Preparing for Lent

I have just uploaded the liturgical music schedule for Lent 2011 at St. Vincent's. It may be viewed here. Similar to Lent 2010, this year there will be no organ preludes or postludes except for Lent IV because the Church asks us organists to minimize the use of the instrument during the penitential seasons. One addition to the Choral Mass at 8:30 each Sunday during Lent will be the proper Introit and Communion chants, sung in English. These additional texts will help us enter more deeply into the Sunday liturgies. The Gospel Acclamation for Lent, normally called the Tract, will be the text, "Praise and honor to you, O Lord Jesus Christ." The music is David Hurd's adaptation of the Kyrie from Missa Orbis factor (Mass XI; listen to the original here). The entire liturgical schedule for Lent and Easter is pending approval and will be posted here when it becomes available.

The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prelude: Prelude and Fugue in f# minor, WTC Book 1, J. S. Bach

At the Introit: Alleluia, sing to Jesus, Hyfrydol, arr. Hancock

Ps. 27, "The Lord is my light," Guimont Psalter

Offertory: The Summons, Kelvingrove, arr. Rawsthorne

At Communion: Taste and see (Ps. 34), Moore

Choral Anthem at Communion: Deep River, African Amer. Spiritual, arr. Vaughn

Hymn of Thanksgiving: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Lobe den herren, arr. Norris

Postlude: Fanfare, Kenneth Leighton

Special thanks to Marilyn Odendahl, oboe, for her contribution to Mass this weekend.

And Green is back...

So after an extended absence from my initial foray into blogging, St. Vincent's returns to the inter-webs on this Monday in the Second Week of Ordinary Time! Below you will find the hymns for this past Sunday, including organ music. Don't forget that next Sunday I will perform with Stephen Lancaster, baritone, at the Convent Chapel of Ancilla College in Donaldson, IN. All are welcome to an afternoon of beautiful music. This event is free; more information may be found here.

To Copernicus, if you're still out there, I just discovered your comment from a year ago. It would be great to hear from you again!

Piano Prelude: Prelude and Fugue in f minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, J.S. Bach (for the Sundays of Ordinary Time we will continue working through the complete preludes and fugues of Bach on our newly-restored piano).

Hymn at the Introit: Lasst uns erfreuen, All creatures of our God and king

Gloria in excelsis, Mass on G, Calvin Bower

Psalm 40, "Here am I, Lord," from the Guimont Psalter

Alleluia, Plainsong, mode VIII (Murray)

Offertory: I the Lord of sea and sky

Ordinary: A Community Mass, Richard Proulx

Communion: All who hunger

Hymn of Thanksgiving: Aurelia (with re-harmonizations by Noel Rawsthorne and Gerre Hancock)

Postlude: Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in F Major by J.S. Bach