tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post6801821831566874769..comments2021-06-03T13:58:52.783-07:00Comments on Fine Tuning: Those Files in Your Library...Phillip Magnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841725361772353858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-61946064931683283052010-02-20T10:26:41.487-08:002010-02-20T10:26:41.487-08:00Hi Iggy,
I've got many copies of the Foonman...Hi Iggy, <br /><br />I've got many copies of the Foonman. Next time you are in Naperville, stop by and I'll give you a copy! :)Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715953453920138624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-83366607945804116532010-02-18T06:32:59.698-08:002010-02-18T06:32:59.698-08:00I think "How" was written by Harvey Foon...I think "How" was written by Harvey Foonman, no? ;) I can't find my copy to verify.<br /><br />Last spring I cleaned out the church balcony. I found "Service Propers Noted" and a Walther League folk song booklet from 1968 or so! FYI: these were probably used by the same music director.IggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-72615699634127184632010-02-11T11:45:07.593-08:002010-02-11T11:45:07.593-08:00I suspect that only the singing remains because th...I suspect that only the singing remains because the pastors didn't catechize and uphold good liturgical practice. <br /><br />I've heard stories from a couple of colleagues as to how they left behind good programs only to be SHOCKED but a year or two later to discover how quickly things 'changed'. <br /><br />The late John Folkening once told me of how he was very suprized to return to a former parish for worship only MONTHS after leaving, and found that instead of Psalm, Verse, and stanza(s) on the Hymn of the Day, they were singing "praise music" and the pastor was then taking "shortcuts" with the liturgy. He asked what was going on, and his former pastor told him: "John, we did your think while you were here; now we're doing what our new director wants to do!" <br /><br />And all along, John thougth they were not doing "John's thing", but rather worshiping according the liturgical piety that is shaped and normed by our theology.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715953453920138624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-90895800677191091982010-02-10T05:25:47.214-08:002010-02-10T05:25:47.214-08:00The "old guard" music director started a...The "old guard" music director started at this church in 1927 and was here until his death in '72. We think that he is primarily responsible for the fact that this congregation is a singing one. <br /><br />It's a mystery to us as to why things went to pot so *very* quickly after he died. I don't get it.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-2209015386077900492010-02-09T21:17:56.469-08:002010-02-09T21:17:56.469-08:00That's the general pattern, with variation, of...That's the general pattern, with variation, of course. <br /><br />The fun thing about it is that one can train an amateur musician rather quickly in how to spot the junk. <br /><br />Makes one wonder why so many choir directors couldn't see - and hear - the poor quality of music they were having their choirs sing. <br /><br />Did they just not know any better? Odd, given, as you say, the clear record of healthy, solid programs in earlier decades.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715953453920138624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461698464806055180.post-65407897665146694002010-02-09T13:36:33.396-08:002010-02-09T13:36:33.396-08:00There is some terrifying stuff in our files. If y...There is some terrifying stuff in our files. If you go farther back, there's lots of good old stuff, from back when the church and school had a healthy, thriving, Lutheran music program. <br /><br />But much from the stretch of the late 70s til the early 90s is pretty scary. <br /><br />Got about 30 copies of "Touched by A King" that someone can have. I can't look at the cover without feeling sick.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com