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Youth minister seeks to inspire new Mass musicians

Alicia Bruno joined TopCatholicSongs.com as a user and wrote this reason for joining:

"Looking to inspire future musicians to enjoy Catholic/Christian music and share it in the future at Mass. I am a Youth Minister at our Parish and we are having a tough time keeping youth active in our faith after they receive confirmation...besides, our church music needs a MAJOR update!!"

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Demo: Just Suppose by Milton Delgado, Richard Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 

Please tell us what you think of this song in progress. It was written by Milton Delgado and Richard Schletty. An MP3 download link is at the bottom of the post. Thanks!

Just Suppose

Milton Delgado and Richard Schletty (c)2015

Intro: A Asus2  A Asus2

   A  Asus2      E  Eadd9  E

Suppose, just suppose

F#m                 D              A   E

that the winds were never again to blow

    F#m                D        A   E

And that there were no seeds to sow

         F#m        Asus4  A      

And we'd never see another spring

      F#m            Asus4  A      

And a robin could no longer sing.

   F#m  D     A  Asus2   A  Asus2

Suppose. Just suppose.

 

   A  Asus2      E  Eadd9  E

Suppose, just suppose

F#m              D               A   E

That the flowers could no longer bloom

    F#m                D        A   E

And that there were no stars or moon

F#m               Asus4    A      

Trees were rooted from the ground

F#m                   Asus4  A      

And the world stopped spinning around.

   F#m  D     A Asus2  A Asus2

Suppose. Just suppose.

 

[CHORUS]

   D                   E              A  

Suppose the oceans and rivers were to dry

        D              Fmaj7    Gmaj7  D

And the soaring eagles could no longer fly.

    Am7           Bm7      

The sun no longer sent its light

Am7               Bm7      

Galaxies vanished from the night.

           Am7             Em7       F#m7

Oh, that's not supposed to be how it goes!

 

B Bsus4 B     F# Fadd9# F#

Suppose, just suppose

G#m              E               B   F#

That we could no longer hope for peace

G#m              E        B   F#

That the rains decided to cease

     G#m          E        B      

Then suddenly ... love was lost

G#m             E          B      

Who'd remain to suffer the cost?

   G#m  E     G#m  E

Suppose. Just suppose.

     G#m  E        B  Bsus4  B

Just suppose. Just suppose.

 
  • Artist: Milton Delgado, Richard Schletty
  • Title: Just Suppose
  • Album: Just Suppose
  • Track: 1
  • Genre: Vocal
  • Year: 2015
  • Composer: Milton Delgado, Richard Schletty

LOLA for low-latency music collaboration

Has anyone heard of and used LOLA?

Do remote music collaboration for real with LOLA

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/do-remote-music-collaboration-for-real-with-lola/

LOLA is mentioned in this very informative overview of virtual music collaboration – a BBC Radio presentation:

Arts Technologica

Episode 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qfsll

Episode 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3ssp

Martha Lane Fox explores how musicians use the internet to create and distribute their work as network speeds increase.

Twenty years ago, we connected to and disconnected from the internet with dial-up modems. With broadband technology, the internet is always there. And better connection speeds don't just mean we can download music and movies faster. They're creating new opportunities for musicians to collaborate and make music online.

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir features singers from countries as diverse as Syria and Cuba... 

Unless a Grain of Wheat (Bernadette Farrell)


Preview and purchase Unless a Grain of Wheat (Bernadette Farrell): ocp.org/en-us/songs/618/unless-a-grain-of-wheat

Refrain:

Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die,
It remains but a single grain with no life.

1. If we have died with him, then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.

Composer: Bernadette Farrell (1983)

Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) by Richard Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 

I need a real piano player!

  • Artist: Richard Schletty
  • Title: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
  • Album: Sonority
  • Genre: Gospel
  • Year: 2012
  • Composer: Bach/Gounod

Musical love

Posted by Patrice Egging at her KickStarter project page:

God's love through music

I knew from the very beginning when I prayed for the gift...asking God to be able to play for Him..that when it actually happened that He is the one who gives the music.

It's a prayer. It's a gift. It's a way to... 

What is "Catholic music?"

People have different ideas about what "Catholic music" is. This is a working list compiled by my friend Nick Alexander, a co-member of Catholic Music Ministries and Top Catholic Songs. Are there any categories that we’ve missed?  Please share your comments below.  

Catholic Music categories

1) Traditional Gregorian chant.

2) Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque sacred music.

