Chrism Mass 2012

[HallamPhil]

HALLAM DIOCESE
Wednesay 4 April 1100 at St Peter-in-Chains, Doncaster (cathedral closed for building works)

Singers from around the Diocese supported the Assembly's song.

With all the saints (Hurd)
Glory to God - New Wine (Jakob)
Psalm 88 (Jakob)
Lent Gospel Acclamations - Chrism (Jakob)
O Redemptor (Jakob)
Lord whose love in humble service
Euch Acclams; Mass of Creation (Haugen)
Lamb of God - New Wine (Jakob)
Feed us, Lord (Walker)
O Lord, I will sing - Chrism verses (Walker)
Renew me (Farrell)
Send us out, O Lord (Walker)
Always in your presence (Jakob)

How did you celebrate elsewhere?

[HallamPhil]

WESTMINSTER DIOCESE
Tuesday 3 April 1200 at Westminster Cathedral

Full Cathedral Choir

My song is love unknown
Kyrie and Gloria - Mass of St Anne (MacMillan)
Psalm 88
Inveni David
Civitas Sancti tui (Byrd)
Sanctus and Agnus Dei - Mass of St Anne (MacMillan)
Blest by the sun
Adoramus te (Handl)
O bread of heaven
The royal banners forward go
Grand Choeur Dialogue (Gigout)

[Nick Baty]

Phil,
You can be seriously proud of what you've achieved in the diocese.
Well done.

[mcb]

BRENTWOOD DIOCESE
Wednesday 4th April 2012 7.00 pm

Entrance Hymn: Come down, O love divine (NEH 137)/Introit – David Hill
Penitential Rite: Plainsong Mass XVI (ICEL/Revised trans)
Gloria: Mass of Creation – Marty Haugen
Resp. Psalm: Ps 88 – Andrew Wright
Gospel Accl: Glory to you, O Christ – Stephen Dean
Amen: O’Carroll
Offertory: Greater Love – John Ireland
Sanctus: Plainsong Mass XVIII
Memorial Accl: Missal tone / ICEL Revised Trans. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
Great Amen: Missal tone
Eucharistic Prayer: No.2 – chant (Tonus P/Unaccompanied)
Oil of the Sick: Chant
Agnus Dei: Missa Laetatus Sum - Victoria
Communion Chant: Dilexisti iustitiam - Plainsong
Communion Motet: I My Best-Beloved’s Am – John Rutter
Communion Hymn: Guide me, O thou great redeemer
Oil of Baptism: Chant
Oil of Chrism: Chant
Final Hymn: All my hope on God is founded
Organ Voluntary: Voluntary on All my hope on God is founded – Michael Burkhardt

[mcb]

SALFORD DIOCESE
Thursday 5 April, 10.30 am

Cathedral Choir

Opening Hymn: O God, beyond all praising (Michael Perry/Gustav Holst, arr. Richard Proulx)
Kyrie: Missal tone in English
Gloria: Glory to God (Peter Jones)
Responsorial Psalm: O Lord, I will sing of your constant love (Christopher Walker)
Gospel Acclamation: Glory and Praise (Martin Barry)
Procession of the Oils: O Redeemer (Paul F Ford/Martin Barry) (& sung after each of three prayers of blessing)
Preparation of the Gifts: Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti, c.1667-1740)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen: Missal tone in English (Acclamation = Save us, Saviour)
Agnus Dei: Missal tone (in English) & Missa Aeterna Christi Munera (G.P. da Palestrina, 1525-1594)
Communion:
(i) Take and Eat (Michael Joncas)
(ii) God so loved the world (John Stainer, 1840-1901)
(iii) Forget not what God has done (Marty Haugen)
Recessional Hymn: Holy God, we praise thy name

[Peter Jones]

Does anywhere have the priests chanting the concelebrants' parts in the Eucharistic Prayer? We used to under Archbishop Maurice but Archbishop Vincent dropped the practice and it has not yet been revived.

