
                   265: Regina Caeli
Final Hymn:        261: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Postlude:          Organ Symphony IV in F (op 13 no 4) Finale: Widor

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Pasca nostrum immolatus est Christus, alleluia: itaque
epulemur in azymis sinceritatis et veritatis, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia (Christ, our Pascal Lamb, has been
sacrificed, alleluia; therefore, let us keep the feast
by sharing the unleavened bread of uprightness and truth,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia).


Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937), born in Lyon France,
lived in Paris and worked as St Sulpice organist (1870-1934)
and Conservatory professor (organ 1890–, composition 1896-);
wrote operas and songs, orchestral and chamber music; famed
for his ten organ symphonies which followed the orchestral
symphony multi-movement plan and explored the many tonal
possibilities of the St Sulpice organ (finished 1863 by
Cavaille-Coll, mechanically advanced, largest of the time,
5 manuals, 102 stops). Organ Symphony IV in F (opus 13 no 4,
1887) is in six movements: the third is our Prelude and the
sixth is our Postlude.


Thank you to our Choir for their dedication to their ministry
this past week: Director (Ondine Young); Sopranos (Mary Bulkley,
Virginia Cooke, Gina DeLucchi, Betty DeOrian [cantor], Mary Peters,
Rosetta Solari); Altos (Norma Hernandez, Susan Hernandez [cantor],
Roddy Raikow, Sarah Roske, Shirley Siljeg, Allison Villarante);
Tenors (Jordan Fong, Chang Hyun Robin Lee [cantor], Matthew McGuire,
Michael Torres); Basses (Richard Mix [cantor], William Skeen).