I do enjoy these song lists, and I know many of the guests to this form enjoy them as well. Mine is not as pleasant, sadly, as most on this forum, but I try.
St. Joseph's Cathedral, San Diego, CA
(Note, this is our first year with a music program. Before this past august, all music was just cantor and a piano, the organ had not been touched for over 20 years, and there had been no choir since Vatican II)
Hymnal: RitualSong Second Edition Music Director: Mr. Patrick Robell Additional Instruments: Brass Quintet, Timpani
Procession of the Candle: New Translation, old tone. (I believe it is the tone from the 1998 Sacramentary, although I may be mistaken) Exsultet: ICEL First Psalm: Lord Send out your Spirit (Paul Lisicky) Second Psalm: Tony Alonso (You are my inheritance, O Lord.) Third Psalm: WLP Lectionary Psalms (Let us sing to the Lord...) Gloria: A New Mass for Congregations (Andrews) Gospel Acclamation: Tri-tone intonation, then O FILII ET FILIAE with verses from Psallite. Litany of the Saints: ICEL 2010 Blessing of the Water: ICEL 2010 At the Baptisms: Gregorian triple alleluia Sprinkling Rite: Acclamations for the Easter Vigil Initiations (Tony Alonso) Offertory Hymn: At That First Eucharist Eucharistic Acclamations: A Community Mass (Richard Proulx) Communion Antiphon: Chant, arr. Myers (I based it off several motifs from the Dirksen version) Communion Hymn: I Am the Bread of Life (Suzanne Toolan) Post-Communion Hymn of Praise: O God Beyond all Praising Marian Antiphon: Regina Caeli (Possibly) Recessional Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today (EASTER HYMN)
Lumen Christi chant Exsultet Psalm 1 LCM Psalm 2 LCM Spanish Psalm 3, Bartlett, Mode VIII Psalm 5 LCM Gloria VIII GR Alleluia with English verses Litany from RM Acclamation from RM During Baptisms: Sicut Cervus, Palestrina Alleluia, Purcell Alleluia, Boyce Lord For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake, Farrant Lord Make Me to Know, Byrd During Confirmations: Veni Creator Mode VIII with improvisations Magnificat Mode VIII with improvisations Offertory Antiphon GR Jesus Christ is Risen Today LLANFAIR Sanctus/Agnus Dei VIII Triple Alleluia Communion, Mode VI Regina Caeli a5, Victoria Ave Verum, Byrd Jesus Christ is Risen Today English/Spanish EASTER HYMN Trumpet/organ postlude
St. Bede's London EF Lumen Christi / Exsultet, Chant 12 Prophecies, Prophecy tone (1st and 12th sung to special tones) Tracts Cantemus, Vinea, Attende, Chant Sicut Cervus, Palestrina Sitivit Anima mea, Palestrina Blessing of Font, Chant Litany of the Saints Kyrie I ad Lib Gloria I Alleluia / Tract, Chant Off, Christus Resurgens Sanctus I Communion, Rex sempiterne Domine (Matins Hymn) Vespers, Chant Marian Anthem, Regina Caeli, Solemn tone
Our Lady of Grace - Maricopa, AZ 7:30pm Easter Vigil Mass
Lumen Christi chant Exsultet Psalms 1, 3, 5, 7 English OCP Breaking Bread Psalm 2, 4, 6, Spanish OCP Spanish Missal Gloria VIII GR Alleluia with 3 English verses LCM Litany English ICEL During Baptisms: Springs of Water LCM The Lord, Will Bless Us with Peace (chorus only) - Whitaker Sprinkling Rite: I Saw Water Flowing LCM During Confirmations: Veni Sancte Spiritus Landry/Wey Offertory Hymn: "At the Lamb's High Feast" Campbell/Bach Offertory Antiphon "The Right Hand of the Lord" - LCM Sanctus/Agnus Dei VIII Memorial Acclamation "When we Eat the Bread" Stephan, Mass of Renewal Amen Richard Clark Communion Antiphon: Pascha Norstrum (GR), Cristo, Nuestro (Gorbits), Christ our Passover (LCM). Communion Hymn: Pn de vida Regina Caeli, chant Jesus Christ is Risen today (not played) Recessional Alleluia, Alleluia (Hymn to Joy)
Lumen Christi chant Psalms 1, 3, 5 - Respond and Acclaim Gloria: incipit from Roman missal; organ fanfare and heritage mass gloria Triple Alleluia from Roman missal then verses with "o filii et filiae" refrain Sprinkling "I saw water flowing..." from Roman missal Offertory chant SEP Offertory hymn: the day of resurrection Mass Parts: ICEL chant with organ embellishments Communion Antiphon SEP Communion hymn: Day of Delight Recessional: Regina Caeli Recessional: Jesus Christ is Risen Today
