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Mass of St. Marianne Cope

Commissioned by Rev. Joseph J. Clemente in honor of the linkage and merger of St. Cecilia and Our Lady of Peace Parishes in the Diocese of Syracuse, New York. This easily learned and dignified musical setting of the ordinary parts of the Mass allows a congregation to express its faith and devotion simply with organ accompaniment or with greater solemnity with the addition of woodwinds and brass.

Demo videos of the Lord, Have Mercy and Gloria as well as the Eucharistic Acclamations are available on YouTube.

Choral score includes parts for SATB choir and organ. Full score is a conductor score for the instrumentation of Flute, Bb Clarinet,2 Bb Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani, SATB Choir, Congregation
and Organ. Instrumental parts will be sent as a printable PDF.

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Audubon Park Psalter Recordings

Listed below are links to YouTube videos of live performances of selected psalms from the Audubon Park Psalter. Scores are available for purchase here.

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Psalm 47 – Ascension of the Lord

One of the refrains that has survived from my first set of psalms written in 1995 with psalm tone and verses from the new Revised Grail Psalter. The choir is in a new location for this Mass, just over my right shoulder in the front area of the upper sanctuary. We have previously been in the back area of the upper sanctuary much closer to the organ.

The music for this piece is found in Audubon Park Psalter – Solemnities, Feasts and Holidays.

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Psalm 103 – the Lord Is Kind and Merciful

Recorded live 2 April 2016 (iPhone)
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Psalm 103 with the response “The Lord is kind and merciful,” appears several times in the lectionary cycle. This was recorded at a wedding, so the small congregation is hard to hear. Only two verses are included in this video because the lack of memory on my iPhone prevented me from capturing the entire psalm setting.

The music for this piece is found in Audubon Park Psalter – Weddings and Funerals.

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Psalm 42 – Like a Deer

This responsorial psalm is built over a simple two-chord progression. The refrain melody is composed to fit over the chords, and while there are verses written out in the score, the cantor (as demonstrated here) is free to improvise the melody for each of the verses.

This video was recorded at the Easter Vigil which begins in darkness, so the lighting is very dim. Sadly, my iPhone ran out of memory, so I am only able to share the first verse here.

The music for this composition is included in the Feasts and Solemnities volume of the Audubon Park Psalter.