Solo Soprano, Alto, or Tenor Repertoire for Confirmation Masses?
  • DominicanCantor
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    I'll be hiring another organist to play for one of my parish's confirmation Masses so that I can have the rare opportunity to cantor and sing more challenging vocal repertoire at Mass (a privilege for me - I, a singer who can "get by" on organ, am usually relegated to the organ bench and our cantors get to have all the fun). Is there any good Pentecost/Confirmation-themed repertoire for Soprano, Alto, or Tenor? I'm a tenor, but I can sing much alto rep, and can of course just sing a soprano work an octave down. I'm thinking about something in the general space of Mozart, Bach, Franck, etc.
  • Marc Cerisier
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    I’d highly recommend the original unison version of Peter Hurford’s Litany to the Holy Spirit.
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  • DominicanCantor
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    Marc, would you happen to have a copy?
  • AgnusDei1989
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    Franck has a setting of the "Veni Creator" for solo tenor and bass with organ. Looks pretty neat, and would of course be very appropriate!
    IMSLP255195-SIBLEY1802.24960.0815-39087011285832Veni_score.pdf
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  • DominicanCantor
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    Will check it out!
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Richard Clark's setting of the Pentecost Sequence is an incredible modern art song for solo Tenor (or Soprano).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvb_-PU7dow
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  • francis
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    A hymn I found last year and set it to my own accompaniment. I taught it to the choir just before mass who then lead the congregation to sing it during mass.

    http://myopus.com/preview/pentecostHymnWithVariations02.mp4
    pentecostHymnWithVariations02.pdf
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  • RoborgelmeisterRoborgelmeister
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    Francis, the melody is by William H. Monk (Hymns Ancient and Modern, old editions), entitled St. Philip.
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