EDIT: add easter sunday Prelude: Improvisation on 'victimae paschali laudes' Processional Hymn: Christ the Lord is Risen Today (LLANFAIR) Kyrie: recited with petitions Gloria: incipit from Roman missal; organ fanfare and heritage mass gloria Alleluia: Something i lifted from a youtube video, verse chanted in mode viii Sprinkling: Vidi Aquam at early mass; "I saw water flowing..." from missal at later mass Offertory Chant: SEP Offertory Hymn: Day of Delight Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa Lux et Origo Mortem Tuam: English ICEL Amen: ICEL Communion Antiphon: SEP Communion Hymn: Alleluia! The Strife is O'er Communion Anthem: My Master from a Garden Rose (G. Young) Recessional: Regina Caeli Recessional: Jesus Christ is Risen Today
I went to a vigil at another church because my BiL was being confirmed. I have no desire to share their song list ( =/ ), but it included "Sing a Song of Freedom" (complete with tambourine.... ah, such music must be how liturgical dancers came about...).
But today I was the cantor for an EF Easter Mass. No organ or choir - just Father and I providing the "music." Vidi Aquam, Gregorian propers, Mass I, VPL, Credo IV, an extra, "Surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia" from Gregorian Chant for Church and School (I bought a copy of the older book, from ebay while buying a new LB to replace one I left on a plane), and Regina Caeli chant. Procession/Recessional was "At The Lamb’s High Feast We Sing" vs 1,2/3,4.
@dad29 Ah, the technicalities and loopholes. But you have to ask yourself, presuming that it sounded good, would you rather have the Exsultet sung like that or with a praise and worship setting? A parish near me did the latter, and it was cringeworthy.
Exultet chanted by Deacon Psalms for readings 1,3,5 from Canadian CBW III A cappella SATB by the choir Psalm for reading 7: Palestrina: Sicut Cervus Mass Parts: Missa D’Angelis Litany of Saints: ICEL Sprinkling: I Saw Water: Nestor Confirmation: Chant: Veni Creator Spiritus Offertory: Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem: Stanford Communion Proper: SEP Communion Hymn: Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today Recessional: Halleluia Chorus: Handel Postlude: Toccata on Victimae Paschali Laudes: Bedard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_HEy2mn28A
Exsultet: Chanted by associate pastor Psalms for readings 1, 3, 5, and 7 from WLP Missalette Mass parts: ICEL chants Litany of the Saints: ICEL chant Sprinkling: I Saw Water Flowing - ICEL chant Confirmation: Veni Creator Spiritus Offertory: "Alleluia, Christ Is Risen" - Mozart Communion Proper: Rice Communion Hymn: "Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks" -Fishel Recessional Hymn: "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" Postlude: "Grave - Suite du Premier Ton" - Jacques Boyvin
Lumen Christi: RM chant in Latin Exsultet: RM chant in English by the deacon Responsorial Psalm 1 (Psalm 104): Proulx Responsorial Psalm 3 (Exodus 15): Respond & Acclaim (Alstott) Responsorial Psalm 7 (Psalm 42-43, in Spanish): "Como busca la cierva" (Reza) Gloria: Mass of Redemption (Janco) with brief organ fanfare before Paschal Alleluia: RM chant by celebrant Alleluia Psalm 118: "Let Us Rejoice" (Haugen) Litany of the Saints: RM chant Blessing of Baptismal Font: "Springs of water, bless the Lord..." (RM chant) Baptismal Acclamation: Alleluia from "I Saw Water" (Nestor) Reception into Full Communion: "There Is One Lord" (Taize) Confirmation: "Veni Creator Spiritus" (chant/arr. Hall) Sprinkling Rite: "I Saw Water" (Nestor) Offertory: "O Sons and Daughters" Sanctus/Mysterium/Amen/Agnus Dei: Mass of Redemption (Janco) Pater Noster: RM chant Communion Antiphon: Pascha nostrum (GR chant) Communion Anthem: "Alleluia, All the Ages" (Bonasso) Dismissal: RM chant Recessional Hymn: "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today"
It was done well enough. The question is not 'the art.' The question is whether that Proclamation should come from the altar (priest, deacon, "other" singer) or from the choir.
