25 December 2009: Christmas!

As in past years, I sang both at the 9pm “family Mass” at Holy Rosary Cathedral and at St Jude’s Midnight Mass. It was a blast, as it always is, and I’m delighted to say these are the things we sang. I am especially grateful that a half-dozen friends joined the 9pm choir – it was such an unexpected surprise!

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24 December 2009, 9pm (anticipated Christmas Mass at Night)
Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver, BC
Catherine Walsh organ
Colleen Muriel flute
Tyler Mitchell baritone*/cantor†

• Mass Ordinary: (New) Good Shepherd Mass (Fr Somerville)
• Carols before Mass: A tasteful selection from CBWIII (as tasteful as possible under the circumstances!)
• *Anthem: Three kings from Persian lands afar (Peter Cornelius, accompanied by Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, translated to English by Philipp Nicolai)
• Entrance: CBWIII 329A O Come, All Ye Faithful (ADESTE FIDELES)
• †Psalm 96: from the Novalis Missal – ℟ “Today is born our Saviour, Christ the Lord!” (sung to the last four bars of ADESTE FIDELES)
• Offertory: CBWIII 338 What Child Is This (GREENSLEEVES)
• Communion: CBWIII 332 Silent Night (STILLE NACHT)
• Recessional: CBWIII 328 Joy to the World (ANTIOCH, CM – which, by the way, has nothing to do with Handel!)

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25 December 2009
IN NATIVITATE DOMINI — AD PRIMAM MISSAM. — IN NOCTE
St Jude’s Parish & Shrine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Michael Jarvis organ
Tyler Mitchell baritone

Carols before Mass (in no particular order):

• CBWII 467 Huron Carol (JESOUS AHATONHIA, arr. H B Cabena)
• CBWII 465 Good Christians All, Rejoice (IN DULCI JUBILO)
• CBWII 462 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN)
• CBWII 463 Angels We Have Heard on High (IRIS, arr. Godfrey Ridout)

Anthems/motets (again, in no particular order):

• Three kings from Persian lands afar (Peter Cornelius, accompanied by Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, translated to English by Philipp Nicolai)
• Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (traditional Polish; trans. Edith M Reed, arr. Edward L Stauff)
• Gaudete (from Piae Cantiones [1420])
• Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (RESONET IN LAUDIBUS, arr. Edward L Stauff)
• Riu, Riu, Chiu (Villancico a 4, ed. Paco Marmol & Manolo Casaus)

Missa:

• Ordo Missae: Missa de angelis
• Introit: Christmas Day, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord (Healey Willan, 1880–1968):

  “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.”

• Psalm 110: BFW 21 – ℟ “Before the morning star I have begotten you.”
• Offertory: CBWII 458 O Come, All Ye Faithful (ADESTE FIDELES)
• Communion: CBWII 455 Silent Night (STILLE NACHT)
• Communion II: CBWII 461 What Child Is This (GREENSLEEVES)
• Recessional: CBWII ? Joy to the World (ANTIOCH, CM – it’s all Mason, all the time!)

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