“We Praise Our God” captures the daily and uniquely beautiful rhythm of chapel worship at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, an Anglican seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin, founded in 1842. Each day of the academic year begins with Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist. The day ends with Evensong, the music taken from The Hymnal 1982 and the Nashotah House Plainsong Psalter or the New Nashotah House Anglican Chant Psalter. Once a week, on Thursdays, the day begins with sung Matins in the morning, followed by a community music rehearsal when new music and a brief singing lesson are offered. Thursday’s Solemn High Eucharist in the evening is usually attended by the wider community of student and faculty families. This album attempts to recreate the experience of the “Alleluia, Sing” LP recording of the early 1970s, from the opening track of Nashotah’s beloved bell, Michael, to new settings of the Mass Ordinary used in the chapel, along with compositions by Nashotah faculty. The album was primarily recorded from live services during the celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary on March 24 and 25, 2022.
Radiophonie vol 15 is a collection of trailers broadcast in 2023-24 by various Radio France channels. France BLEU package, specially composed by Pascal Obispo and James Gravity; France Inter theme songs rearranged by Christophe Minck, Clement Ducol, Clement Leotard, Alexandre Finkin and many others.
Michael Joncas's newest collection, Deep and Lasting Peace, is as rich as it is varied. Here you'll find festive settings of great hymns scored for congregations, choir, brass, and organ, incorporating Joncas's original texts. Simple settings of the three gospel canticles found in Luke utilize a "psalm tune," while another setting of the Maginificat is ideal for festive occasions. Responding to frequent requests, Joncas has revised the Gloria from his Psallite Mass, casting it in a "festive" setting using a refrain format augmented by brass as well as in a "ferial" setting for everyday Sunday use with two woodwinds and guitar. Not to be missed is the title track "Deep and Lasting Peace," which is sure to enter mainstream congregational Communion repertoire.
For the Taizé Community, prayer together, three times a day, is a vital way to return to the wellsprings, to renew hope, and to get ready to take on practical commitments. This album, like the other recordings made in Taizé, shows how this prayer is renewed while yet remaining constant throughout the years. Many of the songs presented here are new: they were written by brothers of Taizé between 2012 and 2017 and are recorded here for the first time. Others have been part of the community's prayer for many years. A few come from a much older tradition: for example, the hymn Ô vous qui dans l'obscurité (You who in darkness) comes from the German evangelical churches of the 17th century; the litany Ô Sagesse (O Wisdom), which calls for the coming of Christ, is based on antiphons of the age-old tradition of the Latin Church. These last two pieces are sung at Taizé especially during the season of Advent. Most of these songs focus on an essential reality that can be internalized more and more deeply, as the words are tirelessly repeated. The simplicity of these repetitive forms makes them easy to sing in many situations; but they can nevertheless achieve great breadth and depth, especially when the voices of a large assembly are united with solo singers and instruments.
I Will Bring You Home: Songs of Prayer, Stories of Faith / Haas
GIA
CD · 1 disc
$18.99Jun 15, 2018
Tim Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics International, Washington, DC writes: ‘I Will Bring You Home’ is a selection of 17 songs from David Haas’s book of the same name. David has been putting music on the lips of the people of God for over four decades, and this companion recording highlights some of his most beloved songs and hymns from throughout his prestigious career as a liturgical composer. It also includes two newly composed songs that David wrote specifically for this collection, “I Will Walk with You,” and “What Can I Leave Behind.” “We are called,” as David wrote, “to love tenderly.” But sometimes, we need to sing it to feel it and feel it to live it. No one helps us along that path of love better than David Haas. His work invites us to sing, feel, and live a life of love. No follower of the gospel could hope for more, and these stories help begin to tell us why.
Life Is Changed, Not Ended: Songs of Hope & Encouragement
GIA
CD · 1 disc
$18.99Oct 19, 2018
Paul Tate is back with his first solo liturgical music collection in over a decade, and the results are spectacular. This collection features songs of hope and encouragement that you will find useful for funeral celebrations, the sacrament of reconciliation, All Saints'/Souls' Day, graduation celebrations, and more. You'll find Paul's signature piano style and vocal arrangements, plus beautiful obbligato parts played by flute, recorder, saxophone, violin, and cello. Three energetic bonus tracks from Paul's recent independent releases are now available through GIA Publications, Inc., "Child of God," "I Will Call upon the Name of the Lord," and "Christ Reigns" round out this recording. Complete your Paul Tate collection and order this tremendous collection today!
