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Views from the Choir Loft

Vox Antiqua’s Debut

Andrew Leung · November 9, 2017

AST WEEK, I shared about my new project. On the Feast of Christ the King, which according to the 1962 Missale Romanum is the last Sunday in October, Vox Antiqua made its debut. Works by Baroque Venitian composer, Antonio Lotti, were sung at the Missa Cantata. We sang Lotti’s setting of Ecce Panis Angelorum during communion and here is a live recording of us:



We also sang his Mass in Bb, written for three equal voices, and his motet Sanctus Dominus. I have put together a video with highlights from these two pieces.



YES! Both of these recordings were recorded LIVE! Please pardon us for the “not so good” quality. And yes, you can hear the cry of the babies (which, by the way, is always a good sign because they are the future of the Church), the sound of the thurible and the priest saying his prayers.

One of the things I like about the Traditional Latin Mass in Hong Kong is that the congregation usually takes part in the singing pretty actively. On a normal Sunday, the Ordinaries are sung antiphonally between the schola cantorum and the faithful; hymns in Latin are also sung during the offertory and communion. Aside from singing Lotti’s pieces at our choral Mass, Vox Antiqua also helped lead the faithful in singing some liturgical chants, as well as three other hymns: Christus Vincit by Kunc, Lauda Sion by Caudana and the Pontifical Anthem O Felix Roma by Gounod at the end of the Mass.

Please pray for our new choir as we continue to serve God and the Church with music. Right now, there is a wedding, another Mass in the Extraordinary Form and a choral workshop on our agenda for the upcoming two months. You can follow and support us on our Facebook page.

Soli Deo Gloria!

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About Andrew Leung

Andrew Leung currently serves the music director of Vox Antiqua, conductor of the Cecilian Singers, and music director at Our Lady of China Church.—(Read full biography).

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    Hymn by Cardinal Newman
    During the season of Septuagesima, we will be using this hymn by Cardinal Newman, which employs both Latin and English. (Readers probably know that Cardinal Newman was one of the world's experts when it comes to Lingua Latina.) The final verse contains a beautiful soprano descant. Father Louis Bouyer—famous theologian, close friend of Pope Paul VI, and architect of post-conciliar reforms—wrote thus vis-à-vis the elimination of Septuagesima: “I prefer to say nothing, or very little, about the new calendar, the handiwork of a trio of maniacs who suppressed (with no good reason) Septuagesima and the Octave of Pentecost and who scattered three quarters of the Saints higgledy-piddledy, all based on notions of their own devising!”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Introit • Candlemas (2 February)
    “Candlemas” • Our choir sang on February 2nd, and here's a live recording of the beautiful INTROIT: Suscépimus Deus. We had very little time to rehearse, but I think it has some very nice moments. I promise that by the 8th Sunday after Pentecost it will be perfect! (That Introit is repeated on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost.) We still need to improve, but we're definitely on the right track!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
    Anyone who desires simplified antiphons (“psalm tone versions”) for 2 February, the Feast of the Purification—which is also known as “Candlemas” or the Feast of the Presentation—may freely download them. The texts of the antiphons are quite beautiful. From “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium” you can hear a live excerpt (Mp3). I'm not a fan of chant in octaves, but we had such limited time to rehearse, it seemed the best choice. After all, everyone should have an opportunity to learn “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium,” which summarizes Candlemas.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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In the United States, Archbishop Kenrick had said in his “Moral Theology” that it was acceptable to sing the “Véni Sáncte Spíritus” before the sermon.

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