Midnight Mass (2023)
Greetings all—
Here commences the mega-list of resources and reference recordings for Christmas Eve, 2023.
A few notes first:
Brass, please be to the loft by 10:40pm, so we can discuss the sequence of the evening, practice starting intros, etc.
Choir, please be in place and ready to sing by 11pm. (Please be discreet and not make too much noise while the brass players and myself are warming up.)
While you have your ordos, I will be interspersing extra organ works to both give your voices a rest and fill additional time. Please don’t be surprised if I start something and it is not what you are expecting. We WILL go in order of the booklet; I will simply be adding extra things. If it’s extra, just sit tight and the next thing will be what you’re expecting.
Sing your hearts out!
Ordo:
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Maria Walks Amid the Thorns (listen to the original! and this spine-chilling rendition by the Hamburg girl’s choir)
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Once in Royal David’s City
A Day of Joy and Feasting
Away in A Manger
Gaudete, Christus est Natus (normal speed | “learning speed”)
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella!
Ding-Dong Merrily on High! (check the time-stamps for different parts, including a slowed down intro)
Choral Fanfare for Christ the King (penultimate piece before Mass begins)
Christmas Proclamation (Chanted by Kathy; this immediately precedes Mass)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
Dominus Dixit Ad Me (plainchant)
Kyrie, Missa Tribus Vocibus (timestamped in the description)
Gloria, Missa Tribus Vocibus (timestamped in the description)
Psalm 96 “Today is born our Savior…” (timestamped in the description)
Christmastide Alleluia (see below for old tracks)
Credo III
Angels We Have Heard on High
Sanctus Missa Tribus Vocibus (timestamped in the description)
Benedictus Missa Tribus Vocibus (timestamped in the description)
Agnus Dei Missa Tribus Vocibus (timestamped in the description)
In splendoribus sanctorum (communion antiphon; chanted by JJR)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night
Joy to the World (with Fanfare Introduction)
[Vierne Finale]
