LIVE: Rededication of St. Michael’s Cathedral (Toronto)
  • Here is a link to a webcast:

    https://www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live-webcast/

    It starts at 7pm EST tonight. I thought it might interest folks here. Enjoy!
    Thanked by 1Casavant Organist
  • Horrific lag on the connection … but here’s what I’m hearing:

    “Tu es petrus” contrafactum of Pearsall
    RVW “All people” concertato
    some polyphonic “Vidi”
    polyphonic/responsorial Gloria
    polyphonic verses to responsorial psalm
    three-fold Alleluia
    Willan “Behold, the tabernacle of God”
    some motet that I don’t recognize
    organ improvisation as the lights are lit
    Parry “I was glad”
  • Well, the audio has now cut out completely … :-/
  • Here is the schedule, right directly from the select choir:

    Prelude: "Tu Es Petrus", Pearsall
    Introit: Benedicite Dominum, Chant
    Introit again (antiphon only after announcement and blessing)
    "St. Michael and All Angels" organ piece, world premiere, set for brass, organ and timpani
    Processional Hymn: RVW Old Hundredth (Really weak organ intro)
    Sprinkling Rite: "Vidi Aquam", Victoria
    Gloria from "Mass for the Millennium", this Gloria was written specially for this mass
    Responsorial Psalm w/ polyphony, Ps. 19 music by Dr. Jerzy Cichocki
    Litany of the Saints (Chant)
    "Behold the Tabernacle of God", HWC 318 by Willan
    Offertory Antiphon: "Stetit Angelus", J. E. Ronan, founder of St Michael's Choir School
    Offertory Anthem: "I Was Glad", Parry
    Eucharistic Acclamations: A Community Mass
    Agnus Dei: Mass of St. Michael, Paul Halley
    Communion Antiphon: Domus Mea, Chant
    Communion Responsory: Psalm 84, Stephen Sommerville
    Communion Anthem: Te Deum in B flat, Stanford
    Ombrellino Procession: "Thou Royal Knight (Hymn to St Michael)", J. E. Ronan, arr Kola Owlabi
    Recessional: O God Beyond All Praising arr Proulx
    Postlude: The dreaded Widor Toccata

    It was a really nicely celebrated mass, although the choir kept coming in late (unless that was intentional) on the entries for the chants. Dr. Cichocki was wonderful, and there was a weird conductor swap... Peter Mahon took over during the Hymn to St Michael during the last verse so Dr. Cichocki could go to the loft and conduct the brass.
  • For those who would like to watch, the full video has been uploaded.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ggfa4lvxmg
    Thanked by 1canadash