Music for OT-26-B (Sep 27)

Prelude:           Andante Moderato: Smart
Processional Hymn: 301: Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          654
Psalm:             (Guimont p 152) The precepts of the Lord...
Acclamation:       (OT-26-B) Your word O Lord is truth...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         350: Lord Of All Nations Grant Me Grace
                   (11) (NCAB p 431) Super flumina: Lassus
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    470: O Lord With Wondrous Mystery
Final Hymn:        312: Sing Of The Lord's Goodness
Postlude:          Alla Marcia: Adams

Music Notes:


The Offertory Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Ps 136:1) Super flumina Babylonis, illic sedimus, et flevimus,
dum recordaremur tui, Sion (Upon the rivers of Babylon, there
we sat down and we wept, as we remembered you, O Zion).


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Ps 118:49,50) Memento verbi tui servo tuo, Domine in quo
mihi spem dedisti: haec me consolata est in humilitate mea
(Be mindful of your word to your servant, O Lord, in which
you caused me to hope; this has been my comfort in my affliction).


Roland de Lassus (c1530-1594), born in Mons Belgium, worked
for several patrons from age eight, giving rise to the legend
that he was three times abducted for his beautiful voice.
In Italy he adopted the name by which he is best known,
Orlando di Lasso, and obtained his first post as choirmaster
at St John Lateran Rome. The bulk of his career was spent in
Munich (1556/7-, 1560- head of chapel) in service of Duke
Albrecht V of Bavaria.


Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) born in London England,
son of Henry Smart (music publisher, orchestra director,
violinist) and nephew of Sir George Thomas Smart (conductor,
St George Windsor organist).


Thomas Adams (1785-1858) was born in London England, studied
under Thomas Busby, and served as organist at several prominent
London churches.

Music for OT-25-B (Sep 20)

Prelude:           Andante con moto (Opus 101 no 6): Stanford
Processional Hymn: 388: God Whose Purpose Is To Kindle
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          651
Psalm:             (Guimont p 149) The Lord upholds...
Acclamation:       (OT-25-B) God has called us...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         391: Let There Be Peace On Earth
                   (11) (NCAB p 378) Pray That Jerusalem: Stanford
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    453: I Received The Living God
Final Hymn:        289: Sing Out Earth And Skies
Postlude:          Allegro (Opus 105 no 6): Stanford

Music Notes:


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


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Ps 118:4,5) Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis; utinam
dirigantur viae meae, ad custodiendas iustificationes tuas
(You have ordered that your commandments be kept diligently;
O that my ways may be guided towards the keeping of your statutes).


Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) was born in Dublin Ireland,
an only son of accomplished amateur musicians (father sang bass and
played cello, mother played piano). In 1862 he came to London to study
music; 1870 won scholarship to Queens College Cambridge; 1873 Trinity
College organist; 1874-77 studies in Germany; 1874 BA; 1878 MA;
1883 honorary Oxford DMus; 1883 Royal College of Music composition
professor; 1887 Cambridge music professor; 1888 honorary Cambridge DMus;
1897- Leeds Philharmonic Society conductor; 1901- Leeds Festival conductor;
1902 knighted. An exacting but respected teacher, his pupils included:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams,
John Ireland, Frank Bridge, Charles Wood, Geoffrey Shaw, Herbert Howells.
His secular music include orchestral works, concertos, chamber compositions,
songs, part-songs, madrigals, incidental pieces. His religious music includes
oratorios, requiem, services, motets, anthems, organ pieces.



Online resources:
prelude ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92oVPEYZJcA )
postlude ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu48E6K597g )

Music for OT-24-B (Sep 13)

Prelude:           Prelude in D minor (WAB 130): Bruckner
Processional Hymn: 852: At The Name Of Jesus
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          648
Psalm:             (Guimont p 146) I will walk before the Lord...
Acclamation:       (OT-24-B) May I never boast...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         363: Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation
                   (11) (ESM p 68) Christus factus est (WAB 11): Bruckner
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
Agnus Dei          189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
Communion Hymn:    384: Take Up Your Cross
Final Hymn:        397: They'll Know We Are Christians
Postlude:          Scherzo (WAB 111): Bruckner

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
(Mt 16:24) Qui vult venire post me, abneget semetipsum;
et tollat crucem suam, et sequatur me (If a man wishes to
come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross
and follow me).


Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) was born in Ansfelden Austria;
his schoolmaster-organist father taught him music; later he
studied at the Augustinian monastery in Sankt Florian (upper
Austria) and in 1851 became its organist. 1855-64 studied
music (counterpoint, various composers); 1868- Vienna
Conservatory music theory teacher; toured as organist
1869 France, 1871 England; 1875- Vienna University teacher.
Composed symphonies, chamber works, masses, sacred choral works
including motets.


The motet (WAB 11) (1884) sets Phil 2:8-9 (Christus factus
est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum, et dedit illi nomen,
quod est super omne nomen) (Christ became obedient to death,
even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name that is above every name).
The Prelude (WAB 130) (c1846) was written for organ.
The Postlude (WAB 111) (c1861-2) is a transcription of String
Quartet in C minor, movement three "Scherzo".


Online resources
Prelude (pdf)
http://www.imslp.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9lude_in_D_minor,_WAB_130_(Bruckner,_Anton)
Postlude (pdf, mp3)
http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=14853

Music for OT-23-B (Sep 6)

Prelude:           Avant-propos: Lloyd
Processional Hymn: (5) 403: Gather Us In
                   (830) Proper (in English): chant
                   (11) 350: Lord Of All Nations
Kyrie:             -spoken-
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Gloria:            (5) Gloria: Anderson
                   (830) 113: Glory To God: Andrews
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Readings:          645
Psalm:             (Guimont p 143) Praise the Lord...
Acclamation:       (OT-23-B) Jesus proclaimed the Gospel...
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         (5) 337: All That We Have
                   (830) 350: Lord Of All Nations
                   (11) (sheet)Oravi Deum Meum: Palestrina
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  (5) 117-118-119: Peoples/Danish: _
                   (830) 172-175-177: Community Mass: Proulx
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Agnus Dei          (5) 187: Agnus Dei: chant
                   (830) 189: Lamb Of God: Proulx
                   (11) Missa VIII (de angelis): chant
Communion Hymn:    (5) 451: Pan De Vida
                   301: Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Final Hymn:        (5) In The Day Of The Lord
                   316: Thanks Be To You Forever
Postlude:          Sortie: Lloyd

Music Notes:


This is the weekend after First Friday. Saturday 5 pm Vigil
Mass: Lectors are from School Student Council and the Music is led by
the School Choir (directed by Rebecca Monson). Sunday 11 am Mass:
our chant setting is Missa VIII (de angelis).


The Offertory Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper)
(Dan 9: 4, (2,) 17, 19): Oravi Deum meum ego Daniel, dicens:
Exaudi Domine, preces servi tui; illumina faciem tuam super
sanctuarium tuum; et propitius intende populum istum, super quem
invocatum est nomen tuum, Deus (I prayed to my God, I Daniel,
and I said: "Hearken, O Lord, unto the prayers of your servant,
and cause your face to shine upon your sanctuary; look with
forgiveness upon this nation over whom your name has been invoked,
O God.").


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
(Ps 75:12,13) Vovete, et reddite Domino Deo vestro, omnes qui in
circuitu eius affertis munera; terribili, et ei qui aufert spiritum
principum; terribili apud omnes reges terrae (Make vows unto the
Lord your God, and accomplish them, all you who gather around him
to present offerings; to the awesome God who takes away the life of princes;
he is greatly feared by all the kings of the earth).

Concert "Bach The Master"

http://eft94530.googlepages.com/2009-0904-ffc.pdf

First Friday Concerts
September 4, 2009
11:15 am

Bach The Master

Richard Mix, organ



Concert Composers:
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656-1746)
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718-1795)
Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788)