ENT IS NEAR. And looming over church musicians is a quick transition of liturgical seasons.
Lent is is marked by preparation for baptism and penance. It is joyful with the expectation of resurrection. The Introit to Ash Wednesday, Misereris omnium sums it up well:
Your mercy extends to all things, O Lord, and you despise none of the things you have made. You overlook our sins for the sake of repentance. You grant them your pardon, because you are the Lord our God.” — Wisdom 11:24-25, 27
Here, are a few of my liturgical works for Lent, the Easter Vigil, and Easter. You can also listen to recordings:
• Communion Antiphons for Lent | SATB, Organ, Assembly • World Library Publications
• Christe qui lux es et dies | Based on Compline Hymn for Lent, SATB • RJC Cecilia Music
• Lumen Christi | Paschal Candle Procession | Deacon/Priest, Assembly, SATB • CanticaNOVA Publications
• O Sacrum Convivium | TTB or SSA • (includes optional text for tempore quadragesimæ • RJC Cecilia Music
• I Am Risen, Resurrexi | Introit for Easter Sunday, SATB, organ • RJC Cecilia Music
Just for fun, here is an unrelated non-liturgical work, simply to share another aspect of my composition inspired by the scriptures. In this setting of Psalm 137 (136) for soprano, cello, and piano, the cello introduction and coda quote the Gregorian Chant, Super flumina babylonis. The performances of Allesandra Cionco and Michael Dahlberg are sublime, for which I am truly grateful.
