Marty Haugen
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Marty Haugen, is an American
composer of liturgical music.
(ALC) in Minnesota, and also writes contemporary hymns and liturgies for the Lutheran church despite being a member the United Church of Christ
. Despite being a non-Catholic, his music has found favor in the both Roman Catholic and Protestant congregations. Haugen holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Luther College
and an M.A. degree in Pastoral Studies from the University of St. Thomas
in St. Paul, Minnesota. For the past 25 years Haugen has pursued a career as a liturgical composer and workshop presenter.
The majority of his compositions are published by GIA Publications, Inc.. His best-known works are two Lutheran liturgies, Holden Evening Prayer and Now the Feast and Celebration, and a setting of the Catholic mass, Mass of Creation. He has also composed dozens of other works, including liturgy settings, choral arrangements, sacred songs, and hymns, including Here in this Place (Gather Us In), Canticle of the Sun, We Are Many Parts, We Remember, and Shepherd Me, O God, as well as several psalm settings and paraphrases.
Haugen is a performing musician, and has recorded a number of CDs. He holds a position as composer in residence at Mayflower Community Congregational Church (UCC
) in Minneapolis.
in the 1970s and 1980s, Marty Haugen, together with David Haas
, became some of the most prolific composers of contemporary Catholic liturgical music
during the period of rapid liturgical change following Vatican II. Their hymns, songs, and liturgy make up a good deal of the contents of the GIA Gather hymnals, and are widely published in other hymnals used by the Catholic Church in the United States. Haugen's Mass of Creation has become one of the most widely used settings of the mass throughout the English speaking world.
Because Haugen and Haas have become synonymous with this style of music, their names are often mentioned in criticism of liturgical use of music of this style. One of the main criticisms is that the musical style is similar to that used for children's musicals, thus trivialising the mood and feel of the liturgical celebration and betraying 1960s-era folk music stylings that sound dated to critics.
These liturgies have been published in various forms, with some of them appearing in the ELCA hymnal supplement With One Voice and the newest hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006).
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composer of liturgical music.
Biography
Marty Haugen was raised in the American Lutheran ChurchAmerican Lutheran Church
The American Lutheran Church was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States that existed from 1960 to 1987. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon its formation in 1960, the ALC designated Augsburg Publishing House , also located in Minneapolis, as the church publisher...
(ALC) in Minnesota, and also writes contemporary hymns and liturgies for the Lutheran church despite being a member the United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
. Despite being a non-Catholic, his music has found favor in the both Roman Catholic and Protestant congregations. Haugen holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Luther College
Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
and an M.A. degree in Pastoral Studies from the University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
in St. Paul, Minnesota. For the past 25 years Haugen has pursued a career as a liturgical composer and workshop presenter.
The majority of his compositions are published by GIA Publications, Inc.. His best-known works are two Lutheran liturgies, Holden Evening Prayer and Now the Feast and Celebration, and a setting of the Catholic mass, Mass of Creation. He has also composed dozens of other works, including liturgy settings, choral arrangements, sacred songs, and hymns, including Here in this Place (Gather Us In), Canticle of the Sun, We Are Many Parts, We Remember, and Shepherd Me, O God, as well as several psalm settings and paraphrases.
Haugen is a performing musician, and has recorded a number of CDs. He holds a position as composer in residence at Mayflower Community Congregational Church (UCC
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
) in Minneapolis.
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music
Following the movement that began with the St. Louis JesuitsSt. Louis Jesuits
The St. Louis Jesuits, a group of Catholic composers who popularized a contemporary style of church music through their compositions and recordings in the 1970s and 1980s. The group, made up of Jesuit seminarians at St...
in the 1970s and 1980s, Marty Haugen, together with David Haas
David Haas
David Edwin Haas, , is an American author and composer of Contemporary Catholic liturgical music. His most popular songs include "You Are Mine," "We Have Been Told," and "Now We Remain."...
, became some of the most prolific composers of contemporary Catholic liturgical music
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive number of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of Vatican II...
during the period of rapid liturgical change following Vatican II. Their hymns, songs, and liturgy make up a good deal of the contents of the GIA Gather hymnals, and are widely published in other hymnals used by the Catholic Church in the United States. Haugen's Mass of Creation has become one of the most widely used settings of the mass throughout the English speaking world.
Because Haugen and Haas have become synonymous with this style of music, their names are often mentioned in criticism of liturgical use of music of this style. One of the main criticisms is that the musical style is similar to that used for children's musicals, thus trivialising the mood and feel of the liturgical celebration and betraying 1960s-era folk music stylings that sound dated to critics.
Lutheran Liturgies
Haugen has written several liturgies for the ELCA. These include Now the Feast and Celebration, (written in collaboration with then campus pastors at Pacific Lutheran University Susan Briehl, Dan Erlander and Martin Wells), Unfailing Light, an evening communion service written in collaboration with Pastor Susan Briehl, "Setting Two" for the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Book (ELW), and an evening prayer service, Holden Evening Prayer, originally written for Holden Village.These liturgies have been published in various forms, with some of them appearing in the ELCA hymnal supplement With One Voice and the newest hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Evangelical Lutheran Worship or ELW is the current, primary liturgical and worship guidebook and hymnal for use in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, replacing its three predecessors, the Lutheran Book of Worship , the Hymnal Supplemental , and...
(2006).
Selected discography
- We Come Dancing (1999) (with Donna Peña, Gary Daigle & Bobby Fischer
- How Can I Keep From Singing? (1997) (with David Haas, Jeanne Cotter & Bobby Fisher)
- Singing Assembly (with David Haas and Michael JoncasMichael JoncasJan Michael Joncas is a priest, liturgical theologian, and composer of contemporary Catholic music. Joncas's most popular song is "On Eagles' Wings." He received an MA in liturgy from the University of Notre Dame in 1978 and went on to study at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome. He was...
) - Come and Journey (1996) (with David Haas & Michael Joncas)
- Instruments Of Peace (1996) (with David Haas and Michael Joncas)
- In The Days To Come-Songs Of Peace (2007)
- That You May Have Life (2005)
- The Feast Of Life (2000)
Appears On
- David Haas, As Water To The Thirsty (1987)
- Liam LawtonLiam LawtonFr. Liam Lawton is an award winning multi platinum, Irish, singer-songwriter and Roman Catholic priest.-Education:He received his theological training at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, where he was influenced by Sean Lavery, the Director of Sacred Music...
, Clouds' Veil - David Haas, Creating God (1989)
- David Haas, No Longer Strangers (1996)
- Lori True, There Is Room For Us All (2006)
- David Haas, Where The River Flows (1995)
- David Haas, With You By My Side Vol. 2 (2002)