Music for High Masses
Mater Misericordiae and
St. Edward the Confessor
Unless noted otherwise, all Sunday selections are for the 11:00 a.m. High Mass at St. Edward's.
Please refer to the parish website for current Mass times and locations.
Our choral repertory list (PDF) is available here.
KSBA = Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
Chant is sung according to the Solesmes edition unless noted otherwise.
Public audio recordings (Google Drive)
Congregational chant recordings
We currently have openings for mixed choir (soprano, alto, and bass) and men's schola.
Choir Registration Form (Google Form) & Audition Requirements (PDF)
December 22, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Advent
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (veni, veni emmanuel)
Asperges (ad libitum tone) - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa brevis - Casciolini
Credo IV - chant
Veni, veni Emmanuel
Rorate caeli desuper - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Christmas Prelude Music
The Truth Sent from Above (Herefordshire Carol) - Vaughan Williams
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Poston
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Darke
Selections from the following carols:
Angels We Have Heard on High
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Once in Royal David's City
The First Nowell
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Christmas Midnight Mass
Adeste fideles
Silent Night (stille nacht)
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria
O magnum mysterium - Victoria
organ: Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g’mein - Bach
organ: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen - Brahms
organ: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen - Drischner
Pueri concinite - Herbeck
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: “Echo” Noel (Noël X, Grand jeu et duo) - Daquin
Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Christmas Day Mass
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant
Credo III - chant
Personent hodie - arr. Holst
organ: In dulci jubilo - Drischner
organ: In dulci jubilo (trio) - J. M. Bach
Puer natus in Bethlehem - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 - Bach
December 29, 2024, Sunday within the Octave of Christmas
Joy to the World (antioch)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant
Credo III - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
Wedensday, January 1, 2025, Octave of Christmas (Morning Mass)
organ: Komm Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist - Pachelbel
Veni Creator Spiritus - Ravanello, with chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria
Tollite hostias - Saint-Saëns
organ: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - Drischner
organ: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist - Bach
organ: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist - Distler
Sancta et immaculata - Wilton
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: In dir ist Freude - Drischner
Friday, January 3, 2025, Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass III - chant
Auctor beate saeculi - chant
organ: Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms
En ut superba - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: Psalm 124 (123) - Mulder
Sunday, January 5, 2025, Holy Name of Jesus
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (grosser gott)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant
Credo III - chant
Laudate nomen Domini - Tye
organ: Nun danket all und bringet Ehr - Liardon
Panis angelicus - Meurers
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
Monday, January 6, 2025, Epiphany
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant
Credo III - chant
Reges de Saba (from Puer natus in Bethlehem) - chant
organ: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Distler
organ: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - Bach
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: March of the Kings - arr. Simone/Clément
Sunday, January 12, 2025, Holy Family
What Child Is This? (greensleeves)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Palestrina
organ: O laufet, ihr Hirten - Drischner
Jesu, dulcis memoria - attrib. Victoria
Te Joseph celebrent - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: In dir ist Freude - Bach
January 19, 2025, Second Sunday after Epiphany
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (st. george's windsor)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass XI - chant
Credo I - chant
organ: The Prince of Denmark’s March - Clarke
organ: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier - Bach
organ: Andante tranquillo from Sonata No. 3 - Mendelssohn
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: Prelude to the Te Deum - Charpentier
January 26, 2025, Third Sunday after Epiphany
All Creatures of Our God and King (lasst uns erfreuen)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria
Gloria from Mass XI - chant
Credo I - chant
Laudate pueri (from Sunday Vespers, K. 321) - Mozart
organ: Adagio in F - Bennett
Tantum ergo No. 4 in A-Flat - Bruckner
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: Fugue sur les jeux d’anches (Kyrie from Messe solemnelle à l’usage des paroisses) - Couperin
Sunday, February 2, 2025, Candlemas
Lauda Jerusalem - Darros
Proper of the Blessing of Candles, Procession, and Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant
Credo III - chant
Alma Redemptoris Mater - C. Rossini
organ: Sortie sur l’antienne “Lumen ad revelationem gentium” - Guilmant
organ: Offertoire sur l’antienne “Lumen ad revelationem gentium” - Guilmant
organ: The Canticle of Simeon - Bourgeouis
O salutaris hostia - Rheinberger
Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant
organ: Lobe den Herren - Drischner
Friday, February 4, 2022, Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass III - chant
Auctor beate saeculi - chant
organ: Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms
En ut superba - chant
Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant
organ: Psalm 124 (123) - Mulder
February 9, 2025, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (hyfrydol)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa brevis - Palestrina
Gloria from Mass XI - chant
Credo I - chant
Jubilate Deo - Mozart
organ: Voluntary in G - Purcell
organ: Largo from Sonata No. 2 in C Minor - Bach
Operatus est salutem - Tschesnokoff
Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant
organ: Hornpipe - Handel
February 16, 2025, Septuagesima Sunday
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (st. anne)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Mass XI - chant
Credo I - chant
organ: Wo soll ich fliehen hin - Bach
organ: O Mensch, bewein dein’ Sünde groß - Bach
Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant
organ: Ach Gott und Herr - attrib. Bach
February 23, 2025, Sexagesima Sunday
O Jesus, We Adore Thee (fulda melody)
Asperges - chant
Proper of the Mass - chant
Ordinary: Missa brevis - Palestrina
Gloria from Mass XI - chant
Credo I - chant
Media vita in morte sumus - Rheinberger
organ: Alle Menschen müssen sterben - Bach
organ: Andante from Sonata No. 4 in E Minor - Bach
Ave verum corpus - Bach
Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant
organ: Prelude in A Minor - Bach