Oct 4 Mass at Holy Ghost + Ave Maria Practice Videos

Greetings, Scholars.  In preparation for the Oct 4 Mass at Holy Ghost, here is the music program as it currently stands & below are some practice videos of my Ave Maria motet & the chant Propers you will sing.

Prelude - Ave Maria (Elgar)
Processional Hymn - Immaculate Mary
Sprinkling Rite - Asperges Me
Introit - Gaudemus Omnes <See Below for Practice Video>
Kyrie - Mass IX (Cum Jubilo)
Gloria - Mass VIII (Missa de Angelis)
Gradual - Propter Veritatem
Alleluia - Solemnitas Gloriosae <See Below>
Credo III
Offertory - In Me Gratia
Offertory Motet - Ave Maria (MG) <See Below>
Sanctus - Mass IX
Pater Noster
Agnus Dei - Mass IX
Communion - Florete Flores <See Below>
Communion Chant Hymn - Ave Stalla Maris
Marian Hymn - Salve Regina
Reccessional Hymn - Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

St. Thomas folks will join in singing everything except the Gradual & Offertory.
You can find the Mass parts at: http://www.ccwatershed.org/kyriale/

We will try to find some practice time at St. Thomas beforehand, but you are also welcome to join regular practice at Holy Ghost on Wed, Sep 30, 6:30-8:00pm.

On Oct 4, plan to be at Holy Ghost no later than 1:00pm to run through the music.  You can ride with me, if you like, since I will be teaching in the morning & leaving from St.T around noon.

BTW, no special dress is required; just something nice you would wear to Mass, anyway.

Ave Maria - All Parts

Ave Maria - Soprano

Ave Maria - Alto

Ave Maria - Soprano + Alto

Introit - Gaudemus Omnes

Alleluia - Solemnitatis Gloriosae

Communion - Florete Flores (w/ solfege)

Sorry about the sound quality - Not only sight-reading through this, but I'm fighting a cold & was trying to keep it down so as not to disturb the peace in the household ; )  Hopefully helpful.

Remember: "Become a saint!"
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Practice Music List

Here are some of the pieces we are working on or will work on...

Salve Regina (Marian Hymn for Vespers): VIDEO
Panis Angelicus - Kevin Allen
Te Decet Laus - Kevin Allen
O Sanctissima - Kevin Allen
Ut Queant Laxis - Hymn for Nativity of John the Baptist (June 24)

I will have handouts of the latter on Tuesday.  Cheers.
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Music for 6th Sunday of Easter - 24 May

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INTROIT: We will sing the antiphon, I will sing the Psalm verse, then we will repeat the antiphon.

OFFERTORY: I will sing this verse from the mike.

COMMUNION: We will the verse as Father receives the Precious Blood from the chalice.

See you all on Tueday!

"Become a saint!"
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UPDATED: Music for April 26 - 2nd Sunday of Easter

Happy Easter!  Seems like we hardly get a chance to take a breath before we have to go again...

Some changes to what's posted above...

Introit & Communion Propers: I will sing from the mike.

Communion Hymns: Adorote Devote & Panis Angelicus are out.  In The Breaking Of The Bread & <Something  I Can't Remember Right Now> are in.

We will sing Regina Caeli as a Communion Meditation.

"Become a saint!"
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Haec Dies - William Byrd

The Latin Mass Schola is working on this Byrd piece for Easter Day Mass at Holy Ghost.  Pardon some of the arrangement & editing errors - sometimes the software does unexpected (& seemingly uncorrectable) things.

All Parts

Part 1

Part 2

Parts 1 & 2

Part 3

UPDATED 31-Mar - Music for Good Friday

Music for Good Friday, April 18:

Here are some practice videos in Standard Notation that may be of use.  I will try to post others as time allows.

Crucem Tuam

In the interest of having you keep track of where you are in your music, I've added a rest in the music wherever there is a quarter-, half-, or whole-bar which we may not actually use when singing. 

Also, remember that I intone the Psalm verse: "Deus misereatur..." & y'all come in at "illuminet." 

Reproaches

Soprano

Alto

Jesus, Remember Me

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Become a saint!

Bless My Homeland Forever

Somehow, I missed this...

The last living member of the Von Trapp family singers, Maria Franziska von Trapp, (Louisa in the movie), passed on to her eternal reward in February at the age of 99.

Aside from her well-known story, equally amazing is the life she went on lead (click HERE for EWTN's story, HERE for CBS News' story).  What a delight she seems to have been!  God willing, we'll all get to know her.

Also, Lisette had a dear friend pass away today.

Maybe you could say a prayer for God to have mercy on their souls & bring them into the light of His countenance.

Perhaps during Lent, we will sing the Office of the Dead to pray for the souls of all those who have passed on, with special intentions for our loved ones.

Become a saint!