There's a very different "feel" to it, no matter how good the art.
All acapella (our new organist/MD and family came into the church, so could not provide accompaniment)
Exultet-sung by homegrown deacon, to be ordained this June (Thanks be to God!) Psalms (all 7)- Respond and Acclaim Mass setting-Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bancks) Triple Alleluia-R&A Gospel chanted by Deacon Litany-ICEL Sprinkling-Vidi Aquam (GM) Offertory Antiphon-SEP Offertory 2-Christ the Lord is Risen Today (LLANFAIR) Communion Antiphon-SEP Communion 2-At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing Rcessional-Jesus Christ is Risen Today (EASTER HYMN) Postlude-Christus Vincit (french Melody) Post postlude-Be Joyful Mary (REGINA CAELI)
@ Canadash-I used to live in Oshawa many years ago, and still have family in Oshawa and Whitby! What a small world. I remember picking raspberries and strawberries in Pickering. Brought back pleasant memories.
Exultet: Sung by pastor. Responsorial Psalms: Mix of Fr. Weber's embellished responsorial psalms and some Graduals from the Graduale. Triple Alleluia-Chant. Gloria: Cima/Latona. Litany: Fr. Weber. Sprinkling: I Saw Water (Weber). Offertory: Alleluia (Thompson) Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation, Agnus Dei: ICEL Communion: Christ our passover (Weber) Communion Hymn: The Strife is O'er Communion Motet: Sicut Cervus Recessional: Jesus Christ is Risen Today Postlude: Improvisation on "Victimae Paschali Laudes."
The Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater - Vancouver, WA
EASTER VIGIL Sung by the Collegium Musicum and Chamber Orchestra
Exultet chanted in English Canticle I: Jubilate Deo, Lassus Canticle II: Let is sing to the Lord, LCM Canticle III: Sicut cervus, Palestrina
Gloria: Mass in D Major, Dvorak Alleluia: Triple Alleluia and Fanfare for Procession
Litany of Saints, sung in English Vidi aquam, Haller (arranged for choir, organ, brass and timpani)
Offertory: Dextera Domini, Plainsong Surrexit a mortius, Widor (arranged for choir, 1 organ, and orchestra) Sanctus: Mass in D major, Dvorak Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelia
Communion: Pascha nostrum, Plainsong Hallelujah and Amen from Messiah, Handel Recessional: Jesus Christ is risen today
EASTER SUNDAY, Sung Masses
Missa de Angelis Regina Coeli, K108 Mozart This joyful Eastertide, Wood Sicut cervus, Palestrina Gregorian Chant Proper
St Mary's cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland Unusually large number of choir away, sigh.
