Oakland CA, Cathedral Director of Music Ministry
  • eft94530eft94530
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    http://www.oakdiocese.org/

    Website main page column three:
    What's New
    Cathedral Director of Music Ministry Opening
    http://www.oakdiocese.org/jobs/DirMusicMinistry.pdf
    inside on page two: "Deadline: Applications will be received by January 15, 2009"

    Other info I think might be useful ...

    Website main page column one
    Publications
    Chancery/Parish Personnel Policies
    http://www.oakdiocese.org/personnel/pp-contents.htm

    The cathedral website
    http://www.ctlcathedral.org/
    http://www.christthelightcathedral.org/

    The parish website
    http://www.cpctl.org/Home.html
  • ghmus7
    Posts: 1,486
    Anybody know anything about the music that has been going on in this Cathedral?
    Do they have a paid choir?
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    All I know is that the director of the dedication, Mark Sullivan, is a DM at another parish who led choristers assembled from throughout parishes in the diocese for a number of opening liturgies. In speaking with Mark and his sister Janet Sullivan-Whitaker (another DM in Piedmont/Oakland) they both inferred that the search would be national and take its time.
    When I worked at the former cathedral in the mid-70's, the choir was all volunteer; director, organist and weekly instrumentalists were paid. But that was another life ago.
  • eft94530eft94530
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    Adding this comment to bump the item back to the top, because the PDF says ...

    Deadline:
    Applications will be received by January 15, 2009
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    The Cathedral is highly involved in ethnic liturgies, and I think that it woudl be a great opportunity....Latin would be useful to not give preference to any of the communites that worship there.
  • Felipe Gasper
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    I read in Today’s Liturgy where JS-W says they rehearsed only a few Mondays to dedicate the thing.

    Here in Houston we spent about 4 months rehearsing, about twice a month, if I recall correctly.

    I guess the disparity isn’t that great (4-ish rehearsals versus 8-ish), but on the surface, “Mondays for a month” sounds like a lot less rehearsal than we put into our new cathedral dedication.

    Anyone have a music list from that dedication? I would be curious to see it.
  • G
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    "Anyone have a music list from that dedication? I would be curious to see it."

    I am almost positive that Fr Keyes, of http://gasparian.stblogs.org/ wrote the psalm that was used at the dedication Mass.
    His site might have the program.

    (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)
  • G
    Posts: 1,401
    http://gasparian.stblogs.org/archives/2008/09/a-psalm-for-chr.html

    (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)
  • eft94530eft94530
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    frogman: "The Cathedral is highly involved in ethnic liturgies"

    The cathedral parish was created by combining two parishes,
    each of which was created by combining two parishes some years before.
    Internet caches (e.g., Google, Archive.org) might still have info about those
    four Oakland parishes:
    St Mary
    St Francis de Sales
    St Andrew
    St Joseph
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    Masses in:

    Stational-English
    Spanish
    Vietnamese
    English/Tagalog

    noel
  • ghmus7
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    I believe that the application deadline for this job is now closed.
  • eft94530eft94530
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    Hooray for the (San Francisco East) Bay!
    Filled. See ...
    http://musicasacra.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1592&page=1#Item_22
  • Pes
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    A happy ending!
  • eft94530eft94530
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    Felipe: "Anyone have a music list from that dedication? I would be curious to see it."

    A parishioner recently gave me her program booklet (pages: 4 cover plus 24 numbered).
    The booklet contained descriptive texts and photos; below I provide all headings.
    The brackets indicate comments [personal].
    The asterisks indicate music (*citation)(**text)(***score).

