Despite Spring Break, the church had nearly as many PIPs as usual. I wondered how they'd handle not having the choir to lead them; they did an admirable job. Your auditory perspective? Celestine had the mini-recorder downstairs amid the congregation.
O God Beyond All Praising is usually confusing, even when the choir is singing; everyone freaks out when the melody gets a little low on the scale. But still:
O God Beyond All Praising
I'm including the Sanctus here because the Sunday morning Mass PIPs "can't get it", so they're singing in English. Here's what the Saturday night folk can do:
Sanctus
In the previous post, I wrote that I would experiment tonight with doing a simpler English antiphon, followed by the Gregorian chant. Here's the result:
Qui Mihi Ministrat
When the people started singing O Sacred Head, I thought "they've never heard this before". Is this really so unfamiliar? Or is it just hard to sing? I don't think it's particularly difficult.
O Sacred Head Surrounded
5 comments:
w0w! there sounds to be quite a few PIPs!
O Sacred Head isnt that unfamiliar I don't think...
I also love how quiet the church is on Qui Mihi Minstrat - just hearing the kneelers go up and down for the most part! AWESOME
Thank you Mary for this wonderful music. I listen to it after a terrible day in the history of your country (i.e. health care bill passed).
P.S. What is a PIP ?
Rob says he's not that familiar with O Sacred Head. Since it's mainly used for Good Friday, I'm guessing that most people just never attend Good Friday liturgies. *sad face* However, we're doing it AGAIN for Palm Sunday (anticipated Mass). I think EVERYONE should be very familiar with it, so it's my duty to teach!
Yes, TH2, this is a tragic day in our history.
PIP=People in Pews
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