Priestly Ordination • Andrew Schmidt
Greetings all—
If you are on this page, then you are interested in (or committed to) singing for Andrew Schmidts’s priestly ordination at St. Augustine’s Cathedral, Kalamazoo on Saturday, June 1st at 10am. Thank you, and welcome!
Practice tracks are available below to help you prepare from home.
Attire will simply be “Sunday best”.
There will be a special rehearsal this coming Tuesday, May 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the cathedral loft for those who can attend.
The morning of the ordination, we will warmup at 8:30. It will be a whirlwind warmup, but that should be sufficient.
If you haven’t yet, please don’t forget to fill out the form to let me know you are coming so I can prepare the correct number of scores.
If you have any questions for me, please send me an email.
I look forward to singing with you all!
Here’s the basic rundown:
Processional Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (LOBE DEN HERREN) *this was just sung for Deacon Paul’s ordination, and Deacon Andy specifically mentioned loving it and asking for a repeat performance!
Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #2195
Confiteor + Kyrie from Missa De Angelis (with jubilus)
Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd…” BILINGUAL (“El Señor es mi pastor…”)
NB: the demo featured below is totally in english. However at Mass, we will sing the refrains after verses 2&4 in spanish. Good news is, the music is nearly identical.
Litany of Supplication (modified Litany of Saints)
Vesting Antiphon: Christ the Lord, a Priest forever (chant)
Fraternal Kiss Antiphon: You are my friends, says the Lord arr. JJR
[Mass is normal hearafter]
Offertory Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus as set by Oreste Ravanello (arr. Marier)
Offertory Motet: I’ll bless the Lord all the days of my life (Telemann / Morber)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa XVIII (simple gregorian, in LATIN)
Mysterium Fidei: ICEL / Missal version, in Latin.
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #2224
Communion Hymn 1: Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (a special request from Andrew)
Communion Hymn 2: Anima Christi by Marco Frisinab
Recessional Hymn: Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim, to Parry’s LAUDATE DOMINUM.
Please note, that some of the embedded YouTube videos link to playlists that contain other videos featuring each individual voice part. Wherever this applies, you’ll see a little icon in the upper right corner of the video preview that consists of multiple lines and a number. Clicking on this icon will allow you to select one of the subordinate videos.
I apologize for not having an animated practice track of the psalm. Here is a graphic of the refrain as well as a basic organ-only demo to help get the tune in your ear.
ANTIPHONS:
Offertory Hymn (Choral Motet): Veni Creator
Here are some basic SATB demos of the arrangement of Veni Creator. We will alternate between chanting the original Latin (odd verses) and singing this simple motet (even verses). The embedded video is for a full YouTube playlist, and you can access your voice’s part by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner which is shown to the right.
There are also basic MP3’s embedded below if you do not need to watch the score.
Here is a model of the lovely flowing chant that I would like to imitate. Since it will be just choir, I intend to not accompany the monophonic chanting.
Below is the second motet that I would like to sing during the Offertory: I’ll bless the Lord all the days of my life (Telemann / Morber).
This piece is a simple canon; this means that everyone learns identical music, and it is simply overlaid upon itself multiple times. I’m including a number of demos below:
THEME ALONE
Voices Equal
Top part (Sopranos)
Middle part (Altos)
Bottom part (Men)
As before, you can click on the three-lined icon in the upper right of the video window to access the complete playlist of animated videos to view the one appropriate for your voice part.
I’ll also mention that these demo tracks are a tad on the fast side. I intend to relax the tempo a little so it feels a bit more comfortable to sing. (Basically the same tempo as the solo demo of the theme at the beginning of each video.)
This is to be sung “lightly” which is to say buoyantly. Rearticulate each vowel on any slurred sixteenth notes so we have clarity. For those who are new to this piece, just listen to the theme, as all three parts use this identical music. In truth, this piece is actually rather easy to sing even though it sounds much more fancy than it really is!
Below is a PT of the Frisina Anima Christi; the soprano part is sung in the tenor octave, so if you want to hear a normal choir singing it, click on the second video. This first video has timestamps in the video description which allow you to solo a specific voice part to learn it better. We will have a cantor take the verses and just “ooo” the organ part underneath them. (At the risk of seeming unoriginal, I was encouraged to keep this on the roster by the Rector of the Cathedral.)
Real Choir Recording
Trinity (B • 2024)
Hi Friends,
Here’s the plan for this weekend. We are going to be short a few members… so, sing your hearts out, please!
Entrance Hymn: Holy Holy Holy (NICÆA)
Entrance Antiphon: Source & Summit, Simple
“Psalm” • Canticle of Daniel
Festal Alleluia
Offertory Antiphon: Lumen Christi Gradual
Offertory Hymn: All Hail Adored Trinity (OLD 100TH)
Communion Antiphon: Simple English Propers
Motet: I’ll Bless the Lord (Telemann / EnglishMotets.com)
Communion Hymn: Athanasian Creed (Quiqumque Vult) to the anglican chant tone styled after James O’Donnell.
Recessional Hymn: Blest Trinity! from Mortal Sight (WINCHESTER NEW)
2024 Priestly Ordination Signup
Greetings all—
If you are on this page, then you are interested in (or committed to) singing for Andrew Schmidts’s priestly ordination at St. Augustine’s Cathedral, Kalamazoo on Saturday, June 1st at 10am. Thank you, and welcome!
If you would like to join the diocesan choir for this event, please fill out the following form to let me know you are coming so I can prepare the correct number of scores.
A separate blogpost with practice resources will be posted this weekend, and the link sent out to those who have signed up.