[HallamPhil]

I thought the recommended practice was for priests to be barely audible so as not to detract from the single voice of the Bishop or whichever other priests are requested to share a portion of the eucharistic prayer. I am not sure that singing the prayer changes this. Perhaps this is what ++Vincent had in mind?

[Southern Comfort]

Portsmouth has had all the priests singing the entire EP with the Bishop for 18 years now, including this year (with the new text). A&B had the same practice in 1986-1999 (I think they stopped doing it after +Cormac left, but could be wrong), and Westminster did it in 1977-1979 (when Fr Dan Higgins was the precentor; they definitely don't do it now). Plymouth have been doing it since 1995 (+ Christopher likes it).

Portsmouth experimented with solo principal concelebrants one year (because Mgr Raymond Laurence wanted to try it) but it didn't work and they reverted to all the priests singing everything with the Bishop.

If the Bishop is mic'd, his will be the predominant voice even if all the other priests are singing. It's very powerful when the whole presbyterium is joining in together. People comment on it.

In order for this to happen, you need a tone which the clergy will sing. The two-note Missal tone isn't it. (NT: this is not sniping, just a plain statement of the reality of the situation.)

[Peter Jones]

I thought the recommended practice was for priests to be barely audible so as not to detract from the single voice of the Bishop or whichever other priests are requested to share a portion of the eucharistic prayer. I am not sure that singing the prayer changes this. Perhaps this is what ++Vincent had in mind?

Please see GIRM 218. Singing the EP is preferred over saying it. (It's "praiseworthy" but not necessary.)

[VML]

Clifton Diocese, Wednesday 4th April 2012, 11am

Entrance: Praise to the holiest
Introit: There is a balm in Gilead, (sung straight by a small group, and credited to -actually arranged by- Richard Jeffrey-Gray. I feared he may have re-set it.)
Penitential: Mass of St Paul the Apostle: Christopher Walker
Gloria: "
Psalm: O Lord, I will sing of your constant love, (Christopher Walker)
Gospel Acc: Priase and honour: Martin de Poidevin, cantor and animateur at the Mass.
Blessing of Oils: Bless now, O God, the oil of health, ...life...grace. David Ogden
Preparation of the Gifts: King of glory, King of peace: new setting by Martin de Poidevin,
Acclamations and Lamb of God: Mass of St Paul the Apostle: Christopher Walker
Comunion: Unless a grain of wheat: Farrell
Now in this banquet: Haugen
This is my body broken for you: Owens/Lundy
Final Hymn: Lord, you give the great commission, to Abbots Leigh

Priests only sang the Doxology.

Just a list does not do justice to so glorious and moving an occasion, our priests renewing their commitment, and the diocese out in force. Terrific music, everyone singing. Wonderful. It gets you fired up for getting through the next four days!

[Chris]

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Wednesday 4th April, 7.30pm
Cathedral Boy & Girl Choristers & Men

(packed Cathedral, 2000+)

Introit: Dilexisti (Gregorian chant)
Entrance hymn: The King of Love my Shepherd is
Gloria: Liverpool Mass (Colin Mawby)
Psalm 88: I will sing for ever (Cullen/ Gelineau)
GA: Glory & Praise (Duffy)
Responsory for oils: English chant
Offertory hymn: A Year of Gods favor (Dufner)
Ofertory motet: A new song (James MacMillan)
Sanctus, MA, Amen: St Chad's Acclamations (Peter Jones)
EP 3: sung by Abp & Priests to Missal tone
Agnus Dei: Mass in G minor (Vaughan Williams)
Communion antiphon: Dilexisti (Gregorian chant)
Communion hymn: Godhead here in hiding
Communion motet: Ave Verum (Colin Mawby)
Hymn of thanksgiving: Gift of love, dawning bright (Pies cantiones)
Recessional hymn: The voice of God (Greatorex)
Organ Voluntary: Carillon Sortie (Mulet)

[FrGareth]

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral
Thursday 5th April, 11.30am

Usual Cathedral Choir from St John's College
First celebration of Chrism Mass by +George Stack since becoming Archbishop of Cardiff last year.
Distinctive feature: oils placed at three stations down the centre aisle - clergy process in via side aisles.