Christ, our light: simple chant. Exsultet: ICEL chant All 7 psalms mostly to settings by Gregory Murray Gloria: Lourdes setting, verses in English Easter alleluias: traditional plainchant Celtic Alleluia Blessing of baptismal water: Springs of water, chant Litany: chanted in English Sprinkling: Vidi aquam (Samuel Webbe) Confirmations: Veni Sancte Spiritus (Taize) Offertory: This is the night of new beginnings (Farrell) Sanctus: Mass of Renewal Mem Acc 3: Mass of Renewal Amen: plainchant Our Father: sung in English, Mozarabic tone Agnus Dei: Mass of Renewal Communion antiphon: plainchant Communion hymn: Bring, all ye dear-bought nations, bring Regina caeli: simple chant Recessional: Thine be the glory Postlude: O filii et filiae, Andriessen
Vigil Mass: Exultet - ICEL chant by the priest Psalms - settings by Fr. Weber OSB Gloria and all mass parts - Missa Lux et Origo Alleluia - traditional chant Sprinkling - I saw water (Fr. Weber OSB) Offertory - SEP Communion antiphon - Fr. Weber/Fr. Kelly OSB Communion hymn - Hail to thee, high festival day (traditional chant melody) (departure in silence)
Easter Day: Introit, Offertory - SEP Gloria and all mass parts - Missa Lux et Origo Psalm - Gethsemani Abbey Sprinkling, as above Communion antiphon as above, with psalm verses Recessional - Jesus Christ is Risen Today, all verses
Organ Voluntary - Prelude and Fugue in G-Major (BWV541) - - - J.S. Bach At the Entrance - Hymn, 'Jesus Christ is Risen Today' - - - Easter Hymn The Introit - Resurrexi - - - Mode IV (Palmer-Burgess)
The Psalm - CXVIII, Confitemini Domino - - - Chant, Sir Joseph Barnby Alleluya and Verse - Pascha nostrum - - - adapt., Palestrina The Sequence - Victimae paschali laudes - - - Mode I (P-B)
The Nicene Creed - - - Recto tono, with organ embellishments
Vidi Aquam* - Chant, Thomas Norris
At the Offertory - The Antiphon - Terra tremuit - - - Mode IV (P-B) Anthem - 'Light's Glittering Morn Bedecks the Sky' - - - Horatio William Parker
Sanctus - Missa Sancte Maria Magdalene - - - Healey Willan The Our Father - Mode VII Agnus Dei - Missa Sancte Marie Magdalene - - - Healey Willan
At the Communion - The Antiphon - Pascha nostrum - - - Mode VI (P-B) Anthem - 'Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One' - - - Healey Willan Hymn - 'The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done' - - - Victory
At the Dismissal - Hymn, 'The Day of Resurrection' - - - Ellacombe Organ Voluntary - Toccata, from Symphony V - - - Charles-Marie Widor ___________________________
*Why Vidi aquam here??!!! Well, in the Ordinariate Use the penitential rite comes after the creed, before the anaphora. This usage is from certain historic BCPs. It begins with the deacon saying: 'draw near with faith, and make your humble confession to almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees'.
Christ Episcopal Church, CT Easter Morning 8 and 10 AM
Prelude: Chorale preludes for Easter from the Orgelbuchlein: Huet' triumphiret Gottes Sohn BWV 630, Erstanden its der heil'ge Christ BWV 628 Processional hymn: Alleluia! Christ is risen! VICTORY Hymn of Praise: Come ye faithful, raise the strain ST. KEVIN Psalm 118: 1–2, 14–24 Anglican chant... Goodson Sequence hymn: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing GELOBET SEI GOTT At the Offertory: In Death's strong grip the Savior lay (Christ lag in Todesbanden) ... Walther/Crüger arr. Sullivan* Sanctus.. R. Proulx Fraction anthem: Christ Our Passover... G. Near Communion hymn: O sons and daughters O FILII ET FILIAE Communion anthem: 'A repeating Alleluia' ... C. Hampton Recessional hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen today! EASTER HYMN Postlude: Toccata from Organ Symphony V ...C.-M. Widor**
* I found a two violin obbligato to a verse of Christ lag in Tosdebanden (below) from which I created a typical early German Baroque cantata movement (also below)***: ritornello (using the violin obligatos and adding a continuo part and a viola—because we have one—playing the chorale tune as a cantus), choir verse of chorale with continuo, ritornello, choir verse, ritornello + choir last verse. I adapted a lovely translation by Catherine Winkworth.
** I haven't played this piece in a while, so I programmed it this year. Honestly, there were people in tears when I finished, but I attribute that to the power of the Easter liturgy as much as anything. But it becomes harder and harder for me to justify playing this piece. Feels kind of empty.
***I am apparently a failure at attaching files. i tried to attach a score of our anthem, and then an MP3. Neither seems to have worked. Oh well!
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham, Alabama (Apologies for the formatting...lazy today!)