Attire will simply be “Sunday best”.
There will be a special rehearsal this coming Tuesday, May 28th from 6:30-8:30pm in the cathedral loft for those who can attend.
The morning of the ordination, we will warmup at 8:30am.
If you have any questions for me, please send me an email.
I look forward to singing with you all!
Pentecost 2024
Hi Friends,
Here’s the plan for this weekend. We are going to be short a few members… so, sing your hearts out, please!
Entrance Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost to the tune of LAMBILOTTE
Psalm 104 • “Lord, send out Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.”
SEQUENCE: Veni Sancte Spiritus (after Jehan Revert)*
I have gone ahead and pre-recorded my part into the organ, so I will be with you to conduct and sing Tenor.
A note on how this will go: the organ part will always maintain our triple meter (ie-no “free” improvisations, but rather ones that keep the sense of time and introduce the theme to whatever section follows).
It’s going to rip-roar and we will have fun. Just follow my lead.
I used a metronome while I was recording to prevent any drifting of tempo; as such, it will be important that you come in right on time as I conduct you. If you don’t, you’ll be late.
Festal Alleluia
Offertory Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus*
The Schola (or a Cantor) will sing the first verse and everyone will join in the translation starting on verse 2.
Communion Antiphon: Factus Est / Suddenly there was heard…* (see the very bottom for a recording)
First Time: JJR sings Latin, then you all repeat refrain in English
Verse 1: Men
Verse 2: Women
Verse 3: Women start, Men take over at “when the poor one called out…”
Communion Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Now Descend on Me to the tune EVENTIDE (a.k.a. Abide with Me )
Recessional Hymn: Come Thou Font of Every Blessing to the tune of CWM RHONDA.
Looking ahead, you might want to be listening to:
Diaconal Ordination • Paul Thuantho
Greetings all—
Here is our ordo for Deacon Andrew’s priestly ordination. (And pease don’t forget to signup to let me know you’re coming.)
For those who can attend, there will be a special rehearsal this coming Tuesday, May 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the cathedral loft.
Attire is “Sunday best”.
The morning of the ordination, we will warmup at 8:30. It will be a whirlwind warmup, but that should be sufficient.
If you have any questions for me, please send me an email.
I look forward to singing with you all!
Here’s the basic rundown:
Processional Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (LOBE DEN HERREN)
Confiteor + Kyrie from Missa De Angelis (with jubilus)
Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd…” BILINGUAL (“El Señor es mi pastor…”)
NB: the demo featured below is totally in english. However at Mass, we will sing the refrains after verses 2&4 in spanish. Good news is, the music is nearly identical.
Litany of Supplication (modified Litany of Saints)
Offertory Anthem: I’ll bless the Lord all the days of my life (Ich will den Herrn loben) by Telemann, as arranged by EnglishMotets.com. (See below)
Offertory Hymn: Veni Creator (the real deal: we will alternate between the original chant [in latin] and a motet by Ravanello)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa XVIII (simple gregorian, in LATIN)
Mysterium Fidei: ICEL / Missal version, in Latin.
Communion Antiphon: “The Son of Man did not come to be served…” arr. JJR.
Communion Hymn 1: Anima Christi by Marco Frisina
Communion Hymn 2: Laudate Dominum (English hymn with Latin refrain) by JJR
Recessional Hymn: Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim, to Parry’s LAUDATE DOMINUM.
ANTIPHONS:
Our Offertory hymn (time permitting) will be in english, but sung to this melody.
Real Choir Recording
Ascension • 2024
Greetings all—
Here are our practice sources for this coming Sunday. Don’t forget about the “lookahead” section at the bottom; we have feast day after feast day (and two ordinations!) coming up.
Also: There is an Ordination this coming Saturday, May 18th at 10am. Please come sing if you are able. We will have a special rehearsal this coming Tuesday evening at 6:30pm in the organ loft to prepare.
Entrance Antiphon Hymn: O Ye Men of Galilee to NETTLETON
Introit: Viri Galilæi (Demo)
Psalm: 47 “God mounts His throne to shouts of joy; a blare of trumpets for the Lord.” (SATB Demo) (Descant) (Alto) (Tenor) (Bass)
Gospel Acclamation: Festal Alleluia (a.k.a. Alleluia for the Feast of Christ the King) (Abbreviated Demo) (Soprano) (Alto) (Tenor) (Bass)
*For those who were not at rehearsal, make sure you have the coda prepared!*
Offertory Antiphon (I): “God goes up with shouts of joy…” (Lumen Christi / Source & Summit) (Demo)
Offertory Hymn (II): God Rises up to Heav’n Above to ASCENDIT DEUS (see below)
Communion Antiphon: “Behold, I am with you always…” (Source & Summit) (Demo)
Communion Hymn: Do Not Stand and Stare in Wonder to THAXTED
Recessional Hymn: See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph! to NETTLETON
Time stamps are linked at the top of the page, as well as the video description.
We will use this Alleluia for all the upcoming feast days, so learn it well!
Time stamps are linked at the top of the page, as well as the video description.
Sequence:
Organ plays intro
Cantor sings refrain once
People & Choir respond once (with choir in parts)
Choir sings verse a cappella
People and Choir respond twice, before the Choir continues into the coda.
Also checkout the second video which has slowed down instrumental versions of the coda.
NB: the following recording is organ-only, but in the time stamps you can find “learning speed” (slowed down) solos of each voice part for the coda, which may be helpful to some of you.
Offertory Hymn:
LOOK AHEAD
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We will sing this at one of the ordinations, so keep it fresh and in your folders.
Live Performance Version:
Playlist of Practice Tracks: