Current folder contents (4/30/24):
treble schola only: Pentecost - practice (you)
treble schola only: Pentecost+V - practice (Patrick)
warm-ups - Ninini, chromatic scale, important solfege exercise
The Interval Song
A Hymn to the Virgin - Britten
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Palestrina
Ascendit Deus - Schaller
Ave Maria - Arcadelt/Dietsch
Ave Maria - Biebl
Ave Maria - Handl (Gallus; misattrib. Victoria)
Ave Maria . . . Virgo serena - Josquin
Ave maris stella (anonymous)
Ave Regina caelorum - Rheinberger
Ave verum corpus - Byrd
Ave verum corpus - Elgar
Ave verum corpus - Mozart
Cantate Domino - Hassler
Der englische Gruß - Brahms
Dixit Maria - Hassler
Exsultate Deo - Palestrina
Exsultate justi - Viadana
Gloria Patri - Palestrina
5/11 wedding only: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Magnificat du premier ton (fauxbourdon)
O esca viatorum - Isaac
5/11 wedding only: O God, beyond All Praising
O salutaris hostia - Werner
Benediction sheet
Operatus est salutem - Tschesnokoff
Regina caeli - Lotti
Salve Mater misericordiae - Jaeggi
Salve Regina (Einsiedeln)
Salve Regina - Schubert
Sancta et immaculata - Wilton
Sanctus Dominus - Lotti
Sicut cervus - Palestrina
Stabat Mater (Mainz)
Tota pulchra es - Schumann
men’s schola only: Missa brevis - Casciolini
Missa "O quam gloriosum" - Victoria
Except for newly distributed music, you may leave anything not listed here on your seat in the choir loft at Mater; please do not turn in any music at St. Edward’s.
Spotify playlist for current repertory
YouTube playlist for concert pieces only
Congregational chant recordings on parish website
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Choir Rules & Information - includes attendance policy
rehearsals Tuesday at Mater Misericordiae, 6:30 treble schola, 7:00 everyone, 8:15-8:30 full choir, quartet, or ensemble as needed; 8:30-9:00 men only; other sectional rehearsals announced as needed
full choir for all Masses below unless noted otherwise
KSBA=Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
*Masses or other services besides second, fourth, or fifth Sunday 11:00 at St. Edward’s
Su 5/5 men's schola only
Tu 5/7 rehearsal
*Th 5/9 6:30 Ascension at St. Edward's
Missa “O quam gloriosum” - Victoria
Exsultate Deo - Palestrina
O esca viatorum - Isaac
Sa 5/11 11:00 a.m. Richert-Wold wedding (Low Mass)
S: Annie, Claudia, Marie; A: Christine, Eleya, Emilie; T: Andy, Eugene, Logan; B: Mark, Nick, Patrick (if available)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Sicut cervus - Palestrina
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Palestrina
Hymn: O God, beyond All Praising
Su 5/12 Sunday after Ascension
Missa “O quam gloriosum” - Victoria (KSBA1)
Gloria from Mass I, Credo III
Ascendit Deus - Schaller
Operatus est salutem - Tschesnokoff
invitation from Patrick Carter:
Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra
4:00 p.m. today at the Virginia G. Piper Theater
tickets here
Tu 5/14 rehearsal - concert dress rehearsal
Sa 5/18 (Confirmation & First Communion) men's schola only
Su 5/19 Pentecost
9:00 a.m. treble schola only
11:00 a.m. men's schola only
Tu 5/21 SPECIAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE TONIGHT:
6:30–8:00 full choir
no treble schola or men's sectional
*Sa 5/25 (Memorial Day weekend) 4:00 p.m. choral concert at Mater Misericordiae - MANDATORY, no sign-outs
3:40 call time downstairs in hall
Su 5/26 Trinity Sunday
Missa brevis (“Trinitatis”) in F - Rheinberger (KSBA)
Gloria from Mass VIII, Credo III
Gloria Patri - Palestrina
Sanctus Dominus - Lotti
Tu 5/28 rehearsal
Su 6/2 men's schola only (High Mass at 8:30 today)
Tu 6/4 rehearsal
June - mixed choir 2nd and 5th Sundays only; treble schola 4th Sunday
Su 6/9 Sacred Heart of Jesus (external solemnity)
Missa brevis (“Trinitatis”) in F - Rheinberger (KSBA)
Gloria from Mass VIII, Credo III
Cor Jesu - Schultes
O sacrum convivium - Remondi
*Tu 6/11 5:30 p.m. Requiem High Mass for Fr. Walker (10th Anniversary) at Mater
no rehearsal afterward
Missa pro defunctis - G. F. Anerio
Ave verum corpus - Byrd
Su 6/16 men's schola only
no rehearsal 6/18
Su 6/23 Pentecost+V
9:00 a.m. treble schola only
11:00 a.m. men's schola only
M 6/24 men's schola only
Tu 6/25 rehearsal
Su 6/30 Ss. Peter & Paul (external solemnity)
Missa brevis (“Trinitatis”) in F - Rheinberger (KSBA)
Sancte Petre Apostole
Tu es Petrus from Quatre Motets - Duruflé
Tu 7/2 rehearsal
no rehearsal 7/9 or 7/16
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Tentative schedule of Sung Masses and weddings for 2024 (and rough draft of 2025 on second tab)
Music Lists for High Masses (page not indexed on this site’s navigation menus but linked on parish website and may be shared publicly)
Required reading for all choir members:
Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant according to the Solesmes Method (two pages)
Rudiments of Gregorian Chant in proportional rhythm (one additional page)
See also my Introduction to Mensuralism video
Recommended reading:
Excerpt (pp. 4–14 of the full PDF) from Gregorian Chant according to the Manuscripts by Dom Gregory Murray, OSB
“The Rhythm of Gregorian Chant” (25 pages) from Rhythm, Meter and Tempo in Gregorian Chant by Dr. Jan van Biezen (summary here); the examples in square notation are available here
Further reading:
“Gregorian Rhythm in the Gregorian Centuries: The Literary Evidence” by Dom Gregory Murray, OSB
Gregorian Chant: A History of the Controversy Concerning Its Rhythm by John Rayburn
Rhythmic Proportions in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Chant by Fr. Jan Vollaerts, SJ
Chant resources:
Table of Neumes - including Metz, St. Gall, Vatican, neography, and modern notations with a summary of principal differences between proportional rhythm and the Solesmes method
Chant PDFs from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
see also the home page
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