Marty Haugen (born December 30, 1950) is an American composer of liturgical music.

Biography

Marty Haugen was born December 30, 1950, in

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. He was raised in the

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(ALC) in Minnesota, and became a member the

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. His first job was as a worship leader in a Catholic parish in Minnesota in 1973. He began composing there in response to the poor quality of some of the music he was required to lead. He writes contemporary hymns and liturgical music for the Lutheran church. 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. He pursues a career as a liturgical composer and workshop presenter. The majority of Haugen's compositions are published by

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. His works include two settings of the liturgy for

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use, "Holden Evening Prayer" and "Now the Feast and Celebration", and settings of the Catholic Mass, including the ''Mass of Creation''. Haugen has also composed other works, including liturgical settings, choral arrangements, sacred songs, and hymns, including "Gather Us In", "Eye Has Not Seen", "We Are Many Parts", "We Remember", "Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn", and "Shepherd Me, O God", as well as 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 (

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) in Minneapolis.

Lutheran liturgical music

Haugen has written liturgical settings for the ELCA, including ''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, Holy Communion Setting Two for ''Evangelical Lutheran Worship'' (ELW), and an evening prayer setting, ''Holden Evening Prayer'', originally written for

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. These settings have been published in various forms, with some of them appearing in the ELCA hymnal supplement ''With One Voice'' and the newest hymnal, ''

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'' (2006).

Selected discography

* ''We Come Dancing'' (1999) (with Donna Peña, Gary Daigle and

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) * ''In The Days To Come-Songs Of Peace'' (2007) * ''That You May Have Life'' (2005) * ''The Feast Of Life'' (2000)

Appears on

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, ''Clouds' Veil''

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