About: David Hughes

Music for Quinquagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 649) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Messa a 4 voci da Cappella (1650) (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Gregorian Mass of Quinquagesima: Esto mihi
Motet at the Offertory: In illo tempore, assumpsit Jesus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Regina caelorum (Guerrero)
Postlude: Passacaglia in C minor (BWV 582/1) Bach)

Music for the Eighth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Our Help In Ages Past (St. Anne)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Domine Deus meus (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine convertere (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Communion: Primum quaerite (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: Love bade me welcome (from Five Mystical Songs) (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Chant workshop for kids!

Saturday, March 1st
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

David Hughes, instructor

St. Mary’s is pleased to offer this opportunity for students
with no prior experience in singing Gregorian chant.

Suggested ages: Grades 2 through 8.
Cost: Free!
Children should bring a bag lunch.

To register (by Friday, February 28th), please e-mail
music@stmarynorwalk.net
or call 203-866-5546 x115.

Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 2:30 p.m.
Music for None of Wednesday
Hymn: Rerum, Deux, tenax vigor (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon: Deus meus, misericordia tua praeveniet me, with Psalms 58 and 59 (plainsong, mode iii)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Scholæ Ss. Benedicti & Scholasticæ

Music for Sexagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Psalm-Prelude on Ps. 34:6 (Op. 32, No. 1) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Gregorian Mass of Sexagesima: Exsurge
Missa sine nomine à 6 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum (Cipriano de Rore, c.1515-1565)
Motet at the Communion: Exsurge Domine (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Psalm-Prelude on Ps. 23:4 (Op. 32, No. 3) (Howells)

Music for the Seventh Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Praise to the Lord (Lobe den Herren)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Verba mea (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Intende voci (plainsong, mode v)
Motet at the Offertory: Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Gustav Holst, 1874-1934)
Communion: Narrabo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: O for a closer walk with God (Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 22 February 2014, 3:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut
Music for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Gregorian Mass of the Chair of St. Peter: Statuit ei
Offertory: Tu es Petrus (plainsong, mode i, with verses)
Hymn at the Communion: Quodcumque in orbe (plainsong, mode iv)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

This Mass is part of the retreat for students of the parish
who are to receive the sacrament of Confirmation later this year.

Music for Septuagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude (from Messe basse pour tous les temps) (Gaston Litaize, 1909-1991)
Missa super Mon coeur se recommande à vous (Johannes Eccard, 1553-1611)
Gregorian Mass of Septuagesima: Circumdederunt me
Motet at the Offertory: Circumdederunt me (Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, 1590-1664)
Motet at the Communion: Simile est regnum caelorum (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Postlude: Prière d’action de grâces (from Messe basse pour tous les temps) (Litaize)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Crown Him With Many Crowns (Diademata)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Cantate Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Offertory: If ye love Me (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Communion: Manducaverunt (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Passacaglia in D minor (BuxWV 161) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Offertory: Dextera Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Regina caelorum à 8 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Præludium in G minor (BuxWV 149) (Buxtehude)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St. Denio)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Offertory: The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Edward Bairstow, 1874-1946)
Communion: Introibo ad altare Dei (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 8 February 2014, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of St. John of Matha
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Rex Genitor (Kevin Allen, b.1964)
Gregorian Mass of a Confessor not a Bishop: Os justi
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Iste Confessor (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation on Iste Confessor

The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.

Music for the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
Blessing of Candles, Procession, & Mass
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude à l’Introït pour la Purification de la Vierge (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Gregorii] At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi), etc.
Missa de Beata Virgine à 4 (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553) [Schola S. Cæcilia] Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus, Deus
Alleluia: Senex puerum (plainsong, mode i) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Motet at the Offertory: Videte miraculum (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Communion: Responsum (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Gregorii] Motet at the Communion: Ave Maria (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Postlude: Les enfants de Dieu (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

The St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
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The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Schola S. Caeciliae
Schola S. Gregorii
Schola S. Joannis Baptistae

Music for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Introit: Suscepimus (plainsong, mode i)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Senex puerum (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Diffusa est gratia (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Sarum plainsong, mode i)
Communion: Responsum (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: Lumen ad revelationem / Nunc dimittis (Christopher Upton, b.1979)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Dieu parmi nous (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Messiaen)

Music for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911)
Hymn at the Procession: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
Missa In illo tempore (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Offertory: Confitebor tibi Domine (Monteverdi)
Motet at the Communion: Cantate Domino (Monteverdi)
Postlude: Pièce d’Orgue (Fantasy in G Major) (BWV 572) (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)

The music at today’s Mass is offered in thanksgiving for the
thirtieth anniversary of priestly ordination of
Fr. Richard G. Cipolla.
Ad multos annos!

Music for the Third Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Mit Freuden zart)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Dextera Domini (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: Lead me, Lord (S.S. Wesley, 1810-1876)
Communion: Venite post me (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Communion: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) (C.H.H. Parry, 1848-1918)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above