Mass Setting for Small Church
  • ericbevansericbevans
    Posts: 5
    Hello,
    I am looking for a new English language Mass setting for our small church (30 to 40 people). We are currently using the Mass of Redemption (Janco). Since we only have a couple folks in the choir, we are just singing the melody - no harmony.

    Of the mass settings I've listened to so far, Missa Simplex (Proulx, O'Connor) seems like a viable option.

    Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

    Eric
  • irishtenoririshtenor
    Posts: 1,333
    Missa Simplex (Proulx, O'Connor) would be a great choice. I might also consider Heritage Mass (Alstott) and Mass of St. Francis (Buchholz).
    Thanked by 2LauraKaz RC_Liturgy_Music
  • ericbevansericbevans
    Posts: 5
    I will check those out. Thanks!
  • RC_Liturgy_Music
    Posts: 4
    Hi, Eric! We have a YouTube channel with some popular Mass Settings videos. These are all for novus ordo Parishes like yours. Some are traditional-ish, others mainstream, a few contemporary, and a couple of them are chant. None of them are in Latin or for the extraordinary form (although we want to upload those, too!).

    https://www.youtube.com/@rcliturgyandservicemusic

    Also, our website has 400 settings you can browse by style/genre.

    https://rc-music.org/

    But in short, we agree with @IrishTenor --> Heritage and Simplex are good bets for your needs.
  • Richard MixRichard Mix
    Posts: 2,815
    I've revised and completed my Missa brevis for St David of Wales. The 8:00 congregation sings it in unison with considerably more gusto than the 11:00 choir Mass audience.
    Thanked by 1CHGiffen
  • wspinnen
    Posts: 1
    I use Peter Latona’s Mass of the Immaculate Conception. English setting that has elements of chant and metrical music. In my opinion a good, mid-road setting that gently introduces chant style.
  • Bobby Bolin
    Posts: 422
    I really like the WLP settings: Danish, People's, Pope Paul VI, very simple and very singable.
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