    INTRODUCTORY RITES
    The Solemn Entrance
    Greeting and Introduction
    *** Psalm 122 Let Us Go Rejoicing (Janet Sullivan Whitaker)
    Handing Over the Building
    Entrance into the Cathedral
    *** Christ, The Light Of The Nations (Alexander Peloquin)
    Sprinkling of Holy Water
    *** I Saw Water (Leo Nestor)
    Gloria
    *** Missa VIII Gloria [Latin, modern notation]
    Opening Prayer
    LITURGY OF THE WORD
    Presentation of the Lectionary
    First Reading (Nehemiah 8: 1-4a, 5-6, 8-10)
    -English text, Spanish text
    Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 95)
    *** Psalm 95: Venite Exultemus (Jeffrey Keyes CPPS) [English, refrain and three verses]
    Second Reading (1 Peter 2: 4-9)
    -English text, Vietnamese text
    Gospel Acclamation
    *** Alleluia (E Donald Osuna)
    Gospel Proclamation (Luke 19:1-10)
    Homily
    Profession of Faith
    PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND ANOINTINGS
    Litany of Saints
    *** Chant [Greek-English-Greek, modern notation]
    Prayer of Dedication
    Anointing of the Altar and the Walls of the Cathedral
    ** Veni Creator Spiritus [Latin, seven verses]
    Incensation of the Altar and the Cathedral
    *** Psalm 141 (Michael Joncas)
    Lighting of the Altar and the Cathedral ["Feast of the Epiphany has been designated patronal feast ..."]
    ** Rise up in splendor Jerusalem ... (Isaiah 60:1-3) [English, chanted?]
    LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
    Preparation of the Altar and the Procession of Gifts to the Cathedra
    *** The Lord Is My Light (Lillian Bouknight)
    The First Kiss of the Altar Table
    Eucharistic Prayer
    Sanctus
    *** A Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
    Memorial Acclamation
    *** A Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
    The Great Amen
    *** A Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
    COMMUNION RITE
    The Lord's Prayer
    Sign of Peace
    Fraction Rite
    *** Lamb Of God (John Schiavone) [Latin]
    Communion Procession
    *** Here At This Table (Janet Sullivan Whitaker, James Maxwell Whitaker)
    Prayer after Communion
    Inauguration of the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
    Meditation
    * We Have Seen The True Light (N N Kedrov Sr)
    CONCLUDING RITE
    Addresses and Announcements
    Apostolic Blessing with a Plenary Indulgence
    Dismissal
    Song of Sending Forth
    ** Holy God We Praise Thy Name [three verses]
  • Paul F. Ford
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    The only selection that causes my eyebrows to arch is of Psalm 95 for the responsorial. Psalm 19:8-10 and 15 is required, as is the antiphon, "Your words, Lord, are spirit and life."

    My eyebrows also arched over the Apostolic Blessing with a Plenary Indulgence. This is gilding the lily: A plenary indulgence is attached to participation in the entire rite.
  • Charles in CenCA
    Posts: 2,416
    This may not go over well here, but I'm glad to see that Sullivan-Whitaker's "Here at this table" was not consigned as a "Gathering Song" as its publisher has maintained since day one.
  • eft94530eft94530
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    And now it is official ...

    http://www.oakdiocese.org
    click left margin "The Weekly"
    click "7/7/09"

    http://www.oakdiocese.org/Weekly_July 7.pdf

    Cathedral Music Minister Hired

    Cathedral Provost Fr. Paul Minnihan announces that Rudy de Vos has been hired as Director of Music Ministry for the Cathedral. Mr. de Vos is an accomplished pianist, organist and choirmaster and has appeared in concert around the world. His most recent position was Director of Music and Organist at St. Anne Church in Rochester, New York. He will begin his new role in Oakland on August 1.
  • Donnaswan
    Posts: 585
    Wasn't this announced at the Colloquium?
    Donna
  • Charles in CenCA
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    Yes. But over dinner Fr. Keyes remarked amusingly that what was commonly known in certain circles, still had to wait for publication. Certain protocols had to be completed that were necessary before that date.
  • eft94530eft94530
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    http://www.catholicvoiceoakland.org/2009/08-10/inthisissue3.htm
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