Saturday, 21 February 2015, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Audivit Dominus
Hymn at the Offertory: Nunc tempus acceptabile (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesu, quadragenariae (plainsong, mode iv)
Mass will be preceded by the First Grade of the Catechumenate,
for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil.
Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Introit: Your mercy extends to all things (plainsong, mode i)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Antiphons at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i), etc.
Hymn at the imposition of ashes: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn at the Offertory: Again We Keep This Solemn Fast (Erhalt uns Herr)
Communion: He who medidates (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Have Mercy, Lord, on Us (Southwell)
Mass is sung approximately once per month by the students of Regina Pacis Academy.
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Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Missa Inter vestibulum (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Antiphon at the blessing of ashes: Exaudi nos, Domine (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Juxta vestibulum (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the imposition of ashes: Emendemus in melius (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of Ash Wednesday: Misereris omnium
Motet at the Offertory: Inter vestibulum (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Ne irascaris Domine (Byrd)
The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Cecilia Society of St. Mary Church presents the
2015 CONCERT SERIES
At a glance:
Sunday, February 22nd
4:00 P.M.
James Wetzel, organ
works of Bach, Mendelssohn, and Franck
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Sunday, March 15th
4:00 P.M.
Sharon Levin, flute
Gerard Reuter, oboe
David Hughes, piano
works of Telemann, Marcello, and Quantz
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Wednesday, April 1st
8:00 P.M.
Tenebræ
The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Student Schola
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Sunday, May 17th
4:00 P.M.
Charlotte Dobbs, soprano
David Hughes, piano
works of Karg-Elert, Copland, and Hughes
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Music for Quinquagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (BWV 622) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa In te Domine speravi (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Quinquagesima: Esto mihi
Motet at the Offertory: In illo tempore, assumpsit Jesus (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Regina caelorum (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Postlude: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor (BWV 561) (Bach)
Music for the Sixth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Our Help In Ages Past (St. Anne)
Introit: Esto mihi (plainsong, mode iv)
Alleluia: Cantate Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Offertory: From All That Dwell Below the Skies (Duke Street)
Communion: Manducaverunt (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: O Sacred Feast (Healey Willan, 1880-1968)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above
Saturday, 14 February 2015, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Valentine
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of a Martyr Not a Bishop: In virtute tua
Improvisation at the Communion
Postlude: Improvisation
The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Music for None of Thursday
Hymn: Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon: Invocabimus nomen tuum, with Psalms 74 and 75 (plainsong, mode vi)
Commemoration of the Seven Holy Servite Founders
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode v)
The office of None is sung by the students of Regina Pacis Academy.
Sunday, 8 February 2015, 5:15 p.m.
St. Mary Church, Greenwich
Mass for the Fifth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Improvisation
Introit: Venite adoremus (plainsong, mode ii)
Kyrie Orbis factor (plainsong, mode i)
Gloria: Mass for Four Voices (Thommas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Alleluia: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney; descant by David Hughes)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Mass for Four Voices (Tallis)
Agnus Dei: Mass for Four Voices (Tallis)
Communio: Multitudo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Rhapsody No. 3 in C-sharp minor (Op. 17, No. 3) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
Music for Sexagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (BWV 637) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Gregorian Mass of Sexagesima: Exsurge
Missa L’homme armé super voces musicales (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Motet at the Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: In illo tempore, cum turba plurima (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Postlude: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor (BWV 542) (Bach)
Music for the Fifth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Rejoice, The Lord Is King (Darwall’s 148th)
Introit: Venite, adoremus Deum (plainsong, mode ii)
Alleluia: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (Franz Xaver Witt, 1834-1888)
Communion: Multitudo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Verily, Verily I Say Unto You (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above
Saturday, 7 February 2015, 3:00 p.m.
St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut
Music for a Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Adeamus
Hymn at the Communion: Ave maris stella (plainsong, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor (BWV 542) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
This Mass is part of the retreat for students of the parish
who are to receive the sacrament of Confirmation later this year.
[This Mass has been cancelled because of impending inclement weather.]
Monday, 2 February 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
Blessing of Candles, Procession, & Mass
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Dans une douce joie (from Neuf Pièces) (Jean Langlais, 1907-1991)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi), etc.
Missa Salve Regina (Langlais)
Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus, Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Senex puerum portabat (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: O admirabile commercium (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Postlude: Hymne d’action de grâces “Te Deum” (Langlais)
