Monthly Archives: October 2011

I like a tune with the instruction, “vigorously” written on it. Carey Landry is better known for tunes that are not at all vigorous – “Only a Shadow”, “Abba Father”, “Hail Mary Gentle Woman,” – you get the picture, so … Continue reading →

This is Dan Schutte’s very popular song that is now wrong because it says the “Yahweh” word. He writes perceptively about the problem here and the revised text is here. It sings better with the original text. It can be purchased for … Continue reading →

Owen Alstott is an OCP composer who wrote this song, which is obviously a song of gathering, but also with application for Eucharist.  He is Bernadette Farrell’s husband – isn’t it great for a man to be the less famous … Continue reading →

This is a very used song by Fr Frank Andersen.  It falls foul of the Yahweh rule and the singing in God’s voice rule, but it is beloved by many and you couldn’t kill it off with a stake through … Continue reading →

These are the late Br Colin Smith’s Psalm responses for the first week of advent and the second sunday of Lent.  AOV also gives the tones for the chant of the verses. He wrote psalm settings for the whole three … Continue reading →

This setting of Ps 104 is by Christopher Walker. You can hear the original here and view a sample of the sheet music here. It’s gets high in verse 3 but there are lower harmony notes for groaners like myself helpfully … Continue reading →

BIAB takes on Mozart with predictable results. Better to listen to a string quartet and soloist here.  … or with these ladies as a round. This poster took the trouble to enter each line as a round. I didn’t.  

This isn’t from AOV at all, but a parishioner has found it and liked it so we are singing it this week at mass as the psalm.  Carlos Rosas who wrote it is in the OCP stable. I initially thought she … Continue reading →

This is another of the masses that were bought by our parish in search of settings to use locally.  Peter Grant is an Australian composer and this mass is part of As One Voice’s Liturgical series.  There are samples of these … Continue reading →

This is Bob Hurd’s entry into the Good Friday Adoration of the Cross stakes. You can hear his lovely version here. I wonder if it works better as a solo, which is really OK because it is a situation where … Continue reading →