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Organ Postludes in the Minster of Maria Laach
4th Advent, December 22, 2024
Saturday, December 21, 2024
5:30 PM 1st Vespers
Sam Batt Owens | 1928 – 1998
Meditation “Creator alme Siderum”
Sunday, December 22, 2024
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685 - 1750
Chorale Prelude on „Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland“
in organo pleno BWV 661
5:30 PM 2nd Vespers
Eustache du Caurroy | 1549 – 1610
3 Fantasias on „Une jeune fillette“
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Organ Postludes during Christmas time
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024
4:30 PM 1st Vespers of Christmas
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From 12 Chorale Preludes on Christmas Carols
• Adeste fideles (Tuba Tune)
7.00 PM Liturgy of Vigils of Christmas
Domenico Zipoli | 1688 – 1726
Pastorale in C
10:00 PM Christmas Night High Mass
Louis Vierne | 1870 – 1937
From Organ Symphony No. 1 in D Minor op. 14
▪ Final
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Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024
6:30 AM Laudes
Johann Gottfried Walther | 1684 – 1748
2 Verses on “Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen allzugleich“
7:30 AM Mass
Arnold Joseph Monar | 1860 – 1911
2 Organ Chorales on „Zu Betlehem geboren“
10:00 AM Convent´s High Mass
Charles-Marie Widor | 1844 – 1937
From Organ Symphony No. 5 in F Minor op. 42/1
• Toccata
5:30 PM 2nd Vespers of Christmas
Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685 - 1750
Chorale Prelude „In dulci iubilo“ BWV 729
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St. Stephen´s Day (2nd Christmas Day in Germany),
Thursday, December 26, 2024
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Eugène Gigout | 1844 - 1925
Grand Chœur Dialogué
5:30 PM Vespers
Franz Lehnrdorfer | 1928 – 2013
Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (Dies est laetitiae)
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St. John´s Day, Friday, December 27, 2024
7:30 AM Convent´s High Mass
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From Manualiter Chorale Preludes
• Menschen, die ihr wart verloren
5:30 PM Vespers
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From Manualiter Chorale Preludes
• Adeste fideles
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Innocent children, Saturday, December 28, 2024
7:30 AM Convent´s High Mass
Paul Damjakob | * 1939
Trio „Singen wir mit Fröhlichkeit“
5:30 PM 1st Vespers of Holy Family
Nicolaus Vetter | 1666 – 1734
Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen allzugleich
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Fiest of the Holy Family, Sunday, December 29, 2024
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Lambert Kleesattel * 1959
Hoert der Engel große Freud´ (Hark the Herald)
5:30 PM Vespers
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann | 1679 - 1735
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm´ ich her
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Monday, December 30, 2024
7:30 AM Convent´s High Mass
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From Manualiter Chorale Preludes
• O Du fröhliche
5:30 PM Vespers
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From Manualiter Chorale Preludes
• Es wird schon gleich dunkel
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Sylvester, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
7:30 AM Convent´s High Mass
Hermann Schroeder | 1904 – 1984
Freu Dich, Erd´ und Sternenzelt
5:30 PM 1st Vespers from Solemnity
Louis-Claude Daquin | 1694 - 1772
Christmas Carol Variations „Quand Jésus naquit à Noël”
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New Year, Wednesday, January 1, 2025
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Marcel Dupré | 1886 - 1971
Prélude in B Major op. 7/1
5:30 PM 2nd Vespers from Solemnity
Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685 - 1750
Chorale Prelude „In Dir ist Freude“ BWV 615
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2nd Sunday after Christmas, January 5, 2025
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Diane Bish | * 1941
German Christmas Fantasy
Still, still, still – Kling, Glockchen, Klingelingeling –
O Du froehliche – Am Weihnachtsbaume die Lichter
brennen – Ihr Kinderlein kommet
5:30 PM 1st Vespers of the Solemnity of Epiphany
Gereon Krahforst | * 1973
From „Christmas Postludes“
• Angels we have heard on high
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Solemnity of Epiphany, Monday, January 6, 2025
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass
Hilarión Eslava | 1807 - 1878
Venida de los reyes magos | Venue of the 3 Magi
5:30 PM 2nd Vespers from the Solemnity
Michel Corrette | 1707 - 1795
Christmas Carol Variations on „Ou c´en vont ces gais bergers”
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Baptism of the Lord
Saturday, January 11, 2025
5:30 PM 1st Vespers
Arnold Joseph Monar | 1860 – 1911
2 Organ Chorales on „In dulci iubilo“
Sunday, January 12, 2025
9:00 AM Convent´s High Mass and 11:00 AM Mass
Denis Bédard | * 1950
Noël-Toccata „Il est né, le Divin Enfant”
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