Composed in December 2023, this Mass setting was requested for use by the ladies’ schola at Mater Dei Parish. The setting is mostly written for three voices (SSA), but the Benedictus includes a fourth part (SSSA). Free PDF is attached at the bottom of this post and licensed under a Creative Commons license. Kyrie Gloria […] The post Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

It is a great honor for me to announce the upcoming premier of my setting of St. Luke’s Passion. Here, I am providing all the available details in one place for the benefit of anyone interested in coming to the event in person or watching the event via live stream. What St. Luke’s Passion is […] The post Event: St. Luke’s Passion: March 20, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

For the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a three-part setting of the sequence Flos Carmeli. This setting alternates a three-part homophonic texture with a chant-like melody with drone. I am releasing the score for use under the BY-NC-ND Creative Commons license. A free PDF download may be found at the bottom of this […] The post Flos Carmeli appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

At the request of our parish’s first choir directory, I have composed the following hymn/motet setting of St. Ignatius’ prayer Anima Christi. Setting Related Compositions About the Featured Image The feature image is a 1904 painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Tarsila do Amaral. It is in the public domain in the United […] The post Anima Christi appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

I recently composed the following polyphonic setting of the introit for the Mass of the Day on Christmas for SSA, using the chant intonation and first line. Free PDF is available at the bottom of this post, licensed under Creative Common CC-BY-NC-ND. About the Featured Image The featured image is the Adoration of the Shepherds […] The post Puer Natus Est: Christmas Mass of the Day Introit appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

Below is a recent composition for the women’s schola at my parish written for three almost-equal voices: the versical/response Rorate Caeli from Isaiah 45:8. Free PDF download (creative commons) is available at the bottom of this post. Related Posts About the Featured Image The feature image is a detail from The Prophet Isaiah by Michelangelo. […] The post Rorate Caeli – Three Equal Voices appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

Background I composed the above setting of Assumpta Est Maria for the women’s schola at my parish at the request of the assistant choir director . It takes the text from the Lauds antiphon of the same name rather than from the proper of the Mass of the feast of the Assumption. Free PDF (creative […] The post Assumpta Est Maria appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

Surge Domine: The Holy Face Chaplet Prayer Surge, Domine, et dissipentur inimici tui et fugiant qui oderunt te a facie tua. Arise, O Lord, and let Thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy face. Free PDF (Creative Commons) is available in the Attachments section below. Related Compositions About […] The post Surge Domine appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

This piece is an arrangement of the well-known, traditional French carol Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant. I took a stab at my own translation, starting with Google translate, then trying to make it a bit more poetic. I wanted to keep the English words close to the literal French meaning (e.g. Divine Infant vs. […] The post He is Born the Divine Infant appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more

Overview and Interpretation The above is a setting of Ego Sum Panis Vivus (St. John 6:51-52) I recently composed for the women’s schola at my parish. The text of the composition is as follows: Ego sum panis vivus, qui de caelo descendi. Si quis manducaverit ex hoc pane, vivet in aeternum: et panis quem ego […] The post Ego Sum Panis Vivus appeared first on Catholic Living ..read more