Music for OT-21-A (Aug 24)

Prelude:           Slow March: Shephard
Processional Hymn: 298: Praise To You O Christ Our Savior
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Mass for Congregations: Andrews
Readings:          638
Offertory:         356: I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
                   (11) Tu es Petrus: Faure
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  117-118-119: Peoples Mass; Danish Mass
Agnus Dei:         188: Holy Cross Mass: Isele
Communion Hymn:    379: Only This I Want
Final Hymn:        329: Beautiful Savior
Postlude:          Pastorale: Shephard

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
De fructu operum tuorum, Domine; satiabitur terra; ut educas
panem de terra, et vinum laetificet cor hominis; ut exhilaret
faciem in oleo, et pnanis cor hominis confirmet (The earth will
be satisfied by the work of your hands, O Lord, as you bring forth
bread from the land and wine to gladden the heart of man; oil to
make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart).


Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) born in Pamiers France; studied
(age 9-20) in Paris at Ecole Niedermeyer (a school to prepare
church organists and choir directors); Saint-Sulpice asst choir
organist (1871); Eglise de la Madeleine sub organist (1874),
choirmaster (1877). In the 1890s his fortunes improved: successful
trip to Venice Italy; French provinces music conservatory inspector
(1892); titulaire (chief organist) at Madeleine (1896); Paris
Conservatory composition instructor (1896); Paris Conservatory
director (1905); hearing deteriorated (1909); retired (1920).


Richard Shephard (1949-), born in England, began his career
in Anglican church music at Gloucester Cathedral as a chorister;
attended Corpus Christi College Cambridge as choral scholar;
has held posts at Salisbury Cathedral, Godolphin School, York
Minster. Received Lambeth Degree (2001 DMus); appointed Fellow of
the Royal School of Church Music (2004). Composes anthems and
liturgical settings for choir, pieces for organ.