Monthly Archives: February 2022

Music for Lent 2022

I am now living in Tasmania full time and have started playing at Mass again in the local church. I will do my own selections for the masses I play at. Currently the Psalm and Gospel Alleluia are said and … Continue reading

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O Come, Emmanuel NTY 145

Mark Friedman and Janet Vogt wrote this Advent anthem that is in Never Too Young. Like many of the songs in this collection it is not specifically for young people. There are two harmony lines provided to use towards the … Continue reading

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Thank You, God NTY 142

This song of thanksgiving from Never Too Young is by Janet Vogt, and is definitely aimed at a young audience, although the vocal range and harmony lines perhaps suggest a choir. The sheet music can be purchased at OCP where … Continue reading

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Sacred Creation: The Canticle of Brother Sun NTY 141

My somewhat random look through the collection, Never Too Young, has turned up this rather sweet adaption of a text from St Francis of Assisi, by Rufino Zaragoza OFM. I am skipping many songs because I have done them before … Continue reading

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The Lord Has Done Great Things NTY 107

This an appropriately joyful setting of Psalm 126 by Jaime Cortez. Sometimes singing psalms of joy we may not sound that way, so this is great. The sheet music says 80bpm but I suspect it is 120+. The cantor will … Continue reading

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Alabaré NTY83

I am picking a few songs from this collection that might bridge the gap between the OCP songs in AOV and the ones I have caught up on from later updates. This song, aka “O Come and Sing”, is by … Continue reading

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