Ent: Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
Kyrie: Greek from Missal
Gloria: Latin, Missa de Angelis
Psalm: Chant by Walford Davis (I have found David my servant), soloists and choir alternate lines in verses
Procession to rear of aisle to bless oils: "Blessed by the sun" (Richard Rutt) to Eisenach (J. J. Schein) [all oils blessed at this point]
Responsory for oils: English chant
Offertory motet: Jauchzet dem Herr (H. Schuetz)
Holy/Acclamation/Doxology: English plainchant, 2010 Missal
Lord's Prayer: English plainchant, 2010 Missal
Breaking of Bread: Choir sang Palestrina (Missa Papa Marcelli) topped and tailed by "Agnus Dei" Latin plainchant from Mass XVIII.
Communion: O Bread Of Heaven (congregation) then choir sang motet Os Justi (Anton Bruckner).
Rec: Lord, you give the Great Commission (J. Rowthorn) to Hyfrydol

[Southern Comfort]

Rec: Lord, you give the Great Commission (J. Rowthorn) to Hyfrydol

Is it possible to sing this to anything other than Abbot's Leigh ?! Bishop Rowthorn would have a fit if he knew.

[Southern Comfort]

ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL, PORTSMOUTH
Tuesday 3 April, 11:00am

Last Chrism Mass for Bishop Crispian Hollis (everyone, including him, had thought 2011 would be his last, and so a larger-than-usual Diocesan Choir on that occasion, plus brass quintet, etc. This year back to ‘normal’)

Diocesan Choir
Packed cathedral (approx. 150 orders of service short!)


Entrance: Christ is made the sure foundation (text [5 verses] and descant from Hymns for Today’s Church 559, in G)
Choir Motet (between verses 3 and 4 of hymn): Praise the Lord, ye servants ― John Blow
Penitential Act: Sussex Mass ― Stephen Dean
Gloria: Revised Coventry ― Peter Jones
Responsorial Psalm: I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord ― Paul Inwood (OCP octavo 10144)
Gospel Processional: Praise to you, O Christ ― James Walsh (Responsorial Psalm Book) with new choir parts, choir verses and descants
Procession of the Oils / Gifts: O Redeemer (Sunlight makes the olive fruitful) ― ICEL 1998 (aka Paul Ford 1999) to Picardy
Preparation / Incensation of the Gifts: Ubi Caritas ― Ola Gjeilo (1978- ) [Demo recording at http://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/pastoralformation/liturgy/diocesan_choir/]
Preface Dialogue and Preface: sung by Bishop to Paul Inwood 1994 chant
Sanctus / Acclamation A / Amen: New Celtic Liturgy ― Christopher Walker
Eucharistic Prayer III: sung by all concelebrants to Paul Inwood 1994 chant; includes Blessing of Oil of the Sick chanted by Bishop
Lamb of God: Mass for a New Age ― Chris de Silva
Communion Song I: Come to Me [ostinato with superimposed verses ― Paul Inwood (première)]
Communion Song II: Soul of my Saviour (descant v. 3)
Consecration of the Chrism: spoken by Bishop over background music with acclamations for congregation (OCP octavo 30102944 ― Paul Inwood)
Recessional hymn: Praise to the Holiest (descant final verse)
Organ Voluntary: Toccata from Symphony V — Charles-Marie Widor

[Gwyn]

FrGareth wrote:Rec: Lord, you give the Great Commission (J. Rowthorn) to Hyfrydol

Is it possible to sing this to anything other than Abbot's Leigh ?! Bishop Rowthorn would have a fit if he knew.

Ah, but it's Wales munn butty. And Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral is a curious musical entity.