After mass, we stuck around until about 8:15 PM to work on music for the next several weeks. It was probably the longest and most productive rehearsal we've had in quite a while, so thanks again for bearing with me and for all the good ideas!
Here are notes on all the pieces we worked on:
10/18 - We Will Serve the Lord (SS #145)
- This tune will be split between Gathering and Sending.
For Gathering, we will have an instrumental intro that repeats once, verse one, instrumental interlude, verse two, refrain, and final ending.
For Sending, we will have an instrumental into that repeats once, verse three, refrain, instrumental interlude, verse four, refrain, and final ending.
- We also experimented with adding the old t4C 'oh, oh, oh' between verse and refrain.
Note that the structure for both 'halfs' of this song are different -- we're trying to follow the ink even though the song was never intended to be divided like this.
UPDATE (10/17): after closer inspection, the structure for both halves of this song are the same (intro, verse one, instrumental interlude, verse two, refrain, final ending). Sorry for any confusion on this!
10/18 - Proclaim to All the Nations (GC #93)
- Ginny and Lisa K. will be cantering this.
- We'll use Refrain I and do all four verses.
- Also, we need to make sure not to forget verse two, as it is at the bottom of the page and has a different melody than the rest.
10/18 - Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God (GC #615)
- We discussed several different ideas for this piece, but decided to stick with a fairly 'conventional' approach to reduce confusion with the congregation.
- We'll do the song as written but add in new elements (the 'Alleluia' cannon part, harmonies, instrumental doodles, etc.) each go around to build it up.
- This will give the congregation a chance to get the melody in their heads before we start adding too much on top of it.
- If we have time, we'll end the piece a capella.
10/25 - They'll Know We Are Christians (GC #735)
- We will once again use the 'jazzed up' arrangement of this piece from a few masses ago.
- Since this will not be split between Gathering and Sending, we'll do all four verses.
10/25 - The Lord is Kind and Merciful (SS #77)
- We discussed quite a few possibilities with this piece given that the verses are very low and the harmony line is rather odd.
- Ultimately, we decided that Lisa K. and Jonathan will spearhead this tune.
- Lisa K. will do the first verse; Jonathan and Lisa will do verse two together; everyone will join in on the third.
- Jonathan will work out some harmony for the refrain.
10/25 - Where Charity and Love Prevail (GC #625)
- This was another tune that was discussed extensively -- in the past, we've done it to the tune of 'House of the Rising Sun', which we've decided to not repeat for obvious reasons.
- Instead, while maintaining the slower tempo, we will alternate between men and women on each phrase of the piece and add in elements as we go along:
- W: 'where charity and love prevail,'
- M: 'there God is ever found,'
- W: 'brought here together by Christ's love,'
- M: 'by love are we thus bound.'
- This will keep us from having to repeat the verses, since at a faster clip, we would easily burn through all the verses in a very short time.
- We also added in a guitar interlude between verses, and begin introducing harmonies the second time around.
- This will definitely be something we'd have to review with the congregation to avoid confusion, and may even want to have them split up as well.
10/25 - I Danced in the Morning (GC #708)
- We will do this as written.
Karina, Maggie & Joe are out this week.
There will be practice after mass from 6:30-8:00 PM
Here are the songs for this week:
Gathering:
Glory to God:
Mass of Creation
Mass of Creation
Response (Ginny & Lisa K.):
Gospel Acclamation:
Offertory:
Holy, Holy, Holy:
Mass of Creation
Mass of Creation
Eucharistic Acclamation:
Mass of Creation
Mass of Creation
Eucharistic Doxology:
Mass of Creation
Mass of Creation
Lamb of God:
Mass of Creation
Mass of Creation
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