Here In This Place, Gathered Together: A Hymn

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"I Long for You / As Morning Breaks" composed by Balhoff, Daigle and Ducote. © 1981 Damean Music. 

Let me tell you about my experience this week with the above song (first published in 1981). 

I lead singing (often with both voice and nylon guitar) at one and sometimes two churches on weekends. We chose this setting by Balhoff, Daigle and Ducote for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Note that the original was written in 4/4 time. Well, my keyboard player at St. Mary's, Larry, had done an adaptation in 3/4 (waltz) time several years ago for a Polka Mass. He sent me his Sibelius score and a practice MP3 he had made "for accordion and piano." I did not like the feel of it. I did a practice recording in my basement studio in order to convince myself that it could be smoothed out with less oom-pa-pa. Here it is. I sang all the parts in this basement studio recording, including soprano Hildegard.

Shortly after I did the recording, I discovered the original 4/4 arrangement online and figured we better do it the way it was intended by the original authors. 

The 4/4 version (true to the original published version), was captured live with my good old Zoom H2 recorder today, 6/18/2016, at St. Mary's Church in St. Paul, MN. Here it is. I play guitar and lead with voice. Larry plays piano.

Which meter do you like better for this psalm – 3/4 or 4/4?

One final note: Larry's 3/4 Polka arrangement was written in F, a full step lower than the original key of G.

From Fabrizio Ferrari at Sheet Music Direct:

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Edgar Villavert Combong sent a message to me about his song. I like it. The song does need better mastering to bring out the voices more. - Richard Schletty

"Please check my You Tube submission entitled, "TO JESUS, THRU MARY", and see if you like it.  This song was used for the Women's Cursillo theme song and has been used in some catholic churches in the San Francisco/Bay Area. The song was recorded by the St. Joseph (Church) Youth Choir, Pinole, California. Thank you."

YouTube description: A special song dedicated to our beloved and blessed Mother Mary. Performed by The St. Joseph Youth Choir, Pinole, California, USA. (2009) Soloists: Kimberly Gayo & Alice Chesire.

TO JESUS, THRU MARY

Words & Music by Edgar Villavert Combong. Copyright 2009

As I journey through life
Climbing its mountains and hills
Or, sail the seas, touch the skies
Living life for a while
Like an eagle I will fly
God’s grace will raise me high

Chorus:
To Jesus, thru Mary
God grants His grace thru... 

The article below is from Jeff Ostrowski at Corpus Christi Watershed. 

Fifty Tips For Training Amateur Choirs

http://www.ccwatershed.org/talk/released/

EARLIER THIS WEEK, I promised to release my 98-minute speech online if we could garner enough pledges to donate $30 to Corpus Christi Watershed. I’m so grateful to everyone who made a pledge, and we met our goal. This talk was delivered live at the 2016 Sacred Music Symposium, and here’s the recording:

98-Minute Mp3 • “FIFTY TIPS FOR TRAINING AMATEUR CHOIRS”

These solutions may not work for everyone; I can only share what I have done. You can use my suggestions or discard them.

My speech is 96 minutes long, and explains the following:

PDF Download • 50 Bullet Points From This Speech

More downloadable goodies (including Cliff Notes for the symposium) at http://www.ccwatershed.org/talk/released/

This is a traditional Ambrosian chant style version, as written by Benoit. See my uptempo, guitar-driven version in 6/8 meter which I posted at this site.

Where Charity and Love Prevail

Text: Ubi Caritas, translated by Omer Westendorf (1961)
Tune: CHRISTIAN LOVE, CM, by Paul Benoit (1961)
© 1961, 1962, World Library Publications, Inc.

Where charity and love prevail,
there God is ever found;
Brought here together by Christ’s love,
by love are we thus bound.

With grateful joy and holy fear
God’s charity we learn;
Let us with heart and... 

This is a 6/8 meter version of a song that is usually sung in a more fluid chant style. See the traditional Ambrosian chant version which I posted at this site.

Where Charity and Love Prevail

Text: Ubi Caritas, translated by Omer Westendorf (1961)
Tune: CHRISTIAN LOVE, CM, by Paul Benoit (1961)
© 1961, 1962, World Library Publications, Inc.

Where charity and love prevail,
there God is ever found;
Brought here together by Christ’s love,
by love are we thus bound.

With grateful joy and holy fear
God’s charity we learn;
Let us with heart and... 

Wondrous Clay

Lord of life, you love all souls.
By your touch we are made whole.
Sculptor of all time and space,
hold us in your warm embrace.

[refrain]
God, you watch creation toil.
God, you seed and water soil.
Guide us through another day.
Shape our lives in wondrous clay.

Often blind and so afraid.
Then your Word makes worries fade.
Healing Spirit, bring new light.
Illuminate our darkest night.

[refrain]

We journey with your risen Son
from mother's womb to valleys beyond.
Lead us to a vision so true,
through living waters that renew.

[refrain]

Richard Schletty ©2011

Artist: Richard Schletty, Andre van Haren, Paul F. Page
Title: Wondrous Clay
Album: Wonderful Love
Genre: Gospel & Religious
Year: 2011
Composer: Richard Schletty, Paul F. Page
Copyright Info: © 2011 Richard Schletty

This artful and articulate album was created via an Internet collaboration. Hendrik Steiner and Karl Anselm (both from Germany) recorded each music soundtrack without any preconceived notion of theme or storyline. Richard Schletty (Minnesota, USA) wrote and sang lyrics for each soundtrack. The album was mastered by Richard Schletty using Apple Logic Pro.

Ite Missa Est Alleluia Alleluia

• Artist: Edewede Oriwoh
• Title: Ite, Missa Est, Alleluia, Alleluia
• Genre: Christian
• Year: 2016
• Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
• Copyright Info: © 2016 Edewede Oriwoh

May 10, 2016 - A FREE GIFT from St. James Music Press 

A recent new user, Regina99, wrote:

Partial video demo of a song I am working on with Dan Vi Nguyen. Feel free to make suggestions for improvement. 

Details of project here: https://topcatholicsongs.com/node/714

Full audio demo:

Through Your Rosary (v3)

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