I'm working on learning this with a little choir as a first time choir director. It's so beautiful. I felt very called to form a choir and learn sacred music together, I feel like I don't know what I'm doing most of the time, but God has showed his guiding hand all throughout. It's been a great exercise in trust!
This is some of the best music I've ever heard in the vernacular. This is some really great work. My congratulations and thanks to Mr. Paul Jernberg for this heavenly composition.
@@BuckDanny2314 Je retiens surtout ses nombreuses qualités et une production de chant liturgique sans équivalent dans la liturgie en français post-Vatican II.
Beyond beautiful! This is how heavenly worship sounds! This is like a chant of the Cherubin! May God bless you sir and the whole choir for manifesting the beauty of our Lord in such a profound way!!!
I remember the first time I heard this version I was so moved it brought me to tears. It’s absolutely brilliant..I love it. Thank you for producing such a beautiful music.
While this is stunningly beautiful, this is NOT how most Catholic congregations sing. It works great when there's a musically trained assembly (who can conveniently sing in parts) and a conductor... but what about in real life when Mass doesn't sound like a scene from The Lord of the Rings? This is a beautiful Mass setting... but probably impractical in most cases.
You are right - this is not meant to be a representation of how most Catholic congregations sing! Rather, it is meant to provide a model - using the resources available to us in an actual parish - that can hopefully inspire others. And in fact, much of this music is now being sung in parishes throughout N. America and the UK. While we purposefully did our best to make a beautiful recording and video so as to reach a wide audience, it is fervently intended to be at the service of "little" humble parishes, just as much as for those with greater resources. And in a way, I think that the most beautiful instances of this music being sung are in those humble parishes and communities with whom we have been in touch, where the singers are striving with all their skill and heart to bring glory to God... But it would be difficult to adequately capture this deep beauty in an audio or video recording!
Actually, it took me a moment to remember that we did do a video recording of this same piece, in a tiny parish in Central Massachuestts. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/PSwtg6KVDKU/видео.html (this is part of a longer documentary.)
I don't think this is necessarily intended to be sung as a congregation per se. We get very hung up on the "full and active participation" mantra, forgetting that participation is not an outward act, but an interior disposition. Active listening is considered participation. This is something that requires active listening. That being said, a sensitive choir director will balance between selections that allow the congregation to sing and having more complex pieces sung by the choir alone. There is a tremendous amount of music that is ignored because it's "too hard" or the congregation can't sing to it. That is a tragedy, as it largely ignores thousands of years of our musical heritage and fantastic new composers like this one. Instead, so many are stuck in the 70s and 80s with guitar-friendly songs with dubious theological foundations. There is so much help available online now - from music freely being distributed and shared, to practice tracks and helpful advice to cultivate your parishes music program. You don't have to be a spectacular musician to carry a music program or a develop a choir - it takes patience and practice. Start with simple unison and two-part harmonies. Find an accompanist. (If you only have a pianist available but need someone on the organ, the American Guild of Organists have a extremely helpful RUclips series for making that transition - it's what I used! The Royal Canadia College of Organists also have a great video series, learning about organ playing in the Catholic tradition). Those of us who have musical ability also have an obligation, IMO, to be present to train, assist and raise up the music in our parish. Even if we don't feel fully equipped, God will provide if we put in the effort. I would never have dreamed I was capable of what I do now, but working with other passionate people has brought so much to parish and to God.
@@pauljernberg8950 Thank you for replying and clarifying. To be clear, I think this is a beautiful Mass setting and is very well-written. Where I struggle a bit is how some of the same arguments I hear regularly used against more contemporary musical styles (such as "this seems staged" and "people can't sing along with this - I thought we were supposed to encourage 'full and active participation'") are often turned around and seen as "good things" with this and other more traditional musical styles. My point is that if those arguments are going to be applied against more contemporary musical styles, then they should be applied equally across the board. Either we shouldn't "stage" things at all... or it's okay for purposes of illustrating a "model" like you said here (and I'd agree)... or, as another example, either we should insist the congregation sing every note of every song (which is a VERY common interpretation I hear regarding "full and active participation")... or NOT... and allow and accept that people can participate in other ways and it's no less valid. (As one commenter said below where they mentioned "active listening" as a form of participating.) In my ideal world, the Church and its people would fully embrace the FULLNESS of Catholic musical tradition from the very ancient to the very new.
@@jolenethiessen357 Well said. I only wish I heard people more regularly apply that argument to contemporary music these days. Instead, it seems like all I ever read on RUclips and other social media about contemporary music is a constant litany of complaints. And I understand why... but the "root cause" is usually misdiagnosed. The real problems, I believe, can be traced back to exactly what you spelled out here. My own belief is that a well-balanced music program that honors the entire musical corpus of the Church and takes into account everything you said above is the way to go.
The west needs more of this, God bless! ✝️
Thank you so much for these kind words!
Whoever said the vernacular setting was irreverent needs to watch this. Perfect blend of tradition and lay accessibility.
God is KING
God is MASTER
God is EMPEROR
God is SOVEREIGN
I'm working on learning this with a little choir as a first time choir director. It's so beautiful. I felt very called to form a choir and learn sacred music together, I feel like I don't know what I'm doing most of the time, but God has showed his guiding hand all throughout. It's been a great exercise in trust!
