Author Archives: maddg

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 →

Michael Lynch, who wrote this song is part of the OCP stable. He wrote the more famous (around these parts anyway), “Bread , Blessed and Broken”, but much more importantly he is Ukelele Mike Lynch, which makes him all things … Continue reading →

This is a traditional African American song, suitable for Good Friday services if you can handle it. Johnny Cash and the Carter family do an extraordinary version here. Even better are Sam Cooke and the Souls Stirrers (listen from 1:45) … Continue reading →

This is by one of the lesser known St Louis Jesuits, Tim Manion. A setting of Ps 26 it is up against it because it was written before the illogical “Yahweh” ban – incidentally the ban reminds me of the Jehovah scene in Life … Continue reading →

This is another song by the mysterious Robyn Horner who has made herself scarce internet wise.  There is a Robyn Horner who is a theologian at ACU, perhaps she wrote songs in an earlier iteration of her life.  If anyone … Continue reading →