Music for the Feast of the Holy Family (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit Exsultet gaudio
Kyrie: Missa Orbis factor (plainsong, mode i) [Children's Scholas]
Sanctus: Missa simplex (plainsong) [Children's Scholas]
Gloria, Agnus Dei: Messa a tre voci (Antonio Lotti, 1667-1740)
Gregorian Mass of the Holy Family: Exsultet gaudio
Hymn at the Offertory: Personent hodie (Gustav Holst, 1874-1934) [Children's Scholas]
Motet at the Communion: A solis ortus cardine (Gilles Binchois, c.1400-1460)
Hymn at the Communion: Puer natus in Bethlehem (plainsong, mode i) [Children's Scholas]
Postlude: Symphonie Gothique, movement IV (Op. 70) (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)
Music for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit Dilexisti justitiam
Alleluia: Benedictus qui venit (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: I Bind Unto Myself Today (St. Patrick's Breastplate)
Communion: Omnes qui in Christo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: If Ye Love Me (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Postlude: Symphonie Gothique, movement IV (Op. 70) (Widor)
The St. Mary’s Children’s Schola and the Anchor Academy Schola Cantorum combine to sing for the 9:30 Extraordinary Form Solemn High Mass this Sunday. These young choristers have been rehearsing for several months, learning the basics of singing and reading Gregorian chant, the foundation of all sacred music. The scholae will next sing for Mass on February 8th, Septuagesima Sunday. For more information about the program of children’s musical formation at St. Mary’s, please contact David Hughes.
