A marvelous video, and thanks to Watershed for the uploading and hosting. David Lang is the organist, Scott Turkington is the schola director, Arlene Oost-Zinner is the organizer, and many others were involved to make this a wonderful and historic occasion. Here you will see the workings of an all-chanted Mass, with the people on the ordinary chants and sections on the propers. You will hear the Gloria sung in alternation between high and low voices. The polyphony is provided by the Shrine schola under the direction of Peter Latona. Thank you to John Schultz for the video. I’m sure there are many details to add here. In any case, it is fantastic presentation, very beautiful and nicely done in every way.
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Can I just say- and I know it's such a petty, minor thing, but-
it is SO NICE to see a gorgeous EF Masses without those ugly fiddlebacks. I really like these vestments!
NOOOO! haha fiddlebacks are sooo awesome though! 🙂 and barromean chasubles are sweet too 🙂
de gustibus non disputandum est! I'm just grateful for this wonderful Mass
Keeping in mind that I know this isn't the end of the world, how should the entrance/incensation/Kyrie have gone? Should it have been chanted introit and then organ improvisation until the celebrant started to recite the Kyrie? It just seemed a little awkward to launch into singing the Kyrie while the incensation was taking place and then have a gap (silence) between the Kyrie and the Gloria.
To Mark P about the timing of the Kyrie:
In the estimable musician's guide to the 1962 Missal, Psallite Sapienter, B Andrew Mills says, "The Kyrie is begun as soon as the Introit is concluded."
My schola normally starts the Kyrie when the celebrant ascends the altar steps at the end of the prayers at the foot thereof. The sequence of things in this video seems about right to me. (I attended that Mass.)
Keep in mind that it takes the ministers about 9-15 seconds to recite the Kyrie. I doubt there's a musical setting that short. Generally, celebrating clergy prefer that the singing be finished before they are ready to move on to the next part of the Mass.