Music for Easter-7-C (May 16) Ascension

Prelude:           Organ Symphony IV "Andante Cantabile": Widor
Introit:           269: Hail The Day That Sees Him Rise
Kyrie:             Deutsche Messe: Schubert
Gloria:            Deutsche Messe: Schubert
Readings:          565
Psalm:             (Easter-Ascen-C Guimont p 73) God mounts his throne ...
Acclamation:       (Easter-Ascen-C Lassus sheet) Go and teach all ...
                   (during Confirmation) 273: Veni Creator Spiritus
Intercessions:     115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         (5) (sheet) Ascendit Deus: Phillips
                   444: Alleluia Sing To Jesus
Sanctus-Mem-Amen:  Deutsche Messe: Schubert
Agnus Dei          Deutsche Messe: Schubert
Communion:         851: Draw Near And Take
                   265: Regina Caeli
Final Hymn:        268: A Hymn Of Glory Let Us Sing
Postlude:          Organ Symphony IV "Finale": Widor

Music Notes:


This weekend the Parish Choir sings at Sat 5 pm Vigil Mass
for the conferring of the Sacrament of Confirmation; the
Sun 11 am Mass will be led by cantor and organ. Next weekend
(May 23) the choir returns to the Sun 11 am Mass.


Communion (Graduale Romanum Chant) (Ps 67:33,34) Psallite Domino,
qui ascendit super caelos caelorum ad Orientem, alleluia. (Sing
to the Lord who has ascended the highest heavens, towards the
East, 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.