Jeanne Cotter steps into her own with this stunning solo piano recording. Jeanne mingles new original works with beautiful renditions of the best of Taize, Marty Haugen, Michael Joncas, and David Haas, as well as traditional favorites.

This profound collection fo Palm Sunday, Triduum, and Easter, deeply infused with the passion of the season, evolves from the worship in the parishes where Rory Cooney and Gary Daigle have served over the years. "Trumpet in the Morning," Rory Cooney's highly inspirational hymn for the millenium, is set to the haunting strains of an early-American melody. The text draws on jubilee imagery, especially from the book of Leviticus, but its point of view is distinctly modern. New hymns resound with the emotions of the season, including the solemn strains of Good Friday's "Precious Blood" and the truly uplifting title song, "This Very Morning." Also included is a new concertato arrangement of Suzanne Toolan's classic, "I Am the Bread of Life." Highlights of this collection include a stirring acclamation for baptism that has been expanded into a song for the sprinkling of the assembly. There is an upbeat "Litany of Saints" to accompany the baptismal procession to the font, appropriately based on "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" and incorporating the refrain from that enduring spiritual.

Cry Out with Joy was recorded at St. Bernard Church in Pittsburgh, home of a wonderful 97-rank Casavant organ, which Fr. Jim played. Brass, harp, woodwinds, and percussion completed the forces, resulting in a marvelous recording.

The Best of the Dameans, Volume 1, includes favorites like "Beginning Today," "Speak, Lord," "Remember Your Love," and "Look Beyond." Volume 2 includes "You Have Anointed Me," "Path of Life," "Joyfully Singing," "Table Prayer," and "Blessed Be the Lord." These are the perfect recordings for both the long-time Dameans listeners and those enjoying this group for the first time!

Here, you'll find psalms and songs for the sacraments and rites of the Church which beautifully capture the spirit of the Christian journey. Two titles, "I Will Praise the Lord" and "Guiding Me," were composed for GIA's Hymnal for Catholic Students and are perfect for children as well as adults. "A Nuptial Blessing" is the answer for weddings, "Take and Eat" is perfect for communion, and "You Have Searched Me" is simply exquisite. The remaining titles make this an indispensable resource spanning a wide range of uses.

A sense of the inevitable weaves through the Gospel of Mark and it is evident too in The Song of Mark, but there is much more going on here than anticipation over coming events. This musical leads us to make the refreshing discovery again as well. This memory reclaimed is the gift of true hope that Jesus provides the downtrodden and forsaken—the strength of God that is made perfect in weakness. Through Jesus, the nameless are given a voice that is heard. True to Mark's telling, the anonymous women storytellers in the chorus of The Song of Mark bear out a great understanding of what true discipleship means, greater even than the Apostles. At the end of the piece, in "The Song at the Empty Tomb," these voice of the faithful rise with Jesus and resonate the Good News.

For those who admire Marty Haugen's special musical contributions—composers, listeners, and singers alike—this collection represents an important compilation of the many and varied musical journeys of one of our time's most beloved liturgical composers. This new two-volume offering, containing the best of Marty's earlier years, brings new life and meaning to many of your favorite songs.

This collection is characterized by a variety of styles in the Cooney tradition. "Live the Promise" was chosen as the theme song for the 1994 LA Religious Education Congress for its upbeat music and bold lyrics. A great version of Psalm 34 for weddings, "Every Morning in Your Eyes," and a "Winter Magnificat" with text by Sr. Miriam Therese Winter, MMS, round out this wonderful collection.

Blest Are They and You Are Mine represent the best from over 15 recordings by David Haas.

Once again, David Haas breaks new ground with the music collection Before I Was Born. This collection truly celebrates the new millennium with energy, providing new contemporary sounds with settings for Eucharist, sacramental celebrations, various seasons of the liturgical year, and celebrations that involve young people. Ideal for Millennium celebrations, Pentecost, and celebrations of initiation, "You Make All Things New" and "Breath of Life" stir the soul and invoke the Spirit. This collection also features songs that reach out to teens and the young-at-heart, especially "With You by My Side," which has already become a popular piece for liturgies, retreats, and other events with young people. David adds a powerful arrangement of the well-known spiritual "Give Me Jesus," and composer friends Lori True and Derek Campbell also contribute songs. This is truly a diverse and spiritually powerful collection for worship and prayer!

This major endeavor from David Haas includes an innovative new Mass setting—the first complete Mass he has written in five years—drawn from the musical motifs of his top-selling new communion song, "We Give You Thanks." David covers important musical ground with this project. In addition to the usual ritual moments set to music (the Kyrie, Gloria, gospel and eucharistic acclamations, Lord's Prayer, and Lamb of God), this project includes music for the dismissal of children and for children's Liturgy of the Word.

An exquisite recording from The Cathedral Singers and Richard Proulx, featuring Gregorian, Ambrosian, and Gallican chant. A must-have recording!

Liam Lawton's collection, Light the Fire, is a lilting, melodic Celtic feast. There's a marvelous mass setting with assembly parts that are so singable they seem to dance! The Gloria, gospel acclamation, and eucharistic acclamations are obviously drawn from a cultural tradition of communal singing. You cannot help but participate! "The Darkest Hour" was written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Famine, which plagued the Emerald Isle and resulted in the immigration of so many Irish to this country. Parishes commemorating this painful anniversary will want to make use of this haunting work. The title song, "Light the Fire," is an anthem to St. Brigid.

You'll definitely want to consider this one-act theater piece from the creative hand of Marty Haugen for your next choir performance production. Based on the structure of the Roman Liturgy, Agape utilizes music from many cultures and the prophetic voices of our day, to bring alive a story of struggle, hope, and celebration with parts for adult and children's choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists, and audience participation as well. In addition to Marty's own music and texts, "Halle, Halle, Halle" from the Iona Community and "On Holy Ground" by Donna Peña are also included, plus "Sing Our God Together," co-authored by Marty and David Haas.

Blest Are They and You Are Mine represent the best from over 15 recordings by David Haas.

For every pastoral musician, an indispensable resource. For every home that celebrates the Christmas season, a listening delight! Music for the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. A collection of your favorite traditional carols along with newly composed gems destined to become yearly favorites. Includes everything from Gregorian chant to music for "folk ensembles," from little-known, time-honored carols to hymnody. You'll find your most beloved carols in beautiful arrangements designed for performance by any choir or ensemble. Includes our most popular Christmas item, "Night of Silence" by Dan Kantor.

From the creative hand of Marty Haugen comes a splendid collection of music for the seasons of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, along with a new setting of the litanies and acclamations for Eucharist entitled, "Mass of Remembrance." You'll find "Song over the Waters," a gathering hymn that incorporates the Rite of Sprinkling, "Shepherd Me, O God," an inclusive language version of the beloved 23rd Psalm, and a beautiful rendition of the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses of Reconciliation II, to name just a few. In the same style of Marty Haugen's popular "Mass of Creation," this setting for Eucharist is suitable for use with any choir, large or small, traditional or contemporary, and may be performed by just a few voices and instruments or a full complement of mixed voices, brass and percussion. In addition to the recorded version of the Eucharistic Prayer, the full score includes a simplified version of the same prayer.

A David Haas classic! Songs to celebrate the essence of the Christian story, Jesus Christ risen in our midst. You'll find a rousing and singable setting of the ICET "Glory to God," numerous original lyrics by David Haas, as well as lyrics by the Dutch poet Muus Jacobse, and one of the most renowned hymn writers from England, Timothy Dudley-Smith. A must for RCIA celebrations and the seasons of Lent and Easter.

At last, all of Joe Wise's most popular music on a single recording!