This is some of the best music I've ever heard in the vernacular. This is some really great work.
My congratulations and thanks to Mr. Paul Jernberg for this heavenly composition.
Yes, beautiful, and also in french the "Liturgie chorale du Peuple de Dieu" du frère André Gouzes (Sylvanès)
@@micheldeguibert Je connais la "liturgie chorale" et tout en reconnaissant ses nombreuses qualités, je la trouve assez inégale.
@@BuckDanny2314 Je retiens surtout ses nombreuses qualités et une production de chant liturgique sans équivalent dans la liturgie en français post-Vatican II.
Beyond beautiful! This is how heavenly worship sounds! This is like a chant of the Cherubin! May God bless you sir and the whole choir for manifesting the beauty of our Lord in such a profound way!!!
Thank you so much for these kind and encouraging words!
I remember the first time I heard this version I was so moved it brought me to tears. It’s absolutely brilliant..I love it. Thank you for producing such a beautiful music.
Such a marvelous work of music and such amazing production values; thank you for sharing!
Bravo! Merci beaucoup! découvert grâce à KTO, merci aussi à François Lespes!
Such a beautiful sound to listen to. Thank you.
I love this absolutely brilliant brings tears to my eyes. I love your work. Thank you.
Stunning.....
While this is stunningly beautiful, this is NOT how most Catholic congregations sing. It works great when there's a musically trained assembly (who can conveniently sing in parts) and a conductor... but what about in real life when Mass doesn't sound like a scene from The Lord of the Rings? This is a beautiful Mass setting... but probably impractical in most cases.
You are right - this is not meant to be a representation of how most Catholic congregations sing! Rather, it is meant to provide a model - using the resources available to us in an actual parish - that can hopefully inspire others. And in fact, much of this music is now being sung in parishes throughout N. America and the UK. While we purposefully did our best to make a beautiful recording and video so as to reach a wide audience, it is fervently intended to be at the service of "little" humble parishes, just as much as for those with greater resources. And in a way, I think that the most beautiful instances of this music being sung are in those humble parishes and communities with whom we have been in touch, where the singers are striving with all their skill and heart to bring glory to God... But it would be difficult to adequately capture this deep beauty in an audio or video recording!
Actually, it took me a moment to remember that we did do a video recording of this same piece, in a tiny parish in Central Massachuestts. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/PSwtg6KVDKU/видео.html (this is part of a longer documentary.)
I don't think this is necessarily intended to be sung as a congregation per se. We get very hung up on the "full and active participation" mantra, forgetting that participation is not an outward act, but an interior disposition. Active listening is considered participation. This is something that requires active listening.
That being said, a sensitive choir director will balance between selections that allow the congregation to sing and having more complex pieces sung by the choir alone. There is a tremendous amount of music that is ignored because it's "too hard" or the congregation can't sing to it. That is a tragedy, as it largely ignores thousands of years of our musical heritage and fantastic new composers like this one. Instead, so many are stuck in the 70s and 80s with guitar-friendly songs with dubious theological foundations. There is so much help available online now - from music freely being distributed and shared, to practice tracks and helpful advice to cultivate your parishes music program.
You don't have to be a spectacular musician to carry a music program or a develop a choir - it takes patience and practice. Start with simple unison and two-part harmonies. Find an accompanist. (If you only have a pianist available but need someone on the organ, the American Guild of Organists have a extremely helpful RUclips series for making that transition - it's what I used! The Royal Canadia College of Organists also have a great video series, learning about organ playing in the Catholic tradition).
Those of us who have musical ability also have an obligation, IMO, to be present to train, assist and raise up the music in our parish. Even if we don't feel fully equipped, God will provide if we put in the effort. I would never have dreamed I was capable of what I do now, but working with other passionate people has brought so much to parish and to God.
@@pauljernberg8950 Thank you for replying and clarifying. To be clear, I think this is a beautiful Mass setting and is very well-written. Where I struggle a bit is how some of the same arguments I hear regularly used against more contemporary musical styles (such as "this seems staged" and "people can't sing along with this - I thought we were supposed to encourage 'full and active participation'") are often turned around and seen as "good things" with this and other more traditional musical styles. My point is that if those arguments are going to be applied against more contemporary musical styles, then they should be applied equally across the board. Either we shouldn't "stage" things at all... or it's okay for purposes of illustrating a "model" like you said here (and I'd agree)... or, as another example, either we should insist the congregation sing every note of every song (which is a VERY common interpretation I hear regarding "full and active participation")... or NOT... and allow and accept that people can participate in other ways and it's no less valid. (As one commenter said below where they mentioned "active listening" as a form of participating.) In my ideal world, the Church and its people would fully embrace the FULLNESS of Catholic musical tradition from the very ancient to the very new.
@@jolenethiessen357 Well said. I only wish I heard people more regularly apply that argument to contemporary music these days. Instead, it seems like all I ever read on RUclips and other social media about contemporary music is a constant litany of complaints. And I understand why... but the "root cause" is usually misdiagnosed. The real problems, I believe, can be traced back to exactly what you spelled out here. My own belief is that a well-balanced music program that honors the entire musical corpus of the Church and takes into account everything you said above is the way to go.