Follow @RichardJaClark ASS OF THE ANGELS is based on the popular and familiar Missa VIII (De angelis), which was the standard chant Mass sung in many parishes immediately prior to Vatican II. It includes Gospel acclamations and the Credo using the familiar incipit from Credo III. It is set for cantor, congregation and optional SATB…
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Free Communion Propers for the Easter Season | Years ABC
Follow @RichardJaClark HIS COLLECTION of communion propers for the Easter Season is an update which now includes settings for all three liturgical years (A, B, C). To sing these texts is to journey from Christ’s Resurrection to the descent of the Holy Spirit. It is quite an emotional experience when one realizes just HOW MANY…
“Requiem pour une américaine à Paris” on “Sounds from the Spires”
Follow @RichardJaClark Tweet NSPIRED BY THE GREGORIAN CHANT propers of the Requiem Mass, the CD Requiem pour une américaine à Paris was recently featured on “Sounds from the Spires” on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel. Trumpet player, Richard Kelley and I had the opportunity to speak with the program’s host, Dr. Jennifer Pascual,…
Requiem pour une américaine à Paris
Follow @RichardJaClark Tweet NE OF THE MOST powerful spiritual experiences I ever had was the Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the 2012 Sacred Music Colloquium in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is saying a lot, as many of the liturgies at the Colloquia, whether in the Ordinary or Extraordinary Form, have shaken me…
Two Lenten Meditations
Follow @RichardJaClark Tweet The Ash Wednesday Collect from the Roman Missal refers to Lent as “this campaign of Christian service…” Through this campaign, Lent is marked by two themes: preparation for baptism and penance. But Lent is also a joyful season with its expectation of resurrection and as a time of healing. In the Introit…
Twelve Communion Propers for Lent
Free Download: PDF • “Twelve Communion Propers for Lent” (for Schola, Organ, SATB) • Includes settings from Ash Wednesday and each Sunday of Lent though Palm Sunday. Also included are the multiple settings for Sundays three, four, and five, appropriate for the various cycles of readings and scrutinies for RCIA. • All are chant based/inspired….
Richard J. Clark on “Sounds from the Spires” with Dr. Jennifer Pascual – Podcast
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music for Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel. Dr. Pascual is an incredibly down to earth and welcoming host! Listen here to the interview on 9.24.2012: The following pieces are featured on the program:…
“Gaudens Gaudebo” at Methuen and Basilica of the National Shine | Rosalind Mohnsen, organ
Friday, September 21, 2012 @8PM organist Rosalind Mohnsen performs at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall for the Fall Scholarship Fund Organ Recital. On the program will be my “Gaudens Gaudebo — I Will Greatly Rejoice!” Click here to see Program Notes for Gaudens Gaudebo Rosalind’s Performance of Gaudens Gaudebo at the Basilica of the National Shine of the…
“Ascent to Freedom” in Russia Mark Husey, organ
My solo organ work of five movements “Ascent to Freedom” recently received its Russian Federation première this past week in the cities of Kislovodsk (Кислово́дск) and Yessentuki (Ессентуки́). These cities are in Southwest Russia in between the Black and Caspian Seas. Performed by virtuoso organist Mark Husey, Director of Music and Liturgy at St. Peter’s Church in Columbia,…