Music for Easter-8-B (Jun 4) Pentecost

Prelude:           Nun Bitten Wir Den Heilgen Geist: Buxtehude
Processional Hymn: 276: Come Holy Ghost
Kyrie:             Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Gloria:            Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Readings:          vigil 569, day 570
Offertory:         308: Abba Father
                   (11) Apparuerunt Apostolis: Froberger
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Agnus Dei:         Deutsche Messe: Schubert/Proulx
Communion Hymn:    273: Veni Creator Spiritus
                   265: Regina Caeli
Final Hymn:        369: God's Blessing Sends Us Forth
Postlude:          Trumpet Tune In D: Johnson

Music Notes:


This weekend the Easter Season concludes after Sunday Vespers
(Evening Prayer). On Monday we resume Ordinary Time (Week 9) at
which the traditional sunrise-noon-sunset prayer changes from
"Regina Caeli" to "Angelus" until next year (Easter Vigil 2007).
After Communion, please do join in singing #265 "Regina Caeli"
for the final time this year!


Franz Schubert (1797-1828) composed "Deutsche Messe (D 872)"
in 1826. Richard Proulx adapted its music to English Mass texts
in 1985.


David N Johnson (1922-1988), prolific and highly regarded
composer of church music. "Trumpet Tune in D" is heard as the
theme music to a weekly PBS classical radio program ("With Heart
and Voice", Rochester NY, station WXXI).


Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) born in Stuttgart Germany;
court organist in Vienna (1637, 1641-45, 1653-57), and during the
gaps studied in Germany and Italy and toured throughout Europe. Known
primarily as a keyboard virtuoso, composed pieces for organ and
harpsichord (partitas, ricercars, canzonas, fantasias, capriccios,
fugues, toccatas) and developed the harpsichord suite genre. Only two
non-keyboard works survive ["Alleluia Absorpta est mors" (Cor 15: 54-55)
for All Souls, and "Apparuerunt Apostolis" (extracts of Acts 2: 3-11)
for Pentecost]; both are motets in the Italian style written in the
1640s for soprano, bass, two violins, cello, organ.


"Apparuerunt Apostolis" is presented on Sunday at 11 am: "Tongues
as of fire appeared to the Apostles, and the Holy Spirit came down
upon them; they spoke in different tongues of the glory of God. Alleluia."