3) Hymnody: liturgical music for congregational singing, usually following a form of stanza-stanza-stanza or stanza-chorus-stanza-chorus-stanza-chorus.

4) Contemporary Liturgical (Stage 1): Liturgical music for congregation singing, post Vatican II up to around 1990. A heavy Folk/Broadway influence, as defined by the St. Louis Jesuits, North American Liturgy Resources (NALR),  Schutte, Haugen, Haas, Joncas, Foley, Farrell, Dufford, O’Connor and others.  This seems to be the predominant form today.

5) Contemporary Liturgical (stage 2): Liturgical music for congregational singing, post 1990s, after the first style has taken root, and are not as dated-sounding as... 

Lead Me to Calvary by J. Miller, Roxylee, R. Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 

Jack Miller, Roxylee Smith and Richard Schletty sing this classic Gospel song.

Lead Me to Calvary

King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain

Lest I forget Gethsemane,
Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Refrain

Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain

May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

Refrain

Artist: J. Miller, Roxylee, R. Schletty
Title: Lead Me to Calvary
Album: Postludes Trio
Genre: Religious
Year: 2009
Composer: Text: Jen­nie E. Huss­ey; Music: Wil­liam J. Kirk­pat­rick

Alleluia, Alleluia! Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!

Margo B. SmithDear Friends,

I would like to share with you my Easter song called Alleluia, Alleluia. Please visit my website and click on the music player in the middle of the page that I have posted for you. You can share it with your family and friends on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest by clicking the arrow on the lower right-side of the music player. Together, let us sing and spread the Good News about Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and glory to God who loves us so very much!

Love in Christ,

Margo
www.MargoBSmith.com

The Lord Is Risen! Happy Easter from John Michael Talbot

[A mailing list message from John Michael Talbot Ministries]

The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed!

I extend a very special Easter blessing for this year of 2015. Our journey through Lent, Holy Week, and the Triduum, culminating in the joy of Easter, has had special significance this year. We have done MUCH hard work, and suffered some set backs, only to be followed by significant steps forward. The hard work is exhausting. The setbacks are always disappointing and discouraging. But the steps forward are always MOST encouraging! Lent, Holy Week, and Easter seem to be symbolic of our entire life in Christ.

The secular world today is deeply troubled. How desperately we need the... 

Rain Your Grace on Me (Joy of Grace) by Richard Schletty, David Gomez Sanz, Alberto Ayuso

MP3 Music Playlist: 

5th Movement from the project Hungry For Heaven. More at http://www.hungryforheaven.com. Would you like to see this become a musical? If so, please comment.

The Joy of Grace
5th Movement, Hungry for Heaven

Hurling down an asphalt slipstream
You take to the road in your dream machine
You don't obey the signs, you don't look both ways
You are a traveler out of phase

In the cradle of a grand creation
under the arch of a wondrous vault...

In Your Dreams by Steiner, Anselm, Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 
From my album "Can't Let Go": https://www.schlettysound.com/cant-let-go/

Artist: Steiner, Anselm, Schletty
Title: In Your Dreams
Album: Can't Let Go
Genre: Indie Pop
Year: 2007
 

Leaving Flesh by Steiner, Anselm, Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 
From my album "Can't Let Go": https://www.schlettysound.com/cant-let-go/

Artist: Steiner, Anselm, Schletty
Title: Leaving Flesh
Album: Can't Let Go
Genre: Indie Pop
Year: 2007
 

The Everlasting by Steiner, Anselm, Schletty

MP3 Music Playlist: 

The Everlasting

God is shrouded in history, in mystery.
Prior knowledge infuses me, confuses me.

[refrain]
The Everlasting ever casting
mystic shapes on humanscapes.
Love poured down on every frown.
Take me to a place of wonder,
free of all disgrace and blunder,
where the truth is in the here and now...

Let Me Live – a pro-life song by Milton L. Delgado

Milton Delgado was inspired to write, record, and create this song with the hope and prayer that it will change a woman's mind from going through an abortion. Life is a precious gift from God and only God has the right to decide who lives and who does not. Do you believe this? If so, act upon your belief through loving affirmation and gentle persuasion!

Click to full story for lyrics. 

Here is Milton's bio from http://www.showcaseyourmusic.com/tarbox7

My name is Milton Lopez Delgado. I live in a little town called: Moscow, about 12 miles East of Scranton, Pa. with my wonderful wife, Wanda, and our two year old' Black Lab "Smoky Bear". I was born in Da Bronx New York on East 99Th street where the old' tenement apartments once stood until...

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