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Holy Family (B • 2023)

Dear Friends,

I once again must thank you for such a WONDERFUL Christmas Eve. Much like Lessons & Carols, you made me immensely proud, and I know both our priests were very appreciative of all your efforts as well. It was a Christmas Eve to remember!

Now, as we prepare for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, here are a few resources for you since we will not be having rehearsal this Wednesday. As of this posting, PT’s for the Fr. Weber chants are missing; I will add these by Thursday.

NB: we are now switching over to the Community Mass. (This is the same mass setting that you’ve been singing for years since before I even came to St. John’s.)

Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of FOREST GREEN
Fr. Weber #188 (option ii)
Psalm 128 “Blesssèd are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways.” (Playlist)
Christmastide Alleluia (same as we did at Midnight Mass)
Offertory
1. (4:30 & 7:30): Angels We Have Heard on High
2. (11:00): Gaudete, Christus est Natus
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #203 (option i)
Communion Hymn: Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Recessional Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
(Traditionally, we sing the Te Deum on the last day of the year in thanksgiving for the blessings of that year. Because of the unusual collision with the 31st being a Sunday, we are going to sing HGWPTN in stead, since this hymn is a trope of the Te Deum.)

Entrance Hymn Tune

(Full playlist; click the upper right icon [three lines] to access other videos.)

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Advent IV (B • 2023)

Greetings All—

Here is our Advent IV Ordo.

Rotate Cæli Motet
Psalm 89 “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.” (don’t forget that the psalm verses are different than those featured in the practice track, but the notes are all the same)
Alleluia Regem Venturum
Offertory Antiphon (tone II)
Ecce Virgo Concipiet
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Come Thou, Redeemer of the Earth (O Heiland Reiss)

(Timestamped)

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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:

Of the Father’s Love Begotten
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
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
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)
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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]

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Lessons & Carols 2023

Hello Friends—
Here are the resources you need for the special music we are singing for Lessons & Carols. I will not bother to link the generic hymns here since you are fine with those, and you have the booklets already, so you can look them up on your own if you so desire.

A few notes:

SJ WARMUPS ARE AT 6:10. Please be in the loft and ready to go by that time if you are able. I realize a few of you may not be able to get there that soon, but please do your best if you can. Each choir will only have 10 minutes to warm up, so if you miss the window, well, you snost and lost.
We will be sitting on the opposite side of the loft from where we rehearsed. Ben is going to set up folding chairs for us, and we will nestle (‘nestle’ is the key word here…) over by the sound system controls and in the space on the other side of the stairs. It will be tight. We will make it work.
The event itself starts at 7pm (this is more for any friends/family who may ask).
Make sure you remember your music! You will need the L&C ordo booklet, and your Advent Motets booklet. That is all.

In spite of not having time for this at all… but because I love you, here are some brand new practice tracks for Ad Te Levavi.

UPDATE: The video below links to a whole playlist of new PT vids on YT.

I am sorry I haven’t had a chance to re-make this particular practice track. The melody is in the Tenor octave, so it hits a little odd. But you get the picture.

Voice parts time stamped in description.

PS—the YouTube channel is at 1,997 subscribers… so if you are on social media, please share a link with your friends, and if you haven’t subscribed yet, well, you know what to do! Let’s get a Christmas miracle and hit 2k by the end of the year :)

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