Music for OT-12-B (Jun 25)

Prelude:           Aria: Peeters
Processional Hymn: 343: O God Our Help In Ages Past
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            135: Angels and Saints: Janco
Readings:          612
Offertory:         345: How Firm A Foundation
                   (11) How Firm A Foundation: Busarow
Acclamations:      140-141-145: Angels and Saints: Janco
Agnus Dei:         148: Angels and Saints: Janco
Communion Hymn:    346: Be Not Afraid
Final Hymn:        338: How Can I Keep From Singing
Postlude:          Festival Voluntary: Peeters

Music Notes:


Through the Summer months we will begin using Mass of the Angels
and Saints by Steven R Janco (Hymnal 135-136, 140-141-145-146).


Donald Busarow (1934-) was born in Racine WI; received a
BS degree from Concordia Teachers College, a MM degree from the
Cleveland Institute of Music, a PhD from Michigan State University.
Since 1975 he has served as Professor of Music at Wittenberg
University at Springfield OH, where he directs the Wittenberg Choir,
the Chapel Choir, teaches music theory, and serves as University
Organist. Since 1976 he has held positions as Director of Music
at churches in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. In 1996 he was awarded
an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Concordia University in River Forest IL.
He regularly presents papers at professional meetings, gives annual
organ recitals throughout the country, and is in frequent demand as a
choral and organ clinician in church music workshops.
He has published more than 50 choral works, a sacred opera,
100 compositions for organ, and four volumes of works for organ
and instruments.


Franciscus Florentinus (Flor) Peeters (1903-1986), born in Tielen
Belgium (near Antwerp), graduated Lemmens Institute, organist at
St Rumoldus Cathedral (Mechelen), taught at Lemmens Institute and
Royal Conservatory (Antwerp). Composed for keyboard, voice (songs,
masses), orchestra, chamber instruments, using a familiar but rich
musical language and adopting classical forms. Aria (1945, opus 51)
has a lyrical melody supported by repeated chords; Festival Voluntary
(1957, opus 87) is a joyous piece featuring tonal ambiguity, syncopated
rhythms, chordal fanfares.