"incidental" music at Easter vigil
  • wren
    Posts: 6
    This is my first Triduum as director after years of playing the organ for this parish and I have a couple questions about standard practices for the Easter vigil. Firstly, is it common for the choir to sing an acclamation/response following each baptism? We typically reprised the responsorial psalm refrain "let us sing to the Lord, He has covered Himself in glory." I've switched to Source & Summit psalms which are less...boisterous, at least for that purpose (previously used Alstott's Respond & Acclaim). Secondly, what do you all do music-wise (if anything) during confirmations? Standard practice at this parish has been for the choir to softly sing a Taize-type setting of Veni Sancte Spiritus, but I've always felt it was a bit awkward to sing while Father is speaking. I was planning to just improvise at the organ on Veni Creator Spiritus.

    I haven't been able to find definitive instructions either way on these two moments during Mass, so any advice on general traditions/practices would be most appreciated. Thank you and a blessed Holy Week to all!
  • StPatrick
    Posts: 25
    We don't sing anything during baptisms, we do sing the traditional chant Veni Creator Spiritus during confirmations. Our pastor speaks pretty quietly and doesn't try to make anyone but the the confirmand hear him at that point so it works nicely. I think an instrumental version could be nice though.
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