Easter Vigil EXSULTET RESPONSORIAL PSALM I: Ps 104: Lord, send out… (Calvert/Veni Creator; new Mode 8 vs.) RESPONSORIAL PSALM III: Ex 15: Let us sing to the Lord (Bartlett) RESPONSORIAL PSALM V: Is 12: You will draw water joyfully (Proulx/Gelineau) GLORIA: Mass VIII EPISTLE/ALLELUIA: Gregorian triple Vigil Alleluia, Mode VIII LITANY OF THE SAINTS: English; Missal version DURING THE SPRINKLING RITE: Vidi aquam (Gregorian) OFFERTORY: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing (GELOBT SEI GOTT) Haec Dies (Byrd) MASS: Mass VIII COMMUNION ANTIPHON Gregorian “Christ our passover…” Pascha Nostrum; 1 Cor 5:7-8 COMMUNION: Ye sons and daughters (O FILI ET FILIAE) Ye choirs of New Jerusalem (Stanford) CLOSING: Jesus Christ is Ris’n today (EASTER HYMN) VOLUNTARY: Postlude on a Melody of Melchior Vulpius (Derek Holman)
Easter Sunday
PRELUDE: Prelude in C, BWV 547 "9/8" (Bach) ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Gregorian “I have risen…” Resurrexi; cf. Ps 139:18, 5-6 ENTRANCE: Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today (EASTER HYMN) KYRIE: Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo (Haydn) GLORIA: Mass VIII RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps 118: This is the day… (Esguerra) SEQUENCE: Victimae Paschali laudes (sung in English, w/organ) ALLELUIA Pascha nostrum DURING THE SPRINKLING RITE: 8:30: ICEL antiphon “I saw water flowing…”; 11: Vidi aquam (Gregorian) OFFERTORY: (11AM) Ye choirs of New Jerusalem (Stanford) (8:30AM) At the Lamb’s High Feast (SALZBURG) OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (11AM) Gregorian “The earth trembled…” Terra tremuit; Ps 76:9-10 MASS: Mass VIII; Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo (Haydn) (Agnus) COMMUNION ANTIPHON Gregorian “Christ our passover…” Pascha Nostrum; 1 Cor 5:7-8; setting 3 of 4, choir vs., cong. Ref. COMMUNION: Ye sons and daughters (O FILI ET FILIAE) COMMUNION MOTET (11AM): Haec Dies (Byrd) CLOSING: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing (GELOBT SEI GOTT) VOLUNTARY: Postlude on a Melody of Melchior Vulpius (Derek Holman)
St. Joseph's Parish, Streetsville 8 PM Easter Vigil Mass Fr. Marc-André Campbell, Celebrant Fr. Neiman D'Souza, Homilist Ana Maria Nunes, Principal Conductor Tracey Morrison, Conductor, Organist Brie-Anne Meyer, Organist Janelle Demello, Organist
Lumen Christi, Deo Gratias Exultet: ICEL, proclaimed by Fr. Neiman D'Souza
Psalms: Weber Gloria: Mass I Lux et Origo (Organ is turned on) Solemn Alleluia: see CBW III 85
Litany of Saints: Missal, proclaimed by myself Baptisms: With Joy you shall draw Water (Haugen) Isti Sunt Agni Novelli (Chant) Confirmations: Veni Creator Spiritus (Omit verse 7, ran out of time) Sprinkling Rite: With Joy you Shall Draw Water (Haugen)
Offertory: This Joyful Eastertide (Vruechten, arr. Wood)
Sanctus & Agnus: Mass I Lux et Origo Communion: To God Be Joyful (from Mozart's Regina Cœli) Jubilate Deo (Frisina)
Recessional: Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord Postlude: Hallelujah (from Messiah)
Thank you! I am so excited to see Marco Frisina's Jubilate Deo on there.
His music is so widely unknown in USA. I have a couple of organist friends in Italy that use a lot of his music. Really lovely.
I've actually translated one of his pieces "Cantico dell'Agnello" and reworked it a bit into English and used it at Easter a couple of times. We did not do it this year though.
Holy Week 2017 Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Grand Rapids, Michigan High Mass Choir Saint Nicholas Choristers Schola Cantorum of the Chair of Saint Peter (Gentlemen) Middle School Sacred Music Classes (Sacred Heart Academy)
Easter Vigil (Ordinary Form) Psalms (Richard Rice) Gloria Missa de Angelis Offertory The right hand (Plainchant Gradual) Motet This joyful Eastertide (Wood) Hymn At the Lamb’s high feast (Salzburg) Sanctus/Agnus Missa de Angelis Communion Christ our Passover (Richard Rice) Motet Carol of the Exodus (Wood) Hymn Come, ye faithful (Gaudeamus partier) Antiphon Regina caeli Hymn Jesus Christ is risen (Easter Hymn) Organ Carillon (24 Pieces) (Vierne) (Jonathan Bading, Hope College)
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