Marc Cerisier

Office of the Dead, Lauds, OF.
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Comment by Marc Cerisier March 2014 permalink
Parish hires non-musician to run music
The only parish job I've resigned was a situation where the choir director wasn't a trained musician. It was a very painful experience.

Comment by Marc Cerisier February 2014 permalink
Would you let me copy your program?
We usually have about 75-100. It's one of the few times we have vespers each year.

Comment by Marc Cerisier February 2014 permalink
Would you let me copy your program?
Thanks. We might have a copy of last year's in CS6 if it helps. This is our second year to do this, and it was VERY well received by parishioners. It also helps to show the continuity of the Triduum having it all in one book.

Comment by Marc Cerisier February 2014 permalink
Would you let me copy your program?
See attached draft of our Triduum program. If you have InDesign CC (CS7), I'd be happy to share the source file. Otherwise, the PDF should at least serve as an outline for your use.

Comment by Marc Cerisier February 2014 permalink
Best Books to Use for teaching children (Aged 9+) to play Organ
I mean, I would probably get them the Davis "The Organist's Manual", even though there may be some things they won't use for a while. The Wayne Leupold stuff is good, just irks me that they are shoddy with their bindings/cover qu…

Comment by Marc Cerisier February 2014 permalink
Larson's "Witness" Full Score + Parts=$350!!????
Being an engraver who prepares orchestral parts, I can say that $350 is not unreasonable. Professionally preparing parts and score for a 30-min work isn't a 1-2 hour task, and the publisher has to consider what market there is for the parts. …

Comment by Marc Cerisier January 2014 permalink
Best or Rarer Fugues?
I love the fugue accompanying the bach 9/8 prelude in c major. (BWV 547 I think). The theme is very short, so there are entrances everywhere.

Comment by Marc Cerisier January 2014 permalink
Psalms in Numerical Order?
You can access the texts of the Revised Grail Psalter online, both by number and occasion, at this link: http://www.giamusic.com/sacred_music/RGP/psalmDisplay.cfm

Comment by Marc Cerisier January 2014 permalink
can someone convert .ly to .sib?
You might have lily pond generate midi files for the pieces, then open those with Sibelius.

Comment by Marc Cerisier January 2014 permalink
Funeral Hymn - THAXTED - BCP
Did you consider beginning verse 2 with "I know that my Redeemer lives"? Metrically, it seems to fit well. For me, I have trouble singing "I know my saving God lives," even though it fits the meter. This is an excellent contri…

Comment by Marc Cerisier November 2013 permalink
Finale 2014?
It's a major upgrade internally--it's 1,000% more stable on my Mac Pro running 10.9. If you are a pc user, and Finale 2012 works for you, and the specific new features aren't ones you need, I doubt there's a compelling reason to…

Comment by Marc Cerisier November 2013 permalink
Congregational Mass settings
The parts for the Community Mass are truly independent parts, not a transcription of the accompaniment, and idiomatic for the instruments for which they were composed. I was very impressed by this very thing. We use varying instrumental groups fre…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Congregational Mass settings
Our parish has used (in no particular order, and including those used at school masses): Mass for the City (Proulx) Mass of St. Francis Cabrini (Keil) Mass of Redemption (Janco) Unity Mass (Duncan) A Community Mass (Proulx) Mass for the People of G…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Singers: employees vs. contractors
As to figuring out the hourly rate, we tell our business office the gross amount to pay, and they divide it into a basic hourly rate (say $20/hr) and figure out the number of "hours."

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Concerts in the Church
We treat our lessons and carols as a proper liturgy, based on the office of readings for midnight mass (I believe), and not a concert.

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Singers: employees vs. contractors
In the last year or so, our diocese has required that anyone who renders services with any regularity be setup as an employee. I just means a different set of paperwork and that withholding happens. Hasn't been too traumatic, though we did h…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Understanding the four types of pipe organs
The trackers at Idlewild are no longer. The organ was almost unplayable--I played it just a bit before the work took place and it was a hot mess. When they were electifying it, they also put the pedal board on an elevator--which I hadn't se…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Understanding the four types of pipe organs
On the Pasi organ at the Co-cathedral in Houston, 3 of the 4 manuals are tracker and one is electronic. What is unique is that it still has trackers attached to if to make it feel right (not just tracker touch, but real trackers). It then uses opt…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Organ Repertoire for Job Interview
Having been an interviewer on a few occasions recently, I would suggest how you play it is more important than what you play. I hate it when someone plays a piece to try to impress, but just doesn't quite make music with it. The biggest disa…

Comment by Marc Cerisier September 2013 permalink
Choir loft size and layout
Most modern systems just have 1 Ethernet cable and a power cable.

Comment by Marc Cerisier August 2013 permalink
Choir loft size and layout
The co-cathedral in Houston has what has got to be the nicest loft I've ever seen. Seating for a gazillion, a separate level for instrumentalists--so big. It would be a great work environment. Of course, the organ is fabulous to play also. …

Comment by Marc Cerisier August 2013 permalink
No Credo in the Vatican II hymnal!
For the revised translation, our priests started singing the opening rites, the 3 major collects, and the dismissal bits. We already had the preface sung. There's been no change to the length of mass. It adds a few min to sing the EP, but we…

Comment by Marc Cerisier August 2013 permalink
How To Make Good Catholic Worship Aids????
Can you use Word? Sure. Is it easier in InDesign? Yes, if you know how to use it. I think that's the bottom line. There isn't much I can do with it that can't be done in word or publisher, but with the number of programs I do, it…

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Hazards of cutting and pasting job descriptions:
Many will consider a certain number of years experience in lieu of a degree.

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Instrumental Funeral music
I often play 'The Peace May Be Exchanged' from Ruberics by Dan Locklair. When used I always will have at least one person come and request it for their funeral.

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Choral Arrangements of Missa de Angelis
PS—thanks for the link to the video of that Mass. It's a great recording. I also quite love his setting of Psalm 96, based on In Dulci Jubilo.

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Choral Arrangements of Missa de Angelis
I happen to have a copy of Peter's score for that setting. While he did arrange the Gloria (to be alternated between choir and melody, and with the instruments playing the choral parts), it was written by Giovanni Paolo Cima. You can view the…

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Looking for software opinions
Score is still available, and is still under active development in a Windows version (works on Mac too with something like VMWare Fusion). You can purchase the new Windows version or a combo of the DOS and Windows version from the developer, Leland…

Comment by Marc Cerisier July 2013 permalink
Ordination Thread
That is the current pontifical. Mine was preordered from the moment it was announced, and when it finally came, the smell if ink was nauseating! I hate that's it's so expensive, and no study edition is available. Not everything in it ha…

Comment by Marc Cerisier June 2013 permalink

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