I added the final piece for Easter that we worked on last week. All of the pieces that we will be singing on Easter Sunday are posted. Just a note that we will be singing Missa de Angelis (found on the Mass Settings page) if they need to review, as our rehearsal time will be spent on our Feast Day pieces.

I can't believe that we only have TWO more rehearsals before Easter! We have some great music, and while they're doing a great job being attentive in rehearsal, the more we can reinforce that at home with them practicing with the videos, the better!

Also, to be clear, we DO have rehearsal at our regular time during Holy Week (3/27).

Thanks so much, and see you then!

Hello all!

I have now set up two new pages for Palm Sunday and Easter music, and the large majority of the music that we will be singing is posted. Some of these are more challenging two-part pieces, so the more time you can spend with the recordings, the better they will sound! I am convinced that the reason they sounded so fabulous at their last Mass was because they really had a lot of time to get comfortable with the music so they could really sing their hearts out...therefore, the more they listen and practice, the more easily this new music will come :)

Youtube Playlist for Palm Sunday:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ-fJQIyxXdnQ6axelvD-bwpJthN1TfuF&feature=view_all

Youtube Playlist for Easter Sunday:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ-fJQIyxXdmFm8xNCnEfPDpmXe1IqJ3r&feature=view_all

Just a quick note, we are only singing a bit for Palm Sunday, not the whole Mass. We will sing the Introit before Mass and then join in with the Procession around church with the palms. Then we will join the Adult Choir for one song in the middle of Mass (I'll sit down with the kids in the pews and lead them up at the correct time).

Also, this seems to come up every year, but despite it being Lent, we DO need to practice singing "alleluia." Outside of practicing, we should of course adhere to the Church's teaching to refrain from such a joyful expression. However, the Church does understand that we need to practice to be prepared to sing our best for Easter Sunday, and as you will notice in the music, there are a LOT of alleluias! :)

Enjoy!